State of Missouri

The goal of the state's hands-free law is to increase safety on the roadways.

Ed Hassinger replaces Patrick McKenna who retired in September.

The lieutenant governor is next in line to be governor, breaks ties in the Missouri Senate and sits on various boards.

The $156 million is part of the federal Inflation Reduction Act's Solar for All program.

The project, which the State of Missouri helped to fund, was completed in April.

At a hearing Tuesday, Treasurer Vivek Malek said the idea to place ads on machines owned by Torch Electronics stems from a meeting he had in a Chesterfield airplane hangar owned by the company's lobbyist.

Hough served as commissioner of Greene County and also served in the Missouri House.