AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Union Missouri. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/union-mo 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/union-mo https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Mon, 21 Apr 2025 22:09:35 -0500 WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Senator Schmitt joined a resolution of no confidence put forward by Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas underscoring https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-schmitt-joins-senator-marshall-in-vote-of-no-confidence-resolution-31566658-chesterfield-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-schmitt-joins-senator-marshall-in-vote-of-no-confidence-resolution-31566658-chesterfield-mo.html Government and Politics Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 The following text reflects remarks as prepared for delivery. Thank you to the Heritage Foundation, which helped inspire my interest in conservative https://www.americantowns.com/news/hawley-delivers-speech-at-the-heritage-foundation-leadership-summit-conservatives-at-a-crossroads-31566663-wentzville-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/hawley-delivers-speech-at-the-heritage-foundation-leadership-summit-conservatives-at-a-crossroads-31566663-wentzville-mo.html Government and Politics Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 In a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing yesterday, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) questioned Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary https://www.americantowns.com/news/granholm-expresses-support-for-hawley-bills-banning-stock-trading-for-members-of-congress-and-executive-branch-officials-31566664-festus-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/granholm-expresses-support-for-hawley-bills-banning-stock-trading-for-members-of-congress-and-executive-branch-officials-31566664-festus-mo.html Government and Politics Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Washington, D.C.  – Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO), Vice Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Co-Chair of the Abraham https://www.americantowns.com/news/wagner-introduces-resolution-honoring-the-75th-anniversary-of-usisrael-relations-31567592-washington-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/wagner-introduces-resolution-honoring-the-75th-anniversary-of-usisrael-relations-31567592-washington-mo.html Government and Politics Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Washington, D.C.  – Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO), Vice Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Co-Chair of the Abraham https://www.americantowns.com/news/wagner-resolution-honoring-the-75th-anniversary-of-usisrael-relations-passes-house-31567593-washington-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/wagner-resolution-honoring-the-75th-anniversary-of-usisrael-relations-passes-house-31567593-washington-mo.html Government and Politics Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – Last weekend, U.S. Representative Jason Smith (Mo.) toured the Taum Sauk Hydroelectric Power Station in Reynolds County, Mo. https://www.americantowns.com/news/smith-visits-taum-sauk-hydroelectric-power-station-31567600-cape-girardeau-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/smith-visits-taum-sauk-hydroelectric-power-station-31567600-cape-girardeau-mo.html Government and Politics Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – On April 20, U.S. Representative Jason Smith (Mo.) voted to protect women's sports and combat the Left’s radical gender https://www.americantowns.com/news/smithbacked-bill-to-combat-the-lefts-radical-gender-ideology-in-womens-sports-passes-house-31567601-cape-girardeau-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/smithbacked-bill-to-combat-the-lefts-radical-gender-ideology-in-womens-sports-passes-house-31567601-cape-girardeau-mo.html Government and Politics Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Jefferson City — Today, Governor Mike Parson signed Senate Bill (SB) 51, which allows Missourians more direct access to physical https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-parson-signs-sb-51-into-law-31569350-jefferson-city-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-parson-signs-sb-51-into-law-31569350-jefferson-city-mo.html Government and Politics Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Jefferson City — Today, Governor Mike Parson announced he will appoint Brad Eidson as Associate Circuit Judge for Texas https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-parson-announces-appointment-of-brad-eidson-as-associate-circuit-judge-for-25th-circuit-31569355-jefferson-city-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-parson-announces-appointment-of-brad-eidson-as-associate-circuit-judge-for-25th-circuit-31569355-jefferson-city-mo.html Government and Politics Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Eric Schmitt joined Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas and Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina in penning a letter https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-schmitt-joins-sens-marshall-tillis-on-letter-to-biden-administration-regarding-proposal-to-subsidize-highrisk-borrowers-31570505-chesterfield-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-schmitt-joins-sens-marshall-tillis-on-letter-to-biden-administration-regarding-proposal-to-subsidize-highrisk-borrowers-31570505-chesterfield-mo.html Government and Politics Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Eric Schmitt released the following statement on President Biden’s proposed mortgage rule that aims to punish https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-schmitt-statement-on-bidens-new-mortgage-rule-31570508-hermann-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-schmitt-statement-on-bidens-new-mortgage-rule-31570508-hermann-mo.html Government and Politics Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Eric Schmitt returned to the Missouri State Capitol. Throughout the day, Senator Schmitt sat down with the https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-schmitt-visits-jefferson-city-meets-with-university-of-missouri-administrators-and-statewide-officials-and-legislators-31570509-nixa-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-schmitt-visits-jefferson-city-meets-with-university-of-missouri-administrators-and-statewide-officials-and-legislators-31570509-nixa-mo.html Government and Politics Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (NY-21) have sent a letter to Chief of the National Guard Bureau, General Daniel https://www.americantowns.com/news/hawley-stefanik-push-for-answers-from-us-military-about-participation-in-tiktok-ad-31570512-sikeston-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/hawley-stefanik-push-for-answers-from-us-military-about-participation-in-tiktok-ad-31570512-sikeston-mo.html Government and Politics Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Today U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) led the Missouri Congressional delegation – including Senator Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), Rep. Cori Bush https://www.americantowns.com/news/hawley-leads-missouri-delegation-letter-expressing-support-for-transfer-of-c130j-aircraft-to-rosecrans-air-national-guard-base-31570514-florissant-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/hawley-leads-missouri-delegation-letter-expressing-support-for-transfer-of-c130j-aircraft-to-rosecrans-air-national-guard-base-31570514-florissant-mo.html Government and Politics Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Today in a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) questioned Department of the Interior Secretary Deb https://www.americantowns.com/news/hawley-blasts-biden-interior-secretary-for-claims-of-too-many-american-jobs-selling-out-bluecollar-workers-to-china-31570515-wentzville-mo.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/hawley-blasts-biden-interior-secretary-for-claims-of-too-many-american-jobs-selling-out-bluecollar-workers-to-china-31570515-wentzville-mo.html Government and Politics Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500