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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.–President Biden will use existing authority to grant an emergency waiver for E15, fuel blended with 15 percent ethanol, often marketed as Unleaded 88. Missouri Corn Growers Association President Jay Schutte of Benton City welcomed the decision that prevents drivers from losing access to lower-cost and cleaner-burning fuel.   “We applaud today’s announcement from the […]

By Garrett Hawkins JEFFERSON CITY – Like many Americans, April 15 is my least favorite day of the year. Even though the weather is almost perfect, the grass is growing and the flowers are blooming, something about the IRS tax collector kills the positive energy. This year, Easter weekend earns taxpayers a three-day extension to

JEFFERSON CITY– The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index decreased in March by 2.4 points to 93.2, the third consecutive month below the 48-year average of 98. Thirty-one percent of owners reported that inflation was the single most important problem in their business, up five points from February and the highest reading since the first quarter of 1981.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – On Tuesday, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced that the Attorney General’s Office has reached a favorable resolution in a lawsuit the Office filed against Moberly School District over alleged violations of the Sunshine Law.   The Missouri Attorney General’s Office filed suit against the Moberly School District in November, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C.  – Congressman Jason Smith, Republican Leader of the House Budget Committee, has issued the following statement after the Consumer Price Index showed inflation hitting a forty-year high for the fifth consecutive month, of 8.5 percent:   “President Biden’s inflation crisis has turned the American Dream into an unaffordable nightmare for working Americans. Biden’s policies are