Missouri seniors lose state prescription aid amid budgets shortfall
More than 63,000 low income Missouri seniors were cut off from state aid paying half their prescription copays as lawmakers slashed the program to balance a strained budget. The change affects those between 85 and 185 percent of poverty, with many facing tough choices about medications.
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Missouri
Missouri Aarp
Craig Eichelman
Eric Greitens
Jay
Nixon
Greitens’ Desk
Versailles
David Wood
Wood
Kansas City
Jackson County
Missouri Department of Social Services
Stowe
Rx Outreach
Eudora hosts Water Ways exhibit fundraiser and picnic
The event benefits the Eudora Community Museum hosting the Water Ways Smithsonian exhibit with a 1 dollar raffle. Activities include music by the Wakarusa River Band and a child dress up contest. Saturday July 8 features a noon to 2 pm community picnic at Bluejacket Park with free burgers and drinks, a 2 pm disc golf tournament, and a 1 pm donation reveal of 125000 dollars from corporate partners for the park project.
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Eudora Community Museum
Bluejacket Park
12Th
Cedar Streets
Eudora Parks and Recreation
Herring
Campus carry changes extend to health facilities in Kansas
Kansas maintains campus carry with a permanent exemption for health facilities while universities face limited security costs. The law allows gun owners to carry in public buildings, with concealed weapons still barred at large events like college games. Officials note securing dozens of entrances is impractical and rely on in‑car or self‑contained storage for weapons.
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National Conference of State Legislatures
Kansas
Arkansas
Georgia
National Rifle Association
Catherine Mortensen
Kansas State
Greg Musil
Johnson County Community
College
Musil
JCCC
Beverly Tennaat
Dodge City Community College
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Treehouse Studio
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U.S
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