April 2023

NFIB urges legislative action following new report on cost of lawsuit abuse

JEFFERSON CITY – New data from the Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse (CALA) found that businesses in Missouri continue to experience revenue and job loss as a result of the state’s flawed civil justice system. Responding to the impact of excessive civil court costs on the state’s overall economy, NFIB State Director Brad Jones said: “Small businesses in Missouri should

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MSHP reports arrests

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released its latest reports of arrests. Among those listed as arrested: 38-year-old Roger Nguyen of St. Louis at 1:58 p.m. Wednesday on a warrant out of Cape Girardeay for failure to register a vehicle. He was being held in the Ste. Genevieve County Jail pending the

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MRV Banks promotes Heather Jokerst to senior compliance officer

CAPE GIRARDEAU–MRV Banks has announced that Heather Jokerst has been promoted to Senior Compliance Officer.  “Heather has shown an incredible work ethic and is very deserving of this promotion,” said Chief Lending Officer Rob Lawrence. “She has proven herself to be a knowledgeable team player for the bank. I know she will do a great job as

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MODDC strives to achieve language access in schools with free online training opportunity for school leaders and educators on May 4

JEFFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Developmental Disabilities Council, in partnership with the National Association of Educational Translators and Interpreters of Spoken Languages (NAETISL), invites educators and school administrators to participate in a free 90-minute virtual training titled, “Achieving Language Access in Schools for All” at 11 a.m., Thursday, May 4, 2023. “When families do not have

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Missouri Senate passes $50 billion state budget

byAlisa Nelson, Missourinet JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Senate pulled an all-nighter Tuesday and has passed a roughly $50 billion state budget proposal. Here’s what survived in the latest version: •$3.6 billion in state aid to K-12 public schools •$2.8 billion to widen Interstate-70 to at least three lanes in both directions from Blue Springs

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House Republicans proposals jeopardize transportation safety and infrastructure across Missouri

JEFFERSON CITY – Congressional Republicans are holding the nation’s full faith and credit hostage in an effort to impose devastating cuts that would hurt rural communities, raise costs for hardworking families, and set back economic growth. Last week, House Republicans released their extreme proposal to hold our economy hostage in order to slash funding for

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Brent Allan Versemann

A funeral will be held Saturday, April 29, 2023 for 37-year-old Brent Allan Versemann of Perryville, Missouri who passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at his residence. He was born March 3, 1986 in Perryville, to Roger Allan and Karla A. (Mueller) Versemann, who survive. He and Stacey Landholt were married May 23, 2009 at

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$15.3 million in home improvement grants now available

CHICAGO – The Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) has announced the grand opening of the Home Repair and Accessibility Program (HRAP) designed to assist low-income and very low-income homeowners with health, safety, accessibility, and energy efficiency repairs to their homes. HRAP will provide $15.3 million to preserve existing affordable housing stock, provide investment in underserved

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$32,000 in scholarships to be awarded to students during STEM Signing Day

JEFFERSON CITY – A total of $32,000 in scholarships will be awarded and dozens of high school students from across Missouri will be recognized on STEM Signing Day as they commit to studying science, technology, engineering, or math in college this fall. The Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development (MDHEWD) and the Missouri

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