This story just gets worse and worse: https://news.stlpublicradio.org/government-politics-issues/2021-10-14/missouris-governor-vows-to-prosecute-a-reporter-who

This story just gets worse and worse: https://news.stlpublicradio.org/government-politics-issues/2021-10-14/missouris-governor-vows-to-prosecute-a-reporter-who-told-the-state-about-a-data-security-risk https://news.stlpublicradio.org/government-politics-issues/2... "Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Thursday launched a criminal investigation of a St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter... The investigation begins today, and Parson said the investigation could cost taxpayers as much as $50 million but did not detail those costs or take questions at a news conference Thursday." $50m over this now? They say never to assume malice when outright incompetence will do, but I'm beginning to wonder if some corrupt dealings involving IT contractors might be going on under the table. Whichever one it is, at this point I think the governor should just apologize and resign immediately. Not holding my breath. Edit: Looks like the governor is tweeting about this now. Straight from the horse's mouth: https://twitter.com/GovParsonMO/status/1448697768311132160 https://twitter.com/GovParsonMO/status/1448697768311132160 Really couldn't make this stuff up if I tried: "This individual did not have permission to do what they did. They had no authorization to convert and decode the code."