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Missouri abortion ban clears House, heads to Senate despite concerns from top Republican

1 year 6 months ago
The top Republican in the Missouri House said Thursday that a proposed constitutional amendment to ban abortion approved by his GOP colleagues doesn’t go far enough to protect victims of sexual assault. House Speaker Jon Patterson of Lee’s Summit was the lone Republican to vote against sending the bill to the Senate on Thursday. He didn’t express his concerns about the legislation while it was being debated for four hours on Tuesday or an hour on Thursday, instead saving his remarks for a…
Anna Spoerre

Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Why Can’t We De-Friend

1 year 6 months ago
Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation‘s Ben Whitelaw. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Pocket Casts, YouTube, or your podcast app of choice — or go straight to the RSS feed.
Mike Masnick

Federal Judge Orders IIJA, IRA Funding to be Resumed

1 year 6 months ago
From Construction Dive:  A federal judge Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to take “immediate steps” to reinstate already awarded funding from the Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, after the president broadly froze the disbursements on his first day in office. Judge Mary McElroy of the U.S. District Court for Rhode […]
Dede Hance

EPA to expedite West Lake landfill cleanup

1 year 6 months ago
The Environmental Protection Agency is looking to expedite the cleanup of nuclear waste left over from the Manhattan Project. Families impacted by the West Lake Landfill said they are thrilled to see the new timeline of the cleanup.
Mallory Thomas