AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoHospital Care & Public Health: Lionel Richie, 77, was taken to a St. Louis hospital and treated in the ICU after feeling dizzy and asking for a chair during his final song at The Muny; doctors reportedly checked for possible dehydration, following a similar June hospitalization in Minnesota. Food & Nutrition Safety: The FDA issued its highest-risk Class I recall for Whole Foods Mild Guacamole Dip due to possible salmonella contamination, sold across 13 states including Missouri. Community Health & Access: Missouri Farmers Care’s Hogs for Hunger drive helped turn donated market hogs into meals—Kirksville FFA members packed 252,564 meals at the Missouri State Fair to support food-insecure families. Housing Stability: After the Mark Twain Hotel settlement, advocates say low-income and disabled tenants still face a tight timeline to find housing before move-out deadlines. Air Quality Policy: Republican attorneys general, including Missouri’s, asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a decision upholding stricter EPA soot pollution limits tied to health protections. Youth Mental Health & Digital Safety: Missouri is expected to decide how it will use its share of a Meta settlement aimed at restricting minors’ Instagram/Facebook use, with experts urging prevention and more mental health clinicians.
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