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SCOTUS to hear case alleging federal government bullied social media into censoring content

1 year 3 months ago
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday morning in a potentially landmark case involving the federal government’s efforts to encourage social media companies to remove misinformation from their platforms. The lawsuit was filed in 2022 by attorneys general in Missouri and Louisiana. It alleges the federal government colluded with social media companies such as Twitter, now called X, and Facebook to suppress the freedom of speech. The government specifically targeted conservative speech,…
Jason Hancock

Missouri House budget chairman trims $2B from governor’s proposed spending plan

1 year 3 months ago
A state spending plan for fiscal 2025 delivered Thursday in the Missouri House cuts $2 billion from the proposal Gov. Mike Parson made in January, largely through adjustments for the depletion of pandemic-era federal funding and the decline in Medicaid enrollment. The proposal from House Budget Committee Chairman Cody Smith achieves those cuts despite several additions, including $727.5 million for major reconstruction projects along Interstate 44 in southwest Missouri. Smith presented his $50.7…
Rudi Keller