July 2022

Missouri delegation makes the case for ARPA-H headquarters to be located in Missouri

WASHINGTON – This week, the entire Missouri congressional delegation, led by U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.), the top Republican on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, and signed by U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (Mo.), and U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II, Blaine Luetkemeyer, Billy Long, Ann Wagner, Jason Smith, […]

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Missouri’s ag organizations issue joint letter regarding Grain Belt Express Tiger Connector transmission line

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Just weeks after Governor Parson signed HB 2005, a bill instituting common-sense reforms to eminent domain laws relating to electrical transmission projects, the company behind the Grain Belt Express (GBE) project announced its intent to construct another transmission line and skirt the new law. GBE’s plans for its “Tiger Connector” line in

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Perry Co. Sheriff, Ste. Genevieve Police receive law enforcement grants

SIKESTON – Education, public policy, enforcement, engineering and emergency response are at the core of making Missouri’s roads safer. That’s why the Southeast Coalition for Roadway Safety recently extended grant opportunities to local law enforcement agencies.   Regional grant funding is used to cover the cost of equipment in an effort to reduce the number

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Trillion Gallon St. Francois Aquifer Threatened by Sand Mine

by Matt Ankney A thriving winery and event center is situated a few miles from NextGen Silica’s upcoming open pit blasting sand mine site near popular Hawn State Park; it depends on a healthy local aquifer for its business model. If the trillion-gallon St. Francois Aquifer, one of the largest underground freshwater reservoirs in the

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17 apply for vacancies on Missouri Court of Appeals

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Pursuant to Rule 10.28(d), the Appellate Judicial Commission announces the following demographic information relating to applicants for the vacancies on the Missouri Court of Appeals, Southern District, created by the June 18, 2022, retirement of Judge Gary W. Lynch and the July 31, 2022, retirement of Judge William W. Francis Jr.:

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Amy Grant & Michael W. Smith announce dates for 2022 Christmas Tour featuring Special Guest Michael Tait

ST. LOUIS, Mo.– Multi-platinum, GRAMMY® winners Amy Grant and Michael W. Smith are joining forces once again to co-bill their popular Christmas tour this upcoming holiday season, where they will be joined by special guest Michael Tait of the Newsboys. Presented by Balsam Hill®, this iconic pair is set to kick off their combined holiday show on Nov. 26, in Memphis and travel

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Ann Wagner endorsed by Missouri Farm Bureau

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Farm Bureau’s Political Action Committee has endorsed Ann Wagner for re-election in Missouri’s Second Congressional District. Trustees of the Missouri Farm Bureau St. Louis Regional Endorsement Committee voted to endorse her re-election bid. Wagner is serving her fifth term in Congress. She serves as Vice Ranking Member on both the House Financial

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Beware the dog days of summer

SEATTLE, Wash. – We are truly in the dog days of summer and our pets are particularly susceptible to heatstroke, a potentially life-threatening condition. In fact, at Trupanion, a leader in medical insurance for cats & dogs, we see 333 percent more claims relating to heatstroke during summer months.   For many pet parents who may have brought

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Blunt, colleagues urge Biden Administration to increase biodiesel volumes, provide certainty to producers

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.), along with U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (Minn.), Chuck Grassley (Iowa), Patty Murray (Wash.), and John Thune (S.D.), sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan urging the agency to increase the proposed biodiesel volumes in the upcoming Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs) for 2023 and 2024

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