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Category: State Government

Geornesha Clayton, a Missouri mom and social worker, sits in a playground near her home in Kansas City. She was one of thousands of Missourians struggling with maternal mental health conditions. (Zach Bauman/The Beacon)
Posted inState Government

“I can’t wait.” Missouri moms face waitlists, access problems when looking for mental health care 

Meg Cunningham by Meg Cunningham July 10, 2023July 10, 2023
People stand in a parking lot in Kansas City holding signs to raise awareness about gun violence.
Posted inState Government

‘They don’t know why they were shot.’ New MU research shows most injured kids were hit by bullets not intended for them

Meg Cunningham by Meg Cunningham June 20, 2023June 20, 2023
Kansas City Chiefs fans surround Union Station to welcome home Super Bowl winners.
Posted inState Government

The month the Chiefs won the Super Bowl, Kansans bet $194 million on sports but the state got only $1,134

Avatar photo by Marco Schaden June 15, 2023June 16, 2023
Kansas state capitol
Posted inEducation

Scholarships, tuition, transgender athletes: What’s changing in Kansas education law

Avatar photo by Maria Benevento May 31, 2023May 31, 2023
Posted inState Government

Fentanyl test strips will finally be legal in Kansas. Here’s why that matters.

Miranda Moore headshot with blue background. by Miranda Moore May 24, 2023May 24, 2023
Moms Demand Action volunteers wear red shirts to testify to a nearly-empty Senate committee in the Missouri General Assembly in 2023.
Posted inState Government

After governor’s veto, Missouri gun laws no longer poised to change

Meg Cunningham by Meg Cunningham May 23, 2023July 12, 2023
In a file photo, a nurse shows paperwork to a patient in a doctor's office. A Texas study found that those who utilized pandemic-era postpartum Medicaid expansion used twice as many postpartum services compared to those who didn’t.
Posted inState Government

Missouri politicians make rare bipartisan stand for moms at risk of pregnancy-related death

Meg Cunningham by Meg Cunningham May 12, 2023July 7, 2023
Nearly 30 bills received a Gov. Laura Kelly veto in the 2023 Kansas legislative session, including a tax bill that would have resulted in major revenue cuts for the state. Kelly is pictured at a podium in an elementary school announcing her veto of the tax bill.
Posted inState Government

2023 Kansas legislative session: What passed, what didn’t, what was vetoed

Miranda Moore headshot with blue background. by Miranda Moore May 4, 2023May 3, 2023
A crowd of Missourians gather at the state capitol building to protest bans on gender-affirming care.
Posted inState Government

What rules and regulations about gender-affirming care could mean for the future of medical care in Missouri

Meg Cunningham by Meg Cunningham May 3, 2023May 16, 2023
People cast ballots at ballot boxes in a stock photo. The Senate gave its approval to a version of a measure that would raise the amount of voter support needed for constitutional amendments to pass.
Posted inState Government

The Missouri Senate wants to make it harder to pass citizen-led initiative petitions

Meg Cunningham by Meg Cunningham April 28, 2023April 28, 2023

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