While today’s spending by Congress may not suggest as much, our nation does indeed have a debt limit – that is, a cap on how much the federal government can borrow in order to spend. If you turned on the news or read the paper lately, there is a good chance you have seen Democrats […]
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services has issued a series of recommendations for nursing home payment reform, which are geared towards creating a system of long-term care in Illinois that is safer, more equitable and more dignified for all nursing home residents. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that there is significant
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ROLLA, Mo. — Over the last few weeks, volunteers from American Hiking Society (AHS), AmeriCorps St. Louis, and the Ozark Trail Association (OTA) completed much-needed and intense trail restoration on the Turkey Creek Trail and the Courtois section of the Ozark Trail (OT) on Mark Twain National Forest. The dedication of these volunteer groups has
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COLUMBIA, Mo. – The temporary mask mandate put in place at the beginning of the semester on University of Missouri campuses will expire, effective Oct. 16. In the future, masks will no longer be required, but keeping in line with CDC recommendations, UM officials will request that all individuals wear masks in all indoor spaces
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JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Gov. Parson has issued a warning to potential hackers. Stay away from Missouri. “We want to be clear, this hack on DESE was more than a simple ‘right click’” he said. “The facts are that an individual accessed source code and then went a step further to convert and decode that
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Thursday, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt joined a 19-state coalition urging Congress to reject burdensome legislation that would increase fees on energy producers and hit American consumers with even greater price hikes. The two bills in question are the Methane Emissions Reduction Act in the Senate, and a provision of the
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for approximately 70 million Americans will increase 5.9 percent in 2022, the Social Security Administration announced Wednesday. The 5.9 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits payable to more than 64 million Social Security beneficiaries in January 2022. Increased payments to approximately 8
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by Christi Mathis CARBONDALE, Ill. — Haunted Hollow, a popular fall tradition and family friendly event packed with fun for all ages returns bigger and better than ever to Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Touch of Nature Environmental Center on Oct. 24. Cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic, the fest and hayride are back this
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JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt Tuesday filed a response brief to the Department of Justice’s appeal in the Migrant Protection Protocols or “Remain in Mexico” case brought by Missouri and Texas. The brief was filed in the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, and oral argument in this case is scheduled for November
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JEFFERSON CITY – On October 12, 2021, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) was made aware that the personally identifiable information (PII) of three Missouri educators, which was located within the educator certification data available on DESE’s website, was potentially compromised. Through a multi-step process, a hacker took the records of at least three
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