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Nonprofit drops $150K into PAC supporting lame-duck Missouri …
Nov 21, 2024 · Elections; Government + Politics; Nonprofit drops $150K into PAC supporting lame-duck Missouri governor Originally created to bankroll Mike Parson’s 2021 inauguration, Moving Missouri Forward gave money to a political action committee that in recent years has funded the governor’s trips to the Super Bowl
Many states, including Missouri, might pursue Medicaid work ...
Nov 22, 2024 · Republicans on Capitol Hill are eager to find ways to pay for extending tax cuts enacted during Trump’s first term in office, and Medicaid — funded jointly by the federal government and the states — is in their sights.. Requiring states to establish Medicaid work rules, as many Republicans would like to do, would cut federal spending by an estimated $109 billion over a decade, according ...
Labeling error led to Missouri recall of cannabis gummies
Dec 3, 2024 · Rebecca Rivas covers Missouri's cannabis industry. A graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, she has been reporting in Missouri since 2001, including more than a decade as senior reporter and video producer at the St. Louis American, the nation’s leading African-American newspaper.
Fire erupts in southeast Missouri at one of world’s largest lithium …
Oct 30, 2024 · Smoke billows out of the collapsed roof at Critical Mineral Recovery’s lithium-ion battery recycling plant near Fredericktown, Missouri. Nearby residents were instructed to stay inside or — if they were in the immediate vicinity — evacuate after a fire broke out at the facility Wednesday (Madison County 911).
Missouri AG’s efforts to undo Jackson County property …
Nov 21, 2024 · State officials’ hopes of rolling back Jackson County property assessment increases are floundering after a circuit court judge dismissed a lawsuit by the State Tax Commission on Wednesday. The commission in August ordered Jackson County to reverse most of its 2023 property valuations, arguing they had been performed illegally and resulted in huge increases in […]
Status quo election leaves Missouri Republicans with legislative ...
Nov 5, 2024 · Election 2024; Legislature; Status quo election leaves Missouri Republicans with legislative supermajorities Each party flipped a seat held by the other in each chamber but Democrats made no gains for the first time in five elections
Latest 2024 farm income forecast shows overall decrease from 2023
Dec 4, 2024 · Farm income is forecasted to have decreased in 2024 by 4% from 2023, largely because of a decrease in cash receipts, or the gross income, from the sale of commodity crops, according to the December update of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s farm income forecast.. Carrie Litkowski, the farm income team leader with USDA Economic Research Service, presented the latest update in a webinar ...
Unifying St. Louis through public education
Dec 6, 2024 · “What stands in the way becomes the way” is among the timeless perspectives of Marcus Aurelius. The mounting challenges now facing local school districts could reveal the elusive path toward unifying the city and county of St. Louis.
Josh Hawley defeats Lucas Kunce in Missouri U.S. Senate race
Nov 5, 2024 · OZARK — U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley won a second term on Tuesday, cruising to victory over a well-financed rival in a state that hasn’t elected a Democrat to statewide office since 2018.. Hawley defeated Marine veteran Lucas Kunce 56% to 42% in final, unofficial results.