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Posts Tagged ‘Missouri Independent’

Fight Over Mask Orders Growing at Rate to Rival Missouri Delta Variant Cases

By | July 29, 2021 | 0
A sign marks the entrance to the a drive-through COVID-19 vaccine clinic at the Shannon County Health Center on July 8, 2021.

Politicians are fighting over masks. Public health officials are begging people to get vaccinated. And meanwhile, the Delta variant continues to spread almost unchecked in Missouri.

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Missouri Supreme Court Rules Voter-Approved Medicaid Expansion is Constitutional

By | July 22, 2021 | 0
Demonstrators stand outside of the Governor's Mansion in Jefferson City on July 1, 2021 and hold signs urging Gov. Mike Parson to fund voter-approved Medicaid expansion.

The Missouri Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that voter-approved Medicaid expansion is constitutional, making 275,000 Missourians eligible for health care coverage.

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Parson Announces Missouri Vaccine Incentive Lottery With $10,000 Prizes

By | July 21, 2021 | 0
Syringes of COVID-19 vaccinations are filled during MU Health Care’s mass vaccination clinic at the Walsworth Family Columns Club at Faurot Field in Columbia on Feb. 4, 2021.

In a bid to increase vaccination rates to combat the Delta variant’s growing spread, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced Wednesday an incentive program that will feature chances to win $10,000 for those who get a shot.

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Can Missouri Get Out Rental Assistance Fast Enough to Prevent Evictions?

By | July 7, 2021 | 0
KC Tenants at Jackson County Circuit Court

Missouri has hundreds of millions of dollars in rental assistance available. But it’s unclear whether it can dispense those funds fast enough to help Missourians avoid evictions.

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Some of Missouri’s Largest CAFOs are Seeking Less Stringent State Regulation

By | June 23, 2021 | 0
In 2019, Missouri had more than 500 CAFOs, according to the Missouri Coalition for the Environment.

Eleven of Missouri’s largest concentrated animal feeding operations are working to reduce the state’s oversight of their hog facilities, despite a record of manure spills and clean water violations.

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