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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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The bill sponsor says businesses worry that employees will take advantage of Proposition A, which requires most employers to provide paid sick and family leave. -
Tuesday’s executive order eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in Missouri state agencies does not apply to state universities, according to an email sent Wednesday from the governor’s office. -
The city of Columbia has paused the decision to rename a basketball court at Douglass Park following an outcry from the community. -
The legislation would move control of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department from the mayor’s office to a board mainly appointed by the governor. -
Republicans say that putting a new measure on the ballot to undo Amendment 3 is a priority for this legislative session. -
Officials from a Kansas City Planned Parenthood on Tuesday confirmed the first procedure has been performed since the state almost completely outlawed abortion in 2022.
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Frustrated with their party's response to President Trump, a wave of young Democrats are challenging incumbents in safe blue districts, hoping to mirror Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's upset win in 2018. -
With the U.S. now reporting more than 800 measles cases, a new poll from health policy research group KFF finds that many people are being exposed to false claims about measles and the measles vaccine. -
Pope Francis' body lies in state for public viewing at St. Peter's Basilica as the Vatican prepares for his funeral on Saturday.
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A new research project at the University of Missouri is looking to make streets safer for everyone through lidar technology. -
This will be the second research reactor to be built in Columbia, and is expected to cost more than $1 billion. -
The brush fire started north of U.S. 63 on North Highway VV. -
The Maries County town has until 2029 to reduce levels of PFOS that were found in a sample of its drinking water. -
Columbia Area Earth Day Festival coordinator Laura Wacker invites the whole family to come to this year's event, its 35th, and interact with any or all of the more than 230 booths (two stages for music!) that will line the streets of The District. "It's very popular this year!" April 16, 2025 -
Patient advocates said they could discriminate against those in vulnerable health.
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