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Federal health agency says emergency abortion care guidance doesn’t reflect administration policy

10 months 2 weeks ago
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has rescinded guidance issued in July 2022 that emphasized hospitals are responsible for providing emergency abortion care despite state bans, saying it does not reflect the Trump administration’s policy. The Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) is a federal law requiring hospitals that accept Medicare funding to […]
Kelcie Moseley-Morris

Missouri governor allows more spending, property tax cap as he pursues stadium deal

10 months 2 weeks ago
Gov. Mike Kehoe expanded the agenda of the special session Wednesday enough to win Missouri Senate passage of bills with money for disaster recovery in St. Louis, changes to property taxes policies and tax incentives to finance new or improved stadiums in Kansas City.  Initially scheduled to go in at 10 a.m., the Senate finally […]
Rudi Keller

GOP cuts to food assistance would hit rural America especially hard

10 months 2 weeks ago
People in Marsha Keene’s community are already struggling to cover the basics. Most of the clients Keene serves at the Susanna Wesley Family Learning Center in southeast Missouri are working but still rely on federal food assistance to keep up with ever-increasing costs. The center provides a domestic violence shelter, parenting education and summer camps […]
Kevin Hardy