Health
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!
Officials hunt for the source of a 16-state salmonella outbreak linked to three types of raw tomatoes, while the list of restaurants yanking tomatoes from menus grows.
Smith’s Introduces Early Childhood Measure
It’s through the first round, State Senator Jeff Smith’s (D-St. Louis) measure that would increase access to early childhood programs at licensed child care facilities. Smith’s legislation creating the Missouri Preschool Plus Grant Program, a pilot program within the Missouri Preschool Project, has gotten through its first hurdle on its way to become law. This [...]
Clay: Sustaining SCHIP Veto "Indefensible"
Congressman Wm. Lacy Clay (D-St. Louis) today blasted House Republicans as they once again failed to join with the Democratic majority to override President Bush’s veto of the expanded State Children’s Health Insurance Program. The effort failed by just 15 votes. “Today, President Bush and House Republicans stood between 3.8 million additional children who would [...]
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