a Better Bubble™

Aggregator

Pro sports teams submit petition signatures to legalize sports gambling in Missouri

1 year 2 months ago

A coalition of Missouri professional sports franchises submitted more than 340,000 petition signatures to the secretary of state’s office Thursday morning to try to put the legalization of sports gambling on the November ballot. The teams, which established a committee called Winning for Missouri Education, have turned to the initiative petition process after years of […]

The post Pro sports teams submit petition signatures to legalize sports gambling in Missouri appeared first on Missouri Independent.

John Murphy

Missouri AG will defend senators sued for defamation over posts about Chiefs parade shooting

1 year 2 months ago

Republican state senators facing a federal defamation lawsuit over social media posts incorrectly identifying a Kansas man as the shooter at the Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade will be represented by the Missouri attorney general’s office.  Jeremiah Morgan, a deputy attorney general, is listed in court documents as the attorney for state Sen. Rick Brattin, who […]

The post Missouri AG will defend senators sued for defamation over posts about Chiefs parade shooting appeared first on Missouri Independent.

Jason Hancock

Pro-Cop Coalition With No Web Presence Pitches Report Claiming Criminal Justice Reforms Are To Blame For Higher Crime Rates

1 year 2 months ago
Because it sells so very well to a certain percentage of the population, ridiculous people are saying ridiculous things about crime rates in the United States. And, of course, the first place to post this so-called “news” is Fox News. An independent group of law enforcement officials and analysts claim violent crime rates are much higher than […]
Tim Cushing

How Betty’s Books celebrates inclusivity during Free Comic Book Day

1 year 2 months ago
Betty Bayer opened Betty’s Books in 2021 to sell illustrated literature. For the last three years she’s curated and produced a community zine for Free Comic Book Day to celebrate comic books and the community she’s fostered at her store in Webster Groves. Along with stocking titles for graphic novel fans, Betty’s Books makes space for people who are typically not embraced by the mainstream comic book industry — people of color, members of the LGBTQ community, women and children. She’s joined by illustrator Alain McAlister to discuss the broad range illustrated storytelling encompasses.