Republican Victory Could Mean Big Loss for Small and Minority Businesses in Missouri, says American Small Business U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News
There is a growing body of evidence that the Bush Administration would like to eliminate affirmative action and all federal programs that benefit small, minority-owned, women-owned, and disabled veteran- owned firms. If Republicans retain control of Congress next week millions of dollars in federal small business contracting opportunities could be in jeopardy. This could spell disaster for
Missouri Senate Race - Talent vs. McCaskill : Down To The Wire Blogcritics.org
Missourians will play a large part in the battle for control of the Senate in today's election. In a race too close to call, Republican incumbent Jim Talent faces off against State Auditor Claire McCaskill -D in this heated and often bitter campaign. McCaskill has sought to portray Mr. Talent as a puppet of President Bush, a yes-man who has put the party ahead of the people in his votes on
Dingell to Lead Crowd of Septuagenarian House Committee Heads Bloomberg via Yahoo! News
Nov. 8 (Bloomberg) -- John Dingell will celebrate his 52nd year in Congress when the House of Representatives convenes in January by taking back the gavel of the Energy and Commerce Committee that he once headed for 14 years.
Democrats’ Takeover in House Transforms Washington Overnight CQPolitics.com via Yahoo! News
Voters across the country dispatched Republican lawmakers Tuesday in favor of Democrats, ending four years of total GOP control in Congress and giving voice to a party that has challenged President Bush’s leadership of the war in Iraq.
International students experience Missouri, learn about elections Jefferson City News Tribune
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - With all eyes on Missourians to see how they'll vote on everything from a U.S. senator to stem cell research, one set of inquisitive onlookers has traveled far to watch from the sidelines in the Kansas City area.
Thursday, November 9 is the last day to: Billings Outpost
•Make a lunch reservation for a luncheon Tuesday of the Newcomers Club of Billings, a nonprofit women’s organization open to those new to the area and to those who wish to enlarge their social circle. $12. Call Laura at 652-4966.
Democrats sweep into power in House; achieve at least a tie in Senate The Herald-Tribune
Democrats won a cliffhanger race in Montana that brought them to the brink of control of the Senate, after Americans the Republican majority in the House.
US braced for minimum wage rise Financial Times
US business is braced for a rise in the minimum wage in several states, and possibly across the nation, following today's mid-term elections.
The following are items of interest about Jefferson City area businesses and business people. Jefferson City News Tribune
Junior Dietzel, president Bee Seen Signs, Inc., attended the International Sign Association board meeting in Alexandria, Va. Dietzel serves as chairman of the Affiliated State Association Executive Directors and is on the International Committee and Membership Committee.
MU: Roads Hurt Salamanders: Forest Research Suggests Harm to Environment. RedNova
By Terry Ganey, Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo. Nov. 6--Forest logging roads greatly reduces the populations of amphibians far beyond the edges of the roads and for a long time, according to a study conducted by Ray Semlitsch, a biologist at the University of Missouri-Columbia.

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