MO State News

Governor Parson establishes Missouri Early Childhood State Advisory Council

JEFFERSON CITY – On Friday, Governor Mike Parson signed Executive Order 22-1 to consolidate Missouri’s early childhood advisory groups into one with the creation of the Missouri Early Childhood State Advisory Council.  “Last year, we streamlined services to Missouri’s children and families by consolidating the state’s fragmented early childhood programs into the Office of Childhood. This

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Historic Preservation Council to consider nominations for National Register

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Advisory Council on Historic Preservation will consider nominations to the National Register of Historic Places during its meeting at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 14. This meeting will be limited to remote participation as outlined below. Join WebEx Meetingstateofmo.webex.com/stateofmo/j.php?MTID=mb5065aea51360bb5371929f86ad09e03Teleconference Call number: 312-535-8110WebEx meeting number (access code): 2458 306 7222Meeting password: mQPy3x8Yyp7NOTICE: This

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Missouri agencies unite to combat human trafficking

JEFFERSON CITY—January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, marking the anniversary of the passage of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000. The Missouri Department of Transportation has joined forces with the Missouri State Highway Patrol and local law enforcement to combat the crime of human trafficking in the Show-Me State. “Human trafficking remains a growing

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Missouri Cattle Industry Convention and Trade Show is underway

BRANSON — Cattlemen and women from across the state are gathering this weekend for the 54th Annual Missouri Cattle Industry Convention and Trade Show at Tan-Tar-A Resort. Director Chinn and Dr. Marin DeBauch will provide an update on meat processing capacity in Missouri during a special Missouri Department of Agriculture breakout session. Join us in

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Missouri Food Entrepreneur Network meets for the first time

JEFFERSON CITY — Representatives from across the state, including Lt. Governor Mike Kehoe and MDA Director Chris Chinn, came together this week for the first meeting of the Missouri Food Entrepreneur Network. Mo-FEN is an arm of the Show Me Food, Beverage & Forest Product Manufacturing Initiative, begun in 2019 to advance new food processing

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Missouri State Library launches of Brainfuse Vetnow

JEFFERSON CITY — Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft and the Missouri State Library, a division within his office, are proud to announce the launch of Brainfuse VetNow—offering support and guidance to local veterans and their families with services such as navigating Veteran Affairs, providing academic tutoring, even employment transition assistance.    VetNow is available to all

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Nominations sought for 20th annual Show Me Service Awards

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Community Service Commission (MCSC) announced today it is seeking nominations for the 20th annual Show Me Service Awards, which will resume in 2022 on Missouri Service Day in May.   “2021 has shown us once again that no matter the problem, volunteerism is the solution,” said Scott McFarland, Executive Director

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Application deadline approaching for MSHP 115th Recruit Class

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri State Highway Patrol, a premier law enforcement agency, is testing for new troopers. The Patrol is encouraging qualified individuals of all backgrounds to apply and is offering testing at nine different locations in Missouri. Those who successfully complete testing will be eligible to continue in the selection process for the

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