Missouri Daybook

Associated Press Missouri Daybook for Tuesday, Sep. 09.
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NEW EVENT: Tuesday, Sep. 09 10:00 AM Missouri Department of Transportation hosts groundbreaking for I-70 project in Blue Springs
Location: MO Country, 401 S Outer Rd E, Grain Valley, MO
Weblinks: http://modot.mo.gov, https://x.com/modot
Contacts: Matthew Rinehart, Missouri Department of Transportation, matthew.rinehart@modot.mo.gov, 1 816 607 2065
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NEW EVENT: Tuesday, Sep. 09 10:00 AM Kansas City Mayor Lucas’ public schedule – Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas meets with Portuguese Ambassador Francisco António Duarte Lopes to discuss trade opportunities between Portugal and the Midwest (10:00 AM CDT), attends Finance, Governance and Public Safety committee (10:30 AM CDT), meets with Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark to discuss conference developments and their regional impact (2:00 PM CDT), and later introduces City Council’s Neighborhoods Committee hears Ordinance 250530 to address public nuisances, trash and blight at used car lots
Location: Kansas City, MO
Weblinks: https://www.kcmo.gov/, https://x.com/KansasCity
Contacts: Megan Strickland, City of Kansas City, MO, Megan.Strickland@kcmo.org, 1 816 766 5134
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UPDATED EVENT: Tuesday, Sep. 09 6:00 PM Association of Former Members of Congress memorial service – Association of Former Members of Congress holds memorial service to honor the members of the Senate and House of Representatives who died in the last year. Attendees include House Speaker Mike Johnson and Democratic Reps. Emanuel Cleaver, Adriano Espaillat, Frank Lucas, and Diaz Balart
Location: U.S. Capitol, 1 S Capitol St SW, Washington, DC
Weblinks: http://www.usafmc.org/, https://x.com/usafmc
Contacts: Andriana Gregovic, U.S. Association of Former Members of Congress, agregovic@usafmc.org
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Wednesday, Sep. 10 1:30 PM Ozarks Transportation Organization Technical Planning Committee meeting
Location: Virtual Event
Weblinks: https://www.ozarkstransportation.org/
Contacts: Natasha Longpine, Ozark Transportation Organization, comment@ozarkstransportation.org, 1 417 865 3042 x 103
https://www.ozarkstransportation.org/our-resources/agendas-minutes/tpc-e-meeting-09-10-2025
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Wednesday, Sep. 10 – Friday, Sep. 12 Medicaid Health Plans of America (MHPA) Annual Conference
Location: Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center, 2345 McGee St, Kansas City, MO
Weblinks: https://medicaidconference.com/, https://x.com/MHPA
Contacts: MHPA, info@mhpa.org, 1 202 857 5720