Treasurer Fitzpatrick, MDHEWD Partner for America Saves Week Jefferson City, MO — Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick today announced his office is partnering with the Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development to promote America Saves Week. America Saves Week is an annual call to action for Americans to save for the future. Each […]

A Message From Tishaura Jones, Running For Re-Election St. Louis City Treasurer… A Progressive With A Track Record In the coming days and months, we look forward to talking about how we have improved and transformed the Treasurer’s Office since we took office. We sincerely believe the Treasurer’s Office has shown that you can both […]

Jefferson City—The Department of Economic Development announced recently that it would award $7.3 million through its Neighborhood Assistance Program to nonprofits across Missouri for community development projects. The Neighborhood Assistance Program helps not-for-profit organizations leverage private-sector funds by providing partial state tax credits to businesses that make contributions to approved community improvement projects. The program […]

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (MO.), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (Labor/HHS), released the following statement regarding newly-released data from United for Medical Research showing that National Institutes of Health (NIH) research funding generated nearly $1.6 billion in new economic activity and supported […]

JEFFERSON CITY – State Sen. Brian Williams, D-University City, opposes Senate Bill 525, which allows a recovery charter high school to be operated in Kansas City for the purpose of educating students who are in recovery from a substance abuse disorder or dependency. “Funding for our public schools is based on the number of students […]

“As we continue working to assure a healthy City of St. Louis as an equitable community, achieving optimal health for all, we pause on February 7, to observe National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAA),” said Mayor Lyda Krewson. (NBHAAD) occurs every year on February 7th. It is a national observance that presents an opportunity to […]

The National Weather Service in St. Louis has issued a Winter Storm Warning for 9 AM Wednesday, February 5, 2020, until 6 AM Thursday, February 6, 2020, for portions of east central Missouri, including the City of St. Louis. Heavy mixed precipitation of mostly snow and sleet is expected. Total snow accumulations could range between […]

Hundreds of Illinois residents (customers) leaving HLI Alternatives celebrate their purchase of recreational marijuana on the first day of sales in the state in the City of Collinsville on Wednesday, January 1, 2020. Illinois residents 21 and older can now buy up to 30 grams of marijuana plant material and edibles with up to 500 […]

U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (MO.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement after delivering remarks at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) West headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri. St. Louis Comptroller Darlene Green, Congressman William L. Clay, Jr. and St. Louis Mayor […]

Governor Mike Parson announced the launch of the state’s Clear the Air youth vaping awareness campaign to bring attention to the risks of using electronic cigarettes and vaping products. In October, Governor Parson signed Executive Order 19-18 directing the Departments of Health and Senior Services (DHSS), Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), and Public Safety (DPS) […]