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The lasting effects of COVID-19

By Morgan Buresh COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri has seen close to 1.8 million confirmed cases and nearly 23,000 deaths related to COVID-19.  After three years, the nation is beginning to transition out of the emergency phase. The Biden administration announced in January the national public health emergency related to COVID-19 would end on May 11. The president signed a

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Governor’s office: ‘Special Session is likely not necessary’ after two anti-transgender bills pass legislature

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri legislature sent two bills to the governor’s desk Wednesday that would restrict transgender children. One of the bills would prevent transgender students from participating in women’s sports, and the other would ban gender transition care for minors. Gov. Mike Parson previously said he’d call lawmakers back for a special

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Ban on trans health care for kids heads to Missouri governor

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers approved significant restrictions on transgender people Wednesday, sending the Republican governor bills to ban gender-affirming health care and prevent transgender girls and women from playing on female sports teams. Transgender minors in Missouri no longer would have access to puberty blockers, hormones or gender-affirming

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End of public health emergency could affect cost of COVID-19 tests nationally; Missouri should remain the same

By Morgan Buresh COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Declaration ends Thursday. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, one of the widest-ranging impacts of the declaration ending will be the higher costs of COVID-19 tests. But some resources locally will continue. Beginning Friday, cost-sharing will begin for at-home COVID-19 tests and tests administered by a healthcare professional. Data from

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