Wednesday, December 1, 2021 – Missouri political news headlines
Published in Missouri Political News - Daily Headlines. Tags: #moleg, #moleg news, #MOSEN, $SR, adults blaming others for poor financial decisions, Ann Wagner, Cindy O'Laughlin, Cori Bush, Critical race theory in Missouri schools, Dave Schatz, Dean Plocher, diversity hires, entitlement, Eric Greitens, Eric Schmitt, everything is racist, Jess Piper Democrat, journalists finding personal and professional self-worth in COVID case counts, journalists inserting themselves in the story, journalists rattling tin cup for story subjects, Kevin Strickland, LGBTQ display at Missouri Capitol, liberal media bias in Missouri, Mike Moon, Missouri 2022 U.S. Senate race, Missouri COVID Delta variant news, Missouri COVID spread, Missouri gas tax increase, Missouri Medicaid funding abortions, Missouri political journalism, Missouri vaccine mandates, MoDOT news, Niara Savage, Pete Mundo, quixotic legislative candidates running vanity campaigns in unwinnable districts, Sam Graves, Spire, Spire STL Pipeline, student loans are racist, students complaining about the cost of college education, Tony Luetkemeyer, Vicky Hartzler, victimhood.
The Missouri Times: Exclusive: Vicky Hartzler endorsed by PAC supporting Republican women for federal office
KWOS (Jefferson City): Eric Greitens talks with Austin Petersen and John Marsh about Second Amendment Preservation Act, Dave Schatz and gas tax, more
KFEQ (St. Joseph): Bill from Sam Graves would increase FEMA’s threshold of ‘small project’ category from $35,000 to $1 million (link via Missourinet)
P-D: Cori Bush pens letter to Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, wants Biden’s Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to intervene in Missouri abortion funding case
The Missouri Times: Schmitt encourages lawmakers to pass Parents’ Bill of Rights
JCNT: Missouri lawmakers scrutinize school boards, local control for next session
SNL: Missouri lawmakers take a close look at history curriculum, role of school boards in K-12 education
Missouri Independent: Ahead of session, lawmakers scrutinize Missouri social studies standards, critical race theory, school boards
P-D: Missouri Joint Committee on Education hears testimony on Parents’ Bill of Rights; Comments from AG Eric Schmitt, Sen. Cindy O’Laughlin (R-Shelbina), others
KRES/KWIX (Moberly): 2022 Missouri legislative session preview: Rep. Peggy McGaugh (R-Carrollton) preps for “fast and furious” start of session, says Majority Floor Leader Dean Plocher told reps to plan on working at Capitol five days a week
The Missouri Times: Sen. Mike Moon (R-Ash Grove) asks Gov. Parson to intervene in vaccine mandate for Missouri National Guard
KCMO (Kansas City): Pete Mundo Show: Sen. Tony Luetkemeyer (R-Parkville) on Kansas City Star’s misleading reporting (1:30), police funding bill (2:30), legislative process (4:40)
KC Star: Luetkemeyer to file bill increasing Kansas City’s required spending on police
KC Star: Senate Minority Leader John Rizzo (D-Independence) frustrated with Mayor Quinton Lucas on police funding issue
Daily American Republic: Southeast District seeks $47.5M in road projects in first round of new MoDOT projects
Washington Missourian: Highway 47 widening on MoDOT’s wish list
P-D: Spire rate increases to raise gas bills by nearly 25% for regional customers; Spire says customers are paying about half what they did in 2005
St. Joseph News-Press: Local Spire customers to see natural gas prices nearly double
SNL: Missouri hunters harvest 187,967 deer in firearms portion of the season
The Missouri Times: LGBTQ history display removed from Missouri Capitol heading to St. Louis
Missouri Independent: After being booted from Missouri Capitol, LGBTQ history exhibit headed to St. Louis
P-D: LGBTQ exhibit that was removed from Missouri Capitol opens in St. Louis
Missouri Independent: State, regional China virus update
KC Star: State, regional China virus update
P-D: Regional China virus update; Media darling Alex Garza has returned to St. Louis
KC Star editorial: Luetkemeyer’s plan for KC police budget is reckless and radical, and he should mind his own business
Washington Missourian editorial: MoDOT is listening and we should all appreciate it
P-D’s Tony Messenger: Biden’s infrastructure bill is good news for flood mitigation in Missouri
Missouri Independent op-ed: “States Newsroom” content creator: After a breakthrough COVID infection, I believe in the vaccine more than ever
Combest, 20 for 20, Part 4, 10/22/21: “And as COVID wanes, some health reporters on the daily case update beat won’t be able to resist finally putting the spotlight on themselves.”
KC Star’s David Hudnall: Kevin Strickland fundraising drive series: Q&A: Strickland: “I trust I will get the donations”; Leading questions on cruelty of Eric Schmitt, racism, what he’s entitled to, more
St. Louis Public Radio’s Niara Savage: Black college grads buried in debt, but living carefree; Woman who owes more than $100k not concerned with bills: “If they get paid, they get paid. If they die with me, they die with me.”
P-D letter: Eureka septuagenarian displeased with response from Ann Wagner’s office on Gosar censure
JCNT letter: Jefferson City septuagenarian corrects errors in liberal’s letter to editor, points to actual statements from Eric Schmitt on COVID vaccines and reporting from The Missouri Times on critical race theory
P-D letter: Kirkwood sexagenarian considers Gov. Parson’s cancelled trip to Israel and Greece a “boondoggle,” demands to know if all potential airplane passengers received COVID vaccine
P-D letter: Kirkwood man calls Cole County Circuit Judge Daniel Green “clueless,” calls elected officials “nuts”
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