The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services appears poised to cut a $56 million annual grant program that pays for some of Missouri's overdose reversal medication and training.
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The USDA's Rural Development agency has provided billions of dollars each year to small towns, farmers and businesses. Now staffing upheaval and budget cuts brought on by the Trump administration may be eating into the agency’s effectiveness.
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Property tax freeze for residents 62-plus likely to hit local education funding.
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The Twister: Caught in the Storm premiered on Netflix on March 19. It tells a story of how a tight-knit community responded to the devastating 2011 tornado.
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Kansas City Manager Brian Platt was removed from his position after his previous suspension.
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Initiative petitions filed Friday would require Tesla to use independent franchises to market its cars or shutdown St. Louis and Kansas City showrooms.
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The law, which would penalize police for enforcing federal gun laws, was ruled unconstitutional by a federal judge in 2023.
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European Union watchdogs fined Apple and Facebook's parent company hundreds of millions of euros as they stepped up enforcement of the 27-nation bloc's digital competition rules.
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Laila Lalami's dystopian novel centers on a woman who's been incarcerated because an algorithm flagged her as a crime risk. The Dream Hotel paints a grim picture about the ways our data can betray us.
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The Illinois Democrat has announced he will retire at the end of his term next year after nearly three decades in the Senate. His departure creates a key opening in Democratic leadership.
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The Trump administration has asked U.S. lawmakers to cut $307 million in funding for the biological research program under the U.S. Geological Survey.
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The utility that serves much of Missouri has also requested to increase electric prices.
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City of Columbia officials say Sunday’s storms destroyed the city’s Material Recovery Facility, and it may be days before they know what it’ll take to rebuild.
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Filmmaker Chris Schwedtmann is working with Second Baptist Church and Love Columbia, a local non-profit, to produce a documentary about eight foundational African American churches in the Columbia/Boone County area. (Two of these churches started before the end of the Civil War!) Chris says he's in need of more funding and resources in order to complete the project. April 21, 2025
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An executive order has stopped mid-Missouri libraries from receiving reimbursements for federally funded grants.
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