Wednesday - October 23, 2024
State Tipoffs Involving Missouri Newsletter for Wednesday October 09, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Celebrate and Reflect During LGBTQ+ History Month
SYRACUSE, New York, Oct. 8 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: This month, the University community is invited to celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month through a range of special events. The University officially kicked off the month's events Oct. 2 at the Intercultural Collective. The LGBTQ+ Resource Center, along with students and campus partners, has planned a full list of events throughout the month. LGBTQ History Month was created in 1994 by Rodney Wilson, a high school history tea  more

Democratic Party of Missouri: Kehoe Again Caught Changing His Position For Political Gain- Now Won't Back 2020 Election Results
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Oct. 9 -- The Democratic Party of Missouri issued the following statement on Oct. 8, 2024: * * * After new reporting highlighted Lt. Governor Mike Kehoe's latest about-face: denying the results of the 2020 election, the Missouri Democratic Party issued the following statement: "Mike Kehoe was decisive after he took office in January 2021, but caved to dangerous extremists in the face of a tough primary challenge and appeared to deny the 2020 election results. Now tha  more

Democratic Party of Missouri: New Report - Kehoe Campaign Bankrolled By Founder Of State Contractor At Fault For Statewide IT Failure That Worsened Childcare Crisis
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Oct. 9 (TNSres) -- The Democratic Party of Missouri issued the following news: Following an investigative report that raised serious questions around $230,000 in campaign contributions cut to Kehoe and Missouri Republicans made by the founder of state contractor World Wide Technologies, which was awarded a $14 million contract to administer a disastrous IT system for the Missouri Department of Education, the Missouri Democratic Party issued the following statement: "L  more

Mo. Natural Resources Dept. Opens Second Application Window for Energy Efficiency and Conservation Grants
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Oct. 8 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The Missouri Department of Natural Resources' Division of Energy is now accepting applications for subgrants under the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG). Applications are being accepted through Dec. 12. Missouri's EECBG program is offering $2.36 million for projects that promote energy savings, energy conservation or emissions reductions in communities that w  more

University of Missouri: Mizzou Researchers Awarded $8 Million in Grants to Discover New Bullying Prevention Strategies
COLUMBIA, Missouri, Oct. 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release: * * * A team of scientists, led by Chad Rose at the University of Missouri, will study how teaching children social and communication skills can help reduce bullying in schools. * * * Students don't have to be friends, but they should be friendly. In other words, they should learn to be respectful of one another while sharing the same space. For Chad Rose, a nationally renowned bullying preve  more