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GOP renews push to make it harder to amend Missouri constitution by initiative petition

1 year 7 months ago
Republican lawmakers’ latest attempt to change Missouri’s century-old initiative petition process was met with widespread opposition Tuesday. Hanging over the proceedings, though hardly discussed on Tuesday, were a pair of initiative petition campaigns seeking to put an amendment on the statewide ballot rolling back Missouri near-total ban on abortion. One of the campaigns has already reported raising $2 million to bankroll its efforts, amplifying the sense of GOP urgency to get changes to…
Anna Spoerre

Trump and Biden win New Hampshire

1 year 7 months ago
Jeez. AP called New Hampshire for both Trump and Biden about one minute after the polls closed? That's gotta be a new record. The exits must have been a tidal wave.
Kevin Drum

Man suspected of killing 8 people in suburban Chicago was related to most of the victims, police say

1 year 7 months ago
CHICAGO (AP) — A man suspected of shooting and killing eight people in suburban Chicago this weekend was related to most of the victims, authorities said Tuesday, a day after the 23-year-old fatally shot himself during a confrontation with law enforcement in Texas. The Illinois authorities provided a clearer timeline of the shootings on Tuesday, [...]
KATHLEEN FOODY, SOPHIA TAREEN and KEN MILLER, Associated Press

Judge Reminds Deputies They Can’t Arrest Someone Just Because They Don’t Like What Is Being Said

1 year 7 months ago
It shouldn’t need to be said, but it bears repeating: the First Amendment definitely protects speech the listener doesn’t like. This holds true even if the one doing the speaking is personally and professionally unlikable. There’s some backstory to this First Amendment retaliation suit, which explains why certain government employees might have wanted to arrest […]
Tim Cushing

Worker Wellness Blog: Addiction, Epidemics, and Advances

1 year 7 months ago
by Dr. John Gaal Editor’s Note: Each week, Dr. John Gaal, director of worker wellness for the Missouri Works Initiative, a non-profit workforce formed by the Missouri AFL-CIO, collects and comments on news and trends in workforce wellness and life balance. Construction Forum carries the Worker Wellness & Well-Being Blog as a regular feature. The […]
Dede Hance