BOSTON — GasBuddy, a PDI company, today released the results of its annual summer travel survey revealing that even with record-high gasoline prices, 58 percent of Americans intend to road trip this summer, a rise from last summer, when gas prices were nearly $1.50 per gallon lower. While the high prices may not stand in […]
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JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick has joined a coalition of 38 state financial officers and attorneys general in pushing back against continued Biden Administration efforts to force investment managers to make political decisions rather than financial decisions with regards to retirement savings accounts like 401Ks and pension plans. Yesterday, the coalition filed comments
JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Farm Bureau (MOFB) members are celebrating a successful 2022 state legislative session after scoring major victories to protect property rights, make strategic investments in critical infrastructure and promote rural development through targeted tax credits. Regarding the successful 2022 legislative session, MOFB President Garrett Hawkins said, “Our members have worked tirelessly for
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Conservation Commission met May 19 for a workshop and closed executive session and May 20 for its regular open meeting. All were held at the Anita B. Gorman Discovery Center, 4750 Troost Ave in Kansas City.Commissioners attending the open meeting in person or online were:L. (Barry) Orscheln, ChairMark L. McHenry,
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SEWARD, Neb. — Concordia University, Nebraska recently named Katherine Benkendorf from Uniontown to the Spring 2022 Honors list. More than 200 students were honored. Students who earn a 3.90 GPA or higher while also completing at least 12 credit hours qualify for the honors list.About Concordia University, NebraskaConcordia University, Nebraska, founded in 1894, is a
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Friday reported 40,193 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 56 deaths since May 13, 2022. That is an increase of 167 over the previous week which is only a 0.4 percent increase. Still the CDC reports eight Illinois Counties are
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LENEXA, Kansas – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of the Army (Army) will host a virtual Midwest-focused regional roundtable on “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) on May 23, 2022, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. central time.View the livestream for this Midwest roundtable. The virtual roundtable was organized by the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – This afternoon, the United States District Court, Western District of Louisiana granted Missouri and 23 other states’ request for preliminary injunction in their lawsuit against the Biden Administration over their planned cancellation of Title 42. Because of this preliminary injunction, Title 42 will remain in place. Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt released
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CHESTER – The Chester Streets and Alleys Committee will meet Tuesday in special session to discuss the Riverview Boulevard project. The meeting is open to the public. It will be held at 10 a.m. in the Chester Municipal Building, 1330 Swanwick Street, Chester. NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING CITY OF CHESTER STREETS & ALLEYS COMMITTEE
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ATCHISON, Kan. — A Bloomsdale student at Benedictine College has been recognized for her academic achievement. Alicia Carron of Bloomsdale was recently named to the President’s List for the spring semester, which ended May 10, 2022. Any full-time student carrying a minimum of 12 hours and a perfect 4.0 grade point average through the spring
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