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Missouri judge puts Lake of the Ozarks casino proposal on …
WEBAug 30, 2024 · 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 Cole County judge ruled Friday.. The initiative, which was initially found to be 2,031 signatures short in the 2nd Congressional District, actually did have enough valid signatures, Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s office conceded when a planned trial over the ...
Deadline for Missouri’s new marijuana plain packaging is Sept. 1
WEBAug 26, 2024 · Now starting on Sept. 1, marijuana manufacturers must package and label all products in division-approved designs before sending them to a dispensary. Dispensaries can continue to sell non-compliant products they already have in the store until Nov. 1. The new rules also require the division to pre-approve the labels, a …
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 …
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WEBSep 27, 2024 · BY: Ashley Murray - September 27, 2024. WASHINGTON — U.S. law enforcement on Friday announced charges against three Iranians who allegedly stole materials from former President Donald Trump’s campaign and tried to pass them to news media and Democrats in an attempt to influence the 2024 election. The Department of Justice unsealed the ...
Without small donors, voters aren’t left with much
WEBAug 29, 2024 · The program is primarily funded by the sale of abandoned property held by the state. To qualify for public funds, a candidate for the General Assembly must solicit 150 to 300 individual donations between $5 and $320. Those numbers change when running for statewide office. During 2018, 85% of candidates for the Connecticut General Assembly ...
Missouri governor signs $764 million income tax cut, rural …
WEBOct 5, 2022 · Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday signed an income tax cut and a package of incentives targeting rural economic projects into law, putting the finishing touches on a special legislative session he convened last month. Both proposals were the result of vetoes issues earlier this year by Parson, who objected to a …
Missouri will exempt Social Security, public pension payments …
WEBJul 7, 2023 · Gov. Mike Parson on Thursday signed the tax cut he said a week earlier was responsible for his decision to veto most of the 201 spending items he cut from the state budget.. The bill, exempting Social Security benefits and public pension payments from income tax, would reduce state general revenue by an estimated $309 million annually.It would also allow counties to hold a vote on whether ...
Missouri legislative leaders call for hearings over child care subsidy ...
WEBAug 28, 2024 · Missouri legislative leaders are demanding answers from state education officials about a monthslong backlog in a child care subsidy program. Two House committees — the budget committee and the education committee — have scheduled hearings into the matter next month, and a Republican Senate leader has called for her chamber to launch a similar inquiry.
Missouri voters amend state constitution to legalize recreational ...
WEBNov 9, 2022 · Missourians voted Tuesday to become the 21st state to legalize recreational marijuana, approving a constitutional amendment that also establishes a process to clear nonviolent marijuana-related charges from Missourians’ criminal records. Though down from the 66% of voters who approved medical cannabis in 2018, the recreational marijuana amendment on Tuesday received 53% of the vote. “Today ...