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Kansas City area schools need more special education and math teachers before classes start
KCUR - Missouri
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July 16, 2025
Schools around the Kansas City area want to hire more special education, science and math teachers before school starts next month — but officials say they have a job for everyone. Dr. Marica Rhone is Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools assistant...
Recent State Actions Impacting Immigrants’ Access to State-Funded Health Coverage and Other Public Programs
KFF
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July 16, 2025
In 2025, states have enacted or proposed a range of legislation that will impact immigrants’ access to state-funded health coverage and other public programs. Several states have proposed rolling back state-funded health coverage programs that...
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...
The Missouri River from the Pleistocene to the Present
Montana Public Radio
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The Missouri River from the Pleistocene to the Present By Elena Ulev It’s time for Field Notes, brought to you by the Montana Natural History Center. Black Angus cows. I squint my eyes and imagine that they’re bison. A dilapidated root cellar. I...
MDC seeks volunteers for Stream Team program in southeast Missouri
Democrat News - Missouri
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July 16, 2025
MDC Stream Team volunteers are active in every corner of the state, working in urban neighborhoods, rural landscapes, and everything in between. With over 110,000 miles of streams in Missouri, there’s always more work to be done — and a place for...
Pastor John Lindell plans to step down from James River Church, explains why church split with AOG
The Christian Post - Washington D.C.
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July 14, 2025
James River Church Lead Pastor John Lindell apologizes for inviting Mark Driscoll and Alex Magala to the Stronger Men's Conference. | Screenshot/Facebook/James River ChurchMore than two months after announcing James River Church’s split from the...
Progressive faith on the airwaves: Missouri Mid-South Conference launches radio station
United Church of Christ - Ohio
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July 15, 2025
Exciting things unfolded in the exhibit hall at General Synod 35. At a booth in partnership with the UCC Media Justice Ministry, the Missouri Mid-South Conference(MMSC) proudly announced the launch of KPVF-FM, a progressive faith radio station...
The fight for life continues in Missouri
The Pathway - Missouri
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July 15, 2025
The fight for life continues in the state of Missouri. On July 3, according to a press release from Missouri Right to Life, “Jackson County Judge Jerri Zhang released a dangerous ruling for the 3rd time to remove almost all health and safety...
Meet Wyandotte County’s District 5 candidates: A doctor, a retired public administrator and an educator
The Beacon - Missouri
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July 16, 2025
Half of the 11-member Unified Government Board of Commissioners is up for election this fall, with the potential to shape budget, housing and development decisions across Wyandotte County for the next four years. That board is the chief governing...
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.
More than half the states, including Missouri, have issued AI guidance for schools
My Ozarks Online - Missouri
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July 16, 2025
At least 28 states have issued guidance on the use of AI in K-12 schools. (David Espejo/Stock photo via Getty Images) July 16, 2025 1:58 pm Agencies in at least 28 states and the District of Columbia have issued guidance on the use of artificial...
Can part of the Kennedy Center be renamed for the Trumps? What about all of it?
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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The portraits of President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance hang in the Hall of Nations at the Kennedy Center. (Craig Hudson/For The Washington Post) House Republicans raised a question...
Between Enforcement and Protection: What Employees Need to Know About State and Federal Immigration Policy Shifts
JD Supra - California
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July 16, 2025
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division recently announced a suspension in enforcing the 2024 rule from the Biden Administration that is designed to enhance protections for H-2A workers. The move aims to provide greater clarity for...
Brown Recluse Spiders Increasing in Missouri Homes This Season
Times News Global
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July 16, 2025
CHESTERFIELD, Mo. — Brown recluse spiders are appearing more frequently in Missouri homes this season, but experts reassure residents that most encounters are not dangerous. Chris Hartley, an entomologist at The Butterfly House in Chesterfield,...
New Missouri law mandates sales tax payment at car purchase, new temp tag rules
KSDK - Missouri
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Missouri car buyers will see 30-day temporary tags and will soon pay sales tax at purchase under a new law. ST. LOUIS — Car buyers in Missouri will soon see changes in the temporary tags they receive and how they pay sales tax, thanks to a new law...
Sauna studio with monthly memberships plans Clarendon location
Arlington Now - Virginia
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July 29, 2025
Around Town A sauna franchise is preparing to open a studio in Clarendon. Perspire Sauna Studio is in development across the street from the Clarendon Metro station, according to public records and new storefront signage. The company claims that...
Editorial: Missouri could (but won't) challenge Trump's damaging education funding freeze
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Missouri
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The Editorial Board Twenty-four states are suing the Trump administration for improperly withholding almost $7 billion in scheduled education-related funding. Why isn’t Missouri one of them? The short answer is that, while state lawsuits against...
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...