VirginiaYoung
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Independent journalist / Formerly with St. Louis Post-Dispatch and https://t.co/wOYa5Ywbdb / Taught @Mizzou
Missouri
Joined October 2008
Here’s my tribute to a legendary colleague. Remembrance: During a five-decade career Terry Ganey always got the truth and ‘wouldn’t take no for an answer’ - Gateway Journalism Review
gatewayjr.org
Few outsiders had heard of Missouri’s Second Injury Fund until 1992. That’s when St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter Terry Ganey detailed how the fund for injured workers was supposed to work – and how...
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Most interesting part of this @nytimes story on @AndrewBaileyMO is about his likely successor: former @MoGov House Speaker Catherine Hanaway:
nytimes.com
The move appears to diminish the authority of the current deputy director, Dan Bongino, whose tumultuous tenure has included a pitched argument over files related to the disgraced financier Jeffrey...
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Good historical context by longtime @stltoday scribe @markschlinkmann Freeman Bosley Sr., 36-year alderman and patriarch of St. Louis political family, dead at 91 https://t.co/6tJQtebFkE via @stltoday
stltoday.com
Bosley, 91, died May 16. He was on the Board of Aldermen from 1977 to 2017, except for four years in the mid-1980s after an unsuccessful race for mayor.
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My sympathies to the Bond family. I am proud that Kit and I were friends. He cared deeply and always about Missouri. #RIPSenatorKitBond
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States that enshrined Medicaid expansion in their constitutions could be in a bind • Stateline
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As Republicans in Congress consider cutting the federal share of Medicaid funding, states are weighing numerous options to scale back their programs. But voters in three states have significantly...
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Additional storm damage photos from the Pilot Grove area.
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When I started at @OWHnews in 2022, there were 20 full-time news reporters — already a small crew to cover a metro area of ~1 million people Now there are just eight full-time reporters left. No one to cover city government, courts, business, environment, military.
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So sorry, Steve. Your dedication and experience will be missed.
I was laid off today after 11+ yrs at the Omaha World-Herald & 42 yrs as a reporter. No regrets, but I'll miss my great colleagues!
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Missouri agency accused of illegally steering contracts to well-connected company https://t.co/RTu41se9ZQ via @J_Hancock
missouriindependent.com
A longtime state employee says Missouri officials of broke the law to steer lucrative technology contracts to a well-connected company.
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Missouri to track immigration status in crime data, one of first states to try https://t.co/33mSig0KtH via @stltoday
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Police and sheriff's departments will be ordered to collect the immigration status of people involved in crimes.
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🔺 Updated Storm Totals 🔺 We’re working around the clock as the storm continues to impact roadways. Much appreciation to the Missouri National Guard for the backup in helping stranded motorists across the state. All Troops Reporting - 8 pm, Jan 5. ◽️ 2084 Calls for Service ◽️
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Breaking News: President-elect Trump said he would nominate Billy Long, a former congressman from Missouri, to lead the Internal Revenue Service. https://t.co/DYMhD5hOi4
nytimes.com
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University of Florida trustees, political appointees who govern flagship university, say they will no longer conduct retreats in private; investigation by student journalist @gvelasquezn found they discussed topics behind closed doors, later voted on them
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The University of Florida board of trustees, the political appointees who govern the state’s flagship university, has repeatedly met since 2018 in private settings where the public was not permitted...
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Excellent update and analysis by @RudiKellerMI
Missouri passed an initiative in 2016 to limit campaign donations, but it didn’t take long for crafty consultants to find ways around contribution limits, forging a trail to unlimited giving... #moleg #mogov #Election2024
https://t.co/xgjQK2BKKE
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BenFred: Some numbers to know as Missouri embraces legalized sports betting
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Sports fans, please be smart. These numbers should open some eyes.
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Interesting in-depth beat reporting.
Many of the international teachers say they struggled financially when they arrived.
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32 years ago, I began reporting on a series of deaths at Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital in Columbia; now a new podcast examines what may be the biggest unresolved serial killings case in Missouri history @DeptVetAffairs @jakeadelstein @campsidemedia
https://t.co/2Qp7vJQai9
missouriindependent.com
Dozens of deaths in 1992 at Columbia, Missouri's VA hospital remain unresolved despite strong evidence of a serial killer nurse.
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BREAKING - Marcellus Williams will plead no contest to the 1998 murder of Felicia Gayle, and will be resentenced to life without parole.
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