Missouri Legislature Passes $35 Billion Budget Without Medicaid Expansion
JEFFERSON CITY — The Republican-controlled Missouri legislature passed a $35 billion spending plan on Friday afternoon without including funding to expand Medicaid. A 2020 constitutional amendment voters passed would add 275,000 low-income Missourians to the health care plan, with the federal government picking up 90% of the cost. But lawmakers declined to put the $130 million in the budget that would have paid the state’s share, saying the amendment didn’t specify funding. Now it’s unclear...
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Bombing Near Kabul School Kills At Least 50, Many Of Them Girls
Updated May 9, 2021 at 7:24 AM ET A bombing near a school in Kabul on Saturday killed at least 50 people, many of them young students. At least 100 people were wounded in the attack, according to Interior Ministry spokesman Tariq Arian, the Associated Press reports. He told the AP that casualties could continue to rise. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani blamed the Taliban, but a Taliban spokesperson condemned the attack and denied responsibility...
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