Host Kevin Smith dives into the weekly news most impactful to the Heartland

• Springfield News-Leader - https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/politics/2022/12/12/renewed-mo-gop-effort-to-restrict-trans-sports-health-care-education/69702705007/
• Missouri Independent - https://missouriindependent.com/2022/12/12/bipartisan-group-of-lawmakers-push-to-restrict-foreign-ownership-of-missouri-farmland/
• Food Safety News - https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2022/12/raw-milk-bills-pre-filed-in-missouri-legislature/
• The Center Square - https://www.thecentersquare.com/missouri/10-of-prefiled-bills-for-2023-missouri-legislative-session-deal-with-taxation/article_0aa2f0f2-74d4-11ed-ba3b-db0557c728c0.html
• Covers - https://www.covers.com/industry/new-missouri-sports-betting-bill-introduced-december-5-2022
• KZRG - https://newstalkkzrg.com/2022/12/09/several-education-bills-filed-for-mo-legislatures-upcoming-session/
• Keystone Pipeline Bursts -
• Kansas City Star - https://www.kansascity.com/news/state/kansas/article269905727.html
• INDEPENDENCE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN MISSOURI BECOMES LATEST AND LARGEST DISTRICT TO ADOPT A 4 DAY SCHOOL WEEK MODEL
• FOX News- https://fox4kc.com/news/education/kansas-city-mayor-speaks-out-against-independence-4-day-school-week/
• KCUR - https://www.kcur.org/news/2022-12-13/independence-school-district-is-the-largest-missouri-district-to-switch-to-a-four-day-week
• The Hechinger Report - https://hechingerreport.org/proof-points-seven-new-studies-on-the-impact-of-a-four-day-school-week/

LIGHTNING ROUND

• Kansas Water Authority wants to save Ogallala Aquifer
• Kansas Reflector - https://kansasreflector.com/2022/12/15/its-time-to-deal-with-this-kansas-water-authority-wants-to-save-ogallala-aquifer/
• Midwest Dems Rise in Leadership
• Missouri Independent - https://missouriindependent.com/briefs/michigans-stabenow-minnesotas-klobuchar-rise-in-u-s-senate-democratic-leadership/
• Nuclear Fusion
• The Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/13/what-is-nuclear-fusion-what-have-scientists-achieved-ignition
• Iowa Town Fights Rail Merger
• Kansas City Star - https://www.kansascity.com/news/business/article268887372.html?ac_cid=DM737287&ac_bid=1598693252
• UBI In the Lou
• STLPR - https://news.stlpublicradio.org/government-politics-issues/2022-12-13/st-louis-aldermen-ok-cash-help-for-residents-heres-how-the-basic-income-program-will-work
• Trump’s Trading CardsForbes - https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2022/12/15/trumps-major-announcement-was-to-hawk-his-99-nfts/?sh=ccbefa3290db

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