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Booker T. Shaw: A life of service from the bench to the courtroom
St Louis American - Missouri
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August 1, 2025
Stay Informed, Stay Empowered in STL Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Booker T. Shaw, a partner at Thompson Coburn, is a retired judge who spent over 25...
National Disasters Don’t Discriminate. But Does Recovery?
The Progressive magazine - Wisconsin
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July 31, 2025
When a high-speed tornado struck St. Louis, Missouri, mid-afternoon on May 16, Mary Crawford was caring for toddlers and babies at an early childhood center in North St. Louis. The staff and children, who had prepared for the event with routine...
Missouri Education Commissioner unwraps vision for state education department
My Ozarks Online - Missouri
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July 10, 2025
Missouri Commissioner of Education Karla Eslinger, pictured speaking during a prior state board meeting, has been in her role for a year. And Wednesday, she presented her vision for the year ahead in a State Board of Education retreat (Annelise...
Missouri Republicans defend medical provider taxes that help pay for Medicaid
St. Louis Public Radio - Missouri
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July 10, 2025
Some Missouri Republicans are pushing back against their federal counterparts over their harsh criticism of a critical tax that helps states pay for its share of Medicaid. For several decades, Missouri taxed places like hospitals and pharmacies to...
Bill Clay Sr., Congressional Black Caucus Founding Member and Missouri Civil Rights Icon, Dies at 94
The Washington Informer
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July 17, 2025
William Lacy Clay Sr., a civil rights leader, legislative powerhouse, and one of the 13 founding members of the Congressional Black Caucus, has died. He was 94. Clay made history in 1968 when he became Missouri’s first Black congressman,...
West Hancock sports boosters scholarship winners got their scholarships at Titans kickoff event (copy)
Burlington Hawk Eye - Iowa
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The West Hancock Sports Boosters hosted their third annual Booster Bash sports kickoff event at the Smokin’ Gun Hunting Lodge and Event Center near Hamilton Saturday, July 26. Two Hamilton and two Warsaw student athletes were awarded $750...
Missouri Governor signs a number of education bills into law
Neosho Daily News - Missouri
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By Annelise Hanshaw There could be more retired teachers returning as substitutes and more home-schooled students will be able to participate in sports and other school activities, thanks to a stack of bipartisan education bills signed Wednesday,...
Civil rights leader and Missouri’s first Black congressman, William L. Clay Sr., dies at 94
St Louis American - Missouri
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July 17, 2025
Stay Informed, Stay Empowered in STL Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. William L. Clay Sr., Missouri’s first Black congressman and noted civil rights...
MU Extension Livestock Bus Tour is Sept. 23-26
Wayne County Journal Banner - Missouri
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July 31, 2025
The University of Missouri Extension Livestock Bus Tour will visit livestock operations in northwestern Missouri, northeastern Kansas and southwestern Nebraska beginning Sept. 23, says Patrick Davis, MU Extension livestock field specialist. MU...
Bill Clay Sr., Missouri’s first Black congressman who wielded power for 32 years, dies at 94
St. Louis Public Radio - Missouri
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July 17, 2025
William L. Clay Sr., who became Missouri's first Black member of Congress, a champion of civil rights and workers’ rights and a force in regional and national politics for decades, died Wednesday. He was 94. During his raucous 32-year tenure...
New laws aim to make it easier for older Missourians to work in schools
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Missouri
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St. Louis Public Schools students board a bus outside of Columbia Elementary, in the Jeff-Vander-Lou neighborhood, on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in St. Louis. Zachary Linhares, Post Dispatch JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri kids could see a lot more gray...
United Church of Christ synod denounces ICE raids as ‘domestic terrorism’
Religion News Service
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July 15, 2025
United Church of Christ synod denounces ICE raids as 'domestic terrorism' (RNS) — The resolution also denounces the 'weaponization of the constitution' and urges UCC churches to divest from private incarceration companies that are participating in...
Funding for Missouri Child Care Assistance Program Receives State Approval
Northeast News - Missouri
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July 17, 2025
Illustration by Kendall Williams Julia Williams Editor-in-Chief On average, families across Missouri spend anywhere between $10,000 and $14,000 annually on child care services, which rivals more than 5.3% of average rent costs throughout the...
Compass Academy to graduate students
Neosho Daily News - Missouri
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Compass Academy Network (CAN) will honor its 2025 summer program graduates at a community ceremony on Friday, Aug. 1, at 2:30 p.m. in the Freeman Health Performing Arts Center at Neosho High School. Families, educators, and community leaders will...
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...
Republic Board of Education earns governance award
Greene County Commonwealth - Missouri
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July 17, 2025
The Republic R-III Board of Education was one of 23 school boards from across Missouri to be presented with the Missouri School Boards’ Association’s (MSBA) 2025 Governance Team Award during the MSBA's Summer Summit, held on Monday, June 16, in...
Northwestern Missouri farmers build water resilience with help of NRCS programs
The Fence Post - Nebraska
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July 17, 2025
By Brooke DeCubellis, USDA Nestled in northwest Missouri’s Grand River watershed, local communities are making strides to balance the ebb and flow of water availability in the region through a number of efforts supported by USDA’s Natural...
Helping hands and happy feet: The Sneaker Project's impact grows in mid-Missouri
KRCG - Missouri
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NEW BLOOMFIELD — The Sneaker Project's reach has nearly doubled over the last few years. The organization distributed 907 pairs of shoes to mid-Missouri kids in 2021. That number grew to 1,673 pairs of shoes distributed in 2024. "There's a need...
Freeman Auxiliary donates $8K to beautify Ozark Center Ranch
KOAM TV 7 - Kansas
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July 30, 2025
MISSOURI (KOAM) - Freeman Health System Auxiliary recently made an $8,000 donation to Ozark Center Turnaround Ranch, helping complete finishing touches to a campus that has undergone major renovations. In appreciation, Ranch staff hosted Auxiliary...
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...