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Missouri cannabis regulators on Monday officially revoked another 25 facility licenses in a program designed to benefit disadvantaged business owners but plagued by allegations of predatory practices.  Of the 96 microbusiness licenses issued by the state through a lottery since the program’s inception in 2023, regulators have revoked 34.  Two were revoked for having a […]

Missouri cannabis regulators on Monday officially revoked another 25 facility licenses in a program designed to benefit disadvantaged business owners but plagued by allegations of predatory practices.  Of the 96 microbusiness licenses issued by the state through a lottery since the program’s inception in 2023, regulators have revoked 34.  Two were revoked for having a […]

A bill that would give the Missouri Attorney General the authority to appeal judges’ decisions to temporarily block state law and change how ballot measures are written and certified was sent to the governor Monday.  The House gave final approval to the bill in a 109-46 vote, with Democrats calling the legislation a “power grab” […]

A bill that would give the Missouri Attorney General the authority to appeal judges’ decisions to temporarily block state law and change how ballot measures are written and certified was sent to the governor Monday.  The House gave final approval to the bill in a 109-46 vote, with Democrats calling the legislation a “power grab” […]

WASHINGTON — A nonprofit organization filed suit against the Trump administration on Monday, alleging its decision to stop posting budget documents in late March violates federal law. Protect Democracy Project’s case is the second lawsuit challenging the Office of Management and Budget’s choice to pull down a webpage with apportionment information that detailed when and […]

WASHINGTON — El Salvador President Nayib Bukele won’t return a Maryland man the United States erroneously deported to a mega-prison in his Central American country, he said Monday during a visit to the Oval Office. Sitting beside President Donald Trump, Bukele told reporters, “Of course I’m not going to do it.” Administration officials present for […]

WASHINGTON — El Salvador President Nayib Bukele won’t return a Maryland man the United States erroneously deported to a mega-prison in his Central American country, he said Monday during a visit to the Oval Office. Sitting beside President Donald Trump, Bukele told reporters, “Of course I’m not going to do it.” Administration officials present for […]

WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department is paying El Salvador $6 million to house hundreds of immigrants deported from the United States in an immense and brutal prison there, Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo, or CECOT. But a U.S. law bars State’s financial support of “units of foreign security forces” — which can include military and […]

WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department is paying El Salvador $6 million to house hundreds of immigrants deported from the United States in an immense and brutal prison there, Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo, or CECOT. But a U.S. law bars State’s financial support of “units of foreign security forces” — which can include military and […]

Marilyn Teitelbaum was determined to have as much fun as she could before taking medication to end her life. Some of the first signs Teitelbaum had ALS appeared during a vacation to Mexico in 2022. She and her husband, Steven, had taken their grandsons on a trip to Cancun when they noticed Marilyn’s foot was […]

In Missouri’s massive marijuana recall two years ago, regulators pulled 62,000 products off the shelves that contained a THC concentrate the state deemed a “potential threat to health and safety.”  Last week, the Missouri Division of Cannabis Regulation added another 6,000 products to that list that should have been pulled in 2023 because they were […]

In Missouri’s massive marijuana recall two years ago, regulators pulled 62,000 products off the shelves that contained a THC concentrate the state deemed a “potential threat to health and safety.”  Last week, the Missouri Division of Cannabis Regulation added another 6,000 products to that list that should have been pulled in 2023 because they were […]

U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt is confused about what his job is — or unwilling to do it. Asked recently about the Trump Administration impounding $8.5 million of Title X funds granted to the Missouri Family Health Council to provide contraception, cancer screenings and STI testing at 52 clinics across the state, Schmitt sought to downplay […]

On Nov. 7, 2000, Deandra Buchanan was at home in Columbia with his stepfather, aunt and girlfriend, celebrating news that the aunt had found an apartment and was going to move into her own place.  During the celebration, Buchanan received a delivery of marijuana. After smoking, he says he began having a paranoid episode. “I […]

On Nov. 7, 2000, Deandra Buchanan was at home in Columbia with his stepfather, aunt and girlfriend, celebrating news that the aunt had found an apartment and was going to move into her own place.  During the celebration, Buchanan received a delivery of marijuana. After smoking, he says he began having a paranoid episode. “I […]

WASHINGTON — Millions of immigrants in the country without legal authorization are required as of Friday to register with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security after a federal judge rejected advocacy groups’ request to pause the requirement. They’ll also have to carry documents proving their registration. The Thursday decision from U.S. District Court Judge Trevor […]

The Trump administration is moving quickly to dramatically expand the nation’s capacity for detaining immigrants who do not have legal authorization to be in the United States. The administration has largely turned to the for-profit, private prison industry to reopen or repurpose shuttered and aging facilities — many of which have been previously criticized for […]

The Trump administration is moving quickly to dramatically expand the nation’s capacity for detaining immigrants who do not have legal authorization to be in the United States. The administration has largely turned to the for-profit, private prison industry to reopen or repurpose shuttered and aging facilities — many of which have been previously criticized for […]

WASHINGTON —  Hundreds demonstrated outside the U.S. Capitol Thursday, urging congressional Republicans to rethink cutting programs vital to millions of Americans as a way to help extend President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts. The previously scheduled rally, organized by the advocacy coalition Fair Share America, occurred less than an hour after House Republicans, by a […]

WASHINGTON —  Hundreds demonstrated outside the U.S. Capitol Thursday, urging congressional Republicans to rethink cutting programs vital to millions of Americans as a way to help extend President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts. The previously scheduled rally, organized by the advocacy coalition Fair Share America, occurred less than an hour after House Republicans, by a […]