Monday, August 31
KC Star: Blunt opposes Iranian nuclear agreement +
KSDK (St. Louis): Blunt visits mental-health service
provider that specializes in equine therapy
Monett
Times: Rep. Billy Long speaks to group about his daughter's
Hodgkin's lymphoma, his fight against pharmacy paperwork and his
support for across-the-board spending cuts
Kraske: The Chat: Vicky Hartzler on school
lunches; In front of Democrats, Chris Koster pokes his first
political party +
This Week in Missouri Politics: Guest: Will
Kraus; Panel: Former state Sen. Tim Green (D-Spanish Lake),
Progress Missouri's Sean Nicholson, St. Louis City Treasurer Tishaura
Jones, Former Speaker of the House Tim Jones
Drebes:
Rick Stream to kick off state Senate campaign Sept. 9
AP: Amnesty program for delinquent Missouri taxpayers
to begin
St. Joseph News-Press: Fed stats show 72 percent of
young Missourians are too fat to qualify for National Guard;
Comments from Maj. Gen. Stephen Danner X
Missourinet: New municipal court law concerns Missouri
Municipal League
Student Life (Washington University): The longest
con: Proposed Rams stadium won't help local economy or struggling
neighborhood, WU faculty say
KNPN (St. Joseph): Rep. Clem Smith (D-St. Louis) tried
to push for a 'progressive' sexual education bill, but Republicans
watered it down
KMZU (Carrollton): Meetings scheduled to garner public
attention on law-enforcement policies, training standards
KWMU: Applying lessons from public health to
crime: Kansas City Health Department's "Aim4Peace" treats violent
behavior like cholera
Washington Missourian editorial: The higher-ed
landscape in Missouri is always evolving
P-D letter: Florissant man says Republican members of
ALEC are lobbyists for corporations, says medical care is a right "like
food and water"
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Sunday, August 30
KWMU: Missouri Democrats cite solidarity with middle
class; Nixon only notable name missing from event
P-D: Dems play Hillary Clinton video at Truman
Dinner; Comments from McCaskill, Koster, Galloway, others
SE
Missourian: Roy Blunt, Jason Smith headline Cape County Lincoln
Day dinner +
JCNT: Labor groups join fight over 'right to work' X
St. Joseph News-Press: Area reps weigh in on veto
session; Rep. Galen Higdon (R-St. Joseph) says he's not changing
his 'no' vote on RTW X
CDT: Senate vote on unemployment cuts likely during
veto session X
CDT: Unemployment cuts would limit time jobless could
claim payments X
P-D: Business execs guarded on stadium proposal
CDT: MU graduate students make more demands:
"Living wage," on-campus child care, etc. X
CDT: Columbia Public Schools cooperated with MU,
Planned Parenthood on sexual health program X
Daily
Dunklin Democrat: MAP tests show Dunklin County students perform
poorly compared to peers across the state +
Missourinet: Ameren begins moving nuclear waste to
central Missouri site
KC Star: Missouri Supreme Court ruling blocks lawsuit
over deaths at Chillicothe hospital +
AP: Court denies motions from man set to be executed
Tuesday; Roderick Nunley and a pal got high, stole a car,
abducted a 15-year-old girl from her bus stop, raped her, stabbed her
to death, then left her to die in the trunk of the stolen car
Missourinet: Missouri Task Force One leader remembers
Hurricane Katrina
P-D: Jamyla Bolden's funeral draws hundreds;
9-year-old girl was shot by parolee De'Eris Brown
St. Joseph News-Press editorial: Justice served in EPA
ruling; AG Chris Koster (D), bipartisan group stood up for
Missouri farmers against federal overreach X
SNL editorial: Missouri lawmakers must finally adopt
ethics laws and limits X
CDT's Waters: Octogenarian columnist weighs in on
anti-coal groups, says "clucking" from nags at Moms Clean Air Force
"helps keep us on our toes" X
CDT op-ed: Jefferson City NAACP President Nimrod
Chapel: Nixon should spare the life of Roderick Nunley, who had a
history of head trauma and whose crack cocaine use the day of
kidnapping/rape/murder was quite out of character X
CDT letter: Area Alzheimer's Association leader:
Blunt deserves praise for Alzheimer's work X
P-D letter: Ballwin man says Ascension wants to reach
into taxpayers' pockets to expand Medicaid
P-D letter: Retired teacher responds to Teach for
America statements, says group doesn't exactly recruit the best nor the
brightest
P-D letter: St. John man says alibi of
Ferguson/Dellwood riots' tear-gas-tosser Edward Crawford - b/k/a
Twitter's "@eyeFLOODpanties" - is hard to believe
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Saturday, August 29
P-D:
Missouri Dems gather for annual Jefferson-Jackson Dinner, rebranded
"Truman Dinner" due to historical (slavery) complaints
Brownfield
Ag News: Missouri AG Chris Koster thinks all states may see
effects of Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) ruling
Brownfield
Ag News: Missouri Farm Bureau President Blake Hurst on WOTUS
injunction
KWMU:
Federal judge blocks expansion of EPA's water regulations for Missouri,
other states; Comments from Koster, Missouri Farm Bureau,
Missouri Coalition for the Environment
The
Missouri Times: Missouri farmers praise federal judge's
injunction against water rule
AP:
Clean water rule moving forward despite court ruling
KWMU:
Vicky Hartzler wants local control of school lunch prices
P-D:
Group that filed FEC complaint against McCaskill adds Akin in filing
The
Missouri Times: Candidates continue tradition of appealing to
Missouri farmers; A look at candid and canned pics, tweets
Drebes: Mike
Allen to run for Sue's West St. Louis County House seat
JCNT:
Missouri to offer limited state tax amnesty program X
The
Missouri Times: Updated: Veto session, by the numbers
The
Missouri Times: Americans for Prosperity targets 'no' vote
districts on 'right to work'
CDT:
Rep. Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia) speaks to Dem group about tax cuts,
local ordinances, more; Club organizer makes analogy involving
Nazi war crimes X
The
Missouri Times: Municipal court overhaul, other laws go into
effect
SE
Missourian: Rep. Holly Rehder (R-Sikeston) disapproves of funding
method for Rams stadium +
Columbia
Missourian: 10 years after Katrina, Missouri Task Force's
innovative system continues to save lives
SNL:
Prosecutor: Ruling preventing felons from carrying guns a
'victory' X
KRES
(Moberly): Nixon touts bond sale for Truman renovation, commends
Board of Governors for extending President Troy Paino's contract
P-D:
Mizzou graduate students make it clear: They have more grievances
KWMU:
Aldermen pass minimum wage hike to $11 by 2018 in St. Louis
P-D:
St. Louis aldermen approve $11 minimum wage
AP:
St. Louis leaders agree to a minimum-wage increase of $11/hr. by
2018; Activists wanted $15/hr.
P-D:
Ameren wants more time to prove Labadie air is clean
Washington
Missourian: Environmentalists, Ameren spar over air quality issues
CDT:
State prepping third attempt to add license office in Columbia X
St.
Joseph News-Press: MO DHSS promotes 25th annual "Missouri
Outstanding Older Worker" contest to recognize the state's top
seasoned-citizen public employees X
P-D:
Obituary: Anita Yeckel
JCNT
editorial: Tax amnesty: Time for delinquents to pay up X
P-D
editorial: For real court reform, look to Jennings, not Ferguson
CDT's
Waters: Thoughts on Chancellor Bowen Loftin's personality, Joshua
Hawley situation, more X
P-D
letter: Missouri Pharmacy Association's Ron Fitzwater:
Blunt, Graves, Luetkemeyer, Long support pharmacy bill - and others in
MO delegation should, too
KC
Star letters: Grain Belt Express; MoDOT funding and gas-tax
math +
P-D
letter: Since St. Louis city is so concerned about minimum wage,
how about raising the pay for election judges too?
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Friday, August 28
Kraske: The Chat: Blunt on Missouri's lead in
mental health; Ann Wagner, James Knowles on Donald Trump +
KWMU: Ann Wagner keeps her name-calling in check,
advises Trump to do the same
Missourinet: Federal court blocks implementation of
clean water rule, granting injunction in Missouri and 12 other states
AP: Judge rules Obama administration water rule should
be halted
P-D: Work Colleges may be an answer to rising
higher-education costs; Comments from U.S. Rep. Jason Smith
NY Times: Hillary Clinton handling of e-mail issue
frustrates Democrats; Kander: "I think obviously the sooner
(Hillary) can get this behind her, the better"
KC Star: A look at digital ads for 2016 races;
Examples include NRSC's Snapchat vids targeting Kander via "pandering
panda" +
Harper's Bazaar: Promoting "Plenty Ladylike,"
Missouri's Senior United States Senator dishes about girls-only
"bathroom power meetings" and telling male senators what's what
Governing Magazine: A look at why Missouri Republicans
do well in state legislative races and poorly in statewide bids
SNL: Advocates seek to raise Missouri's tobacco tax -
in competing proposals X
Missourinet: New Missouri laws go into effect
KWMU: Most Missouri laws passed this year now in effect
AP: New Missouri law expands who can get orders of
protection
The Missouri Times: Veto session: By the numbers
KWMU: Focus on 'right to work' gets more intense as
legislators consider override attempt
Missourinet: Planned Parenthood says videos were
edited; Schaefer says investigation will continue
P-D: Report claims state did not receive required lab
report on fetal tissue
KWMU: As legislative threats mouth to stadium plan,
Nixon brushes criticism aside
Missourinet: Missouri House budget leaders vow to
fight stadium funding that lacks voter, lawmaker approval
AP: Credit impact unclear amid fight over new St.
Louis stadium
P-D: Nixon announces $5 million for upgrades at St.
Louis Community College
Columbia Missourian: MU administrators apologize for
mishandling grad insurance communication
KWMU: Normandy officials reflect on students' poor
performance, hope next year will be better
AP: KC summit to discuss problem of high school
students changing schools frequently
P-D: St. Louis nonprofits say forcing minimum wage for
disabled workers could cost jobs
Nicklaus: The progressive case against a minimum-wage
increase; Ald. Antonio French (D): "I do have a lot of poor
folks who think the minimum wage is a great idea, but I know it's not."
KWMU: Jennings settles federal lawsuit over its
municipal court; voluntary reforms coming elsewhere
P-D: Court changes rain down in final day before law
takes effect
P-D: Cops nab man who killed 9-year-old Ferguson
girl; Budding criminal De'Eris Brown was on probation for
robbery, and had also been charged with threatening an ex-girlfriend
with a gun
KWMU: Police catch man who shot 9-year-old girl
P-D editorial: Efforts to thwart Obamacare hurt
Missouri and its people
St. Joseph News-Press editorial: Submit the St. Louis
stadium deal to the General Assembly X
KC Star editorial: New Kansas City charter school
holds promise, but many questions remain +
P-D editorial: Progress and skepticism on police
use-of-force investigations
P-D letter: Kirkwood woman says stadium money would be
better spent "to flood the streets of St. Louis with police and police
dogs"
P-D letter: Imperial man thanks police officers for
dealing with protester types
P-D letter: Protesters who stop traffic affect people
of all races
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Thursday, August 27
KTRS (St. Louis): Former state Sen. Anita Yeckel
(R-South St. Louis County) dies at age 72
SE
Missourian: Brother of U.S. Rep. Jason Smith found safe yesterday
KSMU (Springfield): Blunt hears about mental health
successes and concerns in Springfield
SE
Missourian: Blunt during Cape stop: No excuse for homeless
vets, expanded care needed
KFVS: Blunt visits Cape Girardeau, discusses ways to
improve health care
Hannibal Courier-Post: Blunt surveys locals about
veteran issues
WGEM (Hannibal): Blunt visits Hannibal, talks
veterans' health care
KWMU: McCaskill weighs in on expanding Jefferson
Barracks cemetery
P-D: McCaskill urges county to approve plan to expand
Jefferson Barracks
Politico: Ferguson Mayor James Knowles taunts Trump
over gang comments
P-D: Donald Trump blames gangs of illegal immigrants
for woes in Ferguson, St. Louis
P-D: Ann Wagner calls Trump comments on women
'Neanderthal'
P-D: Congressional staffers get ground-level look at
agriculture; Comments from St. Louis Agribusiness Club President
Nick Weber
St. Joseph News-Press: McCaskill gets area student a
gig as U.S. Senate page; Kid shares post-pubescent wisdom on how
Congress can overcome gridlock, bipartisanship
Kraske: The Chat: Blunt on homeless
veterans; Ellington on Capitol creepers
The Missouri Times: Jack Danforth sends $10K to Peter
Kinder
KC Star: Danforth backs Kinder with $10K donation
CDT: Joshua Hawley would get tenure upon return from
AG race, chancellor tells lawmakers
The Missouri Times: Joe Lakin to head new digital
division at Victory Enterprises
The Missouri Times: Rep. Jim Neely (R-Cameron) joins
race for Assistant Majority Floor Leader
CDT: MU chancellor promises to review privileges for
Planned Parenthood doctor
P-D: Nixon announces $12M in building upgrades at
Missouri S&T
SE
Missourian: Southeast enrollment drops for first time since 1994
Columbia Missourian: "Forum on Graduate Rights"
group: Increase representation, regroup
CDT: MU graduate students complaints in spotlight at
march, rally
CDT's Darkow cartoon: "The Graduate" analogy; MU
grad students: Benjamin Braddock's desires :: MU administration : Mrs.
