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As part of a cross-state tour, Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., met with energy stakeholders in Columbia, Mo., for a round table discussion on Jan

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As part of a cross-state tour, Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., met with energy stakeholders in Columbia, Mo., for a round table discussion on Jan. 16, 2012.

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COLUMBIA, Mo. – As Sen. Claire McCaskill continued a cross-state tour of Missouri energy providers, she came to the home of the University of Missouri with a strong message in support of research and development. On Monday, McCaskill met with a number of regional energy stakeholders at the Columbia Municipal Power Plant for a brief [...]

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — All three candidates for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate have agreed to share the stage while the party faithful are gathered in Kansas City. The state Republican Party announced Friday that Congressman Todd Akin, Sarah Steelman and John Brunner have agreed to participate in a “town hall forum” on Feb. [...]

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Saudi arms deal brings money to St. Louis manufacturing

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A finalized deal between the United States and Saudi Arabia to sell fighter jets is good news for St. Louis, according to Sen. Claire McCaskill. McCaskill, who sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said the $30 billion deal to sell F-15SA jets to the Saudi government will be a boon [...]

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Nixon says Corps should take flood report to heart

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Gov. Jay Nixon renewed his call for the Corp of Engineers to reform its master plan for flood control along the Missouri River, saying they should read deeper into a recently released report on last year’s major flood event. Earlier this week, an independent review commission of the 2011 flood released [...]

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McCaskill: End of Iraq War a chance to refocus at home

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Shortly after what may be best describe as the official end of an unofficial nine-year war in Iraq, Sen. Claire McCaskill said was grateful that the conflict finally has reached a conclusion. On Friday, U.S. military leaders signed over the last American military base in Iraq to that country’s sovereign government, [...]

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Mo. senators introduce new Lake of the Ozarks bill

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri lawmakers’ ongoing crusade to reform the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission amidst the property rights dispute at the Lake of the Ozarks took a step forward on Wednesday. Sen. Roy Blunt introduced the “Supporting Home Owner Rights Enforcement Act,” which would limit FERC’s ability to infringe on private property when establishing [...]

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Postal service declares 5-month moratorium on closures

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Thousands of local post offices across the nation have won a temporary reprieve before the may ultimately be forced to close their doors. Less than a week after Sen. Claire McCaskill and a group of her colleagues signed a letter calling for a five-month delay in postal facility closures, the U.S. [...]

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Missouri senators split over payroll tax cut extension

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Days after Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill thrust herself in the middle of the current debate over extending the federal payroll tax cut by co-sponsoring her own bipartisan solution, her Republican counterpart came out against the plan saying the current tax rate was never meant to be permanent. The Senate is currently [...]

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