A recently released report found that hospitals are six times more likely to close in states that did not expand Medicaid than those that did. A report compiled and released by Protect Our Care, a pro-Affordable Care Act coalition, found […]
Sikeston native and America’s Got Talent winner Neal Boyd passes away
The Sikeston native who won America’s Got Talent in 2008 has passed away. Neil Boyd died at the age of 42 at his mother’s house Sunday night in Sikeston. According to a coroner’s report, Boyd died of heart and kidney […]
Pardon does not allow felons to run for elected office, court rules
Even with a gubernatorial pardon, pleading guilty to a felony renders that person ineligible to run for elected office, according to a ruling handed down by a district appellate court. The Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District on […]
Judge denies Planned Parenthood request for injunction, medication abortions still limited in Show-Me State
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Planned Parenthood will not be allowed to provide medication-induced abortions at the Springfield or Columbia clinics housed in Missouri, as per a Monday ruling from a federal judge. U.S. District Judge Beth Phillips denied a request […]