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Highway Safety Hero nominations sought

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety is accepting nominations for individuals, organizations and events to be recognized for their efforts in making our roadways safer, moving Missouri toward zero fatalities. Winners will be recognized at the 2022 Missouri Highway Safety and Traffic Conference in Columbia at the end of September.There are four statewide […]

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MoJobs website is back online with most functions now available

JEFFERSON CITY – The public interface of the MoJobs website, the state’s labor data exchange and case management system, has been brought back online with most of its features as of today. The public was notified June 29 that MoJobs was down due to an outage impacting the site’s vendor, Geographic Solutions Incorporated (GSI). The

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NFIB endorses Missouri Congressional incumbents for re-election

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.– The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the nation’s leading small business advocacy organization, endorsed the following Members of Congress for re-election to the United States House of Representatives: MO-02: Ann WagnerMO-03: Blaine LuetkemeyerMO-06: Sam GravesMO-08: Jason Smith “Missouri’s small business owners know the importance of having pro-small business advocates in Congress and

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Treasurer Fitzpatrick breaks two more unclaimed property records

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick Tuesday announced that his administration has broken two more Unclaimed Property records, continuing a record-breaking streak for the fourth straight year. For the fiscal year ending June 30, the Treasurer’s Office returned $50,234,802.92, surpassing the prior record set last year by $3,054,488.06. This is the first time the

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Help avoid child heatstroke and vehicular tragedies:park. look. lock

KANSAS CITY, Mo — As temperatures rise, so does the risk of vehicular, heat-related illnessesand deaths in children. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Region 7which includes Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska, is working together topromote Park. Look. Lock. effort designed to ensure that child passengers are not left behind inthe car by

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Missouri Attorney General prevails on appeal in reinstating Down Syndrome abortion ban

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – On Friday evening, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued a judgment, vacating and remanding two separate district court rulings that enjoined HB126’s ban on abortions based solely on a pre-natal Down syndrome diagnosis, and based on certain gestational age restrictions. The Missouri Attorney General’s Office argued the case

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Mo limestone mine will pay $510,000 penalty and restoration cost

LENEXA, Kan. – Trager Limestone LLC, which operates the Nettleton Limestone Quarry in Caldwell County, Missouri, has agreed to pay a $210,000 civil penalty and perform watershed restoration at a cost of over $300,000, as part of a settlement with the federal government. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the settlement today, which resolves

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Exposing Biden’s Secretive $532 Billion Spending Spree

By Jason Smith, member of Congress There’s no bigger challenge facing our nation right now than crippling, 40-year high inflation. These difficult economic times are forcing families to make tough financial decisions every day, whether it’s buying fewer groceries, putting less gas in the tank, or canceling family vacations. At the same time when millions

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