COVID-19
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GOP lawmakers in Kansas OK ban on state, local mask mandates
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Conservative Republican lawmakers have approved a measure that would prohibit Kansas or its cities, counties or…
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Workers could sue over vaccine mandates under Missouri bill
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Workers required to get vaccinations for their jobs could sue if they have negative reactions…
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Arkansas jail, doc: Ivermectin lawsuit should be dismissed
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Attorneys for an Arkansas jail and doctor being sued by inmates who say they were unknowingly…
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Board: Physician-legislator’s COVID directive has no weight
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Kansas board that licenses health care providers raised concerns Friday about a letter that…
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Kansas to transition to COVID-19 endemic response
Like Missouri, the state of Kansas will transition to an endemic phase of the COVID-19 crisis. Read the full press…
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Kansas won’t enforce vaccine rule for nursing home workers
(AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s says Kansas won’t enforce a federal mandate that nursing home workers get vaccinated against…
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Parson: ‘COVID-19 crisis is over’
Thanks to rapidly declining daily COVID-19 case rates, Missouri Governor Mike Parson has declared that the “COVID-19 crisis is over”.…
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Missouri, Kansas, other states challenge CDC transit mask rule
(AP) — Twenty-one states with Republican attorneys general sued Tuesday to halt the federal government’s requirement that people wear masks…
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Mourners gather for a vigil for 6 girls killed in crash
TISHOMINGO, Okla. (AP) – Mourners gathered in a small Oklahoma town’s high school football stadium to pay tribute to six…
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Missouri policy allows pharmacists easier access to free/low-cost COVID testing
JEFFERSON CITY, MO – A standing order was issued Tuesday by Missouri’s State Epidemiologist, Dr. George Turabelidze, which entitles individuals to receive coverage…
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