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Blunt, Intel Republicans urge Biden Administration to share critical intelligence with Ukrainians 

WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (Mo.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and Marco Rubio (Fla.), Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, along with fellow committee members U.S. Senators Richard Burr (N.C.), James Risch (Idaho), Susan Collins (Maine), Tom Cotton (Ark.), John Cornyn (Texas), and Ben Sasse

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Blunt, colleagues demand answers on changes to border security policies

WASHINGTON – This week, U.S. Senators Roy Blunt (Mo.), Co-Chair of the Senate Law Enforcement Caucus, Jerry Moran (Kan.), and 11 of their colleagues sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas seeking answers on recent changes to how the department enforces border security and processes migrants at the southern border.   “In

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President Biden turns to biofuels to decrease costs, increase energy security

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.–President Biden will use existing authority to grant an emergency waiver for E15, fuel blended with 15 percent ethanol, often marketed as Unleaded 88. Missouri Corn Growers Association President Jay Schutte of Benton City welcomed the decision that prevents drivers from losing access to lower-cost and cleaner-burning fuel.   “We applaud today’s announcement from the

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Voters narrow field to Top 8 Coolest Products Made in Illinois

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The field of contenders vying for the 2022 title of The Coolest Thing Made in Illinois has been narrowed further, with voters choosing the Top 8 products to move ahead in the third annual “Makers Madness” contest. Hosted by the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association, “Makers Madness” is a bracket-style tournament in which voters across

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Randolph Co. States Attorney releases more March 2022 Case Updates

CHESTER – Randolph County States Attorney Jeremy Walker has released more March 2022 Case Updates:   People v. Ronald A. Arpin, Jr. (2019-CF-128, 2020-CF-77, and 2021-CF-276)   On March 24, 2022, Ronald A. Arpin, Jr., 30 of Red Bud, pled guilty to the offense of Domestic Battery before the Honorable Judge Richard A. Brown.  Pursuant

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NFIB Survey: Inflation now top concern for small businesses

JEFFERSON CITY– The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index decreased in March by 2.4 points to 93.2, the third consecutive month below the 48-year average of 98. Thirty-one percent of owners reported that inflation was the single most important problem in their business, up five points from February and the highest reading since the first quarter of 1981.

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