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Friday, May 27, 2022 – Missouri political news headlines

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KWOS (Jefferson City): Former Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder says Biden’s economy is a “disaster,” backs Vicky Hartzler for U.S. Senate

KWTO (Springfield): Elijah Haahr Show: Vicky Hartzler on Faith and Freedom Summit with David Barton today and standing up for Judeo-Christian values (1:10), momentum in U.S. Senate GOP primary polls (3:30), Texas school shooting and policy response (5:00), protecting girls’ sports from “lunacy” of male competition (7:00)

St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis on the Air with Sarah Fenske: Monthly “Legal Roundtable” preview: Freedom Center’s Dave Roland to join liberal duo today to discuss Eric Greitens cases

KCMO (Kansas City): Pete Mundo Show: 4th Congressional District GOP primary candidate Mark Alford on Uvalde (1:40), why America needs God (3:00), restoring the Presidential Fitness Test (4:20), thoughts on Kalena Bruce calling on him to drop out (6:00), Emanuel Cleaver ignoring Lafayette and Saline counties (6:30), growing up with an “ag mentality” (8:30), not being a “city slicker” (10:00), shaving his beard because his wife didn’t approve (10:30), effects of inflation (11:15), Nancy Pelosi as a witch (12:15)

The Missouri Times: New poll says Eric Burlison leads CD 7 race, opposing previous poll’s results

P-D: Democrat exits race for St. Louis-area 2nd Congressional District (get around stltoday paywall here)

The Missouri Times: Part 3: The last day of the 2nd regular session of the 101st Missouri General Assembly: Behind-the-scenes look into congressional map negotiations

The Missouri Times: Part 2: The last day of the 2nd regular session of the 101st Missouri General Assembly: Behind-the-scenes look into congressional map negotiations

The Missouri Times (yesterday): Part 1: The last day of the 2nd regular session of the 101st Missouri General Assembly: Behind-the-scenes look into congressional map negotiations

KC Star: Hawley questions Biden’s ATF nominee Steven Dettelbach on federal gun prosecutions

KC Star: Cleaver: Congress should pass gun control bill or they shouldn’t be paid

KWOS (Jefferson City): KWOS Morning Show with Austin Petersen and John Marsh: Rep. Tony Lovasco (R-O’Fallon) on working with Rep. Ashley Aune (D-Kansas City) by working around House Speaker (0:10), Lovasco’s approach to scoping gun violence challenges (1:30), avoiding continued “militarization” of schools (2:00), Uvalde (4:00), “hyperbolic” positions of left and right after shootings (5:00), thoughts on “mental health ” alibi and roadblocks to serious treatment (6:30)

KCUR: Up to Date with Steve Kraske: Area moms weigh in on gun control

TonysKansasCity.com: Kansas City Public Radio pursues NRA lobbying blame game

JCNT: Moms Demand Action, race groups draw 75 to state Capitol for gun-control rally; NAACP reiterates “Travel Advisory” it issued against Missouri (get around News-Tribune paywall here)

KC Star: ‘Enough is enough’: Kansas City’s faith leaders demand Congress pass gun control laws

P-D: ‘Enough is enough’: Gun control advocates rally in St. Louis City (get around stltoday paywall here)

P-D: Video: Urban gun control rally: Darryl Gray: “There must be gun control!” (avoid stltoday paywall by watching video on stltoday YouTube channel here)

Columbia Missourian: MU profs: Talk of record-expensive Missouri gas prices is overheated; fuel costs really not that bad

P-D: Cori Bush seeks federal review and signage for Coldwater Creek contamination (get around stltoday paywall here)

P-D: Four employees of Ferguson and Florissant state DOR license offices accepted money and gifts for illegal vehicle registrations, prosecutor says; alleged criminals include Lavonda Jameson of Florissant, Deandre Walton of Spanish Lake, others (get around stltoday paywall here)

The Missouri Times: ‘Show Me The Cure’ program aims to solve hepatitis C

SNL: Missouri Hospital Association report highlights ‘full-blown crisis in hospital staffing’

St. Joseph News-Press: Virtual health care job fair planned as Missouri Hospital Association reveals critical need for workers (get around St. Joseph News-Press paywall here)

Missouri Independent: Extension of mental health, substance use health care for new Missouri moms in limbo; thoughts from Sen. Jill Schupp (D-Creve Coeur), Missouri Foundation for Health, Kids Win Missouri, et al.

KC Star: Missouri bill banning outside sleeping would criminalize homelessness, KC leaders claim

St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis on the Air with Sarah Fenske: Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker (D) criticizes Eric Schmitt over Kevin Strickland case

Missouri Independent: Missouri AG seeks to dismiss suit alleging the office under Josh Hawley broke Sunshine Law

P-D editorial: For major GOP Senate candidates, guns are the answer (get around stltoday paywall here)

Columbia Missourian’s Steve Spellman: 2022 legislative session review: Thoughts on congressional redistricting, sports gaming, school choice, and the “well-healed [sic] and long-established incumbent Blaine Luetemeyer [sic]” Update: Corrected at 9 a.m. by Missourian editor Elizabeth Stephens

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