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Thursday, August 19, 2021 – Missouri political news headlines

Published August 19, 2021 (updated: August 21, 2021) in Missouri Political News - Daily Headlines. Tags: Aaron Griesheimer, Anna Voelker, Bootheel Conservative Republicans, Chesterfield Missouri lobbying contract, Critical race theory in Missouri schools, Eric Schmitt, Gamble & Schlemeier, Governor Mike Parson, Jack Suntrup, Kalena Bruce, Kevin Strickland, liberal media bias in Missouri, Luke Nozicka, Mike Kehoe, Missouri 2022 U.S. Senate race, Missouri COVID Delta variant news, Missouri COVID spread, Missouri political journalism, Missouri Second Amendment Preservation Act, Senator Roy Blunt, Steve Walsh, Yaphett El-Amin.

JCNT: Steve Walsh passes away

Sara Walsh on Twitter: My best friend and beloved husband Steve Walsh was welcomed to Heaven’s glory into the arms of Jesus Christ his Lord and Savior

The Missouri Times: Blunt: Accessible, affordable Internet vital for Missouri

Columbia Missourian: Sen. Blunt holds roundtable on rural broadband access, answers questions on Afghanistan and China virus

SE Missourian: Eric Schmitt to headline Bootheel Conservative Republicans event in Scott County on 9/11; Gov. Parson or Lt. Gov. Kehoe also expected to attend

P-D’s Jack Suntru p : Patient health questionnaire series: Eric Greitens says he has not received COVID vaccine

The Missouri Times: Kalena Bruce, conservative cattle farmer, jumps into race for Missouri’s 4th Congressional District

KSHB: Kalena Bruce, 5th generation cattle farmer from Stockton, to run for Congress

Washington Missourian: Rep. Aaron Griesheimer (R-Washington) makes bid for state Senate

The Missouri Times: DOJ asks court to block ‘plainly unconstitutional’ Second Amendment Preservation Act

Missouri Independent: DOJ asks court to block Missouri’s Second Amendment Preservation Act

KCUR: Biden’s DOJ says Missouri’s new 2nd Amendment law is ‘legally invalid’

KC Star: Feds say KCPD, Missouri police are cutting off ATF from evidence in gun crimes

Missouri Independent: Off the couch and back to work: Missouri payrolls add 15,000 jobs in month after Gov. Parson stopped federal unemployment aid

St. Joseph News-Press: Gov. Parson shares thoughts on mechanics of Medicaid expansion funding

The Missouri Times: Here are Missouri elected officials’ go-to State Fair foods

SNL: Springfield school employees say CRT-based training violated rights ; Training material claimed “M a k e A m e r i c a G r e a t A g a i n “ w a s a f o r m o f w h i t e s u p r e m a cy, other conservative-shaming lessons

P-D: Chesterfield renews Jefferson City lobbying contract with Gamble & Schlemeier

KCUR: Overview: Recent developments in the effort to free convicted triple-murderer Kevin Strickland

Missouri Independent: COVID cases statewide decline slowly from peak set in first week of July

Missouri Independent: Nursing home operators say Biden’s vaccine ultimatum will make staffing shortages worse

Missouri Independent: DHSS working with DESE to set up school COVID testing programs; Emergency contract for a vendor is being finalized

SE Missourian: Area health officia ls updating virus numbers more regularly

P-D: Dept. of Conservation closes headquarters for two days due to confirmed China virus case

P-D: As U.S. plans for first round of boosters, St. Louis area officials again ramp up for COVID-19 vaccinations

The Missouri Times op-ed: MOKAN Executive Director Yaphett El-Amin: Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program is right for Missouri communities

KC Star’s Luke Nozicka: Kevin Strickland’s lawyers drop one case to focus on potentially faster path to freedom and justice

P-D letter: Shrewsbury sexagenarian says Republicans dying from COVID will “improve the human race”

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