On May 30, during a ceremony at Carnahan Courthouse, Gabriel (Gabe) Gore was sworn in as the City of St. Louis Circuit Attorney. Mayor Tishuara Jones and other local leaders were in attendance for the ceremony.
On May 26, 2023, Senator Eric Schmitt led a letter with Representative Burlison and Representative Alford demanding answers on Biden Administration’s misplaced priorities relating to Truman Lake and Table Rock Lake infrastructure ahead of Memorial Day weekend:
With the U.S. Supreme Court expected to rule this summer on the constitutionality of affirmative action in college admissions, an analysis by the Show Me State Times shows that Missouri is one of 41 states that currently allow affirmative action.
Here are the 50 political committees that received the largest financial contributions during the week ending May 27, according to the Missouri Ethics Commission.
Missouri's death count did not exceed the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending May 13, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
On May 25, 2023, Senator Eric Schmitt released a statement following The United States Supreme Court’s recent decision in Sackett v. EPA limiting government overreach on Missouri farmers, ranchers, and landowners:
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey led a coalition of 16 state attorneys general in filing an amicus brief at the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in support of two employees who sued Springfield Public Schools (SPS) for unconstitutional diversity, equity and inclusion trainings that took place in 2020.
On May 24, 2023, Senator Eric Schmitt and Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) sent a letter to Assistant Secretary of Treasury Paul Rosen regarding the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States’ (CFIUS) decision to leave Whiteman Air Force Base off their recent ruling:
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey joined a coalition of 19 state attorneys general in opposing President Biden’s attempt to unilaterally expand executive power to raise the debt ceiling without congressional approval.
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey directed a letter to the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners, urging the Board members to abide by their constitutional duty to enforce recently passed legislation to protect children from experimental gender transition interventions.
On May 17, 2023, Senator Eric Schmitt questioned witnesses in a Joint Economic Committee hearing titled: How a US Default Crisis Harms American Families and Businesses:
On May 23, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced that his office has obtained a conviction against Jason Wayne Baker in connection with the murder of Chelsea Conway, the mother of his two children