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WEB2 days ago · ABOUT US. The Missouri Independent is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization dedicated to relentless investigative journalism and daily reporting that sheds light on state government and its impact on the lives of Missourians. This service is free to readers and other news outlets. We’re part of States Newsroom, the nation’s largest ...
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 …
About - Missouri Independent
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 ...
Ban on Missouri hemp-THC products delayed in ... - Missouri …
WEBAug 22, 2024 · The governor’s ban on intoxicating hemp products hit a delay Wednesday after Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft rejected the emergency rules detailing how it would have been enforced.. Gov. Mike Parson signed an executive order earlier this month to remove all hemp-derived THC edibles and beverages from store shelves and threatening penalties to any establishment with a Missouri liquor ...
Missouri revenue to hit record $11.4B in coming ... - Missouri …
WEBDec 14, 2021 · Missouri revenue collections will record another $1 billion surplus this year and a growing economy will produce record receipts in the coming year, data released Tuesday by Gov. Mike Parson’s office shows.. Parson and legislative budget leaders released estimates for revenue in the year that begins July 1, 2022, showing revenues are expected to total $11.4 billion.
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 ...
New director vows changes at Missouri’s troubled social services ...
WEBNov 16, 2021 · The new acting director of Missouri’s troubled Department of Social Services pledged to lawmakers Tuesday that he would work to address the agency’s long list of challenges and “tears in our safety net.”. The Joint Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect heard for the first time from the new acting department director, Robert Knodell.
Missouri set to start distributing new summer food aid for children
WEBAug 19, 2024 · In Missouri, 490,000 kids are estimated to receive benefits amounting to $58.8 million (John Moore/Getty Images). Missouri’s social services agency announced Monday that it is officially launching a federal food program that could provide aid to over 400,000 kids in the state. Each eligible child will receive a one-time benefit of $120 ...
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 marijuana amendment on Tuesday received 53% of the vote. “Today ...
Missouri lawmakers push for study of Lincoln University funding ...
WEBOct 6, 2023 · Missouri lawmakers push for study of Lincoln University funding inequity. Decades of underfunding by the state has led to $87 million in deferred maintenance at the Jefferson City-based HBCU. A bipartisan group of legislators wants to rectify the chronic budget deficit. Lincoln University, located in Jefferson City, is Missouri's 1890 land ...