Feds Drop $280 Million Lifeline On Missouri Hospitals After COVID Crunch
Rep. Jason Smith celebrated a $280 million FEMA Public Assistance package to reimburse Missouri hospitals for COVID‑19 costs, naming Sikeston and Cape Girardeau facilities. The awards aim to ease pandemic-era strains on rural providers.
Show-Me Sports Brawl as Missouri Senators Weigh Permanent Trans Athlete Ban
A Senate panel this week debated a bill to strip the August 2027 sunset from Missouri’s 2023 transgender‑athlete restriction, prompting packed testimony and legal warnings. The measure now sits with the Senate Education Committee.












