Wednesday, March 9, 2022 – Missouri political news headlines
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AP: Gov. Parson announces trade trip to UK, Ireland
SNL: Gov. Parson to travel to United Kingdom, Ireland on first trade mission since pandemic
JCNT: Kehoes share love of reading with grade schoolers
The Missouri Times: Chief Justice Paul Wilson gives State of the Judiciary Address
St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri chief justice emphasizes cooperation in speech to lawmakers
SNL: Missouri chief justice calls for communication, cooperation in address to lawmakers
Columbia Missourian: Missouri Supreme Court chief justice seeks more attention for veterans courts
KSGF (Springfield): Nick Reed Show: Greene County Clerk Shane Schoeller (R) on early voting vs. absentee voting and associated legislation (13:20); problems with mail-in voting (18:30); ranked choice voting initiative petition issue, and how the Europe-hatched approach is “clear as mud” (23:30)
AP: Missouri House tries again for photo voter ID requirement
JCNT: Advocates ‘stand together’ at ‘Show Me Life’ rally
KOMU (Columbia): Missourians voice their concerns and support for Cannabis Freedom Act (link via Eapen Thampy’s Twitter)
KMIZ (Columbia): Cannabis Freedom Act aims to decriminalize marijuana in Missouri (link via Eapen Thampy’s Twitter)
Columbia Missourian: Witnesses urge marijuana legalization, with many criticizing Legal Missouri 2022’s ballot initiative; Comments from MoCann Testing’s Natalie Brown, Show-Me Alternatives’ Brooke Foster (link via Eapen Thampy‘s Twitter)
P-D: Missouri House takes up marijuana legalization in push to sink ballot question
The Missouri Times: House perfects No Patient Left Alone Act
KC Star: Missouri House wants limits on how far hospitals can go in blocking visitors to patients
JCNT: Lawmakers consider ‘regulatory sandbox’ for businesses
JCNT: School choice, open forums, variety of other education bills presented
P-D: GOP faction in Missouri Senate stalls sexual assault survivors bill of rights
Combest, 20 for 20, Part 3 (10/20/21): Missouri politics is pro wrestling, and the referees always show their bias: Corporate newspapers to use phrases like “participating on the sports teams that match their gender identity”
Columbia Missourian: St. Louis City woman complains about “food apartheid,” wants state tax credits
KC Star: New COVID cases across the Kansas City metro drop below 1,000 in the past week