Robinson's delicious gams
AP: Missouri students' average ACT score:
21.7; Once state offered test to all 11th-graders, nearly 800
more students took the test
P-D: Teach for America failing to attain sufficient
number of recruits; Comments from executive director/Ferguson
activist Brittany Packnett
SE
Missourian: Schools work to place state-mandated child-abuse
hotline posters by Friday deadline
The Missouri Times: DESE members present timeline for
curriculum changes
KWMU: Sen. Jamilah Nasheed (D-St. Louis City) wants
focus on educating kids instead of bureaucracy of replacing Common Core
standards
Rosenbaum: Five takeaways from SB5, the sweeping,
significant and complex municipal courts bill
The Missouri Times: Rep. Tom Flanigan (R-Carthage)
opposes stadium funds
AP: Opposition from lawmakers casts doubt on new St.
Louis stadium
P-D: A postmark could doom St. Louis' proposed minimum
wage hike
AP: State will offer six public hearings for input on
police training
P-D: New alibi from lawyers of teen who ran from dope
house and pointed gun at officers involves severed spine
SNL editorial: We must adopt legislation to feed more
kids in the summer; Blunt co-sponsoring measure, while McCaskill
spox says senior senator is waiting to see
KC Star editorial: Virginia deaths caused by madman
angry about perceived racism show need for stricter gun laws in Missouri
CDT's Waters: Joshua Hawley, Kurt Schaefer, and
university e-mails; Documents should be turned over quickly, at
minimal cost
SNL op-ed: Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder: Why I was the
only 'No' vote on original taxpayer-funded stadium in St. Louis
P-D letter: Paper doesn't cover protest against
Planned Parenthood
P-D letter: Former teacher says it is 'ludicrous' to
rate a teacher based on how students perform
KC Star letter: KC woman expresses anger with Missouri
lawmakers, tries to make 'lecherators' happen
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Wednesday, August 26
SE
Missourian: Brother of U.S. Rep. Jason Smith reported missing +
Politico: Kander splits with McCaskill on Iran, says
he - like Blunt - opposes Obama's deal
Missourinet: At Missouri Farm Bureau event, Chris
Koster joins Republicans in bashing the EPA
KODE (Joplin): Veterans listen to Blunt's plans to
address their health concerns
KMIZ (Columbia): Blunt speaks at future site of
veterans housing complex and shelter
SNL: Local pizza purveyors push Billy Long on
menu-labeling bill X
The Maneater: McCaskill still talking about sexual
assault
Drebes: New
faces in Nixon's office: William Miller, policy adviser, and
Aaron Blunt, director of operations
Kraske: The Chat: Tilley cash; Scott
Fitzpatrick and stadium funding; Nixon and law-enforcement
standards +
CDT: Local Republican Party leadership changes as
Rowden gears up for Senate bid; Mike Zweifel selected as new
county GOP chairman X
JCNT: Americans for Prosperity begins running ads
touting "Right to Work" X
KWMU: Politically Speaking podcast: State Auditor
Nicole Galloway speaks with journoduo about Joplin audit, muni court
overhaul, running for election in 2018, intern policies, more
The Maneater: Missouri Capitol internship program sees
changes following sexual harassment scandals
Drebes:
The Rep. Brandon Ellington (D-Kansas City) plan for legislators dealing
with interns: Don't be a creeper and, instead, live in reality
KC Star: Paul LeVota's former chief of staff back on
the job in Missouri Senate +
AP: Ron Berry, LeVota's former chief of staff, re-hired
Missourinet: Tax amnesty period begins soon for
eligible delinquent Missouri taxpayers
JCNT: Missouri House committee examines new Medicaid
system X
Missourinet: Missouri Senate committee questions
license for abortion resumption in Columbia, University of Missouri
involvement
Missourinet: Videos from Senate committee hearing
CDT: MU chancellor promises to review privileges for
Planned Parenthood doctor X
The Missouri Times: Sanctity of Life Committee hears
testimony from MU chancellor
P-D: GOP lawmakers question Planned Parenthood
abortion doctor's hospital privileges
KWMU: GOP-led committee questions legality of granting
privileges to Planned Parenthood doctors
AP: Missouri abortion licensing law splits GOP, health
officials
The Maneater: Undocumented immigrants to face tuiton
hike
The Missouri Times: Committees meet to learn how the
Lottery funds education
P-D: Missouri students fail to improve disappointing
ACT numbers; White kids average 22.6, black kids 17.3
KWMU: Why it's hard to judge charter schools on MAP
test numbers
Missourinet: Ruling doesn't decide whether some
Missouri felons can have guns
KWMU: St. Louis City Aldermen vote to increase minimum
wage in city to $11 an hour by 2018; Sponsor Shane Cohn accuses
bill opponent Antonio French of believing in supply-side economics
P-D: Minimum-wage-increase proponents fail to gain
support for $15/hour, settle for $11 an hour - by 2018; Antonio
French says issue is not wage, but lack of jobs
KWMU: Callaway nuclear plant to shift some waste to
dry storage - but not all
Missourinet: Several changes in place for this year's
deer hunting season in Missouri
AP: Guns used by St. Louis City's violent criminals
are often stolen; Law-abiding citizens can't bring firearms into
baseball games, making gun thefts from cars common
P-D editorial: Transit, NGA and north-side: A
recipe for economic growth
SNL op-ed: Billy Long: The consequences of
selective immigration law enforcement X
P-D op-ed: Ascension CEO Anthony Tersigni: If
Missouri legislators want to keep Obamacare working, expand Medicaid in
Missouri
Columbia Missourian's David Rosman: "True office
romance" can happen in the workplace, but it's a rarity and the Senate
should makes some intern rules too
KC Star op-ed: Former Capitol intern Taylor
Hirth: Male legislators "should acknowledge the grievances of
those who have been taken advantage of and hear our plea for justice" +
CDT letter: EPA Clean Power Plan is good for Missouri X
KC Star letter: Man who chooses to live in Kansas
attempts Missouri Capitol dress code/Taliban joke +
P-D letter: Kirkwood woman says P-D editorial blamed
everyone for 9-year-old Ferguson girl's death except the savage that
perpetrated the murder
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Tuesday, August 25
NY Times: Inspector critiques U.S. spending in
Afghanistan, to dramatic effect; Comments from McCaskill
AOL: "MAKERS Minute" Q&A with inspiring women:
60-second rapid-fire with McCaskill on topics like coffee vs. tea, "if
you were a man," etc.
CDT: Through HUD program, taxpayers subsidize
home-repair loans; Area woman shares hard-knock tale, says funds
"pretty much did CPR for this house" X
KWMU: Demolition begins at Carter Carburetor plant in
North St. Louis; EPA overseeing cleanup
P-D: Veterans' grave markers used to pave Missouri
patio are removed; No charges filed
The Missouri Times: This Week in Missouri Politics
Returns: governor's race, veto session, and Capitol culture
This Week in Missouri Politics: Guests Sarah Martin
(D), Jeff Mazur (D), Steve Tilley (R), Joe Lakin (R)
KMOX: Black elected officials support an increase in
tobacco tax
Kraske: The Chat: Peter Kinder on his status as
GOP's "proven winner" +
SE
Missourian: Butler County Republicans organize gov forum:
Six of broad field have committed to attend +
AP: Former House Speaker Steve Tilley (R) gives $562K
to GOP committee
The Missouri Times: Caleb Rowden officially kicks off
state Senate campaign
Columbia Missourian: Rep. Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia)
running for Missouri Senate
SE
Missourian: Lincoln Day dinner set for Saturday: Roy Blunt,
Jason Smith, Lloyd Smith, more +
Missourinet: Gail Vasterling responds to Schaefer,
Sanctity of Life Committee inquiry
Missourinet: University of Missouri prof shares
thoughts on impact of Planned Parenthood videos
The Missouri Times: State legislators, other officials
unveil Jennings Place senior living center
JCNT: Sen. Will Kraus (R-Lee's Summit) unhappy with
Nixon's lack of movement on Board of Probation & Parole
appointment; Nixon camp offers non-responsive response X
SE
Missourian: Nixon touts Southeast campus improvements during visit +
SNL: Nixon celebrates $19M in projects at MSU X
Missourinet: Mizzou experiences record-breaking
enrollment
CDT: MU starts school year with record enrollment,
threat of graduate student walkout X
Missourinet: More legislators opposing new NFL stadium
funds
KWMU: Rep. Scott Fitzpatrick (R-Shell Knob) vows to
fight Nixon on using bond money to fund new NFL stadium
AP: Bonds for new St. Louis stadium opposed by budget
leader
The Missouri Times: Rep. John McCaherty (R-Murphy)
calls on Nixon to reconsider stadium funding plan
KWMU: St. Louis aldermen reconvening to debate minimum
wage hike; Comments from Ferguson activist, opponents like Joe
Vaccaro (D) and St. Louis Regional Chamber's Hart Nelson
KWMU: With state municipal overhaul looming, Ferguson
makes changes to court
P-D: Ahead of new law, Ferguson municipal court
announces major changes
AP: Ferguson municipal judge announces sweeping changes
Missourinet: Nixon wants law enforcement standards to
be more sensitive to minorities
P-D: Attorneys try to pick apart police narrative of
fatal shooting; Crack and stolen guns found at house where
18-year-old pointed gun at officer
KWMU: After uproar, Hazelwood closes St. Cin Park
during cleanup of soil; Comments from area residents and people
who understand science
P-D: Hazelwood closes St. Cin Park during cleanup
P-D editorial: New civil rights movement finds its
political voice
Shelly: Alluring interns are not the only distraction
in the Capitol - others include free baseball tickets, campaign
donations, barbecue, more +
CDT's Waters: Red-light cameras: State
legislature should change the law X
P-D letter: Shrewsbury woman wants Ann Wagner to
support stricter EPA rules
P-D letter: Local UAW official: Right-to-work
law could put Army base at risk of closing
KC Star letter: Septuagenarian female suggests dress
code for male legislators: "metal suspenders and no zippers" +
P-D letter: Post-Dispatch shows hypocrisy on
wages; Platform should read, "Do as we say, not as we do"
P-D letter: Trailnet exec director: Still a need
for red-light, speed cameras
P-D letter: Ballwin man asserts that despite what the
Post-Dispatch and the "professional/career protest class" think,
municipal court meeting is a private proceeding
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Monday, August 24
KRCG: Blunt opposes EPA "Clean Power Plan"
P-D: Carter Carburetor, industrial
powerhouse-turned-environmental nightmare, finally coming down
Missourinet: Most Missouri GOP gubernatorial hopefuls
turn out for Governor's Ham Breakfast
SE Missourian: Missouri unemployment benefits bill
looks set for override +
P-D: Missouri likely can't cut Medicaid funding for
Planned Parenthood
Missourinet: Human trafficking task force prepares to
meet
Kraske: The Chat: Grad-student insurance-subsidy
hubbub; Ag Director Richard Fordyce on renewable-energy consortium +
Columbia Missourian: Unimpressed with administrators'
efforts, MU grad students extend walkout plan to all day
KC Star: Nurses in KC and nationwide say staffing is
in critical condition; Comments from Missouri Hospital
Association's Dave Dillon, others +
KWMU: It's time to put the "T" first in LGBTQIA,
transgender groups say; Queer and Trans People of Color "still
feel marginalized, even within the larger Queer community"
SE
Missourian: Area health groups ID local priorities; Cape
Girardeau County boasts more residents who choose to be overweight -
but fewer who choose to be obese - than state average +
SE
Missourian: State may allow crossbows next deer, turkey hunting
season +
KWMU: Area attorney speaks at series on "Ferguson
Effect," complains about law enforcement standards, etc.
