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LGBTQ+ groups face alarming funding crisis as Republican anti-trans attacks mount, new report finds
The Advocate
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July 8, 2025
Philanthropic support for LGBTQ+ causes is collapsing just as queer and trans communities face an escalating national crisis. New data from Funders for LGBTQ Issues shows foundation funding for LGBTQ+ organizations in the U.S. dropped sharply to...
Community Action Partnership of Northeast Missouri partners with Child Care Aware of Missouri
Kirksville Daily Express - Missouri
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Child Care Aware of Missouri ST LOUIS — Child Care Aware of Missouri (CCAMO) named four regional community partners, including Community Action Partnership of Northeast Missouri (Adair County) to help deliver comprehensive in-person and virtual...
80 Missouri local education agencies to participate in $49 million literacy grant
KOMU 8 - Missouri
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The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education said Thursday that it selected 80 early learning programs and public schools to receive funding and professional services through the U.S. Department of Education’s Comprehensive...
Immigration crackdown hurts small businesses in Kansas dependent on migrant customers
NPR
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July 8, 2025
Mom-and-pop stores in Kansas City catering to recent immigrants are facing a sharp downturn, with sales falling since Trump took office. Owners say customers are scared and holding onto their cash. Sponsor Message MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: President...
Missouri’s parole system is due for a makeover. But this group is working on fixing it
KCUR - Missouri
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July 8, 2025
Missouri's parole system governs the lives of some 52,000 people, more than twice the number held in the state's prisons. But its rules haven't been updated since 2017, and those who work inside the parole system say its processes are often...
Church Directory for the Week of July 9-17, 2025
Pipestone County Star - Minnesota
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July 8, 2025
Ruthton Country Church, Full Gospel-Non-denominational church; Pastor Frank Vanderbush, 507-658-3917. Sundays: 10 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship service. Bible Studies Sundays at 9 a.m. Find us at countrychurch.co on Facebook and Youtube @ Country...
Missouri’s parole system is due for a makeover. Meet the group working on it
St. Louis Public Radio - Missouri
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July 8, 2025
Missouri's parole system governs the lives of some 52,000 people, more than twice the number held in the state’s prisons. But its rules haven’t been updated since 2017, and those who work inside the parole system say its processes are often...
Missouri activists step up to comfort ICE detainees
KCUR - Missouri
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July 8, 2025
President Trump's mass deportation efforts have led to the arrests of tens of thousands of immigrants, some of whom end up at the Phelps County Jail in Rolla, Missouri. Now some local activists are trying to provide comfort and assistance to...
Missouri 4-H State Livestock Judging Contest winners 2025
Farm Talk - Kansas
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Youths judge a class of Hereford cattle at the 2025 State 4-H Livestock Judging Contest. University of Missouri Extension recently hosted the 2025 State 4-H Livestock Judging Contest on at the Trowbridge Livestock Center in Columbia. The event...
‘Semicolon Cafe’ arrives in Falls Church with Korean shaved ice and sandwiches
Arlington Now - Virginia
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July 10, 2025
Around Town Mango bingsoo and sandwich from Semicolon Cafe (staff photo by Katie Taranto) Tiramisu latte from Semicolon Cafe (staff photo by Katie Taranto) Semicolon Cafe in Falls Church (staff photo by Katie Taranto) Inside Semicolon Cafe (staff...
Missouri State Fire Marshal Warns of Spike in Fireworks-Related Deaths, Injuries
Mix 92.3 - Missouri
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July 8, 2025
Everyone, this year's 4th of July celebrations are showing some consequences in a very real way. It's become a big enough deal that we have to talk about it. Consumer Product Safety Commission Demonstrates Dangers Of Fireworks Ahead Of July 4th...
Missouri Lottery player wins $100K prize with 'Break the Bank' ticket
Show-Me State Times - Missouri
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July 7, 2025
An ordinary day took an unexpected turn for a Missouri Lottery player in Clinton when she purchased a "Break the Bank" Scratchers ticket at Casey's, located at 701 E. Ohio St. The player was surprised to discover she had won one of the game's...
Missouri Lottery player claims $179K Show Me Cash prize before expiration
Show-Me State Times - Missouri
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July 7, 2025
A Missouri Lottery player has claimed a $179,000 jackpot prize from the January 10 Show Me Cash drawing. The winning ticket was purchased at Cape Mart C-Store located at 238 N. Fountain St. in Cape Girardeau, using the number combination 5, 9, 12,...
Missouri Lottery player wins $249K Show Me Cash jackpot
Show-Me State Times - Missouri
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July 7, 2025
A Missouri Lottery player secured a $249,000 Show Me Cash jackpot in the June 16 drawing. The winning ticket was purchased at QuikTrip, located at 4101 Gravois in St. Louis. The ticket matched all five numbers drawn that night: 21, 24, 25, 29, and...
The governor of Missouri has signed a batch of education laws
SRN News
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July 10, 2025
The governor of Missouri has signed a batch of education laws (SRN NEWS)-Republican Mike Kehoe put his signature on one particular measure that keeps Christian clubs in colleges and universities from being forced to allow people who are...
Inter-Church Interaction and the International Agenda in the Letters of Patriarch Alexey I(80 years since the end of the schism over the Bulgarian Orthodox Church) {part 1}
The European Times
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July 10, 2025
“The unification of the world must be preceded by the unification of Europe, and the latter is unthinkable without the prior unification of the Slavic world.” Exarch STEPHEN I, 1947 In his address, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, opening the...
Northwest Missouri State secures $1.81 million for student support services
NW Missouri Times
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July 10, 2025
Dr. Shay Malone, assistant vice president of institutional excellence and global engagement at Northwest | Northwest Missouri State UniversityDr. Shay Malone, assistant vice president of institutional excellence and global engagement at Northwest...
Opinion: The Catholic Church must reckon with this political cruelty
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Missouri
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Thomas Finan As Catholics, we are taught to see the face of Christ in the suffering of the imprisoned, the migrant child, the asylum seeker chained and voiceless. But today, across our country, a growing machinery of cruelty operates in plain...
Missouri Congressman Eric Burlison shares views on immigration and governance
Springfield Standard - Missouri
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July 8, 2025
Eric Burlison, a current member of the U.S. Congress representing Missouri's 7th district, has taken to social media to express his views on various national issues. Burlison succeeded Billy Long in 2023 and has a history of political service...
Governor signs bills allowing Missouri State to offer Doctor of Philosophy degrees
Missouri State University
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July 9, 2025
Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe today signed House Bill 419, Senate Bill 150 and Senate Bill 160 into law, officially granting Missouri State University the authority to independently offer Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree programs. The legislation...