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Posts Tagged ‘Missouri Independent’

After Kansas City Mass Shooting, Missouri Democrats Demand Stricter Gun Laws

By | February 15, 2024 | 0
Law enforcement responds to a shooting at Union Station on Wednesday during the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl LVIII victory parade.

The mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victory parade has prompted renewed calls for stricter gun laws in Missouri.

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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 City-area Residents Plead with Missouri Lawmakers to Stop Landfill

By | January 16, 2024 | 0
Sen. Rick Brattin, R-Harrisonville, was joined by, from left, Sens. John Rizzo, D-Independence, Greg Razer, D-Kansas City, and Mike Cierpiot, R-Lee's Summit, at a news conference to discuss a moratorium on landfill development in Kansas City last spring.

Neighbors and nearby cities are opposing a landfill proposed by KC Recycle & Waste Solutions just south of Missouri Highway 150 in Kansas City.

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GOP Infighting, Election Year Politics Could Shape 2024 Missouri Legislative Session

By | January 2, 2024 | 0
Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City.

Missouri lawmakers return to Jefferson City on Wednesday for the start of the 2024 legislative session, and expectations aren’t high. 

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