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West Virginia Watch
The change comes via an executive order from Gov. Mike Kehoe directing the state to discourage the use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, to buy "foods that are high in sugar and ultra-processed" and incentivize healthy eating.
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Kansas News Service
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Kansas Reflector
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The exhibit was organized with students at the University of Missouri Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy. -
A state lawmaker said the Unified Government’s ordinance to support the Chiefs deal exerts too much power over Kansas negotiations. County leaders believe he’s mistaken. -
Development of large-scale data centers is booming across the Midwest and South. As some communities push back, local and state governments are trying to catch up on how to regulate the new development. -
Kansas City officials are working on a new way to ban so-called “conversion therapy.” The move comes just weeks after the Kansas City Council repealed a prior ban on the discredited practice because of a Supreme Court ruling against a similar law in Colorado and a lawsuit from the Missouri Attorney General. -
Research Medical Center closed its labor and delivery and neonatal intensive care departments last year. Emergency room nurses say pregnant patients still come, and staff don’t have the tools to safely treat them. -
Extreme heat combined with high humidity is becoming more common as the climate warms, making it harder for people to cool their bodies. -
The Czech-inspired taproom from Alma Mader will showcase hyper-fresh beers and a greenhouse-style space with expanded non-beer offerings. The vision for a dedicated chicken-and-beer concept grew out of pop-ups between the brewery and chef Keeyoung Kim of Sura Eats and Chingu. -
Some jurisdictions have weakened their public health authorities in response to criticism of lockdowns, school closures, mask mandates, vaccine requirements and other COVID-era restrictions. -
For the eighth year in a row, Centene is the highest ranked Missouri-based business on Fortune's list of the 500 largest American companies. It sits at No. 19 — up four spots from last year's list.
