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Common Defense endorses Lucas Kunce for Senate in Missouri

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. – Common Defense, a grassroots organization of progressive veterans with more than 250,000 members, is proud to announce its endorsement of Lucas Kunce for the 2022 midterm Senate race in Missouri.   Common Defense-endorsed candidates are individuals who we believe best capture the grassroots energy of our political moment to champion a policy

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Driver Examination Stations close statewide for Juneteenth

STE. GENEVIEVE – The Missouri State Highway Patrol would like to remind the public that driver examination stations throughout the state will be closed on the following date: Monday, June 20, 2022, in observance of Juneteenth. Normal operations will resume on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. Too many people die in traffic crashes each year in

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EPA announces $60 Million for nutrient pollution reduction in the Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico watershed

LENEXA, Kans. – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox, joined by Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig, announced $60 million over the next five years to fund nutrient reduction efforts through the Gulf Hypoxia Program. Hypoxia means low oxygen levels in water and can be caused by excess nutrients

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