CDT: Paper invites public to participate in online
forum Thursday to discuss/argue race and policing issues with local
leaders, anonymous strangers X
CDT: Police union - in spotlight for honoring fellow
officer with "Darren Wilson Day" - was created to provide cops
advocacy, legal aid X
CDT: Council allocates more taxpayer dollars for
"social equity," policing efforts X
Washington Missourian editorial: The Killing
Roads: Missouri driving fatalities increase, what with everyone
playing on their "cellphones and iPads"
KC Star's Mara Rose Williams: Get graduate students on
university subsidized health plans or pay up, IRS says +
KC Star's Lewis Diuguid: St. Louis Fed study finds
blacks, Hispanics with college degrees do not earn or accumulate wealth
on par with whites; Sexagenarian columnist's sarcastic
conclusion: "America, what a country!"
+
JCNT letter: Holts Summit man says Luetkemeyer,
Hartzler are wrong - Missourians prefer "clean" energy X
JCNT letter: Area white woman offers views on
race: Michael Brown stole from convenience store because he was
leaving for "college," and systemic racism is visible when one
considers that Band-Aids are "white" [sic] X
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Sunday, August 23
WGEM (Hannibal): U.S. Rep. Sam Graves pushes long-term
transportation funding
Hannibal Courier-Post: Graves confident on highway bill
KHQA (Hannibal): Graves tours district, touts American
manufacturers' role in fixing crumbling infrastructure
AP: U.S. Rep. Jason Smith wants EPA eliminated
Sun Chronicle (Attleboro, Mass.): Scott Brown responds
to McCaskill's comments in NY Mag girl-talk piece, says it's "typical"
for Claire to swill beer and dish
Warrensburg Daily Star-Journal: Mike Parson campaigns
for lieutenant governor, says running a positive campaign is possible
The Examiner (Independence): Winston Apple drops
Independent bid for Torpey's seat; Man who lost Dem primary in
'14 says, "It's hard not to be an Independent when one party is crazy
and the other is useless"
KMZU (Carrollton): Pols attend Governor's Ham
Breakfast; Thoughts from First Lady Georganne Nixon, SOS
candidate Will Kraus, Rep. Dean Dohrman (R-La Monte), others
SNL: For donors and lobbyists, Missouri has
less-restrictive environment than its neighbors; List of
lobbyist-gift totals to area lawmakers, employees or family X
KWMU: Richardson: No new intern dress code, but
final recommendations will get public airing
CDT: Videos, license controversy draw protesters to
Planned Parenthood clinic; Crowd includes Catherine Hanaway,
Randy Asbury, Chuck Basye, Mike Moon X
SNL: Protesters, supporters turn out at Planned
Parenthood location X
CDT: PrideFest revelers say struggle didn't end with
marriage-rights victory X
Columbia Missourian: Gallery: PrideFest finale
drag show: "Muffie Beaverhausen," other made-up males perform
KTVO (Kirksville): Truman State's president will stay
longer
KC Star: Ongoing student churn staggers charter
schools and the Kansas City district +
SE
Missourian: Assessment scores in Cape schools can't be compared
to past years +
P-D: Mentoring program seeks to stabilize teaching
force in Ferguson
P-D: Municipal court overhaul takes effect this week
Brownfield Ag News: Ameren Missouri, others see power
form corn stover-based biocoal
P-D: Police union slams circuit attorney over
investigation into shooting of man who pointed gun at officers
KC Star editorial: After anti-violence block party is
marred by hooliganism, Mayor Sly James says 'knuckleheads" shouldn't
deter city from summer programs +
Washington Missourian editorial: Blaming interns'
dress for sexual harassment is silly; Male legislators unable to
control themselves around coeds should find another job
CDT op-ed: Rep. Kip Kendrick (D-Columbia):
Missouri House must take responsibility for its own behavior, not shift
onus to interns X
Kraske: Forty-one years after Jeff City guys allegedly
flirted with a comely Claire McCaskill, a few lecherous men are still
giving women a hard time at the Capitol +
KC Star's Steve Rose: Kansas dominates Missouri in
multiple treating-gals-right categories +
CDT's Waters: Paying for a new St. Louis football
stadium is worth it, probably X
KC Star public editor Derek Donovan: Setting
reasonable expectations for how newspapers will identify transgenders -
especially when preferred identity can't be verified +
KC Star letter: Excelsior Springs man says even
"heartless Republicans" should support KC minimum-wage increase +
P-D letter: Kirkwood man says protesters, reporters
had no right to enter closed-door meeting; P-D editorial was
"amateurish and pathetic"
P-D letter: Pacific man says 9-year-old Ferguson
girl's black life mattered just as much as that of gun-wielding man at
dope house
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Saturday, August 22
The Missouri Times: McCaskill, Blunt take different
sides on Iran deal
AP: Attorneys argue powers during hearing on federal
water rule; Missouri among states joining lawsuit
P-D: National AFL-CIO president endorses north St.
Louis site for spy agency
Priddy:
In today's campaign-finance climate, state political parties are like
pastprime blondes who sit at a bar drinking and smoking alone while men
seek out more breedable targets
CDT: Convenience stores seek to limit tobacco tax hike
with competing proposal X
Missourinet: New partnership aims to develop renewable
energy in Missouri
CDT: Schaefer: Health department relied on 'bad
advice' to license abortion clinic X
CDT: University of Missouri backtracks, will restore
health insurance subsidies to graduate students X
P-D: University of Missouri backtracks, restores
graduate insurance subsidy
Columbia Missourian: Loftin says he learned of
cancelled insurance subsidies on social media
The Missouri Times: Pro Tem candidate Sen. Gary Romine
(R-Farmington) comes out against stadium funding
KC Star: Opponents of Kansas City's minimum wage
increase submit signatures for referendum +
P-D: Ferguson police chief urges public to help solve
slaying of 9-year-old girl
KWMU: Preliminary investigation shows man who pointed
gun at police was eventually shot in back; Circuit Attorney
Jennifer Joyce launches her own review
P-D: Joyce's office launches investigation into death
of Spanish Lake man who fled drug house; Thursday protests
featured cars damaged, people attacked
P-D: American Federation of Teachers takes on 'racial
justice'; Second-largest teachers union has 'Racial Equity Task
Force' meeting in St. Louis
P-D: Ferguson social-media celebrities publish
anti-police violence demands; Thoughts from Twitter's
@nettnaaaaaaaa, @MsPackyetti, @deray
Washington Missourian editorial: On transportation,
the Show-Me State is the Do-Nothing State
P-D editorial: Missouri office seekers use abortion
for political gain
KC Star editorial: Kansas City has a stake in the
future of St. Louis stadium +
P-D editorial: On 9-year-old girl shot in
Ferguson: Violent environments, savage behavior could totally
change if St. Louis "invests" more money
Washington Missourian editorial: Many allegations of
police "brutality" are absurd, and some tales are fabricated
KC Star op-ed: SLU prof Amber Hinsley:
Journalism students learn many lessons from Ferguson +
JCNT letter: Chamois man suggests Blaine Luetkemeyer
is a pawn of the dreaded "U.S. Meat Packing Cartel" X
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Friday, August 21
P-D: McCaskill to support Obama's Iran deal
Politico: McCaskill, other red-state Dems back Obama
on Iran
Missourinet: McCaskill, Blunt on opposite sides of
Obama's Iran deal
Columbia Missourian: Sen. Roy Blunt gathers with
survivors, MU administrators to call for increase in cancer research
funding
Kraske: The Chat: Black clergy organizer on Rev.
Jeremiah Wright's visit; Wash U. doc on Legislature's Planned
Parenthood "witch hunt" +
NY Magazine: McCaskill profile: Spending time
with Missouri's senior U.S. Senator at a Cardinals game: a peek
into girls-only dish session on Scott Brown's obsession with his own
body, thoughts on Amy Schumer, etc.
AP: Ag groups announce support for Blunt at Missouri
State Fair
KWMU: In Missouri's U.S. Senate race, attacks are
largely outsourced
St. Joseph News-Press: Cigarette tax hike sees renewed
effort
CDT: Bumper crop of candidates seek support at annual
Governor's Ham Breakfast X
The Missouri Times: Pols campaign at Missouri State
Fair
KWMU: Nixon, other pols take part in Missouri State
Fair festivities
The Missouri Times: Catherine Hanaway touts support
from agriculture leaders, farmers and ranchers
Drebes:
Amy and Kevin Gunn to hold fundraiser for Chris Koster
The Missouri Times: Second season of This Week in
Missouri Politics kicks off August 23: Guest are Steve Tilley,
Jeff Mazur, Sarah Martin, Joe Lakin
AP: Nixon says Missouri's AAA credit rating reaffirmed
CDT: State health department defends license for
Columbia abortion clinic X
P-D: Hinson's case took three times longer to file in
court
Missourinet: Speaker Todd Richardson (R-Poplar
Bluff): There was never any intention to create a separate dress
code for interns
KC Star: T-shirt maker hawks dress-code themed item,
recycles well-worn "This is my (fill-in-the-blank) shirt" gimmick +
P-D: Normandy gives more students OK to transfer
Missourinet: City of Joplin receives poor rating in
state audit
The Missouri Times: Missouri deer farmers win fight
against Missouri Department of Conservation regulations
P-D: For the first time in four years, Missouri
minimum wage won't rise next year
KC Star: Minimum wage petition is approved for KC's
November ballot, but it could get withdrawn +
KWMU: State, federal, county officials hold public
meeting on Coldwater Creek; Area residents blame their various
health maladies on radiation
P-D: Residents near Coldwater Creek share their
theories on nuclear science and epidemiology
P-D: Taxpayers' bill for Justice Department's Ferguson
report: More than $1 million
P-D: Crowd urges peace, healing at vigil for
9-year-old girl killed in Ferguson shooting
AP: No arrest days after shooting of innocent girl in
Ferguson; Mayor James Knowles, others hold vigil
KWMU: St. Louis City neighborhood reflects on
shooting; Aunt of man who pointed gun at police says, "I can't
see him with no [sic] gun,
because he ain't that type"
P-D: Man who pointed gun at police was put down with
gunshot in the back; Man's cousin, Shonetda Ball, says she has no
idea why he was there
KWMU: Police chief calls for calm after shooting
causes riotous behavior
AP: St. Louis police chief defends officer taking down
man who pointed gun
P-D: SLU law prof, "a staunch ally of the protest
movement", urges protesters to get lawyers, file claims against St.
