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Missouri supplemental budget shows shortfall in Medicaid, education funding

11 months 2 weeks ago
Keeping Missouri state government operating through June 30 will cost $2.1 billion more than lawmakers budgeted last year thanks to lowballed spending estimates, sluggish lottery sales and new programs in education and other areas. The election-year budget plan approved last year totaled $51.6 billion after Gov. Mike Parson was finished with vetoes that fell heavily on earmarked items inserted by legislators. While Parson was paring back on pork, lawmakers slashed spending in the Medicaid program…
Rudi Keller

American Airlines plane collides with helicopter near Reagan National Airport

11 months 2 weeks ago
A regional jet approaching Reagan National Airport collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River on Wednesday night, prompting a massive search and rescue operation. In a statement, the Federal Aviation Administration said the 8:47 p.m. collision involved a Sikorsky UH-60 helicopter and a PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700, operating as flight 5342 on behalf of American Airlines Inc., preparing to land on runway 33 at DCA. The flight departed from Wichita, Kansas, at 5:38 p.m.…
Nate Doughty

No injuries in structure fire in south St. Louis

11 months 2 weeks ago
ST. LOUIS - Fire crews were on the scene for a structure that caught fire overnight Thursday morning in south St. Louis. According to the St. Louis Fire Department, the fire took place on the 2100 block of South Grand near Russell Boulevard. Officials say the fire happened on the first floor of a two-story [...]
Nick Gladney

Missouri supplemental budget shows shortfall in Medicaid, education funding

11 months 2 weeks ago
Keeping Missouri state government operating through June 30 will cost $2.1 billion more than lawmakers budgeted last year thanks to lowballed spending estimates, sluggish lottery sales and new programs in education and other areas. The election-year budget plan approved last year totaled $51.6 billion after Gov. Mike Parson was finished with vetoes that fell heavily […]
Rudi Keller