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Kansas City was set to approve using federal dollars to expand Hope Faith into the city's first year-round low barrier homeless shelter. After months of complaints from residents, the city is restarting the application process.
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Midwife Clarisa Evans started her practice to empower all members of an expecting family from pregnancy through postpartum. While carrying on the legacy of her great grandmother, Evans has become part of a community that reimagines pregnancy and birth outside of hospitals and inside homes. -
The Missouri Senate has begun work on the state's roughly $50 billion budget, with questions still swirling around renewing a tax that funds Medicaid and GOP infighting that could derail the process. Meanwhile, many appropriations require matching funds from the recipient. -
Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly signed the Kansas law that denies civil asset forfeiture in cases of lower level crimes like simple possession of drugs. It also forces police to return seized property faster. -
The annual “State of the Air” report from the American Lung Association shows some progress for the region and the nation in smog reduction but reports that particulate pollution levels are deadly. -
For the second year in a row, dispensaries across the state experienced IT problems on the industry’s biggest and most important sales day. -
Avenue of Life in Kansas City, Kansas, works with school liaisons to identify students in need of a variety of supports. Within 24 hours after being notified, the nonprofit meets with families to provide hotel rooms, food, clothing and other immediate needs while a team works to find long term housing for the family. -
A bill headed to the Missouri governor's desk would require larger school districts to receive voter approval before adopting a four-day week. That includes the Independence School District, which switched to a four-day week this school year to attract more teachers. -
Missouri counties told state lawmakers that they needed more information when it comes to putting the freeze in place. Some revisions were made this year, but some lawmakers contend that it will take a third try to get the program right. -
The new, draft contract between the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority and the city contains vague language that suggests the transit agency would limit zero fare to riders who meet certain criteria. The program has been in place since 2020.
