MO State News

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has announced that the State received its annual payment from tobacco companies under a 1998 Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) to recover healthcare costs associated with treating smoking related illnesses. This year’s payment to Missouri totaled over $104,398,888. “We’ve all seen the effects that the tobacco epidemic had […]

Story written by Audrey Brown COLUMBIA, Mo. — If you walk into Cornell Hall on the University of Missouri campus around 2 p.m. on a Monday, chances are you’ll hear the faint sound of music emerging from a classroom on the second floor. And if you follow that melodious trail, you’ll likely end up in

BOSTON, Mass. Average gasoline prices in Missouri have fallen 4.1 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.34/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,940 stations in Missouri. Prices in Missouri are 3.4 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 6.1 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed legislation to put a measure before Missouri voters to ensure the safety of Missouri children and curb the heinous crime of sex trafficking by strengthening penalties for sexual offenses involving children.   HJR 132, a resolution sponsored by State Representative Wendy Hausman, proposes

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – State Representative Aaron McMullen’s education reform efforts have reached a pivotal moment with the inclusion of his legislation, HB 1828, into SB 727, which passed out of the Missouri Legislature last week as part of an innovative approach to bolstering public schools and enhancing school choice across Missouri.   As part

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will offer 400 permits for the taking of a maximum of 40 black bears during the 2024 Missouri black-bear hunting season this fall, Oct 21-30.   MDC will also offer five permits to hunt bull elk in Missouri this fall with at least one permit designated

LENEXA, Kan. – As the Biden-Harris administration celebrates Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that the Missouri Environmental Improvement and Energy Resources Authority (EIERA) has been selected to receive $156 million through the Solar for All grant competition to develop long-lasting solar programs that enable low-income and disadvantaged communities to deploy and benefit from distributed residential solar. This award

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey hss announced that the U.S. Office of the Inspector General (OIG) awarded Missouri’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit with the Inspector General’s Award for Excellence in Fighting Fraud, Waste and Abuse as a result of the Unit’s performance in 2023. The Unit had especially high case outcomes for

By Jason Smith, member of Congress On April 13, the Iranian regime carried out a massive, unprecedented attack against Israel using drones, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles. I’m glad the attack was largely thwarted, but I can’t imagine how terrifying it must have been for Israeli families. I will continue to keep them in my

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The spotlight shines bright on academic excellence as the Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals (MoASSP) proudly presents the 30th Annual Missouri Scholars 100.   The event was scheduled to take place Sunday, April 21, 2024, at the Windsor Ballroom, within the Holiday Inn Executive Center in Columbia, Missouri.   Among the