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JEFFERSON CITY –The State Historical Society of Missouri is seeking proposals to help Missouri cultural heritage institutions preserve and provide access to local history. Brownlee Local History Grants of up to $500 are available for the preservation of historical records or for education and programming activities. A maximum of $5,000 will be awarded this year. […]

By Daniel P. Mehan, President and CEO, Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry With little time remaining, I am urging Missouri’s business community to take a closer look at the Inflation Reduction Act currently being rushed through Congress. Congressional leaders and the Biden Administration are making bold promises about the benefits of the bill. But

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick is encouraging Missourians to search for Unclaimed Property while visiting the State Fair. Beginning today, visitors to the Missouri State Fair can stop by the Unclaimed Property booth in the Matheson Exhibition Center to search for and submit a claim for their Unclaimed Property. The booth is

Jefferson City, Mo. —– Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft yesterday issued certificates pertaining to initiative petitions filed with his office. Signatures for initiative petitions 2022-051 and 2022-059 were submitted to the secretary of state’s office on May 8 – pertaining to ranked-choice voting and the legalization of recreational marijuana respectively.    Initiative petitions that met the

WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (Mo.), Amy Klobuchar (Minn.), Lindsey Graham (S.C.), Chris Coons (Del.), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), and Richard Blumenthal (Conn.) introduced the Afghan Adjustment Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation allowing Afghans with temporary status that undergo additional vetting to apply for permanent legal residency. Currently, Afghans who were admitted on temporary