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        Tuesday, July 30, 2019
        KC Star:  Cleaver calls for Trump impeachment inquiry X
          AP:  Cleaver calls for impeachment inquiry
          P-D:  Pro-life lawyer front runner for next federal judgeship in St. Louis X
          CDT:  Cooper County man seeking to fill Dem ballot slot against Vicky Hartzler says he's superior to previous challengers;  Missouri Democratic Party's Lauren Gepford says man will get primary opposition X
          Missourinet:  FEMA approves Missouri's request for disaster assistance to local agencies
          KWMU:  Introducing Sarah Fenske:  New St. Louis on the Air host says she won't be a cheerleader for the region
          JCNT:  Parson recognizes Missouri astronaut for service X
          SNL:  Over 4,000 get Missouri medical marijuana cards in program's first month X
          SE Missourian:  Medical marijuana clinic opens in Cape Girardeau;  One-time fee of $149 gets patients access to dope +
          CDT:  MU concealed-carry trial on for August X
          SNL:  Proposed hog-hunting ban prompts 1,000 comments X
          KC Star editorial:  Why is Roy Blunt so nonchalant about cyber threats and 2020 election security? X
          P-D editorial:  Missouri's new rule on reporting Legionnaire's disease gets it exactly right X
          KWMU's Corinne Ruff:  Medical marijuana industry biased against blacks;  Blind application process based on merit, qualifications is unfair
          P-D letter:  St. Charles woman wants Blunt and Hawley to support Democratic bills on election security X
          JCNT letter:  Jefferson City man says Hawley ignores China's value to martial arts history, says senator sounds like a "beer-chugging, gun-toting redneck" X
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        Monday, July 29, 2019
        KWMU:  Why FEMA buys flood-prone property in Missouri and what becomes of it
          Missourinet:  Parson and Cleaver to meet to discuss Missouri flooding and infrastructure issues
          KC Star:  DEA report shows Missouri drug overdose deaths increasing X
          This Week in Missouri Politics:  Guest Eric Schmitt on attempting to stymie St. Louis City crime;  Panel of Jeff Roorda, Casey Wheat, St. Louis County Police Association's Joe Patterson, Rep. Donna Baringer (D-St. Louis City) talk urban crime, Medicaid enrollment, Blunt's win on transportation funding, more
          KWMU:  Union vs. union skirmish involves giant inflatable rat, other intellectual appeals
          P-D:  The Bottom Line video series:  Business reporters David Nicklaus, Jim Gallagher discuss Missouri's special taxing districts lack of transparency X
          Missourinet:  Missouri will become third state to force insurers to cover therapies for disabled kids
          P-D:  Missouri health officials increase urgency in reporting Legionnaire's disease X
          KC Star editorial:  Missouri law says fake meat should be labeled. How is that a free speech issue? X
          Columbia Missourian's Ken Midkiff:  New CAFO law 'a tale told by an idiot'
          SNL's Steve Pokin:  State officials mishandled ambulance district tax X
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        Sunday, July 28, 2019
        KWMU:  Creighton University survey:  Majority of rural bank presidents in Missouri, other states still support Trump tariffs
          SE Missourian:  Southeast Missouri region receives 152 million opioid pills;  Cape, Butler and Scott counties receive more than half of them +
          Washington Missourian:  Opiate prescriptions high in Franklin County X
          KC Star:  Profile:  Lyndall Fraker leads Missouri's medical marijuana program X
          SNL:  ACLU may terminate ballot referendum effort, downshift ambitions to "voter registration" X
          Washington Missourian editorial:  Rocheport bridge funding signals a big boost for transportation X
          Waters:  The road to a settled abortion law:  Missouri lawmakers should stop being so recalcitrant X
          SNL op-ed:  Planned Parenthood/NARAL/SEIU et al.:  Ashcroft wrong to block pro-choice referendum X
          SNL letters:  Jamestown farmer responds to anti-CAFO letter;  Springfield woman thinks attempting "everything in her power" will expand Medicaid X
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        Saturday, July 27, 2019
        Missourinet:  President Trump signs Hawley's bill aimed at addressing police officer suicides
          KC Star:  Blunt explains advancements in election security;  Cleaver unconvinced, says thinking about Russians bots "actually hurts me" X
          Joplin Globe:  Blunt tours expanded Access Family Care Center;  CEO praises senator's support of community health centers X
          AP:  Tornado and flood repairs to Missouri government buildings could cost almost $13 million
          JCNT:  Missouri State Penitentiary tornado damage repairs may cost $9.4 million X
          Columbia Missourian:  FEMA and SEMA offer free legal assistance to Boone County residents affected by weather events
          KWMU:  Dept. of Defense report:  On-base housing complaints down at Fort Leonard Wood
          AP:  Jason Kander talks PTSD, philanthropy
          KC Star's "Deep Background" podcast:  Reporter Jason Hancock summarizes ongoing campaign against former Gov. Eric Greitens staffers' use of Confide app in 2017 X
          KWMU:  Cora Faith Walker departs Missouri House to join St. Louis County government
          AP:  Bruce Franks promotional video to air on MTV this fall
          KWMU:  Missouri drug deaths increase as national numbers fall for the first time in decades
          AP:  Ameren scraps planned wind farm in northwest Missouri
          KWMU:  West Lake Landfill activists' latest demand:  Taxpayer-funded "relocation" payouts
          Joplin Globe editorial:  New League of Women Voters chapter will fuel more engaged voters X
          Messenger:  Millions in tax credits awarded to National Guard nonprofit tied to top general's son X
          SNL's Christopher Dixon:  Parson and state legislators are right - Mid-August school return shortens family time, fun X
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        Friday, July 26, 2019
        KCUR:  Illegal alien, successfully captured in Kansas City by ICE agents, deported to Mexico for second time
          KC Star:  ICE confirms that illegal alien sent back to where he came from X
          KWMU:  Missouri works for better census participation in 2020
          CDT:  After Hawley critique, Webster University defends Confucius Institute X
          Missourinet:  Independent candidate hopes to run against Vicky Hartzler;  35-year-old complains about two-party system, proposes saving Social Security via hemp taxes, etc.
