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3 days ago · Missouri’s $1.4 billion cannabis market outpaces states with older programs. BY: Rebecca Rivas - November 11, 2024. In less than two years of selling legal recreational weed, Missouri’s cannabis market has grown to $1.4 billion — outperforming states with a longer history of marijuana legalization like Arizona, Colorado and Nevada.
Missouri Supreme Court voted 4-3 to keep abortion on ballot, …
Sep 20, 2024 · The decision to keep a constitutional amendment legalizing abortion on the November statewide ballot was decided by a narrowly-divided Missouri Supreme Court, according to opinions released Friday.. The majority opinion was written by Judge Paul Wilson, with Chief Justice Mary Russell, Judge Robin Ransom and Judge Brent Powell concurring.
Settlement reached in Gateway Pundit defamation case, though …
Oct 10, 2024 · A settlement has been reached between the Gateway Pundit and two Georgia poll workers who accused the St. Louis-based far-right website of defamation in a civil suit in St. Louis Circuit Court.. Notice of the settlement was filed Monday afternoon.
Missourians can now apply for mortgage assistance via federal …
Mar 1, 2022 · Missourians who experienced financial hardship during the COVID-19 pandemic and are struggling to pay their mortgage can now apply for help through the State Assistance for Housing Relief (SAFHR) program.. Starting March 1, the federally-funded SAFHR for Homeowners program will begin to provide nearly $140 million in assistance to homeowners to pay past-due mortgage balances and help prevent ...
Amendment would use court fees to fund retirement for Missouri …
Oct 4, 2024 · Missouri voters will decide Nov. 5 if retirement funds for sheriffs and prosecutors should be supported with fees collected on court cases. A fee used to fund sheriffs’ pensions was put in place by state law in 1983. The Missouri General Assembly placed Amendment 6 on the ballot to reverse a 2021 Missouri Supreme Court […]
Missouri voters amend state constitution to legalize recreational ...
Nov 9, 2022 · Missourians voted Tuesday to become the 21st state to legalize recreational marijuana, approving a constitutional amendment that also establishes a process to clear nonviolent marijuana-related charges from Missourians’ criminal records. Though down from the 66% of voters who approved medical cannabis in 2018, the recreational marijuana amendment on Tuesday received 53% of the vote. “Today ...
MOHELA faces accusations it mismanaged federal student loan …
Feb 29, 2024 · Education; Government + Politics; MOHELA faces accusations it mismanaged federal student loan forgiveness program Class-action lawsuits allege Missouri student-loan servicer cost borrowers time and money by delaying their applications
Andrew Bailey officially takes over as Missouri’s new attorney …
Jan 3, 2023 · Attorney General Andrew Bailey is sworn into office Tuesday in Jefferson City by Judge Kelly Broniec of the Eastern District Missouri Court of Appeals while his wife and children look on (Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent). The Missouri Attorney General’s office will operate in “unyielding pursuit of victory,” Andrew Bailey said Tuesday as ...
Missouri has roughly $150 million left to distribute in federal …
Dec 9, 2022 · COVID-19; Government + Politics; Missouri has roughly $150 million left to distribute in federal housing assistance The director of the state housing commission estimated Friday that with an average of $9.5 million distributed per week, there are ‘almost four months remaining’ until funds are completely distributed