Tuesday, January 31
SNL: Anti-Trump protest outside Blunt's Springfield
office draws 25; Passerby suggests protesters get a job
KSMU: Anti-Trump protesters rally outside Blunt's
office; Liberal groups rally against Jeff Sessions outside local
offices of McCaskill, Blunt and Long
Columbia Missourian: Statements on executive orders
from McCaskill, Blunt, Hartzler communications staff
P-D: Statements on executive orders from local
corporations' communications staff
Columbia Missourian: Local social workers says
executive order could decrease their funding
Columbia Missourian: MU Iranian Student Association
says zero (0) members are affected by Trump executive order
Missourinet: University of Missouri offers support to
students emotional over Trump's executive order
KWMU: Area university leaders oppose Trump's
anti-terrorism order
P-D: Area immigrants unhappy with Trump executive
order; Woman cries
KWMU: Slay speaks out on immigration; Urban
mayor weighs in on presidential executive order
KWMU: Two area foreigners oppose Trump executive order
The Missouri Times: Sarah Wood Martin looks to
transition into elected office; Popular Democratic campaign
veteran earns incumbent's endorsement for St. Louis aldermanic seat
Drebes:
Mark Siettmann joins Dept. of Revenue;
Axiom, Kraus alum will serve as Legislative Director
The Missouri Times: Five Senate bills on economic
development that aren't 'right to work'
Columbia Missourian: 'Right to work' headed to final
major vote on House floor
The Missouri Times: U.S. Chamber targets Missouri with
new legal reform ad campaign
Missourinet: Consumer Council's Cara Spencer critical
of bill in legislature to restrict liability lawsuits
P-D: Lawmakers move to fix glitch in Missouri drunken
driving law
The Missouri Times: Galloway: Almost half of
Missouri municipalities do not meet transparency law
Missourinet: Galloway 'disappointed' with local
governments not meeting financial reporting requirements
The Missouri Times: Conservationists gear up for fight
against captive cervid legislation
KWMU: Missouri death row inmate appeals today's
scheduled execution
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Monday, January 30
KWMU: St. Louisans among thousands protesting Trump's
immigration order nationwide
P-D: Protest draws large crowd at Lambert
airport; Area Muslim says anti-terrorism order might keep
mother-in-law away
P-D: Photo gallery: Woman weeps; Caucasoid
millennial confronts black police officer; More
P-D: Universities issue statements opposing Trump's
anti-terrorism order
KC Star: Protesters at KCI join nationwide rallies
against Trump immigration order +
St. Joseph News-Press: Hundreds gather at KCI;
English prof say Trump doesn't comprehend the intricacies of
international politics like she does X
WDAF: Hundreds gather at KCI to oppose Trump's
immigration order
CDT: Hundreds gather to protest Trump's immigration
order X
Columbia Missourian: Anti-Trump rally draws 200
Columbia Missourian: Photo gallery: Immigrant
woman weeps; Husky white woman purchases hijab in "solidarity"
with Muslims, requires help stretching it around cranium; More
SNL: Blunt on board with Trump's immigration order X
Missourinet: McCaskill-Blunt riverboat exemption sails
through committee
This Week in Missouri Politics: Guest Todd
Richardson; Panel of Rep. John Wiemann (R-St. Charles), Joe
Lakin, labor's Pat White, STL County Dems' Jim Loomis talk 'right to
work,' Uber, online tax, Trump's EPA pick
St. Joseph News-Press: Richard Fordyce looks back at
long list of accomplishments as ag director, expresses confidence in
Missouri ag X
Rosenbaum: Greitens banking on lawmakers to pass
tighter ethics rules
KWMU: Missouri lawmakers take up Greitens' call to
revamp tax breaks
Missourinet: Sen. Dan Brown (R-Rolla) to present
'right to work' bill to Missouri House committee today
Missourinet: GOP lawmakers look to trim unemployment
eligibility from 20 weeks to 13
P-D: Black parents, seeking better opportunities for
their children, are turning to Catholic schools
Columbia Missourian's Ken Midkiff: Carol Comer,
Greitens' pick for DNR, will bring more of the same
P-D letter: U.S. Chamber's Institute for Legal
Reform: Messenger's column regurgitated trial-attorney talking
points, but Greitens and GOP lawmakers will bring change anyway
P-D letter: Columbia woman says Missouri Dems are
stretching with complaints about Hawley's residency
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Sunday, January 29
KWMU: Over 2,000 St. Louisans attend D.C. March for
Life
Columbia Missourian: Local students make trek to
Washington for March for Life rally
Columbia Missourian: Photographer visits D.C. for
Trump inauguration, captures video of rioters destroying public and
private property
P-D: Anti-Trump protest draws 200 downtown;
Woman married to illegal alien weeps
KC Star: Area refugees angry about Trump's executive
order +
AP: Syrian Muslim in KC says Midwesterners have
welcomed him warmly
CDT: Area Indian Perry "Bigsoldier" Griggs, six (6)
paleface kemosabes hold signs outside Bank of American branch office to
protest Dakota Access Pipeline; Man in SUV shouts, "Trump train!
Let's go!" X
The Missouri Times: This Week in Missouri Politics
preview: Speaker Todd Richardson; Panel of Rep. John
Wiemann (R-St. Charles), Joe Lakin, labor's Pat White, STL County Dems'
Jim Loomis talk 'right to work,' Uber, online tax, Trump's EPA pick
AP: Greitens says he met with VP Mike Pence on Saturday
The Missouri Times: Sara Walsh officially earns GOP
nomination to run for Caleb Jones' open seat
CDT: Republicans nominate Sara Walsh for 50th District
special election X
P-D: Questions resurface as St. Louis County elections
office postpones move to St. Ann
SNL: Officials salute legislators as budget cloud
darkens X
CDT: Proposed bill from Sen. Ron Richard (R-Joplin)
could protect businesses from frivolous lawsuits X
SE
Missourian: Number of area children in care of MO DSS Children's
Division has grown steadily +
SNL: Stack of Missouri abortion bills going nowhere
fast X
Daily
Dunklin Democrat: Newspaper cuts back print publication schedule
to three days a week +
P-D editorial: AG Josh Hawley finds state Constitution
surprisingly malleable
SE
Missourian editorial: SEMO President Carlos Vargas-Aburto
handling state budget cuts commendably +
CDT op-ed: Greitens should halt execution of
triple-murderer Mark Christeson X
P-D letter: St. Charles sexagenarian suggests
Post-Dispatch balance its liberal bias
P-D letter: Overland sexagenarian opposes 'right to
work,' says employers "want to be king"
KC Star letter: Gladstone man applauds Silvey for
opposing 'right to work' +
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Saturday, January 28
P-D: Capitol briefs: McCaskill camp promotes
dangers of repealing Obamacare; Talent still desires Trump
defense job; Wagner says she and Trump are simpatico
CDT: Obamacare enrollment deadline looms X
Missourinet: Thousands of Missourians attend D.C.
pro-life rally
P-D: Missourians attend March for Life in Washington,
D.C.
CDT: Hundreds of mid-Missourians join pro-life march
in Washington, D.C. X
SNL: Springfield Catholic students participate in
pro-life march in Washington, D.C. X
Washington Missourian: Photo gallery: Peaceful
pro-life rally in Washington, Mo.: Zero vulgar signs or
vagina-themed headwear
The Guardian (UK): The intolerance of the left:
A visit to Linn County's Marceline explains why rural Missourians
reject liberalism and support Donald Trump
KMIZ: Local officials split on "sanctuary cities,"
extent of Columbia's illegal-immigrant infestation
KMOX: Muslim activists unhappy with Trump over
immigration stand
KDAF (Kansas City): Local leaders say Trump's proposed
tax on Mexican imports could affect Americans' access to avocados,
pinatas
The Missouri Times: Q&A with former Congressman
Allen West
Drebes: MoScout poll: Greitens' job approval,
'right to work,' education savings account, term limits for statewides
The Missouri Times: The Week in the Governor's
Office: Week of Jan. 23
KC Star: Greitens yet to disclose details of
inauguration donations +
KWMU: Pew Research shows nearly 8 of 10 citizens
doesn't trust local media; P-D editor Gilbert Bailon says
Americans are confused about what the media does and should recognize
Post-Dispatch's superior news-gathering approach (4:30), says reporters
should begin catering to "racial, gender, sexual orientation"
categories (34:00)
P-D: Post-Dispatch offers buyouts to employees;
Only those over 55, and with 10 years employment, can cash in
St. Louis Business Journal: Post-Dispatch offers
buyouts to 10 employees; Third quarter numbers show print
circulation plummeting
Missourinet: Rep. Jim Hansen (R-Frankford) says
charges against DOC are "very disgusting"
The Missouri Times: Haahr's professional licensing
bill regulates government instead of businesses
Brownfield Ag News: Missouri ag impact study revealed
to ag committees
The Missouri Times: Miller's utility bill looks to
benefit customers and utilities
Missourinet: St. Charles County homes selling in
record numbers; Rep. Bryan Spencer (R-Wentzville) details
Missourians' migration to safe, prosperous communities
P-D: Ferguson missed deadlines in deal with Justice
Department
Waters: MU chancellor search secrecy: Decision
was nonsensical X
P-D letter: Jobs With Justice's Martin Rafanan opposes
St. Louis' Andy Puzder for Labor Secretary
CDT letter: Jefferson City man exposes Rep. Travis
Fitzwater (R) as a secret good samaritan X
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Friday, January 27
P-D:
As GOP weighs priorities, activists flock to Washington for pro-life
march; Comments from Missouri Right to Life's Steve Rupp
The
Atlantic: Examining the divisions within the Women's March
crowd: Black activists angry over lack of enthusiasm for "Black
Lives Matter" chants; Jefferson City's Sue Gibson on cutting
Trump-supporting friends out of her life
Columbia
Missourian: Fact check: McCaskill claim on tax impact of
Obamacare repeal "Mostly False"
SE
Missourian: Area opinions differ on repealing Obamacare;
Comments from McCaskill, Blunt, Jason Smith, Missouri Hospital
Association's Dave Dillon, pro-repeal businessman, people with sad
stories +
P-D:
Wash U. prof who served in Obama administration disagrees with Trump on
"sanctuary cities" for illegal immigrants
AP: Trump
could revive Missouri proposal on deported illegals who commit crimes
Missourinet:
Missouri Senate considers bill targeting alien criminals
SNL:
John Brunner settles lawsuit with investor who gave $1 million to Eric
Greitens X
The
Missouri Times: Missouri Rising shifts focus to pushing for
legislative policies; 501(c)(4) not required to disclose donors
Kraske:
Greitens misses opportunity by staying mum on how to fund Missouri roads
+
NPR's
Marketplace: Jason Rosenbaum: Missouri could soon join the
ranks of 'right to work' states
The
Missouri Times: Senate sends 'right to work' to House
KWMU:
'Right to work' passes Senate; another vote needed in House
Missourinet:
'Right to work' moves forward in Legislature
Columbia
Missourian: 'Right to work' passes Missouri Senate, moves back to
House
P-D:
'Right to work' a step closer as Missouri Senate approves fast-tracked
bill
KC
Star's Rick Montgomery: An in-depth look at 'right to work' and
its impact on union jobs and non-union jobs in Missouri +
The
Missouri Times: Uber bill passes easily through House
Missourinet:
Smooth ride through Missouri House for Uber and Lyft bill
The
Missouri Times: Opposing prescription drug monitoring bills face
off in House
Missourinet:
Proposal would eliminate cable TV in prisons
SNL:
Lawmakers: Missouri inmates should keep cable X
The
Missouri Times: Emery's bill seeks to create Missouri Economic
Development and Infrastructure Investment Act; Comments from
Gateway Government Relations' Irl Scissors, others
CDT:
Foley panned, praised as candidate for chancellor during search
committee forum X
CDT:
University of Missouri says chancellor search committee not subject to
Sunshine Law X
Columbia
Missourian: Listening, communication skills top wish list for
next MU chancellor
CDT:
UM curators might be shorthanded for financial discussions X
KC
Star editorial: Trump's focus on infrastructure should accelerate
KCI discussions +
Nicklaus:
A ban on Russian investments would hurt Missouri more than the Kremlin
P-D's
Stacy Washington: It's time to plan for a transition back to
local control for St. Louis Public Schools
P-D
letter: Area Pat says MetroLink wasn't prepared for heft of
Women's March crowd
St.
