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Missourians can face years-long waits for records requested from some state agencies

1 year 3 months ago
When Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey took office in January 2023, he inherited a pile of more than 200 unfilled open records requests left over from his predecessor. Some of the requests had been languishing for more than a year before Bailey took over. It wasn’t a good look for the state official specifically empowered to enforce the Missouri Sunshine Law. To tackle the backlog, Bailey assigned new staff to the problem and implemented a policy to work through requests on a first-come,…
Rudi Keller

U.S. Migration Shifts Continue Southward

1 year 3 months ago
by Ali Wolf, Chief Economist, Zonda Where are people moving to? The South, still… We know this, thanks to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau tracking migration patterns nationwide. I love this data because where people move to gives us a sense of what they value (weather, taxes, affordability, job market, etc). It also […]
Tom Finan

The FTC Wants More Control Over Online Speech. That’s A Big Problem

1 year 3 months ago
Late last month, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a request for public comment on so-called “tech censorship.” America has a vibrant and successful market-driven system for content moderation, enabled by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which allows platforms to set their own rules, while users decide where to engage. That’s why conversation on […]
Mike Masnick