JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A Missouri court has rejected a request to let voters decide in November whether to erect some of the nation’s strongest protections for laws and constitutional amendments passed by citizen initiative. Citizen initiatives are placed on the ballot in Missouri if voters collect enough signatures. The secretary of state can reject
BOSTON– A Massachusetts man was found guilty Monday of conspiring to illegally export electronic components to Iran in violation of U.S. sanctions. Mahdi Mohammad Sadeghi, who worked at global electronics company Analog Devices, was accused of helping an Iranian business partner circumvent U.S. export control laws. U.S. prosecutors say the Tehran-based business partner’s company makes