House Speaker Shap Smith says he supports raising taxes on cigarettes as a way to fill a gap in the state budget. A state lawmaker is leaving the legislature to become a paid advocate pushing for the implementation of the state's universal health care plan. The lead developer for a wood-fired power plant in Springfield says they won't try to appeal a state board's decision to deny a permit.
Melody is the Contributing Editor for But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids and the co-author of two But Why books with Jane Lindholm.