Joseph News-Press letters: Area woman seeks coverage for pro-life
march to match that of feminist protest; Area man disapproves of
Greitens' budget cuts X
KC
Star letter: Independence sexagenarian thinks Trump and Greitens
have something to hide on their tax returns +
P-D
letter: Creve Coeur man wants McCaskill, Blunt to support
provisional immigration status for young illegals
P-D
letter: Richmond Heights man wants legislators to forget about
'right to work,' spend more taxpayer money on education
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Thursday, January 26
KSHB: Jackson County Election Board says more can be
done to stop voter fraud
KMOV: Voter fraud rare in St. Louis area
P-D: One month ago: St. Louis Prosecutor
Jennifer Joyce (D) uncovers 'important evidence' in voter fraud probe,
turns case over to feds
SE
Missourian: Rep. Smith backs Trump's executive actions +
KFVS (Cape Girardeau): Mexican student unhappy about
Trump's actions on immigration; Comments from SEMO poli sci prof
Jason Sides
Missourinet: Columbia College prof theorizes that
NASCAR's Carl Edwards could take on McCaskill in U.S. Senate race
AP:
NASCAR's Carl Edwards does not rule out taking on McCaskill in '18
Columbia Missourian: VA opens Patient Education Center
in Columbia
Columbia Missourian: Amazon to implement Missouri
sales tax on Feb. 1
P-D: Amazon to begin charging sales tax in Missouri
P-D: Greitens will unveil Missouri budget plan next
week
The Missouri Times: 'Right to work' perfected by
Senate as labor supporters do not pursue filibuster
Missourinet: 'Right to work' nears anticipated
completion in Missouri Legislature
AP:
Missouri Senate advances 'right to work'
The Missouri Times: Greitens forms special committee
to audit tax credits
SNL: GOP supermajority allows Rep. Crystal Quade
(D-Springfield) to move on 'cliff effect' bill regarding
taxpayer-funded handouts X
Missourinet: Less direct school choice proposal being
considered in Missouri Legislature
AP:
Emery expands Missouri school choice proposal
Columbia Missourian: Missouri Senate might hear
dueling legislation on opioids
The Missouri Times: 'Hailey's Law' seeks to speed up
Amber Alert process
SNL: Rep. Curtis Trent (R-Springfield) introduces
'Hailey's Law' X
Missourinet: Missouri sex trafficking victim discusses
her choice to leave sex trade industry
The Missouri Times: House committee to investigate
sexual harassment claims in Dept. of Corrections
Missourinet: Rep. Jim Hansen (R-Frankford):
"Significant changes" must be made to change culture at DOC
KWMU: House committee to investigate Missouri
Department of Corrections over harassment claim
Columbia Missourian: State lawmakers consider lowering
hair braiding regulations
The Missouri Times: Grain Belt Express gets support
from unlikely sources; Comments from Missouri Industrial Energy
Consumers' Diana Vuylsteke, Consumers Council's Cara Spencer
P-D: Rate hike push by utilities panned by lawmakers,
companies
AP:
Utilities seek law change on rates
CDT: Man who shot another man over cell-phone
transaction blames behavior on state gun law
X
SE
Missourian: Cape police view body cameras favorably after year of
testing +
SNL: Missouri Department of Conservation reports final
deer and archery turkey harvest X
SE
Missourian: Former Clinton aide to speak at SEMO Black History
Month event; Zerlina Maxwell to share theories about "rape
culture," other grievances +
P-D letter: Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal (D-University
City) dislikes being called pet names
P-D letter: Glendale resident dislikes Post-Dispatch
going "agog" for feminist march while ignoring annual March for Life
CDT letter: Area man says paper should attempt
objectivity in coverage of gals-group study, says "pay gap"
caterwauling ignores basic economic facts about career choices X
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Wednesday, January 25
KC Star: KCI makes Trump priority lists for national
infrastructure projects +
St. Joseph News-Press: Highway building plan will go
through Graves' panel X
Lee's Summit Journal: Local liberal hopes to change
Blunt's mind on Obamacare by sending him a scrapbook of sad stories
KC Star: Jackson County, St. Louis County team up to
track prescription drug abuse; McCaskill secured resources to put
program in action +
KWMU: St. Louis County's prescription drug database
gets cross-state partner
Columbia Missourian: Mizzou event featuring Angela
Davis draws 1,200; Communist Party USA icon: "I want to see
the same crowd from the women's march stand up for illegal immigrants."
CDT: Angela Davis calls for marchers to become a
movement X
Faughn: Thoughts on Women's Marches; Greitens,
legislators and ethics bills; Blunt, MSU and the
Inauguration; Rep. Shane Roden (R-Cedar Hill) expecting;
Narrative of Sen. Scott Sifton (D-Affton) career follows a George Jones
song; Input on who won the week; Much more
The Missouri Times: Danny Pfeifer's Catalyst Group
celebrates 10 years: Greg Porter, Alex Eaton, Becky Lohmann,
Michael Steelman bring high energy, issue expertise, passion to the
Capitol
Drebes: A.J. Bockelman joins Empower Missouri
St. Joseph News-Press: Missouri's largest
lost-and-found: Eric Schmitt revamping unclaimed property effort X
KTRS (St. Louis): State Treasurer Eric Schmitt talks
about new position, how Missourians can get their unclaimed property
KWMU: Hawley challenges Obama regulations, dimisses
Democratic criticism over living in Columbia
Missourinet: GOP calls for tort overhaul prompt
response from Patricia Breckenridge in State of the Judiciary
KWMU: Breckenridge pushes back against GOP tort
overhaul efforts
AP:
In State of the Judiciary address, Breckenridge says too many poor
people kept in jail awaiting trial
P-D: Amid calls for change, Missouri's chief justice
defends judicial branch
Missourinet: Missouri lawmakers look at discrimination
law as another step in tort overhaul
Messenger: When Greitens says trial lawyers' 'time is
up,' real Missourians pay the price
SNL: Rep. Curtis Trent (R-Springfield) will help GOP
round up votes for controversial bills X
Missourinet: House committee hears testimony on
'paycheck protection'
The Missouri Times: REAL ID opposition finally appears
in House committee
Missouinet: McGaugh, Basye praise Greitens' call to
end "frivolous regulations"
P-D: New rules for Uber, Lyft on fast track through
Missouri House
AP:
Schaaf wants up to $100 in tax credits for people who contribute to
campaigns
KOMU: State Senate committee to consider bill to
reduce opioid addiction
CDT: Missouri universities looking to tuition hikes to
cover state funding shortfall X
CDT: Show-Me Institute study: MU ranks in the
middle for research, education value X
Missourinet: Senate committee to consider proposed
educational savings accounts for Missouri K-12 students
SNL: Bill from Rep. Jay Houghton (R-Martinsburg) would
prohibit school superintendents from being candidates for school board X
The Missouri Times: Romine, Hegeman promote technical
education bills in committee
Missourinet: Onder, Schupp disagree on abortion-clinic
safety
CDT: Local non-profit cuts programs, staff after state
funding dries up X
Missourinet: Rapist/triple-murderer Mark Christeson
scheduled to be put down next Tuesday
P-D editorial: Jay Ashcroft finds a broker-friendly
watchdog to police securities fraud
KC Star editorial: Jay Ashcroft should rethink pick
for securities watchdog in Missouri +
Waters: Eric Greitens must learn that tax cuts do not
raise revenue X
KC Star letter: KC woman responds to women's marches,
suggests that perhaps women lose elections and fail to get jobs because
they're simply unqualified +
P-D letter: St. Charles Democrat Carl Peterson
responds to Stacy Washington column, says charter schools fail to
measure up to public schools
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Tuesday, January 24
Missourinet: McCaskill plunges into tricky territory
on cabinet votes
KSMU: Rural Missouri to face unique challenges if
Obamacare is repealed; Comments from Missouri Hospital
Association's Dave Dillon, Missouri Health Care for All's Jen Bersdale
P-D: Area teens drag president's name into high school
girl drama; Student at elite all-girls private school takes to
social media, touts her "bitch attitude" after receiving anonymous note
in locker
P-D: Profile: New Missouri Republican Party
Chairman Todd Graves
The Missouri Times: Federalist Society holds inaugural
Missouri Capitol Forum; Speaker Todd Richardson emcees as
Greitens, Hawley, others speak
The Missouri Times: Missouri Soybean Association to
gather at Capitol for annual meeting
KWMU: 'Right to work' backers file suit to block
campaign to get repeal on the 2018 ballot
The Missouri Times: Senate Democrats hint at
filibuster on 'right to work' during floor debate; Labor looking
to referendum
AP:
Ban on 'right to work' laws in Missouri faces court challenges
P-D: 'Right to work' advocates file lawsuits against
labor-backed ballot initiative
KWMU: Ashcroft defends choice for Missouri securities
commissioner
KC Star: Jay Ashcroft stands by pick for Missouri
securities commissioner +
Missourinet: Ag Director Chris Chinn: Missouri
agriculture is an $88 billion industry; average age of Missouri
farmer is 58
Missourinet: Missouri House committee to consider
'paycheck protection' bill
Missourinet: Proposal would hike Missouri's motor fuel
tax, move lettered roads to county control
Columbia Missourian: Higher ed officials oppose cuts
to their budgets; House appropriations subcommittee hears
testimony
Columbia Missourian: MU Office of Diversity, Inclusion
and Equity to pay for livestream of Communist Party USA leader Angela
Davis speech tonight
The Missouri Times: Collateral source, Daubert
standard bills voted out of committee
SE
Missourian: Bill from Sen. Wayne Wallingford (R-Cape Girardeau)
seeks to protect First Amendment rights of alternative-to-abortion
services +
KWMU: Planned Parenthood opposes Missouri abortion law
passed last year
Columbia Missourian: Bill to protect student
journalists from censorship returns
KWMU: Federal judge says Ameren's upgrades to Rush
Island Power Plant violated Clean Air Act rules
P-D: Hawley brushes off Democratic pokes about
residency; Attorney general lives in Columbia, not Jefferson City
CDT: Gatehouse names Alaska newspaper publisher as new
Tribune publisher X
Missourinet: Study shows median income for Missouri
women trails median income for Missouri men
P-D editorial: Angry anti-Trump gals should focus on
what they might reasonably be able to accomplish
SNL editorial: One fix for Missouri revenue
problem: Streamline sales tax X
P-D letter: Shrewsbury man dislikes Post-Dispatch's
anti-Trump bias
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Monday, January 23
KTVI (St. Louis): Mexican restaurant has fun with its
own border-protecting wall; Owner Jorge Maya wishes Trump well,
suggests hypersenstive thinskins lighten up
St. Joseph News-Press: St. Joseph native plays saxophone for
Trump's inauguration X
KWMU: One of four busses headed to D.C. Womens March
breaks down in Maryland; Women spend hours waiting for mechanic
to help them, miss march
This Week in Missouri Politics: Panel of Jonathon
Prouty, Jeff Mazur, Steve Tilley, Jamilah Nasheed talk Trump,
McCaskill's re-election, Greitens' budget cuts, 'right to work,' more
Rosenbaum: Capitol briefs: Budget issues,
Greitens' camp connections with Sonny Perdue, tax credit pushback,
unions, Mike Parson mingling in Capitol cafeteria
Drebes:
Ethics Commission dismisses charge against Ron Calzone
Missourinet: Missouri Senate could consider 'right to
work' testimony quickly
St. Joseph News-Press: Bill would require missing
weapons be reported X
AP:
Arch Defenders, a group of urban civil rights lawyers, opposes tougher
penalties for attacking police; Former St. Louis City Police
Chief Dan Isom supports legislation
Missourinet: House Committee to hear testimony Tuesday
on red-light camera legislation
P-D: St. Louis City charter schools worry that their
success is attracting too many white students
KWMU: Despite accreditation, state-appointed board
remains in charge of SLPS
KWMU: Scientists burn Ozark forest to see if fire
creates better places for wildlife to live
SE
Missourian: New formulas may lessen illegal use of
herbicides; Legislation from Rep. Don Rone (R-Portageville) will
address lawbreakers +
St. Joseph News-Press editorial: Greitens' delay in
proposing budget isn't a problem, and Fitzpatrick's approach is
correct: State can't tax-and-spend its way to prosperity X
P-D editorial: Legislature should heed demands of
women's-group study: Health care, "pay equality," etc.
