September 2024

Governor Parson, Attorney General Bailey announce new actions to combat spread of dangerous unregulated cannabis products 

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JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Governor Mike Parson and Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced a joint task force between the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) and the Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control (ATC) to combat the spread of unregulated psychoactive cannabis products in Missouri. This latest action comes after Governor Parson announced Executive Order 24-10 and subsequent emergency rules by […]

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Governor Pritzker awards $6 million in grant funding through Home Illinois Workforce Pilot Program

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CHICAGO – Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) have awarded more than $6 million in grant funding to four recipients through the Home Illinois Workforce Pilot Program. This program is a partnership between DCEO, the Illinois Office to Prevent and End Homelessness (OPEH) and the Illinois Interagency Task Force

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Missouri veterans homes team members named Missouri Health Care Association district winners

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JEFFERSON CITY – Three Missouri Veterans Commission team members have been named Missouri Health Care Association District Winners. Ben Archambault, District 1 Employee of the Year, Kayla Trankle, District 5 Employee of the Year, and Ryan Helper, District 5 C.N.A. of the Year, were honored on Monday, August 26, at an awards banquet in Branson, Mo.

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NB and SB I-55 in Ste. Genevieve County reduced for bridge maintenance

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WILLOW SPRINGS—Northbound and Southbound Interstate 55 in Ste. Genevieve County will be reduced to one lane with a 10-foot width restriction as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform bridge maintenance.   This section of roadway is located from mile marker 150.8 to mile marker 152.4.  Weather permitting, work will take place Tuesday, Oct. 1 from 7 a.m. to

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Senator Schmitt joins bipartisan group of senators on congressional delegation to Japan and South Korea

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WASHINGTON – Recently, Senator Eric Schmitt joined a bipartisan group of Senators on a Congressional Delegation to Asia, specifically Japan and South Korea, to better understand how the United States can continue to work with partners in the Indo-Pacific, particularly as China continues to become an increasing threat to those countries and the United States: “Congressional

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SIU’s Paul Simon Institute to host political scientist, author Norm Ornstein

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CARBONDALE, Ill. — Political scientist Norm Ornstein, an emeritus scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, will assess the 2024 presidential campaign during a virtual discussion hosted by Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute on Monday, Sept. 16. Ornstein will join John Shaw, institute director, at 10 a.m. to discuss the presidential and congressional campaigns, along with

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Ste. Genevieve will accept water, sewer payments without a service fee

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STE. GENEVIEVE – Ste. Genevieve City Administrator Happy Welch has announced that the city will now be able to offer residents a way to pay their water and sewer bills by eCheck/ACH payments without a service fee.   Welch stated in his report to the board of aldermen prepared for Thursday’s meeting, “We signed up

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