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Cannabis workers across Missouri begin push to unionize dispensaries

1 year 3 months ago
The first day was a breeze.  Sean Shannon and Danny Foster walked into several marijuana dispensaries around Missouri with their matching “Union For Cannabis Workers” shirts and talked to employees about the possibility of unionizing. “The first day, there were 57 stops amongst the teams,” said Shannon, lead organizer with UFCW Local 655, which actually stands for United Food and Commercial Workers International Union. “Reception was out-of-this-world positive. Workers were so excited.” Shannon…
Rebecca Rivas

Kansas and Missouri have 256,000 lead pipes. EPA wants them removed within 10 years

1 year 4 months ago
Utilities in Kansas and Missouri would have to pull hundreds of thousands of lead pipes out of the ground within 10 years under a proposed rule the Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday. The EPA announced a proposed update to the lead and copper rule strengthening President Joe Biden’s earlier goal of eradicating lead pipes. The proposed rule also would lower the limit on lead in water by one-third. “Lead in drinking water is a generational public health issue, and EPA’s proposal…
Allison Kite

Mizzou to play in Cotton Bowl

1 year 4 months ago
No. 9 Mizzou will face No. 7 Ohio State University in the Cotton Bowl at 7 p.m. on Dec. 29 on ESPN. The last time Mizzou football was ranked ninth in the country, they also played in the Cotton Bowl Classic in 2014. That match off was against No. 13 Oklahoma State, who the Tigers defeated 41-31 to claim the school's second-ever Cotton Bowl championship. Time will tell if the Tigers secure a third. The Tigers finished the regular season with a 10-2 record and a No. 9 ranking in the Associated Press…
Alli Hebel, KSDK