In Kansas News
Private prison company CoreCivic is asking a judge to reconsider his ruling that blocked them from holding detainees at their Leavenworth facility. Zane Irwin of the Kansas News Service has more.
"It’s been over a month since the decision. It temporarily banned CoreCivic from acting on its contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement to hold detainees in Leavenworth.
The corrections company and the city of Leavenworth have yet to agree on a written version of last month’s order. CoreCivic says the city made faulty legal arguments.
Meanwhile, local activists say the facility seems busier than ever. There’s a new sign out front, and the parking lot is packed.
A spokesperson for CoreCivic did not answer a question about what is going on at the facility.
For the Kansas News Service, I’m Zane Irwin."
And in Missouri News
A scholarship program for Missourians wanting to go into law enforcement has received a boost.
The new state budget includes a $1 million raise for the Missouri Blue Scholarship Program, increasing it from $2 to $3 million. The amount of money someone can be awarded has increased.
The scholarships are for those who want to work for a law enforcement agency that doesn’t have their own training academy and can’t afford to pay recruits.
Last year, nearly $2 million was awarded to 420 recruits.
The Missouri Department of Public Safety administers the scholarship.
Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley says he will try to prevent some major changes to Medicaid from going into effect.
Hawley ended up voting for a massive budgetary package that will include a sharp reduction in state medical provider taxes by 2032.
At a press conference (on Tuesday/today) celebrating the inclusion of radiation compensation legislation in the budget bill, Hawley said he would work with his colleagues to reverse the medical provider tax plan.
“But I’m going to dedicate myself to all the urgency I dedicated to this fight to seeing that in the 2030s and beyond, there are no Medicaid cuts that take effect in Missouri.”
The budget package will also require Medicaid recipients to show proof that they’re working, in school or performing community service.