SNL letter: Area Democratic leader disagrees with Sen.
Mike Cunningham (R-Rogersville) on 'right to work' X
P-D letter: St. Charles County man dislikes
legislators carrying their firearms in the Capitol
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Sunday, January 22
P-D:
Anti-Trump rally draws thousands; Cape Girardeau woman and
galpals weep over Trump's victory
KMOV:
Women's March photo gallery: Woman wearing "Pussies are
Wonderful" superhero outfit posing for leggy pics; Women wearing
"pink pussyhats;" Other inspirational vaginal references, imagery
KWMU:
Women's March draws thousands downtown
TonysKansasCity.com:
Top challenges for KC anti-Trump marchers: Doubling down on
Clinton's defeat, ignoring the majority of working-class women,
spurning support from like-minded men, more
TonysKansasCity.com:
Anti-Trump march fact check: "Marchers" didn't really march
anywhere
CDT:
Local march attract thousands who oppose Trump X
KOMU:
Hundreds attend local anti-Trump march; Comments from Sierra
Club's Carolyn Amparan, Mid-Missouri Peacework's Mark Haim, Indian
activist Perry Bigsoldier, others
Columbia
Missourian: Thousands of anti-Trump protesters gather in
Columbia; Grown man says he spent the morning "bawling his eyes
out" over Trump victory
Columbia
Missourian: Photo gallery: 360-degree view of crowd
Columbia
Missourian: D.C. bus trip update: Women don "pink
pussyhats," drink wine, bond over hatred for "terrible person" Trump
SNL:
More than 2,000 attend women's march; Attendees hear from "white
woman, black woman, a woman in a hijab, a transgender woman, a woman
politician, and a woman pastor" X
SNL:
Photo gallery: Rep. Crystal Quade (D-Springfield) speaks to
crowd; area man wears "pink pussyhat;" more X
SE
Missourian: Area residents among those attending inauguration,
women's march +
JCNT:
Youth pro-life group growing rapidly X
SNL:
McCaskill treads carefully in Trump confirmation X
CDT:
How ending Obamacare will affect local health care X
P-D:
Months after her death, Phyllis Schlafly's followers and family still
battle over her legacy
This
Week in Missouri Politics: Panel of Jonathon Prouty, Jeff Mazur,
Steve Tilley, Jamilah Nasheed talk Trump, McCaskill's re-election,
Greitens' budget cuts, 'right to work'
Drebes: Staff
changes in office of Sen. Dan Hegeman (R-Cosby): Rich Germinder,
Drew Dampf
JCNT:
Proposal raises state pay without cutting jobs X
AP:
Missouri gun sales increase while permits decrease
AP:
Greitens pushing school choice for special needs students
SNL:
Bill aims to crack down on probation companies X
Washington
Missourian: Rep. Nate Tate (R-St. Clair) gets to work in
Jefferson City, files bill on library-board trustees
P-D:
Missouri takes steps to prevent misuse of herbicide; Bill from
Rep. Don Rone (R-Portageville) would increase penalty on farmers who
chose to break pesticide-application laws and cause damage to
neighbors' crops
P-D's
Nicklaus: 'Right to work' won't magically create jobs in Missouri
CDT
letter: Blue Springs teacher opposes Kraus' tax-cut proposal X
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Saturday, January 21
West Plains Daily Quill: Blunt sets stage for Missouri
to shine on Trump's Inauguration Day
SNL: MSU Chorale delivered its own inaugural message,
through music X
Columbia Missourian: Missourians of all political
stripes attend inauguration; Springfield man pats
Clinton-supporting girlfriend's back to comfort her
Missourinet: Photo gallery: Missourians at
Presidential Inauguration
TonysKansasCity.com: Roundup of KC area anti-Trump
protests
SNL: Anti-Trump protest draws only two dozen;
Protester complains that children on school bus shouted "Trump!" at him X
KWMU: Social studies class at Kirkwood middle school
watches inauguration; Two white males stand for National Anthem,
minority females scowl
P-D: Anti-Trump protesters march through downtown St.
Louis
Columbia Missourian: Twenty liberal groups attract
small crowd to anti-Trump protest
KOMU: Small group gathers to protest Trump;
Boone County GOP Central Committee's Mike Zweifel talks about Trump's
"decisive" victory in Missouri
Missourinet: Women's March on Washington to include
about 1,000 Missourians
P-D: Women take bus trip to D.C.; Black,
transgender activists criticize St. Louis march organizers for lack of
inclusion
TonysKansasCity: Weekly Power Rankings: KC area
conservatives, anti-Trump marchers, more
KSHB: Thousands of aliens who invaded KC illegally
could be deported under Trump; Mexican alien tells story of her
mom smuggling seven-year-old into U.S.
TonysKansasCity.com: Cleaver wants Trump to apologize
for questioning Obama's birthplace
TonysKansasCity: KC Week in Review (video):
Kraske, Helling, Mike Ferguson, others discuss Trump inauguration,
Greitens' budget cuts, Missouri minimum wage, more
Daily
Dunklin Democrat: Missouri Democratic Party Chairman Stephen
Webber visits Caruthersville in effort to rebuild party; Former
state rep talks 'right to work,' education funding, Trump's
'dramatically' lower popularity since election, Jay Ashcroft and David
Minnick, more +
The Missouri Times: Missouri Cattlemen's Association
will feature Allen West and Missouri rib eye
The Missouri Times: This Week in the Governor's
Office: Week of January 16
KSSZ (Columbia): Former Sen. Budget Chairman Kurt
Schaefer: K-12 education funding cuts likely
Missourinet: Missouri Budget Project blames budget
problems on GOP tax cuts
WDAF (Kansas City): Eric Schmitt becomes first state
treasurer to return $1 million in first 11 days in office
St. Joseph News-Press: New push to ban texting while
driving X
KC Star editorial: Introducing the KC Star editorial
board: Four white men, two white women, un Hispanic dama +
CDT op-ed: Missouri lone on addiction; all other
states monitor drugs X
P-D letter: Criminal Justice Ministry dislikes cuts to
its state funding
P-D letter: St. Louis County sexagenarian applauds
editorial board for acknowleding 'Ferguson Effect,' says Post-Dispatch
helped create it by spreading "Black Lives Matter" lies
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Friday, January
20 Inauguration
Day
P-D: Inauguration Day marks victory, defeat for
Missourians; Comments from Pat Thomas, Ron Fitzwater, anti-Trump
protester
KC Star: From Missouri to D.C., Donald Trump
supporters celebrate victory +
P-D: Trump's inauguration day arrives with a Missouri
hue
Missourinet: Blunt talks inauguration planning,
expectations
KC Star: Rockhurst High School students get up close
at Trump inauguration +
Missourinet: Blunt: Trump will disrupt the
status quo
KMIZ: Area liberals to hold "Resist!" march tomorrow
SNL: Anti-Trump rallies to be held today, tomorrow X
Columbia Missourian: Anti-Trump bus trip series:
Profiles of area gals participating in D.C. march
KWMU Diversity Fellow Jenny Simeone: Young illegals
brace for uncertain future; Comments from Rep. Scott Fitzpatrick
(R-Shell Knob), Mexican alien who wants Missouri taxpayers to subsidize
her education
The Missouri Times: Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) named
keynote speaker for 2017 Missouri Lincoln Days
The Missouri Times: Profile: Missouri Farm
Bureau's B.J. Tanksley
Drebes:
Ryan Conway to run for mom Kathie's St. Charles state rep seat
Drebes:
Help Wanted: Missouri Foundation for Health seeks Government and
Community Affairs Specialist
The Missouri Times: KC Caucus selects Jack Bondon,
Rory Rowland as co-chairs
Missourinet: House passes 'right to work'
SNL: No raises for representatives, Speaker Todd
Richardson says X
Missourinet: Missouri House committee passes
resolution to reject pay hike for legislators, statewide elected
officials
Columbia Missourian: State lawmakers consider changes
to make driver's licenses comply with federal law
Missourinet: Lawmakers consider federal compliance
measure to avoid ban on airline travel
KC Star: Democratic proposal would restrict who can
serve as Missouri's securities commissioner +
CDT: University of Missouri leaders working on
response to state budget cuts X
AP:
Audit shows standards for higher-education program lacking
CDT: Rep. Kip Kendrick (D-Columbia) files bill on
student debt X
KWMU: Parents weigh in on St. Louis Public Schools
accreditation
CDT: Rep. Martha Stevens (D-Columbia) proposes cap on
payday loan interest X
Missourinet: AG Josh Hawley sues Obama administration
over coal mining rule
P-D: St. Louis judge grants class action for millions
who got movie-promoting robocall from Mike Huckabee
CDT: Report: Women workers fail to keep up with
men in salary X
The Missouri Times: Women's Foundation releases study
on "economic equality"
P-D's Nicklaus: Missouri's earned-income credit would
help the working poor
P-D's Stacy Washington: Vouchers are excellent option
for expanding school choice in Missouri
P-D letter: St. Charles octogenarian says Clay should
hope 1st District never needs help from Trump
P-D letter: St. Louis man reacts to Greitens' budget
cuts, attempts punchline involving Legislature
P-D letter: St. Louis man disagrees with Greitens on
taxes, 'right to work'
P-D letter: O'Fallon sexagenarian disagrees with
Greitens on taxes, 'right to work'
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Thursday, January 19
P-D's Chuck Raasch: Barack Obama remembrances:
Measuring impact on St. Louis through tangible effects and "matters of
the heart"
KC Star's Scott Canon: Barack Obama
remembrances: KC-area stops: Pitching Obamacare, helping
Robin Carnahan lose U.S. Senate race by 14 points, more +
KC Star: Obama remembrances: Thoughts from Jason
Klumb, Jason Grill, Arthur Bryant's BBQ GM, Richard Martin, "living
wage" protester, others +
SE
Missourian: Obama shortens sentence of area crack dealer;
Christopher DePree could return to Cape Girardeau street
pharmaceuticals industry in July +
P-D: Greitens to attend Trump inauguration
KWMU: Politically Speaking podcast: Sen. Ron
Richard on new legislative reality: Thoughts on 'right to work,'
avoiding GOP infighting under Greitens, tort overhaul, and the
importance of keeping your word
The Missouri Times: Greitens taps Carol Comer to head
Dept. of Natural Resources
Missourinet: Greitens taps former Pence department
head to lead Missouri Department of Natural Resources
AP:
Greitens announces new DNR head
P-D: Greitens announces new DNR director
The Missouri Times: 'Right to work' passes through
House on inevitable journey to Greitens' desk
KWMU: Missouri lawmakers take big step toward passing
'right to work'
Missourinet: Missouri House advances 'right to work'
bill, final vote expected Thursday
The Missouri Times: House committee takes on Blue
Alert and hate crimes against police
KWMU: Missouri abortion opponents confident that
lawmakers will take more action to help their cause
Missourinet: Missouri lawmakers consider proposal to
protect pro-life pregnancy centers
P-D: Senate bill could block proposed changes to St.
