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FDA issues Coronavirus (COVID-19) testing update

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking several important actions to support ongoing nationwide COVID-19 testing efforts. These actions are aimed at further increasing access to accurate and reliable COVID-19 tests, particularly diagnostic tests that can be performed at home or in places like doctor’s offices, hospitals, urgent care centers

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Gas Buddy: Thanksgiving gas prices near highest ever

BOSTON, Mass. — While the economy may be bouncing back, Thanksgiving travel is not. GasBuddy, the leading fuel savings platform providing North American drivers with the most ways to save money on gas, revealed in its 2021 Annual Thanksgiving Travel Survey that 32 percent of Americans plan to travel for Thanksgiving this year, down from

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Gov. Pritzker signs Reimagining Electric Vehicles in Illinois Act

ROCKFORD— Building on Illinois’ role as a leading state in the burgeoning electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing industry, Governor JB Pritzker today signed the Reimagining Electric Vehicles in Illinois Act into law, incentivizing EV production across Illinois. The new incentives benefit the state’s entire EV ecosystem, by helping to build facilities, train Illinois graduates, and create

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Help with heating and cooling bills now available year-round, benefit set to double

JEFFERSON CITY – The Department of Social Services announced Tuesday that the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), Energy Assistance (EA) program will now be available to help Missourians with their heating and cooling bills year-round and the benefit amount will double for those who are eligible. For help through EA, the new benefit amount

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IMA celebrates signing of bill to grow electric vehicle and auto battery production

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Manufacturers’ Association (IMA) released the following statement after Gov. JB Pritzker signed a measure into law that will create incentives to help grow electric vehicle and auto battery production in the state:   “This law builds on our state’s proud history of auto manufacturing and positions Illinois to become a national leader in

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Major Missouri employers file joint suit Against OSHA vaccine mandate

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri Farm Bureau, with MFA Incorporated, MFA Oil Company, and Doyle Manufacturing Company, announced today that the companies have filed a lawsuit challenging the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) emergency rule vaccine mandate. The Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) from OSHA mandates that U.S. workers at companies with 100 or more employees

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Mark Twain National Forest needs everyone’s help in preventing wildfires

ROLLA — A time of year when the potential for wildfire spread is highest is also one of the times Mark Twain National Forest has the most people visiting.  As trees shed their colorful fall foliage in preparation for winter, the November portion of firearm deer season often corresponds with thick leaf litter on the

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