SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) reminds hunters in counties where chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been detected that Firearm Deer Check Stations will be open this year in CWD-testing counties. Check stations were not open in 2020 due to health and safety protocols in place at that time. Check stations […]
SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Chamber applauds the passage and signing into law of H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. This bipartisan legislation fulfills a generational pursuit for adequate investment in Illinois’ vital and physical infrastructure by strengthening the work done in the state’s 2019 capital bill. In addition to the traditional Illinois priorities of
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SPRINGFIELD – The American Council of Engineering Companies of Illinois (ACEC-IL) released the following statement regarding President Biden’s signature of the federal infrastructure bill: “Over the next five years, the federal infrastructure bill will invest over $17 billion in Illinois alone. That means billions of dollars dedicated to rebuilding and redesigning interstates, repairing and replacing
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CHICAGO–(Business Wire)–LafargeHolcim in the US, its subsidiary, Geocycle, and CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) Monday announced a major milestone in their multi-year initiative with the first barge shipment of power plant coal ash, part of a project which will result in the recovery and recycling of more than six million tons of coal ash for
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JEFFERSON CITY – Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that deer hunters in Missouri harvested 89,861 deer during opening weekend of the November portion of firearms deer season Nov. 13 and 14. Of the 89,861 deer harvested, 54,415 were antlered bucks, 7,187 were button bucks, and 28,259 were does. Top harvest counties
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) thanks the many deer hunters who participated in its mandatory sampling efforts in 34 counties Nov. 13 and 14 to find cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in harvested deer. Thanks to hunter participation, MDC collected tissue samples of lymph nodes from more than 18,700 hunter-harvested
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JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development (MDHEWD) is celebrating National Apprenticeship Week, Nov. 15-21. Governor Mike Parson signed a proclamation acknowledging the celebration in Missouri and citing the benefits of the program. Missouri ranks in the top 10 in the nation across four out of five categories for Registered
JEFFERSON CITY — Colonel Eric T. Olson, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces the Missouri State Highway Patrol will again join members of Concerns of Police Survivors in paying tribute to fallen officers and showing support for law enforcement by participating in Project Blue Light. General Headquarters, division offices, and troop headquarters buildings
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JEFFERSON CITY — Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft is pleased to announce that the Missouri State Library, a division within his office, will partner with Gale, part of the Cengage Group, to offer adult residents in Missouri the opportunity to earn a high school diploma through participating libraries in the state. The state library has subscribed
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Supporters say the state of Missouri will receive more than $65 billion from the federal infrastructure bill President Biden signed into law Monday afternoon, making good on a key campaign promise and delivering a once-in-a-generation investment in the nation’s crumbling infrastructure. Missouri Democratic Party Chair Michael Butler released the following statement celebrating
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