@TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and ThreadsCo-HostsAdam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85  (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Post)Rachel Parker @msraitchetp   (Post) Sean Diller @SeanDillerCO   (Twitter and Post)https://heartlandpod.com/JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK!“Change The Conversation”Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium http://www.americanaquarium.com/Our Big Story…And a Big Relief for Democracy. Ohio voters just said…No. Politico: https://www.politico.com/2023-election/results/ohio/ballot-measures/A quarter of Missouri nursing homes haven’t had health inspection in years“Of the 510 nursing homes in Missouri, 126 have not been inspected in at least two years, according to data published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid in July. The nonprofit investigative newsroom ProPublica’s Nursing Home Inspect database combines several CMS data sources to make them more easily searchable across reports. According to ProPublica’s database, Missouri has among the largest inspection backlogs in the country. The worst backlog is in Kentucky, where 74% of nursing homes are awaiting inspection more than two years.” “Nursing home inspections were put on hold during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, creating an initial backlog that was compounded by national staffing shortages and increased demand for inspectors to survey for COVID infection control in facilities.”Indiana Borrowers Benefitting from Biden Loan Forgiveness…Big TimeMore than 19,000 Hoosiers will get total student loan debt forgiveness under new Biden relief planIn new updates to the U.S. Department of Education loan forgiveness programs, Indiana debt holders are about to see less money going out the door. The Department is updating longstanding problems with the agency’s income-driven repayment (IDR) plans. Among other forgiveness programs the Biden administration will be addressing, long-time borrowers including those who have been making payments for 20 years or more, are eligible for new loan forgiveness standards. According to federal officials, Hoosiers are eligible for amounts to more than $932 million.Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers calls special session:“Gov. Tony Evers issued a call Tuesday for the Legislature to come back into a special session and “finish your work on the 2023-25 biennial budget, and pass a comprehensive plan to address our state’s chronic workforce challenges.””Evers issues special session call to ‘finish your work’ on the state budgetBranson, MO Voters Say Yes to Public Library BARELY Keeping Library OpenVoters say ‘yes’ to new tax levy. After 90 years, Taneyhills Library in Branson gets public funding.Missouri Independent, Politico, KSMU, News From The States, Indiana Capital Chronicle,