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Jason Hancock
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Jason Hancock
@J_Hancock
Editor-in-chief of The Missouri Independent, a nonpartisan, nonprofit newsroom. Detective for the people. Raker of muck. [email protected]
Joined November 2009
- An entire small-town police department in Kansas raided a newspaper's offices and its reporters' homes because the paper got a tip about a well-connected person's DUI
- David Humphreys, who along w/his family have donated $6 million to @HawleyMO over the years, said the senator has "now revealed himself as a political opportunist willing to subvert the Constitution and the ideals of the nation he swore to uphold." missouriindependent.com/2021/01/07/maj… #moleg
- A reporter at @stltoday discovered a flaw in a state website that risked exposure of teacher Social Security numbers. He notified the state of the problem and it was fixed. Today, @GovParsonMO labeled the reporter a 'hacker' & vowed criminal prosecution.
- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, said in a statement that @HawleyMO must be held accountable b/c he “incited a violent attack on our democracy.” “I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: he’s not fit to serve the American people and should resign.” missouriindependent.com/2021/01/25/haw… #moleg
- Replying to @J_HancockPolice raided the Marion County Record's newsroom Friday, along w/the home of publisher Eric Meyer, who lived w/his 98-year-old mother, Joan. "Stressed beyond her limits and overwhelmed by hours of shock and grief,” Joan collapsed and died on Saturday.
- Days after an MSU professor tweeted criticism of @AGEricSchmitt, the university got a letter from the attorney general's office requesting all of the professor's emails over the previous three months. #moleg #mogov #mosen via @Tessa_Weinberg
- A lot of people have found their way to @MO_Independent's past coverage of @EricGreitens’ Senate campaign after he posted an ad today toting a gun and hunting his GOP rivals. Here are a few of our stories that are suddenly getting a lot of attention. (1/6) #mosen #moleg #mogov
- Some personal news: After nearly a decade at @KCStar, today is my last day w/the paper. My next adventure will be as editor of an as-of-yet unnamed nonprofit news site focused on Missouri politics & government. We will launch as part of the @StatesNewsroom family. #moleg (1/2)
