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Drought revives old water wars among river states

Source: My Fox Chicago , Dec 6 2012, 3:45pm CST

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - The water wars are raging again in America's heartland. Drought-stricken states are competing for the increasingly scarce water of the Missouri River and have taken their case to the White House. Officials from more than 3 ...

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Mo. infrastructure proposals fail at state Capitol

Source: San Antonio Express  |   May 18 2013, 11:35am CDT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Numerous Missouri lawmakers wanted to seek voter approval to boost funding for Missouri's transportation system and pay for improvements at colleges and state facilities. Neither ...

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10 hours ago

Coastal experts land in Vietnam

Source: The Monroe News Star  |   May 18 2013, 1:53am CDT

American coastal experts have traveled to Vietnam to gain help in saving the Mississippi River delta system. Experts from around the world will spend much of next week in Vietnam addressing coastal land loss, particularly along the Mississippi and Me ...

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13 hours ago

R.I. flood protection efforts date back to 1960s

Source: Quad-Cities Online  |   May 17 2013, 11:49pm CDT

Since the early 1960s there have been efforts to improve the hazards of flooding in Rock Island. The area has been perpetually flooded by both the Mississippi and Rock rivers. The causes are water flowing over the b ...

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Obama seeks to cut Afghan war spending by 10pc

Source: The Malaysian Insider  |   May 17 2013, 9:31pm CDT

US President Barack Obama speaks during a visit to Ellicott Dredges during his second ‘Middle Class Jobs and Opportunity Tour’ in Baltimore, Maryland. — Reuters picWASHINGTON, May 18 — President Barack Obama today trimmed his funding request fo ...

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Obama seeks to cut Afghan war spending by 10%

Source: Moneycontrol.com  |   May 17 2013, 9:12pm CDT

President Barack Obama on Friday trimmed his funding request for the war in Afghanistan and other overseas operations by 10 percent, reflecting his plans to wind down the US presence in that country. Like this story, sha ...

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16 hours ago

Oysters continue to struggle post-spill

Source: Houma Today  |   May 17 2013, 8:42pm CDT

Laura Fernandez processes oysters for freezing Friday at Motivatit Seafood in Houma. More than three years after the Gulf oil spill, the state’s oyster industry is continuing to struggle. Oyster grounds in some of the sta ...

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18 hours ago

Mo. Legislature wraps up work for 2013 session

Source: Belleville News-Democrat  |   May 17 2013, 6:10pm CDT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri's 2013 legislative session has come to an end. The House and Senate each wrapped up their work Friday shortly after 6 p.m. - a few minutes after the mandatory adjournment time set by the Missouri Constitution. The session i ...

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18 hours ago

Mo. lawmakers approve election changes

Source: Belleville News-Democrat  |   May 17 2013, 5:50pm CDT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri lawmakers have given final approval to a bill clarifying the way a vacancy is filled in the office of lieutenant governor. Current law lets the governor appoint a replacement for a secretary ...

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19 hours ago

Mo. bill closes child abuse report loophole

Source: Belleville News-Democrat  |   May 17 2013, 5:45pm CDT

Missouri now requires mandatory reporters who suspect a child has been abused or neglected to "immediately report" or "cause a report to be made" to the state's Children's Division. But it also allows mandatory reporters to pass the information ...

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Mo. bill leaves juveniles off sex offender site

Source: Belleville News-Democrat  |   May 17 2013, 5:15pm CDT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — People convicted of committing sexual crimes when they're 17 or younger would not appear on Missouri's public website of sex offenders under legislation heading to Gov. Jay Nixon. Lawm ...

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