Phill Brooks

Nov 5, 2024 | dexterstatesman.com | Phill Brooks

There are four Missourians who helped develop the systems that provide you with accurate and prompt election night returns. To understand this column, you need to realize that the results reported on election night are neither official nor complete. In fact, Missouri law provides a several-week delay after the election to assure accuracy of the count. State law actually prohibits local election authorities from officially certifying election results until Friday after the election.

May 24, 2024 | missouriindependent.com | Phill Brooks

by Phill Brooks, Missouri Independent May 24, 2024 This column is a suggestion to both college student protesters and higher education officials to find a better approach to the pro-Palestinian student protests.

May 19, 2024 | maryvilleforum.com | Phill Brooks

This column is a suggestion to both college student protesters and higher education officials to find a better approach to the pro-Palestinian student protests. Those protests and university reaction are so different from the 1970 student demonstrations on the University of Missouri’s Columbia campus in protest to the Vietnam War and the deaths of four Kent State University students shot by Ohio’s National Guard who were called up to deal with a campus anti-war protest.

May 15, 2024 | gasconadecountyrepublican.com | Phill Brooks

This column is a suggestion to both college student protesters and higher education officials to find a better approach to the pro-Palestinian student protests. Those protests and university reaction are so different from the 1970 student demonstrations on the University of Missouri’s Columbia campus in protest to the Vietnam War and the deaths of four Kent State University students shot by Ohio’s National Guard who were called up to deal with a campus anti-war protest.

Apr 27, 2024 | lewispnj.com | Phill Brooks

By Phill BrooksThe House Ethics Committee investigation of Speaker Dean Plocher reminds me of the recent history of House speakers who ended their time in office under a legal or ethical cloud. As the Missouri Independent has reported, Plocher sought House reimbursement for travel that had been covered by campaign funds.