Reaching the Half-Way Point If I compared the legislative session to a NASCAR race, the flagman would be crossing the green and white flags to signal the half-way point. The first half of the 2022 legislative session ends March 4, so senators are racing to get their proposals around another lap and closer to the […]
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JEFFERSON CITY – At Thursday afternoon’s special meeting of the Missouri State Employees’ Retirement System (MOSERS) Board of Trustees, members unanimously passed Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick’s motion to prevent the future acquisition of Russian holdings and calling on the plan to divest any current holdings prudently. “Today the MOSERS Board of Trustees sent
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — State Budget Director Dan Haug announced Thursday that net general revenue collections for February 2022 increased 5.4 percent compared to those for February 2021, from $740.7 million last year to $781.0 million this year. Net general revenue collections for 2022 fiscal year-to-date increased 2.2 percent compared to February 2021, from $7.20
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – After the pandemic impacted two years of Cancer Action Days, cancer advocates, survivors and caregivers from across the state traveled to the Capitol in Jefferson City yesterday to meet in person with their elected officials. They let their lawmakers know that they can and must do better to prevent and treat cancer.
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JEFFERSON CITY – On Wednesday, House Majority Floor Leader Dean Plocher, announced the new “Missouri Stands with Ukraine” initiative in response to the Russian invasion of the sovereign nation and unprovoked aggression perpetrated by Vladimir Putin on the people of Ukraine. The initiative, which includes HB 2913 sponsored by Rep. Plocher, targets business transactions with Russia and Russian entities. Rep. Plocher
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JEFFERSON CITY — Imagine catching a giant, prehistoric fish whose ancestors swam during the time of dinosaurs. That is a reality for thousands of paddlefish snaggers during Missouri’s annual spring paddlefish snagging season. Paddlefish — named for their large, paddle-shaped snouts — are an ancient species that can grow to seven feet and weight more than
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By Garrett Hawkins, president, Missouri Farm Bureau As we celebrated Missouri’s Bicentennial last year, we were reminded of our heritage as the “Gateway to the West.” Wagon trains traversed the state as settlers looked for new opportunities. The Mississippi and Missouri Rivers made it easier to move supplies westward to outposts and ship raw goods
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JEFFERSON CITY – On Wednesday, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt joined a nationwide investigation into TikTok for providing and promoting its social media platform to children and young adults while use is associated with physical and mental health harms. Attorneys General nationwide are examining whether the company violated state consumer protection laws that put the public at
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JEFFERSON CITY – Attorney General Eric Schmitt urges all Missouri residents who believe they were impacted by the data breach announced by T-Mobile in August 2021 to take proactive steps to protect their information from identity theft. On August 17th, T-Mobile reported a massive data breach compromising the sensitive personal information of millions of
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JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, along with a coalition of 25 states, voiced his opposition to President Biden’s proposed rule to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) that would prohibit liquefied natural gas (LNG) from being transported by rail car in the United States. In a comment letter sent yesterday,
