University of Missouri students are getting hands-on training as nurse assistants while strengthening the MU Health Care workforce. COLUMBIA, Mo. — Nurse assistants are the unsung heroes of the health care industry. Their crucial yet often behind-the-scenes work allows registered nurses (RNs), who have more advanced training and can perform a wider range of medical […]
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed a human case of avian influenza A (H5) (“H5 bird flu”) detected by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS), the first human case detected in Missouri. The risk of sustained transmission or infection among the general public remains low. The case was
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By Team Progress MO JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri voters are energized to go to the polls this fall to vote on key ballot issues such as restoring abortion access, and providing workers with earned sick days while increasing the minimum wage. Springfield resident Dr. Kathy Lemon called this fall’s vote “the most important in
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has announced that his office obtained a temporary restraining order blocking the Biden-Harris Administration’s new clandestine illegal student loan scheme. The court order comes a mere two days after his office filed suit to challenge the unpublished rule. “Today is a huge victory for every working American who won’t
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – State Budget Director Dan Haug announced today that net general revenue collections for August 2024 declined 9.3 percent compared to those for August 2023, from $1.04 billion last year to $942.7 million this year. Net general revenue collections for 2025 fiscal year-to-date declined 8.3 percent compared to August 2023, from
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Community Service Commission (MCSC) is pleased to announce the availability of AmeriCorps funding in support of programs that will recruit and deploy AmeriCorps members to Missouri communities beginning in the summer of 2025. AmeriCorps improves lives, strengthens communities, and fosters civic engagement through service and volunteering. AmeriCorps brings people
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and the National Deer Association (NDA) invite landowners and others interested in managing deer on their properties to join them online on Tuesday, Sept. 10, at 6 p.m. for a free Zoom webinar on identifying hemorrhagic disease in Missouri deer. This live Zoom webinar
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is conducting its annual search for a large Christmas tree for use on the governor’s mansion lawn in Jefferson City. MDC is asking landowners, homeowners, businesses, and communities that may have possible candidate trees to contact the Department. MDC is looking for a tree
COLUMBIA, Mo. — For centuries, American farmers have strived to produce more crops. In recent years, challenges such as an unpredictable climate and shifts in consumer demands and agricultural policy have ramped up the pressure for farmers to grow even more. Rob Myers, the director of the University of Missouri’s Center of Regenerative Agriculture, has
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has announced $18,776,042 in grants for Missouri as part of $1 billion in grants through President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program. The funding will go directly to 354 local, regional, and tribal communities across the country, including four
