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<item><title><![CDATA[Gov. Nixon names Maj. Ronald Replogle as new head of Highway Patrol]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2010/Maj_Ronald_Replogle</guid><link>http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2010/Maj_Ronald_Replogle</link><description><![CDATA[Gov. Jay Nixon today named Maj. Ronald K. Replogle as the new superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Replogle (REPP-loh-gull), a 26-year veteran who rose through the ranks to become commander of the Highway Patrol's Criminal Investigation Bureau, will become superintendent following the retirement of Col. James F. Keathley at the end of February.]]></description><category>GOVERNMENT</category><category>HEALTH AND SAFETY</category><pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:22:02 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gov. Nixon congratulates three new state representatives; pledges to continue working in bipartisan manner to move Missouri forward]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2010/New_State_Representatives</guid><link>http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2010/New_State_Representatives</link><description><![CDATA[Gov. Jay Nixon has called three new state representatives who won special elections this week to congratulate them on their victories and pledged to continue working in a bipartisan manner to move Missouri forward.Gov. Nixon spoke to Pat Conway (D-St. Joseph) and Nita Jane Ayres (R-Branson West) and left a message congratulating Hope Whitehead (D-St. Louis).]]></description><category>GOVERNMENT</category><pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:25:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gov. Nixon named to bipartisan Council of Governors by President Obama]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2010/Council_of_Governors</guid><link>http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2010/Council_of_Governors</link><description><![CDATA[Gov. Jay Nixon was selected on Thursday (Feb. 4) by President Barack Obama to serve on the Council of Governors, a bipartisan group established last month by an executive order from the President. The purpose of the Council is to advise and work closely with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the White House Homeland Security Council, and other national defense and security officials on matters related to the National Guard and homeland defense.]]></description><category>GOVERNMENT</category><category>HEALTH AND SAFETY</category><category>TOP STORY</category><pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:29:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gov. Nixon announces agreement-in-principle that will preserve historic Katy bridge at Boonville]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2010/Preservation_of_Historic_Katy_Bridge</guid><link>http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2010/Preservation_of_Historic_Katy_Bridge</link><description><![CDATA[Gov. Jay Nixon today announced that the State of Missouri has reached an agreement-in-principle with Union Pacific Railroad that will preserve the historic MKT railroad lift bridge over the Missouri River at Boonville. The Governor was at the Katy Trail depot in Boonville today to make the announcement, where he was joined by representatives of the city of Boonville and the railroad, by members of the Save the Katy Bridge Coalition, and by hiking and bicycling enthusiasts.]]></description><category>GOVERNMENT</category><category>RECREATION AND TOURISM</category><category>TOP STORY</category><pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:25:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feb. 4 proclaimed as Rosa Parks Day in Missouri by Gov. Nixon]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2010/Rosa_Parks_Day</guid><link>http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2010/Rosa_Parks_Day</link><description><![CDATA[Gov. Jay Nixon has issued a proclamation declaring Feb. 4 as Rosa Parks Day in Missouri. A state law passed in 2006 designates Rosa Parks' birthday, Feb. 4, as the date to especially remember and honor the late civil rights pioneer.]]></description><category>EDUCATION</category><category>GOVERNMENT</category><pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:52:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gov. Nixon praises initial approval of autism-coverage bill by Missouri Senate]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2010/Initial_Approval_of_Autism_Coverage_Bill</guid><link>http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2010/Initial_Approval_of_Autism_Coverage_Bill</link><description><![CDATA[Gov. Jay Nixon released a statement after the Missouri Senate gave initial approval to Senate Bill 618, sponsored by Sen. Scott Rupp (R-Wentzville), which requires insurance policies to cover the diagnosis and treatment of autism.]]></description><category>HEALTH AND SAFETY</category><category>HOME AND FAMILY</category><pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:00:40 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Missouri National Guard sends C-130 to North Carolina in support of Haiti relief efforts]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2010/Operation_Unified_Response</guid><link>http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2010/Operation_Unified_Response</link><description><![CDATA[Gov. Jay Nixon said today that the Missouri National Guard's 139th Airlift Wing is sending a C-130 cargo aircraft and an 11-Airmen crew to Pope Air Force Base in North Carolina in support of Haiti relief operations. The 139th Airlift Wing is located at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base in St. Joseph.]]></description><category>HEALTH AND SAFETY</category><category>TOP STORY</category><pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:02:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gov. Nixon names McSwain as chairman of Board of Probation and Parole]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2010/Ellis_McSwain_Jr</guid><link>http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2010/Ellis_McSwain_Jr</link><description><![CDATA[Gov. Jay Nixon today announced he has named Ellis McSwain Jr., of Jefferson City, to serve as the chairman of the Board of Probation and Parole.]]