Wednesday, July 28, 2021 – Missouri political news headlines
Published in Missouri Political News - Daily Headlines. Tags: Ann Wagner, Bishop Davidson, Critical race theory in Missouri schools, Eric Burlison, Eric Schmitt, Jason Rosenbaum, Jered Taylor, John Combest, Jonathan Shorman, liberal media bias in Missouri, Lincoln Hough, Missouri COVID Delta variant news, Missouri COVID spread, Missouri political journalism, Missouri Second Amendment Preservation Act, Norma Champion, Sarah Fenske, Sarah Fentem, St. Louis Public Radio, Tony Messenger.
Missourinet: Ann Wagner proud of VOCA Fix bill, says thousands of child victims will get services
SNL: Gov. Parson touts legislative year, praises pandemic action in speech to Springfield business leaders
St. Louis Public Radio: Politically Speaking podcast: Sen. Lincoln Hough (R-Springfield) talks with Jason Rosenbaum and Sarah Fentem about federal coronavirus dollars and Missouri budget, Medicaid expansion, COVID vaccines and state incentives, more
KSGF (Springfield): Springfield Republicans Eric Burlison and Jered Taylor discuss Second Amendment Preservation Act, its passage, and Missouri’s status as “the national leader when it comes to firearms issues”
KC Star: Kansas City federal prosecutors plan workarounds to Second Amendment Preservation Act
The Missouri Times: DESE: Only Kansas City Public Schools says it’s teaching critical race theory
Tony’s Kansas City: Kansas City Public Schools proudly teach CRT; Missouri Independent gives “the progressive spin which ignores the local implication of questionable education policy”
Missouri Independent: Kansas City only Missouri school district admitting it teaches critical race theory
Missourinet: Three school districts admit to using the New York Times 1619 Project: KC Public Schools, Hazelwood School District (St. Louis County), and University City schools
KSGF (Springfield): Springfield Republicans Eric Burlison, Jered Taylor and Bishop Davidson discuss critical race theory in Missouri schools and Second Amendment Preservation Act
KSGF (Springfield): Springfield Republicans Eric Burlison, Jered Taylor and Bishop Davidson talk with former state Sen. Norma Champion (R-Springfield) about performance based budgeting and why it has never come to fruition, MSU name change, serving in GOP minority, much more
The Missouri Times: Missouri legislators, law enforcement, experts begin to address needs of sexual assault victims through new task force
Missouri Independent: Missouri housing commission sets hearings on low income housing tax credits
P-D: State puts kibosh on weed sale events, pitting marijuana industry against Missouri regulators
KC Star: AG Eric Schmitt: Judge’s ruling and release of reform school owners ‘completely improper’
Missouri Independent: House committee to review e-mails between Missouri lawmakers and Circle of Hope owners
P-D: Missouri state officials to try again after Rams inquiry falters
St. Joseph News-Press: Rural hospitals boosted by federal dollars during the pandemic
KMIZ (Columbia): More than 57,000 federal workers in Missouri may be mandated to receive China virus vaccine pending White House decision
Tony’s Kansas City: Within 48 hours, KC Mayor Quinton Lucas flip-flops on masks; Compendium of local coverage
KC Star: Mayor: Masks mandatory in KC, again
P-D: St. Louis County Council votes 5-2 to rescind mask mandate, throwing rule into limbo
St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis County Council blocks indoor mask mandate
St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis on the Air with Sarah Fenske: Legal Roundtable: Panel of three liberal lawyers criticize AG Eric Schmitt’s lawsuit over St. Louis City and County mask mandates
St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis on the Air with Sarah Fenske preview: How can we convince rural Missourians to take the China virus vaccine? Washington University med school instructor to offer tips on how to approach and attempt to communicate with a rural Missourian, as well as a sad story from a Springfield woman
KC Star: Regional China virus update
SNL: Regional China virus update
KC Star: Springfield region China virus update
P-D: Springfield region China virus update
Washington Missourian editorial: WalletHub annual report on schools systems show Missouri lawmakers should spend more taxpayer money on education
P-D’s Tony Messenger: AG Eric Schmitt is a “Trump sycophant” who “sues Democrats so he can get on Fox News, while people are dying of COVID-19”
KC Star’s Jonathan Shorman: AG Eric Schmitt’s lawsuit “rails against requiring school children to mask up,” but won’t make it very far
P-D letter: Holts Summit man wants all Missouri public universities to require vaccines
P-D letter: University City sexagenarian wants “everyone in Missouri” to wear a mask, says Gov. Parson is “solely responsible” for coronavirus spread in Missouri
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