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An entire staff was laid off at a $4.1 billion program that provides financial assistance for households with low income.
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The budget includes 1% raises for state employees for every two years on the job up to 10 years, as well as $375 million for school transportation.
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Utah's governor recently signed a bill into law banning the addition of fluoride into Utah's public water systems.
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Hear from the staff that grow and package thousands of seedlings each day.
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Moberly hopes to keep the current sales tax rate for their Transportation Trust to maintain their streets and sidewalks.
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Warning sirens did not sound in Pilot Grove before the tornado touched down there on Wednesday morning.
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A federal judge gave the Trump administration another week to answer detailed questions about Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man whose illegal deportation has raised concerns about due process.
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The Women's Health Initiative, begun in the 1990s, has made many important discoveries. Now funding to collect more research data will end in September.
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The day after a deadly attack, India announced it was closing a border with Pakistan, downgrading its diplomatic ties and suspending the Indus Waters Treaty. Pakistan denies involvement in the attack.
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KBIA's Darren Hellwege talks with Dr. Kale Monk of the MU Department of Human Development and Family Science, who offers tips for year-round relationship maintenance, things that don't need to wait for Valentine's Day or anniversaries.
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KBIA's Darren Hellwege talks with Dr. Francisco Palermo about family stressors and how that can affect parenting for preschool kids.
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Real estate advisors Dean and Amber Klempke give us an update on the "crazy" mid-Missouri housing market: "if you are buying a house...perhaps you need to look at houses that are under your budget so that you have room to go up in case there are multiple offers." March 31, 2025
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Property tax freeze for residents 62-plus likely to hit local education funding.
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Sophie Freeman is a queer woman who grew up in a “very small, rural, conservative town” in the Missouri Bootheel. She spoke about exploring her sexuality during the COVID-19 pandemic and unlearning harmful LGBTQ+ stereotypes.
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The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is seeking nonprofit sponsors to help provide meals for children over the summer through its Summer Food Service Program.
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