Louis police
JCNT editorial: Dress-code hysteria: Let
sensible, professional standards prevail X
P-D editorial: Supreme Court offers road map for
Legislature on red-light cameras
CDT's Waters: Octogenarian columnist gets a kiss from
McCaskill; Most Jefferson City women resent objectification,
while others enjoy using their "sexual leverage" X
SE
Missourian op-ed: Sen. Wayne Wallingford (R-Cape
Girardeau): Proposed tobacco tax increase: I'd like to hear
from you +
KC Star's Mary Sanchez: Kansas City's minimum wage has
a middle ground, so let's find it +
SNL letter: Missouri Retailers Association's David
Overfelt: Blunt's legislation helps underserved pharmacists X
P-D letter: Tobacco tax is an unfair way to address
transportation needs
P-D letter: Conundrum: No smoking means no more
tobacco tax money
P-D letter: Voter ID requirement would disenfranchise
the poor
P-D letter: Protesters' illegal behavior takes away
their credibility
P-D letter: Black lives matter - though judging by
Michael Brown's lifestyle, he didn't necessarily agree
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Thursday, August 20
Licking
News: On annual farm tour, Rep. Jason Smith visits garlic farm in
Licking
St.
Joseph News-Press: Congressional delegation spends summer break
listening to constituents X
KWMU:
HUD Secretary Castro gives St. Louis County $26M in taxpayer funds for
development including multi-family units, business development loans,
more
AP:
Taxpayers give St. Louis County $26M for projects in distressed areas
CDT:
Rev. Jeremiah Wright to speak at local conference; President
Obama's former pastor gained attention with "God damn America!" sermon
X
Kraske:
The Chat: NRSC takes aim at Jason Kander with "Jason Kander the
Pandering Panda"; Discovery Channel-esque video blends tracker
footage, actual panda, adult dancing in furry costume +
KWMU:
Raise Your Hand for Kids seeks to raise Missouri tobacco taxes for
early-childhood education programs
Drebes:
DaRon McGee to take Kevin McManus' seat in Legislature
Helling:
Credit card maxing out for Missouri government; Seeking STL
stadium funds without public accountability is "fiscal calamity" +
Drebes: The
"Appointments" project could help Nixon fill more boards and
commissions with females
The
Missouri Times: MU chancellor responds to Schaefer, has "refer
and follow" with Planned Parenthood
CDT:
Schaefer says MU documents don't answer Planned Parenthood questions
X
The
Missouri Times: House committees hold joint hearing on Planned
Parenthood allegations
Missourinet:
Missouri Republicans defend Planned Parenthood investigations
KC
Star: Rep. John Rizzo (D-Kansas City) calls for public hearings
on Missouri House intern policy, sexual harassment +
The
Missouri Times: Rizzo (D-Kansas City) wants broader scope, public
hearings for intern policy task force
P-D:
Rizzo wants public testimony on new intern policies
Hannibal
Courier-Post: Sen. Claire McCaskill doesn't like an intern dress [sic] in Jefferson City
P-D:
University of Missouri grad students threaten walkout if demands are
not met
Columbia
Missourian: Graduate students to stage walkout protest unless MU
meets insurance demands
KWMU:
Shifting state standards make student progress hard to map
P-D:
St. Louis to refund motorists for $5.6M in red-light camera tickets
P-D:
St. Peters officials repeat intention to keep red-light cameras turned
off
P-D:
Army Corps of Engineers confirms low-level radiation in yards by
Coldwater Creek
KWMU:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers finds "a handful" of yards along Coldwater
Creek have low-dose radioactive contamination; Remediation to
take place in near future
P-D:
Shots fired into Ferguson home kill 9-year-old girl, injure
mother; No reports of neighborhood protests, marching, "Blacks
Lives Matter" chants
KWMU:
Spanish Lake man gets put down after pulling gun on officers in North
St. Louis City; Protesters quickly fill street, block traffic,
burn car, loot businesses
AP:
Spanish Lake man killed in North St. Louis City drug bust; Nearby
reaction includes burglaries, arson
P-D:
Man fleeing drug bust pulls gun on police, gets put down; Angry
crowd lights fires, throws bricks at police
P-D:
Photo gallery: Crowd sets fire to various objects:
Buildings, American flag, trees, trash bins
KWMU:
Analysis: Even with public disclosure, Ferguson donations are
hard to track
P-D
editorial: Lawmakers behold the mote in their interns'
eyes; Dangers abound for "pudgy, middle-aged" legislators, but
Kevin Engler - a Republican! - has some good ideas
SNL
editorial: Intern dress code would blame victims, excuse lawmaker
behavior X
CDT's
Waters: On highway funding and Ron Leone's "minions" X
Columbia
Missourian op-ed: Show-Me Institute's Michael McShane and James
Shuls: Don't over-regulate charter schools, learn from them
P-D
letter: Kirkwood man says Post-Dispatch's bias is showing,
particularly on coverage of criminal "protesters" beating female
motorist
P-D
letter: Ballwin man says Post-Dispatch reporting keeps getting
more slanted, particularly its whining about "economic opportunity"
JCNT
letter: Jefferson City man says "Black Lives Matter" movement is
"the biggest pity party in America" X
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Wednesday, August 19
CBS:
HHS sends Blunt letter assuring "no violation" of fetal-tissue sales
laws
CDT:
McCaskill greets old friends in Columbia book signing visit X
The
Missouri Times: John Brunner drops new video: "We're going
to win an election"
KWMU:
St. Louis County Republicans choose candidate in 89th District;
Dean Plocher will replace John Diehl
SE
Missourian: Pachyderms to host Rep. Donna Lichtenegger
(R-Jackson) on Thursday +
The
Missouri Times: Masquerade ball coming to the Missouri Capitol
Missourinet:
Missouri makes trade agreement with Canada
KWMU:
Nixon promotes trade, transportation and pipelines during Canadian trip
KODE
(Joplin): Galloway's office issues audit report on the city of
Joplin
AP:
Audit: Millions of dollars mismanaged after Joplin tornado
KC
Star: Missouri legislators suggest an intern dress code, but
Speaker nixes the idea +
KWMU:
Backlash prompts Missouri House Speaker Todd Richardson (R-Poplar
Bluff) to nix dress code change for Capitol interns
The
Missouri Times: Dress code suggestion takes spotlight as House
looks to make new rules targeting sexual harassment
JCNT:
No dress code change for House interns X
P-D:
Missouri legislative internship program still worth it despite risks,
former interns say
KC
Star: Former LeVota interns Taylor Hirth, Alissa Hembree weigh in
on dress code proposal +
KC
Star: McCaskill blasts statehouse dress code idea;
Missouri's senior United States senator weighs in on skinterngate debate
+
Twitter,
8/16: Blogger suggests a hypothetical dress-code proposal will
elicit emotional reactions, uncivil debate; Former staffer
responds, calls blogger "piece of shit"
The
Missouri Times: Sen. Doug Libla (R-Poplar Bluff) talks
transportation with St. Louis Regional Chamber
KWMU:
Fulton State Hospital's non-discrimination policy includes gender
identification
CDT:
Schaefer asks MU for papers on Planned Parenthood abortion license X
CDT:
Graduate students, employees hold forum regarding loss of insurance
subsidies X
KBIA:
On book tour, McCaskill weighs in on University of Missouri graduate
student insurance-subsidy issue
KWMU:
Board approves first tax breaks for new St. Louis stadium; Kinder
only member of board to vote against proposal
P-D:
$15M in tax credits approved for St. Louis riverfront stadium
Missourinet:
Lawmakers vow to block St. Louis stadium project
The
Missouri Times: MDFB approves tax credits for new St. Louis
stadium
AP:
Missouri board OKs $15M in tax credits for St. Louis stadium
SNL:
Hippie haven gets radical makeover as new state park; Former home
of budget-Woodstock "Schwagstock" gets cleaned up X
KWMU:
Missouri Supreme Court strikes down red-light cameras in St. Louis
P-D:
Missouri Supreme Court strikes down red-light ordinances
Missourinet:
Missouri Supreme Court says red-light camera ordinance is invalid
KC
Star: Kansas City red-light cameras could resume, but in line
with Missouri high-court ruling +
AP:
Missouri Supreme Court rules on traffic-camera challenges
Missourinet:
Missouri Supreme Court answers one felons-possessing-guns issue, leaves
one undecided
AP:
Missouri Supreme Court: felon-in-possession law stands
Missourinet:
Death sentence vacated for Missouri man who killed grandparents
KWMU:
ACLU, other activist groups blast county decision to charge protesters
a year after events
P-D:
ACLU blasts county for belatedly charging Ferguson protesters
KC
Star editorial: State testing turmoil in Missouri obscures
student performance +
Jensen:
McCaskill hitching herself to Clinton candidacy +
KC
Star's Mary Sanchez: Focus on men to change sexist Jefferson City
culture; Dress-code proposal implies "men will be men," and
that's totally not true +
P-D
op-ed: ACORN/MORE demands 1% of St. Louis City GDP - about $1.4B
- to be invested in "social justice"
KC
Star letter: Gas-tax increase won't hurt the poor, as long as
they don't drive very much +
P-D
letter: Boston-based education group leader: Missouri
politicians shouldn't be driving Missouri school testing policy
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Tuesday, August 18
Brownfield Ag News: EPA water rule worse than
expected, says national farm group; Map showing impact on
Missouri to be revealed Thursday at State Fair
Missourinet: Missouri opponent of EPA power plant rule
says the fight is growing
KC Star: Fired clerk NaNette Chaney says VA hospital
in KC made her its 'waiting list' scapegoat +
P-D: A Missouri patio is paved in military
headstones; Some veterans upset, VA investigating
Helling: U.S. Rep. Sam Graves' opposition to new KCI
terminal still on the tarmac +
Columbia Missourian: McCaskill's book tour hits
Columbia
JCNT: McCaskill brings book tour to Jefferson City,
says she's running for re-election in 2018 X
Kraske: The Chat: John Hancock, Catherine
Hanaway on GOP gov free-for-all +
KWMU: Group that led drive to kill off earlier
tobacco-tax hikes now proposing increase
AP: Missouri petroleum marketers back 23-cent
cigarette tax hike
The Missouri Times: All eyes on tobacco as groups gear
up for 2016 ballot initiatives
P-D: New campaign to raise Missouri's tobacco tax
could fund transportation projects
AP: States raising taxes, fees and debt to pay for
road repairs; Missouri transportation chair Stephen Miller warns
of "huge problem" and "no ready solution"
The Missouri Times: Rep. Deb Lavender (D-Kirkwood)
gets a challenger: Mark Milton
Drebes:
Expect 'right to work' debate to heat up as veto session nears; A
look at anti-RTW ad
The Missouri Times: Sen. Ed Emery (R-Lamar) loses
sight in right eye
KC Star: Missouri legislators considering intern dress
code
CDT: Rep. Kip Kendrick (D-Columbia) proposes new
intern policies as house considers harassment issues X
The Missouri Times: Schaefer asks UM Chancellor for
documents linking Mizzou to Planned Parenthood
Missourinet: Schaefer looks for connection between
University hospital and abortions
P-D: University of Missouri ends funding for graduate
student health insurance, blames feds
Columbia Missourian: Graduate students stage walkout
after losing insurance subsidies; Rep. Kip Kendrick (D-Columbia)
says he got so emotional Sunday night that he lost sleep
P-D: Results on new Common Core standards are in for
school districts in Missouri
P-D: Data: 2015 MAP scores by school
KWMU: District-by-district MAP results show Normandy,
Riverview Gardens students continue to fail; West County, Ladue,
Lindbergh, St. Charles County students exceed state averages
Missourinet: Achievement tests show low-income and
minority students still performing poorly
AP: Students at failing Missouri schools continue to
disappoint with embarrassing test scores across the board
KC Star: Students at Kansas City Public Schools far
below state averages on MAP, "but administrators say they are not
worried" +
P-D: Missouri's first all-girls public school opens in
North St. Louis City
Missourinet: Wash U. law prof wants Missouri juvenile
court reforms
KWMU: Vote expected on $50M in tax breaks for new St.
