by Alisa Nelson | May 3, 2023 | Education, Health / Medicine, Legislature, News
In Missouri, patients under anesthesia or who are unconscious can be legally examined by doctors or doctors-in-training without the patient knowing about the exam. The Missouri House of Representatives has passed a public health package that would ban prostate, anal...
by Alisa Nelson | Apr 26, 2023 | Economy, Education, Legislature, News
The Missouri Senate pulled an all-nighter and has passed a roughly $50 billion state budget proposal today. Here’s a list of some of the key items that survived in the latest version: •$3.6 billion in state aid to K-12 public schools •$2.8 billion to widen...
by Alisa Nelson | Apr 17, 2023 | Crime / Courts, News
A Missouri story making national headlines today involves a 16-year-old boy who was shot twice in the head last week in Kansas City when he accidently went to the wrong address to pick up his siblings. Ralph Yarl survived last Thursday night’s shooting and Kansas City...
by Alisa Nelson | Mar 21, 2023 | Health / Medicine, Legislature, News
Missouri doctors and doctors-in-training can legally exam patients under anesthesia or who are unconscious without the patient knowing it. The Missouri Senate Health and Welfare Committee has voted in favor of state Sen. Lauren Arthur’s bill that would ban prostate,...
by Alisa Nelson | Feb 27, 2023 | Education, Legislature, News
Missouri ranks as one of the lowest states in the nation in how much state aid is given to K-12 public schools. The Missouri Senate Education and Workforce Development Committee is scheduled to hear Tuesday morning State Sen. Lauren Arthur’s proposed changes to the...