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In the Texas Panhandle, nurses make home visits to new moms in need

KTTZ | By Jayme Lozano Carver

Published July 26, 2024 at 10:07 AM CDT

Sedraya Kemp, 21, becomes emotional speaking about her current hardships with nurse Brianna Tilson during a visit at Kemp's apartment in Amarillo on June 18. Tilson is part of the Nurse-Family Partnership, a program that sends nurses to meet with pregnant women and new moms at their homes in rural areas.

Local leaders of the Nurse-Family Partnership hope they can secure money to expand the program to the region’s rural areas.

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Missouri and Kansas historic sites may 'cease to exist' if Congress defunds National Heritage Areas

Sherman Smith | Kansas Reflector

Uniting more than 200 sites across eastern Kansas and western Missouri, Freedom's Frontier preserves the story of the border war and the settlement of the western frontier. But the Trump administration has blocked funding for National Heritage Areas.
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Walters claims victory over dismissal of Oklahoma social studies standards lawsuit

Beth Wallis

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit over State Superintendent Ryan Walters' controversial new social studies standards.
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Two Texas congressmembers named on alleged Minnesota assassin's hit list

Reps. Veronica Escobar and Joaquin Castro were among the 45 elected officials placed on a hit list by a man accused of killing a former Minnesota House speaker and her husband.
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Federal funding for these ag research labs ended. Now the search is on for new support

Jim Meadows

The Trump administration cut off nearly all funding for food and agricultural research at universities across the country as part of the Feed the Future Initiative. While some hope Congress will restore the funding, the global research continues on a much smaller scale, funded by private donors and individual universities.
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Thousands of Oklahomans gather to protest the Trump Administration under the 'No Kings' rally-cry

Lionel Ramos

Thousands of Oklahomans rallied across the state to protest President Donald Trump Saturday morning. While the protest in Oklahoma City wasn't without a few so-called agitators — and a lot of rain — the event remained peaceful.