Thursday, October 27, 2022 – Missouri political news headlines
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P-D: As Eric Schmitt prepares to ascend to U.S. Senate, behind-the-scenes competition underway to become Missouri’s next attorney general (get around stltoday paywall here)
July 2022: How to earn an election silver medal (without really trying), Part 2
February 2022: How to earn an election silver medal (without really trying), Part 1
AP: With suits against Biden Administration, Schmitt’s legal wins roughly equal to losses
JCNT: Battle lines drawn over recreational marijuana (get around Jefferson City News Tribune paywall here)
KSDK (St. Louis): Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft on Amendment 3, why he’s voting ‘No,’ and why he supports other marijuana law changes; 2024’s governor’s race, more (link via Eapen Thampy on Twitter)
KY3 (Springfield): Law enforcement leaders in Missouri oppose Amendment 3 (link via TonysKansasCity.com)
KSHB (Kansas City): Amendment 4 driving voters to polls for Missouri’s no-excuse absentee voting (link via TonysKansasCity.com)
JCNT: Missouri House District 60: Q&A with Rep. Dave Griffith (R-Jefferson City) and J. Don Salcedo (D) (get around Jefferson City News Tribune paywall here)
CDT: No-excuse absentee voting has more than 250 ballots cast in Boone County
TonysKansasCity.com: Former Kansas City Mayor ‘Doc’ Charles Wheeler (D) dead at 96
JCNT: Educators, community chime in on Missouri teacher recruitment, retention plans (get around Jefferson City News Tribune paywall here)
St. Joseph News-Press: Missouri test scores see dip compared to pre-pandemic levels
Columbia Missourian: Gov. Parson discusses plans to help Wooldridge community after fire
P-D: Gun used in young urbanite’s shooting spree is the same one his family took away from him (get around stltoday paywall here)
Joplin Globe editorial: Go ahead and vote early in Missouri
KC Star editorial: Farewell, Mayor Charlie Wheeler. You made Kansas City a better place to live
KC Star editorial: Missouri’s ‘Stand Your Ground’ law was used as intended to save a life, according to prosecutors
P-D editorial: Conservative lawmakers and Gov. Mike Parson refuse to deny killers their weapons of choices (get around stltoday paywall here)
Columbia Missourian’s Steve Spellman: Thoughts on ballot questions
St. Joseph News-Press’ Alonzo Weston: Jay Ashcroft wrong to oppose library rule
P-D letter: Webster Groves septuagenarian theorizes on Busch family land squabbles and U.S. Senate race (get around stltoday paywall here)
P-D letter: University City septuagenarian considers 24th Senate District Republican George Hruza’s claims “baseless” (get around stltoday paywall here)