AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoWater Monitoring: Funding cuts threaten two University of Missouri programs that have tracked water quality at more than 65 lakes for over 50 years, putting a long-running record of pollution and algal blooms at risk. Fraud Enforcement: Missouri and the U.S. Department of Justice launched “Operation Show-Me the Money” to investigate fraud in taxpayer-funded benefit programs, beginning with SNAP. Election Watch: More than 3,500 early votes were cast across Boone, Cole and Callaway counties. Amendment 3 would again ban most abortions and includes a proposed ban on procedures for minors that are already largely illegal under state law. Education: Missouri’s interim education commissioner resigned amid controversy over the state’s accelerated A-F grading system for public schools. Roads: MoDOT plans to raise speed limits to 75 mph on selected stretches of I-29, I-35, I-49 and I-55; no mid-Missouri sections are included.
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