Monday, July 26, 2021 – Missouri political news headlines
Published in Missouri Political News - Daily Headlines. Tags: Broadband expansion in Missouri, George Soros Missouri Independent, Jason Rosenbaum, Jean Becker, John Combest, Katie Moore Kansas City Star, liberal media bias in Missouri, Missouri COVID Delta variant news, Missouri COVID spread, Missouri Independent, Missouri Medicaid expansion news, Missouri political journalism, Phill Brooks, Senator Roy Blunt, Tony Messenger.
St. Louis Public Radio: Blunt’s bipartisan bill could benefit wildlife in Missouri and around the country
St. Joseph News-Press: U.S. Rep. Sam Graves, other lawmakers block changes in Metropolitan Statistical Areas that would have harmed some Missouri towns
Missourinet: Missouri author, former President George H.W. Bush aide Jean Becker returns home to promote new book
St. Louis Public Radio: Natural Resources Defense Council wants more government spending on “infrastructure,” promotes study on lead pipes in each state
St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum: Medicaid expansion advocates cheer victory; A look at the long-term costs and implications
Missouri Independent: GOP legislation signed by Gov. Parson aims to help get more services to homeless teens in Missouri
Missourinet: Missouri House committee to hear August testimony from Google and from rural Internet providers
KC Star: Three prisoners escape from Missouri prison after attacking guard; David Molina, Carmelo Miguel Burgos, Shun’tavion Ladarrias Thomas on the loose
KMIZ: Fewer than 900 new China virus cases reported in Missouri; State reported more than 2,000 new cases a day several times last week
KC Star: Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas does national CBS hit to discuss China virus, says city employees may be required to get vaccine
JCNT editorial: Missouri needs action on illegal slot machines
P-D editorial: On feds’ door-to-door vaccine campaign, U.S. Rep. Jason Smith promotes ignorance over fact
Missouri Independent op-ed: Phill Brooks: Missouri Medicaid’s financial history
St. Louis Public Radio/Report for America “The Ground Truth” sponsored content creator Eric Schmid: Missouri and Illinois activists transcend community boundaries to fight for environmental justice
Stateline’s Elaine S. Povich: Missouri, other states braced for a wave of COVID lawsuits. It never arrived.
P-D’s Tony Messenger: Thoughts on COVID-19, and on Gov. Parson calling out liberal bias of Post-Dispatch, Kansas City Star and Missouri Independent
Columbia Missourian’s John Darkow cartoon: Missourians concerned about federal door-to-door vaccination campaign depicted as toothless, overweight hillbillies in overalls
KC Star’s Katie Moore: Local health care heroes stand up to school district, rally for masks in schools
Joplin Globe letter: Joplin septuagenarian criticizes state lawmakers for critical race theory hearing, says most were not aware of CRT “two months ago”
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