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Tuesday, January 4, 2022 – Missouri political news headlines

Published January 4, 2022 in Missouri Political News - Daily Headlines. Tags: #moleg, #moleg news, #MOSEN, 1st Congressional District Democratic primary 2022, Bill Eigel, Caleb Rowden, Chris Chinn, Cori Bush, CoxHealth Springfield, David Tyson Smith Columbia Missouri, Emanuel Cleaver, Eric Schmitt, J. Eggleston, Jeff Smith Missouri politician, Jill Schupp, Justin Hill, liberal media bias in Missouri, Missouri 2022 U.S. Senate race, Missouri COVID spread, Missouri distracted driving law, Missouri medical marijuana laws, Missouri political journalism, Missouri redistricting, Missouri texting while driving law, Missouri vaccine advocacy journalism, Missouri vaccine mandates, Post-Dispatch liberal bias, Sara Karnes, Stacy Morse, Steve Edwards, Steven Roberts, Steven Roberts Cori Bush, Tad Mayfield.

P-D: Congressional redistricting update: Sen. Steve Roberts (D-St. Louis City) may take on U.S. Rep. Cori Bush in Democratic primary; GOP hard-liners blast Missouri congressional map that saves Emanuel Cleaver’s seat

St. Joseph News-Press: Rep. J. Eggleston (R-Maysville) weighs in on congressional redistricting map

SNL: Springfield’s House districts would change under tentative redistricting plans. Here’s how.

Missouri Independent: Few public comments offered on Missouri House redistricting plan

KC Star: Missouri House panel disagrees on Kansas City maps as deadline looms

Missourinet: Stacy Morse, former chief of staff to Missouri Senate Democrats, publishes children’s book about rescue dog

St. Joseph News-Press: Minimum wage increases yet again in Missouri

Brownfield Ag News: Missouri Ag Director Chris Chinn: Missouri second in the nation for number of farms with over 95,000; commodity production among tops in the nation

P-D: St. Louis Economic Development Partnership sues 2 former top execs to recoup $350,000 in unauthorized bonuses; 2020 report from State Auditor Nicole Galloway detailed scam

P-D: On eve of 2022 session, resignations, death taking toll on Republican majority in Missouri; Rep. Justin Hill (R-Lake Saint Louis) resigns

FOX 2 (St. Louis): Sens. Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia), Jill Schupp (D-Creve Coeur) offer legislative forecasts

FOX 2 (St. Louis): Lawmakers want to change Missouri’s distracted driving law

The Missouri Times: Legislative preview: Rep. David Tyson Smith (D-Columbia) pre-files bills on judicial process, police misconduct

P-D: Lawsuit from former Missouri House employee Tad Mayfield, who was fired for poor performance, requires top Missouri leaders to be deposed over lack of Capitol mask mandate

Missouri Independent: Victory for Eric Schmitt, other AGs as federal judge blocks vaccine mandate for Head Start workers in 24 states – including Missouri

SNL outdoors reporter Sara Karnes: CoxHealth infectious disease specialist advocates for COVID vaccines, fights misinformation

P-D: Regional China virus update

Joplin Globe editorial: When tackling COVID mandates, Missouri lawmakers should keep power local

Missouri Independent op-ed: Jeff Smith: A 2022 wish list for Missouri politicos: U.S. Senate candidates, state lawmakers, othe r s

The Missouri Times op-ed: American Trade Association for Cannabis & Hemp President Michael Bronstein: Show-Me State shows how to do medical cannabis right

P-D letter: Concord Village septuagenarian says Eric Schmitt acts like he was appointed by God

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