Tag Archives: Missouri

Missouri AG Sues Media Matters For “Attacking” X

Via press release from Missouri AG Andrew Bailey: Today, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey filed suit against Media Matters to force the nonprofit to turn over documents related to his investigation into its fraudulent business practices. General Bailey launched his investigation in November 2023 after evidence came to light that Media Matters solicited donations from Missourians under false pretenses to …

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MO GOP Sues To Block KKK-Linked Man From Ballot

The Daily Beast reports: Missouri’s Republican Party filed suit Thursday to stop an honorary member of the Ku Klux Klan from running for governor under its banner. The petition says the GOP did not have a chance to vet Darrell McClanahan III and didn’t learn of his views and associations until after he filed a declaration of candidacy. “MSRC does …

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Missouri GOP Bill Would Charge Pro-Trans Teachers With Felony, Place Them On Sex Offenders Registry [VIDEO]

CNN reports: A newly proposed law in Missouri could charge teachers and counselors with a felony and require them to register as sex offenders if they’re found guilty of supporting transgender students who are socially transitioning. Missouri state Rep. Jamie Gragg, a Republican, introduced HB 2885 last week. If passed and signed into law, the legislation would criminalize the act …

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Missouri AG Sues Planned Parenthood For “Trafficking”

Courthouse News reports: Planned Parenthood traffics minors across states lines to obtain secret abortions, Missouri’s attorney general claims in a lawsuit filed Thursday. Attorney General Andrew Bailey, a Republican, filed the suit in Boone County circuit court seeking an order stopping the actions. Bailey claims in the complaint to have video of Planned Parenthood staff members acknowledging they take minors …

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Missouri House Votes To Ban “Celebratory Gunfire”

The Associated Press reports: Missouri’s Republican-led House on Monday passed a bill to ban celebratory gunfire in cities less than a week after a deadly shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade left some attending lawmakers hiding in bathrooms. Kansas City police have said the shooting appeared to stem from a dispute between several people and not celebratory …

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Swift Donates $100K To Family Of KC Shooting Victim

ESPN reports: Taylor Swift donated $100,000 to the family of Lisa Lopez-Galvan, the woman killed in the shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade. Two $50,000 donations were posted Friday under the singer’s name on a GoFundMe page. Swift’s representative confirmed the donations to Variety, the trade publication reported, and The Associated Press independently verified the posts. …

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Two Teenagers Charged In Kansas City Mass Shooting

Kansas City’s CBS affiliate reports: Charges have been filed against two teenagers after one person died and 22 were injured in a shooting following the Kansas City Chiefs Championship parade. The Jackson County Family Court Division announced on Friday, Feb. 16, that two juveniles have been charged in connection to the mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs rally. The …

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Police: KC Shooting Stemmed From “Personal Dispute”

The Washington Post reports: The deadly shooting that turned a celebration for the Kansas City Chiefs into tragedy on Wednesday appeared to stem from a dispute among three people and had “no nexus to terrorism,” officials said Thursday morning. Police Chief Stacey Graves said that two of the individuals involved are juveniles. One woman was killed and 22 people injured …

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Police Search For Motive In Kansas City Mass Shooting

Reuters reports: Three people were in custody in Kansas City, Missouri, on Thursday, facing questions about what led to a deadly mass shooting near the city’s Super Bowl victory rally and who was behind it. At least one person was killed and 21 others wounded by gunfire on Wednesday outside the city’s landmark Union Station, where thousands of fans had …

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Police: One Dead, Up To 15 Injured In KC Shooting

CNN reports: Kansas City Police Chief Stacey Graves confirmed that at least one person was killed in a shooting at the end of a celebration after the Chiefs won the Super Bowl. Graves said the shooting happened on the west side of Union Station. When officers got there, they took two people into custody and immediately started helping people who …

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Panic As Shots Fired At Kansas City Super Bowl Parade