Louis stadium
P-D: State set to approve stadium tax credits
St. Joseph News-Press: Schaaf takes aim at St. Louis
stadium bonds X
AP: Missouri official says earthquake insurance
'critical'
KWMU: State regulators want landfill owners to do more
to contain fire; Republic Services says situation is under control
P-D: Missouri regulators order new measures to prevent
spread of Bridgeton Landfill fire
P-D: Man who was shot and killed after "Stop the
Violence" march drove to meet the shooter at 9 p.m. and argued about an
unknown topic
KMOX: Mayor Francis Slay's brother passes away at age
58
SE
Missourian editorial: Local sheriff part of Rep. Elijah Haahr
(R-Springfield) task force on human trafficking +
P-D editorial: Fake committee makes real municipal
court reform more likely
P-D letter: Glencoe man says functional humans already
have an ID, so requiring one to vote is hardly discrimination
KC Star letter: Let's stop making martyrs out of
worthless lawbreakers +
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Monday, August 17
ABC
News 'This Week': McCaskill says Hillary Clinton is a victim of
'witch hunt'
P-D:
Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal (D-University City) says she may take on
Lacy Clay; Incumbent laughs off notion, says he'd enjoy
"entertainment value" of beating her
KWMU:
Veterans court provides help for post-service problems
Hannibal
Courier-Post: In Missouri, changing marijuana legislation creates
new challenges
P-D:
Seven GOP candidates jockey for money, attention in 2016 Missouri
governor race
KWMU:
Catherine Hanaway campaigns below the radar in everchanging GOP battle
for governor
CDT:
Becket Fund connections help Joshua Hawley land first large donation
X
Kraske:
The Chat: Tackling voter fraud has widespread appeal - and Jay
Ashcroft gets in on the act +
Drebes: Music news:
Vox profiles Rob Monsees' band; Drebes' album now available for
download on iTunes
KWMU:
Politically Speaking podcast: Rep. Cloria Brown (R-South St.
Louis County) on 'right to work,' school-transfer prospects,
intern-indulging, more
P-D:
Churn of Missouri state tests puts school accountability on hold
KWMU:
Veiled Prophet Foundation, Regional Business Council sponsor Beyond
Housing's resource fair for Normandy families - prior to start of third
unaccredited year
P-D:
Man found fatally shot near North St. Louis City park, hours after
anti-violence march ended there
JCNT:
Scores rally round Confederate battle flag X
SE Missourian
editorial: Voter ID laws make sense; Critics' caterwauling
about "disenfranchisement" not backed by facts +
JCNT
editorial: Uphold Nixon's veto of increased court costs;
Higher fees make access to justice too costly X
SNL
op-ed: Billy Long is incorrect - Missouri can and should support
EPA's Clean Power Plan X
KC
Star's Mara Rose Williams: UMKC prof says student debt a "safe"
topic for presidential candidates to address +
P-D
letter: President of solar power company supports EPA's Clean
Power Plan
P-D
letter: Rep. Robert Cornejo (R-St. Peters): University's
tobacco tax increase is the wrong choice
P-D
letter: Protests should inspire, not divide, community;
Shutting down I-70 was counterproductive
P-D
letter: In light of how Ferguson protesters behave, media should
give police some backing
JCNT
letter: Loose Creek woman says Ferguson whiners need to move on -
and if "black lives matter," then black folks need to show they mean it
themselves X
JCNT
letter: Jefferson City man says 'Black Lives Matter' protesters
should pitch their fits outside Planned Parenthood X
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Sunday, August 16
KTVI (St. Louis): McCaskill tells all in new
memoir; Senior senator "writes about the adversity she faced as a
woman politician"
SE
Missourian: Funding of dredging, levees dominate discussions at
Army Corps visit +
AP: Lower Missouri River flooding ends, focus shifts
to repairs
Drebes: Phil LeVota's current two-year lobbying
contract with City of Independence is out for RFP
Reuters: State pension plans putting politics above
retirements
CDT: University balks at disclosing 'personal' e-mails
sought under Sunshine Law X
KODE (Joplin): Rep. Bill Reiboldt (R-Neosho) talks
about new dairy law in effect, says he'll seek more funding next session
Fulton Sun: Finding value in state's 'most dangerous'
work place; State employee works to improve lives of mentally ill
KC Star: Missouri House is developing new intern rules
to address sexual harassment +
KWMU: As state of emergency ends, Stenger's fans and
foes debate wisdom of order
AP: Ferguson protest-shift pay helps officers provide
more for their families; Officer Todd Bakula talks about treating
his pregnant wife to a bed and breakfast
AP: Lawsuit seeks e-mails from McCulloch in Michael
Brown case
KTVI (St. Louis): Mothers and supporters march against
killings, violence; Kecia Hamilton hopes urban community stops
its "unheard-of foolishness"
KMOX: Mothers march against killings in St.
Louis; Comments from Sen. Jamilah Nasheed (D-St. Louis City) on
"ban the box" legislation, more
P-D: "Thousand Woman March" draws hundreds
Columbia Missourian: NAACP turns out 18 people for
"Journey for Justice" rally
KC Star: Mayor Sly James holds a block party for youth
- and shuts it down early due to violent behavior +
JCNT editorial: Missouri Department of Agriculture
demonstrates its leadership by putting an emphasis on ag stewardship X
SE
Missourian editorial: 2015's Ferguson protesters are driven by
anger, and should find a more constructive outlet than being violent or
blocking interstates +
CDT op-ed: Show-Me Institute's Joseph Miller:
Missouri needs to learn to prioritize spending; Stadium-funding
process is an issue affecting all state taxpayers X
KC Star letter: Man says raising minimum wage will
trap workers in 'menial' jobs, says he improved his economic lot in
life and fast-food workers can too +
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Saturday, August 15
KC Star: Free-trade spat between McCaskill, labor
suggests changing relationship between Dems and unions;
Cleaver: "organized labor today is not what it was 25 years ago"
KC Star: Conservative group files complaint against
2012 McCaskill-Akin collaboration
SNL: Blunt, Kander scoop up big dollars on campaign
trail
KC Star: Democrats criticize Blunt for airplane travel
Kraske: As area activist Dutch Newman turns 95, she
looks back at a life in politics
Missourinet: USDA to consider whether to add more
Missouri counties to ag disaster declaration
Brownfield Ag News: Missouri program verifies farm
sustainability; Comments from Ag Director Richard Fordyce
Missourinet: Nixon and Missouri delegation headed to
Canada to push for expanded exports
AP: Nixon to travel to Canada for trade mission
Missourinet: State Public Defender Director wants
another $10M added to this year's budget
Drebes: Rep. Jay Barnes (R-Jefferson City) outlines
potential compromise on prescription drug monitoring program
CDT: UM President Tim Wolfe to receive Missourian award
P-D: Slay, city supe team up to boost first day of
school attendance
P-D: After two nights of civilized behavior, Stenger
ends 'state of emergency' for Ferguson
P-D: Woman who expressed annoyance over Ferguson
protesters/I-70 human roadblocks keeps her job
AP: Mustafa Abdullah upset about being arrested at
I-70 protest, claims he was there simply to provide legal observation
P-D: Municipal court officials keep Post-Dispatch
reporter out of meeting; ACORN makes noises in hallway, then
moves along
AP: Ferguson defends Interim Police Chief Andre
Anderson after concerns raised about 1990s allegations
P-D: Ferguson defends interim chief after online site
reveals early disciplinary problems
KWMU: Psychologists exploring link between Ferguson
riots and "Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder"
P-D: Left Bank Books selling "Black Lives Matter" signs
P-D editorial: Most of white St. Louis still hasn't
acknowledged its role in the problems of black St. Louis
CDT's Waters: MAP test and Common Core:
Continuing to shuffle the deck
KC Star's Shelly: Missouri loves secrecy, except for
Planned Parenthood
KC Star Public Editor Derek Donovan: Stories such as
Ferguson are difficult to discuss as news, not opinion
P-D letter: St. Louis County man on Ferguson
savagery: Stop bending over backward to be politically correct
while empowering the criminal element
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Friday, August 14
Hannibal Courier-Post: Blunt talks the future of
health care in Hannibal
St. Joseph News-Press: Blunt: Congress now
prepared to debate health care X
Kraske: The Chat: Blunt on Obamacare
realities; McCaskill on Iran-deal deliberance +
KWMU: McCaskill "probably slightly in favor" of Iran
deal; Senior senator again recounts 2012 Akin-related
machinations, calls her moves "strategic" and "smart"
Kraske: McCaskill says she's ready to run again in 2018 +
The Missouri Times: Jake Zimmerman hopes to emerge as
Dems' AG primary frontrunner
Drebes: GOP meeting to pick Diehl replacement will
take place Tuesday
AP: Missouri Senate hires Anne Marie Moy as
communications director
AP: Missouri state fair opens its 11-day run in Sedalia
The Missouri Times: Tom Coburn to lobby for Convention
of States Action in Missouri, nationally
Missourinet: Senators say state oversight of fetal
remains is lacking
Missourinet: Schaefer threatens agency head with
contempt after abortion investigation hearing
CDT: Schaefer threatens legal action to reveal
Columbia abortion clinic records X
The Missouri Times: Schaefer, Vasterling clash in
Sanctity of Life Committee hearing
AP: Schaefer pushes health director on abortion center
P-D: Judge dismisses Nixon in stadium case, gives
planners 'a lot of momentum'
AP: Judge dismisses Nixon from St. Louis stadium
lawsuit
KC Star: $15 minimum wage proposal could go on
November ballot in Kansas City +
P-D: Man who shot at police is recovering in
hospital; Tyrone Harris was already on bail for other criminal
acts
JCNT: Seniors reflect on experiences with race
relations; Nearly 60 olds gather in Jefferson City to swap tales
of yore X
P-D editorial: Top public defender builds a case
against Nixon, Legislature
Washington Missourian editorial: Shooting incident
shows how Ferguson protests attract the violent criminal element
KC Star's Shelly: Kurt Schaefer is the scariest person
in Missouri government +
CDT's Waters: Police union was guilty of "Facebook
foolishness" but Columbia can't boss the union around X
Washington Post's Radley Balko: St. Louis County, a
year later: Schmitt on municipal-court overhaul
P-D op-ed: FOCUS St. Louis' Yemi S.
Akande-Bartsch: How to fix Ferguson: More talking, "citizen
engagement," etc. will "ensure social justice and equality for everyone"
Washington Missourian letter: Hinson's DUI
rationalizations are a little too much
P-D letter: Instead of whining and looking for reasons
to be offended, people should try to find common ground
Washington Missourian letter: Michael Brown was a
bully, a thug and a criminal - but it's no surprise when you look at
the man who spawned him
P-D letter: Blocking traffic is a good way for
Ferguson protesters to annoy reasonable people
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Thursday, August 13
Missourinet: McCaskill defends deliberation on Iran
deal
KC Star: Watchdog warns of Afghan power plant's
'catastrophic failure'; McCaskill calls plant "an egregious waste" +
JCNT: Blunt focuses on health care issues;
Junior senator emphasizes need for a system more about patients and
doctors than insurance X
AP: Blunt says Senate doesn't have votes to ax
Obamacare
KC Star: McCaskill-Akin tale raising questions in
legal, political communities +
Washington Post's Jonathan Adler: Did McCaskill
confess to illegal campaign coordination?
