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Friday, March 4, 2022 – Missouri political news headlines

Published March 4, 2022 in Missouri Political News - Daily Headlines. Tags: #moleg, #moleg news, #MOSEN, 2022 Missouri state auditor race, Billy Long, Cody Smith, Dave Schatz, David Gregory, education professionals complaining about the profession they chose, Eric Greitens, Eric Schmitt, Jason Hall St. Louis, Jay Ashcroft, John Danforth, Josh Hawley, journalists coping with COVID decline, journalists coping with decline in COVID cases, liberal media bias in Missouri, Mark McCloskey, Mike Kehoe, Missouri 2022 state legislative session, Missouri 2022 U.S. Senate race, Missouri congressional redistricting, Missouri COVID spread, Missouri General Assembly 2022 legislation, Missouri Medicaid expansion news, Missouri Medicaid work requirements, Missouri medical marijuana laws, Missouri Parents' Bill of Rights, Missouri political journalism, Missouri recreational marijuana ballot initiative, Missouri recreational marijuana vote, Missouri Technology Corporation, Ron Hicks Missouri, Scott Faughn, Scott Fitzpatrick, Vicky Hartzler.

The Missouri Times: Missouri officials continue to show support for Ukraine, condemn Russia’s invasion

JCNT: Missouri ending financial relations with Russia; retailers urged to pull Russian products

Columbia Missourian: Gov. Parson talks employment rates, Ukraine at Missouri Press Day

SNL: Missouri moves to cut financial ties with Russia as war in Ukraine intensifies

Missouri Independent: MOSERS board votes to divest pension fund of Russia-linked investments

TonysKansasCity.com: Freedom Convoy rolls through Kansas City today

P-D: Union asks Congress to stop Hazelwood aerospace plant closure

The Missouri Times’ Scott Faughn: Statewide tipsheet, March 2022: Republican statewides

KMBC (Kansas City): Micheal Mahoney analyzes U.S. Senate race: Candidates taking aim at Greitens; Hawley endorsement of Hartzler; Analysis of Schatz, McCloskey; what to watch (link via TonysKansasCity.com)

Columbia Missourian: Missouri press returns to Governor’s Mansion after two-year hiatus; Governor has not endorsed a GOP U.S. Senate candidate, but “that may change”

P-D: Gov. Parson declines to endorse in Missouri’s race for U.S. Senate – for now

JCNT: At Missouri Press Association’s Day at the Capitol, Gov. Parson speaks to and takes questions from journalists, progressive content creators

Missouri Independent’s Jason Hancock: Parson digs in against evidence absolving reporter he accused of being a ‘hacker’

St. Louis Public Radio: Politically Speaking podcast: Rep. Ron Hicks (R-Defiance) on recreational marijuana legalization, congressional redistricting battle, more

St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis on the Air with Sarah Fenske preview: 92-year-old MoDOT manager has no plans for retirement

St. Louis Public Radio: CDC Director Rochelle Walensky visits St. Louis

P-D: What’s working in public health? CDC director finds reason for hope in St. Louis

St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis Public Schools to lift mask mandate, joining other districts

KC Star editorial: After COVID heroism, underpaid Missouri teachers more than deserve proposed tax credit

The Missouri Times op-ed: Greater St. Louis, Inc. CEO Jason Hall: To raise the next unicorn, our state should increase our commitment to Missouri Technology Corporation

Columbia Missourian op-ed: Former Columbia Public Schools Superintendent Peter Stiepleman: Why charter schools are not the answer for Missouri education

Missouri Independent’s Phill Brooks: I wish the rhetoric on big issues facing our state could be inspiring and respectful

KC Star letters: Man who left Missouri for California says Josh Hawley makes him feel embarrassed; Kansas City man says “Parents’ Bill of Rights” legislation is r e a l l y about blaming teachers

Joplin Globe letter: Joplin septuagenarian says Rep. Cody Smith (R-Carthage) is trying to take Medicaid away from people who need it

Joplin Globe letter: Septuagenarian man who chooses to live in Kansas praises wisdom of pro-Danforth editorial

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