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The sale will cost Ardent $47 million, with the company committing to $200 million in "capital spending" over the next decade.
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America's National Churchill Museum at Westminster College in Fulton is officially a National Historic Landmark. -
The state says existing exemptions will protect people facing medical emergencies, but experts warn some patients could fall through the cracks -
Intoxicating hemp products must be pulled from convenience store shelves, bars and restaurants across Missouri starting Thursday. -
The City Council voted 5-2 Monday night to direct staff not to automatically renew its contracts with the company. -
“It’s nonsensical and it’s cruel because these children had already been told by the government that they wouldn’t be pursued for deportation,” the children’s attorney said. -
The United Way of Greater Kansas City has come out with new data that reveals thousands of working residents would be in a financial crisis if they had a medical, car or housing emergency, even though they live above official poverty levels.
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Existing homes sales in October declined 8.8% from a year earlier, according to the National Association of Realtors. -
First responders continue to search for survivors after a building in Brooklyn collapsed, leaving at least eight dead and dozens injured.
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The company will also add additional solar power facilities to Missouri’s grid. -
County commissioners questioned the process during a meeting on Tuesday, including why the search was conducted largely confidentially and why members of the public had no opportunity to weigh in before trustees are going ahead with the sell
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Michael Siegrist is the Canton Township Clerk in Wayne County, Michigan, as well as the current president of the Michigan Association of Municipal Clerks.
He spoke about the state of elections administration in Michigan, about some of the work the association is doing to help better prepare its many clerks, and about why it’s important to just take a moment and take a deep breath as the November General Election approaches.
He spoke about the state of elections administration in Michigan, about some of the work the association is doing to help better prepare its many clerks, and about why it’s important to just take a moment and take a deep breath as the November General Election approaches.
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