Fitzgibbon Hospital will remain open during Chapter 11 proceedings and while a sale to a private buyer is finalized, but years of losses and cuts to services reflect challenges facing rural healthcare providers.
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If World Cup hotel reservations are low, does that mean soccer fans plan to camp around KC?
Could World Cup fans camp out in Kansas City? The Beacon explores what’s behind the idea, what campgrounds are seeing and how cities plan to respond.
Posted inState Government
Missouri General Assembly sends $50.7 billion budget to governor’s desk
Conference committee reversed several elements of the House’s plan, but supported a shortfall in public education funding.
Posted inHealth
Public hearings come to Kansas City as US ramps up plutonium production for nuclear weapons
The federal government will hold the second of five public hearings scheduled across the country in Kansas City May 7. Activists want to know what’s at risk here as the nation pursues increased plutonium production.
Posted inHealth
Rural lifeline or potential monopoly? MU Health Care plan would allow expansion even if competition shrinks
Proposed legislation would give MU Health Care broad freedom to expand across 25 mid-Missouri counties. Experts warn it may not be needed for rural hospital acquisitions and could harm competition.
Posted inLabor
Kansas City’s tipped workers could pay the price for World Cup culture clash
KC restaurants are split on adding automatic tips during the World Cup. For tipped workers the stakes are real — and the safety net is thin.
Posted inMissouri
‘I’m looking at possibly losing our house.’ Some low-income workers fear Missouri income tax elimination’s impacts
With many low-income workers already living on razor-thin margins, increases to the sales tax could mean deciding whether to eat or pay rent.
Posted inLabor
Missing the first rung: Entry-level job seekers in Kansas and Missouri feel hiring slowdown
Hiring is at a historically slow pace and young Missouri and Kansas workers are feeling it. Here’s what’s reshaping the entry-level job market.
Posted inLocal Government
The Kansas City Royals are coming to Crown Center. Here’s how taxpayers are supporting the project
It’s official: the Royals are moving to Crown Center. But it remains unclear how much money Missouri taxpayers will contribute.
Posted inState Government
Are Missouri and North Dakota in a water war?
A project to divert water away from the Missouri River in North Dakota has sparked a new fight in a decades-long conflict about how to manage the river’s water in times of drought.