June 2022

The right to vote for Missourians, with or without a developmental disability, is a civil right

Missouri Developmental Disabilities Council (MODDC) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The right to vote for Missourians, with or without a developmental disability, is a civil right – what happened in Phelps County and what we learned.   On May 26, 2022, Phelps County clerk, Pamela K. Grow, told the Phelps County Commission, that she would be […]

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Wagner, Abraham Accords Caucus introduces bill to unite Middle East partners against Iranian aggression

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Missouri Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO), Vice Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and members of the Abraham Accords Caucus in the House and Senate today introduced legislation to unite Middle East partners as global threats from Iran and Iranian backed-extremists continue to rise. The bipartisan, bicameral Deterring Enemy Forces and Enabling

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Blunt questions industry leaders on COVID testing mandates hampering travel and tourism recovery

WASHINGTON – At a U.S. Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Tourism, Trade, and Export Promotion hearing this week, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) questioned industry leaders about the impact COVID pre-departure testing requirements are having on the recovery of the travel and tourism industry.   Following is a Transcript:   BLUNT: Ms. Neufang, I think we’ve

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Following Blunt and Klobuchar calls, Election Assistance Commission to expand uses of federal funding to combat threats against election workers

WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (Mo.) and Amy Klobuchar (Minn.), Ranking Member and Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration with oversight over federal elections, released the following statements after the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) voted unanimously to expand the use of Help America Vote Act (HAVA) funding to protect

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Missouri Aeronautical Chart is now available

JEFFERSON CITY – The 2022-2023 Missouri Aeronautical Chart has been updated and is now available to pilots and other aviation enthusiasts. A planning tool for pilots and users of Missouri’s aviation system, the chart is produced every other year by the Missouri Department of Transportation. It provides airport information, communication frequencies, a guide to airfield

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Missouri Attorney General subpoenas seven school districts over student surveys

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has subpoenaed seven school districts (Mehlville School District, Webster Groves School District, Jefferson City School District, Lee’s Summit R-7 School District, Park Hill School District, Springfield School District, and Neosho School District) demanding information on the school districts decision to employ student surveys, potentially without parental

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Missouri’s public frogging season begins June 30

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) encourages the public to discover nature this summer during frogging season. Beginning June 30 at sunset through Oct. 31, those with a fishing permit or small-game hunting permit may frog for bullfrogs and green frogs. The daily limit is eight frogs of both species combined and

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Perryville woman named to Iowa State University Dean’s List

AMES, Iowa – A Perryville woman is among approximately 9,500 Iowa State University students who have been recognized for outstanding academic achievement by being named to the spring semester 2022 Dean’s List.  Elizabeth Nicole Plunkett is a junior, majoring in Dairy Science. Students named to the Dean’s List must have earned a grade point average

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