JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Department of Agriculture has announced funding for the Missouri Grown Retail Promotion Matching Grant through the Missouri Grown program. The grant awards up to $1,000 for reimbursement of expenses associated with promoting Missouri Grown member products at retail locations in Missouri. This competitive grant program will provide advertising funds to […]
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JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Budget Director Dan Haug announced Friday that net general revenue collections for October 2021 increased 22.7 percent compared to those for October 2020, from $631.9 million last year to $775.3 million this year. Net general revenue collections for 2022 fiscal year-to-date decreased 5.0 percent compared to October 2020, from $3.72 billion
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WASHINGTON – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) cosponsored a resolution of disapproval filed by U.S. Senator Mike Braun (Ind.) to stop President Biden’s vaccine mandate on private-sector employers. “I have been vaccinated and I have encouraged everyone who is eligible to receive a vaccine to consider doing so,” said Blunt. “However, I also believe
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill – The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) is reminding Illinoisans to test, inspect expiration dates, and change the batteries in smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) alarms while turning their clock back as daylight saving time ends this weekend. “Fire Safety is something that all Illinoisans should be thinking about and
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JEFFERSON CITY — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration revealed details of the Biden Administration’s vaccine mandate rules for large employers on Nov. 4. Missouri’s business community has been waiting for guidelines to be released since the Sept. 9 announcement of the plan. The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry has always taken a stance
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Congressman Jason Smith issued the following statement blasting the Biden Administration after the Occupational Safety and Health Administration at the Department of Labor and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced “emergency” rules forcing private companies to enforce a COVID-19 vaccine mandate. “These unconstitutional, authoritarian federal vaccine mandates sicken me
The past few weeks have been a whirlwind of attending committee hearings and meeting with state and regional leaders. One of the tasks assigned by Senate leadership at the conclusion of the 2021 session was to thoroughly examine our state budget’s largest expenditure, Medicaid or MO HealthNet, to ensure it is managed efficiently, aligns with
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) has adopted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) recommendation for children ages 5-11 to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. The Randolph County, Illinois Health department said it expects to begin administering the vaccine to children aged 5-11 the week of November
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JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Community Service Commission (MCSC), in partnership with the Missouri Broadcasters Association, announced today the launch of the Show Me Service campaign to promote volunteerism statewide. In addition to TV, radio, and social media advertising, the campaign includes an online volunteer opportunity search portal. “Last year, more than 1.5 million Missourians
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JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri State Highway Patrol would like to remind the public that driver examination stations throughout the state will be closed on the following dates: Thursday, November 11, 2021, in observance of Veterans Day. Normal operations will resume on Friday, November 12, 2021. Thursday, November 25, 2021, and Friday, November 26, 2021,
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