MO State News

By U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) and U.S. Debbie Stabenow (Mich.)President John F. Kennedy signed a revolutionary piece of legislation into law on Oct. 31, 1963. No longer would Americans with behavioral health issues be warehoused in asylums. Instead, the Community Mental Health Act would fund clinics so that people with mental health issues and […]

JEFFERSON CITY – Don’t miss Nature’s Impact on Mental Health. This family-friendly event will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 11 at The Exchange at Wall Street Cattle Co. in Lebanon, Missouri.   This free event is cosponsored by the National Alliance on Mental Illness Lebanon, Missouri State Parks, Missouri Department of

Jason Smith, member of Congress Across America parents of newborns are scrambling because infant formula has to be rationed – if it’s available at all. It’s unthinkable to me that this could be happening in present-day America, and yet here we are. But would you believe me if I told you that this latest crisis

Dear Friends: Throughout its history, the United States has been blessed with men and women who have been willing to make incredible sacrifices in defense of the American dream. This Memorial Day, the people of this nation will pause to pay tribute to those who have given all so that the freedoms of the American

By Garrett Hawkins, President Missouri Farm Bureau I was in junior high when I was asked to play “Taps” on Memorial Day for my hometown Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post and Ladies Auxiliary. My grandpa was a member, along with my pastor and other men I knew. The day began with an early morning

JEFFERSON CITY – Teams of representatives from 12 Missouri colleges and universities have spent the last two days in Jefferson City to learn process mapping and put those skills to the test in order to improve student outcomes. The Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development hosted the first of its kind Student Journey

JEFFERSON CITY—As the nation prepares to mark Memorial Day, the Missouri Republican Party has released a video featuring Governor Mike Parson paying tribute to Lance Corporal Jared Schmitz, a Missouri native killed in Afghanistan in 2021.   “Last year, Governor Parson witnessed firsthand how Missourians come together in the face of tragedy,” said Charlie Dalton,

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, in a letter sent to President Biden’s Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), Xavier Becerra, Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08) and Congressman Gary Palmer (AL-06), slammed the Biden Administration’s attempt to impose its so-called “anti-racism” agenda on doctors’ offices. Under a new Biden Administration regulation, doctors would be reimbursed with federal tax dollars

JEFFERSON CITY — A new report from the Missouri Hospital Association finds that turmoil in the hospital workforce — including unprecedented levels of turnover and vacancy — presents a risk to care delivery and workforce sustainability. This threat is both immediate and long term.   “The pandemic was highly disruptive to the hospital workforce,” said