Saturday, September 4, 2021 – Missouri political news headlines
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SE Missourian: Updated: U.S. Rep. Jason Smith to join Eric Schmitt, Jay Ashcroft at Bootheel Conservative Republicans event on 9/11
Columbia Missourian: Liberal groups to hold special entitlement rally Tuesday night; CoMo for Progress, others demand more federal handouts for “local marginalized communities that have been disproportionally hurt by social inequities”
St. Joseph News-Press: In an era of pandemic government handouts, local businesses wonder: Where have all the workers gone? Thoughts from Missouri Office of Workforce Development’s Dr. Mardy Leathers, others
SNL: Marijuana industry group says Missouri cannabis companies filled more than 4,500 jobs since last year
St. Louis Public Radio: 25 years of “St. Louis on the Air”
Joplin Globe: Gov. Parson awards Lamar church members public safety medals
Missouri Independent: Missouri launches Office of Childhood to expand services for children and families; Thoughts from Aligned’s Linda Rallo, Children’s Trust Fund’s Emily van Schenkhof, Kids Win Missouri’s Casey Hanson, others
The Missouri Times: What does the Texas abortion law mean for Missouri?
St. Louis Public Radio: Pro-life lawmakers, pro-choice groups weigh in on Texas abortion controversy; Thoughts from Rep. Mary Elizabeth Coleman (R-Arnold), others
The Missouri Times: ‘Next steps’ series: Ombudsman fund for students with disabilities
Missouri Independent: LGBTQ display finds new home at Lohman Building; Sen. Greg Razer (D-Kansas City) tops himself with new “closet” metaphor
KC Star: LGBTQ history exhibit gets new home
P-D: DNR moves gay display to adjacent state building
TonysKansasCity.com: Greg Razer’s superminority party status “gives him almost zero influence in Jeff City and his work on behalf of Kansas City, Missouri could be documented on the back of a matchbook” – but he successfully stirred outrage and got himself nationwide attention
Columbia Missourian: As gay display tizzy subsides, local lawmakers reflect
CDT: Columbia Public Schools parent group, who has led opposition to Critical Race Theory, succeeds in getting Black Lives Matter and gay pride promo items removed from Columbia Public Schools
SNL: Regional China virus update: Greene County reports show weekly average number of cases, and deaths, dropped in August
KC Star: Regional China virus update: Seven-day rolling average of cases continues to drop
SE Missourian: Regional China virus update
The Missouri Times op-ed: Rep. Barry Hovis (R-Jackson): Transportation funding hike makes new Missouri school choice law a win for rural districts
P-D American Association for the Advancement of Science fellow/Oregon State University “urban greenspaces” scholar/PhD candidate Aaron Anderson: How the fight to save endangered species on the Mississippi River lost its funding: Roy Blunt, Josh Hawley, others to blame
P-D’s Tony Messenger: In Missouri, LGBTQ stories aren’t allowed in the ‘people’s house’ while GOP is in charge
Missouri Independent’s Rebecca Rivas: For decades, the Missouri AG’s office has blocked justice for the wrongly convicted
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