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Blunt delivers remarks at Ulysses S. Grant Bicentennial Commemoration

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) delivered remarks at a ceremony celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Ulysses S. Grant. At the event, which was held by the U.S. Capitol Historical Society, Blunt highlighted Grant’s connections to Missouri and the significant contributions he made to our nation during the Civil […]

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7th Annual Home Run Against Hunger

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — With 896,570 Missourians labeled as “food insecure” according to the Map the Meal Gap 2016 study, Missouri Farm Bureau Insurance recognizes the need to obtain and distribute food to hungry families across the state. For the seventh consecutive year, insurance agents and producers, customer service representatives, regional coordinators and many volunteers

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Tick Tock: It’s Time to Protect Private Property Rights

By Garrett Hawkins The clock is ticking. Not only on this year’s legislative session, but for Missouri legislators to enact landowner protections before more electrical transmission projects start knocking on our state’s door.   Today, the energy sector is changing rapidly. A recent report on the future of electricity generation and transmission (MISO’s 2021 Transmission

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SURVEY: Surging Inflation Remains A Major Problem For Small Businesses 

JEFFERSON CITY – The NFIB Research Center released a new survey yesterday assessing the impact inflation is having on small businesses. Small business owners first signaled inflation issues in the summer of 2021 when NFIB’s Small Business Economic Trends survey found increasing numbers of small business owners reporting “inflation” as their single most important problem.

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SIU honors 18 students for outstanding leadership, service

CARBONDALE, Ill. — Eighteen students from Southern Illinois University Carbondale have received the Outstanding Leadership and Service Awards for Graduating Seniors, which recognizes commitment to leadership, service and improving the campus. Recipients are: Francesca Burkett, geology, Carterville, Illinois Sydney Dix, biological sciences, Herrin, Illinois Nelson Fernandes, mechanical engineering, Skokie, Illinois Majesty Gunn, exercise science, Chicago,

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SGHS students attend informational event on safety and smart decisions

STE. GENEVIEVE –The Ste. Genevieve High School FCCLA students sponsored an event in an effort to help students stay informed of how to make smart decisions regarding traffic safety and social events, especially at the end of the year as prom approached.   Penny Anderson and Chad Burton of ThinkFirst Missouri spoke to high school

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Red Cross and Pro Football Hall of Famer Jerry Rice: Giving blood or platelets is a simple act with a powerful impact

ST. LOUIS, Mo. — The American Red Cross, Pro Football Hall of Famer Jerry Rice and Suburban Propane have joined together to encourage communities to commit to a simple act with a powerful impact – giving blood or platelets for patients in need. This spring, it’s critically important the Red Cross maintains a readily available

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