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Missouri should dump the use of junk science in its courtrooms

By Connie Farrow, Missouri Independent · Aug 8, 2026

Missouri patients deserve confidence that the science presented in our courtrooms is credible, reliable and grounded in evidence. When unreliable expert testimony is allowed to influence juries, the consequences extend far beyond the courtroom. Manufactured claims can scare patients away from proven treatments and make medical innovators think twice about investing in research and development […]

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Missouri AG bars St. Louis company from kratom sales as federal 7-OH ban looms

By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent · Aug 7, 2026

An agreement with Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway will bar the owners of St. Louis-based Green Dragon from selling kratom products in the state, the latest development in her office’s crackdown on 7-OH and related substances. Under the agreement announced Thursday, Green Dragon and owners David and Matthew Jadwin cannot own, operate or hold a […]

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Historic defeats for Missouri GOP priorities raise questions about what comes next

By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent · Aug 7, 2026

At the Oct. 9, 1912, annual meeting of the Grand Lodge of the Anti Horse Thief Association in Monett, members passed a resolution denouncing a proposed constitutional amendment to restructure Missouri’s tax system. Backers promised their proposal would ease the burden of government and fire up Missouri’s economic engine by sweeping away almost all state […]

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