Louis discrimination ordinance
The Missouri Times: Trial attorneys reject 'judicial
hellhole' label
P-D: Prosecutors say new state laws will not lead to
felony charges for students; Early statements from
Ferguson-Florissant, Hazelwood districts stirred parents of young
misbehavers
P-D: Chappell-Nadal says she wants sanctions against
Russia for election interference
The Missouri Times: PSC approves Ameren Missouri's
ISRS shutdown, customers could see credit
Missourinet: Missouri Dept. of Conservation:
More than 260,000 deer harvested during animal hunting season
SNL: Missouri Dept. of Conservation using helicopter
to hunt feral hogs; 9mm pistol preferred weapon to put down
destructive animals X
P-D: Hunters harvest 49 deer during first year in
Ladue; Dept. of Conservation says archery hunting is best way to
control wild animals invading decent neighborhoods
Missourinet: Freshman Rep. Bruce Franks (D-St. Louis
City) says Ferguson Effect doesn't exist, wants Greitens to focus on
"black issues"
Priddy:
Evaluating the first-day speeches from Senate President Pro Tem Ron
Richard and Speaker Todd Richardson
KC Star's Sanchez: God is rooting for local
minimum-wage agitators; "Gov. Eric Greiten [sic]" should care +
P-D letter: League of Women Voters promotes anti-Trump
march, "action fair" on gals' issues Saturday
P-D letter: Florissant woman wants Clay to remember
the 1st District also includes police officers
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Wednesday, January 18
KTVI (St. Louis): Pro-Obamacare rally draws fewer than
20 to Clayton; Elderly woman calls GOP "heartless"
SNL: Nearly 30 Obamacare supporters wave signs on
streetcorner, believe their efforts matter; Missouri Health Care
for All's Crystal Brigman: "It was great. We had honks all
around." X
KWMU: Missouri hospitals see more insured patients
under Obamacare; Comments from Missouri Hospital Association's
Dave Dillon
NY Times: 'Repeal and replace': Words still
hanging over GOP's health care strategy; Comments from McCaskill
KC Star: Cleaver won't be among liberal Democrats
boycotting inauguration +
Missourinet: Cleaver will attend Trump inauguration
The Missouri Times: Republicans call on McCaskill to
confirm Pruitt as EPA head
SE
Missourian: Smith hears call to simplify tax code, reduce tax
rates
KSHB: McCaskill helps Jackson County secure federal
funds for prescription drug monitoring
P-D: Police-as-animals painting taken down; Clay
promises appeal
AP:
Artwork glamorizing Ferguson protests removed from Capitol display
NY Daily News: Activists unhappy with Trump adviser's
ties to KC Power & Light District; Some Cordish
establishments instituted dress code, encouraged civilized behavior
KWMU: Bayer-Monsanto would invest billions in U.S. if
deal goes through; Comments from White House Press Secretary Sean
Spicer
KWMU: New Missouri GOP Chairman Todd Graves outlines
challenges, opportunities ahead
Drebes:
Rachel Hassani, formerly of Rupp's PSC office, now working for AG Josh
Hawley
KWMU: Politically Speaking podcast: Freshman
Rep. Donna Baringer (D-St. Louis City) talks about joining Democratic
superminority, future of unions under 'right to work,' more
KWMU: In first State of State, Greitens outlines
ambitious agenda
The Missouri Times: Text of Gov. Eric Greitens' 2017
State of the State address
The Missouri Times: Greitens outlines plans in State
of the State address
The Missouri Times: Democrats question feasibility of
Greitens' State of the State proposals
SNL: Greitens delivers his first State of the State
address X
Missourinet: Top mentions, non-mentions in Greitens'
first State of the State address
Missourinet: House members react to Greitens on 'right
to work,' tax credit stance
Missourinet: SOTS reaction from Kraus, Walsh
Missourinet: Photo gallery: State of the State
AP:
Greitens focuses on job growth during State of the State
P-D: Greitens outlines GOP-led reforms, ethics
overhaul in first State of the State address
KC Star: Greitens delivers State of the State +
Missourinet: Liberal group blames GOP legislators for
state budget challenges; Comments from Empower Missouri's
Jeanette Mott Oxford
P-D: With cuts to Missouri's higher ed spending,
capping tuition will be a challenge
SNL: Colleges: future uncertain after budget cuts X
SE
Missourian: Southeast to lose $3.5 million from state in budget
cuts +
P-D: Missouri school districts will have to cut more
transportation costs after budget cuts
SNL: 'Do no harm' to education funding, program
representatives beg state lawmakers X
The Missouri Times: House passes HB 60 to limit
lobbyist gifts
AP:
House passes bill banning lobbyist gifts, with exceptions
The Missouri Times: Collateral source, expert witness
standard bills heard in special committee
SE
Missourian: Cape residents question Ameren's rate-increase request +
KC Star: Missouri Supreme Court orders KC to put
higher minimum wage on the ballot +
SNL op-ed: McCaskill should support Sessions for AG X
Jensen:
Art and politics: Leftists complain about Bingham painting, but
Clay's backing of police-as-pigs portrait highlights left's obsession
with race +
Messenger: Greitens wants a new direction for Missouri
P-D letter: Hazelwood man wishes Lacy Clay would
attend Trump inauguration
P-D letter: Eureka man responds to Stacy Washington
column on 'right to work'
KC Star letter: Gladstone liberal wants Star to hire
liberal columnist to criticize Missouri GOP +
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Tuesday, January 17
TonysKansasCity.com: Two anti-Trump marches planned
for KC: Saturday stompfest features feminist froth, but Friday
rally most likely to see arrests
KC Star: Area feminists say Saturday's anti-Trump
rally will draw at least 2,000 +
Columbia Missourian: More than 20 liberal groups band
together to promote anti-Trump protest march on Saturday
The Missouri Times: Gov. Bob Holden backs Trump's pick
for China ambassador
Missourinet: Two state lawmakers back Trump's pick for
EPA
KTVI (St. Louis): Francis Howell freshman Emma Johnson
selected to attend Trump inauguration
CDT: Democrats nominate Michela Skelton for Caleb
Jones' seat X
Columbia Missourian: Skelton wins Democratic
nomination, will fill ballot slot against GOP's Sara Walsh
Faughn: Five (5!) things Greitens could mention in the
State of the State
The Missouri Times: Greitens withholds $146 million,
criticizes Nixon's handling of budget
SE
Missourian: Area lawmakers: State must cut spending to
balance budget +
CDT: Higher education takes bulk of cuts as Greitens
withholds $146 million from state budget X
KWMU: On eve of big speech, Greitens swings budget ax
KC Star: Greitens announces $146 million in cuts +
Missourinet: Greitens: $146 million in budget
restrictions not from K-12 classrooms, instead higher ed and K-12
transportation
Missourinet: House Superminority Leader Gail McCann
Beatty (D-Kansas City) says Greitens' budget restrictions will impact
K-12 classrooms
Missourinet: House Superminority Leader says higher ed
budget restrictions could affect tuition rates
AP:
Greitens cuts $146 million; Colleges take hit
P-D: Greitens cuts $146 million from budget
Missourinet: Kit Bond reflects on $900 million budget
shortfall he faced 36 years ago
The Missouri Times: Collateral source to set to mark
start of tort reform effort
SNL: Statewide ridesharing rules zoom toward House
floor X
The Missouri Times: Legislation would move public
notices online and out of newspapers
Missourinet: Advocacy group wants lawmakers to
consider legislation for people with developmental disabilities
KWMU: Lobbyist gift ban up for Missouri House vote
this week
SE
Missourian: Area lawmakers support use of metal detectors at
Capitol, defend lawmakers' right to carry guns
+
SE
Missourian: Meat processing plant faces $70K penalty from state
for Clean Water Act violations +
P-D obituary: Father of former state Rep. Steve Banton
(R-Wildwood)
P-D editorial: Courts reject another legislative fix
to municipal court issues
AFL-CIO: Anti-Puzder form letter generator
P-D letter: Post-Dispatch publishes Illinois woman's
anti-Puzder form letter
P-D editorial board letters policy: "We don't publish
form letters."
