Wednesday, August 4, 2021 – Missouri political news headlines
Published in Missouri Political News - Daily Headlines. Tags: Andrew Sullender, Ann Wagner, Billy Long, Crystal Quade, Ed Emery, Eric Schmitt, Faisal Khan, Governor Mike Parson, hate crime hoaxes in Missouri, Jay Hahn, Jeanne Kuang, John Combest, Jonathan Shorman, journalists complaining about the profession they chose, journalists criticizing small business owners, Kayla Hahn, liberal media bias in Missouri, Mark McCloskey, Mark Reardon Show, Missouri 2022 U.S. Senate race, Missouri 2nd Congressional District, Missouri COVID Delta variant news, Missouri COVID spread, Missouri Medicaid expansion news, Missouri political journalism, Nick Reed KSGF, Rasheen Aldridge, Rosetta Okohson, Scott Fitzpatrick, Senator Roy Blunt, Steve Pokin.
The Missouri Times: Billy Long jumps into U.S. Senate race
Politico: U.S. Rep. Billy Long launches U.S. Senate campaign after meeting with Trump
KC Star: Billy Long launches U.S. Senate campaign
KC Star’s Jonathan Shorman and Jeanne Kuang: Missouri Democrats seek the right candidate to take the hit in U.S. Senate race; Urban Dem consultant Rosetta Okohson says Scott Sifton from “Afton [sic],” Lucas Kunce, others fail to “really ignite the base”
johncombest_com on Instagram: Jay Nixon wins Dem U.S. Senate nomination on this date in 1998; Watch a dark-haired 42-year-old Nixon’s campaign commercial
SNL: College of the Ozarks symposium will include Mike Pence, Ben Carson, Sarah Huckabee Sanders
The Missouri Times: Capitol Briefs: Blunt urges Biden to approve honors for Jan. 6 responders
97.1 FM Talk (St. Louis): Mark Reardon show: Roy Blunt talks COVID (18:30), infrastructure (24:00), Jan. 6 commission (27:45)
97.1 FM Talk (St. Louis): Mark Reardon show: Ann Wagner on her calculations for choosing re-election over U.S. Senate bid (18:15), holding China accountable for the release of COVID, “ridiculous folly” of “socialist wishlist” masquerading as infrastructure, more
KRCG: 4th Congressional District candidate Ed Emery in stable condition after collapsing while speaking to GOP group
Fox News: Cori Bush’s Capitol steps performance panned by conservative critics; Freshman congresswoman turned on the waterworks while surrounded by 20-pack box of Oreo cookies, Ruffles potato chips
KC Star: Bush’s eviction stunt garners attention and adulation from Jesse Jackson, “Squad” member, others
97.1 FM Talk (St. Louis): Mark Reardon show: Scott Fitzpatrick on why he’s running for state auditor (30:30), what changes he’d make (33:15)
97.1 FM Talk (St. Louis): Mark Reardon show: Gov. Parson on Medicaid expansion and lack of funds, potential special session (27:00)
The Missouri Times: Attempt to put gas tax increase before voters falters
P-D: Missouri officials reject appeal of massive prison health care contract
The Missouri Times: Jefferson City to host bicentennial celebration next week
Missourinet: Sen. Lincoln Hough (R-Springfield) on law paving the way for cities to decide if they want delivery robots
Missouri Independent: Gov. Parson is refunding some fees for open records requests after court ruling
Missouri Independent: E-mails that included Sen. Sandy Crawford (R-Buffalo) regarding boarding schools were turned over by Rep. Mike Stephens (R-Bolivar), but not Crawford
The Missouri Times: Gov. Parson pardons McCloskeys; Comments from Mark McCloskey, House Superminority Leader Crystal Quade (D-Springfield)
KC Star: Gov. Parson keeps promise to pardon McCloskeys, who defended home against trespassing protester mob
P-D: Missouri governor pardons Mark and Patricia McCloskey
97.1 FM Talk (St. Louis): Mark Reardon show: Gov. Parson on COVID (22:00), hospital workers, abundant vaccine supply, cutting through media spin (26:00)
Missourinet: Gov. Parson: COVID testing sites and vaccines will be available during Missouri State Fair
The Missouri Times: AG Eric Schmitt successfully blocks St. Louis County mask mandate
St. Louis Public Radio: Judge temporarily blocks St. Louis County indoor mask mandate
P-D: St. Louis County judge temporarily blocks county mask mandate
97.1 FM Talk (St. Louis): Mark Reardon show: Eric Schmitt on victory in St. Louis County mask mandate lawsuit (1:45)
The Missouri Times: Schmitt challenges Kansas City mask mandate
KC Star: Schmitt sues mayor over Kansas City mask mandate
P-D: County Health Director Faisal Khan’s claims of racist harassment undercut by video evidence, police testimony
P-D: ‘Raising the alarm’: Twenty (20) children with COVID in hospitals across entire St. Louis region
KSGF (Springfield): Nick Reed Show: Thoughts on Springfield News-Leader reporter Andrew Sullender and columnist Steve Pokin’s caterwauling and poor journalism practices
KSGF (Springfield): Nick Reed Show: Owner of Aviary Cafe says News-Leader reporter Andrew Sullender erred in his “living wage” story: Failure to fact-check basic elements of story, other acts of alleged bias or ignorance
Missouri Independent: Liberal “Show Me Integrity” group unhappy about veteran lobbyist Jay Hahn earning contract from emissions testing company; Hahn is married to Gov. Parson policy director Kayla Hahn
Missourinet: Gov. Parson has signed Limb Loss Awareness Month legislation from Rep. Rasheen Aldridge (D-St. Louis City)
P-D editorial: Cori Bush’s antics generate publicity, but they won’t change political reality
P-D letter: Bridgeton man wonders if Post-Dispatch mandates vaccines for its own employees
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