Jason Hancock | @jasonhancock.bsky.social

@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

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Jason Hancock | @jasonhancock.bsky.social@J_Hancock · 8 h

President Donald Trump is reportedly hoping Missouri lawmakers will redraw the state’s congressional districts to help Republicans. The reaction among legislative leaders, however, is decidedly negative. #moleg #mogov via @RudiKellerMI missouriindependent.com/2025/07/24/wev…

J_Hancock's tweet card. Missouri legislative leaders aren't ready to redo Congressional redistricting, an idea being pushed by President Trump to gain a GOP seat.

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Jason Hancock | @jasonhancock.bsky.social@J_Hancock · Jul 21

Asked in January, Sen. Eric Schmitt said: “Hell yeah. Open it up. Release the Epstein files… Let’s get some answers.” He wouldn't go as far last week, saying he didn't know what was in the files, so "it's just hard for me to opine on it.” #moleg #mogov missouriindependent.com/2025/07/21/mis…

J_Hancock's tweet card. Leading Missouri Republicans are calling for the president to order the release of as much as possible of the Epstein files.

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The Wall Street Journal@WSJ · 6 h

Exclusive: Jeffrey Epstein’s birthday album included contributions from around five dozen people, including Bill Clinton, Leon Black and Vera Wang. on.wsj.com/3UvT1R0

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David Enrich@davidenrich · 4 h

New: @nytimes has confirmed that Trump was listed as a contributor to Jeffrey Epstein's 50th birthday book. We are publishing a page from the book: a letter handwritten by Ghislaine Maxwell. nytimes.com/2025/07/24/us/…

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Jason Hancock | @jasonhancock.bsky.social@J_Hancock · 7 h

Asked by text about a report from Punchbowl News on a new redistricting effort, state Senate President Pro Tem Cindy O’Laughlin responded with a horror emoji. “... no one has asked us to do anything about redistricting.” #moleg #mogov missouriindependent.com/2025/07/24/wev…

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Jason Hancock | @jasonhancock.bsky.social@J_Hancock · 9 h

The USDA wants to reduce its workforce in DC, Maryland and Virginia from 4,600 to less than 2,000 and add workers to regional offices in Raleigh, North Carolina; Kansas City, Missouri; Indianapolis; Fort Collins, Colorado; and Salt Lake City. #moleg #mogov missouriindependent.com/2025/07/24/rep…

J_Hancock's tweet card. The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to slash its presence in D.C. by sending employees to five regional hubs, including Kansas City.

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Jason Hancock | @jasonhancock.bsky.social@J_Hancock · 11 h

Across the nation, Medicaid is the single largest payer for mental health care, and in rural America, residents disproportionately rely on the public insurance program. missouriindependent.com/2025/07/24/med…

J_Hancock's tweet card. Medicaid is the largest payer for mental health care. In rural America, residents disproportionately rely on the public insurance program.

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Jason Hancock | @jasonhancock.bsky.social@J_Hancock · Jul 23

FEMA acting chief says response to Texas flood catastrophe was ‘outstanding’ missouriindependent.com/2025/07/23/rep…

J_Hancock's tweet card. WASHINGTON — The Trump administration official running the Federal Emergency Management Agency testified Wednesday the response to flash flooding in Texas over the Fourth of July weekend served as an...

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Jason Hancock | @jasonhancock.bsky.social@J_Hancock · Jul 23

The U.S. Department of Energy cancelled a conditional $4.9 billion loan for the Grain Belt Express, a planned transmission line designed to transport electricity generated by wind farms in Kansas across four states, including Missouri. #moleg #mogov missouriindependent.com/briefs/feds-ca…

J_Hancock's tweet card. The U.S. Department of Energy announced Wednesday it was cancelling a conditional $4.9 billion loan for the Grain Belt Express.

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Jason Hancock | @jasonhancock.bsky.social@J_Hancock · Jul 23

Morality and money mix in Leavenworth’s mass deportation detention center debate #moleg #mogov via @thebeaconKC missouriindependent.com/2025/07/23/mor…

J_Hancock's tweet card. Trump administration’s budget bill authorizes $45 billion for more detention centers like the one CoreCivic plans in Leavenworth.

