by Joey Parker | Feb 14, 2022 | Education, News, Politics / Govt, Science / Technology, Show Me Today
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...
by admin | Jul 5, 2021 | Education, News
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...
by admin | Oct 28, 2020 | Business, Health / Medicine, History, News, Politics / Govt
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...
by Missourinet Contributor | Aug 20, 2020 | Business, Education, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt, Science / Technology
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...
by admin | Jun 23, 2020 | Business, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt
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...