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Nick’s Picks | Here’s the Latest on the Super Bowl Parade Shooting

By | February 19, 2024 | 1
"Kansas City Week in Review" host Nick Haines.

One week after winning the Super Bowl, Kansas City is still processing a mass shooting at the celebration parade.

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Push for Restrictions on Intoxicating Hemp Products Spurs Clash Over Who Should Regulate

By | February 13, 2024 | 0
Missouri state Sen. Nick Schroer, a Republican from Defiance.

Missouri lawmakers are grappling with how to regulate hemp-derived intoxicating products such as delta-8, and who should regulate them.

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As Few as 1 in 5 Voters Could Defeat Initiative Petitions Under Missouri Senate Proposal

By | February 5, 2024 | 0
The Missouri Senate in session.

It is mathematically possible for as few as 20% of voters to determine the outcome of statewide ballot measures under a proposal now before the Missouri Senate.

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Kansas’ Unrivaled Rural Hospital Crisis: 58% at Risk of Closing, 82% Lost Money on Patient Care

By | December 12, 2023 | 0
Gov. Laura Kelly, left, listens to a discussion about the advantage of expanding eligibility for Medicaid to lower-income Kansans as 40 states have done since 2014, including Missouri, Nebraska, Colorado and Oklahoma.

Financial weaknesses at four of every five rural Kansas hospitals provide leverage to Medicaid expansion advocates seeking $680 million annually.

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Legal Fights Brew Over Missouri Cannabis Sales Tax Rules

By | November 21, 2023 | 0
Cannabis edibles.

Under the Missouri Constitution, local governments can impose cannabis sales taxes. But how those taxes can be applied is still up for debate.

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