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WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) helped lead the first hearing as Ranking Member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization. The hearing focused on the ongoing implementation of the Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) program and the VA’s coordination with Oracle. Budzinski urged the VA and Oracle to work together to implement more disciplined project management protocols, bolster staff training modules, and set benchmarks to meet launch deadlines to ensure that the EHRM project accomplishes its goal of improving quality of care for veterans. She also raised concerns regarding the firing of VA employees by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency and the impact these actions will have on the VA’s ability to bring these projects online in a manner that can effectively serve our veterans. As Ranking Member of the Subcommittee, Rep. Budzinski is focused on streamlining outdated

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It really doesn’t seem like too much to ask that legal representatives who are specifically trained to handle legal work actually know what the fuck they’re doing when they engage in legal representation. While I understand that not every lawyer’s competence will be equal, I don’t believe we should be expected to put up with […]

CHICAGO — A near-miss has been confirmed between a Southwest Airlines planes and a jet on a runway at Chicago's Midway International Airport. The incident happened around 8:50 a.m. Tuesday and was captured on video by Airport Webcams. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released the following statement regarding the incident: The crew of Southwest Airlines Flight 2504 [...]

It was announced Tuesday that the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency had accounted for a St. Louis native Korean War veteran last year after going missing in action over 70 years ago.

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A Missouri couple won $100,000 from a "$3 Million Supreme" scratcher ticket after using the Missouri Lottery website to pick their tickets and seeking help from their son to calculate their winnings.

Our hero Mike Johnson is getting ready to vote on a House budget resolution today: Johnson (R-Louisiana) is set to put a budget resolution up for a floor vote Tuesday, but is facing a potential revolt from swing-district Republicans wary of cuts to social safety net benefits and fiscal hawks who say the bill’s $2 ...continue reading "It’s time for the budget games to begin"

A Missouri woman said Tuesday she is pleading guilty to a federal charge accusing her of concocting a brazen plot to defraud Elvis Presley’s family by trying to auction off his Graceland mansion and property before a judge halted the mysterious foreclosure sale.

Alyssa Tripp, 33, allegedly sprayed a non-verbal autistic child with water and pinned his hands to a table to keep him from reaching a tablet he used to communicate.

The first bill passed by the Missouri House that is headed to the Senate floor for debate would exempt long-term capital gains from the state income tax. On a 3-2 party-line vote, the Senate General Laws committee approved the bill to create the new tax deduction. The bill passed the House on Feb. 13, also […]

Stephen Stills and Neil Young are set to perform together at the upcoming Light Up The Blues fundraiser for Autism Speaks.The show, hosted by Stills and his wife, Kristen, will celebrate the 20th anniversary…

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An 18-year-old was arrested for allegedly bringing a gun onto campus of a St. Charles high school Monday.

Last Friday brought two seemingly unrelated stories: the Associated Press suing White House officials over retaliatory press access restrictions, and Trump’s interim DC US Attorney Ed Martin launching what appears to be a personal intimidation campaign against Trump/Musk political rivals — precisely the kind of unconstitutional “lawfare” that Trump and Musk themselves have previously denounced. […]