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Wednesday, July 27, 2022 – Missouri political news headlines

Published July 27, 2022 in Missouri Political News - Daily Headlines. Tags: #moleg, #moleg news, #MOSEN, 2022 Missouri state auditor race, Alex Foerstel, Amos Bridges, Andy Leighton Cape Girardeau County's Democratic Central Committee, Better Elections Missouri, BetterElectionsMo.com, Billy Long, Chad Perkins, David Gregory, diversity candidates, diversity for thee but not for me, diversity hires, Elaine Edgar, Elaine Edgar Republican, Emerson Missouri U.S. Senate poll, Eric Greitens, Eric Schmitt, Greg Tlapek, how to get around St. Louis Post-Dispatch paywall, how to get around stltoday paywall, John Voss, John Voss Republican, journalists who promote diversity but don't practice it, KCUR liberal bias, Legal Missouri 2022, liberal media bias in Missouri, Lucas Kunce, Lucas Kunce for Missouri, Lucas Kunce for Senate, Mackenzie Martin, Mackenzie Martin KCUR, McCloskey for Senate, Missouri 2022 U.S. Senate race, Missouri House District 147, Missouri House District 147 Republican primary, Missouri political journalism, Missouri recreational marijuana ballot initiative, Missouri recreational marijuana vote, Nathan Thomas Republican, ranked choice voting Missouri, ranked-choice voting, ranked-choice voting Missouri, Roy Blunt, Scott Fitzpatrick, Trudy Busch Valentine, Trudy Busch Valentine U.S. Senate Missouri, Vicky Hartzler.

The Missouri Times: #MOSEN Daily Campaign Roundup: Schmitt ad kerfuffle, Trudy Busch Valentine vs. Lucas Kunce over Valentine ad, more

KCMO: Pete Mundo Show: The Missouri Times Publisher Scott Faughn on the #F150CampaignTour (0:25), U.S. Senate race (5:45), Trump endorsement (10:15)

KCMO: Pete Mundo Show: Vicky Hartzler and Josh Hawley talk U.S. Senate race

KCMO: Pete Mundo Show: Mark McCloskey on U.S. Senate race

TonysKansasCity.com: Pete Mundo’s “Politics and a Pint” with Eric Greitens leads to progressive pouting

The Missouri Times: Emerson Poll reinforces Republican polling trends, gives first look into Democrats

Missouri Independent: Rick Brattin official postcards targeted Missouri voters likely to cast primary ballots

The Missouri Times: Campaign staff profiles: “Strategic visionary” Alex Foerstel makes waves managing David Gregory’s state auditor campaign

Missouri Independent: Better Elections Missouri campaign failed to obtain necessary signatures in any congressional district; Legal Missouri 2022 marijuana campaign asserts it can find valid signatures to overcome shortfall and put measure on November ballot

SE Missourian: Missouri House District 147 candidates make case for votes; Elaine Edgar (R) and Nathan Thomas (R), Andy Leighton (D) and Greg Tlapek (L) attend We the People of Cape Girardeau County forum (get around Southeast Missourian paywall here)

St. Joseph News-Press: Missouri House District 2 Republican primary: Mazzie Boyd vs. Randy Railsback

CDT: Missouri House District 47 video interviews: Q&A with Adrian Plank (D)

CDT: Missouri House District 47 video interviews: Q&A with Chimene Schwach (D)

JCNT: Flooding prompts state of emergency (get around Jefferson City News Tribune paywall here)

JCNT: State suspends some drought restrictions (get around Jefferson City News Tribune paywall here)

SE Missourian: Kathy Swan sworn in to new role on state Labor and Industrial Relations Commission (get around Southeast Missourian paywall here)

Missouri Independent: Licensed home daycares can exempt related kids from max capacity under new Missouri law

AP: Eric Schmitt, other Republican attorneys general sue US agency over LGBTQ school guidance

Missourinet: Missouri prisoners getting most mail in digital form; Interview with Missouri Department of Corrections’ Karen Pojmann

The Missouri Times op-ed: Rep. Chad Perkins (R-Bowling Green): Blunt should see through Klobuchar’s American Innovation and Choice Online Act

P-D op-ed: Open Primaries SVP Jeremy Gruber: Closed primaries could be coming to Missouri a lot quicker than you think (get around stltoday paywall here)

SNL Editor Amos Bridges: Take a look at our diverse newsroom: 93.3% white, 66.7% male

SNL Editor Amos Bridges: How we achieved our i m p r e s s i v e diversity gains: three of the four reporters we hired last year were women

TonysKansasCity.com: Newsflash: Kansas City Star reports racism conversation evokes intense feelings

KCUR’s Mackenzie Martin: What an abortion ghost story can teach us about the dangers of Missouri’s anti-choice laws

P-D letter: St. Louis woman says Hawley’s Jan. 6 jog “will live in infamy” (get around stltoday paywall here)

P-D letter: Belfast, Maine sexagenarian criticizes Missouri U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (get around stltoday paywall here)

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