ST. LOUIS – Girl Scouts of the USA and Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri (GSEM) recently honored fourth grade Girl Scout, Evalyn Barger, with the organization’s Medal of Honor after she jumped into action last summer to help save a toddler from drowning in a swimming pool. She was presented with the Medal of Honor […]
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JEFFERSON CITY – Governor Mike Parson has signed Senate Bill (SB) 51, which allows Missourians more direct access to physical therapy services, into law. A signing ceremony was held in Governor Parson’s office at the State Capitol where he was joined by SB 51 sponsors, Senator Karla Eslinger and Representative Brenda Shields, and other stakeholders.
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Department of Mental Health’s (DMH) Hawthorn Children’s Psychiatric Hospital (HCPH) recently received the Silver Bell Seal from Mental Health America (MHA). The Silver Bell Seal recognizes HCPH for its Workplace Mental Health. According to MHA, this national certification program recognizes employers committed to creating mentally healthy workplaces. Led by MHA’s
JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Developmental Disabilities Council (MODDC), in partnership with KultureCity, invites NFL Draft attendees, with sensory processing needs, to a mobile sensory experience at Union Station in Kansas City on Friday, April 28 and Saturday, April 29, 2023. KultureCity is an organization dedicated to creating sensory accessibility and inclusion to events
JEFFERSON CITY – The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed an amended version of H.R. 2811, the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023. Negotiations on the debt reduction bill resulted in amendments that restored several key biofuel provisions important to Missouri corn and soybean farmers. “The Missouri Corn Growers Association and Missouri Soybean
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JEFFERSON CITY – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has listed the Big Creek crayfish and the St. Francis River crayfish as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. The two lobster-like crustaceans are found within the St. Francis River watershed in southeastern Missouri. The final rule and supporting information are available online in the Federal Register
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JEFFERSON CITY – New data from the Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse (CALA) found that businesses in Missouri continue to experience revenue and job loss as a result of the state’s flawed civil justice system. Responding to the impact of excessive civil court costs on the state’s overall economy, NFIB State Director Brad Jones said: “Small businesses in Missouri should
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JEFFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Developmental Disabilities Council, in partnership with the National Association of Educational Translators and Interpreters of Spoken Languages (NAETISL), invites educators and school administrators to participate in a free 90-minute virtual training titled, “Achieving Language Access in Schools for All” at 11 a.m., Thursday, May 4, 2023. “When families do not have
byAlisa Nelson, Missourinet JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Senate pulled an all-nighter Tuesday and has passed a roughly $50 billion state budget proposal. Here’s what survived in the latest version: •$3.6 billion in state aid to K-12 public schools •$2.8 billion to widen Interstate-70 to at least three lanes in both directions from Blue Springs
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JEFFERSON CITY – Congressional Republicans are holding the nation’s full faith and credit hostage in an effort to impose devastating cuts that would hurt rural communities, raise costs for hardworking families, and set back economic growth. Last week, House Republicans released their extreme proposal to hold our economy hostage in order to slash funding for
