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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Transportation’s Focus on Bridges program has advanced as a finalist in the 2025 America’s Transportation Awards competition. The project, which took first place in the regional competition, is now in the running for the top two prizes: the Grand Prize and the People’s Choice Award, the latter of which is

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A group of Missouri voters has filed a legal challenge to the state’s mid-decade redistricting effort, arguing that state officials’ attempt to implement a new congressional map for the 2026 midterm elections violates the Missouri Constitution.   The voters are residents of Kansas City and currently reside in Congressional District 5, which

JEFFERSON CITY – Online Missouri Job postings dipped in August, compared to July: from 77,260 to 61,640.   Health Care and Social Assistance continues to lead job postings in every region.   The online postings are an indicator of demand and opportunities in an area.     The information provided in this report is based

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Chariman Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Ranking Member Andy Kim (D-N.J.) held a hearing in the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Disaster Management that revealed private equity’s role in the growing equipment crisis facing fire departments across the country. The hearing featured fire chiefs, union presidents, and industry leaders alike. For the better part of 20 years, private-equity firms have made a business out