          AP:  ACLU seeks to pressure Ashcroft to process abortion petition
          KCUR:  Despite pending deal, Missouri and Kansas may not be done with border war
          JCNT:  Col. Levon Cumpton named Missouri's senior military officer X
          Missourinet:  Iraq war veteran, Purple Heart recipient to take over Missouri National Guard
          AP:  Parson names Lt. Col. Levon Cumpton as new adjutant general
          JCNT:  Parson reminds agencies, companies to give fair shake to veterans X
          P-D:  Some minorities push for special advantages in Missouri's marijuana license application process;  Activists want state to handicap white male business owners in selection process X
          SNL:  Area liberal group teams up with Planned Parenthood, Jobs With Justice, et al. to gather signatures for Medicaid expansion ballot issue X
          KWMU:  Politically Speaking podcast:  Rep. Doug Clemens (D-St. Ann) talks about Medicaid enrollment, West Lake landfill, abortion legislation, more
          KC Star:  Speaker Elijah Haahr entertains Democratic demands for legislative investigation into Medicaid enrollment drop X
          Missourinet:  Rep. David Wood (R-Versailles) addresses Democrats' hysteria over Medicaid, attempts to persuade via logic and numbers
          Washington Missourian editorial:  Clean Missouri cleaned up unclean practices in Jefferson City X
          KC Star editorial:  New effort aims to reduce violent crime in Kansas City. Will this one move the needle? X
          P-D letter:  Florissant man wonders why Post-Dispatch calls for North St. Louis City "investments" but doesn't contribute itself X
          P-D letter:  Oakville woman wonders why Post-Dispatch doesn't tell the real story on Ferguson anniversary:  A violent thief attacked a store owner and a police officer X
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        Thursday, July 25, 2019
        Columbia Missourian:  Hawley calls for MU to cut ties with Confucius Institute over Chinese espionage
          CDT:  Hawley asks University of Missouri to 'reconsider' ties to Confucius Institute X
          Missourinet:  Vicky Hartzler says new I-70 Rocheport bridge is critical for travelers and truckers
          Missourinet:  FEMA says payouts to central Missouri tornado victims average $4,000 to $5,000
          Brownfield Ag News:  Ag Director Chris Chinn:  Parson's new flood advisory task force isn't just for Missouri
          P-D:  Greg Robb, hired to oversee revamp of state government operations, swaps high-paying corporate job for state salary X
          Missourinet:  Missouri to get new leader of National Guard today
          SE Missourian:  REAL ID still raising confusion +
          SNL:  Here are Missouri's most popular specialty license plates:  God Bless America, Don't Tread on Me, St. Louis Cardinals, more X
          Columbia Missourian:  Wildlife officials from Missouri, other Midwest states gather to discuss chronic wasting disease
          P-D:  Missouri to offer very limited elk hunt next year X
          KWMU:  St. Louis County residents complain about "racial profiling" at public hearing
          KC Star editorial:  ICE agents broke the rules when capturing fugitive X
          St. Joseph News-Press editorial:  Missouri's forgotten drug scourge:  Methamphetamines X
          P-D op-ed:  East Coast law professor:  Josh Hawley wrong on social media fixes X
          JCNT op-ed:  Cole County Democratic Central Committee's Joshua Dunne:  Medicaid expansion would be good for Missouri X
          CDT op-ed:  Gatehouse Media Regional Editor Allen Fennewald:  Our newspapers are keeping paywalls, for better or for worse X
          P-D letter:  National Council of Jewish Women septuagenarian says Missourians disagree with Jay Ashcroft on abortion referendum, cites "polling" X
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        Wednesday, July 24, 2019
        P-D:  Proposed tweak of Missouri Constitution could put immigration in spotlight in 2020;  Comments from John Loudon X
          KC Star:  Illegal-immigration activists rally in KC;  ICE agents successfully captured fugitive who had been twice deported X
          AP's Margaret Stafford:  Illegal immigrant successfully detained in Kansas City;  Comments from "Rep. Emmanuel [sic] Cleaver"
          Missourinet:  Northwest Missouri begins removing sandbags there to battle flooding
          JCNT:  U.S. Corps of Engineers meets with Callaway County entities over flooding concerns X 
          Columbia Missourian:  Missouri River bridge replacement near Rocheport will move forward
          CDT:  State looks for funds to cover bridge shortfall X
          KWMU:  St. Louis on the Air:  Branson mayor, fire chief talk duck boat tragedy and community healing
          KWMU:  Bruce Franks, still on state payroll, says he's leaving Missouri for parts unknown;  Plans include looking for work while honing battle-rap skills
          AP:  Two months after announcing resignation, Franks submits paperwork
          SNL:  Former Branson Mayor Karen Best announces statehouse run;  Incumbent Rep. Jeff Justus (R-Branson) is term-limited X
          Missourinet:  2020 legislative preview:  PDMP, Grain Belt Express, sports wagering, film tax credits, B-corp designations
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Politicians talk opioid monitoring program at summit X
          KC Star:  Local school districts will adapt to later start date in 2020 X
          P-D:  New members bring fresh thinking, leadership to MO Healthnet Oversight Committee X
          Joplin Globe:  Close encounters:  Missouri's black bear population has nearly doubled X
          KWMU:  House committee to hold local hearing on "racial profiling"
          P-D editorial:  Mallinckrodt to blame for opioid addiction X
          JCNT editorial:  Clean Missouri gift cap working as promised X
          KWMU op-ed:  Kaiser Health News' Lauren Weber:  McCaskill, other Medicare Advantage critics complain about local company's billing practices
          P-D letter:  Missouri Faith Voices endorses Galloway's audit of Parson, encourages voters to oust governor X
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        Tuesday, July 23, 2019
        KC Star:  ICE agents successfully capture illegal alien;  U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D) finds situation "very concerning" X
          CDT:  Missouri lands federal grant for Rocheport bridge X
          AP:  Feds grant state $81 million for Missouri River bridge
          Missourinet:  Missouri gets $81 million grant, avoiding lengthy I-70 backups
          JCNT:  Federal funding approved to replace I-70 bridge at Rocheport X
          Missourinet:  Sen. Dave Schatz (R-Sullivan):  8-hour backups on I-70 Rocheport bridge would have had "astronomical costs"
          Joplin Globe:  Bridges a big target for new MoDOT District Engineer Steve Campbell X
          AP:  New flooding concerns in Missouri after latest rain
          KWMU:  St. Louis on the Air:  Recap of national women's political meeting in St. Louis
          P-D:  Local video-game business begins making political contributions X
          SNL:  Who will be Missouri's 'blind scorer' for medical marijuana licenses? X
          Missourinet:  Missouri unclaimed property helps to pay $2 billion in overdue child support
          AP:  Nearly 90k children, 23k adults progress off Medicaid roles;  House Superminority Leader Crystal Quade (D-Springfield) displeased over drop in government dependency
          KC Star:  Quade alarmed by drop in number of Missourians relying on Medicaid X
