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Viets is still waiting on an answer to his inquiry. The delay could be related to House Bill 685, Viets said. This bill, which included changes to requirements to run for public office, ultimately was vetoed last Friday by Gov. Mike Parson. An amendment added to the bill in a revision known as a Senate committee substitute through the Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions and Ethics Committee, chaired by state Sen. Caleb Rowden, R-Columbia, would have allowed an exception to a law governing candidate committees and lobbyists. No attempt was made to remove the provision on the Senate floor, and...

In May 1970, students at Kent State University and Jackson State University were shot and killed while protesting the Vietnam War. Fifty years later, members of Mid-Missouri Peaceworks and Veterans for Peace gathered at Peace Park to remember the lives lost in the shootings and the rededication of the park. Paul D. Blackman, co-founder of Mizzou Student Mobilization, changed the name and led the dedication of the park 50 years ago. McAlester Park officially became Peace Park in April 1970. “We needed something to say this campus was against the war and for something: peace,” Blackman sa...

50-YEAR PEACE PARK COMMEMORATION SET FOR MAY DAY

Springfield News-Leader The majority of Missouri's medical marijuana businesses recently have been granted extensions after failing to meet a one-year operating deadline, state authorities told the News-Leader this week. That means roughly 260 out of 370 licensed marijuana companies won't have to be open for business until as late as September, rather than one year from the time they were licensed as required under state regulations, authorities said. Marijuana program documents provided to the News-Leader in early January and early February show that roughly 20 more cannabis companies h...

Posted By: Jason Rima February 22, 2021 @ 7:43 am Local News, News JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Attorneys who represent medical marijuana clients say they are concerned about possible discipline under a directive issued by the state Supreme Court in June. The directive says attorneys cannot participate in, or advise clients on participating in, anything that is illegal under federal law, even if they are legal under state law. Medical marijuana is illegal under federal law but legal in Missouri. Dan Viets, who represent...