MO State News

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

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) released the following statement on the passing of former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright: “Secretary Albright broke barriers and made a difference. After serving as Secretary of State, she continued to be an important voice in our foreign policy discussions. Only a couple of years ago, I was

WASHINGTON – At the weekly Republican leadership press conference Tuesday, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.), the top Republican on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor/HHS), pressed for details on how the Biden administration has spent funds from Democrats’ partisan $1.9 trillion spending bill passed last year.

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri State Highway Patrol is now testing for new troopers. The Patrol is encouraging qualified individuals of all backgrounds to apply and will offer testing at nine different locations in Missouri. Those who successfully complete testing will be eligible to continue in the selection process for the 117th Recruit Class, scheduled

HARRISONVILLE  – The Vicky Hartzler for U.S. Senate campaign launched the Farmers and Ranchers for Vicky Leadership Team yesterday on National Agriculture Day. The leadership team consists of agriculture leaders from every corner of Missouri who will lead the campaign’s agriculture coalition. If elected, Hartzler would be one of the only farmers serving in the

JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri WIC is extending the temporary increase of the Cash Value Benefit for Fruit and Vegetable Purchases (CVB) through September 2022. The increase will continue to be $24 per month for child participants, $43 per month for pregnant and postpartum women participants and $47 per month for breastfeeding women participants. Standard CVB values

BOSTON, Mass. – Average gasoline prices in Missouri have fallen 7.6 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.80/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,940 stations in Missouri. Prices in Missouri are 61.5 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand $1.13/g higher than a year ago.   According to GasBuddy