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Monday, March 28, 2022 – Missouri political news headlines

Published March 28, 2022 (updated: April 2, 2022) in Missouri Political News - Daily Headlines. Tags: #moleg, #moleg news, #MOSEN, Ameren Missouri, Ameren Russia uranium, Article IV dark money Missouri, Ashley Bland Manlove, Better Elections Article IV, Better Elections Missouri, Better Elections Missouri dark money, BetterElectionsMo.com, Bob Onder, Dan Houx, Eric Burlison, Eric Greitens, Eric Schmitt, how to get around St. Louis Post-Dispatch paywall, Jay Ashcroft, Jess Piper Democrat, John Hancock Missouri, John Rizzo, Jonathan Shorman, journalists cheering new COVID variants, journalists coping with COVID decline, journalists coping with decline in COVID cases, Kansas City police funding, Kansas City Star liberal bias, Kurtis Gregory, liberal media bias in Missouri, Michele Watley, Missouri 2022 U.S. Senate race, Missouri congressional redistricting, Missouri political journalism, Missouri self-defense laws, Missouri voter ID laws, MoDOT news, paper ballots in Missouri, ranked choice voting Missouri, ranked-choice voting, ranked-choice voting Missouri, Sheena Greitens, Tony Luetkemeyer, Tony Messenger, Tony's Kansas City.

Fox4 KC: Examining Eric Greitens’ future: Thoughts from consultants John Hancock (R) and Michele Watley (D)

This Week in Missouri Politics: Senate Minority Leader John Rizzo (D-Independence) on GOP Senate leadership rewarding Senate Conservative Caucus’ “bad behavior” (2:00), outlook for rest of session (5:30), sports betting bill (6:30), Dems’ chances against Eric Greitens (7:15), impact of national parties (10:15), the Biden burden on Missouri Dems (11:30); Panel of Reps. Ashley Bland Manlove (D-Kansas City), Kurt Gregory (R-Marshall), Dan Houx (R-Warrensburg) and House candidate Jess Piper (D) on Greitens allegations fallout and how it affects other GOP candidates (15:00); congressional district map (21:00); sports betting bill (25:00); who won the week: “rural Democrats,” Biden’s diversity pick, K-12 schools thanks to sports betting bill, Bob Onder

The Beacon (Kansas City), via KCUR: Ahead of 2022 elections, Missouri Legislature considers bills on absentee voting and voter ID

Missourinet: DESE using federal relief funds to provide mental health first aid trainings to K-12 schools

SNL: Springfield district granted one-year reprieve from pandemic-related state funding loss

TonysKansasCity.com: Kansas City Star publishes Sunday anti-police edition; Newspaper’s attempt to incite racial hate amidst “political maneuvering against the police board and Missouri Republicans”

P-D: Ameren’s nuclear plant has long relied on Russia for uranium, but won’t provide specifics on current arrangements (hop over Post-Dispatch paywall here)

Washington Missourian: MoDOT identifies Franklin County road projects for 2022-2023

SE Missourian: MoDOT staffers give accounts of initial response to deadly I-57 crashes

SNL: While COVID-19 may be quiet for now, ‘a new swell coming,’ health care leaders say

P-D’s Tony Messenger: Open letter to Sen. Bob Onder (R-Lake Saint Louis): Includes criticism of congressional map and Eric Burlison’s self-defense bill, and endorsement of Better Elections’ ranked-choice voting campaign (hop over Post-Dispatch paywall here)

KC Star’s Jonathan Shorman: Missouri Republicans seek to take power away from voters, but Better Elections proposal would help bolster moderate candidates

P-D letter: Town and Country woman says Greitens case shows why political candidates should face mandatory background checks (hop over Post-Dispatch paywall here)

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