Missouri News Archives - Page 5 of 6

Congressional Conflicts: Stock ban pits affluent, super rich

Monday, October 20 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Washington has become synonymous with polarization between Republicans and Democrats.Yet, legislation that would bar elected officials from owning stocks reveals an additional fault line: supporters tend to be affluent white-collar professionals, while opponents made their millions by founding businesses and/or... Read More.

Missouri, other AGs want Meta to address terrorist content

Wednesday, October 15 by The Center Square

Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has joined a coalition of 12 state attorneys general in calling on Meta Platforms Inc. to explain and correct what they describe as serious failures to prevent the spread of violent terrorist content on Facebook and Instagram. ... Read More.

State judge clears path for Amendment 3 on Mo. ballot

Wednesday, October 15 by The Center Square

A Cole County judge has upheld House Joint Resolution 73 on all constitutional grounds, certifying its ballot language and allowing it to move forward to Missouri voters as Amendment 3, Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced. ... Read More.

Senator urges Rubio to move forward designating Antifa a foreign terror organization

Friday, October 10 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) — President Donald Trump expressed a desire to designate Antifa a foreign terror organization; now, a U.S. senator is urging Secretary of State Marco Rubio to make it happen. ... Read More.

Court upholds Planned Parenthood attorney fee award in licensing dispute

Friday, October 10 by The Center Square

The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District has upheld a decision awarding attorney’s fees and expenses to Reproductive Health Services of Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region (RHS) in its long-running dispute with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. ... Read More.

Louisiana joins four states in complaint against electricity grid operator

Wednesday, September 24 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Louisiana and four other state public service commissions have filed a formal complaint against the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, accusing the grid operator of reliance on “patently unreasonable” assumptions to justify $22 billion worth of transmission projects in its long-range... Read More.

Trump HHS tells states to remove gender ideology from sex ed or lose PREP funding

Thursday, August 28 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) – The Trump administration directed 46 states and territories to remove gender ideology from their sex ed materials or else face possible termination of federal Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) funding, with a family advocate praising the move. ... Read More.

Republicans target China as security threat to U.S. real estate, schools, farmland

Saturday, July 26 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) – With the southern border crisis largely eliminated, Republicans and the Trump administration are setting their sights on China as the next major threat to U.S. domestic security. ... Read More.

USDA to relocate thousands of employees, consolidate agency functions

Friday, July 25 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) – In the coming months, the U.S. Department of Agriculture will relocate more than half of its Washington D.C.-based employees to five different regional hubs across the country. ... Read More.

Congressional Republicans introduce bill targeting riot funders

Thursday, July 24 by The Center Square

(The Center Square) – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and several Republican cosponsors, introduced the Stop Financial Underwriting of Nefarious Demonstrations and Extremist Riots (Stop FUNDERs) Act to hold accountable financiers of rioters and vandals. ... Read More.