By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri taxpayers are a step closer to getting a several-hundred-dollar refund from the state. The Senate on Thursday night endorsed a plan to provide a one-time tax credit of up to $500 for individuals and $1,000 for couples. The refunds would go only to
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The city of Warsaw will be receiving nearly $3.25 million in financial assistance from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources to upgrade to the city’s drinking water system. The project is anticipated to be completed by August of next year. Crews will replace aging water lines throughout the city with updated
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The Missouri legislature has only one day left to get a 2023 state budget on the governor’s desk, and both chambers have yet to pass the 15 budget bills.
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The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is seeking public comment on a scheduled project to improve safety at two busy intersections south of Jefferson City on Highway 54.
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May is recognized as Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. A month to show Asian Americans’ contributions to America’s history.
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During Teachers Appreciation Week, lawmakers in Jefferson City showed their appreciation by approving a raise in the base salary for Missouri educators.
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Continue Reading JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri House of Representatives Special Committee on Redistricting is scheduled to meet Wednesday. Committee members are set to meet at noon at the Missouri State Capitol to talk about congressional redistricting. Time is ticking as state lawmakers have until May 13 to get a bill to Gov. Mike Parson. ABC
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As the future of Roe V. Wade looms over people living in the United States, several anti-abortion bills are working through Missouri’s legislature, and one lawmaker is working to add more.
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The state of Missouri has taken multiple actions over the last nearly 15 years through the state legislature to end abortions.
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A U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade could lead to the end of most abortions in Missouri because of a trigger law enacted in 2019.
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The State of Missouri is set to execute a man convicted of a double murder in 1996.
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A man convicted of a 1996 double killing in eastern Missouri is scheduled to die Tuesday by lethal injection in the state prison at Bonne Terre.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ.) Jefferson City’s Third Ward councilman got his motion passed to reintroduce a resolution to recognize the historical significance of Oct. 7, 1864, during the council meeting Monday night. The council also decided to make some changes to what events and actions people will recognize about this time in history. The council
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The deadline for the 2023 Missouri state budget is Friday, but lawmakers still have several things to do before they’re ready to put the bills on the governor’s desk.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Struggling natural gas customers with Ameren Missouri will now have access to new funding through Ameren Missouri’s Clean Slate program that will help pay off past-due balances. The funding will help local families after a winter season with significantly higher wholesale natural gas prices, which has led to higher energy statements for
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The sixth annual Molly’s Miles is set to resume its in person 5k and 10k, after 1,110 days since the last in person event.
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Lawmakers in Jefferson City have one week to decide how they want to spend $2.7 billion in federal funding in the 2023 state budget.
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The Missouri Department of Higher Education said Friday that it will exit a federal student loan program that last issued loans in 2010 because of a continued freeze on student loan payments.
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