On May , 2023, Senator Eric Schmitt and Senator John Hickenlooper (D-CO) introduced the Launch Communications Act in order to ensure the United States remains the global leader in space:
On May 19, during a press conference at the City of St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office in Carnahan Courthouse, Governor Mike Parson announced that he has selected attorney Gabriel (Gabe) Gore as the next City of St. Louis Circuit Attorney. Mr. Gore is tentatively set to be sworn in Monday, May 29.
Here are the 50 political committees that received the largest financial contributions during the week ending May 20, according to the Missouri Ethics Commission.
Missouri's death count did not exceed the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending May 6, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
On May 16, 2023, Senator Eric Schmitt led a coalition of eight Senators in sending a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Shalanda Young demanding answers on Biden Executive Order 14094 “Modernizing Regulatory Review” with regard to new deceptive regulatory accounting techniques, and prioritization of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives over expertise and merit:
On May 19, during a press conference at the City of St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office in Carnahan Courthouse, Governor Mike Parson announced that he has selected attorney Gabriel (Gabe) Gore as the next City of St. Louis Circuit Attorney. Mr. Gore is tentatively set to be sworn in Monday, May 29.
On May 12, 2023, Senator Eric Schmitt visited and toured Missouri’s Fort Leonard Wood with Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth. During the tour, they discussed Army training, military infrastructure, and how Congress can improve the lives of Missouri’s military families:
On May 16, 2023, in the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law hearing on oversight of artificial intelligence (A.I.), U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Ranking Member of the subcommittee, questioned leaders in the A.I. space, including Sam Altman, Chief Executive Officer of OpenAI.
On May 15, 2023 , U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Ranking Member John Boozman (R-Ark.), outlining Missouri's priorities for Title I and Title XI in the upcoming 2023 Farm Bill.
In an effort to protect the Constitution, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey joined a coalition of 18 state attorneys general in opposing the Biden Administration’s proposed standards which would regulate the types of refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freezers Americans can use or buy.
On May 10, 2023, Senator Eric Schmitt introduced the Curtailing Online Limitations that Lead Unconstitutionally to Democracy’s Erosion (COLLUDE) Act, in order to halt the collusion between big tech and the federal government which has led to censoring Americans’ speech:
On May 11, 2023, during a Senate Judiciary Committee Markup, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) reached an agreement with Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) to advance the STOP CSAM Act, legislation sponsored by Senator Durbin that cracks down on the proliferation of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) online.