Missouri is among 25 states that have resigned from or are not members of a national voter data group accused of partisanship in its work to expand voter rolls and lacking in transparency, an analysis by the Show Me State Times found.
On May 5, Governor Mike Parson announced that the Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) has awarded $75 million through the Industrial Site Development Grant Program for 15 projects across the state
On May 4, in honor of Missouri’s fallen law enforcement officers, Governor Mike Parson has ordered the Missouri State Capitol dome and Missouri Law Enforcement Memorial to be lit blue from sunset on Friday, May 5, 2023, until sunrise on Saturday, May 6, 2023.
In an effort to protect the unborn, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey joined a coalition of 18 states in filing an amicus brief urging the Ohio Supreme Court to reject the legal challenge to Ohio’s Heartbeat Act, which prevents performing or inducing an abortion after a heartbeat is detected.
For the month of April 2023, Governor Mike Parson granted 26 pardons pursuant to Article IV, Section 7 of the Constitution of the State of Missouri. Official documents have been filed with the appropriate government agencies and have been sent to the individuals
On May 1, Governor Mike Parson announced 169 school districts and charter schools have received grants from the newly created School Safety Grant Program.
In an effort to protect the Constitution, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey joined a coalition of 22 states in filing an amicus brief in the Colorado Supreme Court, arguing that the First Amendment protects Jack Phillips and his business, Mastercake Cakeshop, from being required to create a cake expressing a message contrary to his beliefs.
Missouri's death count did not exceed the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending April 22, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
There were 77,123 total OASDI widow and parent beneficiaries in Missouri in 2021, a 1.7 percent decrease from 2020, according to the official Social Security Administration website.
Here are the 50 political committees that received the largest financial contributions during the week ending May 6, according to the Missouri Ethics Commission.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) issued 2,135 home loans totaling $547.8 million in Missouri during the first quarter of the fiscal year 2023, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.