Thursday, June 2, 2022 – Missouri political news headlines
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SE Missourian: Poplar Bluff VA to host suicide prevention summit (get around Southeast Missourian paywall here)
P-D: Reps. Cori Bush, Emanuel Cleaver probe Hazelwood factory closure (get around stltoday paywall here)
SNL: LGBTQIA+ activists hold “Rainbow Kids Youth Meetup” for children
The Heartlander: Highest rate of Missouri state senators facing primary challengers since 2014
Columbia Missourian: Department of Economic Development requests public input on broadband program
KC Star: Missouri elections clerk vows to protect voter rolls from people in court guardianships
P-D: Enrollment ticking up in Missouri’s expanded Medicaid program (get around stltoday paywall here)
Missouri Independent: Missouri hopes to finally shrink months-long wait times for Medicaid coverage
St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri Hospital Association says St. Louis-area hospitals see an increase in vacant nursing positions
JCNT: State funding two community development projects in Capital City (get around News-Tribune paywall here)
Washington Missourian: MoDOT to seek public input following Highway 100 study
P-D: COVID-19 hospitalizations still well below last summer’s peak (get around stltoday paywall here)
Spectrum Local News (Charter Communications, St. Louis): Missouri Department of Conservation says wild black bears on the move now
P-D op-ed: SLU professor/Democratic pollster Ken Warren: Republicans ignore poll data showing clear and overwhelming public support for various gun control measures (get around stltoday paywall here)
P-D op-ed: Kendall Martinez-Wright: Want to talk about resilience? Try being trans in rural Missouri. (get around stltoday paywall here)
SE Missourian letter: Cape Girardeau septuagenarian longs for “the golden age” when Senator Jack Danforth voted with Democrat Tom Eagleton, says Roy Blunt – who is not running for re-election – should not be re-elected (get around Southeast Missourian paywall here)
P-D letter: St. Louis City septuagenarian says Josh Hawley can’t relate to school shootings because his kids are in private school (get around stltoday paywall here)