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Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks | Pandemic Recovery, Medicaid Fight and Baseball Returns

Nick Haines provides an update on COVID pandemic developments, the fight over Medicaid expansion in Missouri and other news affecting Kansas City this week.

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Kansas Considers Making Medical Marijuana Legal, But Very Hard To Get

Kansas lawmakers are considering tight restrictions for any medical marijuana law in the state.

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Fresh Karma Going Big on Midtown Marijuana Dispensary

By Kevin Collison A long-neglected property at 240 E. Linwood across from Costco and Home Depot is slated to be the home of one of the city’s larger medical marijuana dispensaries. Construction is underway for a 5,500 square-foot dispensary operated by Fresh Karma. It’s one of three dispensaries the firm is planning. The others are…

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Yosmel Serrano stands in the entryway of his theater. (Contributed)

The Story of a Latino Theater Owner, from Cuba to Kansas City

Yosmel Serrano sees his small Latino theater in Northeast Kansas City as a way to educate the community through Spanish-language films.

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Nick Haines

Nick’s Picks | Bracing for Big Votes

A new Supreme Court justice, mask mandates and the search for a new city manager in Kansas City highlight the pre-Halloween week leading into Election Day.

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