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The Office of Administration announced today that the renovation on the exterior of the Missouri State Capitol building is nearing the halfway point. As of today, the project is about 45 percent complete and remains on budget and on schedule with anticipated completion at the end of 2020. The construction period of Phase II of

Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler (MO-04) stood in unity April 2 with Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (CA-23), Whip Steve Scalise (LA-01), and Rep. Ann Wagner (MO-02), among numerous other members of Congress, in signing a discharge petition for the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, which would require medical providers to give the same level of care to

Do you help someone who has dementia? Are you new to the caregiver role or need some fresh ideas? If so, Care Connection for Aging Services may be able to provide some specialized family caregiver training at no cost to you. Nationally, about 34 million family caregivers help adults 50-plus in their homes, many times

(The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers manages the Missouri River through the Master Manual, a 432-page document that lays out eight congressionally authorized purposes: flood control, river navigation, hydroelectric power, irrigation, water supply, water quality, recreation, and fish and wildlife (including preservation of endangered species). Congress authorized flood control and navigation as the dominant project

Identity theft is dropping in Missouri as consumers become more vigilant about protecting their personal information. According to the Federal Trade Commission’s Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book, Missouri ranked 31st in the nation for ID theft complaints in 2018, down from 26th in 2017. Even so, identity theft remains a costly and life-altering scam. According

In a business or even our personal lives, innovation or improvement often fails for the wrong reason. “It is not that the idea is bad. It is just that the idea never had a chance,” said David Burton, a county engagement and community development specialist with University of Missouri Extension. According to Burton, our crazy

Did you know that over half of rural Missourians still lack access to broadband internet? It’s an issue I have been working hard to address in multiple pieces of legislation during my time in Congress. In the spending bill that I voted for and Congress passed last year, we allocated $600 million specifically to rural

Both first time gardeners and seasoned professionals can benefit from the “Vegetable Planting Calendar” guide available from University of Missouri Extension. The guide provides a complete list of planting dates and varieties that do well in southwest Missouri. “Everything from asparagus to zucchini that is listed in the planting calendar represents the varieties that provide

Honey bees swarm during the spring as a natural means of reproduction. They are usually not aggressive during this time as they are just “shopping for a new home”. They will stay a short amount of time in a temporary location as the scouts look for a suitable new home for the 60% or so

Keeping kids safe today goes far beyond looking both ways before you cross the street and keeping sharp objects out of reach. Parents also worry about keeping their kids safe online. The explosion of apps, games and entertainment for children through computers and hand-held devices is mind-boggling. Some of them are educational or harmless –