“I care too much about our community to allow distractions to impede our ability to train and employ our people,” Prince said. “I’m available to answer any questions to ensure a smooth transition because, at the end of the day, it’s about the people.” Mayor Lyda Krewson accepted Prince’s resignation Thursday afternoon. “I appreciate the […]

Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick today celebrated 100 days in Office. “Since being sworn-in in January, I have focused on continuing to be a good steward of Missouri’s tax dollars,” Fitzpatrick said. “This stewardship goes beyond ensuring your tax dollars are invested and spent wisely. As Treasurer, I want to ensure Missourians are prepared for […]

“During this year’s State of the State address, I called for the legislature to prioritize an infrastructure plan that would address critical infrastructure needs across our entire state without raising taxes. I appreciate the collaborative efforts by the Senate and the House on this shared priority and am encouraged by the important step taken today […]

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (MO), Dick Durbin (IL), Chuck Grassley (Iowa), and Tammy Baldwin (Wis.), along with U.S. Representatives Jason Smith (Mo.) and Cheri Bustos (Ill.), led a bipartisan, bicameral letter to Senate and House appropriators urging the inclusion of funding for the Navigation and Ecosystem Restoration Program (NESP) in the Fiscal Year […]

U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (MO), Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor/HHS), commended the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) announcement that Missouri will receive $9.6 million in State Opioid Response Grant funding. The funding announced today is the first of two expected grant announcements […]

U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (MO) and Brian Schatz (Hawaii), members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation, introduced the Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act of 2019. The bipartisan legislation would strengthen consumer protections by prohibiting commercial users of facial recognition technology (FR) from collecting and re-sharing data for identifying or tracking consumers without […]

U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.), Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor/HHS), commended the U.S. Department of Labor for awarding the Missouri Division of Workforce Development up to $4 million in grant funding, with an initial investment of more than $1.3 million, to combat the opioid […]

U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) spoke on the Senate floor about Democrats’ Green New Deal, laying out how the legislation goes far beyond the mainstream and could cost up to $94 trillion over the next 10 years – the equivalent of $65,000 per household, per year. Following Are Excerpts of Blunt’s Remarks: “Our friends on […]

(JEFFERSON CITY, MO) – The Missouri House today passed House Bill 225, sponsored by Representative Kathy Swan, by a vote of 101-49. Fast Track is one of Governor Parson’s top workforce development priorities to help reskill and retool Missouri workers to meet the workforce demands of the future. “I am pleased the Missouri House passed […]

(JEFFERSON CITY, MO) – Following a meeting with members of his emergency management team at the State Emergency Operations Center, Governor Mike Parson urged Missourians to pay close attention to their local forecast, to limit travel as necessary, and give emergency responders and road crews room to do their jobs through Thursday. “A potentially dangerous […]