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A recently-released report from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services that analyzed the digital health of the state’s public health system says the state’s public health system needs to be more centralized - and public health agencies across the state say they agree.
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Columbia Missourian
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The system's cost-saving measures will go into effect immediately as it faces economic uncertainty and federal funding cuts. -
A new research project at the University of Missouri is looking to make streets safer for everyone through lidar technology. -
DHSS distributed the federal money in the form of grants and contracts to organizations such as the Missouri Immunization Coalition, which educates and advocates for immunizations. -
Missouri Supreme Court rules in favor of the attorney general's appeal motions in the Christopher Dunn case. Dunn, who was exonerated for a wrongful murder conviction, spent 34 years in prison. -
This will be the second research reactor to be built in Columbia, and is expected to cost more than $1 billion. -
The Senate Appropriations Committee boosted funding to the foundation formula and this week will finish amending the $48 billion spending plan approved in the Missouri House.
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The Education Department says millions of borrowers in default will have a chance to make a payment or sign up for a repayment plan. But on May 5, those who don't will be referred for collection. -
After a federal judge ruled that Google had a monopoly on the search market, the tech giant and the government are in court to debate penalties. One possible result: forcing Google to spin off Chrome. -
President Trump and the first lady welcomed an estimated 40,000 people to the South Lawn of the White House on Monday for its annual Easter egg roll event. The annual tradition dates back to the presidency of Rutherford B. Hayes, and save for war and food shortages, has been a mainstay of Pennsylvania Avenue since 1878.
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Even something as small as a cigarette butt could cause a fire in these weather conditions. -
In-clinic abortion care has returned to Columbia after a long hiatus. KBIA’s Rebecca Smith takes us behind the scenes – on a tour of the local Planned Parenthood health clinic. -
The company revised its initial request due to “technical error.” -
Kehoe issued an executive order to activate the Missouri State Emergency Operations Plan and enable state agencies to coordinate directly with local jurisdictions to provide assistance. -
The University of Missouri declined to comment when asked if the president's rhetoric about "illegal protests" would shape how protestors are treated on campus. -
Raine Atkinson is a trans/nonbinary college student in their early 20s. They spoke about the process of coming out to the important people in their life and about value of unconditional acceptance.
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