          Missourinet:  Missouri finds about 1,000 missing sex offenders - a 21% decline from 2018 probe
          P-D:  St. Louis City improves sex offender tracking, Galloway report shows X
          SNL:  At least 16 counties now oppose hog-hunting ban X
          KWMU:  Missouri's black bear population is rising and wandering to more parts of the state
          CDT:  Data shows millions of painkillers delivered to central Missouri counties X
          JCNT editorial:  Local entities should take a cautious approach to state's legalization of medical marijuana X
          Joplin Globe editorial:  Parson's veto won't end motorcycle helmet fight X
          KC Star editorial:  Opaque law shouldn't be written to benefit one company, even if it's Burns & McDonnell X
          P-D letter:  Wildwood sexagenarian wants Ann Wagner to disavow President Trump X
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        Monday, July 22, 2019
        KWMU:  St. Louis City plans street improvements near new NGA site
          This Week in Missouri Politics:  Panel of Jack Cardetti, MO Dems Executive Director Lauren Gepford, David Barklage, Rep. Shamed Dogan (R-Ballwin) discuss Parson vs. Galloway, criminal justice legislation, and Bayer's expansion in Missouri;  Gepford states that Gov. Mike Parson failed to show up for Bayer jobs expansion announcement (3:00)
          Six Days Ago:  Missourinet:  Parson hosts Bayer jobs expansion announcement
          CDT:  Jason Davidson (R) running to replace term-limited Rep. Dave Muntzel (R-Boonville) X
          Missourinet:  DED Director Rob Dixon optimistic about General Motors expansion in Wentzville
          JCNT:  Missouri's low unemployment, high job growth create hiring challenges for businesses X
          P-D:  Cannabis-derived CBD shops are turning up all over St. Louis, as laws, science try to catch up X
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Treatment vs. imprisonment:  Bill brings focus to veterans courts in Missouri X
          CDT:  Consent decree would set rules for public defenders X
          P-D editorial:  With school-calendar change, tourism trumped education in Missouri X
          Forbes op-ed:  Missouri State University President Emeritus Michael Nietzel:  Josh Hawley's very bad higher education bills
          KC Star's Crystal Thomas:  Burns & McDonnell's use of longstanding Missouri tax credit is unfair - and Gov. Parson should spend more time answering my questions X
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        Sunday, July 21, 2019
        SNL:  Following tragedy in Branson, future of duck boat rides in Missouri uncertain X
          SNL:  Duck boat tours still operate in U.S. after Branson tragedy X
          Joplin Globe:  Opponents of new Missouri abortion law ready to launch petition drive X
          Columbia Missourian:  House committee to explore local taxation policies
          SE Missourian:  Cape, Jackson face school-calendar changes, result of new state law +
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Missouri law stymies collection of traffic fines X
          KC Star:  Dentists prescribing opioids:  Missouri limits dosage, type X
          JCNT:  Gun-control advocates seek more restrictions, paperwork X
          Washington Missourian editorial:  Emanuel Cleaver, Mr. Civility, explodes X
          SNL op-ed:  CAFO law unfair;  Missourians should cancel Farm Bureau insurance X
          SNL letter:  Cape Fair octogenarian warns Missourians of impending otter crisis X
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        Saturday, July 20, 2019
        AP:  Blunt urges federal agencies to wrap up duck boat probe
          KC Star:  Republican Jewish Coalition praises Josh Hawley:  "Not only are you a mensch, but you are an aspiring Zionist!" X
          St. Joseph News-Press:  FEMA encourages citizens to seek additional help X
          P-D:  Parting shots:  in Facebook post, Rep. Bruce Franks (D-St. Louis City) gives middle-finger emoji to "white progressives," "the media," "politicians and political insiders," others conspiring against him X
          Joplin Globe:  Leaders of new League of Women Voters chapter say top priority is fighting GOP legislation on Clean Missouri X
          AP:  Parson's trip from Columbia to Kansas City cut short due to plane issues
          Columbia Missourian:  Governor's plane forced to return to Columbia after takeoff
          KFVS (Cape Girardeau):  Drew Juden defends tenure in DPS draft audits
          AP:  Missouri officials announce increase in college scholarships
          JCNT editorial:  Parson tackles health care costs X
          P-D letter:  St. Louis County woman says Post-Dispatch's anti-Trump editorial should have included coal ash complaints X
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        Friday, July 19, 2019
        Brownfield Ag News:  Blunt wants USMCA passed
          KC Star:  USDA pledges to grow research;  Democratic senators continue to complain about jobs moving to Kansas City X
          Brownfield Ag News:  State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick launches LIFT program to help disaster recovery
          Missourinet:  New Missouri loan program aims to give a lift to farmers, businesses with disaster losses
          JCNT:  Fitzpatrick announces natural disaster business loan program X
          KWMU:  New loan program to help farmers and small business owners recover after damaging spring
          AP:  New Missouri program offers loans for disaster recovery
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Date discrepancy frustrates those seeking flood help X
          Brownfield Ag News:  Parson establishes flood recovery advisory group
          P-D:  MoDOT says flood repair costs haven't affected other road projects X
          P-D:  2020 gov challenger Nicole Galloway blasts Gov. Mike Parson for his spending during time as lieutenant governor;  Current gov was reimbursed for mileage to Chiefs game and Branson theater opening X
          SNL:  Galloway goes after 2020 opponent Mike Parson for 'questionable' spending as lt. gov. X
          AP:  Galloway slams Parson for travel, expenses
          KWMU:  Politically Speaking podcast:  Rep. Derek Grier (R-Chesterfield) on economic development legislation, pushback from some GOP lawmakers, 2020 priorities, low-income housing tax credits, more
          KCUR:  How Missouri Republicans took ownership of - and action on - the criminal justice issue
          Missourinet:  Two northwest Missouri prisons officially consolidated
          P-D:  Ashcroft's office opens investigation into marijuana company seeking "investments" from residents X
          Missourinet:  DHSS:  Extreme heat especially dangerous for Missouri's elderly and young children
          Columbia Missourian:  Public share concerns about traffic, cost and environment at I-70 bridge repair meeting
          P-D editorial:  Missouri's GOP congressional delegation must denounce Trump's racist tweets X
          KCUR's Luke X. Martin:  President Trump's tweets are racist, and are scaring Kansas City minorities
          P-D letter:  Eureka woman says EPA money should be spent on community gardens, thinks poor people would prefer vegetables over junk food X
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        Thursday, July 18, 2019
        KC Star:  After fight over Trump tweets, Cleaver struggles with civility in 'post-truth era' X
          KWMU:  With eye on 2020 and abortion laws, feminists from around the country convene in St. Louis
          KWMU:  St. Louis on the Air:  Feminist author promotes book tour, chats with producer Evie Hemphill about perceived sexism, "microaggressions," etc.
