Mike Ferguson in the Morning 05-08-24

The STL City chapter of the NAACP complains about the efforts by State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick to track down former Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, making it look like she's a criminal. Well, no one seems to know where she is and Fitpatrick needs to question her regarding her mishandling of the Auditor's Office.

Two school choice bills advance in Missouri.

James Broughel, Senior Fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) with a focus on innovation and dynamism, talks about how the new ban on TikTok lands a blow to intellectual discourse online. The TikTok ban has now been enshrined into U.S. law through a foreign aid package passed by Congress and signed by President Biden. Read the article by James here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesbroughel/2024/04/30/tiktok-ban-lands-a-blow-to-intellectual-discourse-online/?sh=5820747e168b

Check out more articles by James here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesbroughel/?sh=4eec825462ae

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MORNING NEWS DUMP:

Two school choice bills advance in Missouri.

The Biden administration pauses a shipment of bombs to Israel.

The STL City chapter of the NAACP complains about the efforts by State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick to track down former Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, making it look like she's a criminal. Well, no one seems to know where she is and Fitpatrick needs to question her regarding her mishandling of the Auditor's Office.

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee orders the state to defy the disastrous new changes to Title IX by the Biden administration.

Cardinals lost to the New York Mets at Busch Stadium 7-5 and also lost catcher Willson Contreras for probably at least 2 months due to a fractured left forearm after being accidentally hit by J.D. Martinez's bat. They'll wrap up the series this afternoon at 12:15pm. 

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