MO State News

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

JEFFERSON CITY – Spend Saturday, June 4, celebrating the 30th annual National Trails Day at many family-friendly activities held in Missouri State Parks throughout the state. Events such as interpretive hikes, guided bike rides and other nature programs will be taking place. The day also encourages visitors to head out for their own trail adventure in

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) congratulates Tim Stillings of Morrisville for catching a 7-pound, 8-ounce walleye from the Sac River. Stillings caught the fish May 16 using a trotline. His record breaks the previous alternative methods record of 6-pounds, 14-ounces set in 2018. MDC congratulates Tim Stillings of Morrisville for catching the

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) has joined U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.), Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security Cooperation and Co-Chair of the Senate NATO Observer Group, Thom Tillis (N.C.), Senate NATO Observer Group Co-Chair, and 79 of their colleagues in a bipartisan letter to President Biden urging

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Missouri REALTORS® is pleased to share a monthly statistics report highlighting the Missouri real estate market for the month of April. In April, Missouri REALTORS® sold 7,188 residential properties. Of those sales, the average residential property sold for $285,764. Compared to the average sale price of $254,631 in April 2021, there was a 12.2 percent increase. The

BOSTON, Mass. – Average gasoline prices in Missouri have risen 10.7 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.19/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,940 stations in Missouri. Prices in Missouri are 39.8 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand $1.45/g higher than a year ago. The price of diesel