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Ste. Gen Co., Perry Co. Health Departments offer COVID-19 vaccines

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reports 37.7 percent of Perry County residents are fully vaccinated. The Department reports 43.6 percent of the Ste. Genevieve County population is fully vaccinated. The statewide total of fully vaccinated individuals is at 50.6 percent of the state’s eligible population. The Perry County Health

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Traditions of Thanksgiving

By Holly Rehder, state senator Of all the holidays we celebrate each year, Thanksgiving is my favorite. I love the fact that we don’t focus on giving gifts, but simply give thanks for all the blessings we’ve received. In fact, as my family sits down to enjoy our Thanksgiving feast we have a tradition. We

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Attorney General Schmitt joins nationwide investigation into Instagram’s impact on young people

JEFFERSON CITY – Attorney General Schmitt today joined a nationwide investigation into Meta Platforms, Inc., formerly known as Facebook, for providing and promoting its social media platform – Instagram – to children and young adults despite knowing that such use is associated with physical and mental health harms. Attorneys General across the country are examining whether

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Biden underwater in Illinois, still beats Trump in rematch, new poll says

SRINGFIELD — President Joe Biden’s approval rating is underwater in Illinois for the first time, according to a new poll. A plurality of Illinois voters have an unfavorable opinion of the job Biden is doing as President (47.9 percent) compared to those who have a favorable opinion (44.5 percent). Still, in a hypothetical re-match of

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Blunt: This Thanksgiving, Missouri families feel the strain from major food price increases, supply chain shortages

WASHINGTON – Ahead of next week’s Thanksgiving holiday, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) spoke on the Senate floor this week to bring attention to the skyrocketing food costs and supply chain issues families are facing. As Democrats continue pushing forward on their reckless tax-and-spending package, Blunt cited comments from Obama administration economists warning against the

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Breakthrough infection data added to Missouri’s COVID-19 dashboard

JEFFERSON CITY – A new addition to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) statewide COVID-19 dashboard finds that vaccination remains a strong defense against the virus, and that older age and health co-morbidities are strongly correlated with “breakthrough infections.”  The new data identifies COVID-19 breakthrough infections among the fully vaccinated. The analysis

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