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GOP senator urges Missouri House to reinstate ‘ballot candy’ into initiative petition bill

1 year 7 months ago
When Terrence Wise explains Missouri’s initiative petition process to his children, he brings up one particularly remarkable play by the Kansas City Chiefs. The famous 13 second overtime win against the Buffalo Bills secured the Chiefs a place in the 2023 Super Bowl. As a result of the win, the NFL changed its overtime rules. “That worked in our favor here in this Super Bowl this year, but that shouldn’t be the game we play when we talk about our democratic process,” Wise says he told…
Anna Spoerre

US House votes to ban TikTok unless it is sold by China-controlled parent

1 year 7 months ago
The U.S. House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a bill that effectively bans TikTok unless the company splits from its Chinese owner ByteDance because of national security concerns. The 352-65 vote occurred just a week after lawmakers introduced the bipartisan proposal and days after the powerful House Committee on Energy and Commerce unanimously advanced the legislation, an unusual speed for the 118th Congress. Rep. Cori Bush, D-St. Louis, was the only member of Missouri's delegation to vote…
Ashley Murray

IL inmates stuck in jail despite mental health court orders

1 year 7 months ago
Dozens of inmates in Illinois are stuck in jails, despite court orders that they instead be treated in mental health hospitals. FOX 2 spoke with sheriffs from southern Illinois to Springfield who are taking action to protect prisoners they claim the state is ignoring.
Chris Hayes

Travis Ford fired as head coach of SLU Billikens basketball team after A-10 loss

1 year 7 months ago
Travis Ford, the head coach of the Saint Louis Billikens mens basketball team for eight seasons, was fired Wednesday night following the team's 83-73 loss to Duquesne in the Atlantic 10 tournament. "There's a lot going through (my mind). First and foremost, my players—and I'm proud of how we finished the year—and my coaches," Ford told KSDK. Ford was hired by SLU in March 2016. Before joining the Billikens, Ford had head-coaching stints at Oklahoma State, Massachusetts, Eastern Kentucky…
Jacob Kuerth

Op-ed: Texas senators should support the PRESS Act

1 year 7 months ago

“The Dallas Morning News dispenser” by Bonita la Banane is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

We’ve explained before that the PRESS Act — the federal shield bill that passed the House this year — is the most important First Amendment legislation in modern history. 

It’s currently pending in the Senate Judiciary Committee, which includes both senators representing Texas, John Cornyn and Ted Cruz.

Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) Advocacy Director Seth Stern joined First Amendment lawyer Gene Schaerr of Protect The 1st to write an op-ed for The Dallas Morning News about why Cornyn and Cruz should help get the PRESS Act across the finish line. The PRESS Act, Stern and Schaerr explain: 

should appeal to Cruz, who spoke out against CBS retaining [journalist Catherine] Herridge’s files, including her confidential source communications. Given that Cruz objects to a private employer like CBS potentially snooping on journalists, it seems like a no-brainer that he should object even more vehemently to federal agencies and judges doing so.

It should also be a no-brainer for Cornyn, who harshly (and rightly) criticized President Barack Obama’s Justice Department for obtaining reporters’ phone records. Now, he can help outlaw those same anti-press antics for good.

Read the full op-ed here.

Freedom of the Press Foundation