MO State News

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has announced that a $7.4 billion settlement reached with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, has become legally effective. This settlement caps nearly a decade of work by attorneys general from across the country in pursuing investigations and litigation over Purdue’s and the Sacklers’ role […]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Public Service Commission has issued an order approving a Stipulation and Agreement in a natural gas complaint filed by the Staff of the Commission against Spire Missouri Inc., d/b/a Spire Missouri.   The Commission Staff filed the Formal Complaint as a follow-up to its investigation of a natural gas

JEFFERSON CITY – Opposition is mounting to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in the Louisiana vs Callais case.   Assistant Missouri House Minority Leader Marlon Anderson D-St. Louis has issued the followin gstatement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana v. Calais.   “Missourians sadly know firsthand what it means when the law fails

JEFFERSON CITY, MO. – The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has said it supports preference for Missouri-grown natural hardwood in Missouri state park construction, including cabin flooring. “This is good for both the environment and the economy,” said Kurt Schaefer, director of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. “Hardwood flooring lasts longer than plastic, so not

JEFFERSON CITY – Amtrak is adding railcars to provide more capacity across Missouri during the World Cup matches in Kansas City this summer on the Missouri River Runner service sponsored by the Missouri Department of Transportation.   The additional cars, transferred from Illinois and Michigan, will be added to both daily roundtrips between St. Louis and Kansas

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Governor Mike Kehoe has ordered the Missouri State Capitol dome and Missouri Law Enforcement Memorial to be lit blue from sunset on Friday, May 1, 2026 until sunrise on Sunday, May 3, in honor of Missouri’s fallen law enforcement officers.   “The Missouri Capitol dome will shine blue this weekend as we

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri State Representative Ray Reed requested that the Missouri House of Representatives will observe a moment of silence in honor of Ray Hartman, the longtime journalist and commentator whose work helped shape civic life across St. Louis.   “For decades, Ray Hartman was a steady and trusted voice in our region,”

ROLLA, MO  — The Mark Twain National Forest’s Crane Lake Dam Project continues to move forward with a new design completed by the Forest Service. A contract to build the dam is now being advertised on sam.gov. Contractors have until June 11 to submit their bid. Located south of Ironton in a beautiful part of Mark Twain