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Learn about a littered landscape at Bennett Spring State Park

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – How long does it take for a plastic bottle or soda can to decompose? Learn the answer at “A Littered Landscape” program at 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20, at Bennett Spring State Park.   Guests will learn about litter and how it affects the environment, as well as how they can help […]

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A Nation Without Borders

By Jason Smith, member of Congress WASHINGTON, D.C. – A nation without borders is not a nation. But ever since President Biden took office, he and the radical Left have worked to enact the most sweeping parts of their immigration policies, putting America on track to become the only nation in the world where anyone

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EPA issues guidance to help communities locate lead pipes that can contaminate drinking water

LENEXA, Kan. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is releasing guidance that will help communities and water utilities identify lead pipes that connect drinking water service to homes and other buildings. This action marks a key milestone in implementing the Biden-Harris Administration’s Lead Pipe and Paint Action Plan. Together with unprecedented funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law,

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Governor Mike Parson and First Lady Teresa Parson unveil First Lady’s official portrait to be displayed at Governor’s Mansion 

JEFFERSON CITY – On Friday, during an event at the Governor’s Mansion, Governor Mike Parson and First Lady Teresa Parson unveiled the First Lady’s official portrait that will join 28 other portraits of Missouri First Ladies displayed on the first floor of the Governor’s Mansion.    “This portrait isn’t just about me, but rather about our

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Green Party submits 10,000+ signatures to regain ballot access in Missouri

SAINT LOUIS, Mo. — On Monday, August 1, 2022, the Missouri Green Party submitted over 10,000 ballot access petition signatures from residents in over 90 Missouri counties to the Secretary of State’s office in Jefferson City so as to regain the right to run corporate-free candidates in the Missouri general election this November.  These thousands

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Missouri delegation urges President Biden to support disaster declaration for areas impacted by severe weather

WASHINGTON – The entire Missouri congressional delegation, including U.S. Senators Roy Blunt and Josh Hawley, and U.S. Representatives Cori Bush, Blaine Luetkemeyer, Ann Wagner, Vicky Hartzler, Emanuel Cleaver, II, Sam Graves, Billy Long, and Jason Smith, has sent a letter calling on President Biden to support Governor Mike Parson’s request for a disaster declaration in the

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MU Extension hosts fall gardening series

JEFFERSON CITY – University of Missouri Extension offers a fall vegetable gardening weekly webinar series in August and September. The four-session Zoom series is an opportunity to learn new techniques as well as proven methods that benefit fall gardens, said MU Extension horticulture specialist Debi Kelly. The first session, Thursday, Aug. 18, covers “lasagna gardening,”

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