Memorial Services Will Honor 2 Missouri Firefighters Who Died in the Line of Duty in 2017 and Another Killed 169 Years Ago  JEFFERSON CITY – Two Missouri firefighters who died in the line of duty last year, along with another killed in a fire in 1849, will be honored during services Saturday and Sunday at […]

Missouri State Parks Seeks to Recruit and Hire More Veterans  Missouri State Parks has launched a new website designed especially for recruiting military veterans for positions within the state parks system. This new site is a significant step forward in a continued initiative by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources to recruit and hire more […]

Saint Louis Public Schools Students Continue to Combat Obesity With 4th Annual Flash Mob Dance  Saint Louis Public School (SLPS) students, staff, and faculty continue to take steps to improve their health and combat obesity. This year, the annual Let’s Move! STL flash mob event has grown to include not only more Missourians but individuals […]

St. Louis County Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Marks One Year Anniversary  St. Louis County’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) has just completed its first year of operations and is already a valuable tool in battling opioid addiction across the state.    “We started a County PDMP because Missouri was the only state without such a […]

Blunt, McCaskill Applaud Senate Passage of Resolution Honoring Ill and Injured Service Members and Their Families  WASHINGTON – Missouri Senators Roy Blunt and Claire McCaskill commended Senate passage of their legislation designating May 1, 2018, as Silver Star Service Banner Day. The measure passed the Senate by unanimous consent yesterday. Blunt and McCaskill have introduced […]

Senator Blunt Brings Two-Year Total to $20 Million Opioid Crisis Grant Program  WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (MO), Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor/HHS), today announced that the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has awarded Missouri another $10 million opioid crisis grant.  […]

Starbucks & Retailers STOP Using Taxpayers’ Dollars to Police Your Bad Policies  The Culture must change! Starbucks and retailers, throughout this nation, MUST train their staff on treating minorities, expected moms and the disabled like everyone else — CUSTOMERS!    Stop using our public dollars to police your bad policies! My police friends want to […]

St. Louis City Police Commissioner Hayden Highlights His First 100 Day  When I was selected as the Police Commissioner, I was entrusted with the responsibility of managing the second largest police department in the State of Missouri. This is a responsibility I do not take lightly. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department has an authorized […]

Blunt Talks Rural Broadband with Missouri Electric Cooperatives  WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (MO), a member of the Senate Commerce Committee, spoke to Missouri Electric Cooperatives during their trip to Washington. Blunt released the following statement after the meeting:    “Access to broadband is an issue that impacts virtually every Missourian. It’s […]

Children’s Service Fund Director to Depart, Interim Announced  “I am grateful for having had the opportunity to serve the residents and particularly the children of St. Louis County,” Cunningham said. “And I am proud that the St. Louis County Children’s Service Fund is in solid financial shape and will be in the hands of an […]