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Challenge to Missouri voter ID law focuses on barriers faced by the elderly, disabled

1 year 7 months ago
Missouri’s requirement for voters to show government-issued photo identification before casting a ballot will be on trial starting Friday. Over four days, Cole County Circuit Judge John Beetem will hear familiar arguments that the law passed in 2022 unconstitutionally restricts the right to vote by imposing burdens that disenfranchise large numbers of people. In 2006 and 2020, Missouri courts struck down photo ID requirements for voting as violations of the state’s constitution. Denise Lieberman,…
Rudi Keller

Federal lawsuit reveals behind-the-scenes saga of failed Missouri marijuana testing lab

1 year 7 months ago
After Missouri voters legalized medical marijuana in November 2018, Jefferson City lobbyist Jeffrey Altmann went to work. Altmann knew out-of-state investors would be looking for Missouri residents to partner with — since Missourians, by law, needed to have majority ownership in marijuana businesses. Touting his political connections, Altmann caught the attention of an investor from a New-York based pharmaceutical company named Matt Wolf. Altmann is owner of Viceroy Government Relations, a lobbying…
Rebecca Rivas

This under-the-radar construction firm prioritizes affordable housing across Midwest

1 year 7 months ago
You’ve probably never heard of Roanoke Construction. Even peers in the local construction industry are often surprised to learn that Roanoke has been around since 2012. The St. Louis-based general contractor has spent the past 11 years quietly focused on building affordable housing serving families across the Midwest. Now, with the capacity to expand its reach and several transformative projects in the pipeline, Roanoke is positioned to make a name for itself. “Our mission is to build affordable…
Erin Wright