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Saturday, July 31, 2021 – Missouri political news headlines

Published July 31, 2021 in Missouri Political News - Daily Headlines. Tags: Andrew Sullender, Cindy O'Laughlin, Circle of Hope, Cortlynn Stark, Critical race theory in Missouri schools, Crystal Quade, Eric Schmitt, Governor Mike Parson, Jeanne Kuang, John Combest, journalists criticizing small business owners, Kansas City Star, liberal media bias in Missouri, Mike Stephens, Missouri COVID Delta variant news, Missouri COVID spread, Missouri gas tax increase, Missouri Independent, Missouri Medicaid expansion news, Missouri political journalism, Sandy Crawford, Scott Fitzpatrick.

SE Missourian: VA pushing for increased local heath care enrollment numbers

Washington Missourian: Gov. Parson talks Medicaid expansion options, gas-tax projects, federal infrastructure bill

Washington Missourian: Gov. Parson stops in Defiance for bicentennial celebration

JCNT: Governor’s bicentennial tour stops in Fulton

The Missouri Times: Sen. Cindy O’Laughlin (R-Shebina) calls for new leadership at DESE amid critical race theory probe

SE Missourian: Local schools do not plan on teaching critical race theory

Missouri Independent: PPP loan series: Scott Fitzpatrick among Missouri small business owners who accepted loans to keep workers employed during pandemic

KC Star: House Superminority Leader Crystal Quade (D-Springfield) says some Circle of Hope e-mails turned over by Rep. Mike Stephens (R-Bolivar) were not included in Sen. Sandy Crawford’s (R-Buffalo) batch

The Missouri Times: Capitol Briefs: Missouri Public Service Commission backs Spire STL Pipeline’s emergency request

SNL: Springfield lawmakers put politics aside to sponsor bipartisan vaccination clinic

P-D: China virus news roundup: Mask lawsuits; race groups promote Faisal Khan’s victimhood tale; latest COVID numbers

Missouri Independent: State, regional China virus update

KC Star: State, regional China virus update

KC Star: Crowdsourcing conten t : We’re looking for your sad stories about the China virus – especially if you have a weak immune system or are handicapped

P-D: Cultural anthropology: A trip to Potosi reveals how rural Missourians live, and what they think of COVID vaccine and variant rollouts

St. Louis Public Radio: St. Luke’s pediatrician: Delta variant not more dangerous for children than other coronavirus variants, and it’s important to get kids back into the classroom

KC Star: Springfield region China virus update; CoxHealth CEO Steve Edwards tweets plea for vaccinated Missourians to wear masks, jabs “angry mob”

JCNT editorial: MoDOT’s bicentennial offering

KC Star editorial: Missourians who decline China virus vaccine are being obstinate, and should think of the children

KC Star “race and class issues” reporter Cortlynn Stark: What rights do derelict renters have? Here’s how to fight back against your landlord

KC Star’s Jeanne Kuang: Gov. Parson’s DHSS Director Robert Knodell’s tone on China virus vaccines far more urgent than that of his boss

SNL’s Andrew Sullender: Those who attended rally against Mercy vaccination policy are QAnon conspiracy theorists and support the Capitol insurrection

P-D letter: Chesterfield septuagenarian wants AG Eric Schmitt to “stop pandering to the Trump crowd”

P-D letter: Hillsboro sexagenarian says AG Eric Schmitt doesn’t care about Missourians dying

Columbia Missourian letter: Mizzou Spanish professor says “rich and powerful” people oppose critical race theory in Missouri

P-D letter: Lake Saint Louis septuagenarian expresses anger at GOP state lawmakers over Medicaid expansion, wants entire caucus to resign

P-D letter: Kirkwood septuagenarian calls Post-Dispatch a “biased propaganda organ” of the left wing

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