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Southern Illinois Builders Association celebrates 80 years of building the industry and the region

O’FALLON, IL–The Southern Illinois Builders Association (SIBA) is proudly celebrating its 80th anniversary in 2025—marking eight decades of service to the construction industry and economic development across Southern Illinois.   Founded in 1945 by a small group of contractors determined to improve working conditions and stimulate growth in their communities, SIBA has grown from just […]

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24 additional license types added to new licensing system

CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) announced today that 24 more professions are now available for licensure via the Department’s new online licensing system, CORE (Comprehensive Online Regulatory Environment). Today’s announcement marks the successful completion of CORE’s Phase 2.3, with the final part of Phase 2 set for completion this summer.

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Chester Cemetery and Finance Committee to hold special meeting

CHESTER – The Chester Cemetery and Finance Committee will meet in special session Monday at 5 p.m. at the Chester Municipal Building, 1330 Swanwick Street, Chester.   NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING   CITY OF CHESTER CEMETERY AND FINANCE COMMITTEE       Notice is hereby given that the Cemetery and Finance Committee of the City

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Governor Kehoe signs Missouri Invasive Plant Bill into law

JEFFERSON CITY, MO —Yesterday, Missouri Governor Kehoe signed Senate Bill 105 into law, halting the sale in Missouri of six invasive plants: sericea lespedeza, burning bush (‘Compactus’), Callery pear, Japanese honeysuckle, perilla mint, and wintercreeper (variety Coloratus).  The implementation date for the legislation is August 28, 2025. The legislation allows five plants in the bill to continue to be sold through January 1, 2027,

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Hawley introduces legislation to prevent future Medicaid cuts, invest in rural hospitals

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) has introduced new legislation to invest in rural hospitals and prevent any future cuts to Medicaid hospital funding. Senator Hawley’s legislation builds on provisions he secured for rural hospitals in the recently enacted reconciliation bill. Senator Hawley’s new bill would double the federal investment in rural health care

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