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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beaon, Feb. 24, 2012 - Christened by The Economist as a year of “seismic” events, 1962 was pivotal in many…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 7, 2012 - The Miriam-Webster definition for "Social Media" is as follows: forms of electronic…

Updated 3:54 p.m. Reporting from Illinois Public Radio's Brian Mackey used in this report.An Illinois state representative from Chicago has introduced…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 21, 2011 - Before heading off to China, Gov. Jay Nixon today announced that he signed into law…

Updated at 6:23 p.m. to include comments from the bill's sponsor, and Gov. Nixon's criticism of the bill, despite signing itMissouri Gov. Jay Nixon has…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 28, 2011 - Last Thursday began with an inaudible yet tremendous public outcry: Facebook had…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 23, 2011 - The Missouri House swiftly voted 139-2 this morning to change the state's newly…

A Missouri House committee has unanimously passed legislation that would remove confusing language from a new state law regarding the use of social media…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 14, 2011 - The Missouri Senate gave final approval this morning to a bill aimed at correcting…

Missouri senators have overwhelmingly passed a bill revising a new law that restricts teachers' online conversations with students.The legislation would…