Missouri News Archives - Murfin Media

Complaint accuses groups of violating MO’s ban on foreign money in ballot issue campaigns

Wednesday, August 5 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) – A watchdog group filed a complaint with Missouri Attorney General Hanaway against the ACLU Foundation and Protect Majority Rule Missouri accusing them of violating Missouri’s Foreign Influence in Ballot Measures Act that prohibits foreign money from funding ballot issue campaigns. ... Read More.

AI ‘surveillance pricing’ under scrutiny from U.S. lawmakers

Tuesday, August 4 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) – In a rare instance of bipartisanship, Congress is taking a closer look at AI surveillance pricing, where corporations will charge some consumers higher prices based on their shopping habits and personal data. ... Read More.

Department of Education urges colleges to restore trust

Tuesday, August 4 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon issued a letter to university presidents and board members to reaffirm their commitment to academic excellence and to outline reforms aimed at restoring confidence in higher education. ... Read More.

McNabb: Cunningham’s clear position to protect women’s spaces at another level

Tuesday, August 4 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) – “Trans kids belong” is the T-shirt under a jacket that WNBA coach Cheryl Reeve of the Minnesota Lynx wore Sunday against an Indiana Fever team featuring league lightning rod Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham. ... Read More.

Freedom Haulers forecast to attract vets for big rigs

Tuesday, August 4 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Change in America’s trucking may not fully be tangible when the new Freedom Haulers initiative is up, running and thriving. For more than 600,000 veterans... Read More.

Court upholds insurers’ win over opioid trust coverage

Friday, July 31 by The Center Square

(Legal Newsline) — The Missouri Court of Appeals for the Eastern District has affirmed a St. Louis Circuit Court judgment in favor of insurers that denied coverage sought by the Opioid Master Disbursement Trust II for claims tied to opioid-related litigation against Mallinckrodt and... Read More.

Fauci grilled on illegally soliciting cash prizes during COVID pandemic

Wednesday, July 29 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) – With newly declassified documents showing Anthony Fauci withheld information from Congress and the public during the COVID-19 pandemic, Republicans interrogated the former chief medical advisor in a congressional hearing Wednesday. ... Read More.

Attorney General says barred prosecutor used court docket as ‘dating app’

Friday, July 24 by The Center Square

(Legal Newsline) - A Ray County judge has temporarily barred Prosecuting Attorney Camille Johnston from exercising the authority of her office after Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway filed a petition seeking Johnston’s removal through a writ of quo warranto. ... Read More.

Trump admin investigates five medical schools over DEI

Tuesday, July 21 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights launched investigations Tuesday into five medical schools nationwide to determine whether their admissions practices violate Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination based on race, color... Read More.

Income tax cut on Missouri ballot; Illinois may see more outmigration

Wednesday, July 15 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) – A ballot measure in front of Missouri voters next month could give some Illinois residents in the Metro East area a reason to move across the Mississippi River if it passes. ... Read More.