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Jason Hancock | @jasonhancock.bsky.social@J_Hancock · Jul 23

From @kcur: St. Joseph school board members say the Herzog Charitable Foundation, a Missouri-based organization dedicated to ‘advancing Christian education,’ has triggered scrutiny of their political beliefs and personal lives. #moleg #mogov missouriindependent.com/2025/07/23/her…

J_Hancock's tweet card. School board members say the Herzog Charitable Foundation has triggered scrutiny of their political beliefs and personal lives.

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Jason Hancock | @jasonhancock.bsky.social@J_Hancock · Jul 22

US House GOP leaving for August break early to avoid pressure to release Epstein files #moleg #mogov missouriindependent.com/2025/07/22/rep…

J_Hancock's tweet card. WASHINGTON — House Republicans are headed home early for their August break after an uproar over the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files all but halted any possibility of floor action. House Speaker...

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Jason Hancock | @jasonhancock.bsky.social@J_Hancock · Jul 22

Cass County fire district prevails due to legal flaws in Missouri Sunshine Law appeal #moleg #mogov via @RudiKellerMI missouriindependent.com/2025/07/22/cas…

J_Hancock's tweet card. Problems with the presentation of a Missouri Sunshine Law case, along with misinterpretation of a lower court ruling, doomed the appeal in a closely watched lawsuit.

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Jason Hancock | @jasonhancock.bsky.social@J_Hancock · Jul 22

Cities and counties are not allowed to stack sales taxes on marijuana products, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday. #moleg #mogov missouriindependent.com/briefs/missour…

J_Hancock's tweet card. Cities and counties are not allowed to stack sales taxes on marijuana products, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday.

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Jason Hancock | @jasonhancock.bsky.social@J_Hancock · Jul 22

The Missouri Supreme Court is questioning whether it should be the tribunal to hear the appeal of a Jackson County decision blocking enforcement of most Missouri abortion laws and regulations #moleg #mogov via @RudiKellerMI missouriindependent.com/2025/07/22/jur…

J_Hancock's tweet card. The Missouri Supreme Court isn’t as ready to hear the appeal of a ruling allowing abortions as Attorney General Andrew Bailey is to argue it.

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Jason Hancock | @jasonhancock.bsky.social@J_Hancock · Jul 22

The head of Missouri’s cannabis testing unit said the new unannounced visits to collect product samples shouldn’t impact business, in a podcast by the Missouri Cannabis Regulation Division. #moleg #mogov missouriindependent.com/briefs/missour…

J_Hancock's tweet card. The head of Missouri’s cannabis testing unit said the new unannounced visits to collect product samples shouldn’t impact business.

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Jason Hancock | @jasonhancock.bsky.social@J_Hancock · Jul 21

Republicans’ “big, beautiful” law will add $3.394 trillion to deficits during the next decade and lead 10 million people to lose access to health insurance, according to an analysis released by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. #moleg #mogov missouriindependent.com/2025/07/21/rep…

J_Hancock's tweet card. WASHINGTON — Republicans’ “big, beautiful” law will add $3.394 trillion to deficits during the next decade and lead 10 million people to lose access to health insurance, according to an analysis...

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch@stltoday · Jul 21

Most Missouri Republicans call for transparency into Jeffrey Epstein investigation stltoday.com/news/local/gov…

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Jason Hancock | @jasonhancock.bsky.social@J_Hancock · Jul 21

The Missouri Public Service Commission has approved new rates for Ameren’s gas customers, adding around 12%, or $13, to the average customer’s monthly bills. #moleg #mogov missouriindependent.com/briefs/ameren-…

J_Hancock's tweet card. The Missouri Public Service Commission has approved new rates for Ameren’s gas customers, adding 12% to the average customer’s monthly bills.

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Jason Hancock | @jasonhancock.bsky.social@J_Hancock · Jul 21

The latest from @MarshallProj: Immigration attorneys in St. Louis say people are being detained without notice. The local ICE office lobby is often packed. #moleg #mogov missouriindependent.com/2025/07/21/imm…

J_Hancock's tweet card. Apart from going to work and running necessary errands, a Guatemalan family in St. Louis is hunkered down, hiding for their lives.

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