By Jason Hancock | Editor-in-Chief
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Missouri’s charter school debate has always been about more than where students go to class. It’s also a fight over who gets to shape public education: local communities or lawmakers in Jefferson City.
For parents, charter schools could mean another choice for their children. For traditional public schools, they could mean competition for students and the funding that follows them. And for taxpayers, they raise questions about oversight and accountability.
Annelise Hanshaw reports on a ruling Thursday that helps define how far Missouri lawmakers can go when they decide one community should play by different rules.
(Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent)
by Annelise Hanshaw
A Cole County judge rejects Columbia Public Schools’ argument that the 2024 law unconstitutionally singles out Boone County.
(Rebecca Rivas/Missouri Independent)
by Rebecca Rivas
A federal change could save cannabis companies millions, but businesses that sell both medical and recreational marijuana face unanswered questions about which expenses they can deduct.
(Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector)
by Shauneen Miranda
The cancellation came just five days ahead of Election Day, when Trump’s GOP is vying to maintain its razor-thin majority in the U.S. House and control of the Senate.
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