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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson delivered his State of the State address on Jan. 27, 2021.

Missouri Gov. Parson Abandons Plans to Implement Voter-Approved Medicaid Expansion

Missouri will not expand Medicaid coverage to working-age adults on July 1 because lawmakers refused to include funding for the health care program in the state budget.

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‘South Loop Link’ Planning Continues, New Baltimore Bridge Won’t Hinder

By Kevin Collison An ambitious proposal to eventually cover up to four blocks of the South Loop freeway trench with a downtown park is continuing and won’t be hindered by the upcoming replacement of the Baltimore Avenue viaduct. “MoDOT coordinated with the city during the planning and design phases of the Baltimore bridge replacement project,”…

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A rendering of how the South Loop Link might look to future pedestrians.

‘South Loop Link’ Planning Continues as Baltimore Bridge is Replaced

An ambitious proposal to cover up to four blocks of the South Loop freeway in Kansas City with a downtown park is continuing.

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College-age Japanese American students were allowed to leave internment camps and were enrolled at Park College in 1942.

Kansas City’s Surprising Connection to Japanese Internment Camps

College-aged Japanese American students were allowed to leave World War II internment camps to be enrolled at Park College in 1942.

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King G Deli and Bar Begins Reign in East Crossroads This Summer

King G, a new bar and deli concept that celebrates “King Gambrinus” is planning to open in the East Crossroads this July at the northeast corner of 18th and Locust. “We hope to provide an attractive space that becomes a fresh escape for Kansas Citians to reconnect with old friends and meet new ones,” owner…

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