WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (Mo.) and Jerry Moran (Kan.) have released a letter they sent to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra urging him to reverse the administration’s flawed national liver distribution policy, which is disproportionately harmful to patients in Midwest and Southern states. In addition to Blunt and Moran, the […]
CHESTER — Chester Community Unit School District No. 139 Board Of Education held a regular meeting January 20, 2022. The school district has released this summary of the meeting: CHESTER BOE BRIEF 012622
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Information supplied by Jim Beers, Contributing Writer CHESTER – The Chester Fire Department was kept busy last week with three fire calls in five days: Thursday Jan. 20 5:44 am House fire, appears to be upstairs 5:58 am Re-call: 24 Washington Blvd Structure fire: all manpower requested Total loss: cause: undetermined: Chief Marty Bert:
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LENEXA, KAN. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it will proceed on March 21, 2022 to withdraw previously published answers to two Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) concerning property management companies and their compliance responsibility under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and the Lead Renovation Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule. With the
SPRINGFIELD – A new requirement for large employers in Illinois when it comes to compliance with the Equal Pay Act of 2003 will begin to take effect March 24th. In 2021, the Illinois General Assembly passed and Governor Pritzker signed updated legislation requiring private businesses with 100 or more employees in the state of
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BOSTON, Mass. — Average gasoline prices in Missouri have risen 7.9 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.06/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,940 stations in Missouri. Prices in Missouri are 11.2 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 92.8 cents per gallon higher than a year ago.
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SPRINGFIELD — Cold winter winds continue to bring a chill to the state meaning many Illinoisans will be turning up their thermostats to stay warm for the rest of the winter season. This also brings an increased risk for home fires and carbon monoxide incidents. Unlike smoke, carbon monoxide is a colorless and
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SPRINGFIELD, ILL. – The annual February 12 Symposium held in Springfield to commemorate Abraham Lincoln’s birthday has been rescheduled to Tuesday, June 21, 2022, because of concerns over the surge in COVID-19 cases. Biographer, historian, and widely known television commentator Jon Meacham, who was originally scheduled to speak at the February 12 Symposium Banquet, will
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JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri Farm Bureau President Garrett Hawkins urged Missouri Senate leaders to adopt a Congressional map that maintains strong rural representation in a letter sent on Tuesday. Hawkins, in a letter to Senators Dave Schatz and Caleb Rowden, voiced the organization’s stance that Missouri Farm Bureau is committed to ensuring that rural Missourians’
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) continues to urge people to get vaccinated and boosted as it marks the two-year anniversary of the first COVID-19 case reported in Illinois. Two years later, IDPH is reporting more than 30,000 COVID-19 deaths in Illinois. “On January 24, 2020 when we announced the first
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