Brownfield Ag News: Missouri seeks injunction to block
Waters of the U.S. implementation; AG Chris Koster (D) takes
stand on behalf of Missouri farmers
The Missouri Times: Missouri AFL-CIO chief: We
don't donate to Planned Parenthood
AP: AG candidate Joshua Hawley says his Mizzou e-mails
and other documents are not subject to state open records laws
KWMU: Politically Speaking podcast: Former Rep. Vicki
Englund (D-Green Park) has a chat with journoduo on right to work,
school transfers, recent attention to intern-indulging, more
KWMU: Tom Dempsey joins David Jackson's Clayton-based
lobbying firm, Gate Way Group
The Missouri Times: Tom Dempsey joins Gate Way Group
AP: Tom Dempsey joins Gate Way Group lobbying firm
P-D: Tom Dempsey joins Gate Way Group
AP: Missouri panel to review managed care Medicaid
services
The Missouri Times: Richardson's task force draws
"tongue-in-cheek" response from Dems; Hummel creates clever,
sarcastic retort
P-D: Mississippi River bridge on state's critical
list, but it's just one of 600 statewide
St. Joseph News-Press: Nixon trumpets $4.8M in
Missouri Western renovations X
AP: Missouri to get $150,000 in federal taxpayer
dollars to subsidize advanced placement tests for "historically
underserved students," particularly non-whites
Kraske: The Chat: Peter Herschend on Common Core +
KWMU: Court fees veto gains publicity from Nixon
letter; Bills had enough votes to override
The Missouri Times: Nixon writes letter to thank
Missouri Bar president
KWMU: Politically Speaking podcast: North County
mayors speak out against municipal court overhaul
The Missouri Times: Port committee holds first interim
hearing
AP: Gov. Jay Nixon confident in St. Louis as 'NFL city'
P-D: NFL seeks 'certainty' in St. Louis
KWMU: Prominent protest couple faces charges in attack
on I-70 driver; Alexis Templeton punched woman in the face, while
wife Brittany Ferrell did $5,000 worth of damage to vehicle
CDT: Rally in support of Darren Wilson, police
officers draws 85; NAACP, GRO Missouri counter-rally draws
40; Angry blood roils when news reporter asks potty-mouthed
youths to stop swearing on camera
KMIZ: Supporters of law enforcement rally at City
Hall; "Pro-police group was countered by another group - and they
had very different messages"
CDT: Police union attorney claims city manager
violated constitutions X
Columbia Missourian: Attorney for police union alleges
city manager violated constitutional rights
P-D: Despite quiet night in Ferguson, Stenger extends
state of emergency through Thursday
P-D: Stenger restates his opposition to Missouri's
open-carry laws
AP: Ferguson briefs: Protest organizer Nabeehan
Azeez says groups will keep pushing for boycotts, are still upset about
Prosecutor Bob McCulloch (D)
St. Joseph News-Press' Alonzo Weston: Sexagenarian
columnist relays conversation with imaginary friend "Bag-Head Jheri"
about the innocence of Ferguson shooter Tyrone Harris, etc. X
Columbia Missourian op-ed: Missouri's National
Association of Women President Seileach Corleigh demands a "full and
public apology" from police union for comments honoring Darren Wilson
P-D letter: "Women's Voices Raised for Social Justice"
dislikes GOP attention on Planned Parenthood
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Wednesday, August 12
KY3: Sen. Blunt surprises Cassville Senior Center with
new American flag; Miscreants stole the center's old flag last
week
Cassville Democrat: Blunt donates flag to senior center
St. Joseph News-Press: Sam Graves meets with generic
herbicide manufacturer to discuss tariff issue
X
KC Star: Democratic poll shows Blunt leading Kander,
Kinder over Koster, Obama at 36% approval/59% disapproval +
KWMU: Former Congresswoman Jo Ann Emerson (R) suffers
brain hemorrhage while on vacation, undergoes surgery
JCNT: Area student gets trip to D.C. to "lobby"
against tobacco; Girl claims McCaskill, Luetkemeyer staffers were
"totally amazed" by her knowledge X
CDT: Joshua Hawley seeks to prevent release of e-mails
in AG race X
The Missouri Times: Missouri Ethics Commission
dismisses complaint against Rep. Craig Redmon (R-Canton)
SE
Missourian: Sheriff's vehicles get 'In God We Trust' decals +
Columbia Missourian: After six-year push, rural
Missouri still waits for high-speed Internet
The Missouri Times: Public defender director appeals
to Nixon for $10 million in new funds
KC Star: Missouri's public defender office hints at
lawsuit over funding levels +
The Missouri Times: House committee on ports to hold
inaugural meeting today
Missourinet: Missouri Senate committee hearing to
focus on resumption of abortions in Columbia
SE
Missourian: Scott County sheriff joins human-trafficking task
force +
KWMU: Rep. Scott Fitzpatrick (R-Shell Knob) on his
efforts to keep state money from subsidizing illegal students;
Girl who snuck into the U.S. from Mexico unhappy about law change
JCNT: Common Core still generates debate X
SNL: Test results released amid Common Core backlash X
Kraske: The Chat: KC Public Schools officer on
the long slog back to accreditation; P-D reporter Paul Hampel on
his savage beating +
KC Star: As Missouri releases results of standardized
tests, comparisons are difficult to make +
P-D: New Missouri test scores are in, but interpreting
results trickier this year
CDT: First results from new online MAP released X
KWMU: White students outscore "super subgroup" of
minorities/handicapped on MAP tests
KWMU: MoDOT looking for a few good snow plow drivers
in St. Louis
Missourinet: Man serving life in prison for marijuana
charges granted parole
KWMU: Slay defends decision not to appeal ruling on
stadium financing vote
CDT: Tribune's "Trib Talks" show to air on public
television X
Missourinet: Police release video of Tyrone Harris
pulling gun from waistband
P-D: Surveillance video catches criminal with gun
before he shot at police
AP: Man who shot at police caught on video with
gun; Father of Tyrone Harris disputed police account Monday, had
nothing to say Tuesday
KWMU: Quiet night in Ferguson; Stenger says he may
lift state of emergency if civilized behavior continues
AP: After two nights of acting out, a peaceful protest
in Ferguson
P-D: Police keep the peace in Ferguson: Zero
stores looted overnight
AP: Oath Keepers return to Ferguson; Protest
organizer Nabeehah Azeez not pleased
KSGF: Audio: Where is Gov. Jay Nixon? Host
Nick Reed talks to Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder about Ferguson, Chris Koster,
more
Columbia Missourian: Police union leader says
protests, city manager threats won't make him resign
CDT: City manager calls for board to fire union
director after "Darren Wilson Day" Facebook post X
P-D: Hazelwood teacher suspended after someone
complains about Ferguson tweet; Stacey Brixey expressed annoyance
over protesters blocking I-70
KWMU: Missouri will retrieve two Humvees from Ferguson
Missourinet: Owner of Ferguson Burger Bar: Give
leaders time to do their jobs
P-D editorial: Voter ID laws, already bogus, ruled
racist and discriminatory
National Review editorial: Josh Hawley for Missouri
AG: An easy conservative choice
SNL op-ed: Rep. Billy Long: Stricter EPA rule
means tighter Ozarks budgets X
Columbia Missourian's Carl Kenney: "Darren Wilson Day"
was insensitive
KC Star letter: West Plains man says Jackson County
sheriff takes too long processing concealed-carry permits +
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Tuesday, August 11
P-D: Secretary of State John Kerry says he understands
indecisiveness of senators like McCaskill on Iran nuke deal
SNL: 13 Dems send a letter to Bass Pro complaining
about gun sales; McCaskill not among them X
Kraske: The Chat: McCaskill on Trump-Akin
comparison; Nixon on Ferguson savagery
+
AP: Missouri, 12 other states ask judge to delay new
federal water rule
Brownfield Ag News: Disaster declaration approved for
68 Missouri counties
AP: Progress Missouri's ethics complaint against Rep.
Craig Redmon (R-Canton) dismissed
The Missouri Times: Sen. Gary Romine (R-Farmington) to
seek pro tem post
The Missouri Times: Independence business consultant
nominated by Democrats to take Torpey's vacant seat
CDT: Nixon appoints business owner as new county
treasurer X
AP: Missouri public defender director asks Nixon for
$10M
P-D: Missouri Public Defender System director wants
$10M more
The Missouri Times: In midst of tax-increase debate,
University of Missouri moves to purchase radio station
The Missouri Times: Confusion over 'historic
agreement' on school transfers leaves House Budget Committee frustrated
P-D: Lawmakers want tuition agreement for Normandy,
Riverview Gardens in writing
KWMU: Superintendents' goal: Make state school
reports fairer and simpler
P-D: St. Louis school teachers, staff inspired to
change lives
KC Star: Business Insider ranking puts Missouri 47th
in economic health
Missourinet: Execution date reset for man convicted in
2000 murder-for-hire killing; Kimber Edwards was unhappy about
paying child support
AP: Missouri court sets execution for man in ex-wife's
slaying
P-D: Post-Dispatch reporter attacked while covering
looting: "I got swarmed, beaten down really bad"
KTVI (St. Louis): Tyrone Harris showed off guns on
Facebook, was out on bond for other felony charges; Pre-shooting
post: "I (expletive) around go [sic]
on West Florissant tonight"
P-D: Tyrone Harris called himself "Ty Glocks," posted
braggadocious boasts on Facebook: "Rob Me, Better Prey [sic] My Boys Don't Rob You," "Iont [sic] Talk ... I Send Shots" "I Only
Shoot Dem [sic] Glock S&W
& Dem [sic] Rugers"
AP:
Man who shot at police use gun reported stolen in Cape; Father of
stolen-car/stolen-gun enthusiast says evidence "all a bunch of lies ...
