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Missouri’s Gov. Mike Parson has engaged in escalating restrictions against journalists covering Missouri’s Capitol.
His hindrances on statehouse reporters is unprecedented in the five …
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By Phill Brooks, Contributing Columnist
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3/8/23
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The 50-year golden anniversary of Missouri’s Sunshine Law has led me to reflect on what could be done to restore the vision of Missouri’s original Sunshine Law sponsors.
Recent news …
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By Phill Brooks, Contributing Columnist
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2/1/23
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The fall of 2023 will be the 50th anniversary of the legislative birth of Missouri’s Sunshine Law that provides the public with sweeping rights to documents, voting records and meetings of …
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By Phill Brooks, Contributing Columnist
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1/11/23
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The extended Missouri Senate filibusters about congressional redistricting is a reminder about how bitter and divisive this issue can be.
This year it has involved an historically long Senate …
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By Phill Brooks, Contributing Columnist
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2/23/22
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The decision of Missouri’s legislative leaders to send members home because of the impending snow storm reminded me the last time a winter storm of such magnitude disrupted the …
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By Phill Brooks, Contributing Columnist
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2/16/22
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The decision of Missouri’s legislative leaders to send members home because of the impending snow storm reminded me the last time a winter storm of such magnitude disrupted the …
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By Phill Brooks, Contributing Columnist
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2/9/22
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This column is prompted by a question from a long-time statehouse observer as to why Missouri’s legislature has become so divided.
My answer involved the number of changes in the statehouse …
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By Phill Brooks, Contributing Columnist
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1/26/22
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The criminal case for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia had a personal impact on me.
Like Arbery, I often walk briskly in nearby neighborhoods. Although I must confess that at my advanced …
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By Phill Brooks, Contributing Columnist
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12/8/21
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I begin this column with a confession.
We journalists are reluctant to report about ourselves because under journalism ethics, a reporter should avoid covering something in which the reporter has …
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By Phill Brooks, Contributing Columnist
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12/8/21
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The 10 deaths at a packed Houston, Texas, concert crowd raised powerful and haunting memories for me from an episode of an old TV series more than four decades ago — “WKRP in …
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By Phill Brooks, Contributing Columnist
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12/1/21
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A recent New York Times article about U.S. Supreme Court edits of wording mistakes reminded me about how Missouri’s Supreme Court has dealt with legislative mistakes.
The New York Times …
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By Phill Brooks, Contributing Columnist
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11/24/21
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A recent New York Times article about U.S. Supreme Court edits of wording mistakes reminded me about how Missouri’s Supreme Court has dealt with legislative mistakes.
The New York Times …
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By Phill Brooks, Contributing Columnist
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11/17/21
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I write this column about Todd Akin hoping it provides readers a better perspective about journalists and public officials, but also that it might encourage politicians and public officials to be …
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By Phill Brooks, Contributing Columnist
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11/3/21
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