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Sidney Steele is a reporter for PolitiFact Missouri, a state government reporter for the Columbia Missourian, and a reporter for KBIA News. She reports on state government and local community and arts events.

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Nick Schroer
stated on February 12, 2019 in a podcast:

"There are statistics out there that show the number of women who died from illegal abortions prior to Roe v. Wade, that number has skyrocketed since with women dying more with legal abortions."

By Sidney Steele • April 25, 2019
Tommie Pierson Jr.
stated on February 18, 2019 in a Missouri Legislative Black Caucus press conference:

Says "zero" African Americans have presented to the House Budget Committee in 2019.

By Sidney Steele • March 26, 2019
Mike Parson
stated on January 16, 2019 in his state of the state speech:

"We maintain this (Missouri highway) system with one of the lowest levels of funding in the country."

By Sidney Steele • March 7, 2019

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