they're making my son look like a criminal"
The Missouri Times: Violence leads St. Louis County
Executive Steve Stenger to declare state of emergency
Missourinet: Democratic Committeewoman Patricia
"Patricialicious" Bynes dislikes state of emergency
AP: Fourth night of Ferguson protests brings
confrontation, arrests
KWMU: Dozens arrested in what some are calling
"Ferguson August"
P-D: Protester activities include blocking traffic,
throwing rocks and frozen water bottles at police
P-D: Photo gallery: Black police officer
taunted, upside-down American flag, white girl in Fall Out Boy t-shirt,
other scenes
KTVI: Video: Driver grows tired of protesters
blocking I-70, breaks through line; Protesters kick, attack
vehicle
P-D: Ferguson businesses 'hanging in there' after
weekend violence
KMOV: "Oath Keepers" take to the streets, armed, to
protect Ferguson businesses
CDT: 'Darren Wilson Day' sparks controversy in
Columbia; Union suggested showing appreciation to officer
attacked by Michael Brown X
P-D: Police union's 'Darren Wilson Day' sparks
protest, criticism
KC Star editorial: Stuff the vindictive Missouri
legislative threat against Kansas City's earnings tax +
Priddy: An eyewitness account of Jay Nixon engaging on
an issue: Capitol repairs
SNL op-ed: GOP's voter ID law is not needed X
P-D letter: Slay, Nixon ignore the will of the people
on stadium
P-D letter: Post-Dispatch's one-sided reporting on
anniversary of Michael Brown's savage attack is embarrassing
P-D letter: Another example of third-class
journalism: Showing protesters' pig with "Darren Wilson" scrawled
on the side
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Monday, August
10 Tyrone
Harris, a pal of Michael Brown, opens fire on law enforcement officers
in Ferguson
NBC News: Meet the Press: McCaskill:
Democrats don't feel pressured by Schumer decision on Iran
P-D: McCaskill appears on Meet the Press to promote
her book; Senior senator talks Trump, Biden vs. Clinton, more
Washington Examiner: McCaskill still undecided on Iran
deal
Washington Times: McCaskill: Schumer won't sway
other Dems on Iran nuclear deal
Kraske: The Chat: Quotes from McCaskill's book
regarding the struggle of being a female; Bob McCulloch on social
media and Ferguson +
KSGF: Audio: Host Nick Reed talks to Peter
Kinder about EPA regulations: "We need a governor who will push
back" on "environmental radicals"
KC Star: Some GOP lawmakers want to end KC's earnings
tax because of minimum-wage increase +
KSGF: Audio: Host Nick Reed talks with Rep. Eric
Burlison (R-Springfield) on Trump, the rise of Springfield native and
GOP activist Jeremy Cady, Planned Parenthood, unions, more
P-D: "Economic diversity" on college campuses is an
elusive goal; In Missouri, number of low-income students vary
widely
P-D: 18-year-old opens fire on detectives in
SUV; Father of Tyrone Harris says his son and Michael Brown "were
real close"
P-D: Video: Shots fired in Ferguson
AP: Tyrone Harris shoots detectives in Ferguson
P-D: Protesters attack police: Two officers
pepper sprayed, one cut in the face when a rock was thrown at him
KWMU: Protesters marching down West Florissant throw
objects at police, damage several businesses
Missourinet: Cash register stolen from beauty-supply
store; Post-Dispatch reporter robbed and assaulted
P-D: Two teens walking by Michael Brown Memorial
wounded in drive-by shooting
KC Star: KC activities marking Ferguson: Rally,
four arrested for blocking traffic, more +
Washington Missourian editorial: Rep. Dave Hinson's
(R-St. Clair) truth evasion made the whole situation worse
P-D editorial: Best solution for West Lake Landfill is
to give control to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Wall Street Journal op-ed: Sen. Eric Schmitt
(R-Glendale): 'Taxation by Citation' undermines trust between
cops and citizens
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Sunday, August 9
NBC: McCaskill to appear on Meet the Press to promote
her book, discuss Iran deal
CDT: Mid-Missouri Peaceworks turns out 75 for
anti-nuke event; Peacenik picnic focuses on ending "threat of
nuclear annihilation," lamenting America's role in Hiroshima and
Nagasaki X
Daily
Dunklin Democrat: Area prepares for National WIC Breastfeeding
Week +
CDT: Sunshine law requests for records target AG
candidates Kurt Schaefer, Joshua Hawley X
AP: Missouri lawmakers to reconsider court fees for
repairs
P-D: Farmers, livestock producers get more leeway to
haul their products under new law
KC Star: Consumers save on back-to-school items during
Missouri's 12th annual sales tax holiday +
P-D: South County woman complains about the costs
associated with sending a kid to school these days
P-D: Peace disrupted in Ferguson as man shot, vehicle
window shattered, at Family Dollar store
AP: Protesters carve, eat roasted pig's head outside
police department
AP: Protesters taunt police with "Pigs in a blanket
fry like bacon" chants
P-D: A look at how the "Ferguson effect" has impacted
area commerce
KWMU: Michael Brown Sr. leads 4.8 mile march from
Ferguson
KWMU: South St. Louis march remembers VonDerrit Myers,
who was put down after shooting at officer last October
KC Star: Ferguson local-angle piece: Hairdresser
LaDonna Adams offers insight "in the middle of trims and styles and
weaves" +
CDT: Ferguson local-angle piece: Black leaders
weigh in on lack of socioeconomic success, police insensitivity, etc. X
JCNT editorial: After 10 years of Missouri sales tax
holiday, it's time to revisit participation X
St. Joseph News-Press editorial: Legislators should be
applauded for not going too far after Ferguson: Not all
communities have the obvious problem of North St. Louis County X
P-D op-ed: Ferguson Commission co-chairs: Update
on commission activities
P-D letter: McCaskill deserves credit for work on
Medicare
P-D letter: Clayton woman supports Obama's Clean Power
Plan
P-D letter: Show-Me Institute's Joseph Miller on
stadium deal
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Saturday, August 8
Kraske: Democrats vs. Republicans might as well be
Broncos vs. Chiefs: Policy and principle be damned, as long as my
team wins
+
P-D: McCaskill still undecided about Iran nuclear deal
P-D: Key vote in Senate: Defunding Planned
Parenthood; McCaskill votes no, Blunt votes yes
Missourinet: Mizzou communications prof weighs in on
GOP presidential debate
SNL: Drury poli sci prof, Mizzou communications prof
weigh in on GOP presidential debate X
Missourinet: Major disaster declaration approved for
68 Missouri counties
AP: Missouri gets disaster declaration for severe
storms, floods
Drebes: Sen. Rob Schaaf (R-St. Joseph) on
decentralizing the Senate
The Missouri Times: Robert Kenney heads for the coast
as new vice president at Pacific Gas and Electric Company
AP: Nixon names Daniel Hall as new Public Service
Commission chairman to replace outgoing chief
Washington Missourian: Rep. Dave Hinson (R-St. Clair)
changed his story about driving while intoxicated, report says
The Missouri Times: Sen. Kurt Schaefer (R-Columbia)
subpoenas DHSS director for Planned Parenthood investigation
P-D: State director subpoenaed to speak on Columbia
Planned Parenthood abortions
KC Star: Missouri cases moving through courts
highlight the rising threat of domestic terrorism +
SNL: Nixon names Springfield Police Department chief
to state police commission X
AP:
Councilman: Federal reform plan could bankrupt Ferguson
P-D: Events surrounding anniversary of Brown shooting
get off to civilized start
P-D: Ferguson photo gallery: Marching, Michael
Brown's father at volunteer event, sign-making ("Anoter [sic] world is possible"), more
P-D: Live Twitter stream of journalist reports from
Ferguson
KC Star: Motorcade on Sunday will mark anniversary of
Brown-Wilson attack/shooting +
Missourinet: Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal (D-University
City): Police attitude hasn't changed since last summer's riots
P-D: NAACP to provide representation to juvenile
accused criminals
AP: Ferguson clerk fired for e-mails hired by nearby
city; Mayor on hiring the best candidate: "I don't care if
she is black, white, blue or green"
P-D: Former Ferguson clerk hired by Vinita Park;
Reaction from Universal African People's Zaki Baruti, Democratic
Committeewoman Patricia "Patricialicious" Bynes
Washington Missourian editorial: A Missouri
prescription-drug database is long overdue - so where is Gov. Nixon on
this issue?
St. Joseph News-Press editorial: Support Missouri
outdoor education X
P-D editorial: Ferguson, a year later
KC Star editorial: Ferguson, a year later +
KC Star letter: Legislators who oppose Medicaid
expansion are definitely mean-spirited and probably inhumane +
P-D letter: Socialist Bernie Sanders is right - a
financial transaction tax might help fund urban minimum-wage hikes
P-D letter: All lives matter, not just black lives
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Friday, August 7
Kraske: McCaskill book promo and details on KC stop +
P-D political & national editor Christopher Ave:
McCaskill book an accounting of her "feisty ascent through what had
been a male-dominated political realm"; Details on STL stop
SE
Missourian: Rep. Jason Smith adamant floodway project needs to
move forward +
CDT: Anti-nuke activists call for support of Iran
accord; Blunt and Hartzler oppose, McCaskill undecided
CDT: D.C. spending battle threatens future of Columbia
housing aid program; Comments from McCaskill, Blunt X
The Missouri Times: Jay Ascroft challenges Robin Smith
to debate on voter ID
CDT: Former local NEA president Susan McClintic to run
against Chuck Basye in 47th X
Drebes:
Help Wanted: MOSERS seeks Deputy Executive Director
AP: Missouri agency will not recover $1.5M in
overpayments
The Missouri Times: Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal
(D-University City) wants Justice Dept. investigation, urges support
for school transfer bill
The Missouri Times: Missouri sheriffs vote to add "In
God We Trust" to squad cars
KWMU: Missouri Hospital Association report: Poor
kids more likely to take up emergency-room space and time with asthma
complaints
NPR: Jason Rosenbaum: Community divides are
still wide a year later in Ferguson
Rosenbaum: Ferguson feels the agony and toil of
healing its broken soul
KWMU: Politically Speaking podcast: Bob
McCulloch reflects on Michael Brown saga - and what needs to be done
next
KWMU: Convention and Visitors Convention's Kitty
Ratcliffe says Ferguson riots hurt region's reputation
KWMU: Capt. Ron Johnson, Chief Jon Belmar look back on
Ferguson and a long road yet ahead
The Missouri Times: Nixon calls for new police
training standards
KWMU: Training for police officers in Missouri to get
an upgrade
P-D: Nixon directs commission to boost police officer
training
KC Star: Nixon calls for updated police training and
expands Missouri commission +
AP: Ferguson, a year after first round of riots:
Sen. Jamilah Nasheed (D-St. Louis) says she has seen "drastic"
improvements
AP: Michael Brown-Darren Wilson timeline:
Cigarillo theft, assault on officer, Brown put down, riots and looting,
more
P-D op-ed: Freelance journalist does her own
investigation, concludes that DOJ was wrong and Michael Brown had his
hands up
P-D letter: Clean Power Plan is good for Missouri
KC Star letter: McCaskill, Blunt should pay attention
to endangered species issues +
P-D letter: Darren Wilson should receive an apology
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Thursday, August 6
SNL:
Exclusive book promo interview: McCaskill plugs "Plenty Ladylike"
X
USA
Today: On book promo tour, McCaskill says Clinton will beat Joe
Biden in hypothetical primary
SNL:
Ozarks utilities: Too early to know costs of carbon rules X
P-D:
St. Louis bond issue failure creates financial question for spy agency
site
KC
Star: National Dems target gov races in hopes of rejiggering
congressional maps; Current Clay/Cleaver/GOP map became law in
2011 +
SE
Missourian: Jay Ashcroft stumps in Cape for voter ID proposal
+
Drebes: Diehl
campaign cash - and where it might go
CDT:
Rep. Dave Hinson (R-St. Clair) apologizes to judge after claiming
innocence in DWI crash X
The
Missouri Times: Republicans circle the wagons as veto session
approaches
Missourinet:
Effort to pass a Missouri transportation funding plan to resume in 2016
The
Missouri Times: Funding deadlock continues for MoDOT, Missouri
Highways and Transportation Commission
The
Missouri Times: Robert Kenney departs from Missouri PSC
AP:
Missouri student transfers up slightly this school year
AP:
Nixon hands $1,000,000 in Missouri taxpayer money to nonprofit with
goal of reducing St. Louis City students' arrests, expulsions, violent
behavior
P-D:
Slay: Stadium is a good deal for the city
KWMU:
St. Louis Workforce Report says employers finding fewer skilled workers
KWMU:
Lessons in leadership from Ferguson: Nixon, Koster, state
legislators weigh in on what went wrong and what might be learned
Rosenbaum:
The year-long education of Ferguson Mayor James Knowles
P-D:
Ferguson turns down initial Dept. of Justice plan, wants time to come
up with an alternative
Riverfront
Times: Dorian Johnson, one year later: Q&A with
criminal whose "Hands Up Don't Shoot" lie created a national meme
P-D:
Rapper Common joins Michael Brown benefit concert at FUBAR; Other
acts include popular '90s lyricist Bun B, Pharoahe Monch, Nappy DJ
Needles, others
AP:
NAACP to offer free legal aid to St. Louis County kids
KC
Star editorial: Missouri is 'unique' in failing to protect
consumers from health insurance rate hikes +
P-D
editorial: Data showing area's whites outpacing blacks in key
economic categories is a tragedy - but efforts are underway to change
that
Columbia
Missourian's David Rosman: Students who snuck into the U.S.
illegally should not be denied access to A+ scholarships or in-state
tuition
Columbia
Missourian op-ed: Male legislators should really stop viewing
Capitol interns as "fresh young meat"
P-D
letter: Missouri Jobs With Justice's Martin Rafanan opposes
'right to work'
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Wednesday, August 5
Missourinet: University of Missouri professor previews
GOP presidential debate
The Hill: McCaskill, other Dems grill federal prisons
chief
Kraske: The Chat: McCaskill on feds and drug
courts; Sifton on Dempsey; Engler on impending
legislator-intern worktime-playtime restrictions +
Missourinet: McCaskill: Defunding Planned
Parenthood would increase abortions
CDT: McCaskill's book tour begins; Columbia, Mo.
stop set for August 17 X
The Missouri Times: Vicki Englund switches to House
campaign, announces kickoff event
P-D: Police report: Rep. Dave Hinson (R-St.
