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Missouri’s Healthy SNAP plan is getting a slower rollout.
The state now wants to wait until February 2027 before blocking the use of food benefits to buy candy, prepared desserts and sugary drinks. Steph Quinn reports that the reason is less about the policy debate itself than the mechanics of making it work: Grocers say they need clearer definitions and a reliable product list before cashiers can enforce the rules consistently.
(Leann Ray/West Virginia Watch)
by Steph Quinn
Grocers warned that enforcing Missouri’s new food-aid restrictions would require more than broad categories, forcing the state to slow down and clarify what shoppers can and cannot buy.
(Vaughn Wheat/The Beacon)
by Thomas White
A new Kauffman Foundation report shows a rebound in business creation led by Black, Latino and immigrant founders, but Kansas City’s numbers carry a warning beneath the growth.
(Jon Cherry/Getty Images)
COMMENTARY
Trump’s proposed $1.7 billion slush fund revives national discussion over reparations
by Mark McCormick
A proposed fund for people who claim federal mistreatment exposes a sharp double standard in how the country discusses compensation and historical harm.
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