February 2022

Learn about what owl pellets reveal at free MDC virtual program Feb. 16

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Find a nest or perch tree for owls and you may see some odd-looking pellets on the ground with hair and bone. Owl pellets reveal what the raptors of the night have been feeding on. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will offer a free virtual owl pellet dissection program from […]

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Lucas Fritsche honored for his efforts to create an inclusive playground

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri State Reps. Dale Wright and Rick Francis welcomed a remarkable eighth grade student to the State Capitol earlier this month. Francis and Wright asked their colleagues in the Missouri House of Representatives to join them in honoring Lucas Fritsche for his efforts to raise more than half a million dollars

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Missouri Attorney General opposes new Waters of the U.S. Rule

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – On Tuesday, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, along with 23 other states, submitted a comment to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan and the Army Corps of Engineers opposing the Biden Administration’s proposed rule that would revise the Waters of the United States rule and subject Missouri’s farmers and ranchers to

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Missouri State Parks enhanced online reservation system goes on line Feb. 15

JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri State Parks will be launching an enhanced online reservation system at 7 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15. In order to complete the upgrade, Missouri State Parks will not be accepting new reservations, changes or cancellations from 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 13 through 6:59 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15. This includes online reservations at icampmo.com,

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NFIB Optimism Index: Inflation continues to impact small businesses  

JEFFERSON CITY– The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index decreased slightly in January to 97.1, down 1.8 points from December. Inflation remains a problem for small businesses as 22 percent of owners reported that inflation was their single most important business problem, unchanged from December when it reached the highest level since 1981. The net percent of owners raising average selling

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