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Website: St. Louis Post-Dispatch (stltoday.com)
On Stltoday.com, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 1 p.m. (MST) Thursday, April 28, was titled “Ill. House considers higher limits for big rigs on stretches of I-270, I-255.” Its subject was department of transportation officials discouraging lawmakers from a proposal to bring trucks up the same speed as cars on four-lane rural highways in the state.
Here is its gender breakdown:
–Author: Female
–Human sources (listed in order mentioned):
1. Male, executive director, trucking association
2. Male, director of traffic safety for IDOT
Website: St. Louis Beacon
On the St. Louis Beacon, one of the lead articles featured on the home page as of 1 p.m. (MST) Thursday, April 28, was titled “Missouri House, Senate cut deal on redistricting.” Its subject was the Missouri Legislature reaching a compromise on congressional districts.
Here is its gender breakdown:
–Author: Dual (female and male)
–Human sources (listed in order mentioned):
1. Male, house majority leader
2. Female, spokeswoman for senate president pro tem
3. Male, congress member
4. Male, senate redistricting chairman
5. Male, state senator
6. Female, US. representative
7. Male, state Republican Party chairman
8. Male, house minority leader
Notes/analysis: All the state legislators mentioned in the article were male. We’ve covered the gender breakdown of the Missouri Legislature in an earlier Gender Check. Review it here.
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