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Love note from Jeff City

Greetings, My Fellow Missourians It has been an enjoyable week attending several different community functions throughout the district.  Everyone is busy celebrating the arrival of Spring with activities and fundraisers.  I attended a media event in Lowry City on Tuesday hosted by the Kaysinger Basin Regional Planning Commission.  With the diligent work of KBRPC, the

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Hartzler Introduces Bill to Safeguard America’s Skies

Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler (MO-04) introduced H.R. 5366, theSafeguarding America’s Skies Act, which would allow the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security to detect, track, and engage with drones that pose a security risk to agency facilities and assets. “Over the last several years, advances in drone technology have provided efficient and effective

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Tyson Poultry fined $2 million for violating Clean Water Act

Tyson Poultry Inc. was sentenced in federal court in Springfield to pay a $2 million criminal fine, serve two years of probation and pay $500,000 to directly remedy harm caused when it violated the Clean Water Act, the Justice Department announced. The charges stemmed from discharges at Tyson’s slaughter and processing facility in Monett that

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Statement by MO Farm Bureau president regarding rural revitalization package

“Governor Greitens’s announcement of a rural revitalization package is great news for our state. Improving access to broadband, fulfilling obligations to biodiesel producers, improving ports and promoting water quality initiatives will indeed strengthen rural communities. “With an annual economic contribution of more than $88 billion, agriculture and related industries is the engine that drives communities

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Hartzler votes to give terminal patients hope

Today Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler (MO-04) voted for legislation to allow terminally-ill patients the option to receive drugs that have passed the Food and Drug Administration’s basic safety testing but have not received final approval, in order to give these patients a chance at life. These individuals cannot wait until all the bureaucratic hurdles are crossed.

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MDC moves from semiannual live auctions to 24/7 online auction

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) announces it now offers used Department vehicles, boats, motors, tractors, trailers, farm equipment, office equipment and other items for sale through the online auction website Govdeals.com. GovDeals.com is an online auction exclusively for government and educational agencies. MDC’s new online auction is available 24/7 from the convenience of a

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My child might have autism. What do I do?

Story Contact: Sheena Rice, ricesm@missouri.edu, 573-882-8353 by Kristen Sohl, associate professor of clinical child health and director of ECHO Autism University of Missouri Health Care If you think your child could have autism, you might be unsure about what to do next. You’ve noticed the warning signs: repetitive behavior like hand-flapping and rocking back and

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Organizing household items helps avoid look-alike poisoning

If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it must be a duck. Not necessarily, says University of Missouri Extension safety and health specialist Karen Funkenbusch. Many poisons look like common household items because they are the same color or shape or are packaged similarly. Mistakes can have consequences ranging from temporary

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