          Missourinet:  Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg makes campaign stop in Kansas City
          JCNT:  Stakeholders seek Missouri River study X
          CDT:  Democrat Kip Kendrick will not challenge Caleb Rowden in 19th District X
          SE Missourian:  Former Cape councilman John Voss to run for House seat, setting up primary against Wayne Wallingford +
          JCNT:  Parson establishes task force to innovate health care X
          AP:  Parson creates task force on Obamacare waiver
          Missourinet:  Parson creates health care task force
          KC Star:  Missouri officials had "meet-and-greet" discussions with FBI about medical marijuana program and contracting X
          P-D:  State officials provided FBI an educational program on state purchasing processes X
          KC Star:  New opioid fraud law includes exception for those seeking paper prescriptions X
          KWMU:  As anti-vax movement grows in Missouri, families with sick children fear for their lives
          Missourinet:  Galloway audit finds northwest Missouri bookkeeper used embezzled money on cruises, credit cards
          Missourinet:  MoDOT prepares for major backups when I-70 Rocheport work begins
          KC Star editorial:  Cleaver spoke for us with gavel drop amid Trump debate:  'I'm through with this mess' X
          Joplin Globe editorial:  Congress should follow Roy Blunt's lead on mental health X
          P-D editorial:  Missouri helmet law survives on a technicality. Advocates must be ready to defend it again. X
          JCNT editorial:  Settlement on medication would protect foster children X
          St. Joseph News-Press editorial:  State should address certified nursing assistant shortage X
          P-D op-ed:  Blake Ashby:  DOJ must live up to its agreement with Ferguson X
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        Wednesday, July 17, 2019
        Business Insider:  'I abandon the chair':  Emanuel Cleaver, presiding over the House, got sick of partisan fighting and dropped the gavel
          Missourinet:  Cleaver on partisan escalation:  'We just want to fight. I abandon the chair.'
          Washington Examiner:  Video:  Cleaver drops his gavel and 'abondons the chair' after Pelosi attacks Trump
          KC Star:  Fewer than half of USDA workers will follow agency to Kansas City X
          Columbia Missourian:  Hartzler advocates for more Missouri counties to receive disaster aid
          Missourinet:  Missouris requests federal disaster declaration to include additional counties
          KWMU:  FBI hopes event in St. Louis will encourage more women to join the Bureau
          KWMU:  Stenger campaign donor pleads guilty in corruption case
          P-D:  Stenger crony John Rallo pleads guilty to fraud related to pay-to-play scheme X
          KWMU:  St. Louis on the Air:  Gamble & Schlemeier's David Jackson, UMSL prof Anita Manion talk lobbyist spending limits
          KWMU:  St. Louis on the Air:  Jaclyn Driscoll hired as new Missouri statehouse reporter
          Brownfield Ag News:  Bayer announces move to St. Louis
          Missourinet:  Parson praises Bayer's decision to bring 500 new jobs to Missouri
          P-D:  Bayer to shift 500 jobs from North Carolina to Creve Coeur;  Comments from Gov. Parson, DED's Rob Dixon X
          JCNT:  Parson, Dixon say whole state benefits from Bayer jobs announcement X
          KWMU:  Bayer to add 500 jobs to Creve Coeur
          AP:  Bayer to move 500 jobs from North Carolina to St. Louis
          KC Star:  Most people hoping to peddle medical marijuana around KC will not be awarded licenses X
          SNL:  Newer cars will get break on inspections X
          SNL:  Missouri schools to start later - but what about spring break? X
          JCNT:  Sen. Bob Onder (R-Lake Saint Louis) supports family's Fulton Public Schools lawsuit X
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Planned wind project gains boost from supporters X
          JCNT editorial:  Dept. of Revenue's tax refund delays unacceptable X
          P-D editorial:  Unregulated, untaxed video gambling is a clear violation of Missouri law, and should be treated that way X
          KC Star's Bryan Lowry:  Trump's tweet regarding minority congresswomen was racist X
          P-D letter:  St. Louis woman wants GOP lawmakers to denounce Trump, calls them 'cowards' X
          P-D letter:  Labadie environmental activist wants Ameren to dig up coal ash and haul it to new location X
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        Tuesday, July 16, 2019
        P-D:  Blunt:  Trump best served by focusing on policies, not personalities X
          SNL:  ICE offices coming to west Springfield;  Building will feature workspaces for agents, space for processing illegals X
          SE Missourian:  Flood of 2019 sets record for duration +
          Joplin Globe:  FEMA responds to Jasper County after disaster declaration X
          KWMU:  Kander to lead expansion for group trying to end veterans homelessness
          KC Star:  Kander to lead expansion for KC group combating veterans' homelessness X
          P-D:  Stenger crony John Rallo to plead guilty to criminal charges X
          Columbia Missourian's Lauren Tronstad:  Democrat Jacque Sample to run for state rep, hopes to challenge "Rep. Cheri Reich [sic]"
          KC Star:  Missouri one of few states in nation making sure kids get needed disability therapy X
          Missourinet:  'Hailey's Law' to become law in Missouri
          CDT:  Farm technology touted at legislative hearing X
          SNL:  Tough new poaching law goes into effect in August X
          SNL:  Missouri's feral hog population out of control X
          P-D:  State gambling regulators say slot machines spreading across Missouri are illegal X
          P-D:  Lawsuit claiming Missouri officials overused psychotropic drugs on foster children has been settled X
          AP:  Missouri works to settle lawsuit on medicine for foster kids
          P-D:  Fee for Missouri driver's license annual registration increases to $6 X
          St. Joseph News-Press editorial:  Way to aim high, Missouri - pushing back school start date ironic X
          P-D editorial:  Trump's racist rant crosses a new line;  Missouri GOP delegation predictably silent X
          KC Star's Jonathan Shorman:  Trump's tweet was racist, but Missouri GOP delegation won't condemn X
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        Monday, July 15, 2019
        P-D:  FEMA offers aid door to door in flood-affected St. Charles, Lincoln, Pike counties X
          Washington Missourian:  County exec says Parson's office indicates "no chance" of new veterans homes being built anywhere in the state X
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Parson signs legislation sponsored by local lawmakers:  certified teacher externships, legal discovery process X
