Mike Kehoe

The governor also signed into law on Thursday harsher penalties for drunk driving and age verification requirements for pornography website access.

Missouri faced a tight budget this session after years of record spending. Kehoe issued 65 vetoes, totaling over $30 million in general revenue.

Academics, business leaders and government officials spent the day making the case for and trying to build excitement for data centers coming to Missouri.

Preis will lead the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, which oversees about 500 public school districts and charter school systems in the state.

The initiative was originally expected to roll out in October. Missouri DSS said the extended timeline will give the state more time to work with local grocers, agricultural partners and community stakeholders before the program begins.

The Department of Social Services submitted its request to postpone, along with a "revision of definitions," to the U.S. Department of Agriculture on June 3

Plaintiffs argue that the proposal, known as Amendment 5, violated constitutional prohibitions on addressing more than one subject. They plan to appeal the ruling.

Kehoe also said he doesn't plan on calling any special sessions including on drawing another new congressional map.

The unanimous vote ends, for the year, the push to legalize slot machine-like games and tax them for education needs.

The GOP governor said he's ready to sell his plan to expand sales and use taxes as a way to eliminate Missouri's income tax to voters.