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Billy Long is sworn in as IRS commissioner, taking over an agency he once sought to close
The Philadelphia Inquirer - Pennsylvania
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WASHINGTON — Former Missouri congressman Billy Long was ceremonially sworn in as commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service on Friday in the Oval Office, taking over a beleaguered agency that he once sought to abolish and that has since been...
New Sioux City Schools Superintendent Cordova discusses approach to educating students in changing times
KWIT - Iowa
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When Iowa school districts add new administrators, the outgoing personnel usually depart by the end of June, and the incoming principals and superintendents typically begin their years on July 1. That timing is playing out again this year in many...
Turning lemons into lemonade: New Missouri law to cut local requirements for young entrepreneurs
Missourinet
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July 15, 2025
When life gave a group of Missouri kids lemons, they wanted to make lemonade. But local requirements got in the way. Next month, a new Missouri law will exempt business owners 18 years and younger from certain local licensing fees and...
SBA establishes Center for Faith, reverses ban on religious orgs. receiving disaster relief
The Christian Post - Washington D.C.
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July 15, 2025
By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter Tuesday, July 15, 2025 Religious freedom supporters hold a rally to praise the Supreme Court's decision in the Hobby Lobby, contraception coverage requirement case on June 30, 2014, in Chicago, Illinois....
How many H-1B petitions were made by Missouri employers during 2024?
Show-Me State Times - Missouri
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July 14, 2025
Washington University in St. Louis Educational Services, Manufacturing 334 99.1% 0.9% Cigna Evernorth Services, Inc. Finance and Insurance 332 99.4% 0.6% Charter Communications, Inc. Information 327 98.8% 1.2% Mastercard Technologies, LLC...
Missouri Governor signs bipartisan education legislation into law
My Ozarks Online - Missouri
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July 9, 2025
Gov. Mike Kehoe speaks during a mid-legislative-session press conference with GOP leadership (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent). There could be more retired teachers returning as substitutes and more home-schooled students will be able to...
For many Missourians, gender affirmation isn’t just medical
KBIA - Missouri
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July 15, 2025
“You are safe, you are seen, and you are celebrated," reads the the motto of The Soul Collective salon in Columbia, Missouri. And on a rainy day in early June, the salon held a pay-what-you-can event where they offered gender-affirming haircuts...
States Sue Trump For Money Congress Already Allotted To Public Education
Above the Law
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July 14, 2025
Harvard isn’t the only school worried that the Trump administration will screw over their funding. Public schools get their fair share of funding from the government too — at least they should. On Monday, several states filed suit to challenge the...
Governor Kehoe signs new law supporting Missouri's first responders
KC Reporter - Missouri
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July 14, 2025
Michael L. Parson, Governor of Missouri | WikipediaMichael L. Parson, Governor of Missouri | Wikipedia Today, Governor Mike Kehoe signed Senate Bill 71, which includes the Public Safety Recruitment and Retention Act. This legislation aims to...
Stabilizing prices, shifting interests in Missouri farmland market
The Herald-Whig - Illinois
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While Missouri’s farmland market remains relatively stable, new survey data points to rising interest, and prices, for timberland and recreational properties. The latest Missouri Farmland Values Opinion Survey, conducted annually by University of...
$7 billion on the line as Democrats demand Trump Administration release educational funds
KCTV 5 - Missouri
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July 14, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Democrats in Congress have demanded that President Donald Trump’s Administration reverse course and release billions in educational funds. U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II, (D-MO) says that on Monday, July 14, he...
Federal jury awards $4 million to St. Louis school employees denied religious vaccine exemptions
Natural News
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July 14, 2025
Federal jury awards $4 million to St. Louis school employees denied religious vaccine exemptions A federal jury awarded over $4 million to 13 St. Louis school employees denied religious exemptions from a COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The plaintiffs...
Oldest Missouri Black-owned bookstore closes as owner retires
KSHB - Missouri
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July 13, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Willa's Books and Vinyl, the oldest Black-owned bookstore in Missouri, is closing its final chapter as owner Willa Mae Robinson prepares for her retirement. The beloved shop, a cultural cornerstone in the Kansas City community,...
Understanding a business administration degree: A look at Northwest Missouri State University
NW Missouri Times
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July 14, 2025
Dr. Lance Tatum, President | Northwest Missouri State UniversityDr. Lance Tatum, President | Northwest Missouri State University If you’re planning your future and considering a business administration degree, understanding the field can help make...
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver reflects on local legacy and criticizes national trade and immigration policies
SE Kansas City News - Missouri
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July 14, 2025
Representative Emanuel Cleaver, who has served Missouri’s 5th District in the U.S. Congress since 2005, recently shared a series of statements on social media addressing local cultural milestones and national policy concerns.On July 14, 2025,...
New Johnson County sculpture memorializes the forced removal of the Potawatomi tribe to Kansas
KCUR - Missouri
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July 19, 2025
It’s common for Aaron Squadroni to interact with people interested in his art. But usually it’s completed work in a gallery, not an unfinished piece near a lake. Squadroni, along with Leah Yellowbird, created Fire Keepers Circle, a new public...
‘Domestic Terrorism’: Severed cables leave lasting impact in Missouri
KCTV 5 - Missouri
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July 14, 2025
STAMFORD, Conn. (KCTV) - Spectrum has offered an up to $25,000 reward for information about criminal acts considered to be domestic terrorism. Charter Communications, the parent company of Spectrum, announced on Monday, July 14, that criminals...
William ‘Bill’ Clay Sr., Congressional Black Caucus Co-Founder, Dies at 94
Black Enterprise
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July 18, 2025
Civil rights trailblazer and Congressional Black Caucus co-founder Bill Clay Sr. leaves behind a powerful legacy of advocacy. William “Bill” Clay Sr., founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus and Missouri’s first Black congressman, died...
Why did Brad Pitt and Gwyneth Paltrow break up? Here's what Biographer Amy Odell says - Read inside
The Times of India
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July 19, 2025
Before there were Brangelina or ‘consciously uncoupling’ moments, there was the underrated iconic couple that ruled the 1990s - Brad Pitt and Gwyneth Paltrow. The ‘IT couple,’ who made it to cover pages and features, lasted for about three years...
Will KCUR, KCPT have to reduce programming after Trump-backed federal cuts?
KCUR - Missouri
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July 19, 2025
Kansas City’s public radio station has no intention of scaling back its news coverage or laying off reporters, editors, producers and hosts amid sizeable cutbacks in federal funding. But preserving KCUR, the local National Public Radio affiliate,...