Mayor Tishaura O. Jones is seeking public input on how to spend the cityβs second allocation of $249 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds.
Senate Majority Leader Kimberly A. Lightford, one of the sponsors of the legislation behind the initiative, said Freedom Schools have a βproud history and a profound significance for African Americans.β
The pandemic crisis has overwhelmed understaffed state Medicaid agencies, already delaying access to the insurance program in Missouri. As the public health emergency ends, low-income people nationwide could find it even harder to have coverage.
By Bram Sable-Smith and Rachana Pradhan | Kaiser Health News
Proposition R calls for change to kick in now, but supporters say they wonβt oppose a court effort to delay the change until after the next census in 2030.