P-D letter: Area vegetarian suggests combating GOP's
Obamacare repeal by eating plants
CDT letter: Pacific liberal mocks Fraker's
country-club tax break proposal X
SE
Missourian letter: Area woman expresses anger that state
lawmakers can smoke in their offices +
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Monday, January 16 State
holiday - Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
KWMU Diversity Fellow Jenny Simeone: Area anti-Trump
women bicker over allegations of non-inclusion; White woman
apologizes for not including more black/handicapped/poor/old/LGBTQIA*
voices
JCNT: Pro-Obamacare rally draws four (4) outside
Luetkemeyer's office X
P-D: U.S. Supreme Court to hear Missouri case on state
money for religious institutions
Drebes:
Help Wanted: Emerson seeks government relations manager
This Week in Missouri Politics: Guest Holly
Rehder; Panel of Jo Mannies, Tony Messenger, Carpenters' Mark
Dalton, David Barklage talk Trump, 'right to work,' state ethics bills,
more
Rosenbaum: When 'right to work' comes, can Missouri's
unions adapt? Q&A with Wash U. sociology prof Jake Rosenfeld
Missourinet: Missouri Senate quickly following House
on 'right to work' legislation
Missourinet: Mixed reviews from Missouri House leaders
about governor's plans to delay budget proposal
SE
Missourian: Area lawmakers: State must cut spending to
balance budget +
AP:
Rideshare regulations speed through Missouri House
St. Joseph News-Press: Bill from Rep. Marsha Haefner
(R-St. Louis County) will classify attacks on police as hate crimes
SNL: Hearings this week in Jefferson City: REAL
ID, prevailing wage, more X
SE
Missourian Hearings set in Cape, Charleston on Ameren rate
increase request +
P-D editorial: Resistance movements to Trump are
premature - he deserves a chance to prove himself; Area gals in a
tizzy over Missouri painting should save caterwauling for moments that
matter
Priddy: Recap: Greitens' inauguration
KC Star's Derek Donovan: On leaving the role of public
editor and moving to editorial board +
SE
Missourian letter: Sexagenarian professor says she disagrees with
"State [sic] Representative
Jason Smith" on Obamacare +
P-D letter: Former Occupy STL organizer wants Greitens
to oppose 'right to work'
SNL letter: Republic octogenarian wants Greitens to
fight for the poor X
P-D letter: Kirwood sexagenarian says Republicans
should stop opposing environmental regulations and start protecting
Missouri streams
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Sunday, January 15
SNL: Local lawmakers to Trump: Keep inaugural
speech short, simple X
Missourinet: McCaskill supports Trump's picks for
Defense and Homeland Security
P-D: McCaskill, Blunt, Clay, Wagner share early
expectations of Trump presidency
The Missouri Times: This Week in Missouri Politics
preview: Guest Holly Rehder; Panel of Jo Mannies, Tony
Messenger, Carpenters' Mark Dalton, David Barklage talk Trump, 'right
to work,' state ethics bills, more
JCNT: Inaugural ball fashion report: Governor
and wife, state legislators, college kids, man wearing a kilt to get
attention, others X
Drebes:
Pat Contreras, runner-up in 2016 Democratic state treasurer primary,
files paperwork to run for AG in 2020
Drebes:
Rep. Nick Marshall (R-Parkville) running for state Senate
P-D: Brad Green, Todd Scott, Jeffrey Earl join Jennae
Neustadt on Greitens' legislative team
Missourinet: Hawley warns consumers about
storm-related price gouging
CDT: Juvenile officer: Minor school fights
unlikely to result in felony charges X
SNL: MSU enrollment soars; other schools see drop X
Washington Missourian: Schatz files 15 bills before
opening of session X
St. Joseph News-Press: Bill would allow marijuana for
terminally-ill patients X
AP:
Ameren efficiency charge to take effect
P-D: AT&T discontinues 'lifeline' discount for the
old and handicapped
Washington Missourian editorial: Early indications
show that Greitens will hide from media and the public X
P-D editorial: Missouri should not follow Kansas' lead
on taxes
P-D editorial: Police officers are losing their
confidence, and that's a bad thing for everyone
CDT op-ed: University of Missouri curator emeritus
David Wasinger: The criteria by which Eric Greitens should choose
curators X
P-D op-ed: Forward Through Ferguson's Zack
Boyers: To fix inequality of outcomes, look at every issue
through a racial lens
P-D letter: Mehlville man dislikes Post-Dispatch
staff's liberal bent
P-D letter: Area sheet metal worker talks about
recently-signed contract, thinks governor and David Humphreys might care
P-D letter: University City man supports criminal code
updates to hold badly-behaved students accountable for actions
P-D letter: Ballwin man responds to Show-Me Institute
op-ed on charter schools
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Saturday, January 14
The Missouri Times: Blunt to showcase the Show-Me
State in presidential inauguration
Drebes:
KC native and SLU grad John DeStefano heads to work for Trump
P-D: Blunt shrugs off liberals' anger over Trump's
election
P-D: Lacy Clay won't attend Trump inaugural
KC Star: Pumped: Oil and gas workers in Western
Missouri like a Trump future: "We have kids, and we're just
trying to keep a job." +
P-D: Ann Wagner named to House Foreign Affairs
Committee
P-D: Architect of the U.S. Capitol plans to remove
police-as-animals painting on Tuesday
The Missouri Times: This Week in the Governor's
Office: Week of January 9
P-D: Rep. Cora Faith Walker (D-Ferguson) renews rape
accusation against Rep. Steven Roberts (D-St. Louis City), claims she
was drugged
SNL: Rebuilding Missouri's Medicaid system could cut
costs but increase uncertainty X
KWMU: Rep. Nick Marshall (R-Parkville) offers visiting
constituents - with CCW permits - the opportunity to borrow a gun
CDT: Rep. Rick Brattin (R-Harrisonville) proposes
eliminating tenure for public school professors X
CDT: Legislators face school-funding questions at
Missouri NEA forum X
KSSZ: Columbia Public Schools Superintendent Peter
Stiepleman wants lawmakers to change definition of "harassment"
KWMU: St. Louis Public Schools Superintendent Kelvin
Adams discusses accreditation ruling
The Missouri Times: Emery's bills look to modernize
Missouri utility grids and rate adjustments
Columbia Missourian: Ameren to raise electric bills in
late January
Missourinet: All of Missouri's 40 electric
cooperatives enact emergency response plans for major ice storm
Daily
Dunklin Democrat: Two dicamba-related bills introduced in
Missouri House +
The Missouri Times: How one disease caused a rift
between farmers and the Missouri Department of Conservation
Missourinet: Missouri Dept. of Conservation offers
post-storm tree care tips
Missourinet: Missouri Insurance Department gives tips
to property owners affected by winter storm
P-D: Authors of National Institute of Justice report
complain that court costs, fees imposed on lawbreakers are racist and
discriminate against the poor
P-D editorial briefs: McCaskill, Blunt and the Delta
Queen; Something will go wrong when Rep. Nick Marshall
(R-Parkville) loans out guns
P-D op-ed: Student painter David Pulphus and
"freelance writer"/promoter Etefia "Nigerian Nightmare" Umana:
Americans who oppose police-as-animals painting are afflicted with
white privilege
Messenger: With Capitol metal detectors, Greitens
resets the gun debate; Rep. Nick Schroer (R-O'Fallon) disagrees
with Marshall's approach to CCW in the Capitol
Columbia Missourian's Tom Warhover: Departing
executive editor lists the awards won during his reign, expounds upon
how much more forward-thinking the Missourian was under his leadership
compared to other newspapers, etc.
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Friday, January 13 MoDOT Traveler Map
KWMU: Anti-Trump women find ways to disagree;
Tensions boil over at public meeting over allegations of extreme
whiteness
KWMU: Union protest draws about 50 to downtown Hardee's
AP:
Former Sen. David Pearce (R-Warrensburg) to work for Treasurer Schmitt
P-D: Robbery of Rep. Bruce Franks (D-St. Louis City)
tied to carjacking of woman after Christmas Mass; Two of St.
Louis City's top criminals prospects, 20-year-olds Tavion Regans and
William Nelson, carry impressive previous-conviction stats
KC Star: Bryan Lowry, formerly of Wichita Eagle, hired
as Star's lead political reporter; 30-year-old replaces Dave
Helling, who moves to editorial board +
The Missouri Times: Greitens declares State of
Emergency, faces first real test as governor
The Missouri Times: Greitens declares State of
Emergency for Missouri, activates National Guard; MoDOT warns of
'significant' ice accumulations
KWMU: State's new round of money problems may collide
with pending tax cuts
The Missouri Times: House Budget Committee awaits
Greitens budget in the midst of shortfalls
AP:
To address budget shortfall, Rep. Scott Fitzpatrick (R-Shell Knob)
calls for more cuts
P-D: Missouri faces 'dire' budget hole, may need $456
million in cuts
The Missouri Times: House perfects lobbyist
expenditure bills
Missourinet: Bill to restrict lobbyist gifts sails
through second round in Missouri House, receives some opposition
AP:
House moves forward on proposed lobbyist gift ban
The Missouri Times: Romine, Fitzwater look to change
the name of Jay Nixon State Park
P-D: Lawmakers look to rename state park named after
Nixon
The Missouri Times: Missouri Retired Teachers
Association lobby day cancellation highlights concerns about Capitol
security measures
Columbia Missourian: Rep. Nick Marshall (R-Parkville)
offers firearms protection to CCW holders
KC Star: Lawmaker says he'll lend guns to Missouri
Capitol visitors +
Missourinet: Rep. Jim Neely (R-Cameron) files medical
marijuana bill
SE
Missourian: SEMO's online programs rank highest in Missouri +
AP:
Inmate says state's sexual-predator law is unconstitutional
AP:
Ameren customers could see rate hike
P-D editorial: Crime stats are clear: Young
black males are at the center of the problem, and poverty is partly to
blame
Messenger: Greitens' first two orders collide as
utilities seek weakened ethics rules
Columbia Missourian's George Kennedy: Eric Greitens
has Jewish parents, went to good schools, became cultured - so how did
he end up with "hard-edged conservatism?"
