The Great Balancing Act Missouri’s Constitution requires the Legislature to pass a balanced budget each year. The Senate third read and passed its version of the $45 billion operating budget for Fiscal Year 2023 this week, which includes expenditures of the federal funds Missouri received in response to the pandemic. I’m pleased to report […]
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STE. GENEVIEVE — A Valle Catholic High School senior who has been named valedictorian of the class of 2022 has just learned she will be attending the United States Air Force Academy in the fall. Samantha Rose Loida is the daughter of Mike ’77 and Cindy Loida. She is the youngest of four to
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STE. GENEVIEVE — Ste. Genevieve Project Pioneer will meet with the French Michaud and Placit families and the German Oberle and Operle families on Saturday, May 14, in the upstairs at the Ste. Genevieve Museum Learning Center, 360 Market St. Meetings will continue monthly on the second Saturday, June 11 and July 9, with
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STE. GENEVIEVE — A 62-year-old man was stuck in a grain bin in Perry County Wednesday. Sheriff Gary Schaaf said the fire departments and EMS were dispatched to the scene.The man was freed about 8:13 p.m. and taken to St. Francis Hospital in Cape Girardeau. No other details of the accident were released.
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Bankers Association (IBA) is celebrating Teach Children to Save Day on April 28th by promoting initiatives to educate youth about responsible savings habits through free, banker-led outreach opportunities and raising awareness about the role banks play in helping people develop strong financial habits. Bank employees across the state and nation
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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — The bees know it, the butterflies know it, but do you? See just how amazing Missouri is in bloom during Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center’s “Flowerama” set for 1 – 3:30 p.m. on May 7. Guests are welcome to dress in their flowery best and
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. Today, Missouri, Louisiana, Arizona, and 11 other states filed a lawsuit against the Biden Administration for their proposed asylum rule change at the Southern border that largely removes federal immigration judges from the asylum review process and instead gives asylum officers within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) unprecedented authority to grant
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STE. GENEVIEVE – On Tuesday, April 27, Ste. Genevieve High School celebrated its students’ academic honors for the 2021-2022 school year at the 32nd annual Dan Clark Honors Ceremony at the Performing Arts Center. At this year’s event, senior Thomas Elder gave the invocation. Senior Molly Bell, sophomore Aden Eisenbeis, senior Gracie Heob and senior
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JEFFERSON CITY — With Missouri’s childcare shortage costing the state an estimated $1.35 billion, lawmakers are continuing to advance an innovative budget proposal to help parents re-enter the workforce. The budget passed by the Missouri Senate on April 28 establishes new funding to help private employers form partnerships with childcare providers or establish new
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PERRYVILLE — The 29th Annual Perryville Garden Club will hold its annual Mayfest Plant Sale on Friday, May 6 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, May 7 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Faherty House at 11 S. Spring in Perryville, Mo. Members have been working for months preparing and raising
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