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Thursday, April 25, 2013  The facility at 3901 East Broadway will undergo an expansion.

Wednesday, January 02, 2013  Senate Democrats will decide Wednesday whether to include the request in this week's three-day session.

Sunday, October 14, 2012  State Senator John Sullivan (D-Rushville) said the state grants total more than $1.3 million. Twenty-eight school districts will receive grants of up to $50,000 each.

Monday, June 11, 2012  Missouri delegates passed a child care assistance bill on its final day of legislative session. The bill targets parents who could lose state child care funding with the slightest bump in pay.

Thursday, March 22, 2012  Illinois students who need grants to pay for their college education should not expect help from the state.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012  A new report says the city of Joplin might not end up with any debt related to the May 22 tornado.

Wednesday, March 23, 2011  The Missouri Department of Transportation might have to turn away federal dollars if the agency can't come up with matching funds.

Wednesday, October 27, 2010  Mayor John Spring says the city should take advantage of its fair share capital dollars because if Quincy doesn't use it...another city will.

Thursday, August 12, 2010  13 out of 15 tourist information centers in Illinois have been shut down to try and save the state money.

Tuesday, July 13, 2010  A recent Census study found state capitals and college towns do better in recessions than any other town in the U.S., but some schools in Illinois are seeing the very opposite.

Monday, June 21, 2010  Here's a follow-up to a story we brought you a little more than a week ago involving Illinois state payments to Chaddock in Quincy.

Tuesday, November 24, 2009  The $3.4 million low-interest loan to Weber Seeds Inc. of Marshall is one of the largest ever made through Missouri's linked deposit program.

Tuesday, December 23, 2008  With state money for road construction dwindling...the focus will be on maintenance in the coming years. But there's another unknown. The Federal Transportation Bill, which provides federal funding for infrastructure improvements is set to expire in September of 2009.