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 […]

U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (M0), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (Labor/HHS), released the following statement after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) delayed implementation of changes to the national liver distribution policy made by the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN). Under […]

Governor Parson appointed Calea Stovall-Reid as Circuit Judge of the 22nd Judicial Circuit. She will fill the vacancy created by the appointment of the Honorable Robin Ransom to the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District. Stovall-Reid, of St. Louis, is currently an Associate Circuit Judge in the 22nd Judicial Circuit. She earned a B.A. in […]

“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 […]

Governor Parson and First Lady Teresa Parson are reminding Missourians April is National Autism Awareness Month. During this month, citizens across the state, the nation, and the world should join to increase the awareness, understanding, and acceptance of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), also known as Autism. Autism is a developmental disability that can cause significant […]

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 […]

A Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper has been named Missouri State Employee of the Month for March 2019 because of her relentless investigation after the discovery of two young girls walking along a highway in October 2018. Trooper Ashley Klempke’s investigation led to criminal charges against both parents, and the children being placed in protective […]

Recent statements made by an employee of the St. Louis Police Officers Association do not reflect the wishes nor the opinions of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Judge Jimmie Edwards said Friday. “The St. Louis Police Metropolitan Police Department is an entirely separate entity from the St. Louis Police Officers Association. The two should […]

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 […]