P-D columnist Stacy Washington: 'Right to work' will
improve economic conditions for Missourians statewide
CDT letter: Local Dem leader Bill Romjue blames
candidates' losses on Trump, tells Republicans they'll lose it all soon X
SNL letter: Area sexagenarian dislikes Missouri
concealed-carry laws X
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Thursday, January 12
KFVS (Cape Girardeau): Local Obamacare counselor
recommends residents sign up to avoid paying penalty
St. Joseph News-Press: In final days, Obama's Fish
& Wildlife Service changes name of Squaw Creek, says name is
offensive to Indians; Sam Graves says he will fight "ridiculous
overreach" X
P-D's Chuck Raasch: Lacy Clay, Duncan Hunter, and the
police-as-animals painting embody America's cultural war
TonysKansasCity.com: Amid historic Kansas City
bloodshed, local "Aim4Peace" group awarded another $600k of taxpayer
money
Faughn: Kander's push for national attention makes a
misstep with preachy lecture; Todd Richardson exorcises Bekki
Cook demons from Missouri House; More
P-D: McCaskill, Blunt push for law to get Delta Queen
steamboat cruising
The Missouri Times: John Hancock, Jonathon Prouty form
new political firm
CDT: Michela Skelton, 31-year-old distant "cousin" of
Ike Skelton, to fill Democratic ballot slot against Republican Sara
Walsh for Caleb Jones' seat X
The Missouri Times: Greitens names Drew Erdmann as new
COO
AP:
Greitens picks Warren Erdmann as COO
Missourinet: Hawley says he looks forward to working
with Trump administration, talks ethics policy
P-D: State budget woes could hamper efforts to boost
Missouri worker pay
KCTV: Rep. Nick Marshall (R-Parkville) offers
opportunity for CCW owners to borrow guns from his office (link via
TonysKansasCity.com)
The Missouri Times: Sen. David Sater (R-Cassville)
pushes for block grant approach to health care
Columbia Missourian: Medicaid proposal would change
federal funding, give state more control
Missourinet: Republicans say approach to change
Medicaid would reduce costs
AP:
Missouri lawmakers seek to convert Medicaid into block grant
The Missouri Times: Sen. Dan Brown (R-Rolla) presents
'right to work,' 'paycheck protection' bills to General Laws Committee
The Missouri Times: PSC approves Ameren Missouri grid
investment
CDT: City of Columbia moving ahead with prescription
drug monitoring program X
P-D: Chappelle-Nadal urges state to buy out homeowners
who chose to live near Superfund site
KC Star: KC Star expands editorial board: Dave
Helling, Steve Kraske among veteran reporters added to group +
JCNT editorial: Nixon erred in pardoning
protesters; Uncivilized behavior can lead to chaos X
P-D letter: Wildwood sexagenarian supports painting of
police depicted as animals
P-D letter: St. Charles liberal supports naming park
after Nixon, dislikes Rush Limbaugh
CDT letter: Area man says 'right to work' is a right
to freeload X
P-D letter: Greendale sexagenarian wants Republican
state legislators to support gun-control laws
KC Star letter: Liberty liberal dislikes Star's
wording of editorial page headlines +
P-D letter: Webster Groves liberal wonders if
Post-Dispatch ever bothers to fact-check the letters it publishes
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Wednesday, January 11
Time Magazine: McCaskill praises Homeland Security
pick John Kelly
KSMU: MSU singers nervous, excited about inauguration
performance
KC Star: After push from McCaskill and Portman,
Backpage.com shuts down sex-services section
+
AP:
Painting of pig in police uniform, sponsored by Lacy Clay, restored to
Capitol display
KWMU: Area gals fight back against Trump
administration via online petition
Columbia Missourian: MLK Day events set: Speech
from Communist Party USA icon Angela Davis, more
Drebes:
Jobs With Justice files paid-leave initiative petitions
The Missouri Times: Nixon sets special election date
for Caleb Jones' seat
KWMU: Politically Speaking podcast: Rosenbaum
and KCUR's Brian Ellison talk with Speaker Todd Richardson, House
Superminority Leader Gail McCann Beatty (D-Kansas City), Rep. Kip
Kendrick (D-Columbia)
Missourinet: House Superminority Leader Gail McCann
Beatty shares thoughts on GOP agenda, Department of Corrections
investigation, more
The Missouri Times: Greitens puts freeze on all
'job-killing' regulations with executive order
KWMU: Greitens issues executive order to curb state
regulations
AP:
Greitens temporarily freezes new regulations
P-D: Greitens orders review of state rules in bid to
reduce regulations
KC Star: Greitens' Inauguration Day guests included
donor +
KC Star: Hawley announces new ethics policy; AG
won't take contributions from those with pending bids for contracts,
won't allow employees to accept gifts +
The Missouri Times: 'Right to work' hearing marks
first step of new labor reform reality
KTVI: 'Right to work' hearing includes testimony from
State Treasurer Eric Schmitt, AFL-CIO's Mike Louis, former GOP state
rep Shannon Cooper, others
KWMU: Lawmakers prepare to pass 'right to work'
Columbia Missourian: 'Right to work' fiercely debated
in House hearing
AP:
Missouri lawmakers take first steps toward 'right to work'
The Missouri Times: Kraus offers tax-cutting
legislation to Ways and Means amid budget shortfall
Missourinet: Even with spending restrictions looming,
Missouri lawmakers considering tax-cut options
SNL: Proposal to end corporate income tax receives
mixed reviews at Missouri Senate hearing X
Missourinet: Missouri business groups speak out
against delivery sales tax
SE
Missourian: Wallingford proposes bill to collect sales taxes on
online purchases +
The Missouri Times: Lobbyist gift ban clears second
hurdle
P-D: Bill limiting lobbyist gifts heads to House floor
Daily
Dunklin Democrat: Missouri cleans up its criminal code;
Dunklin County Prosecuting Attorney Jeff McCormick, Christian County
Prosecuting Attorney Amy Fite praise process
+
CDT: Activists dislike criminal code updates, say
school behavior standards favor "wealthy white kids" X
KWMU: State Board of Education grants St. Louis Public
Schools full accreditation
P-D: St. Louis Public Schools fully accredited once
again
Daily
Dunklin Democrat: Bills focused on farmers' illegal applications
of herbicide not yet ready, expected next week
+
P-D editorial: McCaskill helps expose Backpage.com for
the sex-trafficking business it is
P-D editorial: Nixon was too stingy in dispensing
mercy; Outgoing governor should have pardoned more criminals
St. Joseph News-Press' Ken Newton: A new day, but
nothing really new: Missouri has seen darker days before, and the
state will be just fine X
Columbia Missourian's David Rosman: 'Right to work'
laws will hurt unions, jobs
Columbia Missourian's Steve Spellman: Local man
attends inaugural events, eats barbecue
P-D op-ed: Black Alliance for Leadership &
Action's Brittini Gray: Holding violent students accountable for
their behavior is unfair
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Tuesday, January 10
KMBC: Area environmentalists protest outside
McCaskill's office, want her to block Trump's cabinet picks
Columbia Missourian: Art teachers seek to stop
Missourian's painting from being displayed at presidential
luncheon; Gals start online petition to show Trump what's what
SNL: MSU Chorale students to perform at presidential
inauguration X
P-D: New McCaskill-Portman report challenges website's
claims it is not liable for ads for sex with minors
P-D: Clay will return police-as-animals painting to
Capitol wall
P-D: St. Louis City woman admits Social Security
fraud; Yolanda Bova stole $59k from taxpayers by claiming
disability benefits
AP:
Nicole Galloway announces birth of third son
Drebes:
Galloway announces hiring of top Democratic talent - Doug Nelson and
Joan Gummels
The Missouri Times: Eric Greitens becomes governor of
Missouri
The Missouri Times: Text of Greitens' inaugural speech
KWMU: Greitens: "The people have spoken; a
new direction has been decided"
Rosenbaum: Even before he took oath, Greitens was
forging his own path
JCNT: Greitens takes aim at 'new direction' for
Missouri X
Columbia Missourian: Greitens takes oath, pledges an
outsider's perspective as governor
Columbia Missourian: Photo gallery: Inauguration
Day
SNL: Inauguration Day in Jefferson City: Five
Republicans sworn into statewide office X
Missourinet: Greitens' speech warmly embraced by
supporters
KC Star: Greitens takes oath of office +
JCNT: Greitens honors Missouri heroes X
The Missouri Times: Ethics push takes center stage as
Greitens signs executive order
AP:
Greitens takes over as governor, targets lobbyists
P-D: Greitens sworn in as governor, pledges to end
'politics as usual'
Missourinet: Ethics bill rockets through Missouri
House committee
Missourinet: Fitzpatrick not optimistic about pay
increases next year for state workers
P-D: School choice proposals could see movement under
Greitens
KWMU: UMSL revokes sponsorship of St. Louis charter
school
P-D: Activists unhappy with discipline standards for
violent students
Missourinet: Missouri Department of Corrections
gardening program produced 140 tons of produce for non-profits
SNL: MSU settles lawsuit with student who wouldn't
counsel gay couples X
KWMU: St. Louis Planned Parenthood affiliates brace
for possible cuts
Columbia Missourian: Executive Editor Tom Warhover
quits: "It's been a long time in a job that's a little bit
difficult."
SE
Missourian editorial: Peter Kinder helped reshape politics in
Missouri +
P-D editorial: Greitens: 'Bureaucracy is the
wrong place to look if you're seeking compassion'
P-D editorial: Time to consider elected control for
St. Louis public schools
Daily
Dunklin Democrats' Steve Patton: GOP state legislators hit the
ground running; Session should include transportation-funding
solutions +
Columbia Missourian op-ed: Show-Me Institute's Andrew
Wilson: St. Louis stadium talk shows fuzzy thinking on the
'price' of doing business
P-D op-ed: Show-Me Institute's Michael McShane:
Legislators should expand charter schools, establish education savings
account, more
P-D letter: Art teacher praises Clay-sponsored
painting depicting police officers as animals, expresses her dislike
for Trump
P-D letter: Bellefontaine Neighbors man imagines the
outrage if Clay-sponsored anti-police painting depicted Jews, blacks or
Muslims as animals
Columbia Missourian letter: Union official opposes
'right to work'
P-D letter: Independence man wants Legislature to
spend more on Dept. of Transportation and Patrol Employees Retirement
System (MPERS)
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Monday, January
9 Details
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The Missouri Times: Inauguration Day: What you
should know
Missourinet: Jefferson City Convention and Visitors
Bureau expects at least 3,000 visitors for inauguration; Hotel
rooms virtually sold out
Missourinet: Special Missouri bell tradition may
continue during inauguration; 2013 swearing-in featured timing
malfunction
KWMU: Listen live to hear Greitens' inaugural speech,
Jason Rosenbaum's reporting and analysis
Missourinet: Missourinet and KMIZ to offer live
coverage from inauguration; Guests include former Sen. Kit Bond,
Budget Chairman Scott Fiztpatrick (R-Shell Knob), House Superminority
Leader Gail McCann Beatty (D-Kansas City), more
KC Star: Speaker at MLK ceremony uses platform to
criticize Donald Trump's successful presidential campaign +
This Week in Missouri Politics: Guest Chris Zimmerman
of the St. Louis Blues; Panel of Reps. Tracy McCreery (D-St.
Louis) and Jean Evans (R-Manchester), Joe Lakin, AFL-CIO's Mike Louis
talk 'right to work,' infrastructure spending, more
Drebes:
Former state Rep. Tony Dugger (R-Hartville) joins Burton-Liese
Government Relations
Missourinet: House Committee to hear testimony today
on Alferman lobbyist gift ban bill
St. Joseph News-Press: Business groups hopeful for
2017 legislative session; Comments from St. Joseph Chamber's R.
Patt Lilly, MO Chamber's Dan Mehan, NFIB's Brad Jones X
KRES/KWIZ (Moberly): Rep. Cheri Toalson Reisch talks
committee assignments, including what she offers Judicial Committee
St. Joseph News-Press: Auditor Nicole Galloway finds
issues in higher ed funding program X
AP: Lawmakers: Concern about new assault law is
overblown
SE
Missourian: Area school chiefs still assessing new laws on
fighting, bullying; Comments from area superintendents, Missouri
School Boards' Association's Susan Goldammer
+
KWMU: St. Louis Public Schools on brink of full
accreditation
P-D: Lineup of public hearings set for Ameren
Missouri's proposed rate increase
SE
Missourian editorial: Drew Juden earned his job as Missouri
public safety director +
JCNT editorial: Statehouse security additions will
give protection, peace of mind X
P-D editorial: St. Louis Public Schools, take a bow
P-D letter: Calverton Park septuagenarian dislikes
'right to work'
P-D letter: Webster Groves man says Post-Dispatch
subscription cost rises even faster than college tuition
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Sunday, January 8
The Missouri Times: Missouri GOP selects Todd Graves
as next chairman
AP: Todd Graves elected as new Missouri GOP chairman
P-D: Liberal, Mo. is now a misnomer; An in-depth look
at Barton County town's deep red values
CDT: Mizzou invites Communist Party USA icon Angela
Davis to speak at Martin Luther King Jr. celebration X
St. Joseph News-Press: Missouri NAACP holds quarterly
meeting in St. Joseph X
The Missouri Times: This Week in Missouri Politics
preview: Guest Chris Zimmerman, St. Louis Blues, on Scottrade
deal and more; Panel of Joe Lakin, AFL-CIO's Mike Louis, Rep.
