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Schmitt seeks answers from tech giants

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Attorney General Schmitt joined a bipartisan coalition of 52 attorneys general expressing strong support for the hearings being conducted by the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security, addressing protection and safety of kids and teens using social media.  “Facebook and other social […]

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MoDHSS reports Perry, Ste. Gen Co. COVID numbers

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has released its latest COVID-19 report for Ste. Genevieve and Perry Counties. The Department reports Ste. Genevieve County has had 24 new confirmed and probable cases in the seven days ending October 2, 2021 and no new deaths for a total of 2,323 confirmed

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Mo releases September 2021 General Revenue Report

JEFFERSON CITY — State Budget Director Dan Haug announced Tuesday that net general revenue collections for September 2021 increased 16.3 percent compared to those for September 2020, from $944.5 million last year to $1.10 billion this year. Net general revenue collections for 2022 fiscal year-to-date decreased 10.6 percent compared to September 2020, from $3.09 billion

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Firm seeks rezoning from residential to heavy industrial

STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve Planning and Zoning Commission will meet Thursday at 6 p.m. in the city hall board room to consider the rezoning of an address on Coyne Street. The proposal would change the property at 175 Coyne Street from Single Family Residential to Heavy Industrial. Letters notifying nearby property owners of

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Drive-thru drug take-back events planned

STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve Community Services Forum will be conducting two drive-thru drug take-back events this month. Drug take-back events allow people to safely and anonymously dispose of prescription drugs, such as opioids. With the opioid crisis impacting multiple aspects of many Americans’ lives, it takes a comprehensive approach to address this epidemic. 

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Blunt comments on NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins

WASHINGTON – Tuesday, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.), the top Republican on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, released following thestatement on National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Dr. Francis Collins’ announcement that he will step down by the end of the year: “Dr. Collins is the

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Vulnerable Missourians receive meals during COVID-19

JEFFERSON CITY – On Monday, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) reported 84,597,200 meals have been served through the hard work of the Bureau Community Food and Nutrition Services (CFNA) during the COVID-19 Response. CFNA partnered with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) program operators around the state to not only continue

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