MO State News

25 new troopers to graduate from Missouri State Highway Patrol Law Enforcement Academy

JEFFERSON CITY – Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces that 25 troopers will graduate from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy on Friday, June 24, 2022. The ceremony will take place in the Academy gymnasium, 1510 E. Elm Street, Jefferson City, MO, and the public is invited. The graduation ceremony

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Blunt raises concerns over President Biden’s misguided student loan proposal

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.), the top Republican on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor/HHS), spoke on the Senate floor to raise his concerns over President Biden’s misguided proposal to unilaterally forgive student loan debt, which would disproportionally benefit high-income Americans.

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Illinois, Missouri road trippers curtail travel plans

PORTLAND, Ore. – A survey of 3,023 road trippers by FamilyDestinationsGuide.com has revealed the extent to which soaring gas prices and rising inflation will affect families’ vacation plans this summer. Illinoisans surveyed say their usual summer road trips will effectively be cut by almost half (by 43%). Usually each average roadtrip is 568 miles, however, this summer the average is expected

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Kansas man ordered to pay millions after Missouri investors defrauded

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s securities division has issued a final order to cease and desist against Overland Park, Kansas resident Robert C. Bridgforth after he defrauded six Missouri investors by selling fake “silver certificates.” The order also prohibits Bridgforth from working in the securities industry and includes $3.3 million in civil

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Missouri Attorney General secures settlement with Mallinckrodt over underpayment of medicaid drug rebates

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Schmitt has announced that Missouri has joined with 49 other states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the federal government to settle allegations of fraud against Mallinckrodt ARD, LLC (formerly known as Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.), a U.S. subsidiary of the Irish pharmaceutical company Mallinckrodt plc (collectively Mallinckrodt), which sells and

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MSHP says ‘Plan A Safe July Fourth Weekend!’

JEFFERSON CITY – The July Fourth holiday weekend is a great opportunity to enjoy one of Missouri’s recreational opportunities or a backyard barbecue. Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, reminds Missouri’s travelers to make smart choices for a safe July Fourth holiday. Everyone should place safety at the top of

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Nominate a veteran/active duty military service member for Honoree of the Day at the Missouri State Fair

SEDALIA – The Missouri State Fair is accepting nominations for Veteran/Active Military Honoree of the Day, sponsored by Capital Materials, Retrieving Freedom, Inc., and Starline Brass. Eleven veterans/active duty service members from Missouri will be chosen from the nominations and honored in a Military Flag Retreat ceremony to take place daily in a new location, just outside the

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