Wednesday, September 14, 2022 – Missouri political news headlines
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KC Star: Former Danforth spoiler candidate John Wood returns to job with House Jan. 6 panel
KC Star: Recreational marijuana question will remain on Missouri ballot after state court rulings
SNL: Recreational marijuana stays on ballot in Missouri after court challenge ends
P-D: Challenge to marijuana ballot question jettisoned at Missouri Supreme Court (get around stltoday paywall here)
The Missouri Times: Exit interview: David Gregory might have another run left in him
P-D: Rep. Shamed Dogan (R-Ballwin) won’t say if he’s campaigning for Missouri Lottery job (get around stltoday paywall here)
Columbia Missourian’s Kai Davis and Sofi Zeman: Voter ID info session based “around election access and integrity due to the Columbia Chamber of Commerce law change [sic?] from August to November” NOTE: corrected, with dignity and acknowledgment, by Missourian Executive Editor Elizabeth Stephens at 11:40 a.m.
JCNT: Missouri Legislature starts special session today; Americans for Prosperity Missouri to hold “Real Tax Cut” rally from 1-2 p.m. today outside the Capitol (get around Jefferson City News Tribune paywall here)
P-D: Missouri lawmakers return for tax cuts talk amid disagreements (get around stltoday paywall here)
Fox 2 (St. Louis): Teacher retention, recruitment commission finishes work
SNL: Missouri changes enrollment, funding and testing rules for virtual learners
Missourinet: Missouri Office of Childhood leader: Early education pipeline ‘very dry’
JCNT: State awards Lincoln University nearly $80,000 for agricultural research
SNL: Experts say to get the flu shot and COVD-19 booster now
Columbia Missourian: In 2021 COVID-19 killed more young adults in Missouri than ever before (2020)
P-D editorial: St. Louis County Republicans’ pick of Republican-turned-Democrat-turned-Republican county executive candidate is a welcome contrast to Eric Schmitt and Josh Hawley (get around stltoday paywall here)
Joplin Globe editorial: Do your part and get the updated COVID vaccine (get around Joplin Globe paywall here)
St. Joseph News-Press op-ed: Phil Kerpen: Missouri should block student loan bailout
The Missouri Times op-ed: Ron Calzone: Tax credits are a bad idea and also unconstitutional
KCUR‘s Dan Margolies: Missouri appeals court says Jackson County can’t challenge ruling banning local COVID orders
February 2022: KCUR’s Dan Margolies vs. Eric Schmitt on Twitter
P-D letter: Affton septuagenarian calls Josh Hawley “pathetic,” “cowardly” but also “cute” (get around stltoday paywall here)
P-D letter: Eureka septuagenarian wants Missouri Legislature to spend money on lead-pipe studies, urges votes against Missouri’s congressional Republicans (get around stltoday paywall here)
P-D letter: St. Louis City octogenarian “outraged” by provisional ballot signature-comparison process (get around stltoday paywall here)