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Regional news coverage from the KBIA News room, including:

• A stalemate in budget negotiations continues in the Missouri General Assembly.
• Missouri veteran goes on a hunger strike over a piece of legislation.
• A Kansas City man is arrested for robbing a Columbia bank.
  

This week we sit down with Columbia Daily Tribune statehouse reporter Rudy Keller to discuss the big issues facing the General Assembly as the end of the legislative session approaches.

This week on Talking Politics we speak with Columbia state Senator Kurt Schaefer about the budget-making process.

This week on Talking Politics we take a look back at the week that was in Jefferson City, where education policy and funding dominated much of the debate.

As enrollment rates increase at universities across the country, counselors say they face more difficulties handling student mental health concerns.  And as KBIA’s Scott Kanowsky reports, the University of Missouri system is feeling the strain as well.                                     

Dr. David Wallace is standing in front of a class of college students, a PowerPoint projection lit behind him.  It is Suicide Prevention Week at MU, so Wallace is giving tips on coping with severe mental health problems.

This week on the episode: fast food chains may soon be forced to disclose health information on their menus. Plus, a surging student population places pressure on the mental health counselors at the University of Missouri.