September 2022

Blunt: Student loan handout, tax-and-spend spree add billions to the cost of Obamacare

WASHINGTON – At the weekly Republican leadership press conference today, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) outlined how Democrats’ student loan handout and tax-and-spend spree will substantially add to the cost of Obamacare. As Blunt noted, Democrats recently passed partisan legislation that spends billions to subsidize Obamacare coverage for high-income earners. On top of that, President Biden’s student […]

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CPSC approves new federal safety standard for magnets to prevent deaths and serious injuries from high-powered magnet ingestion

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an effort to reduce the risk of children and teens experiencing serious, even life-threatening injuries from swallowing dangerous, small high-powered magnets, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted to approve a new federal safety standard for magnets on September 7, 2022.   When high-powered magnets are swallowed, they can attract

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Enterprise Bank & Trust expands Missouri presence with senior banking executive addition in Cape Girardeau

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Enterprise Bank & Trust, the banking subsidiary of Enterprise Financial Services Corp (NASDAQ: EFSC), is pleased to announce the hiring of Janet Jansen, who will lead the bank’s expansion in Cape Girardeau and southeast Missouri. Taking on the role of Senior Vice President, Jansen joins Enterprise with more than two decades

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Governor Parson awards Public Safety Medal to first responders and civilians for heroic actions in 2021

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – This morning, Governor Mike Parson awarded Missouri Public Safety Medals to a total of 23 first responders and four civilians for heroic and life-saving actions during 2021. The awards are Missouri’s highest recognition for first responders acting during critical incidents. This year, for the first time, the ceremony included the presentation of Missouri’s new Red,

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Help ease patient pain during Sickle Cell Awareness Month

ST. LOUIS, Mo. — During Sickle Cell Awareness Month in September, the American Red Cross emphasizes the importance of a diverse blood supply to help meet the needs of those with sickle cell disease – the most common inherited blood disorder in the U.S.   Sickle cell disease impacts more than 100,000 people across the

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MDC and PRA: 85 years of serving nature and you

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – This year marks the 85th anniversary of conservation history being made both in Missouri and across the nation. Funding from the Pittman–Robertson Act continues to be essential for MDC habitat management, wildlife research, and the restoration of numerous native species, such as elk shown here at Peck Ranch Conservation Area.   In Missouri

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Mo AG Jay Ashcroft: ‘Keep the federal government out of Missouri elections’

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, a licensed attorney in Missouri, recently filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court weighing in on the Moore v. Harper redistricting case that originated from North Carolina and will have major implications on future elections. The case will define who has the final say, the courts or legislatures, in

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