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Thursday, October 7, 2021 – Missouri political news headlines

Published October 7, 2021 (updated: October 17, 2021) in Missouri Political News - Daily Headlines. Tags: #moleg, #moleg news, #MOSEN, $AEE, $SR, Ameren Missouri, Bob Holden executions, Caleb Rowden, Charles Dunlap reporter, Critical race theory in Missouri schools, Dave Dillon, Dave Drebes, Dave Schatz, Emanuel Cleaver, entitlement, Eric Greitens executions, Gov. Parson, hate crime hoaxes in Missouri, Janet Y. Jackson St. Louis, Jay Nixon executions, Jonathan Shorman, Jordan Meier News-Leader, Kansas City Star liberal bias, KC Media Collective, KCUR, liberal media bias in Missouri, Matt Blunt executions, Mel Carnahan's executions, Mike Kehoe, Mike Moon, Mike Parson executions, Missouri COVID Delta variant news, Missouri COVID spread, Missouri DSS, Missouri general revenue updates, Missouri mask mandates, Missouri Medicaid expansion news, Missouri political journalism, Missouri Public Service Commission, Missouri vaccine mandates, MOScout, Parkway Central hate crime hoax, Roger Wilson executions, Scott Fitzpatrick, Smolletting, Spire STL Pipeline, Todd Akin, Todd Akin funeral, Todd Richardson, victimhood.

Legacy.com: Todd Akin visitation and funeral details

The Missouri Times: State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick vows to defy proposed ‘nonsensical’ IRS reporting rules

JCNT: Missouri Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick says he won’t comply with a controversial financial reporting plan working its way through Congress

SNL’s Jordan Meier: “Ten months [sic]” after Jan. 6 Capitol riot, 2 more Springfield women charged

TonysKansasCity.com: New “KC Media Collective,” including KCUR, begs for cash in the name of “equitable” and “sustainable” journalism

The Missouri Times: September general revenue collections rose 16 percent compared to 2020, latest report says

JCNT: Sen. Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia): Letter from the National School Boards’ Association seeks to “silence opposition” from parents who speak out on mask and vaccine mandates and critical race theory

P-D: Gov. Parson hires world-renowned consulting firm Accenture to study child welfare worker wages

JCNT: Missouri Department of Mental Health is looking to address workforce shortages next legislative session

The Missouri Times: Department of Mental Health staffing shortage a ‘crisis,’ director says

P-D: Missouri’s Medicaid czar Todd Richardson back on the job after temporary unpaid leave

KBIA (Columbia): Missouri hospital leaders hopeful as Medicaid expansion gets underway; Comments from Missouri Hospital Association’s Dave Dillon, others

Branson Tri-Lake News: Sen. Mike Moon (R-Ash Grove) addresses “Missouri’s Deep Dark Secrets,” including thoughts on Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe, Dave Schatz (link via Dave Drebes’ MOScout subscription service)

Missouri Independent: Missouri Supreme Court hears arguments over a 2015 law to cap revenue from court fines

P-D: Court-overhaul law targeting St. Louis County gets another look from Missouri Supreme Court

SE Missourian: In Cape Girardeau County, active COVID-19 cases continue to drop

Washington Missourian: Franklin County eyes possible rollback of COVID-19 quarantine rules for schoolchildren

KC Star: Even as COVID cases trend downward, KC health officials want mask mandate extended

JCNT: MoDOT: More wildlife expected on roadways throughout fall

CDT’s Charles Dunlap: Anti-death penalty demonstrators in Columbia reflect on execution of Ernest Lee Johnson; Thoughts from U.S. Rep. “Emmanuel [sic] Cleaver,” others

P-D: Updated Missouri execution leaderboard since 2000: Jay Nixon (21), Bob Holden (15), Matt Blunt (5), Mel Carnahan (4 in 2000, 38 over two terms), Mike Parson (3), Roger Wilson (1), Eric Greitens (1)

P-D editorial: Missouri must get to the bottom of failures in its foster-care system

Joplin Globe editorial: Abortion protest fisticuffs remind us of First Amendment values

Washington Missourian editorial: On Ameren Missouri, the Missouri Public Service Commission, and the cost of “clean” power

P-D “The Bottom Line” video series: Seasoned business columnists David Nicklaus and Jim Gallagher discuss how closing Spire’s STL Pipeline could mean higher natural gas bills

P-D’s Janet Y. Jackson: Although the culprit behind Parkway Central’s latest ‘hate crime’ hoax was black, systemic racism should be taken seriously

KC Star’s Jonathan Shorman: As Missouri school boards face threats, Republicans attack effort to fight harassment

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