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Governor Laura Kelly joined national, state, and local officials to celebrate the completion of the Turner Diagonal Interchange project in Wyandotte County today. “I’m honored to celebrate the completion of the Turner Diagonal interchange, a project that represents both immediate…
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The beginning of a nationwide electronic health record (EHR) system launch for has begun this week for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. A Veterans Affairs (VA) center in Washington state is the first to begin the transition from its…
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A Clay County Circuit Court Monday ordered county commissioners to continue to cooperate with a on-going audit by Missouri State Auditor Nicole Galloway. According to court documents, the county must now release all the documents requested by Galloway's office within…
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Less than a week after Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly pledged to consider all avenues for a statewide mask mandate, there will be no such order after a meeting Tuesday afternoon in Topeka. Instead, leaders from both major political parties pledged…
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Kansas City's elected leaders are set to discuss the city's hiring freeze Wednesday, as they consider whether to extend some of the measures they passed earlier this year. The city's Finance and Governance Committee, a committee arm of the City…
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A shipment of over half of 1.8 million rapid COVID-19 tests from the White House is on its way to Missouri, the Trump administration announced Monday. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the rapid tests being…
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The City of Overland Park, Kan. has opted to turn down plans to use federal CARES Act funding for a video broadcast system at a soccer complex, according to a Monday afternoon announcement from the city. A city spokeswoman said…
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Remedial education rates continue to decline at Missouri’s public colleges and universities, potentially reducing the amount of time and money it takes for many students to earn a degree. The Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development recently published…
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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded $699,997 to the University of Missouri – Kansas City (UMKC), included in the $9.4 million to 13 universities and public health organizations to improve our understanding of the longer…
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As part of a multi-million-dollar bond referendum approved by Kansas City, Kan. residents in 2016, Carl B. Bruce Middle School opened this week with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, Oct. 29. The new middle school joins two other new…
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