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Tony Messenger @tonymess.bsky.social · 20h

Messenger: Missouri says it's fixing its parole system. Things still look broken. www.stltoday.com/news/local/c...

Messenger: Missouri says it's fixing its parole system. Things still look broken.

Missouri for years has been in a legal fight over reforming its broken parole system. How serious is the state about fixing the problems?

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Tony Messenger @tonymess.bsky.social · 2d

Messenger: U.S. Supreme Court gets it right as Missouri loses one gun law fight:
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Messenger: U.S. Supreme Court gets it right as Missouri loses one gun law fight

The Supreme Court did a good thing last week, over a law that was unconstitutional on its face.

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Tony Messenger @tonymess.bsky.social · 5d

Messenger: State takeover of St. Louis police creates a mess for court cases:
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Messenger: State takeover of St. Louis police creates a mess for court cases

Is Missouri on the hook for police misconduct in St. Louis, even if it occurred before the state takeover?

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Tony Messenger @tonymess.bsky.social · 7d

Messenger: St. Louis County man sent a note about Jimmy Kimmel. A TV chairman replied.
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Messenger: St. Louis County man sent a note about Jimmy Kimmel. A TV chairman replied.

When Jerry Goerger wrote to a TV executive about Jimmy Kimmel's TV show, he was surprsied by the response.

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Tony Messenger @tonymess.bsky.social · 9d

Messenger: Immigrant in St. Peters raid had followed the rules. Why is he in jail?
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Messenger: Immigrant in St. Peters raid had followed the rules. Why is he in jail?

He had a visa and work authorization. He followed all the rules. Can the system also play by the rules?

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Tony Messenger @tonymess.bsky.social · 12d

Messenger: Chesterfield has been secretive about building purchase, ex-mayor says:
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Messenger: Chesterfield has been secretive about building purchase, ex-mayor says

Bob Nation is among the critics trying to get Chesterfield to reverse course on the purchase of the Mass Mutual office building.

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Tony Messenger @tonymess.bsky.social · 14d

Messenger: Can you stop paying rent if mobile home is in bad shape? Fenton couple hopes so:
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Messenger: Can you stop paying rent if mobile home is in bad shape? Fenton couple hopes so

“We’re trying to figure out how to keep our home and keep our kids together. We’re not giving up.”

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Tony Messenger @tonymess.bsky.social · 16d

Messenger: Crime fighters in cities need data. What happens when Trump erases it?
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Messenger: Crime fighters in cities need data. What happens when Trump erases it?

A website operated by the Justice Department tracks crime reduction strategies — but it isn't being maintained.

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Tony Messenger @tonymess.bsky.social · 19d

Messenger: Do we criminalize free speech? St. Charles County man's case is a test.
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Messenger: Do we criminalize free speech? St. Charles County man's case is a test.

After social media posts and flyers threatened a lawsuit against a police officer, a man was arrested and charged with harassment.

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Tony Messenger @tonymess.bsky.social · 21d

Messenger: A new tool to help St. Louis area officials act ethically, spend wisely:
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Messenger: A new tool to help St. Louis area officials act ethically, spend wisely

The 78-page pamphlet is full of guidance for those in government and warnings to those who plan to break the law.

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Tony Messenger @tonymess.bsky.social · 23d

Messenger: Two common factors in American school shootings: Guns and hate:
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Messenger: Two common factors in American school shootings: Guns and hate

As politically divided Americans yell at each other on social media, we ignore the common enemy: gun violence.

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Tony Messenger @tonymess.bsky.social · 26d

Messenger: If the state controls St. Louis police, who pays when the city loses a lawsuit?
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Messenger: If the state controls St. Louis police, who pays when the city loses a lawsuit?

St. Louis says it should be off the hook in civil rights lawsuits now that the state is overseeing the police. The case may have serious legal implications.

