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Real ID deadline approaching

JEFFERSON CITY — The federal REAL ID enforcement deadline of May 7, 2025, is less than four months away. Currently, 41 percent of the Missouri Department of Revenue’s total document holders have a REAL ID. While a final rule issued at the federal level allows federal agencies to utilize a phased-in approach to card-based enforcement for up to two years beyond the May 7 deadline, the Department is encouraging Missourians to be prepared for all possible scenarios.

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Area artists highlight Winter Show

Fayette, Mo. – The Ashby-Hodge Gallery of American Art, on the campus of Central Methodist University, is kicking off 2025 with a colorful and tactile show titled “Musical Conservations.” Featuring the work of area artists Kerry Hirth and Tom Schulte, the winter show opens on January 26.

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HISTORICALLY YOURS

Article 2, Section 2 of the Constitution states that the President “may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon any Subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices...” With this authority, President George Washington developed the cabinet system in 1789 when he asked the heads of the existing three executive departments and the Attorney General to meet with him on a regular basis. The purpose was to discuss important issues and to report on their department’s work. The first four Cabinet members were Secretary of State, Thomas Jefferson; Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton; Secretary of War, Henry Knox; and Attorney General Edmund Randolph.

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