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Friday, August 6, 2021 – Missouri political news headlines

Published August 6, 2021 in Missouri Political News - Daily Headlines. Tags: Barry Hovis, Billy Long, Cori Bush, Critical race theory in Missouri schools, Crystal Quade, Dave Drebes, David Gregory, Elijah Haahr, Emanuel Cleaver, Eric Schmitt, Governor Mike Parson, Jamie Burger, John Combest, Kansas City Star, Kurt Erickson, liberal media bias in Missouri, Missouri 2022 U.S. Senate race, Missouri 7th Congressional District Republican candidates, Missouri COVID Delta variant news, Missouri COVID spread, Missouri Independent, Missouri political journalism, Missouri Scout, Sophie Hurwitz, Tony Messenger, Tony's Kansas City, Toriano Porter, victimhood.

Fox News: Video: Cori Bush, Democrat demanding eviction halt, was sued for not paying rent; Hyperdefensive staffer barks at reporter, attempts to block camera: “Do a Google search.”

CNN Editor-at-Large Chris Cillizza: Cori Bush just handed Republicans a 2022 gift

Fox News: Cori Bush defends calling to defund the police while having private security: “You would rather me die?”

NY Post: Missouri AG Eric Schmitt bashes Cori Bush for calls to defund police – while hiring private security

Tony’s Kansas City: KC Starlights: Remember when people read the paper? Summary of Star’s lukewarm pablum, including paper’s criticism of Eric Schmitt in defense of Dems’ dwindling superminority

The Missouri Times: Missouri officials push for accountability in meatpacking industry; Josh Hawley, Emanuel Cleaver, Vicky Hartzler, Gov. Parson, Eric Schmitt take action

The Missouri Times: Ed Emery suffers ‘heart episode’ at campaign event, recovering at Columbia hospital

The Missouri Times: Elijah Haahr not running for 7th Congressional District seat

The Missouri Times: D avid Gregory endorsed by Fraternal Order of Police as he launches auditor bid

Missourinet: Judge expected to issue final order on Missouri Medicaid expansion today

SNL: Missouri Planned Parenthood targets new demographic: “transgender and trans-expansive”; Comments from self-described “transmasculine” humanoid; Staff trained to avoid using “sir” and “ma’am” to avoid freakouts

KC Star: ‘At a tipping point’: Why Missouri medical marijuana prices are dropping

Daily American Republic: Local law enforcement express concerns about Second Amendment Preservation Act (link via Dave Drebes’ Missouri Scout)

Missouri Independent: Missouri agency begins implementation of new law to regulate unlicensed boarding school s

SE Missourian: Rep. Jamie Burger (R-Benton) supports special session on vaccine mandates; Rep. Barry Hovis (R-Whitewater) withholding decision until hearing debate at House Republican Caucus meeting

P-D: Missouri Chamber of Commerce opposes push from some GOP senators to bar employers from requiring vaccinations

Missouri Independent: After 30 years, Missouri changes HIV transmission criminalization law; Quotes from variou s advocacy groups, zero (0) mentions of the state lawmakers who drafted, sponsored and shepherded the legislation

The Missouri Times: Spire files for rehearing to preserve STL Pipeline

Missouri Independent: State, regional China virus update

KC Star: Mercy Springfield medical director: Zero (0) children at Mercy have died from COVID – and ones with severe illness are older teenagers, have underlying medical conditions or are fat

SNL: House Superminority Leader Crystal Quade (D-Springfield) appears on Rachel Maddow Show to discuss Kevin Strickland case, calls governor’s pardon of McCloskeys “disgusting”

SE Missourian editorial: Save money this weekend with Missouri’s sales tax holiday

P-D editorial: Criticisms of Faisal Khan’s ‘harassment’ lies, Randall Williams and Donald Kauerauf

Politico op-ed: Washington Free Beacon’s Eliana Johnson: Josh Hawley, other Republicans’ “hyphenated capitalism” exposes diversity of economic thought in GOP (link via TonysKansasCity.com)

The Missouri Times op-ed: Emanuel Cleaver, Billy Long put partisanship aside to help pass Great American Outdoors Act

KC Star’s Toriano Porter: Liberty School Board member out of line asking district’s “chief equity officer” about critical race theory

P-D’s Kurt Erickson: Eric Schmitt, who is fighting mask mandates, is required to wear one at his office building

P-D’s Tony Messenger: There is no victory as long as delta variant rages in Missouri

KC Star letter: Sugar Creek sexagenarian says AG Eric Schmitt’s position on mask mandates “immoral and unethical”

P-D letter: Grantwood Village octogenarian says Post-Dispatch should not publish letters blaming China for its release o f China virus

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