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Boone County Becomes Focus of Missouri Initiative Petition Campaigns Following Redistricting

The 2022 Missouri congressional map split Boone County in half. Will it make a difference in the effort to get abortion on the ballot?

by Anna Spoerre, Missouri Independent

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The Missouri Legislature is Cutting Local Governments’ Power to Pass Their Own Laws

Republican statehouses like Missouri’s increasingly limit what rules places like Kansas City can adopt — typically shutting down more progressive policies.

by Multiple Reporters

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Nick’s Picks | Earth Day, NFL Draft and Cicadas

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Nick’s Picks | April Fools’ Day, Stadium Tax Vote

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A Community Struggle to Maintain a Full-Service Grocery

Sun Fresh at Linwood/Prospect Beset With Theft, Nearby Drug Use and Loitering

by Mary Sanchez

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Nick’s Picks | Here’s the Latest on the Super Bowl Parade Shooting

Stadium Tax Vote Looms

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Push for Restrictions on Intoxicating Hemp Products Spurs Clash Over Who Should Regulate

While neither side opposes age restrictions, critics of GOP-backed bills argue they would allow the ‘marijuana monopoly’ to take over the market

by Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent

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As Few as 1 in 5 Voters Could Defeat Initiative Petitions Under Missouri Senate Proposal

The legislation set for debate in the Senate would require a majority vote in 82 state House districts and a statewide majority to approve constitutional amendments.

by Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent

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Kansas’ Unrivaled Rural Hospital Crisis: 58% at Risk of Closing, 82% Lost Money on Patient Care

Legislators, governor fighting life-and-death struggle over Medicaid expansion

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

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Legal Fights Brew Over Missouri Cannabis Sales Tax Rules

Under the state constitution, local governments can impose cannabis sales taxes. But how those taxes can be applied is still up for debate.

by Meg Cunningham, The Beacon

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