Missouri Independent

Business owners say they had no idea they were paying marijuana prices for a ‘synthetic’ THC that had been converted from hemp.

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated much of the lower court’s injunction, with the exception of a provision it narrowed concerning alleged coercion against social media companies.

The state is moving forward to change how it calculates payment rates for its Self-Directed Supports program — a situation families say took them by surprise and that they fear could mean rates for caretakers are frozen at low levels or become unpredictable.

As some states wrap up this year’s summer food aid program, Missouri is still distributing last year’s benefits. Officials say they must complete dispersal by the end of this year

Marijuana testing labs face pressure to say products have higher THC potency results or lose business. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services' new rules — including an extra layer of “round robin” testing or auditing of marijuana products — aims to prevent the practice.

Missouri’s community colleges also lawmakers they were not affected by the Supreme Court’s decision because they did not consider race in admissions.

An inspections backlog grew in Missouri during the COVID-19 pandemic, exacerbated more recently by staffing shortages and a spike in complaints that have tapped available resources

The litigation filed in Cole County uses Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s argument that legalizing abortion will cost the state billions of dollars. State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick concluded that reasoning has no merit.

Private companies and the federal government for decades failed to take actions to protect St. Louis residents from nuclear waste, an investigation by The Independent, MuckRock and The Associated Press found.

The increased reimbursement rate will go to child care providers who accept a subsidy to increase access for low-income and foster families.