MO State News

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – In accordance with Article XIV, Section 2 of the Missouri Constitution, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) appointed a Chief Equity Officer within the Division of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) to advance social and economic equity in the state’s cannabis program. Lesley Turek assumed the role of Chief Equity Officer in […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. –The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced a $216,276,818 grant to the state of Missouri to expand access to health care in rural communities from the Rural Health Transformation Program that was created as part of the One, Big, Beautiful Bill that Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08) co-authored. Since passage of

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced during National Human Trafficking Prevention Month that her Office is working alongside the Human Trafficking Training Center (HTTC) and HTTC Founder, Dan Nash, to bring free training to Missouri for law enforcement, prosecutors, analysts, advocates, first responders, and medical professionals in March 2026. “Human trafficking

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Today, the Missouri Attorney General’s Office recapped the 2025 year serving as the People’s lawyer and fighting for openness and justice. “I am incredibly proud of what the Attorney General’s Office accomplished for Missourians in 2025,” said Attorney General Hanaway. “The dedication our team has to the State of Missouri has protected children, obtained

JEFFERSON CITY, MO —Governor Mike Kehoe and the Missouri Department of Social Services (DSS) have announced the State of Missouri has been awarded more than $216 million in funding for the first year of the Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program, a $50 billion initiative designed to strengthen healthcare access, improve outcomes, and support innovative care in

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – State Reps. Betsy Fogle and Stephanie Hein, both from Springfield, are calling on the Kehoe Administration to reverse its decision to delay a new child care payment program, breaking a promise the Governor made in his 2025 State of the State Address.   “Missouri has a child care shortage and the Governor’s

JEFFERSON –  Colonel Michael A. Turner, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, encourages everyone to make good decisions regarding their New Year’s celebration. No one wants to start 2026 with a traffic crash or DWI arrest. During the 2024-2025 New Year’s period, one person was killed and 118 injured in 264 traffic crashes in

WASHINGTON — After being the target of an unprecedented $50 billion lawfare campaign by Communist Chinese entities, U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) introduced the End Chinese Lawfare Act to prevent any politicized judgment by a Chinese court from ever being enforced in the United States.   “Communist China’s lawsuit against me is politically motivated, legally meritless, and makes