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Boone County commissioner discusses additional 3% recreational marijuana sales tax; expungement issues

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Friday, The Boone County Muleskinners hosted another discussion on proposed marijuana sales taxes ahead of Tuesday’s election. Columbia, Boone County and several other cities and counties have asked voters if they should impose an additional 3% sales tax on recreational marijuana. The state currently collects a 6% tax from recreational marijuana sales, following the

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Federal judge says insurers no longer have to provide some preventive care services, including cancer and heart screenings, at no cost

By Tami Luhby and Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal judge in Texas said Thursday that some Affordable Care Act mandates cannot be enforced nationwide, including those that require insurers to cover a wide array of preventive care services at no cost to the patient, including some cancer, heart and STD screenings, and tobacco programs. In

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Top US general says increased partnership between Iran, Russia, and China will make them ‘problematic’ for ‘years to come’

By Haley Britzky, CNN Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley told lawmakers Wednesday that China, Russia, and Iran would be a problem for the US “for many years to come” as the three are working more closely together. Speaking before the House Armed Services Committee alongside Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Milley

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Donald Trump has been indicted following an investigation into a hush money payment scheme. Here’s what we know

By Devan Cole, CNN Former President Donald Trump’s indictment by a New York grand jury has thrust the nation into uncharted political, legal and historical waters, and raised a slew of questions about how the criminal case will unfold. The Manhattan district attorney’s office has been investigating Trump in connection with his alleged role in

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Biden confronts an unprecedented challenge with a clear — and quiet — road map

By Phil Mattingly, Chief White House correspondent As lawmakers, presidential candidates and advocacy groups flooded in-boxes and social media platforms with statements responding to the Manhattan grand jury’s indictment of former President Donald Trump, there was one notable — and intentional — omission. There was no statement from President Joe Biden. The man who defeated

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Donald Trump has been indicted following an investigation into a hush money payment scheme. Here’s what we know

By Devan Cole, CNN Former President Donald Trump’s indictment by a New York grand jury has thrust the nation into uncharted political, legal and historical waters, and raised a slew of questions about how the criminal case will unfold. The Manhattan district attorney’s office has been investigating Trump in connection with his alleged role in

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