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WEBSep 3, 2024 · BY: Greg Frazier - September 5, 2024. Congress couldn’t pass a new farm bill last year, so it punted. The extension of the old bill ends in less than a month, on Sept. 30. It will likely miss that deadline, too, an unprecedented two-year delay. Farm state representatives predict doom without a new farm bill.
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WEBSep 4, 2024 · BY: Rebecca Rivas - August 31, 2024. Missouri regulators issued another cannabis recall on Friday, the third this month, this time for about 37,000 marijuana products. That brings the total number of marijuana products recalled in August to up nearly 175,000 — almost triple Missouri’s first massive cannabis product recall a year ago.
Josh Hawley, Lucas Kunce remain at an impasse on Missouri U.S.
WEBAug 9, 2024 · BOONVILLE – U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley said Thursday that he will participate in moderated television debates with Democrat Lucas Kunce, but first he wants Kunce to agree to debate without moderators at the Missouri State Fair. In response, Kunce said he will take part in the Lincoln-Douglas style debate Hawley wants, but first the incumbent ...
Josh Hawley, Lucas Kunce trade jabs over timing, format of …
WEBAug 8, 2024 · In a social media post right after the Democratic primary was called for Kunce, Hawley called on his Democratic rival to meet him Aug. 15 after the Governor’s Ham Breakfast at the Missouri State Fair. “No fancy studio or moderators,” Hawley wrote. “Just the two of us on a trailer. Lincoln-Douglas style. I’ll bring the trailer. I’ll even let Kunce go …
Missourians can now apply for mortgage assistance via federal …
WEBMar 1, 2022 · Missourians who experienced financial hardship during the COVID-19 pandemic and are struggling to pay their mortgage can now apply for help through the State Assistance for Housing Relief (SAFHR) program.. Starting March 1, the federally-funded SAFHR for Homeowners program will begin to provide nearly $140 million in assistance …
Andrew Bailey officially takes over as Missouri’s new attorney …
WEBJan 3, 2023 · Attorney General Andrew Bailey is sworn into office Tuesday in Jefferson City by Judge Kelly Broniec of the Eastern District Missouri Court of Appeals while his wife and children look on (Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent). The Missouri Attorney General’s office will operate in “unyielding pursuit of victory,” Andrew Bailey said Tuesday as ...
Missouri voters will decide whether to legalize abortion in November
WEBAug 13, 2024 · Abortion will be on Missouri’s statewide ballot in November. An initiative petition to enshrine the right to abortion up until the point of fetal viability received final approval Tuesday, securing a place on the general election ballot. If the measure receives a majority of votes, Missouri could become the first state to overturn an abortion ...
New owners seek to revive Missouri newspapers sold by Gannett
WEBOct 11, 2021 · GateHouse merged with Gannett in 2019, taking the latter company’s name and forming a nationwide chain with more than 100 daily newspapers, including the flagship USA Today, 1,000 weekly papers, and numerous specialty publications. At the time of the merger, GateHouse owned a dozen Missouri newspapers and Gannett owned one, the …
Missouri voters amend state constitution to legalize recreational ...
WEBNov 9, 2022 · Missourians voted Tuesday to become the 21st state to legalize recreational marijuana, approving a constitutional amendment that also establishes a process to clear nonviolent marijuana-related charges from Missourians’ criminal records. Though down from the 66% of voters who approved medical cannabis in 2018, the recreational …
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