Thursday, January 6, 2022 – Missouri political news headlines
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KC Star’s Daniel Desrochers: Josh Hawley looked like a pariah immediately after Jan. 6. A year later, not so much; Hawley “still considered a potential Presidential candidate in 2020 [sic]”; Comments from GOP consultant “Jason Smith [sic]” UPDATE: Corrected Thursday morning, with no acknowledgment of errors
TonysKansasCity.com: Cringey: Kansas City Star still obsessed with Josh Hawley’s fist
St. Louis Public Radio: Jan. 6 anniversary week series: St. Louis on the Air with Sarah Fenske: Americans’ anger over politics threatens democracy, Wash U professor finds
KWOS (Jefferson City): The KWOS Morning Show with Austin Petersen and John Marsh: Jay Ashcroft says redistricting should add a Republican seat; thoughts on voter ID requirement, Mary Elizabeth Coleman’s pro-life bill, more
The Missouri Times: Jay Ashcroft wants governor to call special elections for vacant House seats
Missouri Independent: After quiet year, Rex Sinquefield donations start flowing in Missouri again
JCNT: Pastors pray for lawmakers in fractured country
The Missouri Times: Senate Republican fissures still prevalent in upper chamber as session kicks off
JCNT: Fireworks erupt on first day of Missouri legislative session
Missouri Independent: Day 1 recap: GOP Sens. Denny Hoskins and Caleb Rowden go mano a mano; Ashcroft calls for special elections; thoughts from GOP leadership, House Minority Leader Crystal Quade (D-Springfield)
P-D: Missouri lawmakers open session with redistricting, spending on tap
SNL: Missouri lawmakers kick off session as omicron, redistricting and spending deadlines loom
KWOS (Jefferson City): The KWOS Morning Show with Austin Petersen and John Marsh: Sen. Cindy O’Laughlin (R-Shelbina) wants ivermectin and other therapeutics available statewide
The Missouri Times: Missouri’s female senators, past and present, recognized on first day of session
P-D: St. Louis City must repay state $5 million after Schmitt’s offer to forgive debt goes nowhere
TonysKansasCity.com: Show-Me remote work earning tax refunds nuked
P-D: Schmitt sues to overturn new St. Louis County mask order
TonysKansasCity.com: Lucas preps new Kansas City COVID mask mandate
Missouri Independent: State, regional China virus update
P-D: State, regional China virus update
St. Louis Public Radio: Regional China virus update
SNL: Regional China virus update
KC Star editorial: The fist is still in the air: Missouri Republicans’ little lies of Jan. 6 Capitol riot scarier than ever
P-D editorial: A year after Trump and Hawley threatened democracy, the threat remains
KC Star op-ed: Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights VP Leonard Zeskind: Missouri white supremacists using opposition to masks and vaccines to organize their ranks