RoundUp: fake pot ban, veto session and unemployment

Posted: 09.16.2010 at 8:34 AM

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Fake pot bans fail to stop sales

Authorities in 13 states, including Iowa, acted this year to try to curb a public health threat by outlawing a form of synthetic marijuana known as K2, a concoction of dried herbs sprayed with chemicals.

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School, teachers’ group approve master contract

Fairfield school board held its annual organizational meeting Monday. Gail Miller was re-elected board president.

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Help for home repairs on the way?

Supervisors approve $5,000 toward $65,000 housing grant match being put together by regional planning

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Little action in the State Veto session

The Missouri House has failed to override Governor Jay Nixon's veto of legislation creating the federal budget stabilization extension fund.

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Illinois to release August unemployment figures

The Illinois Department of Employment Security is set to release the state's latest jobless figures.

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Search finds 14 pounds of marijuana

A Columbia man is in jail after Boone County deputies served a drug search warrant at 1965 Old Plank Village Drive.

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