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Tony Messenger @tonymess.bsky.social · 29d

Messenger: St. Louis brothers win fight over law that allows evictions with no warning:
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Messenger: St. Louis brothers win fight over law that allows evictions with no warning

A vew Missouri law allowed brothers who had grown up in home, and thought they owned it, to be evicted without a hearing.

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Tony Messenger @tonymess.bsky.social · Sep 10

Messenger: Eric Schmitt offers 'apocalyptic' view of what it means to be American:
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Messenger: Eric Schmitt offers 'apocalyptic' view of what it means to be American

U.S. Senator's speech at national conservative conference offers full-throated support of white Christian nationalism.

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Tony Messenger @tonymess.bsky.social · Sep 7

Messenger: From St. Louis to Newark, we need more jail oversight, not less:
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Messenger: From St. Louis to Newark, we need more jail oversight, not less

Americans have a vested interest in what happens in their jails. More oversight, not less, is the only solution.

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Tony Messenger @tonymess.bsky.social · Sep 5

Messenger: Mike Kehoe stages a Theatre of the Absurd show in Missouri:
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Messenger: Mike Kehoe stages a Theatre of the Absurd show in Missouri

What does the governor's police takeover in St. Louis have to do with a session intended to limit voters' rights? It's an absurd answer.

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Tony Messenger @tonymess.bsky.social · Aug 31

Messenger: Jefferson County's circuit clerk has a 2nd job. He's a cop in another county.
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Messenger: Jefferson County's circuit clerk has a 2nd job. He's a cop in another county.

Michael Reuter also had a third job at one point, working as a security guard. He is running for a fourth term as circuit clerk next year.

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Tony Messenger @tonymess.bsky.social · Aug 29

Messenger: Evicted without a notice or hearing? A Missouri law makes it possible.
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Messenger: Evicted without a notice or hearing? A Missouri law makes it possible.

Cassie Logan had a lease. She made her rent payments and kept receipts. But she was evicted from her Jennings home with no notice or hearing.

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Tony Messenger @tonymess.bsky.social · Aug 27

Messenger: Missouri inmate who helped end 'pay-to-stay' law is still waiting for his money:
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Messenger: Missouri inmate who helped end 'pay-to-stay' law is still waiting for his money

Ronnie Pope helped change state law. But it might be too late for the St. Louis man to benefit.

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Tony Messenger @tonymess.bsky.social · Aug 24

Messenger: Mentoring program helps Big Brothers reach more boys:
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Messenger: Mentoring program helps Big Brothers reach more boys

"You don’t know your true self until you join this group. It’s been really good for me.”

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Tony Messenger @tonymess.bsky.social · Aug 22

Messenger: With Catherine Hanaway, Missouri AG's office can get back to business:
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Messenger: With Catherine Hanaway, Missouri AG's office can get back to business

The attorney general’s office has played a critical role for most of Missouri's history. Maybe it will do so again with Catherine Hanaway in charge.

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Tony Messenger @tonymess.bsky.social · Aug 19

Messenger: St. Louis tornado recovery is painfully slow. So listen to community leaders.
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Tony Messenger @tonymess.bsky.social · Aug 17

Messenger: Food pantries in St. Louis face longer lines and rising prices:
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Messenger: Food pantries in St. Louis face longer lines and rising prices

“More people are coming, and we can afford less food. I don’t know when it ends.”

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Tony Messenger @tonymess.bsky.social · Aug 15

Messenger: How a carjacking, health care problems and a jail death are all connected:
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Messenger: How a carjacking, health care problems and a jail death are all connected

The cracks in Missouri's broken criminal justice system are connected. We just need to see them.

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Tony Messenger @tonymess.bsky.social · Aug 13

Messenger: St. Louis jail death sparks troubling questions about health care firm:
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Messenger: St. Louis jail death sparks troubling questions about health care firm

"It does not appear to be a serious business, and it left our incapacitated client for dead in a restraint chair.”

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