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The City of St. Louis will allocate $19.2 million, mostly from Rams settlement funds, to pay for meals, rental assistance, home repairs and non-profit support, among other needs, in response to the May tornado. stlpr.org/government-pol…

Omaha’s Heartland Pride event begins Friday. With recent scrutiny of DEI programs, as well as companies distancing themselves from Pride Month, Heartland Pride’s Vice President Samual Parnell talked about what this year's event will look like. nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news-a…

SNAP will soon cost states millions of dollars more. What does that mean for food access? By Anna Pope Harvest Public Media kcur.org/news/2025-07-1…

Kehoe signs 13 Missouri bills into law, including school cellphone ban | By Sarah Kellogg St. Louis Public Radio stlpr.org/government-pol…

Missouri's governor repealed the paid sick leave law passed by voters last year | via The Independent || bsky @missouriindependent.com stlpr.org/government-pol…

THE weekly news roundup is here: Some of the best work from partners around The Midwest Newsroom 1/7 'A psychological war': IRS workers in Kansas City say Trump layoffs are illegal and inefficient | By Nomin Ujiyediin ᠨᠤᠮᠢᠨ ᠦᠵᠢᠡᠳ KCUR kcur.org/politics-elect…

'A psychological war': IRS workers in Kansas City say Trump layoffs are illegal and inefficient | By Nomin Ujiyediin ᠨᠤᠮᠢᠨ ᠦᠵᠢᠡᠳ KCUR kcur.org/politics-elect…

Missouri Republicans say it’s a ‘mistake’ to cut tax that funds Medicaid. Trump’s bill did just that | By Jason Rosenbaum St. Louis Public Radio stlpr.org/government-pol…

SNAP will soon cost states millions of dollars more. What does that mean for food access? | By Anna Pope Harvest Public Media iowapublicradio.org/harvest-public…

"I have no interest in having a meeting, have no interest in you being in Nebraska." Gov. Jim Pillen's message to Syngenta, a Chinese-owned ag company, was clear. He doesn't want the producer of herbicides, insecticides and seeds in the state. nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news-a…

The Nebraska Commission on African American Affairs has fallen short of several transparency and accounting benchmarks, according to new findings by State Auditor Mike Foley. nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news-a…

Iowan finds hope despite historic rollback of transgender civil rights | By Meghan McKinney Iowa Public Radio iowapublicradio.org/ipr-news/2025-…

79 percent say immigration benefits US: Gallup | via The Hill thehill.com/homenews/admin…

Bags of plastic waste piled at FirstStar Fiber in Omaha have traveled 4,000 miles from Honolulu. Nearly 200 tons of fishing gear is pulled from the ocean every year, and some of it is being recycled in Nebraska and turned into plastic lumber. nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news-a…

Missouri public schools must let homeschool students try out for activities starting next month | via KBIA kcur.org/education/2025…

'Panicking': Why recent college grads are struggling to find jobs | By scott horsley NPR npr.org/2025/07/13/nx-…

In the Missouri legislature, policymakers often focus on immediate issues. But a bipartisan Missouri House caucus is hoping to focus on longer-term issues, such as the proliferation of artificial intelligence and disaster preparedness. stlpr.org/show/st-louis-…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will no longer take a farmer’s race or gender into consideration for many of its loans and benefit programs. nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news-a…

Kansas City schools say millions in withheld federal funding was for their most vulnerable students | By Jodi Fortino KCUR kcur.org/education/2025…

USDA’s end of diversity efforts in farm programs will mean ‘less food for the community’ | By Héctor Alejandro Arzate Harvest Public Media iowapublicradio.org/harvest-public…