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St. Louis Grants

Local, NewsBy News September 24, 2024 Leave a comment

Six St.Louis area projects designed to address food insecurity in urban areas have been awarded funding from the MO Department of Agriculture.The monies come from the Food Insecure Cost-Share Grant Program and will be used to increase food production and availablity for local residents. Earth Dance in Ferguson, UG Commissary in Bridgeton, Seed St.Louis, and Midtown…

House Republicans move to hold Blinken in contempt over Afghanistan testimony

National, NewsBy News September 24, 2024 Leave a comment

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans on the House Foreign Affairs Committee are moving to hold Secretary of State Antony Blinken in contempt of Congress after a contentious back-and-forth with the Cabinet secretary about an appearance to testify on the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Blinken, in a letter to Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, says that he…