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Drugs in Missouri Prisons are a Big, Deadly Business

2 years 10 months ago
Roughly three inmates in Missouri prisons have been dying every week for the past five months, an alarming rate even more disturbing because it coincides with a strict new mail policy intended to stop drugs such as fentanyl and synthetic marijuana from getting into state corrections facilities. The new mail policy, which took effect July 1, bans inmates from receiving physical mail.
Ryan Krull

TikTok ban for federal workers close to becoming law, following flurry of state bans

2 years 10 months ago

A ban on federal employees using TikTok on their government-issued phones is on track to become law after Congress included the provision in the year-end government funding bill released early Tuesday. U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley’s legislation barring the popular social media platform from federal devices was one of several bills attached to the spending measure, the last major action […]

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Jacob Fischler

Child tax credit expansion left out of congressional omnibus package

2 years 10 months ago

WASHINGTON — Any last hopes of resurrecting the expanded child tax credit as part of Congress’ massive spending package were dashed early Tuesday when the 4,155-page bill was released without a mention of the tax benefit. The temporary expanded child tax credit, part of a COVID-19 relief deal in 2021, allowed more low-income families, including […]

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Ashley Murray