Boys Basketball CHESTER – The Class 2 Regional Tournament at Chester resumes tonight with the championship round. Belleville Althoff and Pinckneyville will meet tonight at 7 for the regional championship game. STE. GENEVIEVE – Third seed Valle plays top seed Jefferson in the Class 3 District 3 Tournament at Festus tonight 6 […]
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JEFFERSON CITY – The ACLU of Missouri is warning that politicians in the Missouri Senate are attempting to remove critical checks and balances from the state’s 100 year old initiative petition process, a constitutional right, that would give Missouri’s Secretary of State up to three chances to write the most skewed language possible — and
PICKERINGTON, Ohio — The American Motorcyclist Association endorses H.R. 1566, the Right to Equitable and Professional Auto Industry Repair Act (REPAIR Act) and urges Congress to pass this legislation. Originally proposed in February 2023 by Representative Neal Dunn (R-FL-02), this newly-introduced version includes changes negotiated with legislators and stakeholders, including the AMA. Despite
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SPRINGFIELD – When anglers purchase an Illinois fishing license, they’re paying for more than fishing privileges for the year. They’re investing in conservation, education, and economic activity all over the state. Illinois fishing licenses – among the most affordable in the nation – go on sale March 1 for the 2025 season. Fishing license purchases
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CHICAGO – On Thursday, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) announced up to $10 million in funding for the Apprenticeship Expansion Competitive Grant Program to support workforce programs that expand Registered Apprenticeship Programs (RAPs) and pre-apprenticeship programs leading to RAPs. Grantees will be selected through a competitive Notice
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SPRINGFIELD, IL – A new report from the Illinois Auditor General confirms significant mismanagement in Gov. Pritzker’s taxpayer-funded free healthcare program for noncitizens, revealing thousands of potentially ineligible enrollees and costs far exceeding initial projections. At a capitol press conference, Illinois Senate Republican Leader John Curran (R-Downers Grove) and Senator Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) highlighted the audit’s findings, calling for more financial transparency from the Pritzker Administration and stronger oversight to prevent further misuse of taxpayers.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL. – The Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association (IHLA) released the following statement after the Senate Local Government Committee approved SB 1422, which will strengthen the hotel industry’s efforts to combat human trafficking. Under current law, certain hotel employees must be trained to identify the signs of human trafficking and the appropriate steps to take
SPRINGFIELD — State Senators Erica Harriss (56th District), Jil Tracy (50th District) and Chapin Rose (51st District) addressed Capitol media Thursday, Feb. 27. They said Illinois has the second highest property tax rate among the 50 states, with an average of about two percent of home value paid each year. That is double the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and MU Extension thank the Missouri Master Naturalists for volunteering thousands of hours to conserving Missouri’s natural resources in 2024. New Master Naturalist members Jerricho Jonker and Jacob Mace learn the protocol for monitoring Barn Owl nesting boxes from senior volunteers with Hi Lonesome Chapter and
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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Planning on “going native” with landscaping but not sure where to start? The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is inviting you to attend free programs – with an on-site plant sale – focused on native species during Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center’s 20th Annual Native Plant Seminar set for March 12 – 15.
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