JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.–This spring, food and wine lovers visiting Hermann will again have the opportunity to learn more from the farmers behind their food and wine, while visiting seven wine trail locations. Celebrating the best of what Missouri has to offer, tickets are selling fast for the fifth annual The Farmers’ Table Wine Trail event, […]
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SPRINGFIELD – Building on four years of fiscal progress, Governor Pritzker’s fifth balanced budget proposal will make transformative, generational investments in early childhood education and childcare, the teacher pipeline, higher education, and efforts to fight poverty. State of the State and Budget Address Wednesday, February 15th, 2023 *Remarks As Prepared For Delivery* Mr.
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SPRINGFIELD – The State of Illinois weathered the fiscal disruption of the pandemic with a combination of federal assistance and generally prudent state budgets. While the current budget situation is good, we always have concerns about whether the budget proposals will build new permanent spending into the budget that the state will have difficulty
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois House Progressive Caucus, representing nearly two-dozen progressive legislators in the Illinois House, today issued the following statement in response to Gov. Pritzker’s State of the State and budget address: “Illinois has made tremendous progress to help working families and those who have been left behind throughout Gov. JB Pritzker’s tenure
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Manufacturers’ Association (IMA) released the following statement regarding Gov. JB Pritzker’s annual budget and State of the State address: “Illinois’ financial position has improved immensely over the past four years, and we commend the Governor for his focus on improving the state’s finances, building a Rainy Day Fund, and working
ITASCA, Ill. – On February 15, 2023, at approximately 3:47 a.m., Illinois State Police (ISP) officials investigated a vehicle versus pedestrian traffic crash involving an ISP Trooper on the Interstate 290 westbound exit to Illinois Route 390 in DuPage County. On the above date and time, an ISP Trooper was conducting a traffic stop in
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Retail Merchants Association (IRMA) released the following statement regarding Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s FY2024 budget address: “We applaud Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the General Assembly for the work they have undertaken in recent years to stabilize the state’s finances. We are encouraged by the governor’s proposed investments in workforce development and
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — March 1 marks the annual opening of catch-and-keep trout fishing in Missouri at the state’s four trout parks: Bennett Spring State Park near Lebanon, Montauk State Park near Licking, Roaring River State Park near Cassville, and Maramec Spring Park near St. James. The catch-and-keep season at the trout parks runs through
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COLUMBIA — Since 1990, obesity rates in American children — particularly in rural and underserved areas — have skyrocketed due to a variety of factors, including more sedentary human behavior and an increase in food swamps, or communities with both limited access to fresh fruits and vegetables as well as excessive access to fast food.
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PERRYVILLE – The City of Perryville is embarking on the exciting and important process of updating their Comprehensive Plan (“Perryville 2045”)! So, what’s a Comprehensive Plan? A Comprehensive Plan is a long-range planning document that establishes a community’s vision for the future and serves as a road map for achieving that vision over the next
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