By Anthony Morabith, MissouriNet JEFFERSON CITY – Insulin and EpiPens are not within financial reach for some Missourians. A Kansas City area lawmaker is looking to cap those prices. Missouri State Representative Sean Pouche’s bill proposes to restrict how much insurance companies make Missourians pay for insulin and EpiPens. “When it was created in […]
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JEFFERSON CITY – Mexico recently issued a decree that banned imports of biotech corn used for food consumption and said it will seek to find substitutes for such products used for animal feed. Since corn is a major commodity in Missouri, this decision will directly impact the state’s farmers and economy. That’s because most
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by Anthony Morabith and Alisa Nelson, Missourinet JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Legislature has passed an extra spending bill for the current state budget year. Gov. Mike Parson requested the midyear funding. The plan would cost taxpayers an additional $627 million. It primarily includes an 8.7 percent pay increase for all of Missouri’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer and Pat Thomas, a long-time political staffer, have received the 2023 Henry S. Geyer Award from the Mizzou Alumni Association. Each year, the MAA presents the Geyer Award to one elected official and one citizen who exemplify the dedication and spirit of Henry S. Geyer, a state representative
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — In fiscal year 2022, the University of Missouri set a record for research expenditures of more than $432 million, marking the 10th consecutive year of growth for MU research. “Research expenditures correlate with important outcomes of scholarship including citations, books published, highly-prestigious recognition of faculty to conferral of doctoral degrees.” said Mun Choi,
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SPRINGFIELD – Representing mayors and municipal officials from across the state, the Illinois Municipal League (IML) announced its annual ‘Moving Cities Forward’ legislative platform, which aims to ensure the long-term success of Illinois’ 1,295 cities, villages and towns. The 2023 platform is intended to strengthen local governments’ ability to provide critical services to taxpayers and
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SPRINGFIELD – Downstate Republican Senators in Illinois are demanding urgent action in light of documented abuses of residents living at the Choate Mental Health Center in Anna, IL. State Senators Dale Fowler (R-Harrisburg), Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro), and Jil Tracy (R-Quincy) joined together with House Republican colleagues at the Capitol on Thursday calling for immediate hearings.
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1. My German Heritage Corridor legislation, HB 200, which adds Perry County to the existing corridor was voted out of Tourism committee unanimously and will now move to the Rules committee. HB 487 designates the Missouri portion of the new bridge (Chester Bridge) on State Highway 51 as the “Don Welge Memorial Bridge”. HB
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JEFFERSON CITY – I’m thrilled to report the Senate has given a preliminary round of approval to Senate Bills 45 & 90, a combined, bi-partisan proposal to extend MO HealthNet coverage to postpartum women from 60 days to one year following birth. It’s so important to extend these benefits because many postpartum conditions do not present
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by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — It’s not every day that university students get to play an integral part in fulfilling a $2 million contract, but that’s exactly what’s been happening at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and the Illinois State Police (ISP) needed help creating promotional campaigns,
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