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Saturday, August 6, 2022 – Missouri political news headlines

Published August 6, 2022 (updated: August 7, 2022) in Missouri Political News - Daily Headlines. Tags: #moleg, #moleg news, #MOSEN, Action St. Louis, Action St. Louis Kayla Reed, Alex Witt Trudy Busch Valentine, Allison Kite, biting the hand that gives handouts, Crystal Quade, dancing on political opponents' graves, Daniel Desrochers, Danielle Duclos reporter, entitlement, environmental advocacy journalism Missouri, Eric Greitens, Eric Schmitt, Eric Schmitt Busch beer, Eric Schmitt pork steaks, everything is racist, Galen Bacharier, get around Southeast Missourian paywall, get around Springfield Daily Citizen paywall, get around stltoday paywall, how to get around News Tribune paywall, how to get around St. Louis Post-Dispatch paywall, how to get around stltoday paywall, Jay Ashcroft, Jay Wasson, John Combest, John Rizzo, Josh Hawley, Kansas City Star liberal bias, Karla May St. Louis, Kayla Reed St. Louis, Kurt Erickson, liberal media bias in Missouri, Lowry Lite, Mike Lindell Trump rally Springfield Mo, Missouri 2022 U.S. Senate race, Missouri Independent liberal bias, Missouri political journalism, Missouri State University, Post-Dispatch liberal bias, Scott Faughn, Senator Josh Hawley, Sofi Zeman, Springfield Daily Citizen, Teresa Parson, Tony's Kansas City, Tricia Derges, Trudy Busch Valentine, Trudy Busch Valentine Eric Schmitt, Trudy Busch Valentine letter to the editor campaign, Trudy Busch Valentine U.S. Senate Missouri, victimhood.

The Independent (UK) via Yahoo! News: Josh Hawley tells Tucker Carlson why he voted against Finland and Sweden joining NATO (link via TonysKansasCity.com)

P-D’s Kurt Erickson: Republicans try to use class warfare against Trudy Busch Valentine; Heiress’ inheritance vs. Schmitt’s Busch beer and pork steaks (get around stltoday paywall here)

Combest, The Missouri Times, ten months ago (10/20/21): On Eric Schmitt’s August 2 victory and “Busch beer and pork steaks”

NY Times’ Blake Hounshell: One Eric reaps in Missouri as another Eric sows; Scott Faughn on Missouri Republicans: “We’re crazy, but not Eric Greitens crazy.”

KC Star’s Daniel Desrochers: Eric Greitens lost the Missouri Senate primary. He won’t disappear from politics (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on AOL News here)

SNL: Missouri Dems take aim at Schmitt in abortion letter

Missouri Independent: House Minority Leader Crystal Quade (D-Springfield), Senate Minority Leader John Rizzo (D-Kansas City) send abortion letter to neighboring-state Dems govs

SNL’s Galen Bacharier: Election conspiracy theorist Mike Lindell to spread debunked myths in Springfield August 20-21; some Missouri Republicans spread election lies

Fox4 KC: Election Day trouble avoided after threats of gun violence, KC election director says (link via TonysKansasCity.com)

SE Missourian: Cape Girardeau County applies for election security grant (get around Southeast Missourian paywall here)

Springfield Daily Citizen: Jay Wasson resigns seat on MSU Board of Governors (get around Springfield Daily Citizen paywall here)

SNL: Wasson explains timing of decision to resign from Missouri State’s Board of Governors

JCNT: Friday belongs to Teresa Parson; First Lady’s portrait revealed, with hidden symbols (get around Jefferson City News Tribune paywall here)

Missourinet: Sen. Karla May (D-St. Louis City) on Legislature’s efforts to improve childhood literacy

P-D: Kirkwood School District yanks Hall of Fame honor after Tricia Derges’ conviction (get around stltoday paywall here)

P-D: Federal and state inmates deemed incompetent for trial wait months in Missouri jails for services (get around stltoday paywall here)

St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis on the Air: Urban “Action St. Louis” group criticizes Gov. Parson’s speed in requesting federal flood help

Missouri Independent’s Allison Kit e : Missouri law didn’t require environmental review before issuing silica mining permit

Columbia Missourian’s Sofi Zeman and Danielle Duclos: Gov. Mike Parson has granted clemency to more people than any Missouri governor in the past four decades – but too many of the pardoned are white

P-D letter: Columbia septuagenarian praises Trudy Busch Valentine with verbatim language from Valentine’s website (get around stltoday paywall here)

P-D letter: Florissant septuagenarian “Malcom [sic] Spence” wants Missouri to embrace ranked-choice voting (get around stltoday paywall here)

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