Farmers say the program guaranteed fair prices and encouraged them to increase production.
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Air quality worsened in Missouri from 2021 to 2023
An annual report from the American Lung Association found that from 2021 to 2023, ozone levels worsened in the 19 counties where they are measured.
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Head Start, utility assistance in danger: Missouri agencies scramble as Trump administration looks to slash federal spending
Missouri has 19 community action agencies that work to support the state’s poorest families. Funding for programs like Head Start and utility assistance is at risk the year ahead.
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Primary care shortage has an outsized impact on rural Missouri
Rural Missourians tend to be older and have more chronic health conditions. It makes a consistent primary care provider more important, but rural patients have the least access to them.
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Revitalizing a rural downtown is difficult enough. It’s even harder when the state owns the main road.
Some Missouri towns don’t have control over their main streets because they are state highways. When they want to pursue downtown revitalization projects, not having control over the road can make things complicated.
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Billions at stake in Missouri and Kansas if proposed Medicaid, SNAP cuts move forward
The cuts could lead to nearly 30,000 jobs lost across Missouri and Kansas health care systems and food suppliers, a new study found.
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New mobile clinic in Buchanan County aims to test more women for cervical and breast cancer
A new partnership in Buchanan County is hitting the road to provide breast and cervical cancer screenings to women in the area. Studies show that for these two forms of cancer, early detection can be lifesaving.
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Medicaid cuts: What could happen in Missouri?
Republicans in Washington, D.C., are searching for ways to reduce federal spending to offset the cost of implementing parts of President Donald Trump’s agenda. One possibility already hinted at by the House of Representatives is cuts to Medicaid, the joint federal and state program that helps with medical costs for people whose income and resources […]
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‘It will be devastating’: Providers fear what Trump’s second term could mean for federal family planning funds
In a lawsuit last year, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey argued in favor of restricting access to abortion-inducing drugs. If they aren’t restricted, he said, the state could lose federal dollars due to a lack of teen pregnancies, leading to a decline in the state’s population. Now, amid funding cuts, executive orders and layoffs for […]
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Missouri’s grocery shelves feel impact of bird flu
For some people in rural Missouri, soaring egg prices have little impact on their shopping habits. They have backyard chickens that save them the trouble of dealing with a nationwide shortage. But for those who don’t have access to a homegrown grocery store in their backyard, rising prices mean changes to their weekly shopping list. […]