Aviva Okeson-Haberman
Missouri Politics and Government ReporterAviva Okeson-Haberman was the Missouri government and politics reporter at KCUR 89.3. She died at 24 after suffering a gunshot wound in her Kansas City apartment.
She was an especially beloved friend and colleague just beginning what promised to be a brilliant career.
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The money won’t cover phone or internet expenses, and you’ll need documentation to show you’re experiencing financial hardship, according to an announcement Thursday.
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Kansas City’s 311 hotline was set up to be a resource for residents to document workplace complaints, like a business violating COVID-19 regulations, but the health department has struggled to follow up on dozens of complaints about job safety.
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The proposed budget includes cuts to arts organizations and leaving vacant city jobs unfilled.
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Black and Latino residents are disproportionately affected by COVID-19. But Missouri’s plan punted creating a proposal “to assure equity is achieved” to regional teams, half of which haven’t started work.
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Some local health departments say that the system created to track vaccines doesn't show them county demographic information.
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The settlement amount still needs approval from the city council.
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The Senate is expected to finish the trial after Joe Biden is sworn in as president. Missouri and Kansas Senators don’t support impeachment.
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U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley is facing mounting scrutiny after challenging the election results, but the Missouri Republican created his political brand around defiance to the mainstream.
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A Republican colleague in the U.S. Senate says Hawley’s objection to certifying the electoral college votes was a “stunt.”
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The popular video app is helping shape a new generation’s political identity, 60 seconds or less at a time.