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Democratic filibuster blocks vote on bill making it harder to amend Missouri Constitution

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Senate Democrats seized control of the Missouri Senate floor Wednesday afternoon to block a Republican proposal making it harder to change the state constitution. The measure that would impose a 60% threshold as the minimum majority for amendments has already passed the House and, if approved in the Senate, would go before voters in 2024. […]

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Rudi Keller

Elon’s Definition Of ‘Free Speech Absolutist’ Allows Censorship In India, That Twitter Used To Fight

2 years 10 months ago
As you’ll recall, Elon Musk claims to be a “free speech absolutist” but his definition of free speech… is not free speech supportive at all. It’s the opposite. Saying that free speech means “that which matches the law” means that when you have an oppressive, censorial government, they can suppress speech all you want, and […]
Mike Masnick

Remains Of Florissant, Mo., Man Identified In 38-Year Cold Case

2 years 10 months ago
TROY, MO. - Authorities have cracked a Missouri cold case that dates back to 1984 after human remains were found. DNA testing and analysis by both Southeast Missouri State University students and a private laboratory have identified the remains discovered 38 years ago as Jack Langeneckert of Florissant, MO. Authorities said remains were found in a pump house on Highway F farm in June 1984. He was reported missing in 1982. His car was discovered at a St. Louis airport a week after he disappeared and the remains were never identified. Investigators said the person identified had been dead for six months at the time his remains were first discovered in 1984. Langeneckert was a real estate agent at the time he disappeared from the public. Anyone with any information, in this case, is asked to contact the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office at (636) 528-8546.

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Missouri House backs bill requiring state research on psychedelics to treat depression, PTSD

2 years 10 months ago

The suicide rate among veterans in Missouri is nearly double the state rate and one of the highest in the country. In hopes of helping veterans and other Missourians facing mental health issues, the Missouri House advanced a bill Wednesday that would require the state to conduct a study on using psilocybin, also known as […]

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Rebecca Rivas

Kim Gardner and Andrew Bailey Get Their First Date in Court

2 years 10 months ago
A date has been set for the first hearing in Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey's efforts to remove St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner. Judge John Torbitzky has scheduled both sides to appear in court in St. Louis on April 18 for a hearing during which all pending motions in Bailey’s quo warranto proceeding will be heard. Quite a few motions are currently pending in the matter.
Ryan Krull