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WEB4 days ago — ABOUT US. 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. This service is free to readers and other news outlets. We’re part of States Newsroom, the nation’s largest ...
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 ...
Missouri Senate passes bill making it harder for voters to amend …
WEBFeb 22, 2024 — The bill came to a vote only after Democrats used a 21-hour filibuster to force Republicans to strip out language barring non-citizens from voting on amendments to the constitution and other items referred to as “ballot candy.” “We wanted a fair fight,” said Sen. Doug Beck of Affton, the assistant Democratic floor leader, at a news conference after Thursday’s vote.
Missouri governor slashes $1 billion from state budget approved …
WEBJun 28, 2024 — The budget passed by lawmakers spent $50.9 billion total on state operations, with $15.2 million from general revenue. Parson said in the news release that he cut that to $50.5 billion total for operations and $14.9 billion in general revenue. The budget is based on a projection for $13.1 billion in general revenue receipts.
Missouri's largest workers comp insurer seeks legislative approval …
WEBFeb 8, 2023 — Missouri Employers Mutual, the state’s largest workers compensation insurer, is seeking to be removed from state control under legislation heard Wednesday in a Missouri House committee.. Chief Executive Officer Jim Owen testified that policyholders of the Columbia-based company would see little difference under a revised organizational structure while the company would likely be able to ...
Federal court rules Missourians were illegally denied food aid by …
WEBMay 9, 2024 — A federal judge ruled Thursday that Missouri’s social services agency violated the law in the way it has administered its food assistance program.. U.S. District Court Judge M. Douglas Harpool ruled that the state’s practices — including long call center wait times and a lack of accommodations for those with disabilities — violate the laws governing the federal Supplemental Nutrition ...
One of nation's only aluminum smelters set to close in Missouri ...
WEBJan 25, 2024 — One of the nation’s last primary aluminum smelters, which employs more than 400 workers in the Missouri Bootheel, will reportedly close its doors. The Magnitude 7 Metals plant, in the southeast Missouri town of Marston, announced Wednesday it would curtail operations, according to Industrious Labs, an industry analysis group.
Legislature sends $764 million income tax cut to Missouri governor
WEBSep 29, 2022 — The Missouri House on Thursday abandoned its attempt to cut corporate income taxes after Gov. Mike Parson signaled his opposition to the move.. Instead, House Republican leaders put a Senate-passed tax cut plan up for a vote, but not before one Democrat called “shenanigans” because the move blocked plans to offer amendments.. By a 98-32 vote, the House sent the bill to Parson, who praised ...
Danforth says regrets over Hawley make him feel ... - Missouri …
WEBFeb 3, 2021 — Former Sen. Jack Danforth recently dived deeper into his regrets over promoting Josh Hawley, saying on a podcast that it is “what Dr. Frankenstein must have felt.”. The reference to Mary Shelley’s famous horror story of a murderous monster came in the Bulwark podcast published on Monday. In a …
Introducing The Missouri Independent: ‘Detectives for the people’
WEBJason Hancock. October 20, 2020 5:55 am. Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City. (Photo by ©Walter Bibikow) Legendary New York muckraker Wayne Barrett was once asked to explain to his son’s elementary school what it meant to be an investigative journalist. He quipped, “We are detectives for the people.”. That line always stuck with me.