Millions raised to support ranked-choice voting initiatives in Missouri, Nevada By: Samuel Wonacott Ballotpedia · Apr 25, 2022
After silent 911 call from Eric Greitens’ home, he said children played with phone KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In May 2019, a 911 operator answered a call coming from former Gov. Eric Greitens’ lakeside home in eastern Missouri. Tribune News Service · Apr 22, 2022
Crash In Missouri Scatters 500 Pounds Of Weed Across Highway ... On 4/20 The police arrested two men for drug trafficking. Motor1 · Apr 21, 2022
One resolution passed in the Missouri Senate So far in the month of April, there was one senate resolution that passed in the Missouri Senate. There were no bills to pass both the House and Senate and be signed by Gov. Mike Parson (R). So far in the 2022 session, nine bills and resolutions have been passed.… Ballotpedia · Apr 21, 2022
AFC Gamma Provides Bloom Medicinals With $82.5M Senior Secured Credit Facility AFC Gamma, Inc. (NASDAQ: AFCG) has provided a senior secured credit facility of up to $82.5 million to Bloom Medicinals Holding Company and certain of its affiliates, a privately held multi-state cannabis operator with licenses in Missouri, New Jersey and Ohio. Benzinga · Apr 21, 2022
Eric Greitens leads Missouri Republican Senate field in campaign legal expenses KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The U.S. Senate campaign of Eric Greitens, the embattled former Missouri governor, has incurred more than $43,000 in legal bills, far more than any of his opponents. Tribune News Service · Apr 20, 2022
Campaigns for ranked-choice voting ballot initiatives in Missouri, Nevada have raised millions ahead of signature deadlines Campaigns that support ranked-choice voting (RCV) ballot initiatives in Missouri and Nevada have received millions in contributions in the weeks ahead of their signature deadlines. Both of the ballot initiatives would utilize open primaries in which the top candidates, regardless of partisan affiliations, advance to the general election. In Missouri,… Ballotpedia · Apr 20, 2022
Toyota announces $109M investment in Missouri plant to support hybrid electric push TROY, Missouri — Toyota said Tuesday it will spend $109 million on new equipment at its cylinder head plant here as it works to build more hybrid electric cars. St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Apr 19, 2022
Cannabis Regulatory Update: Nevada Continues Weed Arrests Despite Legalization, Missouri's Efforts To Legalize Nevada Police Still Arrests People For Marijuana Possession Despite Legalization Some six years since Nevada legalized recreational cannabis, the Silver State is not running the program as smoothly or as lawfully, one might say, as it should. Benzinga · Apr 19, 2022
Toyota Invests $383M In US Manufacturing Plants Toyota Motor Corp (NYSE:TM) plans to invest $383 million in four of its U.S. manufacturing plants building new Toyota and Lexus vehicles. The new investment is aimed at supporting the production of four-cylinder engines, including options for hybrid electric vehicles, at its Alabama, Kentucky, Missouri, and Tennessee plants. "Toyota customers want vehicles that… Benzinga · Apr 19, 2022
'I will win': Greitens undeterred in Missouri Senate race Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, whose ex-wife recently accused him of physical abuse, says he will not drop his political comeback bid for the U.S. Senate The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2022
Pam Hupp detective blasts Renée Zellweger’s ‘despicable’ portrayal of infamous case EXCLUSIVE: Zellweger stars in a new true-crime series about Hupp, who is currently facing charges for the 2011 murder of terminally-ill cancer patient Betsy Faria in Missouri as she serves a life sentence for a separate killing. A detective on the case condemns the programme to Sheila Flynn, saying: ‘There… The Independent UK · Apr 17, 2022
‘I was afraid of people like you’: Gay lawmaker’s emotional speech on transgender bill viewed 3 million times ‘You may win this today, but you’re going to lose,’ says Missouri state lawmaker after anti-trans bill passes The Independent UK · Apr 16, 2022
Missouri Democrat confronts GOP colleague over anti-trans law: ‘I was afraid of people like you growing up’ ‘You may win this today, but you’re going to lose,’ says Missouri state lawmaker after anti-trans bill passes The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2022
Ballotpedia · Apr 15, 2022 Missouri legislature acts on voter identification bill The Missouri Senate Committee on Local Government and Elections conducted a public hearing on House Bill 1878 on April 6, 2022. The bill would modify Missouri’s voter identification requirements as follows:
Reason · Apr 15, 2022 First Amendment Lawsuit by Vegan Advocate Against University of Missouri Can Go Forward From Hershey v. Curators of Univ. of Missouri, decided Wednesday by Judge Douglas Harpool (W.D. Mo.): Plaintiff often handed out flyers and brochures, and he advocated for vegetarian or vegan eating. Plaintiff claims that the University's policy that placing regulations on speech on areas of campus is unconstitutional. More specifically,…
USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 15, 2022 Twitter reacts: JT Daniels transfers to West Virginia Georgia Bulldogs quarterback JT Daniels has transferred to the West Virginia Mountaineers over Missouri and Oregon State.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Apr 15, 2022 Editorial: Senate decorum falls by the wayside to set the record straight on Josh Hawley An extraordinary thing happened last week on the floor of the U.S. Senate. A Democratic senator from Hawaii, about as far as you can get from Missouri, dispensed with decorum and launched into a withering attack on Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo. Floor speeches typically are reserved for the debate of…
Tribune News Service · Apr 14, 2022 'Attack on public education.' Missouri's 'parents bill of rights' follows national strategy JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Joining a national movement, the Missouri General Assembly is considering a raft of bills intended to give parents more say over what happens in the classroom. Among the goals, Republican supporters say, are increased transparency in curriculum and ways for parents to challenge teaching materials they…
Benzinga · Apr 14, 2022 WYNK THC And CBD Infused Seltzers Now Available In Eight States WYNK THC & Seltzer now is available in eight states: New Mexico, Michigan and Arkansas recently joined Arizona, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri and Ohio on the roster of states where medical patients and/or recreational consumers can purchase the balanced 1:1 ratio THC and CBD seltzers.
The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2022 Pam Hupp detective blasts Renée Zellweger’s ‘despicable’ portrayal of infamous case: ‘This isn’t a joke’ EXCLUSIVE: Zellweger stars in a new true-crime series about Hupp, who is currently facing charges for the 2011 murder of terminally-ill cancer patient Betsy Faria in Missouri as she serves a life sentence for a separate killing. A detective on the case condemns the programme to Sheila Flynn, saying: ‘There…
St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Apr 14, 2022 Editorial: Missouri GOP voters are finally starting to see Greitens' unfitness for office The fever surrounding former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens might finally be starting to break. Greitens had been leading a crowded field for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination despite the credible allegations of physical and sexual violence that drove him from the governor’s office four years ago. But after recent, additional…
Salon · Apr 13, 2022 Missouri teacher fired over "CRT" Parents complained after Kim Morrison passed out of a worksheet titled "How Racially Privileged Are You?"
St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Apr 13, 2022 Missouri Republicans target schools, books and race in latest culture war proposal JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Republicans gave initial approval Tuesday to legislation that says parents have a right to see the curriculum used in their child’s classroom.
The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2022 Unmasked I-65 killer’s ‘lazy eye’ sparks new probe into his links to two more murder sprees EXCLUSIVE: Harry Edward Greenwell was named last week as the I-65 Killer, or Days Inn Killer, who took the lives of at least three women along a Midwest interstate in the US. But he may have murdered many more women, writes Sheila Flynn