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WASHINGTON– Today,  Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden’s Cabinet for America’s more than 33 million small businesses and startups, announced the opening of the 2024 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition (GAFC). The competition offers $50,000 to $200,000 in prize awards in two stages to organizations to join SBA’s national […]

WASHINGTON, DC — The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will release the 2022 Census of Agriculture data Feb. 13, 2024.   NASS concluded the data collection this summer with a preliminary national return rate of 61%. The preliminary return rate in Missouri is 60.89%. The ag census, conducted once

Lindsay Johnson, National Drought Mitigation CenterRichard Heim, NOAA/NCEI LINCOLN, Neb. – A large storm system brought rain and snow to the Pacific and Atlantic coasts along with rain and snow in the eastern High Plains and Midwest. The Northeast remained largely unchanged from last week, with minor improvements in western New York, Pennsylvania and central

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A low pressure system developed over the Central Plains in conjunction with an amplifying upper-level trough dipping into the northern Plains brought active weather across much of the central to eastern U.S. Warm and moist air from the Gulf of Mexico moved northward ahead of the developing low pressure, producing widespread moderate

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A low pressure system developed over the Central Plains in conjunction with an amplifying upper-level trough dipping into the northern Plains brought active weather across much of the central to eastern U.S. Warm and moist air from the Gulf of Mexico moved northward ahead of the developing low pressure, producing widespread moderate

DALLAS, Tex.– GasBuddy, a PDI company, has released its annual Fuel Price Outlook with some good news for drivers: expect lower gasoline and diesel prices in 2024. The outlook highlights key trends in gasoline and diesel prices, forecasting that, after two years of above average gas prices, 2024 will bring relief at the pump for

WASHINGTON –  Last week, Senator Eric Schmitt released a statement reflecting on his first year serving Missouri in the United States Senate:   “It has been an honor to serve the people of Missouri in my first year in the Senate. It’s been a busy year, from introducing my first bill to limiting the power of

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Martin J. O’Malley was sworn in Wednesday by Senator Ben Cardin as Commissioner of Social Security to a term that expires on January 19, 2025.   Commissioner O’Malley expressed his gratitude for being chosen to lead the Social Security Administration.   “I am honored for the opportunity of a lifetime to lead