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WEB3 days ago · BY: Ashley Murray and Jennifer Shutt - October 3, 2024. WASHINGTON — U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan unsealed a lengthy and partly redacted motion Wednesday that charts special counsel Jack Smith’s final argument before November that former President Donald Trump acted in a private capacity when he co-conspired to overturn the 2020 election.
Rural Missouri has high smoking rates, and the health problems …
WEBAug 30, 2024 · Chronic lower respiratory diseases are the third highest cause of death in the state and run more than 20% higher in rural areas, according to data from Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. The report attributes the deaths, in part, to high smoking rates. Experts say some policies have strong records in lowering smoking rates.
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WEBABOUT US. The Missouri Independent is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization covering state government, politics and policy. It is staffed by veteran Missouri reporters and is dedicated to its mission of relentless investigative journalism that sheds light on how decisions in Jefferson City are made and their impact on individuals across ...
St. Louis judge sets trial date for defamation case against Gateway ...
WEBAug 29, 2024 · A St. Louis judge this week set a trial date of next March 10 for the defamation lawsuit against the owners of the far-right conspiracy site Gateway Pundit over false allegations of election fraud against two Georgia poll workers. Although trial schedules can always be amended, the Aug. 26 order by Judge Elizabeth Hogan appears to …
Lawsuit argues sports wagering amendment should be kept off …
WEBAug 22, 2024 · The Cole County Courthouse in Jefferson City (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent) A lawsuit filed Wednesday seeks to block a proposed constitutional amendment legalizing sports wagering in Missouri from being placed on the November ballot. The suit, filed in Cole County Circuit Court, argues the methodology used by the Missouri Secretary of ...
Missouri marijuana regulators issue third product recall in August
WEBAug 31, 2024 · Missouri regulators issued another cannabis recall on Friday, the third this month, this time for about 37,000 marijuana products. That brings the total number of marijuana products recalled in August to up nearly 175,000 — almost triple Missouri’s first massive cannabis product recall a year ago.. The focus of the recall is products made by Jonesburg-based manufacturer Blue Sky Health ...
Do some kids learn better online? A new Kansas City virtual …
WEBSep 2, 2024 · Online school isn’t widely popular. It’s been blamed for some of the learning loss that set kids back during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kansas City Public Schools closed its virtual academy for kindergarten through fifth grade this year because of shrinking enrollment, district spokesperson Shain Bergan said in an email.
Missouri judge puts Lake of the Ozarks casino proposal on …
WEBAug 30, 2024 · The Osage River casino is being pushed by a committee that wants to build a casino to compete with a planned Osage Nation casino in the same area (William Thomas Cain/Getty Images). A proposal to allow a new casino to be licensed on the Osage River near the Lake of the Ozarks will be on the November ballot, a …
Most workers make about the same as before the pandemic — …
WEBAug 20, 2024 · The typical U.S. worker’s pay is about the same as it was in late 2019, after accounting for inflation. But workers in some states have seen sharply higher earnings, especially in scenic areas that are appealing to remote workers and have labor shortages. In Montana, for example, average pay has increased 28.3% since before the […]