          JCNT:  Bondsmen object to new pre-trial release rules, procedures creating them X
          Missourinet:  Outdoor cremation bill vetoed by Parson
          St. Joseph News-Press:  New low-flow shower system could save state prisons $62 million;  Inmates currently manipulate showers to run all day X
          Washington Missourian editorial:  Jobs bill could have positive impact, needs keen oversight X
          St. Joseph News-Press editorial:  State lawmakers should ban use of Confide, other message-destroying apps X
          Messenger:  Missouri judge declares open season on the destruction of public documents X
          KC Star letter:  Kansas City woman wants Sam Graves to push for more spending on "green infrastructure" X
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        Sunday, July 14, 2019
        JCNT:  Deadline for most federal disaster assistance programs is Sept. 9 X
          SNL:  Marshfield woman stopped working for federal disaster relief agency, but kept collecting checks X
          KC Star:  Should duck boats return to Branson? A year after 17 died, a divided community grieves X
          CDT:  A half-century later, Vietnam protestors and student leaders return to campus;  Septuagenarians swap tales of hippies as human speed bumps, other counterculture antics X
          SNL:  Helmet law repeal nixed by Parson's veto X
          JCNT:  Missouri's Insurance Department concerned about earthquake coverage X
          JCNT:  Earthquake insurance questions remind Missourians to prepare X
          CDT:  University of Missouri Sunshine Law practices go on trial X
          P-D:  Missouri American Water makes headway in replacing lead service lines;  Comments from spokesman Brian Russell, others X
          P-D:  Ferguson anniversary series:  Five years after Michael Brown attacked Officer Darren Wilson, challenges remain X
          CDT:  Agriculture community rallies around feral hog eradication X
          CDT:  Missouri Chamber hosts Women in Leadership conference;  Gals gather in Jefferson City to hear speeches on "pay equity," more X
          JCNT editorial:  Criminal justice overhaul benefits state X
          KC Star's Melinda Henneberger:  Ahead of ICE raids, many illegals in Kansas City go into hiding X
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        Saturday, July 13, 2019
        Salon:  Lacy Clay says Ocasio-Cortez should stop playing 'race card' against Pelosi
          AP:  Lacy Clay wants feds to grant citizen status to Honduran illegal
          P-D:  Clay files bill to free illegal immigrant;  Department of Homeland Security wants alien deported X
          Columbia Missourian's Galen Bacharier:  Liberal groups organize protest against alien-detention camps;  Speakers urge calls to offices of Blunt, Hawley, "Vickey [sic] Hartzler"
          KWMU:  Missouri Supreme Court may have dealt big blow to bid to overturn 8-week abortion ban
          AP:  ACLU:  Timing threatens public vote on Missouri abortion law
          KC Star:  Missouri Supreme Court denies ACLU request to rush approval of abortion ban referendum X
          SE Missourian:  Saint Francis to forbid physicians from medical marijuana certification;  SoutheastHEALTH 'exploring' subject +
          Missourinet:  Missouri motorcycle helmet repeal bill vetoed
          KWMU:  Effort to repeal Missouri's mandatory bicycle helmet law fails after Parson's veto
          AP:  Parson blocks repeal of motorcycle helmet law
          P-D:  Parson vetoes motorcycle helmet law bill X
          Missourinet:  Red light given to bill that would let drivers turn left on red;  Parson objects to piece involving fines and license revocations
          Missourinet:  New law to strip licenses of drivers for striking a road worker in construction zones
          SNL:  Parson signs 'Hailey's Law' to bolster Amber Alert system X
          KWMU:  Parson signs law to improve missing children alert system
          Missourinet:  Missouri's in-home day cares will have new capacity restrictions
          KC Star:  Missouri's 'Jedi Disposal Act' goes up in flames with Parson's veto X
          P-D:  'Viking funerals' idea buried by Parson X
          KC Star:  Before property assessments soared in Jackson County, state declared them too low X
          SE Missourian:  MoDOT changes course on center junction closure +
          SNL:  Three counties so far oppose ban on hog hunting in Mark Twain Forest X
          KC Star editorial:  Josh Hawley bill to prevent police suicides will support those who protect and serve us X
          KC Star op-ed:  Michael Ryan:  Pro-life activists should embrace a public referendum on Missouri abortion law X
          P-D letters:  Breckenridge Hills man wants to pay higher taxes, urges voters to turn Missouri into "a progressive state" X
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        Friday, July 12, 2019
        The Hill:  Lacy Clay unloads on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for 'using the race card'
          Politico:  Lacy Clay blasts Ocasio-Cortez caterwauling:  "What a weak argument"
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Hawley scrutinizes Silicon Valley for 'child exploitation' X
          KC Star:  Hawley bill to prevent police suicides heads to Trump's desk after House passage X
          St. Joseph News-Press:  U.S. House panel hears Missouri perspectives on flood control X
          SE Missourian:  FEMA awards funds to county for food, shelter after flooding +
          SNL:  Nearly a year after duck boat tragedy, healing continues X
          AP:  Investigation involving St. Louis City prosecutor is ongoing
          KWMU:  Kim Gardner defends conduct in case against Greitens
          KWMU:  Politically Speaking podcast:  Rep. Chuck Basye (R-Rocheport) talks with Rosenbaum about bridge bonding plan, autism legislation, school start date, mid-Missouri's GOP shift, more
          JCNT:  ACLU asks Missouri Supreme Court to hear arguments in abortion referendum case X
          KCUR:  Lobbyist-spending limits hamper lawmaker education;  Missouri Biotechnology Association's Kelly Gillespie explains negative effects
          AP:  Parson signs bill pushing back school start date
          P-D:  In bid for more tourism, Missouri schools set to start later in the summer in 2020 X
          KC Star:  State auditor criticizes Parson's signing of contracting bill;  Comments from Galloway spokesman Scott Hogste X
          P-D:  With new law, Parson declares not just any bourbon can be called 'Missouri bourbon' X
          Washington Missourian:  Capping coal ash ponds safest option for Franklin County;  Activists prefer 35-year/$3 billion plan to dig up waste and transport it across Missouri roads X
          SNL:  As black bears return to Missouri, Dept. of Conservation offers info X
          KWMU:  St. Louis on the Air:  League of Women Voters seasoned citizens discuss women's suffrage, etc.