Clair) changed story about February night that led to DWI guilty plea
The Missouri Times: Dempsey's career transcends eras
in Jefferson City; GOP's Senate leader was shaped by experience
in House minority
The Missouri Times: State revenue report - July
KWMU: Missouri revenues down first month of
FY16; Luebbering's final report
KWMU: Joint effort to help Normandy, Riverview
impresses Nixon
The Missouri Times: Nixon meets with school leaders on
efforts for failing schools
P-D: Nixon bullish on Normandy and Riverview Gardens
school finances
Missourinet: Missouri high court dismisses challenge
to 2003 municipal court law
KWMU: Missouri's top court rejects challenge to Macks
Creek enforcement
SE
Missourian: 33 injured as blast rocks Noranda plant +
Missourinet: Parole hearing is Thursday for marijuana
criminal Jeff Mizanskey
KWMU: Updates on Ferguson businesses ravaged by
looters: Owner of Ferguson Market & Liquor - where Michael
Brown stole cigarillos and bullied a minority clerk - says decent
customers have fled area
KWMU: StoryCorps: Update on iconic Ferguson
picture, one year after riots: Raging screamer shares touching
story of being temporarily tamed by corpulent Latina
Jensen:
Notion of renegade cops oppressing innocent black men is a sad urban
myth; the real institutional problem is a lack of personal
responsibility and a slothy embrace of welfare lifestyle +
P-D editorial: Clean Power Plan gives the world a
shot. Maybe a last shot.
SNL op-ed: Billy Long: Strengthening VA
accountability for veterans X
St. Louis Magazine: Ray Hartmann: Why can't we
all be friends? St. Louis stadium project survives pseudo-lawsuit
KC Star's Sanchez: Area ladies' group holds
fundraising event in name of deceased liberal activist Vicki Watson
Walker +
P-D letter: Immigrant students should pay more for
college education
CDT letter: Chuck Basye and other Republicans who
oppose Medicaid expansion are turning their backs on the poor X
KC Star letter: Man who chooses to live in Kansas says
fellow Sunflower Staters should spend their money in Missouri +
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Tuesday, August 4
KWMU: Supporters and opponents in Missouri weigh in on
Obama's 'Clean Power Plan'
P-D: White House makes carbon-emission cut case for
Missouri
P-D: Obama outlines plan to cut carbon emissions
AP: Blunt slams new power plant emissions limits
KWMU: VA health care system showing improvements in
St. Louis
Government Executive: McCaskill's permit streamlining
bill clears Senate
P-D: Thanks to McCaskill, a WWII soldier gets
posthumous Bronze Star
KSDK: Man killed in WWII awarded Bronze Star
AP: Man who died in WWII gets receives Bronze Star 71
years later
CDT: Protesters out in force to oppose abortions
resuming at Planned Parenthood X
KWMU: Politically Speaking podcast: Mannies
& Rosenbaum chat with Scott Sifton about why he dropped his AG bid,
Hensley vs. Zimmerman, Englund, Dempsey, more
KWMU: Teresa Hensley enters fray in fast-moving race
for attorney general
Missourinet: Sen. Jill Schupp (D-Creve Coeur) says
"Sanctity of Life" committee is starting from impartial spot, suggests
Schaefer will prolong process for his own statewide purposes
The Missouri Times: Longtime TV anchor Robin Smith to
run for secretary of state
P-D: As originally reported by KCTV last week, LeVota
has left his job at credit union
KC Star: Special election to replace Paul LeVota
unlikely this year +
Missourinet: Missouri House Republicans get first look
at intern policy changes: Current draft proposal includes
ombudsman program, orientation, texting restrictions, more
The Missouri Times: Rep. Elijah Haahr's
(R-Springfield) Human Trafficking Task Force gear up to fight
modern-day slavery in Missouri
AP: Missouri task force on human trafficking set to
begin work
P-D: Missouri Department of Higher Education promoting
financial literacy for college students
The Missouri Times: Joint Committee on Education to
chart path forward on new standards
P-D: Normandy transfer students left in the lurch
P-D: Judge says no vote needed on stadium funding
The Missouri Times: STL judge: No city vote to
spend city funds on stadium
KWMU: Judge rejects city law requiring vote on funding
for stadium
AP: Judge: St. Louis residents don't need a vote
on stadium funds
Missourinet: Judge rules approval from city voters is
not necessary to use city tax money for St. Louis NFL stadium
P-D: A look at national coverage of Ferguson
anniversary: How Darren Wilson is doing a year after he was
attacked, more
AP: Two reporters arrested during Ferguson protests
settle suits
P-D: Man claims he rammed St. Louis police car 'for
the black people'; Career criminal performed violent stunt with
his 5-year-old daughter, others in the car
KWMU: Organization for Black Struggle, et al. plan
"United We Fight" starting this weekend, peaking with a day of civil
disobedience during what most people consider the work week
P-D editorial: In county's Family Court, justice
delayed is justice denied; State lawmakers should read DOJ report
to better understand plight of budding criminals
Columbia Missourian's Carl Kenney: Former Obama pastor
Jeremiah Wright Jr., best known for "God damn America!" sermon, headed
to Columbia for black clergy event
P-D op-ed: Planned Parenthood Missouri's CEO:
Orchestrated attempt to restrict safe, legal abortion
KC Star letters: Legislators oppose local ordinances
because they are "bought off my corporate interests" +
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Monday, August 3
Politico:
McCaskill on Schumer and Iran deal: "I think he's conflicted.
Many of us are. It's hard."
KRES/KWIX
(Moberly): Vicky Hartzler on federal-local highway-funding
partnerships
Kraske:
The Chat: McCaskill has a chuckle relaying female senators' mind
games with men; Ron Richard on seeking Dempsey's post +
AP:
Correction to state-party fundraising story
KSGF
(Springfield): Audio: Nick Reed asks: What kind of
sick people work at the News-Leader, and why are they so obsessed with
Bob Dixon's childhood sexual abuse?
KMWU:
Local TV anchor Robin Smith to run for secretary of state;
Sexagenarian black female retired from KMOV-TV last month
AP:
Former TV news anchor Robin Smith to run for secretary of state
Rosenbaum:
Some worry Dempsey's departure is an end to the 'Old Senate';
Plus, an update on selection of LeVota's replacement
Missourinet:
Ron Richard on Tom Dempsey: "Diplomats like that are rare, and
we'll try to just forge ahead."
Missourinet:
New Missouri House Floor Leader Mike Cierpiot (R-Lee's Summit) on
legislative priorities, moving on after Diehl, more
Drebes: Missouri
Public Service Commission seeks Senior Counsel
P-D:
Activists want Corps of Engineers to take over West Lake
P-D:
Man who claimed he'd sit atop billboard until St. Louis City murders
stop throws in the towel
KWMU:
More than 50 municipalities to clear outstanding warrants for
lawbreakers; St. Louis City resident Eric Bass, 47, tells
hard-knock story of "ducking and dodging" his warrant
AP:
Ferguson robbery/assault/shooting/looting anniversary week
series: Ferguson spurs 40 new state measures; activists
still not happy
AP:
Ferguson robbery/assault/shooting/looting anniversary week
series: Recap of legislative actions
P-D:
Ferguson robbery/assault/shooting/looting anniversary week
series: Then and now: A look at looted and burned properties
KWMU:
Ferguson robbery/assault/shooting/looting anniversary week
series: A historical look at Ferguson
KWMU:
Ferguson robbery/assault/shooting/looting anniversary series:
What's changed in Ferguson? Thoughts from black man, black woman,
white "social justice" teacher, white U. City discrimination attorney
P-D
editorial: One spiffy new state park and 87 others in need of help
JCNT
editorial: Preserving the Capitol's structural integrity X
KC
Star Public Editor Derek Donovan: The Star's print and online
editions are quite different - by design +
AP
op-ed: Jim Salter reflects on being a reporter during the
Ferguson riots
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Sunday, August 2
KWMU: Blunt highlights veterans' medical care during
visit to Jefferson Barracks
KOMU: U.S. Senate extends funding for highway
projects; Comments from McCaskill
KC Star: In a culture deeply dependent on surveys,
accurate polling gets more elusive; Comments from Jeff Roe's
Titus Bond, others +
AP: State political parties broke, as fundraising
takes a less-important role; Comments from John Hancock, Roy
Temple, UMSL's Terry Jones
Drebes:
Former Rep. T.J. McKenna (D) decries negative campaigning, says he
won't run for state rep but will run for countywide office
Daily
Dunklin Democrat: Missouri farmers facing a tough season;
Nixon asks Koster to sue USDA over unreasonable crop insurance deadline
KC Star: Data shows doctors at UMKC med school
accepted free meals and more in 2014; Missouri numbers dwarfed by
freebies accepted at KU Medical Center +
Columbia Missourian: Mizzou Online extends discount to
community college grads
St. Joseph News-Press: Missouri American seeks rate
increase X
P-D/Ford Foundation-sponsored piece: A year of chaos
tests veteran teachers: Educators in U. City program discuss
their decision to work with badly-behaved, violent preschoolers
CDT: NAACP "Journey for Justice" satellite rally draws
small crowd X
P-D: Ferguson, one year later
JCNT editorial: Prescription-drug database is overdue X
P-D's Nicklaus: $15 minimum-wage push looks like a job
killer
SNL letter: Response to Burlison on tobacco-tax
increase X
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Saturday, August 1
KWMU: McCaskill chairs Senate hearing marking
Medicare's 50th anniversary
P-D: McCaskill, local health leaders look for ways to
improve Medicare
KWMU: Blunt says Congress needs to act on cybersecurity
KWMU: Lacy Clay joins House Natural Resources Committee
Kraske: Who's up and who's down? Jay Nixon is
up, but the anniversary of Michael Brown's attack on police officer is
just around the corner +
The Missouri Times: Former Cass County Prosecutor
Teresa Hensley (D) announces AG bid, gets immediate endorsement of
Scott Sifton
AP: Democrat Teresa Hensley says she'll primary Jake
Zimmerman for Dem AG slot
KCTV: LeVota quits job as management trainer for
credit union
The Missouri Times: Former Rep. Noel Torpey
(R-Independence) will not run for LeVota's seat
The Missouri Times: Q&A with Rep. Dave Hinson
(R-St. Clair) on his fender-bender
The Missouri Times: Rep. Mike Cierpiot (R-Kansas City)
ascends to floor leader post
KWMU: Sen. Tom Dempsey (R-St. Charles) stepping down
to 'return to private life'
CDT: Dempsey steps down from top Senate job, cites
need to spend time with family X
The Missouri Times: Tom Dempsey set to resign
Missourinet: Dempsey is resigning
AP: Tom Dempsey to resign
P-D: Tom Dempsey set to join private sector
KC Star: At the University of Missouri, online-only
tuition gets cheaper +
P-D: Mizzou offers online-tuition reduction to
community college transfers
KOMU (Columbia): Immigrant students deliver petitions
to Gov. Nixon; Reaction from "Boone County Pacadyrms" [sic]
CDT: Petitioners seek Nixon's help fighting tuition,
aid limits for immigrant students; Chica, chico hablan sobre
struggles de dinero X
KWMU: Ameren drops plans for second nuclear reactor
The Missouri Times: Ameren withdraws bid for new
nuclear plant in Callaway County
P-D: Missouri American Water files for $51M rate
increase
AP: Federal court claims St. Louis County Family Court
discriminates against black kids
KWMU: Federal court finds St. Louis County Family
Court discriminates against black children
P-D: Feds accuse St. Louis County Family Court of
rights violations and racial bias
P-D editorial: Needed: a serious ethics reform
movement in Missouri
JCNT editorial: Ethical, moral issues similar but
different; Editorial board cites Wikipedia as source for slang
definition X
KC Star editorial page editor Steve Paul: McCaskill
book review: High-achieving multi-millionaire relays the struggle
of being a woman, the joy of being gifted Todd Akin as an opponent, more +
KC Star letter: KC Star tries to bury the fact that
LeVota is a Democrat +
P-D letter: Response to woman who suggested kids
perform community service in return for taxpayer-funded food
P-D letter: Bellefontaine Neighbors woman says truly
needy children should receive food handouts - not every kid whose
parents are afflicted with sloth
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