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Demand for afterschool programs in Missouri is enormous, but most families are being shut out, new household survey finds 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Four in five Missouri parents who want afterschool programs for their children are unable to enroll them, in many cases because programs are too expensive, unavailable, or inaccessible, according to a household survey commissioned by the Afterschool Alliance and released today. America After 3PM finds that 81% of Missouri parents with a child in […]

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Deja vu Spirit Reunion slated

STE. GENEVIEVE – Come explore Missouri’s oldest cemetery where visitors that night experience the stories of early pioneers of Ste. Genevieve by lantern light. Memorial Cemetery is located at 35 North Fifth Street (Fifth and Merchant Streets). The event begins 4:30 p.m. and continues until 7 p.m.     Click here to purchase tickets: https://givebutter.com/SpiritReunion

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Chester Police Pension Fund meets October 22nd

CHESTER – The Chester Police Pension Fund meets Wednesday, October 22nd.   POLICE PENSION FUND   AGENDA OF THE ОСТОВЕR 22, 2025, POLICE PENSION BOARD MEETING   CALL TO ORDER   ROLL CALL AND INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS   APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING   PUBLIC COMMENT   COMMUNICATIONS   APPROVAL OF BILLS             Discuss

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Cardinal Biologicals to expand in Cape Girardeau, Springfield, and Joplin, investing $2.74 million and creating 6 new jobs

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Cardinal Biologicals, a locally owned producer of medical-grade biologics, announced today that it will expand in Cape Girardeau, Springfield, and Joplin, investing $2.74 million and creating 6 new jobs across the three locations. The company’s expansion includes the addition of a new water-based lab consumables production line at its Cape Girardeau headquarters

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Attorney General Hanaway fights out-of-state dark-money groups attempting to hijack Missouri’s constitutional authority

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has announced that her Office, representing the State of Missouri, the Missouri General Assembly, and Secretary of State Denny Hoskins, has filed a lawsuit in federal court to stop out-of-state dark money groups from hijacking Missouri’s electoral process and silencing the will of Missouri’s elected representatives. Attorney

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Rep. Friess files legislation to repair the Stringtown Levee

SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois State Representative David Friess has filed HB4146, a measure to allocate $5,000,000 from the Build Illinois Bond Fund to the Department of Commerce and EconomicOpportunity (DCEO). The funds would be granted to Monroe County to support the construction,improvements, and repairs of the Stringtown Levee. This legislation follows ongoing efforts by Rep.

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