Last week, President Donald Trump told reporters he plans to revisit a proposal to reschedule marijuana that started under President Joe Biden, which has been on pause since January (Rebecca Rivas/Missouri Independent). Missouri has won praise for having one of the nation’s most robust cannabis markets. But buzz about the president’s interest in relaxing federal marijuana…
Cole County Circuit Court Judge Brian Stumpe hears arguments for and against pausing the use of general revenue for private-school vouchers Thursday afternoon (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent). Attorneys for Missouri’s largest teacher’s union are hoping to stop tax dollars from pouring into the state’s voucher program, arguing in Cole County Circuit Court Thursday that payments should…
President Donald Trump speaks to the media as, left to right, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer and Secretary of Education Linda McMahon look on after signing executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House on April 23, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) A New…
A homeless encampment near the Lincoln Memorial is cleared by employees of the Washington, D.C., government on Aug. 14, 2025. City officials put notices at the camp that they would be breaking it down after President Donald Trump issued his “crime emergency” order. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — Officials have already cleared dozens…
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at a Nashville press conference on July 18, 2025. An appeals court on Aug. 21, 2025, said it will allow Noem and the Trump administration, for now, to move forward with ending temporary protections for 60,000 immigrants from Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua. (Photo by John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout) WASHINGTON…
Roundup weed killing products are offered for sale at a home improvement store on May 14, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois (Scott Olson/Getty Images). Unyielding is a University of Missouri School of Journalism project for Investigate Midwest. With billions of dollars at stake, Bayer has gone on the offensive. Billboards along major highways. A social media…
WASHINGTON — As the Trump administration moves to expand immigrant detention centers across the country through state partnerships, more than 60 Democratic lawmakers Wednesday pressed top immigration officials for details regarding a quickly constructed facility in the Florida Everglades, dubbed by Republicans as “Alligator Alcatraz.” “Brushing aside concerns from human rights watchdogs, environmentalist groups, and…
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting will no longer administer a grant program that provided millions of dollars to local television and radio stations to upgrade the equipment they use to send out emergency alerts to warn of impending natural disasters and more. In this photo, flood waters left debris including vehicles and equipment scattered in…
Immigrant rights advocates are advising allies to adopt nonviolent resistance in the face of the Trump administration’s escalating mass deportation campaign (Vaughn Wheat/The Beacon). Black SUVs whizzing by were the first hint an immigration raid might be imminent. A Kansas City man riding his bike along the Trolley Track Trail felt his initial fear confirmed…
Missouri school districts have adopted policies restricting cell phone use during the school day (SDI Productions via Getty Images). Amidst a plethora of back-to-school reminders, Missouri public schools are making a special effort to inform parents about a new state law banning cell phones during the school day. The law, signed by Gov. Mike Kehoe…
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