MO State News

JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, alongside sixteen other states, today sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, urging the Department of State to take a tougher approach to stemming the influx of deadly fentanyl into Missouri and the nation as a whole. The Attorney General’s Office has been one […]

JEFFERSON CITY — The US Supreme Court has blocked the Biden Administration from mandating COVID-19 vaccination at businesses with 100 or more employees, while allowing a similar rule for health care facilities to stand.   The Missouri Chamber had strongly pushed back against the Biden administration’s plan, arguing that employers should continue to have the

JEFFERSON CITY – Accumulating snow is forecast for much of the state Friday evening beginning in the northwestern part of the state and moving southeast overnight continuing through Saturday. The Missouri Department of Transportation urges people to avoid travel if possible. If you must travel Friday night or Saturday, use extra caution, anticipate slower travel

JEFFERSON CITY —Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft identified several investment products and schemes that could potentially trap Missouri’s investors in 2022 and recommended steps investors can take to protect themselves from investment fraud.   The list was developed by surveying members of the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA), of which the Securities Division of the

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Natural Resources will provide six free waste pesticide collection events in 2022.   All of the events will be open from 8 a.m. to noon and are open to all Missouri farmers and households. March 12 – Fisher Delta Research, Extension and Education Center, 147 W. State Highway T,

JEFFERSON CITY — In an effort to promote completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) among high school seniors and returning college students, the Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development (MDHEWD) is launching the Finish Your FAFSA campaign and hosting last-minute FAFSA Frenzy events.   The campaign aims to increase

JEFFERSON CITY – Legislation that will establish new boundaries for Missouri’s eight congressional districts is one step closer to consideration on the House floor. The House Special Committee on Redistricting gave its stamp of approval to HB 2117 Wednesday morning during a public hearing in the State Capitol.   Committee Chair Dan Shaul and Vice-Chair

JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri State Representative Michael Davis (R-Kansas City) has filed House Bill 2429, which expands Missouri’s Right to Try statute to include Schedule 1 investigational drugs, with a focus on psychedelic drugs including psilocybin, MDMA, LSD, and ibogaine.   Representative Davis said, “There is emerging interest and significant clinical research supporting the safety