Perry County Commission meeting minutes released
PERRYVILLE – The minutes of the October 30 meeting of the Perry County Commission have been released. PC COMMISSION MINUTES
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Missouri releases October 2025 General Revenue Report
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – State Budget Director Dan Haug has announced that net general revenue collections for October 2025 increased 8.6 percent compared to those for October 2024, from $890.9 million last year to $967.1 million this year. Net general revenue collections for 2026 fiscal year-to-date increased 1.5 percent compared to October 2024, from $3.91 billion
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Illinois lawmakers approve state-specific vaccine guidelines, punt on gambling bill
By Brenden MooreCapitol News Illinois bmoore@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — Illinois lawmakers passed two-dozen bills during their annual fall veto session that ended Friday, Oct. 31, including a measure that will empower the state’s Department of Public Health to issue vaccine guidelines amid federal uncertainty. House Bill 767 would allow IDPH Director Sameer Vohra to issue state-specific
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Illinois goes from ‘F’ To ‘A’ on support for survivors of human trafficking
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Police (ISP) is announcing Illinois has gone from an “F” on the Shared Hope International Just Like Me report cards: https://reportcards.sharedhope.org/ to an “A” due to the recent passage of the Illinois Statewide Trauma-Informed Response to Human Trafficking Act. ILLINOIS STATE WIDE TRAUMA The Just Like Me Report Cards
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Hawley urges Boeing to negotiate with Missouri workers on strike
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) has sent a letter to Boeing’s President and CEO Kelly Ortberg, urging him to negotiate in good faith with Boeing’s 3,300 machinists currently on strike in St. Louis. Senator Hawley wrote, “As you know, these nearly 3,300 machinists have been on strike for fourteen weeks. That’s fourteen weeks without a
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Governor Kehoe announces submission of Missouri’s Rural Health Transformation Plan
JEFFERSON CITY, MO —Governor Mike Kehoe and the Missouri Department of Social Services (DSS) have announced the State of Missouri has submitted its Rural Health Transformation (RHT) plan to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Missouri’s bold, transformative plan for rural healthcare, completed in coordination with the Governor’s Office, state agencies, and key healthcare
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Attorney General Hanaway opens probe into utility companies’ underground facility safety compliance across Missouri
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has announced that her Office has opened an investigation seeking information about public utility companies and underground facility owner compliance with the Missouri Underground Facility Safety and Damage Prevention Act. Underground facility owners are required by law to accurately locate and mark their buried infrastructure within two
Attorney General Hanaway asks Missourians to join the fight against foreign influence in ballot campaigns
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has reaffirmed her commitment to protecting the integrity of Missouri’s elections from foreign influence. Under Senate Bill 152 (2025), the Foreign Influence in Ballot Measures Act, the Attorney General’s Office has new authority to investigate and prevent foreign-sourced funding in ballot campaigns. Missourians can now help uphold the
Trump administration OKs partial SNAP funding for November after judges’ orders
The USDA declined to tap into additional funds, which will delay and reduce benefits By MAGGIE DOUGHERTY Capitol News Illinois mdougherty@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO — The Trump administration said Monday it would use emergency funds to partially fund SNAP benefits for November but would not tap into other funds to provide full coverage. The means the more
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SIU’s Nov. 12 Yellow Moon Gyroid Concert to feature ‘Piano Trio Archduke’
by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — Southern Illinois University Carbondale will host the second concert this fall in the Yellow Moon Gyroid Concert Series on Nov. 12 in Morris Library’s third-floor rotunda. The namesake of the Yellow Moon Gyroid Concert graces Morris Library’s third-floor rotunda. (Photo by Russell Bailey) The free, public concert begins at
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