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Missouri Republicans push bill to defund Planned Parenthood after years of legal fights

1 year 5 months ago
After years of court losses and legislative stalemates, Republicans and anti-abortion advocates in Missouri are once again trying to block Planned Parenthood from receiving money through Medicaid. A Senate committee debated legislation Wednesday that would change Missouri law to make Planned Parenthood ineligible to receive reimbursements from MO HealthNet, the state’s Medicaid program. Though the organization says it hasn’t received any state funds for nearly two years, as legal fights over…
Anna Spoerre

NorthSide hospital says it's open

1 year 5 months ago
The NorthSide Regeneration hospital, called Homer G. Phillips Memorial Hospital and on the site of the former Pruitt-Igoe housing project, opened Jan. 16, one of its executives said.
Jacob Kirn

Gov. Mike Parson proposes record $52.7B Missouri state budget

1 year 5 months ago
Spending from large federal grants and a shrinking but substantial state surplus will propel Missouri to record spending in the coming year if lawmakers adopt the $52.7 billion budget proposal from Gov. Mike Parson. Unlike last year’s budget proposal, which included nearly $900 million from general revenue to improve Interstate 70, Parson has no large proposals for using the surplus that was nearly $6.4 billion at the end of December. Instead, increases in ongoing spending, including raises for…
Rudi Keller

Missouri governor’s final State of the State touts abortion ban, infrastructure spending

1 year 5 months ago
In his final address to a joint session of the Missouri General Assembly, Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday pointed to outlawing abortion, increasing infrastructure spending and appointing five statewide office holders as the legacy of his six years in office. “I’ll be leaving here with my head held high,” Parson told lawmakers during his annual State of the State address. Parson can’t seek re-election because of term limits. After years in the legislature, and 18 months as lieutenant governor,…
Jason Hancock