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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson says he plans to veto hundreds of earmarked spending items

2 years ago

Hundreds of earmarked items in the $51.7 billion budget passed by lawmakers this year will be vetoed, Gov. Mike Parson said Thursday, just days before the new fiscal year begins. Speaking with reporters after groundbreaking for a new multi-agency state laboratory, Parson had two criticisms for the budget plan — it goes overboard on earmarks […]

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Rudi Keller

House Speaker Johnson, Betsy DeVos lead attack on Title IX rule that protects LGBTQ+ kids

2 years ago

WASHINGTON — Prominent members of the GOP on Wednesday strongly criticized the Biden administration’s final rule for Title IX, including U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairwoman Virginia Foxx and former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. As the fate of a key Biden administration effort to protect LGBTQ students from discrimination […]

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Shauneen Miranda