Kansas City’s ABC affiliate reports: Police are investigating a reported shooting at the victory rally for the Kansas City Chiefs at Union Station. the Kansas City Fire Department confirmed a shooting happened and is calling it a “fluid situation.” There’s a heavy police presence in the area. NewsChopper 9 footage spotted an emergency crew heading into Union Station. Crews were …

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Missouri Rep Votes Against Abortion Rape Exception Because Being Forced To Give Birth Is God’s “Healing”

Jezebel reports: On Wednesday, across party lines, Republicans rejected an amendment that would have added rape and incest exceptions to the state’s total ban. Democratic state Sen. Tracy McCreery proposed the amendment by pleading with her colleagues to “show an ounce of compassion” for victims. As it currently exists, McCreery said the ban tells victims, “We’re going to force you …

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Missouri Sec Of State Candidate Uses “Liberal Tears” Flamethrower On LGBTQ-Themed Public Library Books

The Meidas Touch reports: One Missouri GOP candidate has incorporated book burning into her campaign. Valentina Gomez, who is running for secretary of state, posted a video of herself burning public library books with a flamethrower. In her video, Gomez stated she was burning “grooming” books from a Missouri public library, and would be burning more if elected. A library …

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Missouri Sees Push For Abortion Rights Ballot Measure

St. Louis’s NBC affiliate reports: After months of private deliberations, the abortion-rights campaign Missourians for Constitutional Freedom has launched a new website asking abortion advocates to circulate petitions on a ballot question that would restore some legal abortions in Missouri. The website, which appears to have gone public Thursday night, promotes a plan that would “end the government’s cruel ban …

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MO Sec Of State Threatens To Ax Biden From Ballot

NBC News reports: A top Republican official in Missouri is threatening to remove President Joe Biden from appearing on the ballot as retaliation for the determination in two other states that Donald Trump doesn’t qualify because he “engaged in insurrection.” “What has happened in Colorado & Maine is disgraceful & undermines our republic,” Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft wrote …

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Missouri School Board Drops Black History Course

The Associated Press reports: A conservative-led Missouri school board has voted to drop elective courses on Black history and literature, five months after the same board rescinded an anti-discrimination policy adopted in the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd. The Francis Howell School Board voted 5-2 Thursday night to stop offering Black History and Black Literature. In July, the …

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St. Louis Police Accused Of Falsely Charging Gay Bar Owner With Assault After Police SUV Crashes Into Bar

The Riverfront Times reports: A south St. Louis bar owner is now facing charges stemming from an incident that began when police crashed an SUV through the front wall of his business. The incident happened in the city’s Carondelet neighborhood around 12:30 a.m. today, when a police SUV traveling northbound on South Broadway swerved across multiple lanes of traffic and …

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Missouri Republicans File Over 20 Anti-LGBTQ Bills

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports: Missouri Republican lawmakers have pre-filed more than 20 bills aimed at restricting LGBTQ rights ahead of the 2024 legislative session, which begins next month. One target for lawmakers appears to be removing the expiration date from the gender-affirming care ban and a grandfather clause that allowed minors to continue hormone therapy or puberty blockers if …

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Missouri AG Launches Investigation Into Media Matters “Tyrants” For Trying To “Wipe Out Free Speech” On X

From the office of GOP Missouri AG Andrew Bailey: Today, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey put Media Matters for America on notice that his office has launched an investigation into its allegedly fraudulent solicitation of donations from Missourians amidst its efforts to target X, formerly known as Twitter. “We have reason to believe Media Matters used fraud to solicit donations …

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MO Bills Allow Murder Charge For Having An Abortion

The Kansas City Star reports: Missouri Republican lawmakers are pushing a pair of bills that would allow for women to be charged with murder for getting an abortion in the state. The proposed legislation would give fetuses the same rights as human beings, which would allow for criminal charges to be filed against anyone who gets an abortion, helps someone …

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