          KC Star editorial:  If lawsuit destroys Obamacare, Missourians who lose coverage have Josh Hawley to thank X
          Washington Missourian editorial:  On Missouri hunting and fishing fees, poaching restitution X
          KC Star op-ed:  Nicole Galloway:  Gov. Mike Parson fails to root out dark money in Jefferson City X
          Messenger:  Amid turbulent political times, criminal justice overhaul forges common ground X
          P-D letter:  Ballwin woman claims Blunt/Hawley/Wagner position on illegal aliens is forcing her to lose sleep, spend witching hours "seething" X
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        Thursday, July 11, 2019
        AP:  Missouri officials say flood damage to roads more than $29 million
          P-D:  Residents in 20 Missouri counties eligible for flood assistance programs X
          JCNT:  Callaway County may gets second chance at FEMA assistance X
          Missourinet:  Insured losses from Missouri's May tornadoes expected to reach at least $139 million
          SE Missourian:  State data shows local medical marijuana applications +
          Missourinet:  Parson signs GM bill in hopes of clinching major Missouri expansion
          AP:  Parson signs GM tax break bill
          Missourinet:  Parson signs bill to create veterans treatment courts in Missouri
          JCNT:  Parson signs several lawsuit, court overhaul, and business-related bills X
          AP:  Fewer vehicles will need inspections under new Missouri law
          P-D:  More than one million Missouri cars soon to be exempt from inspections X
          Missourinet:  Parson signs bill helping Missouri victims with potential lease problems
          Washington Missourian:  Governor signs "Lyndon's Law," inspired by New Haven resident
          P-D:  Missouri's second big bike trail gets boost, but not with tax dollars X
          P-D:  After 22-year run, end is near for one Missouri prison X
          SNL:  Ripley agrees to settle most duck boat lawsuits X
          KC Star:  Duck boat owner reaches settlements over Branson disaster that killed 17 last summer X
          SNL:  Missouri landowner backs feral hog eradication plan X
          Washington Missourian editorial:  Hawley, Arizona governor right to condemn Nike and Colin Kaepernick;  Malcontent has-been "should move to another country" X
          Joplin Globe editorial:  State shouldn't mandate school-start dates X
          P-D editorial:  Jailing defendants for poverty will soon be illegal in Missouri. It's far past time. X
          KC Star sports columnist Pete Grathoff:  Legislature's resolution praising Chiefs a silly idea X
          Washington Missourian letter:  Local Missouri Right to Life member applauds pro-life legislation X
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        Wednesday, July 10, 2019
        KWMU:  St. Louis on the Air:  Missouri farmer Adam Jones, Illinois mayor/pro wrestling promoter Herb Simmons offer updates, perspectives on flooding
          KWMU:  President Donald Trump approves disaster aid for Missouri residents hit by flooding and tornadoes
          Missourinet:  Federal disaster declaration granted for 20 Missouri counties
          Missourinet:  Emergency work to begin soon on two heavily-damaged Missouri levees
          Missourinet:  Hawley to YouTube:  "Stop recommending videos of kids to pedophiles"
          KC Star:  KC homicide detective investigating why veteran died after VA police confrontation
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Area man hopes to fill Dem ballot slot against Graves for second time;  Henry Martin calls district "winnable" after 30-point drubbing X
          KWMU:  St. Louis on the Air preview:  Event promo for "racial equity" discussion:  FOCUS St. Louis' Wally Siewert, others
          Missourinet:  State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick, DSS announce system to divert deadbeats' unclaimed property toward child support payments
          KC Star:  Woman at DMV in Kansas City began shooting because line was too slow, police say X
          AP:  Missouri report warns of earthquake insurance collapse
          JCNT:  Parson signs numerous bills X
          AP:  Missouri law could spring hundreds from jail
          Missourinet:  Parson signs 'debtor's prisons' bill
          P-D:  Missouri outlaws jail debt turning into jail time, following action by Gov. Mike Parson X
          AP:  Parson signs law to excuse people age 75 and older from jury duty
          SNL:  Retired patrolman warns Missouri educators about medical marijuana X
          JCNT:  Moniteau County group divided over CAFO issue X
          SNL:  Springfield NAACP takes aim at Springfield Public Schools, solicits stories of perceived racism for August complaint session X
          P-D editorial:  A court sees through Missouri abortion 'emergency.' Now it's up to the voters. X
          KC Star editorial:  A Missouri judge just gave the OK for more secrecy, corruption in state government X
          KC Star editorial:  From beyond the political grave, Eric Greitens is still hurting Missouri X
          Messenger:  Amid investigation into 'electronic devices,' Missouri general seeks quick exit X
          P-D op-ed:  East Coast law prof:  Hawley's approach the wrong way to fix social media X
          P-D letter:  Brentwood man wants Hawley to apologize to Nike, stop defending racist United States X
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        Tuesday, July 9, 2019
        P-D:  Damage inspections underway in flood-affected areas around St. Louis X
          Missourinet:  Emergency work to begin soon on two heavily-damaged Missouri levees
          SE Missourian:  River falls below 40 feet;  Illinois highways still weeks away from reopening +
          KCUR/Corporation for Public Broadcasting "Sharing America" racism reporter Michelle Tyrene Johnson:  Kansas City LGBTQIA* activist touts transition from "uppity gay white boy" to "very sexy Latina woman"
          KWMU:  Referendum aimed at overturning 8-week abortion ban can move forward
          Missourinet:  Missouri court sides with ACLU in abortion-referendum suit
          AP:  ACLU effort to put abortion ban to vote can proceed
          P-D:  Judge dismisses Dem AG candidate's lawsuit against Parson, says stunt exemplifies "threadbare, speculative and conjectural allegations of conspiracy" X
          KC Star:  Former Gov. Greitens' use of Confide didn't violate Sunshine Law, judge says X
