The only price of regular gas in cities throughout Ste. Genevieve County was found at a single gas station in the week ending Mar. 9, according to GasBuddy.com.
The U.S. Senate has passed Senator Josh Hawley's legislation to reauthorize and expand the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) with strong bipartisan support. The bill, which aims to compensate victims of government radiation, received a vote of 69-30.Senator Hawley emphasized the importance of the legislation, stating, "This isn’t about a handout. This isn’t about some kind of welfare program. This is about doing basic justice by the working people of this nation, whom their own government has poisoned. This is the day when we break the cycle of lies from the...
The U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has approved the bipartisan legislation introduced by Senators Josh Hawley and Cory Booker aimed at preventing child labor exploitation in federal contracting. Senator Hawley emphasized the importance of the bill, stating, "Companies that illegally employ children have no business leveraging lucrative federal government contracts for corporate gain. This bipartisan legislation would hold companies' feet to the fire for engaging in child labor exploitation and rightfully hold offenders accountable."The...
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley, along with Senators Mike Braun and Marco Rubio, penned a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressing deep disappointment over the State Department's refusal to designate Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC). The letter highlighted the ongoing violence against Christians in Nigeria and urged immediate action to address the deteriorating state of religious freedom in the country.In the letter, the Senators emphasized the urgency of the situation, stating, "You must not stand idly by while Nigerian Christians continue to be...
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley has taken a stand against what he perceives as a threat to American energy independence by introducing the Declaring Our Energy Independence From China Act. In a statement, Senator Hawley emphasized the importance of prioritizing and protecting U.S. energy independence through measures such as raising tariffs on China's green-energy goods.Senator Hawley stated, “President Biden’s climate agenda undermines U.S. energy independence and will make us more reliant on China. We can’t afford energy policies that enrich our greatest adversary at the...
U.S. Senator Josh Hawley has criticized the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for its handling of radioactive contamination in the St. Louis region. In a letter to USACE General Scott Spellmon and Colonel Andy Pannier, Senator Hawley expressed his concerns about the extent of radioactive contamination beneath residential properties. He stated, "Decades of radioactive contamination have devastated the Coldwater Creek region of St. Louis. And this week witnessed yet another nightmare scenario: your disclosure that this contamination may extend beneath residents’ homes."...
Independence Care Center of Perry County, the second largest nursing home in Perry County, aided an average of 81.7 residents per day during the fourth quarter of 2023.
The only price of premium gas in cities throughout Cape Girardeau County was found at a single gas station in the week ending Mar. 2, according to GasBuddy.com.