Saturday, May 14, 2022 – Missouri political news headlines
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The Missouri Times: Central Missouri bridge to be named after Blunt
The Missouri Times: Schmitt campaign poll shows AG leading GOP primary field
St. Joseph News-Press: Campaign overview: Article IV’s “Better Elections Missouri” ranked-choice voting push (get around News-Press paywall here)
The Missouri Times: The House hour by hour for Friday, May 13
The Missouri Times: Senate holds end of session press conference
Columbia Missourian: End-of-session photo gallery: Tearful goodbyes, farewell speeches, Crystal Quade squatting, Mike Kehoe as “Doug Clemens,” Senate as House, more UPDATE 8:35 a.m.: gallery deleted by Columbia Missourian after johncombest.com reader alerts paper of multiple errors UPDATE 7:55 p.m.: Gallery re-uploaded after correcting errors pointed out by johncombest.com reader
Fox 2 St. Louis: Missouri lawmakers adjourn; here’s what’s headed to the governor’s desk
Columbia Missourian: Legislature ends session with flurry of activity
P-D: Missouri House fires off lingering priorities to Gov. Mike Parson on Legislature’s final day (get around stltoday paywall here)
Missouri Independent: Legislature ends tumultuous 2022 session marked by gridlock, GOP infighting
Missouri Independent: Bill to create prison nursery clears Legislature on final day of session
KC Star: On final day of session, Missouri passes bill to force KC to increase police spending
KCUR: Legislature passes bill requiring Kansas City to give more money to the KCPD
KMBC (Kansas City): Missouri State Highway Patrol cracking down on expired temporary vehicle tags (link via TonysKansasCity.com)
Columbia Missourian: Missouri is better equipped to handle a new COVID outbreak, DHSS says
Washington Missourian: COVID-19 prevalence remains low in Franklin County (get around Washington Missourian paywall here)
KC Star editorial: This legislative session was a disgrace. Time to get rid of the whole Missouri Senate. (avoid KC Star paywall by reading full editorial on Columbia Missourian website)
The Guardian’s Eric Berger: Missouri Senate primary highlights rise of violent rhetoric on the right; Eric Greitens gets attention by shooting guns (link via TonysKansasCity.com)
P-D’s Tony Messenger: Judge takes jury’s advice in case that highlights Missouri’s felony murder dilemma (get around stltoday paywall here)