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News from July 2024

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FDA conducted second highest number of inspections on device companies in Missouri during Q2

By Show-Me State Times | Jul 13, 2024

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted three inspections at three device companies from Missouri in the second quarter of 2024.

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Missouri: Biologics companies were the second most FDA inspected companies in Missouri in Q2

By Show-Me State Times | Jul 12, 2024

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted three inspections at three Biologics companies from Missouri in the second quarter of 2024.

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Missouri AG sues Biden administration over withheld small business program documents

By Show-Me State Times | Jul 12, 2024

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has filed a lawsuit against the Biden Administration’s Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for not providing documents requested under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The inquiry aims to gather information on alleged IRS obstruction in implementing an economic relief measure intended to support small business owners in Missouri.

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FDA Inspection: What type of Missouri companies were under most scrutiny during Q2?

By Show-Me State Times | Jul 11, 2024

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted 21 inspections at 21 Food and Cosmetics companies from Missouri in the second quarter of 2024.

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Man sentenced for orchestrating St. Louis area mail theft conspiracy

By Show-Me State Times | Jul 11, 2024

ST. LOUIS – A man who orchestrated a conspiracy that stole checks from the U.S. mail and then committed bank fraud was sentenced Thursday to 27 months in prison.

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Governor Parson signs multiple pro-business bills into law

By Show-Me State Times | Jul 11, 2024

Governor Parson signs pro-business bills into law

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Hawley questions ex-NIH chief's claims on censorship during COVID-19

By Show-Me State Times | Jul 11, 2024

In a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) questioned Carrie D. Wolinetz, who served as Chief of Staff for former National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis Collins during the peak of COVID-19.

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Attorney General files fraud charges against contractor in St. Louis

By Show-Me State Times | Jul 11, 2024

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced that his office has filed felony charges against Andrew Hall, 42, for allegedly defrauding consumers through his business, Trophy Contracting. Hall faces two counts of Deceptive Business Practices for activities in the City of St. Louis.

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Missouri Technology Corporation launches new funding program for early-stage entrepreneurs

By Show-Me State Times | Jul 11, 2024

The Missouri Technology Corporation (MTC) is launching a new pilot program called Proof of Concept for early-stage entrepreneurs developing innovative products.

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Senator Hawley's keynote emphasizes need for revival of Christian traditions

By Show-Me State Times | Jul 11, 2024

Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) delivered a keynote address at the National Conservatism Conference, titled "The Christian Nationalism We Need." In his speech, he outlined his vision for the future of the conservative movement and the nation, drawing on historical and religious references.

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Ohio man sentenced to prison for exchanging fentanyl and cash for counterfeit pills

By Show-Me State Times | Jul 11, 2024

U.S. District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig sentenced an Ohio man to 65 months in prison on Thursday for arranging the purchase of 200,000 counterfeit pills. Matthew Prunty, 31, from the Dayton area, organized the exchange on June 27, 2021, which involved $46,000 and 2,000 fentanyl-laced pills for the counterfeit prescription drugs at a state park in Franklin County, Missouri.

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Missouri leads lawsuit against Biden Administration over mandated gender-transition procedures

By Show-Me State Times | Jul 10, 2024

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey led a coalition of seven states in filing a lawsuit against the Biden Administration’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) over a rule that mandates healthcare providers to perform gender-transition procedures and requires states to fund these interventions. The coalition argues that this rule, which they claim Congress did not authorize, misinterprets Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act.

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Man sentenced to 11 years for possession of child pornography

By Show-Me State Times | Jul 10, 2024

ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Ronnie L. White on Wednesday sentenced a man caught with child pornography after approaching children in Kirkwood to 11 years in prison.

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St. Charles County man sentenced to 97 months for child pornography

By Show-Me State Times | Jul 10, 2024

ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Ronnie L. White on Tuesday sentenced a man who was caught with child sexual abuse material to 97 months in prison.

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Hawley criticizes Biden Administration's defense priorities amid rising tensions with China

By Show-Me State Times | Jul 10, 2024

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo) sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin criticizing the Biden Administration's focus on air and missile defense for Ukraine while allegedly neglecting support for U.S. and Taiwanese forces in the Pacific.

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St. Louis schedules additional siren testing following reported issues

By Show-Me State Times | Jul 10, 2024

Following several reports of Outdoor Warning System sirens not sounding during the monthly test on July 1, 2024, the City of St. Louis Emergency Management Agency (CEMA) plans to conduct additional testing of the siren system on Thursday, July 11, 2024, between 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. The agency will announce to residents that it is only a test. Sirens are typically tested on the first Monday of every month, weather permitting. The monthly test may be canceled on the morning of the first Monday if there is potential severe weather or if weather conditions may cause confusion...

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Hawley questions Biden appointee on impact of Grain Belt Express on Missouri farms

By Show-Me State Times | Jul 10, 2024

In a Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs hearing today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) pressed Eric Beightel, the Biden-appointed Executive Director of the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council, on his agency’s endorsement of the Grain Belt Express. This green-energy transmission corridor is set to cut across Missouri, confiscating farmers’ land in its tracks while failing to adequately compensate landowners.

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Bipartisan senators introduce bill to bar Congress members from stock trading

By Show-Me State Times | Jul 10, 2024

At a bipartisan press conference today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), alongside Senators Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), announced new legislation aimed at banning stock trading for sitting members of Congress. The proposed legislation will be considered at the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee business meeting on July 24, marking the first time a Senate committee will consider such a ban.

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Registered sex offender sentenced for transporting minor across state lines

By Show-Me State Times | Jul 10, 2024

ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig on Wednesday sentenced a registered sex offender to a decade in prison for crossing state lines to engage in sex with a minor.

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Missouri man convicted after standoff with law enforcement

By Show-Me State Times | Jul 10, 2024

ST. LOUIS – A Missouri man who triggered a 19-hour standoff with law enforcement in 2022 was convicted Wednesday in U.S. District Court in St. Louis of a gun charge.