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Debate over transgender health care threatens to upend Missouri legislative session

  • Jason Hancock

Lawmakers return to the Missouri Capitol Monday to kick off the second half of the 2023 legislative session with a laundry list of priorities and a constitutional deadline to get them done.  Legalizing sports betting, changing the initiative petition process, education policy shifts, tax cuts, banning foreign land ownership, expanding postpartum health care and a […]

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Impact of declining scores unclear as Missouri lawmakers continue education debate

  • Annelise Hanshaw

As the Missouri House debated legislation last week to allow students to transfer out of their home district, rumors about the state’s declining school performance data lingered. When the numbers became public later in the day, lawmakers were quick to voice their opinions. Missouri students scored worse across the board from pre-pandemic levels, and 112 […]

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GOP House Opens With Abortion Agenda

Leaders of the new Republican-led U.S. House kicked off their legislative agenda with two bills supported by anti-abortion groups. While neither is likely to become law, the move demonstrates how abortion will continue to be an issue in Washington. Meanwhile, as open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act nears its end in most states, the number of Americans covered by the plans hits a new high. Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times, Alice Miranda Ollstein of Politico, and Sarah Karlin-Smith of the Pink Sheet join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these topics and more. Plus, for extra credit, the panelists recommend their favorite health policy stories of the week they think you should read, too.

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An incorrect date was listed for open house in the Farmington R-7 School District. Open enrollment at Farmington High School for those unable …

Administrator highlights three concerns
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Administrator highlights three concerns

  • Kevin Jenkins
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Bismarck Superintendent Chuck Hasty, who will be retiring at the end of this school year, went over three items of concern with the district's…

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