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<item><title><![CDATA[Gov. Nixon praises Bunceton and Green Ridge schools for earning A+ Schools and School of Distinction designations]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2012/Gov_Nixon_praises_Bunceton_and_Green_Ridge_schools</guid><link>http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2012/Gov_Nixon_praises_Bunceton_and_Green_Ridge_schools</link><description><![CDATA[JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Gov.  Jay Nixon today visited Bunceton High School in Cooper County and Green Ridge High School in Pettis County to congratulate the two schools on achieving the state's A+ Schools designation, and to encourage students there to take advantage of the program, which offers two years of free tuition and academic fees at Missouri's community colleges. The Governor also praised both school for achieving the designation as a School of Distinction for the past several years.]]></description><category>EDUCATION</category><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 18:54:59 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gov. Nixon announces continued growth in new state job creation and exports in visit to Kansas City manufacturer]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2012/Gov_Nixon_announces_continued_growth_in_new_state_job_creation_and_exports</guid><link>http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2012/Gov_Nixon_announces_continued_growth_in_new_state_job_creation_and_exports</link><description><![CDATA[KANSAS CITY - In the latest examples of Missouri's resurgent economy, Gov. Jay Nixon today announced that Missouri added 6,000 new jobs during the month of April - helping drive the state unemployment rate down to a 40-month low of 7.3 percent - and that state exports grew by 15.4 percent during the first quarter of 2012. The state has created 35,500 new jobs so far in 2012, and the export growth continues an upward trajectory that includes a record $14.1 billion in Missouri export sales last year.]]></description><category>BUSINESS</category><category>EMPLOYMENT</category><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 20:20:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gov. Nixon announces continued growth in new state job creation and exports during visit to Forsyth manufacturer]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2012/Gov_Nixon_announces_continued_growth_in_new_state_job_creation_and_exports</guid><link>http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2012/Gov_Nixon_announces_continued_growth_in_new_state_job_creation_and_exports</link><description><![CDATA[FORSYTH, Mo. - In the latest examples of Missouri's resurgent economy, Gov. Jay Nixon today announced that Missouri added 6,000 new jobs during the month of April - helping drive the state unemployment rate down to a 40-month low of 7.3 percent - and that state exports grew by 15.4 percent during the first quarter of 2012. The state has created 35,500 new jobs so far in 2012, and the export growth continues an upward trajectory that includes a record $14.1 billion in Missouri export sales last year.]]></description><category>BUSINESS</category><category>EMPLOYMENT</category><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 17:29:22 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gov. Nixon announces $2.8 million in funding to construct safe rooms at Joplin Schools, move forward with other construction projects]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2012/Gov_Nixon_announces_funding_for_Joplin_construction_projects</guid><link>http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2012/Gov_Nixon_announces_funding_for_Joplin_construction_projects</link><description><![CDATA[Gov. Jay Nixon today visited Emerson Elementary School to announce that his administration is providing $2.8 million to the Joplin Schools.  The overwhelming majority of these funds will help construct severe weather safe rooms to benefit students from five local schools.]]></description><category>GOVERNMENT</category><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 19:47:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flags at government buildings in Missouri to be at half-staff on May 15 for Peace Officers Memorial Day]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2012/Missouri_government_flags_at_half_staff_on_May_15</guid><link>http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2012/Missouri_government_flags_at_half_staff_on_May_15</link><description><![CDATA[The flags of the United States and the State of Missouri at all government buildings in Missouri will be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Tuesday (May 15) in honor of Missouri's Peace Officers Memorial Day, so designated by a 1996 state law. The day commemorates the sacrifices of the federal, state, county and municipal peace officers who have been killed or disabled in the performance of their duties.]]></description><category>GOVERNMENT</category><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 16:00:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gov. Nixon issues statement on passage of budget]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2012/budget_May_10_2012</guid><link>http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2012/budget_May_10_2012</link><description><![CDATA[Gov. Jay Nixon today issued the following statement on the budget passed by the General Assembly...]]></description><category>GOVERNMENT</category><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 19:53:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gov. Nixon issues statement on passage of funding bill for Missouri Veterans Homes]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2012/Gov_Nixon_issues_statement_on_passage_of_funding_bill_for_Missouri_Veterans_Homes</guid><link>http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2012/Gov_Nixon_issues_statement_on_passage_of_funding_bill_for_Missouri_Veterans_Homes</link><description><![CDATA[JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Gov. Jay Nixon today issued the following statement on the passage of House Bill 1731, which establishes a dedicated funding source for Missouri Veterans Homes...]]