JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Join us in the historic village of Arrow Rock to get a glimpse of 1850 Missouri! This three-day event will re-create the town’s 1850 election, bringing to life the election paintings of George Caleb Bingham, a former Arrow Rock residents. The event will begin with a torchlit parade on Friday night while […]
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO. – Missouri state parks and historic sites in southeastern Missouri have planned a plethora of activities this month. Sunday, Sept. 14 at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. – Onondaga Cave Photo Tours at Onondaga Cave State Park.Amateur photographers are invited to go on a photo tour of Onondaga Cave. Sponsored by
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has announced the 2025 edition of the Suicide Prevention & 988 Guide for Missouri Schools. This resource from the Missouri Suicide Prevention Network is designed to support schools’ youth suicide prevention, intervention, crisis response, and postvention efforts. The 2025 edition of the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – State Representative Ben Keathley, Chairman of the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules, has scheduled a hearing to examine the Missouri State Tax Commission’s recent order regarding property valuations. The hearing will take place at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 9, in Joint Hearing Room 117 at the Missouri State Capitol. The Commission has
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JEFFERSON CITY – The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index rose 0.5 points in August to 100.8, nearly 3 points above the 52-year average of 98. Of the 10 Optimism Index components, four increased, four decreased, and two were unchanged. The increase in those expecting real sales to be higher contributed the most to the rise in the Optimism
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – State Budget Director Dan Haug has announced that net general revenue collections for August 2025 increased by 9.5 percent compared to those for August 2024, from $942.7 million last year to $1.03 billion this year. Net general revenue collections for 2026 fiscal year-to-date increased 5.3 percent compared to August 2024, from
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.– Governor Mike Kehoe has announced the release of the Executive Order 25-15 Implementation Report, a key step toward modernizing Missouri’s child care licensing system by reducing outdated, duplicative, or burdensome rules—while ensuring the highest standards of safety and quality for children. “Missouri families deserve safe, reliable child care, and providers deserve a licensing system
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – State Representative Wick Thomas has introduced House Concurrent Resolution 2 (HCR2) during the 103rd General Assembly, 2nd Extraordinary Session. HCR2 proposes a “Redistricting Treaty” to address gerrymandering and prevent election manipulation in Missouri. The resolution seeks to prevent premature redrawing of district lines, establish fair and transparent redistricting processes,
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DONIPHAN, Mo. – The Missouri Invasive Plant Council (MoIP) is offering a free training on invasive plant management to support local landowners and agencies on Friday, September 19 in Doniphan, Missouri. “Invasive plant species severely impact forestry, livestock, and recreational economies in Missouri,” said Carol Davit, MoIP Chair. “The early detection and control of
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Catherine L. Hanaway was sworn in Monday at 10 a.m. as Missouri’s 45th Attorney General in a private ceremony at the Missouri Supreme Court Building. She took the oath of office on her son John’s Bible, administered by the Honorable Ginger K. Gooch, her former law partner and a judge on the
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