BOSTON, Mass. – Average gasoline prices in Missouri have risen 30.7 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.66/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,940 stations in Missouri. Prices in Missouri are 51.3 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand $1.13/g higher than a year ago. According to GasBuddy […]
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – On Friday, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt joined a coalition of 14 states in filing a lawsuit to force the Biden Administration to turn over records related to the crafting and decisions behind the administration’s memo that designated concerned parents who show up at school board meetings as “domestic terrorists.” A multistate
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri State Representative Dale Wright (R-116) has released his latest Capitol Report. Dale Wright Mar 4th Capitol Report
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JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt today joined a coalition of 27 states filing an amicus brief in Kennedy v. Bremerton, supporting a Washington state football coach’s right to engage in his private exercise of religion by praying after football games. Coach Joseph Kennedy was suspended by Bremerton School District after praying while in
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By Holly Rehder, Missouri State Senator It’s hard to imagine anything good coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, but if there’s one positive, it may be that a lot of families started paying more attention to their children’s education. The disruptions caused by shuttered classrooms, social distancing and remote learning prompted many moms and dads
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Reaching the Half-Way Point If I compared the legislative session to a NASCAR race, the flagman would be crossing the green and white flags to signal the half-way point. The first half of the 2022 legislative session ends March 4, so senators are racing to get their proposals around another lap and closer to the
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JEFFERSON CITY – At Thursday afternoon’s special meeting of the Missouri State Employees’ Retirement System (MOSERS) Board of Trustees, members unanimously passed Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick’s motion to prevent the future acquisition of Russian holdings and calling on the plan to divest any current holdings prudently. “Today the MOSERS Board of Trustees sent
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — State Budget Director Dan Haug announced Thursday that net general revenue collections for February 2022 increased 5.4 percent compared to those for February 2021, from $740.7 million last year to $781.0 million this year. Net general revenue collections for 2022 fiscal year-to-date increased 2.2 percent compared to February 2021, from $7.20
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – After the pandemic impacted two years of Cancer Action Days, cancer advocates, survivors and caregivers from across the state traveled to the Capitol in Jefferson City yesterday to meet in person with their elected officials. They let their lawmakers know that they can and must do better to prevent and treat cancer.
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JEFFERSON CITY – On Wednesday, House Majority Floor Leader Dean Plocher, announced the new “Missouri Stands with Ukraine” initiative in response to the Russian invasion of the sovereign nation and unprovoked aggression perpetrated by Vladimir Putin on the people of Ukraine. The initiative, which includes HB 2913 sponsored by Rep. Plocher, targets business transactions with Russia and Russian entities. Rep. Plocher
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