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Mike Kehoe
@mikekehoe· MO· Jul 11, 2026

Missourians should continue to monitor local forecasts and follow the guidance of local authorities.

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Mike Kehoe
@mikekehoe· MO· Jul 11, 2026

With additional heavy rain expected through the weekend, the threat is not over.

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Mike Kehoe
@mikekehoe· MO· Jul 11, 2026

Activating the State Emergency Operations Plan allows our agencies to move quickly, coordinate resources, and support local response efforts.

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Mike Kehoe
@mikekehoe· MO· Jul 11, 2026

Over the past 24 hours, intense storms have created dangerous flash flooding across several regions of Missouri, resulting in multiple swift-water rescues.

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Mike Kehoe
@mikekehoe· MO· Jul 11, 2026

This effort reflects the very best of our state emergency response teams.

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Mike Kehoe
@mikekehoe· MO· Jul 11, 2026

As recovery efforts continue and additional rain is expected, I urge everyone in flood-prone and low-lying areas to stay weather-aware, have multiple ways of receiving alerts, and be ready to take protective action.

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Mike Kehoe
@mikekehoe· MO· Jul 11, 2026

Missouri’s first responders once again answered the call with extraordinary bravery, professionalism, and compassion, rescuing hundreds of Missourians from dangerous floodwaters.

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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Jul 11, 2026

The Maryland Heritage Areas Program grant awards ensure that the history and the culture that makes our state great, is preserved through private-public partnerships that boost our local economies, while enriching and educating Marylanders…

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Wes Moore
@wesmoore· Democratic · MD· Jul 11, 2026

You can not understand the history of America without understanding the history of our state.

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Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Jul 11, 2026

It’s great to see a new attraction for families in Jamestown that is encouraging kids of all ages to Unplug and Play.

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Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Jul 11, 2026

We have worked hard in New York to deter car theft, and we urge owners to take some simple steps to protect their own vehicles.

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Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Jul 11, 2026

For most New Yorkers, their car is one of their biggest investments, and losing one to a thief can cause financial loss and hardship.

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Kathy Hochul
@kathyhochul· Democratic · NY· Jul 11, 2026

Central New York’s transportation network is on the cusp of a major transformation, anchored by the I-81 Viaduct Project and the activity that is ramping up around the Micron facility,

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Josh Stein
@joshstein· NC· Jul 11, 2026

No matter where people call home, they deserve access to great health care.

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Josh Stein
@joshstein· NC· Jul 11, 2026

We are putting our Rural Health Transformation Program dollars to work funding programs and initiatives that will help North Carolinians all around the state.

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Doug Burgum
@dougburgum· Republican · ND· Jul 11, 2026

The protections turned routine activity into a regulatory trap.

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Mark Gordon
@markgordon· Republican · WY· Jul 11, 2026

We would not have been a country, we would not have had a constitution, if there wasn’t some understanding that if you were landlocked, if that is you didn’t have access to the coast, that you couldn’t get your products out of.

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Mark Gordon
@markgordon· Republican · WY· Jul 11, 2026

It’s important not only for the coal industry. It’s important for every industry.

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Doug Burgum
@dougburgum· Republican · ND· Jul 11, 2026

For years, federal agencies abused the ESA to obstruct lawful land use and burden American families and businesses.

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Mitt Romney
@mittromney· Republican · UT· Jul 11, 2026

I basically think people who are 80 and above really should not be, uh, running the world or running the country.

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Doug Burgum
@dougburgum· Republican · ND· Jul 11, 2026

Drain the water. Clean up the fireworks stuff. Repair the vandalism that was done. Fill it back up again.

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Gretchen Whitmer
@gretchenwhitmer· Democratic · MI· Jul 11, 2026

I'm proud to have fought for its opening and congratulate my partners who have worked on this issue alongside me for years.

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Gretchen Whitmer
@gretchenwhitmer· Democratic · MI· Jul 11, 2026

Thousands of Michigan workers built this critical bridge, which will speed up auto production, lower costs, ease traffic, strengthen agriculture, and give people on both sides of the border better-paying jobs and brighter futures.

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