Hospitals across Missouri are preparing for reduced revenue and increased costs under President Donald Trump’s new budget plan, which will slash more than $1 trillion from Medicaid spending over the next decade.
Rural hospitals in Missouri already struggle to turn a profit. Medicaid cuts could force some to close
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After federal guidelines shift, JCCC restricts access to English classes for some immigrants
In response to changing federal guidance, Johnson County Community College is screening applicants to its adult English classes based on their immigration status.
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Wyandotte County election results: Aug. 5 Unified Government primary
Voters in Wyandotte County cast their ballots for seven different elected positions on Aug. 5. Here’s what happened.
Posted inState Government
One Big Beautiful Bill will close grocery stores and create new food deserts in Kansas
Researchers and grocery stores say the Republican-backed law only makes it harder for grocery stores to survive, and the profit margins are already low.
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Lee’s Summit schools serve growing number of English language learners
The growth in the number of students learning English is one of several ways the district is becoming more diverse.
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Nation’s largest Latino civil rights organization meets in KC against backdrop of mass deportations, economic stress
Leader of UnidosUS decries the humanitarian and economic damage of Trump administration’s immigration raids. ‘This is about our civil rights being destroyed.’
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A seat at the table: A recap of our July public safety listening session
Community members joined The Beacon’s Community Journalism Lab at the Kansas City Public Library’s North-East branch for a conversation about public safety July 16. The goal was to talk not just about property crime but about their feelings and experiences around personal safety, vulnerability and belonging in Kansas City. Public safety extending beyond property crime […]
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Cheaper cannabis: Missouri Supreme Court rules counties, cities can’t ‘stack’ taxes on marijuana sales
Following the ruling, county marijuana sales taxes will only apply to dispensaries in unincorporated areas.
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Missouri and Kansas seniors brace for fallout from Medicaid, SNAP cuts
The states have been studying how to support their aging populations, but now critical federal funds won’t be available to help.
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Closing reporting loops: How The Beacon’s dyslexia reporting resulted from community listening
When The Beacon first launched its newsroom and community journalism lab in Kansas City, we made a commitment to do more than just cover the news. We wanted to transform who shapes it, how it’s told and whom it serves. That commitment came into focus when a parent and advocate, Tricia McGhee, emailed The Beacon […]