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The First Church of Cannabis, and other unintended consequences

July 1, 2015 Glenn Koenen Food, Legal issues/Law, Missouri region, Poverty, Religion in Politics, States Leave a comment

Indianapolis hosted the 100th Anniversary Convention for Kiwanis International these past few days. As is the norm, I represented my Valley Park [Missouri] club.

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ATM fees rip off $19 million from California’s public-assistance recipients

March 25, 2014 Gloria Shur Bilchik Banks, Consumer issues, Corporations, Social Sec/Medicare, States Leave a comment

Big banks lifted more than $19 million out of the wallets of poor people in California in 2012, by charging them unnecessarily high fees

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The costly, inconvenient financial lives of “unbanked” Americans

April 3, 2012 Gloria Shur Bilchik Charity & Justice, Consumer issues, Financial reform, Good government, Poverty, States Leave a comment

What would your life be like if you didn’t have a bank account? Ask a member of one of the 9 million American households

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Mandatory drug testing is pointless and costly

February 7, 2011 Stacy Mergenthal Government, Missouri region 7 comments

Missouri Republicans are on a roll, bringing back old ideas in the form of shiny new legislation. Making the rounds this year is H.B.

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