CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — The American Red Cross of Missouri and Arkansas is seeking individuals interested in serving in a new virtual volunteer role: regional disaster duty officer. The position can be done from home anywhere in the Missouri-Arkanas region and serves as a dispatcher, sending out Red Cross response teams to home fires or […]
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) spoke on the Senate floor Wednesday to warn about the potential for blackouts and brownouts across the country due to the Biden administration’s misguided energy agenda. Blunt pointed to the administration’s efforts to shut down traditional forms of U.S. energy production, resulting in energy shortages that could increase costs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The mission of the America First Policy Institute’s (AFPI) Center for Election Integrity (CEI) is to make it easy to vote, but hard to cheat. Many states have been proactive in this pursuit; and, in their most recent legislative sessions, successfully enacted voter protection measures to help restore faith, trust, and confidence in
STE. GENEVIEVE — The Ste. Genevieve County Commission announced Thursday that the County Road and Bridge Department will be working on an extensive project next week on Cave Road. There will be ‘Road Closed’ signs on Cave Road at Pfeifer as well as at the Cave Winery.
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JEFFERSON CITY – In response to increasingly dry conditions and the growing threat of serious drought, especially across Missouri’s southern counties, Governor Mike Parson today issued Executive Order 22-04 calling upon the Missouri Department of Natural Resources to activate the Drought Assessment Committee and the associated drought impact teams. “I know on my farm that conditions have
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Transportation is reminding the public that the busiest roadside mowing period is underway, requiring drivers to slow down, avoid all distractions and proceed with caution when encountering equipment and personnel. The heaviest mowing operations will continue until Aug. 15, a schedule that helps maximize motorist safety and protect pollinator
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced Thursday that the unemployment rate fell -0.1 percentage point to 4.5 percent, the lowest the rate has been since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, and non-farm payrolls increased by +18,800 in June, based on preliminary data provided by the U.S. Bureau
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SPRINGFIELD—The Illinois State Police (ISP), under the direction of Governor Pritzker, submitted an emergency rule change to the Illinois Secretary of State’s Office implementing broader use of clear and present danger reports that can bar applicants from receiving a Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) card or revoke a current FOID card. The rule change allows
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Farm Bureau’s Political Action Committee has endorsed Congressman Jason Smith for re-election in Missouri’s Eighth Congressional District. Trustees of the Missouri Farm Bureau Southeast Regional Endorsement Committee voted to endorse his re-election bid. Smith is serving his fifth term in Congress. He is the Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Yesterday, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed a lawsuit and a motion for preliminary injunction against the City of St. Louis after the signing of Board Bill 61, which authorizes federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to provide “logistical support” for abortion, including travel expenses and other costs of obtaining
