WASHINGTON – At a U.S. Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Tourism, Trade, and Export Promotion hearing this week, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) questioned industry leaders about the impact COVID pre-departure testing requirements are having on the recovery of the travel and tourism industry. Following is a Transcript: BLUNT: Ms. Neufang, I think we’ve […]
WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (Mo.) and Amy Klobuchar (Minn.), Ranking Member and Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration with oversight over federal elections, released the following statements after the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) voted unanimously to expand the use of Help America Vote Act (HAVA) funding to protect
JEFFERSON CITY – The 2022-2023 Missouri Aeronautical Chart has been updated and is now available to pilots and other aviation enthusiasts. A planning tool for pilots and users of Missouri’s aviation system, the chart is produced every other year by the Missouri Department of Transportation. It provides airport information, communication frequencies, a guide to airfield
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt has subpoenaed seven school districts (Mehlville School District, Webster Groves School District, Jefferson City School District, Lee’s Summit R-7 School District, Park Hill School District, Springfield School District, and Neosho School District) demanding information on the school districts decision to employ student surveys, potentially without parental
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) encourages the public to discover nature this summer during frogging season. Beginning June 30 at sunset through Oct. 31, those with a fishing permit or small-game hunting permit may frog for bullfrogs and green frogs. The daily limit is eight frogs of both species combined and
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by Garrett Hawkins A couple of weeks ago, I was watching the modern remake of one of my favorite old westerns, The Magnificent Seven. In it, a group of gunslingers helps residents of the Old West town of Rose Creek defend themselves against a greedy industrialist and his posse. It was a battle for control;
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.), the top Republican on the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS), delivered opening remarks at a hearing on the FY2023 Department of Education budget request. Blunt highlighted the critical importance of mental health access in schools, and discussed the
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WASHINGTON – At the weekly Republican leadership press conference today, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) discussed the tragedy in Uvalde, Texas, and the importance of expanding access to mental health care. Blunt spoke about The Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Act, a bipartisan bill he led with U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (Mich.) to
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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is reminding southeast Missouri residents to “Be Bear Aware,” with now being prime time for seeing young male black bears on the move. MDC Southeast Regional Administrator Matt Bowyer said only one species can be found in this state — the American black bear — though
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Developmental Disabilities Council (MODDC) has approved $275,000 to fund a three-year project titled “Disrupting the School to Prison Pipeline (SToPP)” for students of color who have developmental disabilities. MODDC is currently seeking a partner to develop and implement a series of restorative justice trainings for educators and school resource officers.
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