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 Missouri Kills Kratom Sales, Guts Dolly Parton’s Reading Program & Lets a Controversial Tax Plan Go to Voters — Here’s What It All Means: This Week Now in St. Louis and Missouri

Missouri news this week at the state level covers three stories with real consequences for residents across Missouri. American Shaman, the state’s largest kratom distributor, agreed to suspend all in-state sales; the Dolly Parton Imagination Library faces a $4.4 million budget cut that threatens free books for young children; and a Missouri judge rejected an effort to pull Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe’s tax overhaul from the August primary ballot.