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A bill in the Kansas Legislature would have provided millions of dollars to build homeless shelters across the state. But lawmakers let the bill stall in committee and left Topeka for the year without taking any meaningful action to address the growing problem.

The proposal by Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft would threaten the funding of libraries over "non-age-appropriate materials" for minors. But former library administrators say the rules are "redundant and unnecessary."

Segment 1: Almost 35,000 Missourians have received medical marijuana ID cards but have nowhere to buy legally.Despite being approved by voters in late…

Segment 1: UM System President Mun Choi speaks to the impact of enrollment, funding and a new health initiative across campuses.The University of Missouri…

After a rocky decade, state funding for the arts in Kansas has begun to improve.As of July 1, the start of a new fiscal year, state funding for the Kansas…

A fresh push by school districts to get Kansas to pony up more money for public education met with skepticism Thursday from the Kansas Supreme…

Democrats might be down, but party leadership says they’re not out in the Missouri House of Representatives — despite being outnumbered more than…

Segment 1: After a failed gas tax proposal, how does the Missouri Department of Transportation continue to keep roads and bridges safe?Voters this month…

High school students aren't necessarily known for taking a thoughtful approach to complicated moral dilemmas, but that characterization may be unfair and…

As Mun Choi approaches six months on the job as president of the University of Missouri System, the challenges keep coming.Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens'…

Kansas City's Metropolitan Community College, like its bigger, four-year counterparts in Missouri, is hoping alternative funding may allow the school to…

Kansas City, Missouri, voters approved a series of general obligation bonds aimed at improving infrastructure throughout the metro, and totaling more than…