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JEFFERSON CITY, MO — Missouri State Treasurer Vivek Malek today announced that 2025 was the most successful year in the history of the MO ABLE program, setting new records for both active accounts and assets. Last year, a record number of Missourians used MO ABLE to invest in their futures. In 2025, the program added 1,394

August 28, 2026COMMITTEES*ELECTIONS*HIGHER EDUCATION ANDWORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT*WAYS AND MEANSNew Missouri Health Care & Human Services Laws Take EffectSeveral new Missouri laws taking effect at the end of August are bringing changes to healthcare access, insurance coverage, pharmacy services, maternal health, disability services,and protections for vulnerable Missourians.HB 2372 expands the use of community paramedics for certain non-emergency

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Today, Governor Mike Kehoe announced the appointment of Jake Buxton as director of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Buxton currently serves as DNR deputy director, overseeing the department’s Division of State Parks, the Missouri Geological Survey, and the Division of Administrative Support.  “Throughout his career in public service, Jake

Congressman Smith Capitol Report August 28, 2026 On issue after issue, it seems more and more like it’s not just right versus left or conservative versus liberal; it’s common sense versus crazy. Debates are playing out between supporting law enforcement versus defunding the police or securing our borders versus allowing drugs and criminals to freely