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WEBABOUT US. The Missouri Independent is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization covering state government, politics and policy. It is staffed by veteran Missouri reporters and is dedicated to its mission of relentless investigative journalism that sheds light on how decisions in Jefferson City are made and their impact on individuals across ...
Missouri election guide: The big questions voters will face on …
WEBNov 7, 2022 · Voters around the state have been taking advantage of Missouri’s first ever no-excuse early voting period the last two weeks. The early voting period ends at 5 p.m. Monday, and polls will be open for everyone else from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday.. Among the races on the statewide ballot this year include picking a replacement for retiring U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt and deciding whether Missouri ...
Calls from Missouri to new 988 crisis hotline up 136% since 2022
WEBAug 23, 2024 · Missouri has seen one of the nation’s largest increases in calls to the revamped national hotline that aids people facing mental health crises. The number of calls to 988 from Missouri jumped 136% in May 2024 compared to May 2022, according to recent data from the health policy nonprofit KFF. That’s a greater increase than the national ...
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WEB3 days ago · 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.
Bayer notches win in litigation over whether Roundup has caused …
WEBAug 20, 2024 · Agribusiness giant Bayer won a legal victory last week in long-running litigation over whether its popular Roundup pesticide has caused cancer. The case started in 2019, when a husband and wife in Pennsylvania sued Missouri-based Monsanto, which Bayer purchased in 2018, and alleged the company had violated state law by not including a …
Trial set to begin in dispute over $1.4 billion Missouri prison health ...
WEBNov 3, 2021 · As both sides of a dispute over Missouri’s $1.4 billion prison health care contract prepare to face off in court Wednesday, the current provider is being accused of bad faith in its lawsuit seeking to hold on to the contract.. Long-term contractor Corizon Health is accusing the winning bidder, Centurion Health, of failing to disclose it lost a contract in Tennessee under a cloud of suspicion.
Introducing The Missouri Independent: ‘Detectives for the people’
WEBJason Hancock. October 20, 2020 5:55 am. Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City. (Photo by ©Walter Bibikow) Legendary New York muckraker Wayne Barrett was once asked to explain to his son’s elementary school what it meant to be an investigative journalist. He quipped, “We are detectives for the people.”. That line always stuck with me.
Tempers flare in Missouri Senate during GOP fight over initiative ...
WEBJan 18, 2024 · The bitter feud between a vocal minority of Senate Republicans and the majority of the GOP caucus erupted Thursday into a fit of name-calling and allegations that certain lawmakers hoped to disrupt the regular process of legislation simply to boost their political fortunes.. For almost 11 hours, the intra-party fight kept lawmakers in the Missouri Capitol, a marked contrast to the regular ...
Legislature sends $764 million income tax cut to Missouri governor
WEBSep 29, 2022 · The Missouri House on Thursday abandoned its attempt to cut corporate income taxes after Gov. Mike Parson signaled his opposition to the move.. Instead, House Republican leaders put a Senate-passed tax cut plan up for a vote, but not before one Democrat called “shenanigans” because the move blocked plans to offer amendments.. By a 98-32 vote, the House sent the bill to Parson, who praised ...
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