MO State News

JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe has taken action on the following measures which reached his desk.   (Click on the bill number for details of each mdeasure) SB 1 – Crawford – Modifies provisions relating to county officials5/13/2025 – Signed by Governor SB 2 – Crawford – Modifies provisions relating to financial statements of certain local governments7/11/2025 – Signed […]

By Jason Smith, member of Congress   Access to health care remains one of the most serious challenges facing families in rural Missouri. For too many communities across southeast and south-central Missouri, getting the care you need can mean long drives, limited options, or waiting far too long to see a provider. Too many Missouri

KANSAS  CITY – The Mountain-Plains Information Office of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has released Business Employment Dynamics in Missouri – First Quarter 2025. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted these Missouri highlights:   In Missouri, from December 2024 to March 2025, private industry establishments gained 132,889 gross jobs, while losing 131,147 gross

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Public Safety has been notified that the State of Missouri has been awarded $14.24 million in federal funding to strengthen security for FIFA World Cup events in the Kansas City region. The funding is through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s new Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) Grant Program. FEMA

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – In accordance with Article XIV, Section 2 of the Missouri Constitution, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) appointed a Chief Equity Officer within the Division of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) to advance social and economic equity in the state’s cannabis program. Lesley Turek assumed the role of Chief Equity Officer in

WASHINGTON, D.C. –The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced a $216,276,818 grant to the state of Missouri to expand access to health care in rural communities from the Rural Health Transformation Program that was created as part of the One, Big, Beautiful Bill that Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08) co-authored. Since passage of

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced during National Human Trafficking Prevention Month that her Office is working alongside the Human Trafficking Training Center (HTTC) and HTTC Founder, Dan Nash, to bring free training to Missouri for law enforcement, prosecutors, analysts, advocates, first responders, and medical professionals in March 2026. “Human trafficking

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Today, the Missouri Attorney General’s Office recapped the 2025 year serving as the People’s lawyer and fighting for openness and justice. “I am incredibly proud of what the Attorney General’s Office accomplished for Missourians in 2025,” said Attorney General Hanaway. “The dedication our team has to the State of Missouri has protected children, obtained