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WASHINGTON – Senator Eric Schmitt cosigned a letter to U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona expressing concerns over new reports showing millions of dollars from Chinese Communist Party (CCP) linked entities have flowed into America’s K-12 classrooms.   “China is our top adversary, and every public servant has a duty to protect Americans from Chinese Communist Party espionage …

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved and has authorized for emergency use updated COVID-19 vaccines formulated to more closely target currently circulating variants and to provide better protection against serious consequences of COVID-19, including hospitalization and death.   The actions relate to updated mRNA vaccines for 2023-2024 manufactured by ModernaTX …

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WASHINGTON– On Thursday, Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice for America’s 33 million small businesses in President Biden’s Cabinet, announced the call for nominations for the 2024 National Small Business Week (NSBW) Awards. The NSBW Awards recognize the outstanding achievements, triumphs, contributions, and resilience of SBA-assisted small businesses that help to drive the American …

U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman announces call for nominations for 2024 National Small Business Week Awards Read More »

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. DALLAS – Drivers in Oklahoma, Missouri, South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota and Kansas: be ready. GasBuddy, the leading fuel savings platform saving North American drivers the most money on gas, today predicts that gas prices in these …

Gas prices to spike 50¢ to $1 per gallon in the Corn Belt Read More »

DALLAS — GasBuddy, a PDI company and the leading fuel savings platform saving North American drivers the most money on fuel, today released its annual Labor Day travel forecast, predicting the average price of gas in the U.S. on Labor Day weekend will fall gently to $3.75 per gallon, virtually identical to what motorists experienced …

Gas prices ease ahead of Labor Day, but unexpected surge remains possible Read More »

LINCOLN, Neb. – This U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM) week saw drought-related improvements on the map across southern portions of California and Nevada in association with the impacts of Tropical Storm Hilary, which made landfall in Southern California over the weekend and into Monday. The tropical storm, the first to make landfall in Southern California since …

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WASHINGTON - The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced Thursday that it will celebrate National Veterans Small Business Week (NVSBW) for the tenth consecutive year. The week-long event will take place Oct. 30-Nov. 3, 2023, and includes in-person and virtual events highlighting the nation’s nearly two million Veteran-owned small businesses.    “This year marks our tenth celebration of National Veterans …

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KANSAS CITY  — The Labor Day holiday period, including the end of summertime and the holiday weekend, is a busy time on our nation’s roadways. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Regions 7, which includes Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska, is partnering with the National Park Service (NPS) and …

NHTSA and local law enforcement remind drivers: Drive sober or get pulled over Read More »