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IDOI announces open enrollment for the Get Covered Illinois Health Insurance Marketplace

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CHICAGO – Recently, the kickoff for Open Enrollment on the Get Covered Illinois Health Insurance Marketplace, with 11 health insurance companies offering plans was announced. Illinoisans can enroll through January 15th.  “The Get Covered Illinois Marketplace has a total of 347 health plans offered throughout the state this year,” said IDOI Director Ann Gillespie. “So, we want […]

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Illinois’ public universities collectively achieve highest enrollment in eight years

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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) has released its fall enrollment report for the state’s public universities for the fall semester of the 2024-25 academic year. Illinois public universities also achieved progress across a range of key variables including: Increased undergraduate enrollment by 2%, Increased new full-time transfer student enrollment by 5.1%, Increased

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John and Nancy Jackson to be honored with lobby naming

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CARBONDALE – John and Nancy Jackson’s names are synonymous with education and service around Southern Illinois University and the city of Carbondale. Those names will soon be honored at the John and Nancy Jackson Lobby at the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute. At 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, at the institute, located at 1231 Lincoln

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Learn, comment about SIU’s communication disorders and sciences program at Nov. 18 public meeting

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by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — With a 100% job placement rate for students within a year of graduation, Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s master’s degree in communication disorders and sciences has a proven record of preparing students for the national certification exam and rewarding careers in speech-language pathology or related fields. As the program prepares for continued

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Missouri hunters harvest 1,857 birds during firearms portion of fall turkey season

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that hunters checked 1,857 turkeys during the firearms portion of Missouri’s fall turkey season, Oct. 1-31. Top harvest counties were Gasconade with 51 birds harvested, Osage with 48, and Cedar with 46. Perry County total 28: five adult gobblers, six adult hens,

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Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance releases health insurance rates for 2025 with more choices for Missourians

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI) announces the release of final health insurance rates for Missouri’s 2025 individual market. “I am pleased Missourians will continue to have more choices for plan year 2025,” said Chlora Lindley-Myers, Director of the Department of Commerce and Insurance. “In 2025, we will have

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Missouri Pesticide Use Act changes coming 

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JEFFERSON CITY – Changes to the Missouri Pesticide Use Act (MPUA) will take effect Jan. 1, 2025, impacting all pesticide applicators, including certified private applicators and pesticide dealers. Existing certified applicators will have a “delayed” certification requirement for six new categories until their current certifications expire, allowing them to continue operating under previous regulations. However,

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MSHP will no longer release names of persons involved in traffic crashes

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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri State Highway Patrol has announced that effective November 1, 2024, at 3 p.m., the Missouri State Highway Patrol implemented a change to the preliminary online traffic crash and boat/drowning incident reports in which the names of involved parties will no longer be posted online. The Patrol was recently notified of

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Perry County School District No. 32 Board of Education meets tonight

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PERRYVILLE – The Perry County School District No. 32 meets tonight for a special open session.   The agenda incudes a vote to go into  closed session.   The tentative agenda:   AGENDA PERRY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 32  Board of Education Special Mtg. Open Session Monday, Nov. 4, 2024 Career Center, Multipurpose Room 7:00

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