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Congressional Conflicts: Stock ban pits affluent, super rich

2 days 17 hours ago
(The Center Square) – Washington has become synonymous with polarization between Republicans and Democrats.Yet, legislation that would bar elected officials from owning stocks reveals an additional fault line: supporters tend to be affluent white-collar professionals, while opponents made their millions…
Mark Stricherz | The Center Square

Missouri, other AGs want Meta to address terrorist content

1 week ago
JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has joined a coalition of 12 state attorneys general in calling on Meta Platforms Inc. to explain and correct what they describe as serious failures to prevent the spread of violent terrorist…
Chris Dickerson | Legal Newsline

State judge clears path for Amendment 3 on Mo. ballot

1 week ago
JEFFERSON CITY — A Cole County judge has upheld House Joint Resolution 73 on all constitutional grounds, certifying its ballot language and allowing it to move forward to Missouri voters as Amendment 3, Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced.
Kyla Asbury | Legal Newsline

Louisiana joins four states in complaint against electricity grid operator

4 weeks ago
(The Center Square) – Louisiana and four other state public service commissions have filed a formal complaint against the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, accusing the grid operator of reliance on “patently unreasonable” assumptions to justify $22 billion worth of transmission…
By Nolan Mckendry | The Center Square

Congressional Republicans introduce bill targeting riot funders

2 months 4 weeks ago
(The Center Square) – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and several Republican cosponsors, introduced the Stop Financial Underwriting of Nefarious Demonstrations and Extremist Riots (Stop FUNDERs) Act to hold accountable financiers of rioters and vandals.
By Bethany Blankley | The Center Square contributor