Tracy McCreery (D-Olivette) and Jean Evans (R-Manchester) talk ethics
bills, 'right to work,' more
JCNT: New events added to inaugural schedule X
JCNT: Nixon talks about comraderie of Missouri
governors, offers Greitens an ear when times when get tough X
JCNT: Next first family set to move into Governor's
Mansion X
KWMU: Greitens promises allies and the public that
he'll have their back in Jefferson City
P-D: Greitens will face budget challenges
SNL: Brother of Rep. Lyndall Fraker (R-Marshfield) to
play the 'Missouri Waltz' at inaugural ball X
Washington Missourian: Superintendents work to
interpret new bullying, fighting laws X
The Missouri Times: Betsy AuBuchon appointed first
female Supreme Court clerk
CDT: City, county officials track state legislation
affecting local area X
SNL: Mother of child with autism seeks sponsor for
state legislation X
St. Joseph News-Press: Plenty of odd bills on file
this year: "Hair Braiding Freedom Act," "feral hogs" renamed
"feral swine," bingo regulations, more X
Columbia Missourian: Missouri traffic fatalities up in
2016
Washington Missourian editorial: Honor Peter Kinder's
career of public service X
Washington Missourian editorial: The new era of
Republican rule in Missouri X
St. Joseph News-Press editorial: A new day dawns in
Jefferson City; GOP to prevail on Medicaid and 'right to work,'
and Greitens may get his way on ethics provisions X
P-D editorial: Everyone who benefits from sports and
cultural venues should be taxed to pay for them
Waters: 'Right to work' gets its day in Missouri X
P-D op-ed: Group of black pastors urges McCaskill,
Blunt to help Palestinians
P-D's Samantha Bliss: Missouri Foundation for Health,
others fighting to save Obamacare from state and federal Republicans
P-D letter: Area woman wants state, federal lawmakers
to support Obamacare
P-D letter: Ballwin septuagenarian says Greitens'
"loud and violent" campaign imagery offended her and "many Missourians"
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Saturday, January 7
Bloomberg: 2016 Missouri Democratic Party campaign
postmortem: Q&A with Roy Temple on the shellacking Missouri
voters gave Hillary Clinton
CDT: Anti-Trump march to be held in downtown Columbia
day after presidential inauguration X
P-D: Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) removes painting
approved by Clay that depicts police as animals
SNL: Top readers' comments of the week: Reaction
to Hartzler and ethics committee controversy; Legislators and
guns at the Missouri Capitol X
SNL: Eric Greitens holds events in Springfield to
rally supporters and champion women in business X
The Missouri Times: Sarah Steelman to be new OA
Director under Greitens
KSMU: Greitens names Sarah Steelman to head office of
administration
P-D: Greitens naming former State Treasurer Sarah
Steelman to key post
KC Star: Urban leaders watch warily as Greitens
prepares to take oath +
KWMU: Politically Speaking podcast: On his final
full day in office, Treasurer Clint Zweifel reflects on his public
service
CDT: Nixon sets special election for Caleb Jones' seat X
Missourinet: Nixon pardons Medicaid protesters;
Grown men, women made a scene in Senate gallery
P-D: In final days, Nixon pardons Senate-gallery
disruptors; Adults acted out, failed to convince legislators to
expand Medicaid
Daily
Dunklin Democrat: Sen. Doug Libla (R-Poplar Bluff) says 'right to
work' a top GOP priority +
Columbia Missourian: Legislators talk 'right to work'
at Columbia Chamber of Commerce event
The Missouri Times: Rep. Jim Neely (R-Cameron) files
new bill to allow medical marijuana for terminal patients
Daily
Dunklin Democrat: New criminal code includes stronger penalties
for school fights; Kennett Public Safety Director John Mallott
blames bad behavior on "the WWE, and all the stuff like that" +
P-D: Family of slain man wants state park named after
their relative, not outgoing Gov. Nixon
AP: Judge rules that Michael Brown's parents must
release strong-arm robber's school and medical records, as well as
disclose all income from post-shooting profiteering
Columbia Missourian op-ed: MU ethnomusicology prof
Stephanie Shonekan: Black fraternity, MU College Republicans show
us a way forward
CDT letter: Anonymous reader, who asked to have
his/her name withheld, dislikes Missouri's expanded concealed-carry laws X
P-D letter: St. Charles octogenarian responds to "get
to know the editorial page" piece, says liberal editors must think
readers are "mouth-drooling idiots"
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Friday, January 6
KSDK: Trump names St. Louisan Katie Walsh deputy chief
of staff
P-D: St. Louis native Katie Walsh will be deputy chief
of staff in Trump White House
KWMU: McCaskill, Blunt plan to be present for Trump's
swearing-in
Columbia Missourian: Area residents share hopes, fears
of 2017: Sexagenarian Caucasoid male says America is "doomed"
with Trump; 17-year-old white girl fears Trump; Minority
student, who chooses to work hard and study, says fears of Trump are
overblown
KWMU: McCaskill says Trump's criticism of intelligence
experts threatens the nation
Missourinet: McCaskill says Trump's approach is
helping Iran, North Korea, China
P-D: In Obamacare fight, McCaskill and a dozen
Democrats could be key
SE
Missourian: U.S. Rep. Jason Smith: GOP looks to scrap
health-insurance mandate +
SE
Missourian: Smith: Eventually, House will need to
strengthen ethics committee +
The Missouri Times: Missouri Times Magazine now
available online: Power-player profiles, Freshman Yearbook
showcasing incoming newbies, Q&A with lobbyists, much more
Drebes:
Kansas City Star seeks Lead Political Reporter
KWMU: Nixon's last 'waltz': Governor taking
brief tour across Missouri before leaving office
Missourinet: Nixon oversees last Governor's Prayer
Breakfast, talks transition and issues
SE
Missourian: Greitens opposes tax increase for roads and bridges +
Missourinet: Senate leaders lay out GOP agenda
AP:
Richard disagrees with Greitens on lobbying provision;
'One-to-one' proposal would prohibit lawmakers from earning a living
lobbying based on their length of service
The Missouri Times: Rep. Scott Fitzpatrick (R-Shell
Knob) announces new "Modernize Missouri" initiative
Missourinet: Both sides of 'right to work' issue to
testify Tuesday at Capitol
The Missouri Times: Tesla wins stay on appeals court
case
Missourinet: Audit: Missouri Higher Ed
Department doesn't verify information to award schools performance
funding
KWMU: Appeals court denies ACLU's request in
Ferguson-Florissant voting rights appeal; Group seeks election
changes to make it harder for white candidates to win
The Missouri Times: PSC returns after holiday break,
bids Rachel Hassani adieu
Columbia Missourian: Missouri Dept. of Conservation
deer report: Over 10,000 wild animals harvested in
alternative-methods season
P-D: St. Louis City maintains highest murder level in
20 years, ties last year's tally at 188
SE
Missourian: Crime data shows decreases in city, county in 2016 +
KWMU: Veteran reporters Dale Singer, Donna Korando
retiring
P-D editorial: Editorial page seeks video, text
messages for Trump; Paper wants readers to submit content for
free, which Lee Enterprises will package and promote through its
revenue-generating channels
Seeking Alpha stock market analysis: I wouldn't gamble
on Lee Enterprises; Lee's transition into digital monetization
"might prove futile, with no economic moat in the future"
Messenger: Veteran of Missouri tax credit fights -
former state Sen. Jason Crowell (R-Cape Girardeau) - wishes Greitens
success
P-D's Kurt Erickson: New park named after Jay Nixon is
mysterious
KC Star letter: Area feminist expresses outrage over
wording of KC Star headline promoting gals' anti-Trump march;
Editors change headline after one (1) feminist complaint +
P-D letter: Greenway Network's Greg Poleski
appreciates Nixon's advocacy for state parks
P-D letter: St. Charles Democrat who lost state Senate
race dislikes paper's retrospective on Peter Kinder's successful career
P-D letter: Ballwin sexagenarian disagrees with
challenges to Amendment 2
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Thursday, January 5
St.
Joseph News-Press: Missouri lawmakers retain some old assignments
in new Congress X
Politico:
At Pence meeting, GOP lawmakers display diverse views on impact of
Obamacare repeal; Blunt says Senate and House having "very active
discussion"
The
Missouri Times: Sara Walsh prepares run for Caleb Jones' House
seat
P-D:
KETC's 'Donnybrook' celebrates 30 years today
The
Missouri Times: Jefferson City City Council okays Uber ordinance
for inauguration
KWMU:
Missouri government's income continues to lag behind projections used
to craft budget
St.
Joseph News-Press: Greitens makes swing through region, talks
opposition to "corporate welfare" of St. Louis soccer stadium X
KWMU:
During campaign, Greitens' opposition to public funding of stadiums was
clear
P-D:
Greitens, MLS investors meet to discuss St. Louis stadium proposal
P-D:
Missouri legislatives leaders say they're open to Scottrade funding
Drebes:
Richardson to put his stamp on the House, implement new rules for
committees, including appropriations
The
Missouri Times: Richardson speaks of change, vows lobbyist gift
ban will be first bill passed by the House
The
Missouri Times: Richardson quick on 'right to work' trigger
Columbia
Missourian: Republicans pledge quick movement on 'right to work,'
ethics legislation
KRES/KWIX
(Moberly): Sen. Brian Munzlinger (R-Williamstown) talks ethics,
says some legislation appears to be appropriate
KRES/KWIX
(Moberly): Rep. Nate Walker (R-Kirksville) says priorities
include ethics legislation, 'right to work,' more
SE
Missourian: Area lawmakers differ on whether to ban lobbyist gifts
+
AP:
Legislative session kicks off, with GOP having an ally in the
Governor's Mansion
Missourinet:
Outgoing Secretary of State Jason Kander uses address to criticize
Republicans' voter ID approach
SNL:
Kander uses speaking platform to criticize GOP voter ID efforts X
KWMU:
Legislative session kicks off
P-D:
Missouri's Republican-led Legislature sets pro-business course
Missourinet:
Photo gallery: Missouri House, first day of session
Missourinet:
Sen. Mike Kehoe (R-Jefferson City) pays tribute to Kinder during
Legislature's first day
The
Missouri Times: New senators sworn in
The
Missouri Times: Capitol security will beef up after inauguration
KWMU:
Metal detectors, and firearms ban, returning to Missouri Capitol
KWMU:
St. Louis County to begin testing opioid database
Washington
Missourian: Paper names Susan Miller Warden new managing editor
X
P-D
editorial: Missouri should make higher education more accessible,
not less
P-D
editorial page editor Tod Robberson: Get to know our editorial
board: White male Tod Robberson, 60; White male Kevin
Horrigan, 67; Hispanic male Gilbert Bailon, 57; White
female Deb Peterson, 63
Priddy: A look
back at Missouri governors' inaugural addresses
P-D
sports columnist Benjamin Hochman: 'Welfare for millionaires'?
