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What to know about how lawmakers are addressing deepfakes like the ones that victimized Taylor Swift

By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press The growing issue of AI-generated deepfakes has already been a hot topic in state legislatures. Then Taylor Swift was victimized with her face appearing on pornographic images. At least ten states have deepfake laws on the books, and now most legislatures are considering new measures. One Missouri lawmaker introduced a

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Some Republican leaders are pushing back against the conservative Freedom Caucus in statehouses

By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — On the first day of Missouri’s new legislative session, Senate President Pro Tem Caleb Rowden tried to cajole colleagues into congeniality with a rhetorical question: “Will we focus on principled progress or political pandemonium?” Progress was intended. But pandemonium ensued. Within days, a newly

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Missouri Senate Republicans filibuster in hopes of making it harder for voters to amend constitution

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A faction of the Missouri Senate has ended a roughly 16-hour filibuster that was meant to pressure their fellow Republicans into fast-tracking legislation that would make it harder for voters to amend the state constitution. The Freedom Caucus’ filibuster, which began Monday and ended Tuesday,

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