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WEBSep 13, 2024 · The Missouri Independent is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization dedicated to relentless investigative journalism and daily reporting that sheds light on state government and its impact on the lives of Missourians.
Bayer notches win in litigation over whether Roundup has caused …
WEBAug 20, 2024 · Agribusiness giant Bayer won a legal victory last week in long-running litigation over whether its popular Roundup pesticide has caused cancer. The case started in 2019, when a husband and wife in Pennsylvania sued Missouri-based Monsanto, which Bayer purchased in 2018, and alleged the company had violated state law by not including a …
Court order would close Agape Boarding School after years of …
WEBSep 8, 2022 · Rep. Keri Ingle, a Lee’s Summit Democrat who helped craft the 2021 state law that gave the attorney general’s office and Department of Social Services greater oversight of unlicensed residential facilities, said she hopes to see Agape closed even if the employee is found to have been terminated.
Commentary - Missouri Independent
WEBBY: Diana B. Carlin - September 10, 2024. A common complaint about presidential debates is that they change few minds. This year, with anywhere between 3% and 6% of likely voters undecided in early September and the closeness of the race, especially in the battleground states, that is more than enough to swing an election if a sizable portion ...
Missouri election guide: The big questions voters will face on …
WEBNov 7, 2022 · Voters around the state have been taking advantage of Missouri’s first ever no-excuse early voting period the last two weeks. The early voting period ends at 5 p.m. Monday, and polls will be open for everyone else from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday.. Among the races on the statewide ballot this year include picking a replacement for retiring U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt and deciding whether Missouri ...
Missouri Senate adjourns early after passing congressional ...
WEBMay 12, 2022 · The Missouri Senate passed a congressional redistricting map Thursday and then adjourned for the year. The 22-11 vote came after Senate Majority Leader Caleb Rowden invoked a rarely-used rule to bring a bill from the Senate Select Committee on Redistricting to the floor. The adjournment came a day …
New director vows changes at Missouri’s troubled social services ...
WEBNov 16, 2021 · The new acting director of Missouri’s troubled Department of Social Services pledged to lawmakers Tuesday that he would work to address the agency’s long list of challenges and “tears in our safety net.”. The Joint Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect heard for the first time from the new acting department director, Robert Knodell.
Andrew Bailey officially takes over as Missouri’s new attorney …
WEBJan 3, 2023 · Attorney General Andrew Bailey is sworn into office Tuesday in Jefferson City by Judge Kelly Broniec of the Eastern District Missouri Court of Appeals while his wife and children look on (Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent). The Missouri Attorney General’s office will operate in “unyielding pursuit of victory,” Andrew Bailey said Tuesday as ...
Missouri governor proposes special session to cut taxes after …
WEBJul 1, 2022 · Missouri would have a flat income tax that exempts many lower income earners under a proposal floated Friday by Gov. Mike Parson after he vetoed a tax rebate plan overwhelmingly approved by lawmakers.. Parson vetoed four bills in all, including a bill extending a variety of tax incentives important to farmers and rural businesses, such as credits for meat processors, biodiesel producers and to ...
Five years after Ferguson report, some say progress has come too …
WEBNov 24, 2020 · Five years after Ferguson report, some say progress has come too slow. Police officers in armored vehicles stand guard in front of the Ferguson police department during a demonstration on November 24, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. A St. Louis County grand jury decided not indict Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of ...