gov_tweets: 24894

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rowid		id	user	created_at	full_text	retweet_count	favorite_count	State	Abbreviation	Governor	Party	Handle
24894	24893	1291800368381337600	1003672320781807616	2020-08-07T18:16:22+00:00	"...St. Louis reported 53 murders in July alone."We've seen violent crime escalate more in recent weeks, especially in our urban areas. We fully support the launch of #OperationLeGend in St. Louis, which will help get violent criminals off our streets.https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/federal-law-enforcement-program-operation-legend-expands-to-st-louis	11	20	Missouri	MO	Mike Parson	R	GovParsonMO