Tuesday, October 18, 2022 – Missouri political news headlines

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P-D: Parents demand action after report of radioactive contamination at Florissant school; man thinks sending an e-mail to Sen. Josh Hawley’s office will help (get around stltoday paywall here)

KC Star: Campaign finance report summaries: Schmitt vs. Valentine, congressional races

P-D: Valentine dings Schmitt for taking hams from lobbyist Jewell Patek. Schmitt says Valentine is the one with ethical conflicts. (get around stltoday paywall here)

TonysKansasCity.com: Trudy Busch Valentine shares bona fides that urban voters will ignore

JCNT: 3rd Congressional District overview: U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R) vs. Bethany Mann (D) (get around Jefferson City News Tribune paywall here)

SNL: Missouri marijuana advocates discuss benefits, concerns of Amendment 3; comments from Legal Missouri 2022’s John Payne, Crossing Paths PAC’s Eapen Thampy

St. Louis Public Radio: Politically Speaking podcast: Legal Missouri 2022’s John Payne discusses recreational marijuana and addresses criticisms of Amendment 3

St. Joseph News-Press: Police will remain watchful for impaired drivers if marijuana legalized in state

Missourinet: Amendment 5 would remove the Missouri National Guard from the Department of Public Safety and turn it into its own department; thoughts from Rep. Adam Schnelting (R-St. Charles)

SNL/League of Women Voters/NAACP, other “nonpartisan” groups: Missouri House District 132 candidate interviews: Rep. Crystal Quade (D-Springfield) and Stephanos Freeman (R)

KCUR: How to make an informed decision when voting for judges in Missouri

Columbia Missourian: Expect potential delays in Nov. 8 election official results, Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon says

P-D: Cost of Missouri’s recent special session under $165,000 (get around stltoday paywall here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Abortion industry says business is booming in Illinois; Illinois doctor says women drive an average of 300 miles to terminate unwanted offsprin g

KC Star: Agape school abuse trial should start next month, not next summer, Missouri AG says (avoid KC Star paywall by reading syndicated version on stltoday here)

SNL: AG Eric Schmitt’s office sought details on MSU grant program claiming to fight “white supremacy”

Joplin Globe: Black vulture presence troubling to livestock owners in Missouri; comments from Rep. Dirk Deaton (R-Noel), Missouri Department of Conservation

SNL: Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft proposes rule enabling parents’ input into ‘age-appropriate’ books for MO libraries

JCNT: Overdoses in Missouri prisons continue despite electronic mail policy (get around Jefferson City News Tribune paywall here)

Missouri Independent: Severe drought triggers assistance in half of Missouri

P-D endorsement: No on Amendment 3 (get around stltoday paywall here)

St. Joseph News-Press editorial: Missouri’s substitute teacher law doesn’t fix long-term issues

Joplin Globe editorial: Go get your COVID booster shot today

Columbia Missourian op-ed: Columbia septuagenarian: Jan. 6, 2021 was an armed insurrection, and Missouri voters must punish Republican candidates

KC Star op-ed: Missouri Rural Crisis Center’s Darvin Bentlage: Federal legislation is needed to fix unfair meat market (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Macon (Ga.) Telegraph website here)

P-D’s Kurt Erickson: Governor candidate Jay A shcroft wades into a Republican-led controversy over banning books (get around stltoday paywall here)

Joplin Globe letter: Lamar woman opposes Amendment 3, considers marijuana addictive

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