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Brendan Carr Can’t Explain Why ‘Equal Time’ Rule Doesn’t Apply To Right Wing Radio

2 months ago
We’ve noted repeatedly how Trump FCC boss Brendan Carr has been abusing the FCC’s “equal opportunity” (or “equal time”) rule to try and threaten daytime and late night talk shows with government retribution if they refuse to enthusiastically coddle Republicans. Late night shows had historically been exempt from the dated rules, which required that any […]
Karl Bode

Shopping around for power: Missouri bill aims to break up electric utilities

2 months ago
Don Mayhew believes in the free market. “We have choice in a lot of different things. Go to a grocery store — there’s four different brands of green beans you can buy,” said Mayhew, a Republican Crocker. “We know that competition in any marketplace is the foundation — the cornerstone — of our capitalist system.” […]
Jana Rose Schleis

Missouri Senate looks to fully ban controversial reading instruction system

2 months ago
A bill that would ban three-cueing and establish new reading assessments was discussed in the Senate Education Committee on Wednesday. After legislation prohibiting three-cueing as a primary instructional method passed last year, legislators are now aiming for an outright ban. Three-cueing, also known as the Meaning Structure Visual system, teaches kids to read by using […]
Noah Symes

CANCELED: Endangered Person Advisory issued for 30-year-old woman

2 months ago
UPDATE: The woman has returned home safely, according to police. ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - The St. Louis County Police Department has issued an Endangered Person Advisory for a missing woman. According to police, she had not had any contact with her family in over 24 hours. She was reported missing around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. [...]
Megan Mueller

Wednesday, March 4 - Now with added protein!

2 months ago
Protein is having its moment in the spotlight. Companies are adding more protein-enhanced products to their lineups as demand grows. The new federal dietary guidelines unveiled earlier this year also put the nutrient front and center. Harvest Public Media’s Tadeo Ruiz Sandoval reports on whether Americans actually need more protein.