MO State News

COLUMBIA– Missouri REALTORS® is pleased to share a monthly statistics report highlighting the Missouri real estate market for the month of February.   In February, Missouri REALTORS® sold 5,142 residential properties. Of those sales, the average residential property sold for $257,877. Compared to the average sale price of $243,948 in February 2021, there was a 5.7 percent increase. […]

HARRISONVILLE — Missouri Senate candidate Vicky Hartzler released the following statement regarding her opposition to the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Jackson Brown:   “Back in 2018, Democrats — including then-Senator Kamala Harris — ridiculously alleged that Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh was a serial rapist, yet today refuse to acknowledge current nominee Ketanji Brown

JEFFERSON CITY – Every spring, as snow and ice fade to an unpleasant memory, attention turns to trash that has accumulated on roadsides during the winter months. The Missouri Department of Transportation would like to invite all who use Missouri roads to join us in doing some spring cleaning throughout the month of April. MoDOT spends about

Missouri Democratic Party KANSAS CITY – Twelve years ago today, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law, which lowered health care costs for millions and made it easier for Americans with pre-existing conditions to get coverage. Since then, President Biden and the Democrats’ American Rescue Plan has built on the success of the

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (Mo.) and Ron Wyden (Ore.) today announced that their bipartisan Low Power Protection Act has passed the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. The bill would strengthen spectrum rights for certain low power television (LPTV) stations, which fill important gaps in broadcast service, particularly in those rural communities

WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (Mo.) and Amy Klobuchar (Minn.), along with U.S. Representatives Robert Aderholt (Ala.) and Adam Smith (Wash.), co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Adoption Caucus, led a bipartisan, bicameral group of 73 colleagues in urging the Biden administration to take immediate action to unite Ukrainian children going through the adoption

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – State Rep. Mary Elizabeth Coleman’s efforts to cut taxes for Missouri families have taken another important step forward. Her legislation (HB 1992) to cut eliminate the sales tax on food was approved by the House Rules-Administrative Oversight Committee this week. The bill is now cleared for floor discussion as soon as

JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri non-farm payroll employment increased from January 2022 to February 2022, and the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased by one-tenth of a percentage point. Employment, seasonally adjusted, increased by 9,200 jobs over the month, with job gains in both goods-producing and service-providing industries.   The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.7