JEFFERSON CITY – Governor Mike Parson announced five appointments to various boards and commissions and filled two county office vacancies Friday. Joshua Ford, of Cape Girardeau, was appointed to the State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors. Mr. Ford has been in the funeral industry for over 13 years. He currently is the Vice President of Ford & […]
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JEFFERSON CITY – On Friday, Governor Mike Parson announced three judicial appointments to the 7th and 22nd Judicial Circuits. The Honorable Alisha O’Hara, of Kearney, was appointed as Circuit Judge for the 7th Judicial Circuit.Judge O’Hara currently serves as Associate Circuit Judge for the 7th Judicial Circuit. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from the University of Missouri–Columbia and a
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O’FALLON, Mo. – Missouri Speaker Pro Tem, John Wiemann, R-O’Fallon, announced Friday he will ask the Governor to include as part of the Governor’s call for a Special Session, changes to Missouri Statutes related to personal property tax assessments. Due to the shortage of new vehicles, the valuations for used vehicles has been artificially inflated resulting in over
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced today that his office and eleven other states have filed the opening brief in their lawsuit against the United States Department of Energy (DOE) and its Secretary, Jennifer Granholm, for repealing the “Performance Rules” that set successful options for energy and water efficiency standards for dishwashers
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.– State Budget Director Dan Haug announced Friday that net general revenue collections for June 2022 increased 20.5 percent compared to those for June 2021, from $1.22 billion last year to $1.47 billion this year. Net general revenue collections for 2022 fiscal year-to-date increased 14.6 percent compared to June 2021, from $11.24 billion
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SEDALIA – Saturday, Aug. 13 is Law Enforcement / Firefighter Appreciation Day, sponsored by Pepsi, the official soft drink of the Fair. Help show appreciation to Law Enforcement, Firefighters, EMTs, and Paramedics who will receive FREE gate admission to the Fair with appropriate I.D. and $1 admission for immediate family members. Swing by the Missouri State Fair Fire Department and
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) has been notified of a Missouri resident with a laboratory-confirmed infection of Naegleria fowleri. Naegleria fowleri is a microscopic single-celled free-living ameba that can cause a rare life-threatening infection of the brain called primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM). The Missouri patient is currently being treated for PAM in
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, has commended the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) announcement that it is investing $5.2 million to improve terminals in three airports across Missouri: Waynesville-Saint Robert Regional Airport, Rosecrans Memorial Airport, and Hannibal Regional Airport. “This
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) has been notified of a Missouri resident with a laboratory-confirmed infection of Naegleria fowleri. Naegleria fowleri is a microscopic single-celled free-living ameba that can cause a rare life-threatening infection of the brain called primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM). The Missouri patient is currently being treated for PAM
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Governor Mike Parson has officially signed off on a new law that would further the ban on discriminatory restrictive covenants in Missouri by giving property owners a legal avenue to have the persisting language removed permanently from deeds. Gov. Parson last week signed State Rep. Craig Fishel’s HB 1662 into
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