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‘A lasting impact’: Missouri Senate panel hears pitch for using federal COVID funds

2 years 11 months ago

There was skepticism about new temporary state employees and the cost of developing the Rock Island railroad corridor into a new trail during the Senate Appropriation Committee’s first look at Gov. Mike Parson’s plan for spending $2.8 billion in federal coronavirus relief funds. But for the most part, the 90 minutes presentation Thursday by Budget […]

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Rudi Keller

Rung for Women lands $250K federal grant for geospatial career training

2 years 11 months ago
“These innovative programs not only include work-and-learn opportunities and mentorship, but also targeted recruitment of women, people of color, rural residents and others from underserved communities to ensure that STEM fields are diverse, equitable and inclusive,” Alejandra Castillo, assistant secretary of commerce for economic development, said in a written statement.
James Drew

Ketanji Brown Jackson considered among Biden’s top candidates for the U.S. Supreme Court

2 years 11 months ago

WASHINGTON — With the retirement of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer by this summer, President Joe Biden has said he will fulfill a campaign promise of appointing a Black woman to an open seat on the highest court in the land. A top contender, who was even vetted by the Obama administration in 2016 as a […]

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Ariana Figueroa