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Friday, June 24, 2022 – Missouri political news headlines

Published June 24, 2022 in Missouri Political News - Daily Headlines. Tags: #moleg, #moleg news, #MOSEN, $AEE, Ameren Missouri, Ameren Missouri coal ash, Better Elections Missouri, BetterElectionsMo.com, Beyond Coal Missouri, Bills signed by Governor Mike Parson, Billy Long, Dave Schatz, diversity hires, Eric Greitens, Eric Schmitt, get around Joplin Globe paywall, get around Southeast Missourian paywall, get around St. Joseph News-Press paywall, get around stltoday paywall, Greitens RINO ad reaction, how to get around Joplin Globe paywall, how to get around News Press paywall, how to get around News Tribune paywall, how to get around St. Louis Post-Dispatch paywall, how to get around stltoday paywall, James Harris, Jenn DeRose, Jess Bogan, Johnny DeStefano, Kansas City Star liberal bias, Kansas City Star Service Journalism team, KCMO radio, Kynala Phillips, liberal media bias in Missouri, Lisa Gutierrez, Lisa Gutierrez Kansas City Star, Lucas Kunce, Lucas Kunce for Missouri, Lucas Kunce for Senate, McCloskey for Senate, Missouri 2022 U.S. Senate race, Missouri gas tax increase, Missouri gas tax rebate, Missouri General Assembly 2022 legislation, Missouri political journalism, Missouri Sierra Club, Pete Mundo, ranked choice voting Missouri, ranked-choice voting, ranked-choice voting Missouri, Schmitt Derangement Syndrome, Sheena Greitens, Show Me Values PAC, Teresa Loar, Trudy Busch Valentine, Trudy Busch Valentine U.S. Senate Missouri, Vicky Hartzler.

KCMO (Kansas City): Pete Mundo Show: G O P U .S . S e n a t e c a n d i d a t e Dave Schatz on background and why he’s running (0:45), what sets him apart from opponents (1:45), what “Return to Reaganism” means (3:00), top federal issues (4:00), why he supported gas tax (5:30), Greitens “RINO hunting” ad (7:15)

The Missouri Times: Schatz begins “Return to Reaganism” tour with big ad buy

St. Louis Public Radio: Politically Speaking: Congressman Billy Long touts himself as sure thing for Republican Senate primary voters: thoughts on GOP opponents, Dems’ Jan. 6 production, gun control, energy policy, Ukraine

Politico: Republicans launch “Show Me Values” super PAC to stop Greitens in Missouri; K C native Johnny DeStefano to oversee effort, with TV ads starting today

Washington Post: Greitens’ violent ad sets off GOP scramble to stop his Senate bid; comments from GOP consultants John Hancock a n d James Harris

St. Louis Public Radio: Greitens ‘RINO Hunting’ ad has led to threats to his ex-wife, attorney says

Missouri Independent: Eric Greitens ‘RINO-hunting’ video incited threats to his ex-wife, lawyer says in court

Columbia Missourian: Eric Greitens’ attorney says supposed ‘threats’ to Sheena Greitens were “vulgar email to her from a pro-choice activist referencing coat hangers” and one tweet “threatening Eric and his family”

KC Star: Sheena Greitens received threats after Eric Greitens’ people-hunting ad, her divorce lawyer claims

AP: Greitens RINO video spurred threats to family, lawyer claims

Missouri Independent: Sheena Greitens documented abuse allegations against ex-husband in 2018

KC Star: Sheena Greitens alleged abuse by former governor in 2018

KC Star: KCPD officer under investigation after Eric Greitens ride along no longer with department; Capt. David Loar is son of liberal Democrat City Councilwoman Teresa Loar

P-D: Trudy Busch Valentine backs $15 minimum wage. Grant’s Farm workers start at $12.

KC Star’s Kynala Phillips: How Missourians can get a gas tax refund; “Out-of-state driver’s [sic]” can file too

The Missouri Times: Gov. Parson signs World Cup bill into law

AP: Gov. Parson signs law exempting World Cup tickets from sales tax

KC Star: World Cup ticket sales in Missouri will be tax free under new state law

Columbia Missourian: Gov. Parson signs bill removing sales tax from 2026 FIFA World Cup tickets

CDT: Mid-Missouri Legal Services seeks to plug ‘gaps’ after budget boost (get around Tribune wall by reading syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

JCNT: Ameren plans to close most of its coal-fired plants by next decade (get around Jefferson City News Tribune paywall here)

P-D: Ameren aims to build natural gas power plant by 2031 amid push away from coal (get around stltoday paywall here)

Missouri Independent: Ameren Missouri to add more renewable energy – and fracked gas – in updated plan; Sierra Club, Natural Resources Defense Counsel not impressed

SE Missourian editorial: Time for voters to consider their choice for US Senate – as long as it’s not Eric Greitens (get around Southeast Missourian paywall here)

Joplin Globe editorial: The deeper problem with Greitens’ latest ad (get around Joplin Globe paywall here)

JCNT editorial: U.S. Senate primary: Eric Schmitt “beclowns” himself, Vicky Hartzler appeals to bigotry, and Eric Greitens is a coward (get around Jefferson City News Tribune paywall here)

St. Joseph News-Press editorial: Missouri lawmakers should consider needs of students, not just teachers’ unions (get around St. Joseph News-Press paywall here)

JCNT op-ed: Discovery Institute’s Chapman Center for Citizen Leadership fellow Debra J. Saunders: Greitens ad the most tasteless ever (get around Jefferson City News Tribune paywall here)

P-D’s Jess Bogan: Greitens resigned in disgrace. Here’s why he somehow leads in Missouri’s US Senate race. (get around stltoday paywall here)

KC Star’s Lisa Gutierrez: If Roe v. Wade is struck down, treatment for miscarriages will suffer in Missouri

KC Star letters: Lee’s Summit sexagenarian, St. Louis reader upset over Greitens ad

P-D letter: St. Peters septuagenarian says Greitens “fits the role of a Donald Trump supporter perfectly” (get around stltoday paywall here)

P-D letter: Ballwin septuagenarian offended by Greitens’ and McCloskey’s use of guns (get around stltoday paywall here)

P-D letter: Ballwin octogenarian thinks ranked-choice voting “sounds more democratic” than traditional voting (get around stltoday paywall here)

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