Saturday, May 21, 2022 – Missouri political news headlines
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KWOS: Morning Show with Austin Petersen and John Marsh: 4th Congressional District candidate Sen. Rick Brattin (R-Harrisonville) on Sara Walsh withdrawing from race (0:15), unlikelihood of court challenge to congressional map (1:45), gas prices and energy policy (2:30), Ukraine (4:30), federal regulation of cryptocurrency (6:15), federal decriminalization of marijuana (7:55), advantages over other candidates (9:00)
KCMO: Pete Mundo Show: 4th Congressional District candidate Taylor Burks on why he’s running (0:55), fundraising success (2:05), response to Kalena Bruce (3:15), relevance of military experience (4:45), favorite members of Congress (6:00), unique expertise he’d bring to Congress (6:50)
Columbia Missourian: Brattin, Burks lob salvos over congressional map
KC Star: 4th Congressional District candidates trade jabs over new district lines
SE Missourian: Dinesh D’Souza’s “2000 Mules” now playing in Cape
SNL: Two Springfield women plead guilty to involvement in Jan. 6 riot at Capitol
KSHB: Lee’s Summit West High School divided over adding conservative student club (link via TonysKansasCity.com)
P-D: Missouri Ethics Commission, lacking members, again fails to act on complaint (get around stltoday paywall here)
JCNT: Missouri Farm Bureau touts legislative victories: MASBDA, broadband, eminent domain, more (get around Jefferson City News-Tribune paywall here)
St. Joseph News-Press: Eminent domain bill won’t stop Grain Belt (get around St. Joseph News-Press paywall here)
Missourinet: Missouri State Fair to honor veteran/active duty military members
Spectrum Local News (Charter Communications, St. Louis): Former MU lineman/state rep/corn & soybean grower Kurtis Gregory on planting seeds in Capitol for “Name, Image, Likeness” (NIL) changes
TonysKansasCity.com: COVID inspires Kansas City teachers to quit
Joplin Globe endorsement: Vote ‘Yes’ on Better Elections Missouri’s ranked-choice voting plan
P-D’s Tony Messenger: ‘Country over party’: Liz Cheney chooses Missouri lawyer John Wood to take starring role in Jan. 6 inquiry (get around stltoday paywall here)
SNL op-ed: Sen. Holly Rehder (R-Scott City): A more compassionate approach to homelessness
P-D letter: Western Equipment Dealers Association CEO John Schmeiser responds to Hovis/McCreery op-ed on “Right to Repair,” says measure could deny profits to farm-equipment dealers (get around stltoday paywall here)
P-D letter: St. Louis sexagenarian offers sarcastic suggestions to Missouri’s pro-life legislators (get around stltoday paywall here)