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Friday, the Trump Administration announced $39.7 million in Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) funding to modernize rural healthcare services and expand access to care across Missouri. This investment will support 26 rural healthcare providers as they renovate, reconfigure, equip, or repurpose existing facilities, to expand maternal health, behavioral health, diagnostic, outpatient, and chronic disease management […]

JEFFERSON CITY, MO, OCT. 30, 2026 – Governor Mike Kehoe has signed a proclamation declaring Nov. 1-7, 2025, as Water and Wastewater Professionals Week in Missouri. The Governor’s proclamation recognizes the vital work that water and wastewater professionals do to keep Missourians healthy and our communities strong. The proclamation highlights the important contributions made by

The Mountain-Plains Information Office of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics today released Business Employment Dynamics in Missouri – First Quarter 2026. Regional Commissioner James B. Howard, Jr. noted these Missouri highlights:                    In Missouri, from December 2025 to March 2026, private industry establishments gained 139,141 gross jobs, while losing 133,205 gross jobs, resulting

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Public Service Commission reminds consumers that Missouri’s Cold Weather Law is in effect from November 1st through March 31st each year.Under the law, disconnection of heat-related service is prohibited on any day temperatures are predicted to drop below 32 degrees between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. for the following

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – To mark the kickoff of the second consecutive statewide State Employee Food Drive, the Missouri State Capitol dome will shine orange beginning at sunset on Monday, November 2, 2026 until sunrise on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The statewide food drive, running from November 2 through December 11, is a collaborative effort

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Accessible, ergonomically designed beehives at the University of Missouri’s Jefferson Farm and Garden Extension and Education Center give disabled veterans an opportunity to practice beekeeping. The new hives grew out of MU Extension’s Heroes to Hives program, which addresses the financial and personal wellness of veterans through free professional training and community