State Government

The $2.1 billion request from Gov. Mike Kehoe also adds money for developmental disability services, mental health programs and medical care for prisoners.

Both Evergy and Ameren Missouri asked a Missouri House committee to support legislation that would allow them to charge customers for natural, or methane, gas power plants even before they’re completed, saying the state needs more electrical power.

The legislation proposes $1 million per year to test near contaminated sites

Gov. Mike Kehoe’s speech comes as his budget remains somewhat flat compared to previous years.

A minor party can become a major party and be entitled to nominate its general election candidates at the August primary if its candidate for governor receives more than 5 percent of the statewide vote.

The examination of Joplin’s financial records and management practices won’t get underway until, at the earliest next summer and could take as long as a year to complete.

Governor Mike Parson made a rare visit to Joplin Thursday to announce the 100,000-square-foot expansion. Parson also touted the 83,000 new jobs in Missouri over the past 12 months adding that the jobs were not people returning to work from the pandemic, but brand new employees.

The lawsuit paints a picture of a city government that resists releasing public information and takes requests for records as an affront. It also outlines several instances where Kansas City Hall failed to promptly release records or even respond, as they're required to under Missouri law.

The Missouri Attorney General's slow response times have renewed scrutiny over how the office handles enforcing state transparency laws.

This year 17 states offer back-to-school tax-free holidays, that’s down from 19 states in 2022. Kansas remains the only one of the Four States who doesn’t offer a tax free time to purchase back-to-school products. Arkansas takes place Aug. 5-6. Oklahoma mirrors Missouri’s Aug. 4-6.