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Missouri’s Hegeman, on path forward for FRA: “We’re not there yet, but we will get there”
(Missourinet St. Joseph affiliate KFEQ contributed to this story) Missouri's powerful Senate...
Peanut processing plant and new hospital highlight $75 million in planned investment in rural Missouri town
(Missourinet Kennett affiliate KBOA contributed to this story) Missouri's poorest region is...
Missouri’s governor says there’s no legislative agreement right now on FRA (AUDIO)
Missouri’s governor says there’s no guarantee that he’ll call a special session for the...
Free, at-home test kits for COVID-19 now available to Missourians
Missourians can now get free, at-home tests for the COVID-19 virus. This test was authorized for...
Missouri Attorney General sues St. Louis County over COVID-19 health rules, county says legal foundation is solid
-updated May 11 Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is suing St. Louis County Executive Sam...
Missouri’s operating budget approved by lawmakers includes historic increase for foster children and families (AUDIO)
Missouri foster care advocates are praising Friday's passage of the $35.1 billion state operating...
Final week in Missouri legislative session: Wayfair, gas tax, PDMP and Grain Belt still unresolved
Expect some long days and nights at the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City this week, with just...
Missouri House Democrats appeal directly to GOP Governor on Medicaid expansion; rural Republicans say their constituents voted against it
The Missouri Legislature has voted to give final approval to an approximately $35 billion state...
Missouri rolls out ‘one-stop-shop’ veterans resource tool
Missouri has launched a new tool to help veterans find potential benefits and local help. The...
Missouri Senate sides with House; chooses not to fund Medicaid expansion
The Missouri Senate has passed a $34 billion state budget proposal without funding an expansion of...
Survey: Pandemic stress is the last straw for 10% of Missouri teachers
The only profession in Missouri that creates all other professions has been struggling for years...
Missouri House Budget Chair: bipartisan oversight is needed on federal rescue plan dollars (AUDIO)
Legislation aimed at preventing waste or fraud of federal stimulus dollars will be heard Monday...
What we’re watching this week in the Missouri Legislature: Medicaid expansion debate, budget and daylight saving time bill
You can expect a debate about Medicaid expansion on the Missouri Senate floor in Jefferson City...
Friends of the United Kingdom Caucus highlights Missouri’s $2 billion economic relationship with the UK (AUDIO)
A bipartisan group of more than 30 Missouri lawmakers has created the nation's first "Friends of...
Quade, Stephens have different views on performance of former Missouri health director Williams (AUDIO)
Two key Missouri lawmakers from opposite parties view Tuesday's resignation of state Department of...
BREAKING: Missouri’s top health leader, chief operating officer resign
Two of Gov. Mike Parson’s top staffers have stepped down. A press release today from Parson's...
What we’re watching next week in Missouri Legislature: budget, oversight hearings and MLB antitrust exemption pushback
The proposed state operating budget will be heading to the Missouri Senate Appropriations...
Missouri House Oversight Committee chair announces DOLIR is suspending collection of unemployment overpayments (AUDIO)
Just two days after being grilled again by state lawmakers in both parties, the Missouri...
Missouri Senate to hear bipartisan legislation on Wednesday on faith-based boarding schools; Householders remain jailed without bond
Bipartisan legislation aimed at regulating faith-based boarding schools like the now-defunct...
Missouri shares virus aid spending suggestions with K-12 schools
The U.S. Department of Education says Missouri’s K-12 schools will get nearly $2 billion in total...
Missouri gaining ground along broadband superhighway, but many more miles to go
A new report says Missouri ranks 32nd in the nation in broadband internet access – a positive step...
Missouri puts the brakes on the use of J&J COVID-19 vaccine
Missouri has suspended the use of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen COVID-19 vaccine...
Rehder’s bipartisan needle exchange legislation heads to Missouri House committee
Bipartisan legislation creating a hypodermic needle exchange program will be heard by a Missouri...
What we’re watching this week in Missouri Legislature: federal stimulus funding, state budget and workers compensation issues (AUDIO)
Testimony involving stimulus dollars under the federal "American Rescue Plan Act of 2021",...
Rural lawmaker says shortage of gas stations near Missouri-Iowa border is a safety issue
(News director Bob Ehle at Missourinet Moberly affiliate KWIX contributed to this story) A state...
School nurse group hopes Missouri districts will put federal aid toward hiring nurses
Missouri’s K-12 schools are getting a big chunk of change in the latest federal coronavirus relief...
Since late January, no coronavirus cases among Missouri veterans home residents
For the first time since March 2020, Missouri’s seven veterans homes are once again accepting...
Missouri House’s bipartisan budget increase for foster children praised by Kids Win Missouri (AUDIO)
A coalition that's dedicated to improving the well-being of Missouri children is praising the...
Missouri, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska governors plan bipartisan Thursday meeting on river and Corps-related issues
Missouri's governor will join the governors of Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska Thursday afternoon in...