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Friday, January 7, 2022 – Missouri political news headlines

Published January 7, 2022 in Missouri Political News - Daily Headlines. Tags: #moleg, #moleg news, #MOSEN, Al Watkins, Andy Leighton Cape Girardeau County's Democratic Central Committee, Ann Wagner, Austin Petersen, Broadband expansion in Missouri, Cori Bush, Crystal Quade, Daniel Desrochers, Denise Lieberman, Dirk Deaton, Emanuel Cleaver, Eric Schmitt, Garrett Hawkins, Governor Mike Parson, Grace Zokovitch, Jason Rosenbaum, Jay Ashcroft, Jeanne Kuang, John Rizzo, John Voss, Josh Hawley, journalists finding personal and professional self-worth in COVID case counts, Kansas City Star liberal bias, KCUR, KWOS, liberal media bias in Missouri, Lowry Lite, Matt Henson Cape Girardeau County Republican Central Committee, Missouri 2022 U.S. Senate race, Missouri Assessment Program, Missouri congressional redistricting, Missouri COVID spread, Missouri Farm Bureau, Missouri mask mandates, Missouri Medicaid expansion news, Missouri political journalism, Missouri Second Amendment Preservation Act, Missouri special elections, Missouri state employee wage increase 2022, Missouri State Teachers Association, Missouri vaccine mandates, Pete Mundo, Post-Dispatch editorial board, Post-Dispatch liberal bias, rural broadband expansion in Missouri, Sarah Fenske, Sarah Kellogg, Schmitt Derangement Syndrome, St. Louis Public Radio, Steve Kraske, Tony Lovasco, Tony's Kansas City, Vicky Hartzler, voter fraud in Missouri, Wayne Wallingford.

JCNT: Lawmakers hear call for unity, compassion at governor’s prayer breakfast

St. Joseph News-Press: Hawley: Legacy of Jan. 6 is Biden using events to govern with a state of emergency, turn law enforcement powers against Americans

P-D: Liberal groups hold rally near Galleria shopping mall to commemorate Jan. 6 Capitol riot, complain about voting laws; Cori Bush, Emanuel Cleaver dial in

KCUR’s Up to Date with Steve Kraske: Rep. Emanuel Cleaver declares Jan. 6 attack on U.S Capitol an ‘attempted coup’

TonysKansasCity.com: Kansas City pretends to care about insurrection anniversary; Roundup of local breathless coverage

JCNT: Election security gets spotlight at Capitol rally

SNL: On Jan. 6 anniversary, Missouri’s Republican U.S. Senate candidates dismissive of Capitol riot hysteria

St. Louis Public Radio: Jan. 6 anniversary week series: St. Louis on the Air with Sara h Fenske: Al Watkins on fighting for the ‘QAnon Shaman’

P-D: Woman tied to Capitol riots was wrong-way driver in fatal Franklin County crash

TonysKansasCity.com: 2016 U.S. Senate silver medalist Jason Kander (D) takes to Twitter to announce he has COVID, had a very rough day and is turning to drugs to ease the pain

The Missouri Times: Missouri rural health care facilities warn of federal vaccine mandate consequences

TonysKansasCity.com: Kansas City Star’s new office? A P.O. box

P-D: Redistricting plan from House Minority Leader Crystal Quade (D-Springfield) would make Ann Wagner’s district more competitive, Bush’s stretch west

KWOS (Jefferson City): The KWOS Morning Show with Austin Petersen and John Marsh: Rep. Sara Walsh (R-Ashland) on congressional campaign, state legislative priorities

KCMO (Kansas City): Pete Mundo Show: Scott Faughn on congressional redistricting (2:30 and 9:45), Gov. Parson’s priorities (4:30), GOP U.S. Senate primary and one of Vicky Hartzler’s advantages (6:40), sports gambling (7:45)

The Missouri Times: Gov. Parson not planning to grant Ashcroft’s request for special elections at this time

SE Missourian: Local party leaders weigh in on Gov. Parson’s decision of no special election

SE Missourian: John Voss (R) to run for Wayne Wallingford’s open House seat

Missouri Independent: Jay Ashcroft pushes for governor to call special elections for vacant Missouri House seats

The Missouri Times: ‘Olive branch’: PQ rule change floated as potential peace offering in Senate

KWOS (Jefferson City): MoDOT Director Pat McKenna on gas tax, employee pay

St. Louis Public Radio: Politically Speaking podcast: Rep. Dirk Deaton (R-Noel) on congressional redistricting, state budget, Medicaid albatross, federal largesse

KWOS (Jefferson City): The KWOS Morning Show with Austin Petersen and John Marsh: Rep. Tony Lovasco (R-O’Fallon) on transportation funding, gas tax increase, 7-1 vs. 6-2 congressional maps, COVID bills, state employee pay, Second Amendment Preservation Act

P-D: Democrats aim to chip away at Second Amendment Preservation Act

KC Star: Missouri Republicans unlikely to capitulate on Second Amendment Preservation Act

JCNT: MOSERS investments show positive growth

St. Joseph News-Press: Missouri State Teachers Association wants local say in Missouri Assessment Program protocols

KCUR: After a decade-long wait, Kansas City Public Schools’ quest for full accreditation could be over soon

Missourinet: Gov. Parson responds to opponents’ complaints about “state of emergency”

P-D: Schmitt sues to overturn new St. Louis County mask order

TonysKansasCity.com: TKC told you so! Kansas City COVID mask comeback

Missouri Independent: Kansas City reinstates mask mandate for K-12 schools

KC Star: Lucas to introduce new mask mandate for Kansas City schools

KC Star: KC mayor says no current plans to reinstate broad mask mandate

St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis on the Air with Sarah Fenske: St. Louis City Health Director Dr. Mati Hlatshwayo Davis on the harrowing battle against omicron sniffles apocalypse

TonysKansasCity.com: “Flurona” rollout update: Local doctor insists viral cocktail is very serious

Washington Missourian: State, regional China virus update

P-D: Regional China virus update

P-D editorial: There’s no easy way to keep schools open, but defying AG Eric Schmitt is a good start

P-D’s Grace Zokovitch: One year after the Jan. 6 insurrection, Missouri Republicans cheer recycled and debunked claims fueling the rioters that day

KC Star’s Jeanne Kuang: Republican lawmakers, activists host proponent of Donald Trump’s ‘Big Lie’

The Missouri Times op-e d : Missouri Farm Bureau’s Garrett Hawkins: Broadband, property rights among top Farm Bureau priorities in 2022 legislative session

P-D’s Michele Munz: COVID-19 patients overwhelm St. Louis-area hospitals

KC Star letters: Lanagan septuagenarian criticizes Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt over COVID policies; Raymore septuagenarian cheers Daniel Desrochers’ anti-Hawley series

P-D letter: Creve Coeur octogenarian says Gov. Parson is fiddling while Missouri burns

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