David Lieb

@DavidALieb

Correspondent The Associated Press Jefferson City, Missouri. Government and political reporter.

Joined February 2009

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David Lieb@DavidALieb · Jul 16

20 states sue FEMA for canceling grant program that guards against natural disasters. @AP: apnews.com/article/fema-t…

DavidALieb's tweet card. Twenty Democratic-led states have filed a lawsuit against the Federal Emergency Management Agency over the cancellation of a disaster mitigation grant program.

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David Lieb@DavidALieb · Jul 14

Trump's new tax cut law allows buyers of new American-made vehicles to deduct auto loan interest from their taxes. How much could people save? The @AP takes a look: apnews.com/article/tax-cu…

DavidALieb's tweet card. The new tax law signed by President Donald Trump creates a federal tax deduction for interest on auto loans.

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David Lieb@DavidALieb · Jun 30

As Trump's big tax cut bill nears completion, states are starting their new budget years without knowing whether their federal funding will get cut, and if so, by how much. @AP: apnews.com/article/trump-…

DavidALieb's tweet card. President Donald Trump’s tax cut bill could have large implications for states. The legislation nearing completion in Congress could reduce federal funding to states for Medicaid and food assistance...

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David Lieb@DavidALieb · Jun 17

Louisiana poised to become first state to raise taxes to benefit college athletics after NCAA settlement allows schools to directly pay athletes. @AP: apnews.com/article/colleg…

DavidALieb's tweet card. Louisiana soon could raise taxes on sports betting to help finance the athletic departments at many of its public universities. Legislation pending before Gov.

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David Lieb@DavidALieb · Jun 12

What will happen to food assistance under Trump's tax cut plan? The @AP takes a look at the numbers: apnews.com/article/food-s…

DavidALieb's tweet card. Big changes are in store for a food assistance program under President Donald Trump's tax-cut legislation.

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David Lieb@DavidALieb · Jun 12

Lawmakers in Missouri and Kansas have both approved stadium incentives for the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals. Now which state will they choose? @AP: apnews.com/article/chiefs…

DavidALieb's tweet card. Missouri lawmakers have approved hundreds of millions of dollars of incentives to try to persuade the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals to keep playing in Missouri.

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David Lieb@DavidALieb · Jun 9

Democratic states double down on laws resisting Trump’s immigration crackdown. @AP: apnews.com/article/immigr…

DavidALieb's tweet card. Some Democratic-led states are doubling down on their resistance to President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration.

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David Lieb@DavidALieb · Jun 5

Stadium aid for Kansas City Chiefs and Royals clears a major hurdle in the Missouri Senate. Next up: the House, then a decision by the teams between Missouri and Kansas. @AP: apnews.com/article/st-lou…

DavidALieb's tweet card. Missouri senators have approved over $100 million in tornado relief for St. Louis and hundreds of millions of dollars of incentives to try to keep the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals in Missouri.

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David Lieb@DavidALieb · May 27

Abortions are canceled in Missouri after the state Supreme Court orders reconsideration of judge's ruling against the state's abortion regulations. @AP: apnews.com/article/aborti…

DavidALieb's tweet card. Planned Parenthood is halting abortions in Missouri again after a ruling from the state Supreme Court. The decision on Tuesday is part of a tumultuous legal saga.

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David Lieb@DavidALieb · May 27

Missouri to hold special legislative session on aid for tornado victims and incentives for Chiefs' and Royals' stadiums. @AP: apnews.com/article/chiefs…

DavidALieb's tweet card. Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe is calling lawmakers into a special session to consider aid for tornado victims and incentives for stadiums for the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals.

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David Lieb@DavidALieb · May 13

Missouri House backs new incentives to try to keep #Chiefs and #Royals. But plan runs into resistance in the state Senate. @AP: apnews.com/article/stadiu…

DavidALieb's tweet card. The Missouri House has endorsed a new package of financial incentives to try to keep the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals playing in the state.

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David Lieb@DavidALieb · May 7

Missouri lawmakers vote to ax the capital gains tax. Who will benefit the most? The @AP takes a look: apnews.com/article/capita…

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David Lieb@DavidALieb · May 7

State lawmakers are pushing back against citizen ballot initiatives with dozens of new laws that could make it harder for future measures to get public votes. @AP: apnews.com/article/citize…

DavidALieb's tweet card. Citizen activists could find it harder to get initiatives on next year's ballot in some states. Lawmakers in about a dozen states have advanced roughly 40 measures this year that would restrict or...

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David Lieb@DavidALieb · Mar 20

Government use of encrypted messaging apps raises questions about public transparency. #SunshineWeek @AP apnews.com/article/encryp…

DavidALieb's tweet card. States and cities across the country are grappling with how to stay on the right side of government transparency laws as the use of encrypted messaging apps becomes more widespread.

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David Lieb@DavidALieb · Mar 10

Some rural red counties want to split from their blue states and join neighboring states. History suggests it's a longshot. The @AP takes a look: apnews.com/article/state-…

DavidALieb's tweet card. Some residents of rural Illinois and Oregon are hoping to ditch their states and either join neighboring ones or create whole new states. Proponents say the big liberal cities of Chicago and Portla...

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David Lieb@DavidALieb · Mar 10

States offering incentives and loosening regulations to spur more power plant construction. @AP via @timelywriter : apnews.com/article/ai-nat…

DavidALieb's tweet card. Facing spiking energy demand, U.S. states are pressing for ways to build new power plants faster as policymakers try to protect residents from higher electric bills and keep their economies on track.

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David Lieb@DavidALieb · Feb 28

New Florida law imposes harsher penalties on immigrants in the U.S. illegally than for others who commit the same crimes. Some legal analysts question the constitutionality of that. @AP: apnews.com/article/illega…

DavidALieb's tweet card. New laws in Florida mandate stiffer criminal penalties for immigrants in the U.S. illegally than for everyone else.

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David Lieb@DavidALieb · Feb 24

Some states are threatening fines and jail time for local officials who resist Trump’s immigration crackdown. @AP: apnews.com/article/immigr…

DavidALieb's tweet card. Republican lawmakers in some states are threatening local officials with lawsuits, fines and jail time if they resist President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration.

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David Lieb@DavidALieb · Feb 10

Trump administration revives program enlisting local law officers to help with immigration enforcement. @AP: apnews.com/article/illega…

DavidALieb's tweet card. Republican lawmakers in about dozen states are advancing proposals that could aid President Donald Trump's deportation efforts.

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David Lieb@DavidALieb · Dec 21

And more late Friday news from Missouri's courts regarding abortion: apnews.com/article/aborti…

DavidALieb's tweet card. A judge has ruled that Missouri’s near-total abortion ban is unenforceable under a new constitutional amendment.

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