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Missouri company pitches plan to deregulate both hemp and marijuana
Springfield News Leader - Missouri
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Missouri hemp businesses are leading an initiative to allow marijuana and intoxicating hemp products to be sold alongside alcohol and tobacco. The initiative aims to repeal the 2022 constitutional amendment legalizing recreational marijuana and...
Missouri's Finger Lake State Park offers lakes, hikes, off-road trails
Martinsville Reporter-Times - Indiana
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It’s that time of year again when I go on road trips. This year is no different. My destination was Colorado Springs, but I decided to stop along the way to smell the roses. My first stop on this journey was at a beautiful state park just outside...
DraftKings and Underdog Jump Ahead in Missouri’s Sports Betting Launch
Gambling News - New York
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June 18, 2025
Missouri plans to introduce legal sports betting this year, and DraftKings and Underdog have gotten a head start by being the first to apply for mobile sports betting licenses. The Missouri Gaming Commission (MGC) stated that these two companies...
Missouri Department of Transportation warns against new text scams
Springfield News Leader - Missouri
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The Missouri Department of Transportation is warning residents about a new text message scam targeting Missourians. The texts, which claim to be from MoDOT, say recipients owe unpaid traffic fines. The messages are an attempt to steal personal and...
Missouri Public Service Commission holds lengthy town hall in Aurora
KSMU - Missouri
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June 18, 2025
A completely full parking lot at the Aurora Rec Center on a Tuesday night might mean a rec league basketball final is underway or an oddly-scheduled community theatre production. But surely, a town hall about utility company billing practices, in...
Senate passes GENIUS stablecoin bill in a win for the crypto industry
The Verge
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June 18, 2025
In a 68-30 vote on Tuesday evening, the Senate overwhelmingly passed the GENIUS Act with bipartisan support. Eighteen Democrats joined the majority of Republicans in passing the bill, which is the first to establish a federal regulatory framework...
Snapshot on Manufacturing Industry: 3 Things Employers Need to Know About ADA Accommodations After Federal Appeals Court Ruling
JD Supra - California
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June 17, 2025
Welcome to this edition of the FP Snapshot on Manufacturing Industry, where we take a quick snapshot look at a recent significant workplace law development with an emphasis on how it impacts employers in the manufacturing industry. This edition is...
Missouri Offers Incentives to Keep Chiefs, Royals From Moving to Kansas
Engineering News Record
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June 17, 2025
In a move that could lead to hundreds of millions in stadium construction dollars wherever the teams go, Missouri is hitting back against Kansas in an effort to keep the Kansas City Chiefs football team and the Kansas City Royals baseball team...
Missouri priest heads to Rome
Catholic Key - Missouri
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June 17, 2025
By Allison Vrooman At the request of the Holy See, Bishop Johnston has released Father Alex Kreidler for service at the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, effective July 12, 2025. The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) was...
Missouri Offers Incentives to Keep Kansas City's Chiefs, Royals From Moving to Kansas
Engineering News Record
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June 17, 2025
In a move that could lead to hundreds of millions in stadium construction dollars wherever the teams go, the state of Missouri is hitting back against Kansas in an effort to keep the Kansas City Chiefs and the Kansas City Royals in the Show-Me...
Missourians with over $50 in unclaimed property will be listed in local newspapers
The Salem News Online - Missouri
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In June, the Missouri State Treasurer’s Office will kick off annual outreach efforts for Unclaimed Property and publish a total of over 175,000 names for those who have unclaimed property worth $50 or more. This is not the state’s money – it is...
Missouri and Kansas historic sites may 'cease to exist' if Congress defunds National Heritage Areas
High Plains Public Radio - Kansas
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June 17, 2025
Freedom's Frontier, a coalition of more than 200 historically significant sites on both sides of the Kansas-Missouri border, will "cease to exist" if Congress approves proposed legislation to defund National Heritage Areas, the organization's...
Rocket man: S&T student launches personal rocket, works with top space companies
Missouri S&T News
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June 17, 2025
In 1972, Elton John released “Rocket Man” — a classic hit single and one of his most recognizable tunes. In 2003, Nicolas Graham was born, and it didn’t take long for the song title to be a fitting way to describe him. Graham, a senior in...
VA provides 2,878 home loans in Missouri totaling $853.6 million in Q4 2024
Show-Me State Times - Missouri
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June 17, 2025
The U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) issued 2,878 home loans totaling $853.6 million in Missouri during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year 2024, according to figures provided by the Veterans' Affairs Home Loans Index.The VA assists...
Missouri 4-H hosts largest Dairy Cow Camp ever
Farm Talk - Kansas
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June 17, 2025
Seventy kids are in Freistatt, Missouri, learning about dairy cows. They’ve arrived from across the state, from Arkansas, even flown in from Oregon for this annual cow camp. “Dirt is stubborn. If you wanna get the dirt out you gotta be more...
Oregon Officials Will Appeal Court Decision That Overturned Marijuana Industry Labor Peace Law
Marijuana Moment
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June 17, 2025
Oregon officials have notified a federal appeals court that they are challenging a lower judge’s ruling striking down a voter-approved law that required licensed marijuana businesses to enter into labor peace agreements with workers and mandated...
Missouri failed to extend child sex abuse statute of limitations again. What's getting in the way?
KRPS - Kansas
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June 17, 2025
Missouri advocates scored a victory during this year's legislative session with the elimination of non-disclosure agreements in child sex abuse cases. But the internal politics of the Capitol spelled doom for another high-profile bill seeking to...
Northwest Missouri State announces department chairs for 2025-26
NW Missouri Times
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June 17, 2025
Dr. Lance Tatum, President | Northwest Missouri State UniversityDr. Lance Tatum, President | Northwest Missouri State University Northwest Missouri State University has announced the appointment of new department chairs for the upcoming 2025-26...
Seal coat operations scheduled on Missouri Route 6 in Adair, Knox and Sullivan counties
Kirksville Daily Express - Missouri
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MoDOT HANNIBAL – Weather permitting, as early as June 18, seal coat operations are scheduled to begin on Missouri Route 6 in Adair, Knox and Sullivan Counties. Contractor crews will start on MO 6 in Knox County, beginning at Missouri Route 15...
23andMe co-founder wins bid to take back control of company
MassDevice
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June 17, 2025
23andMe said it has reached a deal to sell its assets to a nonprofit led by company co-founder Anne Wojcicki. Wojcicki’s TTAM Research Institute offered $305 million for substantially all of 23andMe’s assets, including its consumer genetics and...