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Durbin, Duckworth Join Colleagues In Introducing Legislation To Boost Gun Violence Prevention Research At CDC

2 years 9 months ago
WASHINGTON – As the nation reels from yet another tragic school shooting this week, U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and U.S. Representatives Elissa Slotkin (D-MI-07), Mark Takano (D-CA-39), and Marilyn Strickland (D-WA-10) to reintroduce legislation to fund research at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to better understand and address the nation’s ongoing gun violence epidemic, a public health crisis which in the past five years has taken the lives of more than 180,000 people across the United States. As of 2020, firearm-related injuries have become the leading cause of death among children and adolescents in the U.S. Specifically, the Gun Violence Prevention Research Act would authorize $50 million each fiscal year over the next five years to boost CDC’s firearms safety and gun violence prevention research

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Scooter's Coffee Drive-Thru Now Open At New Godfrey Road Location - Ribbon Cutting To Be Held Soon

2 years 9 months ago
GODFREY - The brand-new Scooter's Coffee shop at 5330 Godfrey Road is now open. The store had a soft opening Monday morning when at 5:30 a.m. The location is locally owned by Lindsey and Bob Semptimphelter. Bob was at the store Sunday afternoon doing some finishing touches and said he is super excited about opening his second location. The Semptimphelter's also own a Glen Carbon location at 4208 Illinois Route 159. The Godfrey store has not yet released its full hours at this time. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is planned at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 14, and will be hosted by the RiverBend Growth Association.

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Listen for St. Louis area tornado siren tests Monday

2 years 9 months ago
ST. LOUIS -- Many municipalities in the St. Louis area will be testing their tornado sirens today at 11 a.m. This is part of the regular tests that happen at 11 a.m. on the first Monday of the month. The tests will be happening in St. Louis City, St. Louis County, and St. Charles County [...]
Joe Millitzer