MO State News

MSHP: Summer Water Safety Tips

JEFFERSON CITY – Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, encourages everyone to incorporate safety into any plans to enjoy Missouri’s waterways. Nicer weather means an increase in activity regarding boating, swimming, and floating. Col. Olson reminds everyone that troopers patrol the state’s waterways to enforce Missouri’s boating laws and assist

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Ashcroft comments on Dominion voting machine vulnerabilities

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft today acknowledged the recent release of a disclosed document issued by CISA (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency) referencing Dominion voting equipment manufactured by Dominion Voting Systems. CISA, a division within the Department of Homeland Security, has notified election officials in several states, including Secretary Ashcroft, of vulnerability issues

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Group asks consumers to tell the governor to veto S.B. 745

JEFFERSON CITY – The Consumers Council of Missouri says  a bill (SB 745) is on the governor’s desk which would allow electric utilities to use Plant-In Service-Accounting (“PISA”) through 2033.   According to a news release from the Consumers Council, PISA grants additional compensation to electric utilities by allowing them to defer for future recovery

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Missouri Farm Bureau announces candidate endorsement sessions

JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Farm Bureau President Garrett Hawkins issued this statement regarding the upcoming 2022 elections: “All elections are important, and Farm Bureau members understand that advocacy starts at the local level. Following a discussion from our county PAC trustees, Missouri Farm Bureau’s PAC has voted to convene candidates for the U.S. Senate race, 4th Congressional

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Seeking input on Missouri’s agriculture education programs

JEFFERSON CITY – We need your help! The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), in cooperation with the Missouri Department of Agriculture (MDA), is seeking your input as we begin the process to create a strategic plan to guide Missouri Agricultural Education into the future! Missouri agricultural education encompasses a variety of programs, organizations and

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State releases May 2022 general revenue report

JEFFERSON CITY – State Budget Director Dan Haug announced today that net general revenue collections for May 2022 increased 46.2 percent compared to those for May 2021, from $1.22 billion last year to $1.78 billion this year. Net general revenue collections for 2022 fiscal year-to-date increased 13.9 percent compared to May 2021, from $10.02 billion last

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MDC program can help landowners manage deer populations

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is offering Missouri landowners another way to help manage deer numbers on their properties. MDC’s Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP) can help landowners manage deer on their properties by allowing them and hunters they designate to buy additional firearms permits to take antlerless deer on the

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