Saturday, June 18, 2022 – Missouri political news headlines
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KCMO (Kansas City): Josh Hawley on gun control proposal and “red flag“ laws (0:45), school security funding (4:15), abortionists’ attacks on pregnancy centers (6:10), Dems’ decline nationwide (8:15)
P-D: Missouri Supreme Court ‘renounces’ mailer that uses image of Schmitt, three judges (get around stltoday paywall here)
KC Star: American for Prosperity mailer uses photo of Eric Schmitt standing next to three Missouri Supreme Court judges
KCMO (Kansas City): Pete Mundo Show: 4th Congressional District GOP candidate Rick Brattin on Missouri Right to Life endorsement (1:25), career background and why he’s running (3:20), advantages over other candidates (5:00), why he didn‘t get Missouri Farm Bureau endorsement (5:45), opposition to federal gun compromise (8:15)
Southeast Missourian: John Ashcroft, Jay Ashcroft to speak at Missouri Renewal Project event Monday (get around Southeast Missourian paywall here)
CDT: Mizzou “visiting assistant professor of sociology” criticizes Liberty Alliance USA’s “Missouri Woke Map” and lawmakers (get around Tribune paywall by reading syndicated story on Yahoo! News here)
TonysKansasCity.com: Triggered by teasing, Kansas City Star shuts down subscriber website comments
The Missouri Times: Missouri jobs see increase in May
St. Joseph News-Press: Missouri’s Second Amendment Preservation Act creates frustration for local agencies; Comments from Sen. Tony Luetkemeyer (R-Parkville) (get around St. Joseph News-Press paywall here)
JCNT: MOSERS removes proxy voting; State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick says move will protect shareholder interests (get around Jefferson City News-Tribune paywall here)
Columbia Missourian: “Malfunction Junction”: MoDOT prioritzes work on I-70/U.S. 63 interchange
Southeast Missourian: Missouri road fatalities starting to trend downward (get around Southeast Missourian paywall here)
P-D: Missouri State Highway Patrol finds casino-style slot machines at Missouri gas station (get around stltoday paywall here)
St. Joseph News-Press editorial: Gun compromise backed by Blunt deserves support (get around St. Joseph News-Press paywall here)
P-D editorial briefs: Cori Bush on the wrong side, again (get around stltoday paywall here)
Joplin Globe letter: Missouri School Boards’ Association’s Melissa Randol, Missouri Association of Counties’ Steve Hobbs, Missouri Municipal League’s Richard Sheets: Thanks to Sen. Blunt for leading the way on school and community safety (get around Joplin Globe paywall here)
P-D letter: Bonne Terre septuagenarian cheers Tony Messenger’s advocacy for voting rights (get around stltoday paywall here)