Stories by Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent
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Missouri Sees Surge in Cannabis Jobs After Legalization Vote

The number of licenses DHSS approves for new employees each month has quadrupled since November

by Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent

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Missouri Attorney General Tells Schools, Health Departments to End COVID Orders

Schmitt Demands Agencies Stop ‘Enforcing and Publicizing Any Such Orders Immediately’ or Face Court Action

by Multiple Reporters

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Missouri’s Eviction Crisis Could Be a ‘Humanitarian Tragedy,’ Advocates Say

Federal eviction moratorium ended Saturday, and distribution of rental assistance has been slow

by Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent

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Can Missouri Get Out Rental Assistance Fast Enough to Prevent Evictions?

150,000 to 230,000 Missouri households at risk

by Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent

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‘Defund the Police’ was Designed to Provoke a Response. In Missouri, it Worked

Republican lawmakers respond with outrage to moves in Kansas City and St. Louis to reshuffle police funding

by Multiple Reporters

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Missouri Housing Advocates Look to Biden Administration to Strengthen Eviction Moratorium

Stark Disparity in How County Courts are Handling Evictions

by Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent

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Missourians Fight to Keep Homes as End of Eviction Moratorium Looms

Missouri hasn’t used $9.6 million in CARES Act funding for homelessness prevention

by Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent

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Groups Work to Energize Missouri’s Black Voters in Election’s Final Weeks

Local Organizations Focus on Turnout

by Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent