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Two local U.S. representatives — Republican Mark Alford and Democrat Emanuel Cleaver — hope to address the fentanyl crisis in Missouri and around the country.
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One person was killed and 22 others were injured on Wednesday during a mass shooting that occurred at the end of the Chiefs championship parade and rally. KCUR's Up To Date spoke with government officials at the local, state and federal levels to get their reactions to what happened.
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The Salem Republican was behind bipartisan legislation that boosts the Child Tax Credit and provides business tax incentives. While Rep. Emanuel Cleaver voted to pass the measure, other Democrats like Rep. Cori Bush contend it was too slanted toward corporations.
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Indigenous grassland once dominated much of Kansas. A new program, backed by corporate beef buyers, is teaming up with ranchers to preserve what's left of the rare ecosystem. Plus: A Missouri representative is working on bipartisan legislation to expand the Child Tax Credit as well as business tax breaks.
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The Salem Republican has taken criticism from both parties for his work on the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act. In addition to expanding the Child Tax Credit, the bill includes significant business incentives.
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The legislation, negotiated by Missouri Rep. Jason Smith, expands a popular child tax credit and applies to families with multiple children. It also speeds up some tax breaks for research and development expensing for corporations.
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U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-St. Elizabeth, has served in Missouri’s 3rd Congressional District since 2009. His retirement could kick off a competitive Republican primary.
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Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, who represents Missouri's 5th congressional district that includes Kansas City, says he isn't confident that the "Ceasefire Now" resolution — sponsored by Rep. Cori Bush — will lead to any concrete results in the Israel-Hamas conflict.
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She's faced blowback, and a serious primary challenge, in her Missouri congressional district over her comments on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But Bush argues that it's her responsibility as a member of Congress to speak out for people she sees as oppressed — even if it makes others uncomfortable.
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Rep. Ann Wagner was initially a holdout to the Ohio Republican’s speakership bid, calling him "disgraceful" and "ungracious." But the Ballwin Republican said that she now backs him.
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Without a speaker to lead the U.S. House, Yoder says Republicans can’t rally around a cause they can mostly all agree on: The urgent need to send defense aid to Israel in the wake of Hamas’ attack.
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Hemp industry leaders, state marijuana regulators and members of Congress all seem to agree the feds should regulate CBD — but the standoff is over intoxicating hemp products. In Missouri, a company is accused of illegally importing marijuana but insists it actually brought legal, unregulated hemp into the state.