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Kansas nearing ‘constitutional crisis’ as small-town lawyers become a scarcity
December 20, 2024
Cities, counties, courts and everyday Kansans are struggling to find legal help in rural Kansas. But there is a blueprint to fix it.
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Prescription delivery in Missouri faces delays under USPS rural service plan
December 06, 2024
The U.S. Postal Service plans to consolidate some services to regional hubs in Kansas City and St. Louis. Critics say the move will hurt rural customers, especially people who rely on the mail for their medication delivery.
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Platte County voters to decide fate of sales tax to fund children’s mental health services
October 25, 2024
Nonprofits in Platte County collected signatures to get a quarter-cent sales tax on the Nov. 5 ballot after resistance from the county commission.
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Missouri and Kansas keep losing pharmacies, and a key part of health care
September 23, 2024
The closings come at a time when, an Associated Press analysis found in June, people in majority Black or Latino neighborhoods and rural residents already have the fewest pharmacies per capita. Pharmacies also tend to represent a critical source of health care — sometimes the only one.
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Why rural Missouri schools and hospitals might become homebuyers
June 10, 2024
Employers across Missouri are looking for creative ways to retain workers in their towns. Buying homes for them might be a start.
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Missouri and Kansas families will be getting money for kids’ summer meals — eventually
June 03, 2024
The new summer EBT program will give an extra $120 to eligible school-age kids. Families probably won’t get the money until late summer or fall. But even if the money comes late, anti-hunger advocates say the extra dollars are an important step toward reducing growing food insecurity in the states.
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Minimum wage, abortion, sports betting, an Ozarks casino: What will land on Missouri ballots?
May 13, 2024
With four ballot measures submitted to the secretary of state’s office, Missourians won’t know which questions qualify for the ballot until after the Aug. 6 primary.
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A new specialized court aims to help Kansas families dealing with substance abuse to get kids out of foster care
February 21, 2024
The pilot program in rural counties aims to collect data and potentially create a model for other jurisdictions.
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