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Missouri · MissouriMissouri lawmakers return to the Capitol with a long list of policy priorities still in flux. Failure to do either would require a special session this summer. Senate leadership and members of the Freedom Caucus have squabbled all session. House Speaker Dean Plocher is facing a litany of allegations of misconduct.See the Story
Budget, Medicaid funding could dominate final weeks of Missouri legislative session
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Missouri · MissouriThe median time it took Missouri's social services department to process Medicaid applications for low-income Missourians in February was 77 days. That means half of the applications processed in February had been pending for at least two and a half months. The backlog of applications dropped to 35,833 in February, from 52,891 in January.See the Story
Missouri Medicaid application delays exceed federal limits for third straight month
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Senate · MissouriLegislation aims to stop Missouri from seizing federal benefits owed to foster kids. The state took at least $6.1 million in benefits from foster children last year. The money is used to reimburse the state for agency costs. In the Senate, factional infighting among Republicans has upended the chamber.See the Story
Hopes still high for bills to stop Missouri from seizing benefits owed to foster kids
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Royals · MissouriThe team's plans for a stadium and entertainment district in the East Crossroads would swallow up six blocks of real estate that would otherwise represent nearly $1.4 billion in property taxes over 40 years. The news of a deal between the team and the school district comes a day after the Royals promised millions in a community benefits agreement.See the Story
Royals say new stadium won’t hurt school revenue, but silent on libraries, mental health services
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Cori Bush · MissouriThe Radiation Exposure Compensation Act has twice passed the U.S. Senate but has yet to be taken up by the House. Members of Missouri's Congressional delegation are irate that the legislation won't be considered as part of the budget process. The legislation would extend coverage to current and former Missouri residents who were exposed to radioactive waste left over from the Manhattan Project.See the Story
Compensation for St. Louis victims of radioactive waste left out of federal budget bill
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Cancer · MissouriResponding to new research on the rising incidence of colorectal cancer among younger adults, some states are trying to boost public awareness of the deadly disease with a focus onSee the Story
Colorectal cancer is rising among younger adults. Some states want to boost awareness
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Missouri · MissouriU.S. farm income is falling from record highs as low commodity prices, trade headwinds and higher costs squeeze profits. Net farm income nationally is expected to be about $118.2 billion this year, down from a record of about $162 billion in 2022. Missouri is losing farmers and farmland faster than the national average.See the Story
Falling prices could squeeze farmers, MU report warns
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Mike DeWine · MissouriShalina Chatlani examined the health care system in Mississippi as a part of The Times’s Local Investigations Fellowship. In 2018, when Mike DeWine was Ohio’s attorney general, he began investigating an obscure corner of the health care industry. He believed that insurers were inflating prescription drug prices through management companies that operated as middlemen in the drug supply chain. There were concerns that these companies, known as pha…See the Story
Taxpayers Were Overcharged for Patient Meds. Then Came the Lawyers.
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