Marshall Griffin

1 week ago | missourinet.com | Marshall Griffin

It’s been accepted for decades that a glass of wine at dinner can be good for your health. Not so, says a doctor with MU Healthcare. Lucas Buffaloe, M.D., Associate Professor of Clinical Family and Community Medicine, told Missourinet that the healthiest level of alcohol use is zero. “I know that a lot of people will be disappointed to hear that there really are no health benefits to alcohol use,” he said. “Now that doesn’t always necessarily mean that you should never drink alcohol.

1 week ago | missourinet.com | Marshall Griffin

A state lawmaker from southwest Missouri is joining the Trump Administration. State Rep. Ben Baker, R-Neosho, has been chosen by President Donald Trump to become the Director of the USDA’s Rural Development office for Missouri. The office provides loans, grants, and other economic development tools to rural communities across the state. Baker said on Facebook that he has left the Missouri House and begins his new job Monday.

2 weeks ago | missourinet.com | Marshall Griffin

China is actively recruiting American scientists who’ve been fired since President Donald Trump took office. U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, said it’s no surprise the Communist government in Beijing is trying to bring them onboard. “I’m on the Armed Services Committee, and a lot of the briefings that we get are just really disturbing, the activities that China has,” he told Missourinet. “This is not some benevolent country that’s just a trading partner, they have designs on world domination.

2 weeks ago | missourinet.com | Marshall Griffin

U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, indicates he does not think Trump’s “big, beautiful budget bill” will include cuts to Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid. “I don’t think any of those things are on the table,” Schmitt told Missourinet. “I don’t support any cuts to benefits for Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid. That’s not really what’s being talked about.”He does believe that some reforms are needed to the Medicaid system. “There is a lot of waste, there’s a lot of fraud in that system.

2 weeks ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Marshall Griffin

Share Missouri anglers are seeing lake sturgeon more often. The endangered prehistoric fish species is native to the Show-Me State. Travis Moore, fisheries biologist with the Missouri Department of Conservation, said the lake sturgeon has been getting around lately. “One of the things we’ve learned is that from some of our transmitter-ed fish, they do not always stay within our boundaries,” Moore told Missourinet. “We’ve had a number of fish show up in Arkansas, Illinois, (and) Ohio.