Back when newspapers were a popular item, some publishers filled the back page with interesting and unusual items. (My favorite is the Aussie who dove into the surf to save his niece from a hungry shark…said shark soon found itself on the barbie.)
Here are a few recent examples:
Kit Kay Bars Aren’t Candy in Iowa
Like several states, including Missouri, Iowa is moving towards banning the purchase of ‘snacks and sodas’ with food stamps. Unfortunately, Robert Roadkill Kennedy. Jr.’s folks didn’t provide a criteria for what is or isn’t allowed under the ‘S & S rules..
Thus, under Iowa’s rules a Kit Kat Bar is not considered ineligible candy: one of its main ingredients is flour, making it eligible. [ www.politico.com/interactives/2026/kennedy-snap-bans-soda-junk-food/ ]
In other states Hawaiian Punch is allowed but Welch’s 100% Grape Juice, and, orange juice aren’t.
Missouri Governor Forgets About State Courts
Most of the budget for the state’s court system is set by rules and laws which determine salaries and mandates routine pay increases.
This budget year the courts’ administrator told the House Budget Committee that the governor had neglected to include the mandatory increase in his budget. That doesn’t mean the courts don’t get the bump, it means the governor’s $600 million projected deficit is actually larger than advertised. [House Budget hearing 2/26]
What Is a Hammerschmidt?
Decades ago, an insurance guy from the Columbia area challenged a new Missouri law because it – per the guy – dealt with more than one concise topic and section of state statutes. That’s not allowed under the state’s constitution. The courts agreed, that law was overturned.
Now the Missouri legislature talks a lot about ‘Hammerschmidt violations’ but do them anyway. They often combine two dozen or more separate bills into one measure, then pass it – and hope the all-GOP courts in Cole County rule in their favor. That’s kind of a crap shoot. Hammerschmidt v. Boone County :: 1994 :: Supreme Court of Missouri Decisions :: Missouri Case Law :: Missouri Law :: U.S. Law :: Justia
Missouri Attorney Grabs Georgia Ballots
The U. S. Attorney for Eastern Missouri, based in St. Louis, is running the Trump administration’s latest efforts to challenge the 2020 ballot count in Fulton County, Georgia. The FBI grabbed 700+ boxes of ballots under the direction of St. Louis’ Thomas Albus. What the attorney plans to do with five year old ballots counted several times (always getting the same results) is unclear. www.foxnewsstate constitution. .com/politics/trump-doj-appointee-thomas-albus-tapped-lead-fulton-county-search-warrant-fight
Most people no longer get a significant part of their news diet from newspapers. Pity. Many interesting back page tidbits get lost…but not all.
Glenn