Saturday, August 7, 2021 – Missouri political news headlines
Published in Missouri Political News - Daily Headlines. Tags: Chuck Hatfield, Cori Bush, Eric Burlison, John Combest, Jonathan Shorman, liberal media bias in Missouri, Margy Eckelkamp, Mark Horvit, Missouri 2022 U.S. Senate race, Missouri COVID Delta variant news, Missouri COVID spread, Missouri Medicaid expansion news, Missouri political journalism, people who choose to be obese complaining about health problems, Roger McKinney, Sara Walsh, Steve Walsh, Tony Messenger, willful obesity.
Rep. Doug Richey (R-Excelsior Springs), via Twitter: Sen. Ed Emery has passed away
SE Missourian: U.S. Senate candidate Vicky Hartzler lays out campaign themes: national defense, China, defending police, rural broadband, more
KC Star: Mark McCloskey sues to get guns back, citing pardon ‘absolving’ him of wrongdoing
KC Star: Billy Long birthday celebration to feature Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway, robust co-chair list
KSGF (Springfield): Nick Reed Show: Sen. Eric Burlison (R-Battlefield) talks about Billy Long’s relationship with Trump (17:30), thoughts on running for Long’s seat (20:00), willingness to accept input on decision (23:15), Springfield and Missouri’s successes with promoting conservatism (28:00)
CDT: Rep. Sara Walsh (R-Ashland) and husband Steve both have COVID-19; Reporter Roger McKinney asks if couple regrets not getting vaccinated
Columbia Missourian’s Mark Horvit: Rep. Sara Walsh’s husband hospitalized with COVID-19 and on a ventilator; Steve Walsh serves as communications director for U.S. Rep. “Vicki [sic] Hartlzer [sic]”
KC Star: Missouri Housing Development Commission sees “slight uptick” in handout requests from derelict renters
KC Star: Video: Activists hold ‘die-in’ protest; Rent derelicts hold up “Black Power” fists, say through “no fault of their own” they chose to not pay rent
SNL: Missouri Housing Development Commission distributing federal handouts to people who have chosen to not pay rent
The Missouri Times: Cole County judge weighing Medicaid expansion timeline
Missouri Independent: State asks judge to delay Medicaid expansion for two months
SNL: Missouri requests time to implement Medicaid expansion
KC Star: Chuck Hatfield wants state to “get going” on Medicaid expansion
SE Missourian: Bicentennial digest: ice cream socials mark Missouri’s 200th birthday
Washington Missourian: Washington native Margy Eckelkamp named to four-person Missouri Conservation Commission
The Missouri Times: Jessica Seitz named new Missouri KidsFirst director
The Missouri Times: Missouri utilities could see new aggregation rules: What to know
SNL: Missouri expanding emergency COVID-19 transport aid, sending FEMA teams statewide
P-D: More than 350,000 Missourians have entered vaccine lottery
KC Star: State, regional China virus update
P-D: State, regional China virus update
Joplin Globe: COVID vaccine advocacy series: Area unvaccinated man dies at age 34; no mention of man’s decision to be obese or any pre-existing medical conditions
St. Joseph News-Press editorial: Cori Bush’s eviction stunt ignores need for landlords to stay in business
Joplin Globe editorial: Celebrating our 125th anniversary
P-D editorial briefs: It’s unfair that Gov. Parson pardoned McCloskeys; It’s a shame that zero (0) attendees of two-day St. Charles County Fair chose to get China virus vaccine
P-D’s Tony Messenger: Cori Bush saves lives, speaks for the downtrodden and voiceless
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