></description><category>GOVERNMENT</category><category>HEALTH</category><category>SAFETY</category><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 15:34:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Several Missouri communities hit by 2011 floods to receive additional help in repairing, replacing damaged infrastructure, Gov. Nixon announces]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2012/Several_Missouri_communities_hit_by_2011_floods_to_receive_additional_help</guid><link>http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2012/Several_Missouri_communities_hit_by_2011_floods_to_receive_additional_help</link><description><![CDATA[JEFFERSON CITY - Gov. Jay Nixon today announced that the state would provide nearly $1.5 million in additional assistance to help several Missouri towns and counties in repairing or replacing roads, bridges and other public infrastructure damaged or destroyed by the devastating floods of 2011. Mississippi, Pemiscot and Wayne counties as well as the towns of Bertrand, Big Lake, Craig, Glasgow, Hornersville and Morehouse will receive a total of $1,497,118 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding.]]></description><category>BUSINESS</category><category>GOVERNMENT</category><category>SAFETY</category><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 19:53:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gov. Nixon praises Zalma Senior High School for earning A+ Schools and School of Distinction designations]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2012/Gov_Nixon_praises_Zalma_Senior_High_School</guid><link>http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2012/Gov_Nixon_praises_Zalma_Senior_High_School</link><description><![CDATA[ZALMA, Mo. - Gov.  Jay Nixon today visited Zalma High School to congratulate the school on achieving the state's A+ Schools designation, and to encourage students there to take advantage of the program, which offers two years of free tuition and academic fees at Missouri's community colleges. The Governor also praised the school for achieving the designation as a School of Distinction for the past eight years.]]></description><category>EDUCATION</category><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 18:49:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gov. Nixon appoints former Mayor of Pleasant Hill as new Cass County Presiding Commissioner]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2012/Gov_Nixon_appoints_new_Cass_County_Presiding_Commissioner</guid><link>http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2012/Gov_Nixon_appoints_new_Cass_County_Presiding_Commissioner</link><description><![CDATA[JEFFERSON CITY - Gov. Jay Nixon today appointed Terry C. Wilson, of Pleasant Hill, as the Presiding Commissioner for Cass County. Wilson fills a vacancy created by the judicial removal of the previous presiding commissioner from office.]]></description><category>GOVERNMENT</category><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 19:31:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gov. Nixon praises Grandview Senior High School for earning A+ designation]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2012/Gov_Nixon_praises_Grandview_Senior_High_School_for_A_designation</guid><link>http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2012/Gov_Nixon_praises_Grandview_Senior_High_School_for_A_designation</link><description><![CDATA[Grandview, Mo. - Gov. Jay Nixon today visited Grandview High School to congratulate the school on achieving the state's A+ Schools designation, and to encourage students there to take advantage of the program, which offers two years of free tuition and academic fees at Missouri's community colleges.]]></description><category>EDUCATION</category><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 19:11:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gov. Nixon applauds Albany, Cainsville and Northeast Nodaway high schools for earning A+ designation]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2012/Gov_Nixon_applauds_three_high_schools_for_earning_A_designation</guid><link>http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2012/Gov_Nixon_applauds_three_high_schools_for_earning_A_designation</link><description><![CDATA[JEFFERSON CITY - Gov. Jay Nixon today made stops at three northern Missouri high schools to congratulate the schools on achieving the state's A+ Schools designation. The Governor also encouraged students at Albany Senior High School, Cainsville High School and Northeast Nodaway High School in Ravenwood to take advantage of the A+ Schools program, which offers two years of free tuition and academic fees at Missouri's community colleges]]></description><category>EDUCATION</category><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 19:19:58 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gov. Nixon appoints new Ozark County Coroner]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2012/Gov_Nixon_appoints_new_Ozark_County_Coroner</guid><link>http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2012/Gov_Nixon_appoints_new_Ozark_County_Coroner</link><description><![CDATA[JEFFERSON CITY - Gov. Jay Nixon today appointed Shane Ledbetter, of Gainesville, as the new coroner for Ozark County. The position became vacant upon the resignation of Coroner Ronald Mahan.]]></description><category>GOVERNMENT</category><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 15:18:47 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gov. Nixon appoints long-time court administrator as new Cole County Circuit Clerk]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2012/Gov_Nixon_appoints_long_time_court_administrator_as_new_Cole_County_Circuit_Clerk</guid><link>http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2012/Gov_Nixon_appoints_long_time_court_administrator_as_new_Cole_County_Circuit_Clerk</link><description><![CDATA[JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Gov. Jay Nixon has appointed Marilue Hemmel, of Centertown, as the new circuit clerk for Cole County. The position became vacant upon the resignation of former circuit clerk Brenda Umstattd.]]></description><category>GOVERNMENT</category><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 14:52:41 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gov. Nixon applauds Strafford Senior High School for earning A+ designation]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2012/Gov_Nixon_applauds_Strafford_Senior_High_School_for_earning_A_designation</guid><link>http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2012/Gov_Nixon_applauds_Strafford_Senior_High_School_for_earning_A_designation</link><description><![CDATA[STRAFFORD, Mo. - Gov. Jay Nixon today visited Strafford High School to congratulate the school on achieving the state's A+ Schools designation, and to encourage students there to take advantage of the program, which offers two years of free tuition and academic fees at Missouri's community colleges.]]></description><category>EDUCATION</category><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 18:55:16 GMT</pubDate></item>	

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