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Leader McConchie renews calls to give voters more power

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Senate Republican Leader Dan McConchie (R-Hawthorn Woods) has unveiled the Voter Empowerment Project, a legislative package of constitutional amendments designed to allow Illinois voters a more active role in their democratic process, during a Zoom press conference Tuesday.   “For too long in this state, Illinoisans haven’t had a voice in their

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Missouri Attorney General comments on school districts continuing to enforce mask mandates, quarantine orders

JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt today released the following statement addressing school districts that continue to illegally enforce mask mandates and quarantine orders despite the recent Cole County ruling: “School districts have never been given the authority by the legislature to enact public health orders like mask mandates or quarantine orders – the

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‘Rejoice in Choice’ Capitol Rally to highlight school choice

JEFFERSON CITY – In celebration of National School Choice Week and Missouri’s recent creation of Empowerment Scholarship Accounts, private school students will team up for a “Rejoice in Choice” rally at the Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 26.  The event, which runs from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m., will celebrate expanded learning opportunities in Missouri and

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River Region students are named to Mizzou Dean’s List

COLUMBIA — The University of Missouri fall semester 2021 dean’s list is now available. During the fall 2021 semester, 11,488 undergraduate students earned the academic distinction to be named to the dean’s list.   Here is the link to the complete list: https://studenthonors.missouri.edu/deans-lists/index.html   Mizzou Dean’s List Fall 2022   Perry County   Altenburg Allison

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Tell the EPA: Limit WOTUS Jurisdiction

By Garrett Hawkins, President Missouri Farm Bureau I just finished testifying to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) against the proposed re-write of the Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR), which provided a solid regulatory and legal framework to protect water quality through the Clean Water Act. The Biden Administration has announced that they will roll back

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