MO State News

MDC needs experienced birders’ help with breeding bird survey

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Calling Missouri birders who know their birds by sight and sound! The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) needs volunteers to assist with four vacant bird-observation routes in Missouri as part of the 2022 North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) May 27 – July 7. The four Missouri BBS routes that need volunteers are […]

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State releases March 2022 general revenue report

JEFFERSON CITY — State Budget Director Dan Haug announced today that net general revenue collections for March 2022 increased 42.6 percent compared to those for Match 2021, from $650.2 million last year to $926.9 million this year.   Net general revenue collections for 2022 fiscal year-to-date increased 5.6 percent compared to March 2021, from $7.85

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Davin Althoff named director of marketing and commodities

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Farm Bureau (MOFB) has announced the hiring of Davin Althoff as the organization’s new Director of Marketing and Commodities. Althoff joins MOFB following nearly five years at the Missouri Department of Agriculture (MDA) where he served as the director of the Agriculture Business Development Division.   “We’re thrilled to welcome Davin

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Bipartisan legislation would protect victims of child abuse

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Missouri Congresswoman Ann Wagner (MO-02), Chair of the House Suburban Caucus, along with Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Jim Costa (CA-16), and Debbie Lesko (AZ-08) introduced a bipartisan bill to reauthorize the Victims of Child Abuse Act (VOCAA). The legislation provides funding to Children’s Advocacy Centers to help victims of child abuse and

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Schmitt sues Biden for rescinding Title 42

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich, and Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry are suing the Biden Administration for rescinding the public health policy, Title 42, during the worst border crisis in decades. The revocation will result in an unprecedented crisis at the United States southern border that will have

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Promissory note scam allegedly defrauds investors in 35 states

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s Securities Division is seeking a final order from Commissioner David Minnick for $200,000 in civil penalties and other remedies against California-based Until Tomorrow Drivetrains, LLC and Dennis R. Di Ricco.    Between December 1, 2016, and June 30, 2017, Until Tomorrow Drivetrains, LLC and Di Ricco, with the

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If Not Now, When?

By Brian Williams, state representative For people who look like me, waiting for justice has been a lifelong endeavor. We have made tremendous progress, but every “yes” that we have ever received has been earned. Progress in Black communities has always been the direct result of mobilizing neighborhoods, uniting our people and working from the

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