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Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) picked a fight with Senator JD Vance (R-OH) on Monday, and somehow, it was Vice President Kamala Harris who came out the loser. The confrontation began with a story in the Star Tribune that was promoted on X by the reporter who wrote it, Ryan Faircloth. “VP nominee JD Vance visited […]

Bloomberg Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait declared on Tuesday that Vice President Kamala Harris is “so far” dodging an interview about her economic policies three weeks before Election Day. The top journalist made the comment at the beginning of an interview with Harris’ rival in the 2024 presidential race, former President Donald Trump, at the Economic Club […]

Fox News’ Bret Baier announced on Monday that he would be sitting down for an interview with Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday, and the first thing he did was ask the public to weigh in on what they’d like to see her answer. The “Special Report” anchor made it clear that the interview, though […]

Chariton County cannot block construction of the Grain Belt Express electric transmission line by refusing permission to cross county roads, the Missouri Western District Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday. The county can establish rules for how the transmission line crosses its roads, the court ruled as it modified a trial court decision that said the […]

Nearly 200 tenants launched a rent strike at the start of this month over what they see as intolerable living conditions at two large apartment buildings in Kansas City and Independence. The renters at Quality Hill Towers and Independence Towers are demanding better upkeep, repairs, collectively bargained leases and capping annual rent hikes at 3% […]

The United States is the only democracy in the world where a presidential candidate can get the most popular votes and still lose the election. Thanks to the Electoral College, that has happened five times in the country’s history. The most recent examples are from 2000, when Al Gore won the popular vote but George […]

A Missouri program offers free advice to residents seeking a Medicare insurance plan that best suits their needs. Scott Miniea, executive director of the Missouri State Health Insurance Assistance Program, talks to Alisa Nelson about the Medicare open enrollment period from October 15th through December 7th.

Missouri has joined several other states in suing the Biden Administration over a new rule mandating minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes. The rule requires each nursing home in the United States to have a registered nurse on duty 24/7, requires each patient to receive at least 33 minutes of care each day from a […]

Tuesday is when Missouri Medicare patients can begin going shopping for the best deal on health insurance coverage. The Medicare open enrollment period is October 15th through December 7th. Medicare is available to residents who are age 65 and older, or under 65 and receiving social security disability benefits. Scott Miniea, executive director of the […]