Good Friday, April 15, 2022 – Missouri political news headlines
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Missouri Independent’s Jason Hancock: ‘Defunding the police is totally wrong’: Trudy Busch Valentine sees Senate race as a chance to heal divisions
St. Louis Public Radio: Urban school districts complain about Internet service, want federal money
SNL: Greene County COVID-19 daily case average drops to lowest point since 2020
JCNT: State security experts call on public for support (hop over News-Tribune paywall here)
JCNT: Lawmakers progress biweekly pay for state employees (hop over News-Tribune paywall here)
The Missouri Times: Republican Senate leadership holds end of week press conference
St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri House approves shortening minimum unemployment handouts to 8 weeks
Columbia Missourian: House passes bill that could rein in unemployment handouts
St. Joseph News-Press: Weekly unemployment claims increase in Missouri as legislation seeks to limit handouts (hop over News-Press paywall here)
Columbia Missourian: Senate committee cuts Rock Island Trail funding until next fiscal year
KRES/KWIX (Moberly): Sen. Cindy O’Laughlin (R-Shelbina) explains benefits of open enrollment bill
KC Star: Missouri bill allows school district elections to keep boys out of K-12 girls’ sports
SNL: Missouri bill would allow school districts to hold elections on protecting girls’ K-12 sports
P-D: Culture issues, voting take center stage in Missouri House
JCNT: Katy Trail bike ride with state lawmakers on tap April 25 (hop over News-Tribune paywall here)
P-D editorial: Senate decorum falls by the wayside to set the record straight on Josh Hawley (hop over Post-Dispatch paywall here)
Joplin Globe editorial: We share Bill White’s frustration with Missouri Senate’s Conservative Caucus
P-D’s Tony Messenger: On Jan. 6 sentences, definition of justice depends on one’s point of view (hop over Post-Dispatch paywall here)
Missouri Independent’s Phill Brooks: Rethinking Missouri Senate filibusters
KC Star’s Kacen Bayless: Missouri’s ‘parents bill of rights’ follows national GOP strategy of attacking critical race theory and public education