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Illinois nursing homes seek Medicaid rate hike

7 months ago
Nursing home industry officials are urging Illinois lawmakers to increase the rates they receive from the state’s Medicaid system, arguing the current rates are outdated and are forcing many facilities around the state out of business. “We’ve expressed our concerns that closures will happen. We’ve been saying that for years, and it’s actually happening now, and it will continue to get worse,” Jonathan Aaron, co-president of the industry lobby group Health Care Council of Illinois, said…
Peter Hancock

Man deported after visiting family grave in Mexico is back in Kansas City

7 months ago
Evenezer Cortez Martinez is back on U.S. soil, landing in Kansas City Tuesday afternoon after being deported. The DACA recipient and Kansas father of three feared that he wouldn’t be able to return from Mexico, a country he left at the age of 4. His Roeland Park family embraced in a tearful and joyful reunion […]
Mary Sanchez

Passing video lottery bill would be ‘a heavy lift’ in Missouri Senate

7 months ago
A bill allowing the Missouri Lottery to install video gambling machines at retail locations across the state faces a difficult path to final passage — even if the sponsor can find enough votes to get it out of the Missouri House. Republican state Sen. Brad Hudson of Cape Fair, who also filed a bill allowing video lottery games, said in an interview Tuesday that he hasn’t pushed his proposal forward because it was assigned to a hostile committee. Three Senate bills authorizing video lottery…
Rudi Keller

Wednesday, April 9 - A new mayor for St. Louis

7 months ago
Mayor Tishaura Jones lost in a landslide to Cara Spencer. Long-time comptroller Darlene Green suffered her first election defeat ever. The president of the St. Louis Public Schools Board of Education was also ousted. We have a breakdown of the big races in the St. Louis area in Tuesday night's election.

Passing video lottery bill would be ‘a heavy lift’ in Missouri Senate

7 months ago
A bill allowing the Missouri Lottery to install video gambling machines at retail locations across the state faces a difficult path to final passage — even if the sponsor can find enough votes to get it out of the Missouri House. Republican state Sen. Brad Hudson of Cape Fair, who also filed a bill allowing […]
Rudi Keller

Warmer air returns with a chance of showers and storms midweek

7 months ago
ST. LOUIS - Ahead of a warm front, watch for spots of light rain Wednesday morning, especially along and north of I-70. Wednesday we will see warmer temperatures, with highs in the 60s. A weak cold front is expected to bring more spotty light showers in the evening and overnight, but these showers will be [...]
Angela Hutti