JEFFERSON CITY– Last week, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt opened up the email inbox illegalmandates@ago.mo.gov to hear from parents about school districts that are continuing to enforce mask mandates and quarantine orders despite the recent Cole County ruling. Since then, the Attorney General’s Office has received 7,500 emails to that inbox, a majority of which […]
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JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick Friday announced that because of reforms he championed with other members of the Missouri Housing Development Commission, the efficiency of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program (LIHTC) improved significantly when compared to last year. Because of these reforms, the value of the credits continues to increase which
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Friday, December 17th, Rep. Jason Smith led the Missouri Congressional Delegation in providing support for Governor Parson’s request to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to conduct Preliminary Damage Assessments (PDAs) for residents impacted by the recent devastating tornados in Dunklin, Pemiscot, and Reynolds counties. “The tragic tornadoes that swept through
BOSTON, Mass. — Santa came early this year, delivering lower gas prices just in time for Christmas with the national average price of gasoline down 10 cents per gallon since Thanksgiving, according to GasBuddy, the leading fuel savings platform providing North American drivers with the most ways to save money on gas. The national average
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JEFFERSON CITY– On Thursday, Governor Mike Parson announced the state has begun the process to obtain federal disaster assistance for Missouri in response to severe storms and deadly tornadoes that swept across the state Friday, December 10 leaving behind a trail of destruction, including extensive damage to electric power systems. Governor Parson is requesting the
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JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri State Representative Doug Richey (R-Excelsior Springs) Thursday pre-filed legislation to safeguard and ensure the rights of parents to make the right choices in regards to their children’s education. Rep. Richey on Thursday pre-filed HB 1995 which seeks to prohibit any governmental entity, school district, or public institution from infringing upon the
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JEFFERSON CITY – As legislators prepare for the start of the 2022 legislative session, state Rep. Mary Elizabeth Coleman is once again leading the charge to protect the lives of the unborn. This week she pre-filed the Empower Women, Promote Life Act (HB 1987) to strengthen the state’s existing pro-life laws so that Missouri has
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KANSAS CITY – The Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has fought tried and true COVID-19 mitigation tactics since the pandemic began, and in the past week his efforts have escalated dramatically. On December 8th, Schmitt tweeted from the AG account asking parents to help his office identify schools enforcing mask mandates by submitting “videos, pictures
ST. LOUIS — Representatives from the Jefferson County (MO) Port Authority; Jefferson County, Missouri; Bi-State Development; American Patriot Holdings, and APM Terminals North America will gather today in Herculaneum to announce a new partnership that represents a significant milestone in the development of a Container-on-Vessel (COV) service to transport cargo along the underutilized Mississippi, Illinois
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JEFFERSON CITY—Natural gas rates for Ste. Genevieve County and other customers of the Spire Natural Gas Company in eastern Missouri will rise December 23, 2021. According to the Missouri Public Service Commission staff, a residential customer using 10,000 cubic feet of natural gas in a winter month will see an increase in the monthly natural
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