The Missouri legislature’s determination in its 2021 session to undo the “will of the people” on Medicaid Expansion, a measure passed statewide in 2020 by Missouri voters, is nothing new. Over the years, Missouri’s legislature has rejected or watered down the “will of the people” on their votes for … Read More... about News Analysis: Media and letter writers say Missouri legislature ignores ‘will of the people’
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Police misconduct records secret, difficult to access
Police misconduct records are either secret or difficult to access in a majority of states – 35 of them plus Washington, D.C. But the breeze of openness is blowing. Seven big states have opened records in recent years – California, New York, Illinois, Colorado, Massachusetts, Oregon and Maryland. Now 15 states have laws that allow these records […]
Illinois gun media flourish with stories downplaying failed Jan. 6 insurrection, claiming election fraud
From new chat sites, to Facebook knock-offs, to print and radio, right-wing organizers are finding new ways to spread their message after being banned from social media following the failed Jan. 6 insurrection against the US government. Common messages in the media are that Donald Trump supporters weren’t responsible for the insurrection and that the […]
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The pandemic exposed deep inequality. We shouldn’t forget that in our race to ‘normal’
Every year since I became a journalism professor, I’m asked to do this strange academic ritual called an “annual report.” In that report, I’m required to document every course I teach, every article I’ve written, every meeting of substance, every project. It’s a basic accounting of my time that the college can then use to […]