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Top Of The Morning News: Wednesday, May 30, 2012

ACLU urges Missouri Governor Nixon to veto a bill protecting worship services to protect freedom of speech.  The Missouri Senate race is close.  It’s a daily digest of headlines from KCUR.

Nixon To Veto Worship Protection Bill

The American Civil Liberties Union wants Missouri Governor Jay Nixon to veto a bill that would make it a crime to disturb worship services in Missouri.   If signed by the governor, the House of Worship Protection Act would make it a misdemeanor to use profane language, engage in, quote, “rude or indecent behavior,” or make loud disruptive noises inside or just outside any building where a worship service is being conducted.   Supporters say it protects religious freedom, but opponents contend it limits free speech.  Read more here.

Missouri Senate Race A Near Dead Heat

The contest for the U. S. Senate seat in Missouri held by Democrat Claire McCaskill is turning into a very tight one, both in the Republican primary and the November general election.  The three GOP candidates are within five percentage points of each other in the primary, according to a study last week by Public Policy Polling.  Find out more here.

Pipeline Companies Agree to Million-Dollar Penalty for Spills

Two Houston-based pipeline companies have agreed to pay a million dollars in civil penalties resulting from violations of the Clean Water Act.   Listen to the story here.

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