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Illinois awarded $193 million to expand healthcare access in rural areas

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois has been awarded $193,418,216 million per year for five years through the $50 billion federal Rural Healthcare Transformation Program (RHTP) fund, which will be utilized to expand equitable access to healthcare and to eliminate barriers to care that many residents of rural communities face. All 50 states applied for the RHTP funding, […]

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DHSS publishes report detailing cannabis microbusiness activity

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – In accordance with Article XIV, Section 2 of the Missouri Constitution, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) appointed a Chief Equity Officer within the Division of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) to advance social and economic equity in the state’s cannabis program. Lesley Turek assumed the role of Chief Equity Officer in

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Congressman delivers rural health funding for Missouri communities

WASHINGTON, D.C. –The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced a $216,276,818 grant to the state of Missouri to expand access to health care in rural communities from the Rural Health Transformation Program that was created as part of the One, Big, Beautiful Bill that Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08) co-authored. Since passage of

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Attorney General’s office to host free human trafficking prevention training

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced during National Human Trafficking Prevention Month that her Office is working alongside the Human Trafficking Training Center (HTTC) and HTTC Founder, Dan Nash, to bring free training to Missouri for law enforcement, prosecutors, analysts, advocates, first responders, and medical professionals in March 2026. “Human trafficking

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Allen Guelzo is featured speaker at Abraham Lincoln Birthday Banquet on Thursday, February 12

SPRINGFIELD – Noted author and three-time Lincoln Prize winner Allen Guelzo will be the featured speaker at the Abraham Lincoln Association (ALA) Birthday Banquet on Thursday, February 12 at the President Abraham Lincoln Hotel in Springfield. Three additional renowned Lincoln authors and historians will highlight the free Benjamin P. Thomas Symposium the following day, Friday,

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2025 YEAR IN REVIEW: Missouri Attorney General’s Office

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Today, the Missouri Attorney General’s Office recapped the 2025 year serving as the People’s lawyer and fighting for openness and justice. “I am incredibly proud of what the Attorney General’s Office accomplished for Missourians in 2025,” said Attorney General Hanaway. “The dedication our team has to the State of Missouri has protected children, obtained

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Donate live Christmas trees to MDC after the holiday season

COLUMBIA, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) invites Missourians to drop off their live Christmas trees in January to be used for habitat improvement around central Missouri.      MDC will accept trees at the following locations from Jan. 1-31: MDC’s Central Regional Office at 3500 E. Gans Road in Columbia Washington Park near

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Governor Kehoe secures more than $216 Million to strengthen rural healthcare in Missouri

JEFFERSON CITY, MO —Governor Mike Kehoe and the Missouri Department of Social Services (DSS) have announced the State of Missouri has been awarded more than $216 million in funding for the first year of the Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program, a $50 billion initiative designed to strengthen healthcare access, improve outcomes, and support innovative care in

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Illinois celebrates economic development milestones in 2025

CHICAGO – Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) have released data highlighting record-breaking economic development milestones from 2025. Guided by Governor Pritzker’s strategic economic growth plan, Illinois reached a record $13 billion in incentivized investments, delivered record tourism accomplishments, and marked major milestones in key sectors, including quantum, while

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