MO State News

KANSAS CITY, Mo.- April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Region 7, consisting of Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska, is working with respective law enforcement to ramp up enforcement of distracted-driving laws to raise awareness about the dangers of using your phone […]

JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has issued a civil investigative demand to POWERHOME SOLAR, LLC, for information regarding its practices for sales and installation of solar panels. The investigation seeks documents and information regarding the capabilities, installation, and financing of its solar panel products.  The civil investigative demand, which operates like a subpoena,

JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri House Speaker Rob Vescovo, Majority Floor Leader Dean Plocher, Speaker Pro Tem John Wiemann, and House Special Committee on Redistricting Chairman Dan Shaul issued the following statement regarding the vote by the House to reject the Senate version of HB 2117 and the decision to again request a conference on the

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Hospital Association’s Community Investment Report finds that in 2020, the state’s hospitals provided more than $3.5 billion in total community benefit — an increase of nearly $100 million from 2019, and a 16% increase throughout the last decade. Providing a safety net for care is an essential part of

JEFFERSON CITY—The Missouri Public Service Commission will hold a local public hearing on April 21, 2022, beginning at 6:00 p.m., to receive customer comment in water and sewer rate cases filed by S. K. & M. Water and Sewer Company. The local public hearing will be conducted virtually by WebEx and telephone conference. It will

WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) helped introduce the Baltic Defense and Deterrence Act, bipartisan and bicameral legislation to effectively codify the Baltic Security Initiative effort and create a complementary initiative at the U.S. Department of State. Jointly, these two efforts will enhance and strengthen U.S. security and economic cooperation with the Baltic

JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Governor Mike Parson during a press conference at the State Capitol, has announced an end to the COVID-19 crisis in Missouri and that the state will be shifting to an endemic phase of the pandemic on Friday, April 1, 2022.    A whole-of-government COVID-19 emergency response was taken for more than

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s office announced today that 506 candidates have filed for the August 2 primary election. The filing period closed yesterday, March 29, at 5 p.m.   Candidates that filed on the first day, February 22, drew a random number to determine the order their name will appear

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has announced the launch of the Students First Initiative, an effort by the Attorney General’s Office to increase transparency in Missouri’s schools. The goal of the initiative is to ensure a quality education for Missouri’s children by uncovering and eliminating curriculum and policies and practices that

JEFFERSON CITY – Community leaders attending a free Department of Natural Resources’ webinar can learn about and provide feedback on proposed state ARPA funding programs for public water projects. DNR will host the webinar from 2-3 p.m. April 12, and from 10-11a.m. April 19. The one-hour webinar is designed to help communities better understand the different