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Parson Orders State Not to Pay Legal Expenses for Senators Sued for Defamation

1 year 11 months ago
Missouri taxpayers will not cover the costs of damages that may result from defamation lawsuits filed against three state senators who incorrectly identified a Kansas man as the shooter at the Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade, Gov. Mike Parson said Monday. In a letter to the commissioner of the Office of Administration, the state agency that certifies payments from Missouri’s legal expense fund, Parson wrote that no payments related to the lawsuits should be certified “without my approval or a court order.” “I cannot justify money spent in this way,” Parson wrote.
Jason Hancock

FTC Hints At Regulatory Action Against Automakers For Terrible Privacy Practices

1 year 11 months ago
In 2023, Mozilla released a report noting that modern cars had the worst security and privacy standards of any major technology industry the organization tracks. That was followed by a NYT report earlier this year showing how automakers routinely hoover up oodles of consumer driving and phone info, then sell access to that data to […]
Karl Bode

U.S. Department of Agriculture to fund $300 million in grants to boost exports

1 year 11 months ago

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday $300 million in funding for more than 60 groups seeking to diversify American agricultural exports. “USDA is pleased to be able to provide the startup capital to tap into these opportunities,” Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said on a call with reporters Monday night previewing the announcement. […]

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Ariana Figueroa

Biden to announce 1 million claims granted for VA benefits under toxic exposure law

1 year 11 months ago

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is set to announce in New Hampshire on Tuesday that 1 million claims have been granted for benefits under the toxic exposure law that Congress approved less than two years ago, following the military’s use of open air burn pits in Afghanistan and Iraq. The law, approved with broad bipartisan […]

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Jennifer Shutt