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Republican state Rep. Holly Jones of Eureka presents her “Food is Medicine” bill in the House this week (Tim Bommel/Missouri House Communications). The Missouri House gave bipartisan approval Thursday to legislation that would help Medicaid recipients get healthy, locally grown food if they have been diagnosed with chronic diet-related illnesses. One bill, sponsored by Republican…
Trump administration urges Supreme Court to quickly overturn ruling against tariffs
The Supreme Court on Oct. 9, 2024. (Photo by Jane Norman/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is urging the Supreme Court to quickly take up the president’s emergency tariffs case to avoid “catastrophic” economic consequences for the United States, according to a filing. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent argued in the Wednesday petition that roughly…
Missouri cannabis regulators target rule-breakers, delays in ownership approval
The changes address some of the challenges regulators have encountered with facilities, such as the cases of the Delta Extraction manufacturing and Red Tractor cultivation facilities (Rebecca Rivas/Missouri Independent). Missouri cannabis regulators want more power to penalize bad actors in the marijuana industry, according to drafts of proposed rules released last week. The sweeping revisions…
Missouri’s Billy Long ousted by Trump as IRS chief after less than 2 months in office
Then-U.S. Rep. Billy Long speaks during a press conference on Feb. 22, 2022, in Jefferson City, Missouri. (Madeline Carter/Missouri Independent) WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will remove former Missouri Republican U.S. Rep. Billy Long from his post as head of the Internal Revenue Service less than two months after his confirmation, according to the White…
Latest language for Missouri ballot measure fails to mention amendment would ban abortion
Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins speaks to reporters in May 2024 during his time as a state senator (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent). Secretary of State Denny Hoskins on Friday pitched his first revision of ballot language for a Missouri constitutional amendment that would ban abortion — without mentioning the ban — at the Cole County…
Missouri House Democrats struggle to match GOP’s fundraising machine
House Minority Leader Ashley Aune, a Kansas City Democrat, says she is trying to convince more Democrats to help flip GOP seats in the Missouri House (Tim Bommel/Missouri House Communications). For more than 20 years, Republicans have won every Missouri House race in St. Charles County. It is one of two counties in Missouri with…