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While many of us would love to take our furry friends everywhere, sometimes they just can’t come along on summer vacation. But it’s also a big deal to entrust your pet to someone else. For any loving pet owner, the pet’s safety and happiness are your top priority. BBB highly recommends researching companies and sitters

By Rusty Wright (This article first appeared on WashingtonExaminer.com) George Washington is lauded as a war hero, founding father, inspiring exemplar. But before that, he was a vain, temperamental, inexperienced, headstrong young man whose blunders cost lives. What can we learn from young Washington? Of course, America’s first president adorns United States currency. The nation’s

As Missouri enters the summer season, the Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) is encouraging consumers to take proactive steps to reduce energy use, improve home efficiency, and manage utility costs during periods of high temperatures. Air conditioning is typically the largest driver of residential electricity usage during the summer months. Making small adjustments and maintaining

Warmer weather means summer trips, patio season, farmer’s markets and more: In short, lots of reasons to send money between friends, neighbors or small businesses. Peer-to-peer (P2P) payment apps like Venmo, PayPal, Zelle or CashApp are a convenient way to split checks, pay rent or purchase from vendors. Unfortunately, scammers are finding creative ways to

Southwest Missouri and neighboring states saw widespread storms over the weekend. According to KOAM News Now, 30,000 people are without power and caused widespread damage across southeast Kansas, southwest Missouri, and northeast Oklahoma. For residents with tree issues following the storm, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) offers a few tips: • If a tree

By Mark Alford What’s Going On in Washington—This week, I had the honor of joining parents and advocates at the Parents for School Options event in Washington, D.C.—and I left more convinced than ever that the future of education must be driven by families, not bureaucracies. I got to see what real engagement in democracy

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has mobilized assistance from its Missouri Geological Survey in response to a sinkhole that opened near I-70 and the Dome in St. Louis today. The large sinkhole is located at the end of an exit ramp off of 1-70. “We’re sending Fletcher Bone, an environmental program specialist with our

Our regular session ended on May 15th.  It was a very busy and productive last session for me.  A total of thirteen bills that I handled or filed were passed.  Three of them have already been signed into law by Governor Kehoe.  He has until July 14th to make a decision on the rest of

You may have heard more about job scams (or employment scams) recently. These scams are designed to steal your money or data, and they usually involve fake listings posted on  job boards, scammers posing as recruiters, or jobs that don’t actually exist. A new BBB International Investigations Initiative study found two surprising things about job

May is National Moving Month and the kickoff point for the busiest moving season of the year: Half of all household moves happen in the summer. The stakes are high when movers handle your valued belongings. Accidents can happen and items can be lost, which makes it all the more important to hire a company