JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri budget director says revenue is up more than 4 percent this fiscal year compared to last. State budget director Dan Haug on Monday said revenues for the fiscal year that started July 1 are so far 4.2 percent higher than in 2015. This fiscal year, the state has…
Chicago, IL  (KTRS)  Illinois’ medical marijuana sales continue to rise. Retail sales of medical marijuana in Illinois increased by roughly 30 percent in March compared to the previous month. Program director Joseph Wright says the state’s registered dispensaries sold $1.9 million worth of marijuana in March to more than 4,700 patients. This marks the best month yet…
St. Louis, MO  (KTRS)  Three are dead following a violent night in the city of St. Louis. Police say a man  in his 20s was fatally shot in the 2200 block of January Avenue in the Hill neighborhood at just before 10 p.m. Sunday.  This was followed by another fatal shooting in downtown St. Louis.  Police…
( KTRS ) Medical marijuana products in Illinois would be required to carry warning labels about possible side effects under a bill proposed by a Republican lawmaker. Representative Dwight Kay says the goal is to treat medical marijuana like other prescription drugs that warn patients about possible adverse effects. Kay says he would like to…
( KTRS ) Voters in Missouri’s two biggest cities will decide Tuesday whether to renew the decades-old earnings tax that voters overwhelmingly embraced five years ago. The tax requires those who work in Kansas City or St. Louis to pay a 1 percent tax on their pay. Supporters in both cities say losing the revenue…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois House returns to action Monday with a long list of legislation slated for committee hearings – but none about the unsettled budget that should have taken effect last July. Bills up for consideration include regulation of daily fantasy sports betting and easing access to police video under the Freedom…
