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Hawley urges DOJ to swiftly implement RECA for radiation survivors

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) has sent a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ), urging the Department to prioritize implementation of the expanded Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) signed into law by President Trump on July 4, 2025. The Senator’s expansion provision revives RECA for survivors, allows tens of thousands of new claimants to receive […]

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Hawley urges DHS Secretary Noem to declassify Trump Butler assassination records

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, calling on the agency to declassify all documents related to the July 13, 2024, assassination attempt on President Trump in Butler, PA. “I write to you following the one-year anniversary of the first assassination attempt against President Donald J. Trump. This occasion

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Hawley introduces legislation to prevent future Medicaid cuts, invest in rural hospitals

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) has introduced new legislation to invest in rural hospitals and prevent any future cuts to Medicaid hospital funding. Senator Hawley’s legislation builds on provisions he secured for rural hospitals in the recently enacted reconciliation bill. Senator Hawley’s new bill would double the federal investment in rural health care

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Governor Kehoe signs Missouri Invasive Plant Bill into law

JEFFERSON CITY, MO —Yesterday, Missouri Governor Kehoe signed Senate Bill 105 into law, halting the sale in Missouri of six invasive plants: sericea lespedeza, burning bush (‘Compactus’), Callery pear, Japanese honeysuckle, perilla mint, and wintercreeper (variety Coloratus).  The implementation date for the legislation is August 28, 2025. The legislation allows five plants in the bill to continue to be sold through January 1, 2027,

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Chester Cemetery and Finance Committee to hold special meeting

CHESTER – The Chester Cemetery and Finance Committee will meet in special session Monday at 5 p.m. at the Chester Municipal Building, 1330 Swanwick Street, Chester.   NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING   CITY OF CHESTER CEMETERY AND FINANCE COMMITTEE       Notice is hereby given that the Cemetery and Finance Committee of the City

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24 additional license types added to new licensing system

CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) announced today that 24 more professions are now available for licensure via the Department’s new online licensing system, CORE (Comprehensive Online Regulatory Environment). Today’s announcement marks the successful completion of CORE’s Phase 2.3, with the final part of Phase 2 set for completion this summer.

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Two area teachers are among Mo. Regional Teachers of the Year

JEFFERSON CITY – Two teachers from the River Region have been announced by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) as being among the 34 Regional Teachers of the Year who have been selected to represent their regions in the 2026 Missouri Teacher of the Year Program.   They are:   Ashley Gettinger

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