></description><category>GOVERNMENT</category><category>HEALTH AND SAFETY</category><pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:43:52 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gov. Nixon details key jobs priorities during stop at Bethany printer helped by small business loan]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2010/Gov_Outlines_2010_Jobs_Package_in_Bethany</guid><link>http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2010/Gov_Outlines_2010_Jobs_Package_in_Bethany</link><description><![CDATA[Gov. Jay Nixon came to northwest Missouri today to give details about his three-pronged 2010 Jobs Package and to talk about the success of his Missouri Small Business Loan Program, which was launched last year. Standing at Remmers Design, a print shop in Bethany that is expanding operations in large part because of a low-interest loan from the state of Missouri, the Governor said his primary focus remains on creating jobs now.]]></description><category>BUSINESS</category><category>EDUCATION</category><category>EMPLOYMENT</category><category>GOVERNMENT</category><category>TRANS</category><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:21:22 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gov. Nixon appoints McMahon as Ray County prosecuting attorney]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2010/Bryan_K_McMahon</guid><link>http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2010/Bryan_K_McMahon</link><description><![CDATA[Gov. Jay Nixon today appointed Bryan K. McMahon (MAC-ma-hawn) as the prosecuting attorney for Ray County. McMahon has been serving as the interim county prosecutor since the appointment by Gov. Nixon of former Ray County Prosecuting Attorney James Carey Thompson as associate circuit judge.]]></description><category>GOVERNMENT</category><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:19:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gov. Nixon appoints Associate Circuit Judge Gary Witt to judgeship on Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2010/The_Honorable_Gary_D_Witt</guid><link>http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2010/The_Honorable_Gary_D_Witt</link><description><![CDATA[Gov. Jay Nixon today announced the appointment of the Honorable Gary D. Witt  to the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District. Judge Witt, an Associate Circuit Judge of the Sixth Judicial Circuit (Platte County) will fill a vacancy on the appellate court created by the retirement of the Honorable Harold "Hal" Lowenstein.]]></description><category>GOVERNMENT</category><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:05:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gov. Nixon applauds efforts by Missouri students to assist Haiti's children, encourages more participation]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2010/Kits4Kids</guid><link>http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2010/Kits4Kids</link><description><![CDATA[Missouri students have given generously; students across the state have joined 'Kits4Kids' effort to gather hygiene supplies to Haitian children]]></description><category>EDUCATION</category><category>HEALTH AND SAFETY</category><category>HOME AND FAMILY</category><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:16:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gov. Nixon's statement on Senate committee passage of autism insurance legislation]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2010/Senate_Committee_Passage_of_Autism_Bill</guid><link>http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2010/Senate_Committee_Passage_of_Autism_Bill</link><description><![CDATA[Gov. Jay Nixon, who has advocated for legislation requiring insurance coverage for autism therapies, released the following statement following the passage of SB 618 by a committee of the Missouri Senate of SB 618. The bill is sponsored by state Sen. Scott Rupp, of St. Charles.]]></description><category>HEALTH AND SAFETY</category><category>HOME AND FAMILY</category><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:12:52 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gov. Nixon details $19.1 million federal broadband award to expand broadband Internet in northeast Missouri]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2010/Broadband_Internet_in_Northeast_Missouri</guid><link>http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2010/Broadband_Internet_in_Northeast_Missouri</link><description><![CDATA[Gov. Jay Nixon today visited Ralls County Electric Cooperative in New London to detail a $19.1 million competitive federal award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to expand broadband Internet to thousands of residential and commercial customers in northeast Missouri.]]></description><category>EDUCATION</category><category>EMPLOYMENT</category><category>GOVERNMENT</category><category>HOME AND FAMILY</category><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:07:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gov. Nixon details key jobs priorities during stop at Marionville sawmill helped by small business]]></title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2010/Moving_Our_Economy_Forward</guid><link>http://governor.mo.gov/newsroom/2010/Moving_Our_Economy_Forward</link><description><![CDATA[Gov. Jay Nixon came to southwest Missouri today to give details about his three-pronged 2010 Jobs Package and to talk about the success of his Missouri Small Business Loan Program, which was launched last year. Standing at Burke Timber, a Marionville sawmill that has expanded operations in part because of a low-interest loan from the state of Missouri, the Governor said his primary focus remains on creating jobs now.]]></description><category>BUSINESS</category><category>EDUCATION</category><category>EMPLOYMENT</category><category>GOVERNMENT</category><category>TRANS</category><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:29:17 GMT</pubDate></item>	

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