          Joplin Globe:  Medical marijuana licenses sought for nearly 20 southwest Missouri locations X
          Missourinet:  Rep. Phil Christofanelli (R-St. Peters):  Online map highlights Missouri's high number of taxing districts
          KCUR:  Promising better service to residents, Missouri's government fast-tracks manager training
          Missourinet:  Hundreds on waiting list to get into a Missouri veterans home
          CDT:  CAFO lawsuit on hold while Missouri Supreme Court hears similar case X
          SNL:  House committee discusses civil asset forfeiture, "racial profiling" X
          KWMU:  Missouri hunters could apply for elk hunting permits next year
          P-D:  Urban group handed $400k for "gun violence prevention" spending;  St. Louis City on pace to match last year's homicide tally X
          KWMU:  Better Family Life CEO warns of 'major skid' in region, rakes in another $200k for urban "de-escalation" campaign
          SNL:  Nature Center open house to focus on black bears;  Dept. of Conservation officials to teach tactics for managing conflicts with wild animals X
          KC Star editorial:  Act now to put repeal of Missouri abortion ban on the ballot X
          Columbia Missourian's Ken Midkiff:  Missouri legislators passed pro-life legislation due to payouts from Missouri Right to Life
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        Monday, July 8, 2019
        SNL:  Sen. Josh Hawley is taking on tech giants like Facebook and Google;  What you need to know X
          Missourinet:  Luetkemeyer praises Trump on foreign relations, says president is a "master at keeping the dialogue moving"
          Missourinet:  Missouri gets federal grant to retain nursing assistants at veterans homes
          SNL:  Republic hoping feds will fund pedestrian bridge over U.S. 60 X
          Washington Missourian:  EPA to host Sporlan Valve plant meeting X
          KC Star:  Future of Missouri low-income tax credit still in flux X
          P-D food reporter Daniel Neman:  ACLU begins fight against Missouri's abortion ban X
          KOAM (Joplin):  Multiple black bear sightings in area has residents worried;  Missouri Department of Conservation offers tips to stymie thieving animals and stay safe
          P-D:  Deadly turn:  UMSL study show violent crime growing deadlier in St. Louis City X
          P-D op-ed:  University City man with philosophy degree:  Missouri pro-life legislation is wrong - a heartbeat does not make a human X
          Joplin Globe op-ed:  Local environmental activists:  Lawmakers who support CAFO legislation are hypocrites X
          JCNT letter:  Jefferson City man says lawmakers sided with "bankers and agri-business lobbyist" on CAFO legislation X
          P-D letter:  Kirkwood woman recounts story of son's head injury, urges Parson to veto helmet legislation X
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        Sunday, July 7, 2019
        Missourinet:  U.S. Rep. Jason Smith defends Betsy Ross's legacy in response to attacks from former NFL quarterback
          SNL:  Two area teachers selected for White House tour, training X
          KWMU:  Missouri S&T part of federal government's research effort on roads
          Joplin Globe:  Anti-trafficking group says Missouri is active in prosecuting, convicting trafficking crimes X
          CDT:  Applications show strong competition for medical pot licenses X
          JCNT:  After tornado, Capitol Avenue National Register of Historic Places designation at risk X
          P-D:  Ameren considering options for coal ash ponds;  Removal method demanded by activists could cost ratepayers up to $5 billion X
          P-D letter:  Frontenac man dismayed by Post-Dispatch's "increasingly radically partisan" bias X
          P-D letter:  University City septuagenarian says state's pro-life policies make her "ashamed to be a Missourian" X
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        Saturday, July 6, 2019
        SE Missourian:  D.C.-based Environmental Working Group unhappy with USDA support for area farmers +
          KWMU/Corporation for Public Broadcasting "Sharing America" racism reporter Andrea Henderson:  Local race activists bring slavery-reminder campaign into urban schools, hope anger leads to action on reparations
          Washington Missourian:  'I wanted to pay back the veterans';  Cadets from JROTC programs serve as guardians for veterans on Franklin County Honor Flight Trips, express gratitute and love of country X
          KWMU:  Dispute between USDA and Iron County Medical Center could lead hospital to close
          P-D:  Republican Mitchell Kohlberg, a former campus police officer, says he's running for Scott Sifton's open Senate seat X
          JCNT:  Handful of local medical marijuana applications filed X
          AP:  Ameren says Missouri customers should see slight rate cut
          SE Missourian op-ed:  Rep. Holly Rehder (R-Sikeston):  Hollywood doesn't want to film in pro-life states. More reason to refuse their handouts. +
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        Friday, July 5, 2019
        Brownfield Ag News:  Missouri Soybean CEO Gary Wheeler:  China trade talks a work in progress
          Joplin Globe:  Profile:  Jake Heisten:  Experience working for U.S. Rep. Billy Long, Sen. Gary Nodler prepared new Grow Neosho CEO X
          The Missouri Times:  Fewer initiative petitions filed this year than last;  Ashcroft says it's 'expected'
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri's legal expense fund report highlights May payments, including multi-million dollar settlement
          Missourinet:  State sues roofing company for fraud
          SNL:  Missouri school safety forum explores medical marijuana, suicide, active shooter issues X
          SNL:  Online petition urges federal, state lawmakers to help free dope producer from jail;  Charles White grew more than 1,000 marjuana plants on Polk County farm X
          Washington Missourian editorial:  With the number of homicides in Lacy Clay's district, it's a surprise there's not more demand for gun-control laws X
          KC Star editorial:  As the body count continues to rise, why can't Kansas City write its own gun laws? X
          Washington Missourian editorial:  MoDOT should consider Highway 47 as a relief measure for I-270 X
          P-D's Nicklaus:  After proposing 3 gold bugs, Trump selects a Fed insider from St. Louis X
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        Thursday, July 4, 2019   Happy Independence Day!
