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Pulling back the curtains on wage-theft enforcement in MN; Trump's latest attack is on RFK, Jr; NM LGBTQ+ equality group endorses 2024 'Rock Star' candidates; Michigan's youth justice reforms: Expanded diversion, no fees.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge will be challenging and expensive. An Alabama Democrat flips a state legislature seat and former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

MO: Urban Planning and Transportation

In 2018, the nonprofit Decolonizing Wealth Project defined reparative philanthropy as
Report: Older foundations, regardless of intent, may have racist beginnings

A recent report details how great wealth that later made philanthropy possible around the country but most evidently in the District of Columbia…

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After the George Floyd murder, Black Excellence built
'Black Excellence' sees World Cup 2026 as major MO opportunity

Major Kansas City developments -- such as the upcoming 2026 World Cup and building the first women's professional sports stadium -- are driving gentri…

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A University of Missouri Kansas City study in 2020 estimated that Kansas City's zero-fare program could increase regional gross domestic product by $13-$17 million. (Photo by B. Nenin/Adobe Stock)
Fare-Free Public Transit Benefits Kansas City Residents, Businesses

By Jared Brey for Governing.Broadcast version by Deborah Van Fleet for Missouri News Service reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-Public New…

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According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 11,258 people were killed in crashes that involved speeding in 2020.  (Adobe Stock)
MO DOT Urges Buckling Up, Other Changes to Curb Fatal Crashes

Traffic fatalities in Missouri rose in 2022 for the third year in a row, with preliminary data showing 1,028 people died on Missouri roads. It's …

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Another 63 Missouri School Districts are on the EPA Clean School Bus wait-list. (Maksym Yemelyanov/Adobe Stock)
EPA Awards Missouri School Districts $21 Million for Cleaner Buses

Missouri is joining the transition from diesel to electric school buses, as 26 school districts have been awarded $21 million in federal funds…

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St. Louis residents of neighborhoods with high levels of poverty and unemployment also breathe air with higher levels of pollution, according to a study from Washington University in St. Louis. (Adobe Stock)
St. Louis Metro Transit Agency to Buy Electric Buses, Replace Diesel

ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Metro Area Transit Agency is replacing its diesel buses with a fleet of 14 new electric vehicles. The Metro Transit …

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More than half of Missouri's exports are products sent to Canada and Mexico. (Ford Motor Co.)
Stakes High for Missouri in New NAFTA Deal

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Congressional leaders are still trying to hammer out a new trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, and there's a lot on …

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Kansas City International Airport just broke ground on a new terminal, financed by a bond measure. (FHKE/Flickr/Wikimedia Commons)
Opponents of Higher Airport Taxes Speak Out on Infrastructure Week

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – This is Infrastructure Week, when lawmakers and the Trump administration are looking for ways to fund a $2 trillion …

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Infrastructure such as the water ducts serving River des Peres, in southwest St. Louis, is one example of things that could be addressed with increased funding. (Paul Sableman/flickr)
Aging Infrastructure Challenges Missouri Cities

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Roads, bridges and water systems are part of the backbone of Missouri cities, and the challenge of governments across the …

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More big corporations are looking to meet up to 100 percent renewable energy goals. (Pixabay)
Demand Grows for National Renewable Energy Grid

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A number of Fortune 500 companies are driving the demand for renewable energy, and those same companies are calling for a …

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Missouri has seen its share of flooding this year, making wooded areas look more like swamp land. (Pixabay)
Report: Climate Change to Impact Midwest Infrastructure

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Parts of the country along the coasts have been battered this year by Mother Nature, and a new study from the Midwest …

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Cosmopolitan Park in Columbia, Mo., is the site of the city's eclipse celebration Mon., Aug. 21. (Columbia Parks and Recreation)
Solar Eclipse Spectators Could Double Population of MO Town

COLUMBIA, Mo. – It takes a sizable attraction to double the population of a city in a single day - something big enough to, say, blot out the …

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