No, it's about growth for St. Louis
P-D
letter: Ballwin man dislikes editorial's condescending jab at
Greitens' military service
KC
Star letter: Local IBEW rep disagrees with Show-Me Institute's
Andrew Wilson on 'right to work' +
P-D
letter: St. Charles man disagrees with Greitens on 'right to work'
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Wednesday, January 4
SNL: Trump effect on firearms sales? Seems so,
Springfield-area gun dealers say X
P-D: Former newsman Charles Jaco suggests Trump should
be assassinated, then deletes his tweet
KC Star: Area women, emotional over Hillary Clinton's
defeat, to join anti-Trump protest march in Washington +
Helling: Trump's tweet influences House GOP on
ethics; Graves among those wishing to scrap office +
SNL: Hartzler supported changes to ethics panel funding X
The Missouri Times: Former Nixon communications
director Channing Ansley Grate joins public affairs firm GPS Impact
AP:
Missouri job growth at half of incentive pledge
Missourinet: Greitens stiffens opposition to state
funds for stadiums
Brownfield Ag News: At Kirskville tour stop, Greitens
says ag director appointee Chris Chinn will fight for Missouri farmers
KTVO: Greitens kicks off thank-you tour, introduces
new ag director appointee; Chris Chinn says she'll work to
improve lives of farmers and ranchers while improving access to food
Kirksville Daily Express: Greitens talks budget
priorities, police support at tour stop
TonysKansasCity.com: Greitens shooting down plan for
City Hall takeover of Kansas City police; Compendium of local
coverage
The Missouri Times: Rep. Caleb Jones (R-Columbia) to
give up House seat, join Greitens' staff
CDT: Caleb Jones to leave Legislature, join Greitens'
staff X
KWMU: UMSL's Terry Jones joins reporters Jo Mannies
and Marshall Griffin to preview Missouri legislative session
SNL: Legislative preview: Greitens may sign many
measures Nixon blocked X
Columbia Missourian: Legislative preview: Labor
and 'right to work,' education, ethics
Missourinet: Bill from Rep. Charlie Davis (R-Webb
City) aims to change regulations for payday lending industry
KWMU: Activists upset over potential consequences for
violent students; New criminal code could help hold badly-behaved
students accountable for behavior
Columbia Missourian: Men and women making MU executive
hiring decisions forced to sit through "unconscious bias
training"; Minority employee extols virtues of hiring minority
employees
Columbia Missourian: University, municipal police
departments face challenges finding qualified minority candidates
Missourinet: Rep. Kirk Mathews (R-Eureka) says Uber
bill is intended to create opportunities
Missourinet: Task force recommends ways to combat
human trafficking in Missouri; Comments from Missouri Kids
First's Emily van Schenkhof
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Missourian: State approves funding for Cape sidewalk project +
The Pitch (KC): Adopt-a-legislator feature:
Alternative weekly newspaper says it will keep its eye on Rep. Noel
Shull (R-Kansas City), report on legislative activities
The Missouri Times: Tesla license expires, awaits
court decision on stay to re-open
The Missouri Times: This Week in the Missouri Supreme
Court: Week of January 3, 2017
AP:
Missouri judge suspended over dispute with public defenders
P-D editorial: Missouri lawmakers face a grim year of
budget reality; Instead of tax-credit programs, legislators
should focus on raising taxes
P-D editorial page editor Tod Robberson: Post-Dispatch
doesn't print fake news or "play games with the facts"
The Missouri Times op-ed: Missouri Chamber of
Commerce's Karen Buschmann: Missouri can make significant gains
in economic standing and worker opportunity in 2017
Columbia Missourian's Steve Spellman: Time for
Missouri to embrace marijuana
P-D letter: St. Louis County woman responds to op-ed
suggesting all death row sentences be commuted, says rapist/murder
should be held accountable for his actions
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Tuesday, January 3
KWMU: Battle over Phyllis Schlafly's legacy
intensifies, with her children at the center; Ed Martin blasted,
defended
St. Joseph News-Press' Ken Newton: Peter Kinder was
the kind of voice a healthy state depends on
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P-D: Voting irregularities series: St. Louis
City businessman Khaled Salameh has home in Wildwood, votes in St.
Louis City; Comments from 1/2 of Post-Dispatch polisci prof
pundit pool (Ken Warren, SLU)
The Missouri Times: Greitens taps Drew Juden as next
Public Safety Director
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Missourian: Sikeston chief named to lead Missouri Department of
Public Safety +
KWMU: Greitens' public safety director has a message
for police, first responders: 'We will have your back'
Missourinet: Greitens announces new DPS director
during Dellwood stop; Looters pillaged store twice in 2014
Michael Brown riots
P-D: Greitens chooses Sikeston police chief as state
public safety director
KWMU: Greitens says he has "completely ruled out state
funding for stadiums"
P-D: Greitens says he has ruled out public funding for
stadiums
AP:
Lt. Gov.-elect Mike Parson recovering from heart surgery
Missourinet: Jefferson City City Council will consider
allowing Uber to provide free rides on Inauguration Day
KWMU: 2017 legislation brings a new normal with GOP
dominance; Comments from Speaker Todd Richardson, House
Superminority Leader Gain McCann Beatty (D-Kansas City)
The Missouri Times: Todd Richardson set to become the
Speaker that will deliver 'right to work'
Missourinet: Bill from Sen. Rob Schaaf (R-St. Joseph)
would let Missourians send $100 of their state income taxes to
candidates
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Missourian: Rep. Kathy Swan (R-Cape Girardeau) introduces tax
credit +
Missourinet: Rep.-elect Jean Evans (R-Manchester)
wants to crack down on sex traffickers marrying juvenile teens
Missourinet: Key bills not pre-filed: Body
cameras, LGBTQIA* wedding cake-baking, SJR 39 redux
CDT: Missouri's new criminal code subject of praise,
concern X
KWMU: With new year, Missourians' freedom to carry
concealed firearms expands
The Missouri Times: Missouri Cybersecurity Task Force
releases action plan to improve
The Missouri Times: Bill Kenney to be inducted into
Missouri Sports Hall of Fame
AP:
Michael Brown's parents seek payout from Ferguson, say they were
deprived of strong-arm robber's future potential wages; Couple
seeks to keep city from accessing school records
P-D obituary: St. Louis County GOP stalwart Herman
Kriegshauser passes away at 84
P-D obituary: Herman Kriegshauser, force behind high
school hockey, dies
P-D op-ed: Rep. Jeanne Kirkton (D-Webster
Groves): McCaskill, Blunt should oppose Trump's pick for EPA
Columbia Missourian's C.W. Dawson: A call for social
and political vigilance; Seasoned citizen wants Greitens to
acknowledge race complaints, fix economic inequality, stop
"school-to-prison pipeline"
KC Star letter: Gun-control advocate responds to
gun-rights advocate's response to gun-control advocate +
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Monday, January 2
KOLR: Blunt takes on lead role in planning
President-elect Trump's inauguration
CBS News: Prognosis for Rx in 2017: more painful
drug-price hikes; Bipartisan legislation from McCaskill would
allow temporary importation of prescription drugs, incentivize
competition among generics
Missourinet: Most federal, state and county government
offices closed today
P-D's Kevin McDermott: Peter Kinder personifies a time
when political experience mattered; Comments from Kinder, plus
summary of themes from Jeff Mazur's September Missouri Times op-ed
JCNT: Greitens plans to have a COO help run state
government X
KC Star: New laws take effect: Guns, marijuana
possession, "bubble boy" screening for newborns, more +
AP: Overview of new state laws
KC Star: Speaker Todd Richardson (R-Poplar Bluff)
proposes legislation providing paid time off for childbirth or adoption +
JCNT: Kehoe, Riddle, Bernskoetter preview legislative
priorities X
SNL: Education officials uncertain about state
funding; Nixa Superintendent Stephen Kleinsmith: "I have no
idea what the new governor stands for or believes in when it comes to
public education." X
Missourinet: Rep. David Wood (R-Versailles) files
school transfer legislation; Bill would impact only Normandy and
Riverview Gardens districts
Missourinet: AAA Missouri wants texting-while-driving
ban this year
SNL: A look ahead to 2017: State to get tough on
poachers X
CDT: Paper moves to morning delivery Feb. 6 X
Washington Missourian's Bill Miller Sr.: New Year's
resolutions for Missouri: Name state park after Jay Nixon;
Help Eric Greitens form Junior SEALs organizations in every high
school; More X
Priddy: The feeder offices for governor: A
historical look
KC Star letter: Local sexagenarian wanted more
coverage of former UMKC Chancellor George Russell's death +
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P-D: Obamacare faces challenges in 2017;
Missouri consumers will see less competition and choice, leading to
higher prices
CDT: Year of the Elephant: GOP victories top
2016 stories X
Columbia Missourian: Top photos of 2016 gallery:
Bernie Sanders addresses thousands (photo 1); Black Lives Matter
protester screams (2); Trump supporter volunteers for March
caucus (6)
SNL: New weekly feature: Top 10 online story
comments from readers: Blunt and inauguration menu;
Missouri death penalty X
Quincy Herald-Whig: Greitens picks Shelby County's
Chris Chinn as Missouri's ag director
Brownfield Ag News: Missouri Farm Bureau, livestock
groups approve of Chinn appointment
Missourinet: Nixon attends Missouri Highway Patrol
trooper graduation ceremony; Captain John Hotz thanks governor,
Legislature for funding and level of pay
JCNT: Jefferson City may make Uber available for
inauguration festivities; Council will vote on bill Tuesday X
P-D: 2017 legislative session preview: 'Right to
work,' tort overhaul, school choice, abortion-law tweaks, budget
P-D: Franklin County's Strain-Japan among rural school
district overcoming poverty to dominate rankings; Bootheel's
Malden School District has similar percentage of students on handouts
as Normandy and Riverview Gardens, crushes North St. Louis County
districts in test performance
Columbia Missourian: MU Chancellor search committee
positions selected
CDT: State parks add three Missouri masterpieces X
P-D editorial: Headlines we'd like to see in
2017: Rex Sinquefield quits politics, stops helping conservative
causes; GOP legislators flip-flop on gun control;
Prescription drug registry implemented; Others
P-D editorial: NFL is gone, MLS is uncertain, but NGA
keeps St. Louis in the game
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Missourian editorial: Peter Kinder generously passes on
opportunity to name building after himself, ensures Mike Keathley gets
his due +
St. Joseph News-Press editorial: 'Misgendering'
foolishness; Universities create overprotective environment with
ridiculous pronoun-sensitivity coddling X
SNL editorial: Introducing our editorial
advisers: Female NAACP member, white female lawyer, white male
artist, white male businessman X
SNL President Allen Jones: Reflecting on the
News-Leader's 2016: Media bias is a serious concern, and the
News-Leader will make "every effort" to avoid it in 2017 X
Waters: More charter schools for Missouri: The
pros and cons X
KC Star op-ed: Show-Me Institute's Andrew
Wilson: Seven resolutions for the Missouri Legislature:
'Right to work,' no public subsidies for sports stadiums, earned income
tax credit, charter schools, more +
P-D letter: Ladue liberal dislikes GOP supermajority's
tax-cut plans
KC Star letter: Western Missouri Shooters Alliance's
Kevin Jamison responds to woman's complaints about guns and background
checks +
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