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Center applauds steps to make crop insurance more accessible 

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LYONS, Neb. – In a win for producers across the country, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency recently announced changes to two crop insurance programs—Whole Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP) and Micro Farm. The improvements will expand access to risk management options for thousands of producers, particularly those with small or diversified operations.  “Managing risk is […]

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College Savings Month: Make a plan to pay for higher education

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By Scott Fitzpatrick According to a Georgetown University study, the cost of higher education has increased 169 percent over the last 40 years. And according to Sallie Mae’s annual How America Pays for College survey, nearly half of American families have no plan for how to pay for higher education.   September is College Savings

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Court orders federal government to produce records from top White House, HHS officials in Missouri AG’s lawsuit

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced Tuesday that, in his lawsuit against top-ranking Biden Administration officials for allegedly colluding to suppress freedom of speech, the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana granted Missouri and Louisiana’s request to compel the federal government to produce records from top-ranking White House

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EPA seeks input on New Environmental Justice-Focused Pollution Prevention Grant Opportunity funded by $100 million investment from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

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LENEXA, Kan. – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced two listening sessions to collect input on the development of a new grant opportunity made possible by the $100 million investment in the agency’s Pollution Prevention (P2) program from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). The new grant opportunity will encourage businesses that are

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MHTC congratulates two new members

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SPRINGFIELD — The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission, preparing for its monthly meeting tomorrow in Springfield, congratulates Warren K. Erdman of Kansas City and Brian Treece of Columbia on their recent appointments by Governor Mike Parson as commissioners. “We welcome our two newest members, Warren Erdman and Brian Treece, and look forward to the knowledge

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Missouri ‘ShakeOut’ earthquake drill coming Oct. 20

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JEFFERSON CITY – On November 17, 2021 southeast Missouri experienced its largest earthquake in 30 years. The magnitude 4.0 quake was centered near Poplar Bluff and was felt throughout the region, St. Louis and seven other states. It served as a reminder of the power of the New Madrid Seismic Zone, one of the country’s

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