Rebecca Rivas

1 week ago | missouriindependent.com | Rebecca Rivas

Missouri lawmakers passed a bill Monday evening to establish a fund to pay for hyperbaric oxygen therapy for veterans with a traumatic brain injury and facing post-traumatic stress disorder to help prevent suicide and opioid addiction. With a unanimous 33-0 vote, Missouri senators sent the bill to the governor for his approval. “It was remarkable to hear the testimonials,” said state Sen. Rick Brattin, a Republican from Harrisonville, during the Monday Senate debate.

2 weeks ago | newstribune.com | Rebecca Rivas

A trio of research firms who contend Missouri is a poster child for success in the cannabis industry hope to win a contract to study the state's market closer. "As it relates to cannabis markets, Missouri is pretty famously the model to follow," said Mackenzie Slade, CEO and owner of New York-based Cannabis Public Policy Consulting.

2 weeks ago | missouriindependent.com | Rebecca Rivas

by Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent April 28, 2025 A trio of research firms who contend Missouri is a poster child for success in the cannabis industry hope to win a contract to study the state’s market closer. “As it relates to cannabis markets, Missouri is pretty famously the model to follow,” said Mackenzie Slade, CEO and owner of New York-based Cannabis Public Policy Consulting.

3 weeks ago | columbiamissourian.com | Rebecca Rivas

By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent Last fall, St. Louis attorney Brad Ketcher read the news that a Republican candidate for the Missouri Senate was using money from his church to help fund his campaign. As the chief of staff to former Democratic Gov. Mel Carnahan in the 1990s, Ketcher helped establish the Missouri Ethics Commission, a state agency that enforces campaign finance and ethics laws.

3 weeks ago | missouriindependent.com | Rebecca Rivas

Last fall, St. Louis attorney Brad Ketcher read the news that a Republican candidate for the Missouri Senate was using money from his church to help fund his campaign. As the chief of staff to former Democratic Gov. Mel Carnahan in the 1990s, Ketcher helped establish the Missouri Ethics Commission, a state agency that enforces campaign finance and ethics laws.