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Tuesday, December 7, 2021 – Pearl Harbor Day – Missouri political news headlines

Published December 7, 2021 in Missouri Political News - Daily Headlines. Tags: #moleg, #moleg news, #MOSEN, Ashley Aune, Bill Hardwick, Broadband expansion in Missouri, Casey Hanson, Dave Schatz, Governor Mike Parson, Kansas City Star liberal bias, Kids Win Missouri, liberal media bias in Missouri, Louis Riggs, Missouri 2022 state legislative session, Missouri 2022 U.S. Senate race, Missouri COVID spread, Missouri economy news, Missouri General Assembly 2022 legislation, Missouri Independent, Missouri Independent liberal bias, Missouri medical marijuana laws, Missouri political journalism, Missouri recreational marijuana ballot initiative, Missouri recreational marijuana vote, Missouri state employee wage increase 2022, Nick Schroer, Peter Merideth, Phill Brooks, rural broadband expansion in Missouri, Samuel Lee Campaign Life Missouri, Scott Fitzpatrick.

SE Missourian: Looking back — After the attack on Pearl Harbor, in Cape Girardeau, 80 years later

St. Louis Public Radio: Some Missouri counties are waiting to spend millions in COVID-19 relief money

St. Joseph News-Press: ARPA looks to be used for rural broadband

SE Missourian: Area postal workers union protests plan to consolidate mail processing operations and send work to St. Louis

P-D: Lake Saint Louis man involved in Jan. 6 Capitol riot pleads guilty

The Missouri Times: This Week in Missouri Politics recap: Schatz will continue to lead Senate as he campaigns for higher office; Highlights of panel discussion featuring Reps. Ashley Aune, Bill Hardwick, and Louis Riggs

P-D: Greitens says he supports Missouri gun law after blowback

SNL: Beyond ‘medical’: Missouri could be the next state to legalize marijuana as 2022 signature campaign kicks off

The Missouri Times: Missouri’s general revenue up 19 percent compared to last year, November report says

The Missouri Times: Gov. Parson recommends wage increases for state employees

AP: Missouri governor proposes $15 minimum pay for state workers

SNL: Gov. Parson recommends minimum wage hike to $15 for state employees

Missouri Independent: Gov. Parson proposes $15 minimum pay for state employees

KC Star: Gov. Mike Parson proposes pay raises for state workers; Rep. Peter Merideth (D-St. Louis City): “MoDOT’s finally tired of the legislature being completely stupid about this”

Missouri Independent: Bipartisan Missouri legislation aims to provide a year of health care for new moms; Comments from Campaign Life Missouri’s Samuel Lee, Kids Win Missouri’s Casey Hanson, others

The Missouri Times: From rate changes to broadband, here’s a look at utility legislation on deck for next session

KC Star: How should Missouri spend its money on transportation? Here’s a chance to weigh in

TonysKansasCity.com: Kansas City Star blames Missouri gun laws for murder spike

P-D: Rep. Nick Schroer (R-O’Fallon) wants to merge St. Louis City prosecutor offices, return city police to state control

SNL: After audit found ‘stolen’ funds in Forsyth, state issues progress report finding improvements

P-D: Missouri text scam asks for phony ‘vaccine verification’ to steal info, DHSS officials warn

Joplin Globe: Regional China virus update

Washington Missourian editorial: Texting-while-driving bill from Rep. Wayne Wallingford (R-Cape Girardeau) makes sense

KC Star editorial: Kansas City police union leader says ‘defunding’ led to violent weekend, but Missouri’s gun laws deserve blame

Missouri Independent op-ed: Missouri Gov. Parson’s unprecedented attacks on journalists reminiscent of Richard Nixon, and will backfire

The Missouri Times op-ed: State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick: Still looking for the perfect gift? Consider the gift of education via MOST 529 education accounts

P-D letter: St. Louis City Democrat criticizes Gov. Parson for DESE web vulnerability response

P-D letter: Kirkwood septuagenarian says Gov. Parson does not care if Missourians die

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