        Missourinet:  U.S. Rep. Jason Smith to present medals to late veteran's family on Fourth of July
          KWMU:  St. Louis on the Air:  Fair St. Louis and the VP Parade may seem like fun, but they're actually racist
          SE Missourian:  Sen. Wayne Wallingford (R-Cape Girardeau) wants Swan's House seat after reaching term limits in Senate
          The Missouri Times:  What are Missouri's fireworks laws?  A look at regulations across the state
          AP:  Missouri closes budget year with most money in a decade
          AP:  More than 500 applicants vie to sell legal pot in Missouri
          SNL:  Rural Ozarks sees 70 weed license applications X
          SNL:  Which Springfield businesses want marijuana licenses? X
          Columbia Missourian:  Businesses seek entry into medical marijuana industry in Missouri
          KC Star:  A look at KC-area marijuana license applicants X
          P-D:  Former beer industry executive Bradford Goette among those seeking marijuana business licenses;  "Relax PAC" gave contributions to 2018 ballot campaigns, candidates X
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri releases first prevailing wage rates following 2018 overhaul
          The Missouri Times:  2020 state legislative preview:  Clean Missouri
          P-D:  Democrat Chuck Hatfield, Republican Todd Graves awarded rightful compensation for lawsuit over campaign contribution limits X
          AP:  Settlement negotiations on Missouri meat law falter
          Missourinet:  "The Offsets" destination near Fredericktown remains closed;  owner appeals ruling
          P-D op-ed:  Brain Injury Association of Missouri's Maureen Cunningham:  Motorcycle helmets save lives and prevent brain injuries X
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        Wednesday, July 3, 2019
        Missourinet:  Hawley takes on Nike after company abandons patriotic shoe design
          Columbia Missourian:  Area liberals rally outside Hartzler's office to complain about illegal-immigrant detention centers;  CoMo for Progress turns out nearly twenty (20) protesters
          KWMU:  Flooding affects Fair St. Louis events
          The Missouri Times:  Scott Sifton declines bid for governor, endorses Nicole Galloway instead
          P-D:  Geri-Rothman Serot dies;  Former wife of Lt. Gov. Ken Rothman (D) lost 1992 U.S. Senate election to Kit Bond X
          Missourinet:  Missouri State Highway Patrol to conduct DWI enforcement during Fourth of July holiday
          KC Star:  Hearing on Missouri Planned Parenthood's abortion license pushed to October X
          KWMU:  Planned Parenthood promotes Colleen McNicholas to "chief medical officer," will focuse on "inclusive and specialized care for LGBTQ people"
          SNL:  How to home grow marijuana under Amendment 2 X
          SNL:  What legal weed in Illinois means in Missouri X
          P-D:  Missouri releases names of marijuana-license applicants X
          SE Missourian:  MoDOT likely to shut down U.S. 61 for 7 months for overpass project;  Jackson leaders object +
          KSMU:  Missouri Department of Conservation proposes framework for elk-hunting season
          JCNT:  Missouri approved women's right to vote 100 years ago today X
          P-D editorial:  Lacy Clay's bill would restore local power when states strip ability to go after felons with guns X
          JCNT editorial:  To control spending, feds should look to Show-Me State X
          SE Missourian's Jon Rust:  As Missouri implements medical marijuana laws, there should be no rush to legalize recreational use +
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Clarksville Mayor Jo Anne Smiley:  Missouri highway funding priorities should include making roads and bridges disaster-ready
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        Tuesday, July 2, 2019
        Politico:  Josh Hawley:  The Republican lawmaker rattling Silicon Valley
          Missourinet:  U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler:  20 veterans a day are commiting suicide
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Economy may yet benefit from USDA office move X
          SE Missourian:  A new water mark:  Flood of 2019 to 'easily' set a record for duration +
          KWMU:  Politically Speaking podcast:  Sen. Gina Walsh (D-Bellefontaine Neighbors) talks with Rosenbaum about Parson, avoiding PQs, and Missouri's 2020 elections
          P-D:  Nicole Galloway's soft launch for governor continues with endorsement from Scott Sifton X
          AP:  Creighton survey suggests Midwest economic growth will continue
          JCNT:  Missouri Department of Revenue offers online sales tax-finding tool X
          KC Star:  Dad's reaction to state trooper's second appeal in handcuffed drowning:  'Pretty disgusting' X
          Joplin Globe editorial:  Medical marijuana issue for doctor, patient X
          P-D op-ed:  Illinois Policy Institute's Brad Weisenstein:  Illinoisans can exercise freedom to choose lower taxes - in Missouri X
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        Monday, July 1, 2019
        July 2018 Missouri political news headlines
          July 2017 Missouri political news headlines
          July 2016 Missouri political news headlines
          July 2015 Missouri political news headlines
          Missourinet:  Army Corps of Engineers pegs costs to restore levee sytem at $1B, for now
          Missourinet:  Missouri enters a new budget year
          Missourinet:  Nucor steel plant will be anchor tenant for Sedalia's new industrial park
          SNL:  A look at what's next for Ozark Mountain State Park X
          Brownfield Ag News:  Kehoe signs executive order creating food and beverage task force
          SE Missourian op-ed:  Missouri Farm Bureau's Eric Bohl:  Feral hogs menacing southern Missouri +
          P-D letter:  St. Louis sexagenarian says state GOP lawmakers to blame for rural hospital closures X
          P-D letter:  Kirkwood woman suggests that "racial profiling" data should explore why scofflaws are pulled over X
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