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Saturday, May 14, 2022 – Missouri political news headlines

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The Missouri Times: Central Missouri bridge to be named after Blunt

KCUR: Up to Date with Steve Kraske: Comedian Jon Stewart urges Missouri senators to back toxic exposure bill

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

St. Louis Public Radio: Legislature leaves major GOP goals undone after passing record spending, congressional map

Columbia Missourian: Legislature ends session with flurry of activity

Spectrum Local News (Charter Communications, St. Louis): Missouri lawmakers adjourn passing few bills in a slow session

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

Missouri Independent: ‘Seclusion kills’: Missouri lawmakers pass limits on hospital COVID visitor restrictions

TonysKansasCity.com: As KC Mayor Quinton Lucas asks Biden for more taxpayer money, state legislators’ police funding bill moves ahead

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)

TonysKansasCity.com: Kansas City Star gives up on democracy after Missouri session smackdown – how might voters abolish the Missouri Senate, anyway?

KC Star editorial: Injured on the job as a Missouri employee? You need the state Supreme Court’s help

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)

KC Star’s Toriano Porter: Missouri Legislature did the right thing by student-athletes. Your turn, Gov. Parson

Missouri Independent’s Allison Kite: GOP passes hazardous waste bill opposed by environmentalists and pushed by business groups and the plastics industry

Missouri Independent’s Rebecca Rivas: Bill forcing Kansas City to put more money toward police heads to governor’s desk

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