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DRA makes $2.5 million available for local development districts

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CLARKSDALE, Miss. – The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is making approximately $2.5 million in funding available for the 2025 LDD Community Support Pilot Program, a noncompetitive grant opportunity providing capacity-building and community support resources to Local Development Districts (LDDs) within the lower Mississippi River Delta and Alabama Black Belt regions.   Designed to enhance regional […]

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Four St. Louis area residents sentenced for fraud committed with checks stolen from the mail

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U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Missouri ST. LOUIS – Four people, including a former U.S. Postal Service employee, have been sentenced for their role in a conspiracy that stole checks from the mail to commit bank fraud, U.S. Attorney Thomas C. Albus announced Tuesday.   The four defendants received sentences of between 12 and

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Get Covered Illinois transitions to a state-based marketplace this November

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CHICAGO – Get Covered Illinois has announced that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approved Illinois’ transition to a state-based health insurance marketplace. Launched in 2013 as a branded portal to access Healthcare.gov, Get Covered Illinois will now operate as a full state-based marketplace.    “Today marks a pivotal step towards bringing quality, affordable healthcare

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Illinois State Police protects children with the passage of Alicia’s Law in Illinois

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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Police (ISP) is celebrating the signing of House Bill 2586, known as Alicia’s Law, named after Alicia “Kozak” Kozakiewicz, the first widely reported internet-related child abduction victim. ​ Internet crimes against children involve crimes that exploit or endanger children through the use of the internet, including luring children online to meet for sexual

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Lake of the Ozarks State Park campground reopens after renovations

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JEFFERSON CITY, MO. –Lake of the Ozarks State Park’s campground section 4 has undergone extensive renovations including new sites with water, sewer and 50-amp electrical services, as well as the addition of four new yurts in section 2 as part of Missouri State Parks’ revenue bond projects.     These sections of the campground have

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Midwest region prices rose 0.1 percent in July, up 2.6 percent over the year

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KANSAS CITY, Kans. – The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Midwest region advanced 0.1 percent in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The advance was led by a 0.2-percent rise in the all items less food and energy index. The energy index declined 0.3 percent, and the

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Missouri continues improvement in MAP scores

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) released preliminary statewide 2024-25 Grade Level and End-of-Course (EOC) assessment data during the August 12 State Board of Education meeting.   The results represent data from the required state assessments: English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics for grades 3-8; Science for grades 5 and 8;

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