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Missouri anti-abortion PAC gets $1M boost from group tied to Leonard Leo

2 months 2 weeks ago
A group associated with conservative activist Leonard Leo donated $1 million on Tuesday to a campaign opposing Missouri’s abortion-rights amendment.  The Concord Fund, an advocacy organization funded by groups connected to Leo, stepped into the fight over Amendment 3 with a $1 million check to a PAC called Vote No on 3, according to filings with the Missouri Ethics Commission. The Concord Fund’s previous spending in Missouri was focused on boosting Will Scharf’s unsuccessful GOP primary…
Anna Spoerre

Bellefontaine Neighbors employee walkout gets attention of state lawmakers

2 months 2 weeks ago
"The citizens should be the top priority, " Missouri state Rep. Marlene Terry (D) said. Since Friday, none of the 10,000 people who live in Bellefontaine Neighbors in north St. Louis County have been able to go to City Hall for any services. "I think that's a shame and a whole lot of sadness for people," said Felecia Gray, who's lived in Bellefontaine Neighbors for three years. City Hall is still closed and all non-essential employees are not on the job. "I'm just hearing about this today, and…
Robert Townsend

Cannabis regulators concerned about predatory practices in Missouri’s social equity program

2 months 2 weeks ago
Cynara Velazquez became familiar with Michael Halow over the summer.  Velazquez is an organizer with the California nonprofit called Cannabis Education Project that San Diego County hired in March to implement its social-equity cannabis program. The group largely helps people who were imprisoned for cannabis apply for a license to sell or grow marijuana.  That’s how her team met Halow.  At one of the county’s informational sessions, organizers saw Halow pass out business cards, she said,…
Rebecca Rivas