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Missouri bans student phone use in K-12 schools with new law signed by Gov. Kehoe
KSDK - Missouri
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Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed a new bill banning cell phone use in K-12 schools, effective Aug. 28. ST. LOUIS — On Wednesday, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed 13 bills into law sent to his desk by the legislature. Kehoe signed Senate Bill 68 into...
Missouri governor signs bills enhancing education safety measures
KC Reporter - Missouri
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July 10, 2025
Michael L. Parson Missouri Governor | WisevoterMichael L. Parson Missouri Governor | Wisevoter Today in Jefferson City, Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe signed eight bills into law during a ceremony at the Missouri State Capitol. The legislation...
Missouri food education program cut in One Big Beautiful Bill Act
Springfield News Leader - Missouri
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The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Education Program (SNAP-Ed) in Missouri will be eliminated as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, impacting over 200 employees. While the SNAP food benefit program remains, it faces modifications and...
How many H-1B petitions were made by Missouri employers during 2024?
Show-Me State Times - Missouri
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July 14, 2025
Washington University in St. Louis Educational Services, Manufacturing 334 99.1% 0.9% Cigna Evernorth Services, Inc. Finance and Insurance 332 99.4% 0.6% Charter Communications, Inc. Information 327 98.8% 1.2% Mastercard Technologies, LLC...
For many Missourians, gender affirmation isn’t just medical
KBIA - Missouri
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July 15, 2025
“You are safe, you are seen, and you are celebrated," reads the the motto of The Soul Collective salon in Columbia, Missouri. And on a rainy day in early June, the salon held a pay-what-you-can event where they offered gender-affirming haircuts...
After Missouri’s RECA’s expansion, scams are moving faster than the government
St. Louis Public Radio - Missouri
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July 15, 2025
For years, expanding the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act was a goal that seemed out of reach for residents in areas of north St. Louis County. Even as cases of cancers and other illnesses mounted, activists like Dawn Chapman and Karen Nickel...
Springfield community mourns the death of former Missouri State Senator & Greene County Commissioner Roseann Bentley
KY3 - Missouri
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July 15, 2025
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - The Springfield community is mourning the death of Roseann Bentley. She died at the age of 89. Bentley and her husband, John, served the Springfield community for decades. She first began service to her community as part...
Miracle Singers in US for Conference Session of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
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July 15, 2025
By Lachlan Eddie Miracle Singers attended the 62nd General Conference Session of the Seventh-day Adventist church held from July 3-12 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA under the theme “Jesus is coming, I will go!” Mr. Lloyd Tahani, Miracle Singers...
Governor Kehoe signs new law supporting Missouri's first responders
KC Reporter - Missouri
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July 14, 2025
Michael L. Parson, Governor of Missouri | WikipediaMichael L. Parson, Governor of Missouri | Wikipedia Today, Governor Mike Kehoe signed Senate Bill 71, which includes the Public Safety Recruitment and Retention Act. This legislation aims to...
In LA, activists patrol Home Depots, parks using a volunteer network to warn of immigration raids
Delaware County Daily Times - Pennsylvania
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July 14, 2025
LOS ANGELES — A young undocumented man stood outside of the Hollywood Home Depot looking for work on a recent hot Wednesday afternoon. Since the store was raided by federal immigration agents in June, he’s been on high alert, fearing detainment...
Reeds Spring High School welcomes new educators
Branson Tri Lakes News - Missouri
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Reeds Spring School District will welcome six new employees who are joining the district’s High School building. Reeds Spring High School Principal Brandon Weldy said the district had a deep and talented pool of applicants, which allowed them to...
When are SNAP benefits paid in August 2025? Dates for all 50 states
MARCA
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July 25, 2025
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps, makes monthly payments that vary depending on the state in which you reside. While some states deliver all benefits on the same day, others stagger them throughout...
Missouri education bills signed: Retired teachers, homeschoolers, cell phones addressed
The Business Journals
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July 9, 2025
Missouri's education landscape is shifting, with new laws addressing everything from classroom technology to extracurricular activities. Find out how these changes could affect students, teachers, and families across the state.
Ozark Rivers announces grant round for waste reduction, education, and recycling projects
The Salem News Online - Missouri
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The Ozark Rivers Solid Waste Management District (ORSWMD) is accepting grant applications for the 2026 grant round, as of July 1. Grant applications are due by noon on Friday, Aug. 15. A grant application workshop is scheduled from 10 a.m. to noon...
California, other states sue Trump for withholding $6.8 billion in critical education funds
Los Angeles Times
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July 14, 2025
California officials on Monday announced that the state is suing the Trump administration for holding back an estimated $939 million in education funds from the state — and about $6.8 billion nationwide — that school districts had expected to...
Letter: Missouri politicians continue trying to roll back women's rights
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Missouri
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I’m an Air Force veteran and St. Louis resident who obtained a medication abortion years ago. I know how abortion bans can impact Missouri women from personal experience. I recently attended the "Our Voices, Our Stories, Our Future: Free & Just...
Stabilizing prices, shifting interests in Missouri farmland market
The Herald-Whig - Illinois
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While Missouri’s farmland market remains relatively stable, new survey data points to rising interest, and prices, for timberland and recreational properties. The latest Missouri Farmland Values Opinion Survey, conducted annually by University of...
Missouri governor signs ban on cellphones in schools into law
KOMU 8 - Missouri
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Gov. Mike Kehoe signed a bill Wednesday that enacts changes to elementary and secondary education, including a mandate for students' use of personal electronic devices and changes to academic calendar requirements. Senate Bill 68 was sponsored by...
$7 billion on the line as Democrats demand Trump Administration release educational funds
KCTV 5 - Missouri
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July 14, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Democrats in Congress have demanded that President Donald Trump’s Administration reverse course and release billions in educational funds. U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II, (D-MO) says that on Monday, July 14, he...
The lead mines left Kansas and Missouri, but the health hazards remain
KMUW - Kansas
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July 15, 2025
WEIR, Kansas — Johanna Schmid and her husband, Steve Hench, live in an older home in Weir, Kansas. Their lives are busy — they have five kids. Three of those kids are under the age of three. Last October, routine testing at the pediatrician...