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Doctors and hospitals to see lower Medicaid payments in three dozen states

1 month 1 week ago
New federal rules likely will force three dozen states to reduce their annual Medicaid payments to doctors and hospitals by a total of more than $50 billion — potentially shrinking the number of providers willing to see Medicaid patients, according to a new analysis. The analysis in the peer-reviewed Health Affairs estimates that the 17 […]
Shalina Chatlani

Trump Republicans Made A Historic Mess Of This Massive Broadband Grant Program

1 month 1 week ago
I’ve written a lot this year about how Republicans hijacked the $42.5 billion Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program (created by the 2021 infrastructure bill) and immediately set about weakening oversight standards, eliminating enforcement of stuff like broadband affordability, speed, and equitable deployment, and making it a priority to heavily subsidize Elon Musk for […]
Karl Bode

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to permit quick third-country deportations

1 month 1 week ago
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration Thursday made an emergency appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court to allow for rapid third-country deportations of noncitizens to continue, after an appeals court blocked the policy last week. In a brief, U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer asked the high court to temporarily halt the appeals court’s order. The […]
Ariana Figueroa

Man hospitalized after early morning crash in Sunset Hills

1 month 1 week ago
St. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A man was hospitalized after a crash early Friday in Sunset Hills. The crash occurred around 12:45 a.m. near Sappington Road. The vehicle appeared to have overturned and sustained significant damage. The man was conscious after the crash and was taken to a hospital with what appeared to be non-life-threatening [...]
Nick Gladney

The Fairness Project remains largest funder of effort to stop Missouri abortion ban

1 month 1 week ago
Since 2017, a D.C.-based nonprofit called the Fairness Project has poured more than $13 million into Missouri campaigns.  Every campaign it backed that has reached Missouri voters has won. And now it is making its biggest investment yet in the state. In 2024, The Fairness Project gave more than $4.5 million to a citizen-led ballot […]
Anna Spoerre

Missouri should scrutinize all schools, not just St. Louis Public Schools

1 month 1 week ago
Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick’s demand that the president of the St. Louis Board of Education testify about the firing of former Superintendent Millicent Borishade raises a larger question: Is this really about accountability, or is accountability being selectively applied? Dr. Borishade has filed an active whistleblower and wrongful-termination lawsuit against the district. Any competent […]
Ray Cummings

Cool feel continues, spotty rain possible Saturday

1 month 1 week ago
ST. LOUIS - What a week! Cooler and cloudy after the intense heat to start the month. Friday will bring more of the same, more clouds than sunshine and highs in the low to mid 70s. There is a slight chance of light rain in our northernmost counties on Friday. It will be a few [...]
Angela Hutti