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Meta, Deutsche Telekom Standoff In The EU Is Something To Keep An Eye On

1 year 6 months ago
Telecom lobbyists have been working overtime in both the US and EU, trying to get policymakers to force internet companies to pay them billions of extra dollars for no coherent reason. These efforts, routinely dressed up as serious adult policy, usually involve false claims that tech companies are getting a “free ride” on the Internet, and should therefore […]
Karl Bode

Missouri and Kansas keep losing pharmacies, and a key part of health care

1 year 6 months ago
Less than two years ago, neighbors near Brush Creek Boulevard and Troost Avenue had choices when they needed to pick up a prescription — or a carton of milk. A CVS pharmacy stood on the northeast corner of their intersection. Its retail rival, Walgreens, was just a block south at Troost and Emanuel Cleaver II […]
Suzanne King

Friday September 27 - Prison education program 'transforms lives'

1 year 6 months ago
In 2023, the federal government reinstated access to Pell grants to incarcerated students– allowing them to apply for financial aid. This will affect the future of higher education in Missouri prisons. Rebecca Smith has more from one graduation ceremony where both incarcerated individuals and Department of Corrections staff received associate’s degrees.