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Wednesday, February 9, 2022 – Missouri political news headlines

Published February 9, 2022 in Missouri Political News - Daily Headlines. Tags: #moleg, #moleg news, #MOSEN, $SR, Austin Petersen, David Tyson Smith Columbia Missouri, Eric Schmitt, hate crime hoaxes in Missouri, infanticide, journalists coping with decline in COVID cases, journalists finding personal and professional self-worth in COVID case counts, journalists rattling tin cup for story subjects, Kaiser Health News, Kansas City Star Service Journalism team, Kathy Steinhoff, Kevin Strickland, KWOS, Lauren Weber, liberal media bias in Missouri, Luke Nozicka, Mark McCloskey, McCloskey for Senate, Michale Politte, Missouri 2022 state legislative session, Missouri 2022 U.S. Senate race, Missouri 4th Congressional District, Missouri congressional redistricting, Missouri COVID spread, Missouri gas tax increase, Missouri General Assembly 2022 legislation, Missouri Medicaid expansion news, Missouri medical marijuana laws, Missouri political journalism, Missouri recreational marijuana ballot initiative, Missouri recreational marijuana vote, Missouri redistricting, Missouri state employee wage increase 2022, Natalie Wallington, Park Hill hate crime hoax, Patricia McCloskey, Pete Mundo, Raychel Proudie, Sara Walsh, Sarah Fenske, Schmitt Derangement Syndrome, Spire, Taylor Burks.

KCMO (Kansas City): Pete Mundo Show: 4th Congressional GOP candidate Taylor Burks on background (1:15); campaign priorities including foreign relations and election security (2:15); thoughts on Russia-Ukraine (6:00)

Columbia Missourian: Democrats David Smith, Kathy Steinhoff announce candidacies in new House districts

The Missouri Times: Redistricting Rumble: Senate begins marathon debate on congressional maps; Live blog of ongoing debate

Columbia Missourian: Senators filibuster through the night on redistricting

KC Star: Missouri Senate filibuster of map hits 24 hours

KWOS (Jefferson City): The KWOS Morning Show with Austin Petersen and John Marsh: Rep. Raychel Proudie (D-Ferguson) on supporting Sara Walsh’s gas tax repeal (1:30); state worker pay raise (2:00); congressional redistricting (2:30); civil asset forfeiture (5:00); expungement as part of recreational marijuana legalization (6:00); support for 2nd Amendment (7:00); opposition to SAPA (8:00); qualified immunity (9:15)

JCNT: Legislators, witnesses push for repeal of Missouri gas tax hike

JCNT: Missouri House expected to take up state worker pay plan this week

Columbia Missourian: Bill restricting public policy discussion in schools draws opposition from educators

The Missouri Times: Capitol Briefs: McCloskeys keep their law licenses, for now

St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis attorneys who defended home against roving protester mob put on probation to keep law licenses

P-D: Missouri high court places McCloskeys on probation as lawyers

Missouri Independent: Judicial commission begins work on Missouri Senate redistricting

SE Missourian: Pro-life groups launch new program focused on healing, grace

JCNT: Two dozen abortion-related bills await Missouri Legislature

Missouri Independent: Missouri Supreme Court tosses laws that blocked 2019 abortion bill referendum

P-D: Missouri Supreme Court finds Ashcroft abortion maneuver unconstitutional

KC Star: Missouri Supreme Court tosses signature rules that derailed challenge to abortion law

Missouri Independent: Missouri Supreme Court: Medical marijuana application info must be disclosed in appeals

KC Star: Missouri can’t keep applications of medical marijuana licensees secret, high court says

KC Star: Federal judge rules against mixed-race Park Hill students disciplined for slavery petition

KC Star: COVID cases keep dropping in KC

JCNT: Cole County sees decrease in COVID cases, hospitalizations

Joplin Globe: COVID-19 tests, positivity rates decrease regionally after January peak

St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis on the Air with Sarah Fenske: Michael Politte wins parole; will leave Missouri prison this April after 20 years

KC Star: Missouri man who maintains innocence in mother’s murder granted parole after 23 years

P-D editorial: Missouri Republicans just can’t stop trying to sabotage Medicaid expansion

Washington Missourian editorial: Donald Kauerauf steamrolled by a campaign of distortions, misinformation and outright lies

Kaiser Health News’ Lauren Weber, via Missouri Independent: Legislature’s rejection of Missouri governor’s health director shows extent of national rift

Columbia Missourian’s George Kennedy: Schmitt’s ambition for Senate abuses power of current state office

KC Star “Service Journalism Team’s” Natalie Wallington: Did your Spire bill go way up this winter? Here’s why and what you can do about it; Facts from Spire, opinions from “Kansas City’s chapter of the Sunrise Movement, a national youth-led environmental organization”

KC Star’s Luke Nozicka: Kevin Strickland compensation series: Gov. Parson unsure who should pay the wrongly convicted in Missouri, like Kevin Strickland

KC Star letters: Kansas City woman opposes GOP bill on school curriculum; Kansas City man calls GOP legislators “backwards” and “stupid,” wants more funding for MoDOT and teacher pay raises

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