Wednesday, January 19, 2022 – Missouri political news headlines
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The Missouri Times: Scott Sifton (D) visits every Missouri county during U.S. Senate campaign
TonysKansasCity.com: It pays to protest: KC politico fam nets $100K payday after police use pepper spray at KC riot
P-D: Union Strong: St. Louis Police Officers’ Association’s Jeff Roorda to run in GOP state Senate primary
JCNT: Missouri State of the State on tap this afternoon: What to expect and how to watch
SNL: How to watch Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s State of the State address at 3 p.m. today
The Missouri Times: BJ Tanksley tapped to lead Department of Economic Development’s Office of Broadband Development
SE Missourian: Another Cape Girardeau native picked as state’s broadband chief
SE Missourian: Cape Girardeau business owner on Show Me Recovery Task Force recommendations
The Missouri Times: Missouri House gives initial approval of 6-2 congressional redistricting map
SNL: Missouri House advances 6-2 congressional redistricting map, rejects 7-1 proposals
P-D’s Jack Suntrup: Missouri House rejects gerrymander of Cleaver’s seat, advances 6-2 congressional plan
Missouri Independent’s Tessa Weinberg: Missouri House votes down 7-1 congressional map during redistricting debate; Comments from “Rep. Sarah [sic] Walsh,” others
KWOS (Jefferson City): The KWOS Morning Show with Austin Petersen and John Marsh: Rep. Dave Griffith (R-Jefferson City) on state employee pay raises (1:00); impact of congressional maps on Blaine Luetkemeyer (3:30); why saving Emanuel Cleaver was “the right thing to do” (4:45); why state legislation on recreational marijuana is preferable to ballot initiative (6:30)
The Missouri Times: Sen. Bill Eigel (R-Weldon Spring) presents plan to expand charters in Missouri
Missourinet: Fight to expand charter schools returns to Missouri Legislature
Columbia Missourian: Bill from Sen. Denny Hoskins (R-Warrensburg) aims to bring filmmakers to Missouri
St. Louis Public Radio: Politically Speaking podcast: Missouri Farm Bureau President Garrett Hawkins lays out ag agenda; thoughts on eminent domain, Grain Belt Express, State Fairgrounds in Sedalia, Rock Island Trail
Washington Missourian: In lawsuit, police chiefs claim to seek clarity on Second Amendment Preservation Act
Columbia Missourian: Senate bill could result in felony charges for serious injury to law enforcement animals
Washington Missourian: County officials talk possible opioid settlements
Joplin Globe: Sarcoxie receives Missouri DNR grant to help improve sewer system
KC Star: Kevin Strickland hopes next payday comes from Missouri’s former prison health care provider
Missouri Independent: Missouri attorney general renews threat to sue schools over mask, quarantine rules
P-D: Regional China virus update
Joplin Globe: Regional China virus update
P-D editorial: Judge Gov. Parson by the standards he set in last year’s State of the State speech
JCNT editorial: Gov. Parson’s move on Sunshine Law is a strike against government transparency
KC Star editorial: Missouri GOP’s “Parents’ Bill of Rights” follows other states trying to bury the uncomfortable historical truths found in critical race theory
KC Star editorial: Why should KC taxpayers pay $450,000 for Missouri Senate’s unconstitutional behavior on police funding?
P-D editorial: Missouri has tolerated illegal gaming machines for too long. Shut them down.
The Missouri Times publisher Scott Faughn: This Week in Missouri Politics Column: Is St. Charles County a sanctuary county? Why isn’t the Missouri Dept. of Labor taking action on illegal immigrants?
TonysKansasCity.com: Seven years after her first allegations against Sen. Paul LeVota (D), former Capitol intern posts blind item about Missouri Democrats’ current “rapist serving as state Senator”
Columbia Missourian op-ed: Columbia Public Schools teacher says Missouri GOP officials wrong on mask mandates
P-D’s Tony Messenger: After losing $3 court fee, Missouri sheriffs target evictions for their back-door tax
Missouri Independent’s Jason Hancock and Midwest Newsroom’s Steve Vockrodt: Quarterly update on Steve Tilley
KC Star’s Kevin Hardy: Update on our quest for sealed Independence court documents that might mention Gov. Parson and Steve Tilley
P-D letter: Webster Groves sexagenarian wants Blunt to support Dems’ voting bill
P-D letter: Florissant nonagenarian criticizes GOP Reps. Doug Richey and Nick Schroer, wants critical race theory taught in Missouri schools
P-D letter: St. Charles sexagenarian theorizes that anti-CRT bills are about protecting the feelings of white parents
P-D letter: University City septuagenarian wants Missouri to pass “clean slate” legislation to help ex-inmates
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