BJ Tanksley is leading the state’s efforts to implement Governor Parson’s plan to invest more than $400 million in broadband across the state. As he tells Missourinet, plans for the funding are expected to impact hundreds of thousands of Missourians and are being...
Leaders from Missouri’s major commodity groups will testify before the Joint Committee on Agriculture Tuesday afternoon in Jefferson City. The hearing will begin at 1 at the Statehouse. Committee Chairman State Rep. Mike Haffner (R-Pleasant Hill) says the...
Health care has emerged as a major issue in southern Missouri’s Eighth Congressional district race between U.S. Rep. Jason Smith (R-Salem) and his Democratic challenger Kathy Ellis. The sprawling district includes 30 southern Missouri counties and about 20,000...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing nearly $3 million in the expansion of rural broadband internet service to southeast Missouri. During a Zoom call Wednesday, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, Senator Roy Blunt and Missouri Ag Director Chris Chinn...
State officials say the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DOLIR) has paid more than $2 billion in unemployment claims during the COVID-19 pandemic. DOLIR Director Anna Hui says initial unemployment claims have dropped from about 100,000 in late...
