JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri nonfarm payroll employment increased by 7,900 jobs in June 2025, and the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was steady at 4 percent. Private industry employment increased by 7,200 jobs and government employment increased by 700 jobs. Over the year, there was an increase of 25,600 jobs from June 2024 to June 2025, […]
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KANSAS CITY – The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Midwest region advanced 0.7 percent in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported. The all items less food and energy index increased 0.6 percent. The index for energy rose 3.2 percent, while the food index advanced 0.6 percent over
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ST. LOUIS, MO – The American Red Cross urges all donors to give blood or platelets now to keep the blood supply strong this summer. Type O blood products are most needed on hospital shelves – especially in the face of summer challenges that can quickly cause blood and platelet reserves to drop. In
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ST.CHARLES, MO – Lieutenant Governor David Wasinger and State Senator Adam Schnelting will host a Forum on Elder Abuse Awareness on Friday, July 25, 2025. The event will serve as a platform to shine a light on the often-overlooked issue of elder abuse, while providing attendees with information on critical resources available to protect seniors
HILLSBORO, Mo. — Jefferson College will host the second installment of its biennial Day of Renewal for Social Workers on Thursday, Aug. 7, on the Hillsboro campus, providing a full day of professional development and self-care opportunities for licensed social workers seeking continuing education. Created in 2023 by the Jefferson College Social Work Advisory Committee,
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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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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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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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PERRYVILLE — Have you ever considered being an Amateur Radio Operator and have the ability to help in a disaster when internet and phones are down? Join the River Hills Amateur Radio Club on July 17th at 7:00 pm at the Perryville Fire Department Station No. 2 for how to get your Ham Radio
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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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