The Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) George O. White Tree Nursery in Licking is currently purchasing tree seed from the public for a...

This coming week I will be heading to summer caucus. Summer caucus will be an interesting time of debate as we try to decide what bills, if any, we will attempt to override...

DSS Urges Users to Monitor, Protect Identity Info The Missouri Department of Social Services (DSS) is responding to a May 2023 data security incident that occurred with...

On June 13, the State of Missouri Office of Administration, Information Services and Technology Division (OA-ITSD), announced that it is investigating the potential impact...

Missouri's Department of Social Services anticipates as many as 200,000 Missourians will lose their Medicaid benefits over the course of the next year, because their income...

The Mark Twain National Forest has kicked off a new effort to build a network of groups and residents that can help one another care for Missouri’s natural landscapes. As...

Last week I was invited by former Representative JC Keussner to tour Mercy Medical Hospital in Mountain View. Our former Representative serves on the hospital board there....

Greetings Friends of the 144th! I woke up to a very unpleasant surprise this morning, 4 inches of snow! I believe the snow took everyone by surprise. The roads were...

Andrew Bailey was sworn in as Missouri’s 44th Attorney General on Jan. 3, in a ceremony at the Missouri Supreme Court Building in Jefferson City. “I took an oath to protect...

The Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations announces the state minimum wage rate for 2023 has been established, according to state law, at $12.00 per hour,...

On Dec. 20, Governor Mike Parson announced the appointment of Vivek Malek as the next State Treasurer of the State of Missouri. Malek’s appointment...

From December through February, Missouri's winter eagle watching is spectacular. Discover nature with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC)...

Jefferson City, Mo. — The Board of State Canvassers - comprised of Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, Judge Cotton Walker and Judge Jon Beetem, certified the results of the...

On Nov. 28, Governor Mike Parson issued Executive Order 22-07 extending Missouri’s drought alert until March 1, 2023, to address issues out-lined by the state’s Drought...

On Saturday, October 1, 2022, Lia Hallock Griffin of Eminence, Missouri was awarded a Ten-Year Dedicated Service Certificate by Jan Tappana,...