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Posts Tagged ‘Missouri Independent’

Smithville Nonprofit Seeks to Become ‘Epicenter of the School-Choice Movement’

By | July 10, 2023 | 0
Monument sign for the Herzog Foundation in Smithville.

Before his death, Stanley Herzog’s largesse bankrolled a generation of GOP candidates. His fortune is now focused on expanding ‘Christ-centered K-12 education.’

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Push for Expanded Missouri Gambling Puts Casinos, Video Operators in Opposing Camps

By | March 1, 2022 | 0
Two “no-chance” gambling machines await customers in a Columbia convenience store.

Approving video lottery would produce more than 10 times the new state revenue of sports wagering and drive cash-prize video games of debated legality out of Missouri, a newly updated report contends.

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Study: More than 80% of Missouri, 60% of Kansas Kids Have Lead in Their Blood

By | September 30, 2021 | 0
Girl getting water at a sink.

A massive national study published in JAMA Pediatrics this week found that the majority of children in Missouri and Kansas had lead in their blood.

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