By Jason Hancock | Editor-in-Chief
Good morning,
The fallout from the Missouri Senate’s late-night vote on an income tax repeal plan is producing nearly as much drama as the debate itself.
House Minority Leader Ashley Aune went public with sharp criticism of Senate Democrats who sat silent through the floor fight, while Senate Minority Leader Doug Beck defended the strategy as a tactical choice. The split exposed a deeper argument over what opposition should look like when Republicans are moving one of the year’s biggest priorities.
Elsewhere, Missouri is finally putting rules around cannabis research licenses that voters authorized in 2022 but the state has yet to make real.
Let’s get to it.
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by Rudi Keller
A late-night Senate vote on the GOP’s tax overhaul has opened a new rift among Missouri Democrats, with House leaders questioning not just the policy but the choice to let Republicans’ critics do most of the talking.
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by Rebecca Rivas
Missouri is finally putting rules around cannabis research licenses, but the long runway, lack of dedicated funding and open-ended scope leave a basic question hanging: who, exactly, will step forward to use them?
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COMMENTARY
by Dennis Boyd Jr.
We can follow a path that is costly, punitive, and misaligned with science. Or we can proactively invest in approaches that produce healthy young adults who can transition into the workforce and contribute to the economic viability of the state of Missouri.
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