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Dean Plocher’s PAC paid $75K to lawyers defending him over whistleblower allegations

1 year 2 months ago
A political action committee created to support outgoing Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher’s political career paid attorneys defending him against allegations of misconduct almost $75,000 in late August.  According to campaign disclosure forms filed earlier this month, a PAC called Missouri United paid David Steelman and his law firm $21,000 on Aug. 23. The PAC paid Lowell Pearson’s law firm $52,000 on Aug. 28. Missouri United is not required to file another disclosure report detailing its…
Jason Hancock

The FBI is investigating suspicious packages sent to election officials in more than 15 states

1 year 2 months ago
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The FBI and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service on Tuesday were investigating the origin of suspicious packages that have been sent to or received by elections officials in more than 15 states, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or that any of the packages contained hazardous material. The [...]
SUMMER BALLENTINE and STEVE LeBLANC, Associated Press

Senate Republicans again block legislation to guarantee women's rights to IVF

1 year 2 months ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans have blocked for a second time this year legislation to establish a nationwide right to in vitro fertilization, arguing that the vote is an election-year stunt after Democrats forced a vote on the issue. The Senate vote was Democrats’ latest attempt to force Republicans into a defensive stance on women’s health [...]
MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press

EU’s Top Censor Out Of A Job

1 year 2 months ago
Thierry Breton has finally taken the next logical step in his role as the EU’s censor: he’s talked himself out of his job. Over the last few years, Thierry Breton, the former CEO of France Telecom, has spent the last few years as the Commissioner for the Internal Market in the EU, where he has […]
Mike Masnick