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On Monday, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced the possibility that the state will need to backtrack on the four-phase Ad Astra: A Plan to Reopen Kansas. Kelly says that if coronavirus cases continue increase, she will recommend that counties across…
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During a Friday meeting last week, the UM System Board of Curators looked at six potential models for restructuring, four of which included the consolidation of the system president and MU chancellor roles. The decision to consolidate is likely to…
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In Missouri, teachers in the public school system remain concerned about a return to in-person classes in the fall while COVID-19 numbers remain up. "We know that our classrooms are too small for social distancing, that our children are going…
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Last week, MU's financial aid office informed Bright Flight scholars at the university of a cut to the program in a Wednesday afternoon email. Beginning this school year, students at MU eligible to receive the Bright Flight scholarship will be…
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Those currently experiencing or soon facing unemployment in Missouri now have access to in-person services across certain areas of the state. While virtual services remain available to residents, several centers including some in the Kansas City area have reopened in…
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Richard “Dick” Bond, a Republican former president of the Kansas Senate, has died at the age of 84. Bond, of Overland Park, who was a banker and attorney, had been in failing health, The Kansas News…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Saturday that Republicans were set to roll out the next COVID-19 aid package Monday and assured there was backing from the White House after he and President Donald Trump's top aide met to salvage…
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Today begins a series of special sessions in Missouri to address violent crime while the state continues to see an increasing number of homicides. Rising concern over crime led to Gov. Mike Parson calling for a gathering of legislators in…
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Missouri has attained the dubious distinction of having the nation’s highest rate of growth in the spread of the COVID-19 virus, according to new figures from a Web site tracking infection rates by state. As of Sunday, the Show-Me State…
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A new analysis of recent response rate data and demographics information from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 Census Response Rate Map and American Community surveys reveals trends about response rates based on factors like annual income, education, diversity of neighborhoods,…
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