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Saturday, April 30, 2022 – Missouri political news headlines

Published April 30, 2022 (updated: May 1, 2022) in Missouri Political News - Daily Headlines. Tags: #moleg, #moleg news, #MOSEN, Amtrak, Amtrak in Missouri, anti-agriculture bias, CAFOs in Missouri, Carman Deck, COVID is racist, Critical race theory in Missouri schools, critical race theory in Springfield MO public schools, Denny Hoskins, education professionals complaining about the profession they chose, entitlement, Eric Schmitt, how to get around News Press paywall, how to get around News Tribune paywall, how to get around St. Louis Post-Dispatch paywall, how to get around Washington Missourian paywall, journalists coping with COVID decline, journalists coping with decline in COVID cases, journalists defending critical race theory in Missouri schools, journalists finding personal and professional self-worth in COVID case counts, Laird Okie, liberal media bias in Missouri, Michele Munz, Mike Parson executions, Missouri 2022 U.S. Senate race, Missouri 2023 state budget, Missouri COVID spread, Missouri Gaming Commission, Missouri political journalism, Missouri vaccine mandates, Missouri video gaming machines, Pete Mundo, Roy Blunt, Sarah Fenske, sports betting in Missouri, St. Louis Public Radio.

Brownfield Ag News: Blunt says Midwest needs more r i v e r infrastructure spending to keep ag products competitive globally

Brownfield Ag News: Judge strikes down Missouri anti-CAFO ordinance

KCMO: Pete Mundo Show: Sen. Denny Hoskins (R-Warrensburg) on compromise with Sen. Hageman and how hostile amendment broke the deal (0:55), casinos’ greed and desire for monopoly (6:00), o d d s on legislation passing (9:30)

Missouri Independent: Hopes fading for Missouri sports wagering bill to pass this year

KC Star: Missouri sports betting stalls

Fox4 KC: Missouri sports betting stalls as Kansas lawmakers wait for governor’s signature; Rowden: “I might have to move to Kansas City”

St. Joseph News-Press: Legal sports gambling on the horizon in Missouri (get around St. Joseph News-Press paywall here)

Fox 2 St. Louis: Missouri Senate OKs bill to let some food stamp recipients use benefits at restaurants

Washington Missourian: Push to bring additional Amtrak trains to Washington hinges on state budget (get around Washington Missourian paywall here)

St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis on the Air with Sarah Fenske: Missouri school districts are fighting over underpaid teachers, and state legislators are to blame

SNL: Missouri AG asks Springfield Public Schools for list of all elementary textbooks for 10 years

Missourinet: Missouri group working to change custody decisions in state

Missourinet: Resolution from Sen. Jason Bean (R-Holcomb) would designate Campbell as “Peach Capital of Missouri”

KC Star: COVID hospitalizations and deaths remain low in Kansas City

KC Star: Jury awards $20M to 4 women who claimed sexual abuse by ex-Missouri prison guard

JCNT editorial: Proud day for veterans at Missouri Capitol (get around Jefferson City News-Tribune paywall here)

Washington Missourian editorial: Missouri Legislature’s vote on businesses’ vaccine mandates shows some Republicans embrace government overreach (get around Washington Missourian paywall here)

KC Star editorial: Missouri shouldn’t execute Carman Deck after 3 overturned sentences. But it will

Columbia Missourian op-ed: Missourians Against the Death Penalty’s Laird Okie: Gov. Parson should grant clemency to Carman Deck, who had a rough childhood

P-D’s Michele Munz: What Missouri did right during the pandemic — and what went wrong (get around stltoday paywall here)

P-D letter: Maryland Heights Mayor Mike Moeller: Missouri needs to crack down on illegal slot machines (get around stltoday paywall here)

P-D letter: Olivette business owner says marijuana cultivation should not be permitted near homes (get around stltoday paywall here)

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