July 2023

Commentary: Mexico’s biotech ban puts farmers in jeopardy

JEFFERSON CITY – With 95 percent of the world’s consumers living outside the United States, agricultural trade is an important pillar in our farm economy. Strong trading partnerships are key to a global economy and worldwide food security. Unfortunately, a proposal by the Mexican government to ban the import of corn developed with biotechnology threatens

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Commission approves FY 2024-2028 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission Wednesday approved the FY 2024-2028 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), which lists transportation projects planned by state and regional planning agencies July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2028. The five-year program includes funding from General Revenue – passed by the Missouri General Assembly and signed by

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Eastern Missouri Girl Scouts give back through April Showers

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Since 1998, Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri girls, troops and families have worked together to collect personal care items for those in need in our communities. This April, more than 7,100 girls participated in April Showers, Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri’s largest community service program, to collect more than 1.3 million

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Legislators to hold press conference government failure to share hazardous waste risks in St. Louis and St. Charles Area

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – New documents obtained through watchdog journalism by a coalition of media outlets has revealed that the federal government and companies responsible for nuclear bomb production and atomic waste sites in the St. Louis and St. Charles region were aware of the health risks and threat to people living near the site

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Missouri ranks 28th in child well-being, Annie E. Casey Foundation finds

From a news release JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri ranks 28th in child well-being, according to the 2023 KIDS COUNT® Data Book, a 50-state report of recent household data developed by the Annie E. Casey Foundation analyzing how children and families are faring. Additionally, our country’s lack of affordable and accessible child care short-changes children

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Redesigned Illinois Secretary of State website simplifies customer experience

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Secretary of State’s office launched a redesign of its website, making it easier to navigate and adding new functions for services that users can access remotely, Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced Wednesday.   “The revamped website is more intuitive and prioritizes our most popular programs and services so customers can

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Screwdriver assault suspect released from hospital, taken to jail

HILLSBORO – Nicholas Davis, the suspect charged with attacking a Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputy with a screwdriver has been released from the hospital and booked into the Jefferson County jail last Tuesday night, after receiving treatment for a bite from a sheriff’s K-9.     Meanwhile, the motorist who was the subject of the traffic

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