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Wednesday, June 1, 2022 – Missouri political news headlines

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Spectrum Local News (Charter Communications, St. Louis): NRA fundraiser at Grant’s Farm called off after Trudy Busch Valentine faced criticism; comments from opponents Lucas Kunce, Spencer Toder

Missouri Independent: Trudy Busch Valentine faces backlash over NRA fundraiser at family estate

The Intercept: NRA planned to hold fundraiser at Trudy Busch Valentine’s family estate

Missouri Independent: Leading Republican candidates in Missouri U.S. Senate race skip Springfield debate

KC Star: Top GOP candidates skip Missouri Senate debate as other contenders try to break through

KC Star: KCPD officer in Greitens ride-along is son of a liberal city council member, court records show

TonysKansasCity.com: Nobody cares: Kansas City Star reveals Greitens ride-along story from LAST MONTH

Missouri Independent: GOP infighting in the Missouri Senate will shape primary battles across the state

P-D: SLU associate comms professor/activist: GOP-backed approach to homeless in Missouri is an ‘insane’ step backward (get around stltoday paywall here)

KCUR: Kansas City to ask for $6 million in state tax credits to build KC Current soccer stadium

The Missouri Times: New emergency alert app could be coming to Missouri schools

St. Louis Public Radio: Newly appointed head of the FBI in St. Louis declines to criticize Second Amendment Preservation Act

St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis on the Air with Sarah Fenske: ER doc says gun violence makes her feel “frustrated, angry and tired,” thinks Build Back Better funding would fix street savagery

St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis on the Air with Sarah Fenske: Missouri Republicans seek to gag pharmacists on ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine sulfate

KC Star editorial: If only mental health care will stop gun violence, Missouri is way behind

KC Star editorial: Liberty Alliances anti-’woke’ map targets hot spots in Missouri. Every single one of them is a school

P-D editorial: If Republicans’ arguments for hiding records prevail, Missouri’s Sunshine Law is meaningless (get around stltoday paywall here)

The Missouri Times op-ed: Sens. Roy Blunt and Debbie Stabenow (D-Michigan): Our clinics meet mental health needs and lighten the load on police

Riverfront Times’ Ray Hartmann: When it comes to murdered kids, Vicky Hartzler sticks to her guns

Columbia Missourian’s David Rosman: Primary election overview: Voters to choose successor to “Vicki [sic] Hartzler,” info from Boone County Republican Central Committee’s “Antony [sic] Lupo,” more UPDATE: Corrected at 9 a.m. Central

P-D’s Tony Messenger: Phelps County Clerk Pamela Grow (R) threatens to take away disabled man’s right to vote (get around stltoday paywall here)

TonysKansasCity.com: The Pitch posts LGBTQIA* hit piece against Vicky Hartzler

KC Star Service Journalism Team’s Natalie Wallington: We’re proud to launch “KCQueer” spinoff series

KC Star Service Journalism Team’s Natalie Wallington: Your 2022 Kansas City Pride guide: Drag queens,”non-binary artists,” “queer spirituality,” “John’s Big Deck,” more

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