MO State News

Treasurer Fitzpatrick announces ‘Make the MOST of May’

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. –Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick today announced Make the MOST of May with MOST 529, Missouri’s 529 Education Plan. Throughout the month of May, the first 1,600 Missourians who open a MOST 529 account for a beneficiary aged 0-5 and schedule recurring contributions will receive a $50 contribution from MOST 529 to […]

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Missouri law enforcement community honors state’s officers who made ultimate sacrifice in 2021

JEFFERSON CITY – Six Missouri Department of Corrections officers and five law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty in 2021 were honored Saturday, May 7, 2022 during Missouri’s annual Law Enforcement Memorial Service for those who have paid the ultimate price for their service protecting their fellow Missourians.   Officers, their families and friends

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Corn Growers support Kehoe in governor race

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.—The Missouri Corn Growers Association (MCGA) has announced its endorsement of Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe in the 2024 gubernatorial race. A membership-based organization representing corn farmers across the state, MCGA supports candidates with proven records on policy issues impacting corn growers.   “Agriculture is fortunate to have a champion like Lieutenant Governor Mike

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Mo Chamber says new state budget boldly invests in Missouri’s potential 

JEFFERSON CITY — Seizing a historic opportunity, Missouri lawmakers have passed a budget that boldly invests in Missouri’s economic potential. The state’s new budget, subject to approval from Gov. Mike Parson, wisely makes use of an exceptional state revenue situation to spur progress in key economic areas such as addressing the childcare crisis, bolstering high-tech

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Mo AG files civil rights lawsuit against HHS Secretary Becerra

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced today that his Office joined a coalition of eight states in filing a civil rights lawsuit against Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Xavier Becerra and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-Lasure, opposing a new rule that allows higher compensation for

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Driver examination stations close statewide for May 2022 holidays

The Missouri State Highway Patrol would like to remind the public that driver examination stations throughout the state will be closed on the following dates:   Monday, May 9, 2022, in observance of Truman Day. Normal operations will resume on Tuesday, May 10, 2022.   Monday, May 30, 2022, in observance of Memorial Day. Normal

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Blunt criticizes Biden Administration for continuing COVID-19 mandates while lifting Title 42 at the Southern Border

WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.), the top Republican on the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (LHHS), delivered opening remarks at the subcommittee’s FY23 budget hearing with Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra. In his remarks, Blunt pressed Becerra on the

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Biden’s Ministry of Truth

By Jason Smith, member of Congress At this point in his administration, President Biden and Washington Democrats have made clear they will not stop with their big government agenda until they control every aspect of our lives. At every turn, whenever they’ve run into opposition to their policies – whether it’s mask mandates, vaccine mandates,

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Prosecuting Attorneys, Police Chiefs urge the ‘Make Murder Legal’ BILLS, HB 2118 and SB 666 be voted down

JEFFERSON CITY – Dan Patterson, President of the Missouri Association of Prosecuting Attorneys and Greene County Prosecuting Attorney, issued the following statement on Senate Bill 666 and the companion House Bill 2118 regarding self-defense laws:   “As we near the end of this legislative session, Missouri’s prosecutors and police chiefs urge the General Assembly not

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