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Speaking of Priorities

One of the highlights of each legislative session is the annual State of the State Address. Similar to the State of the Union speech the president makes before Congress, the governor appears before a joint session of Missouri’s General Assembly in January and lays out his priorities for the coming year. The speech is carried […]

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Missouri Department of Natural Resources to host second public hearing on Bipartisan Infrastructure Law grid resilience funding

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Natural Resources will hold a public hearing Monday, Feb. 6, to provide an opportunity for the public to comment on the department’s draft final application for grid resilience formula funding under Section 40101(d) of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.   Funds under this provision may be provided to

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Missouri Republican Party State Committee elects new leadership

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Saturday, January 21st the Missouri Republican Party State Committee elected their leadership for the 2023 – 2024 term. The committee re-elected Joplin area CPA Nick Myers as Chairman of the state GOP. Nick, a long-time grassroots Republican activist and Newton County GOP chairman. He will serve a 2-year term as Chairman,

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Register today for disability rights Legislative Day on Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at the Capitol

JEFFERSON CITY— Self-advocates and advocates from across the state are invited to the Missouri State Capitol from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday, March 1, 2023 for Disability Rights Legislative Day. Participants will have an opportunity to have their voice heard on the issues that matter to them most. Self-Advocates and advocates can participate in

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Regulating immunological memory may help immune system fight disease, MU study finds

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Scientists have long sought to better understand the human body’s immune responses that occur during various diseases, including cancer and inflammatory diseases.   In a recent study at the University of Missouri, Emma Teixeiro, an associate professor in the MU School of Medicine, and her team analyzed how immunological memory – the

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State awards $261 million through Broadband Infrastructure Grant Program to Fund 60 broadband expansion projects

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Governor Mike Parson has announced that the Department of Economic Development (DED) has awarded a total of $261 million through the ARPA Broadband Infrastructure Grant Program to 60 recipients for projects that will expand and improve internet access statewide. Projects receiving funds are expected to create more than 55,000 connections in

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