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August 2005

Missouri National Guard Helping Hurricane Relief Efforts

by admin on August 31, 2005

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More than a thousand members of the Missouri Army and Air National Guard are heading to Louisiana and Mississippi to help in the recovery from Hurricane Katrina. Adjutant General King Sidwell says the deployment will not affect the Missouri Guard’s ability to help with the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. This group will help with security. Another group of about 500 is expected to leave in the next few weeks to aid in the repair of infrastructure damaged by Katrina.

Tagged as: Fires/Accidents/Disasters, National Guard

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Bond, State Officials Tout Benefits of Highway Bill

by admin 08/31/05 7:08 PM

Senator Kit Bond says the new federal Highway Bill will bring great benefits to Missouri. Bond helped push the $286-Billion bill through Congress. He points out Missouri used to get back only 76 cents for every dollar in transportation tax it sent to Washington. The new bill increases that return. The [...]

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Missouri Schools Taking In Refugees From Hurricane

by admin 08/31/05 7:04 PM

The trickle of immigrants from the Gulf Coast States has begun in Missouri and schools are being told to get ready for many, many more. About ten school districts already have reported refugee children from the areas hit by Hurricane Katrina are showing up. The State Education Department’s Craig Rector says every school [...]

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Blunt Calls For Safety Belts in School Buses

by admin 08/31/05 6:31 PM

Some school buses might have three-point, lap-shoulder belts if Governor Matt Blunt gets his way. He has expanded on his School Bus Safety Task Force’s recommendation that schools consider putting in lap-shoulder buses in new buses purchased and wants districts required to do so. Blunt says this is something that will be phased [...]

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AG To Investigate Gas Price Increases

by admin 08/31/05 6:22 PM

The huge increase in the price of gasoline in the wake of Hurricane Katrina has Attorney General Jay Nixon vowing to determine whether Missouri consumers are being gouged at the pump. Nixon says that while he cannot do anything about legitimate price increases, he can take action if profiteering is going on as a [...]

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