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Friday, December 9, 2022 – Missouri political news headlines

Published December 9, 2022 in Missouri Political News - Daily Headlines. Tags: #moleg, #moleg news, avoid Post-Dispatch paywall, avoid stltoday paywall, boys competing against girls in girls' sports, boys playing girls' sports, Clean Slate Campaign Missouri, Curtis Trent, Daniel Desrochers, Empower Missouri, Eric Schmitt, get around stltoday paywall, how to get around St. Louis Post-Dispatch paywall, how to get around stltoday paywall, Jay Ashcroft, journalists cheering new COVID variants, journalists coping with COVID decline, journalists coping with decline in COVID cases, journalists finding personal and professional self-worth in COVID case counts, Kansas City Star liberal bias, Kansas City Star Service Journalism team, KCUR liberal bias, Lamar Johnson innocence campaign, liberal media bias in Missouri, Lowry Lite, Missouri banning books, Missouri COVID spread, Missouri political journalism, Missouri vaccine advocacy journalism, Natalie Wallington, non-breeders angry at people who fulfilled biological imperative, Phil Christofanelli, Steve Kraske, vaccine advocacy series, Vicky Hartzler.

KC Star’s Daniel Desrochers: Congress passes same-sex marriage protection, despite tearful plea from Vicky Hartzler; “One of the early ads in her failed campaign for U.S. Senate attacked a transgender collegiate swimmer” (avoid KC Star paywall by reading syndicated version on stltoday here)

TonysKansasCity.com: Vicky Hartzler’s tears clowned by progressives & LGBT community: Is it fair play?

P-D: University City hires Lacy Clay to head lobbying efforts for flood money (get around stltoday paywall here)

KCUR: Up to Date with Steve Kraske: Librarians say Missouri Secretary of State is overreaching in proposal restricting materials; how you can join the fight against Jay Ashcroft’s un-democratic book ban

JCNT: Gov. Parson to county clerks: Do what’s right, ignore social media trolls (get around Jefferson City News Tribune paywall here)

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St. Louis Public Radio: Recreational marijuana is legal in Missouri, but medical users still have advantages

Missourinet: Missouri Public Defender System better staffed than during its wait-list era

The Missouri Times: Sen.-elect Curtis Trent (R-Springfield), Rep. Phil Christofanelli (R-St. Peters) sponsor legislation to expunge records

Missouri Independent: Missouri Republicans file bills to automate expungements for non-violent offenses

St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis Public Schools considers sponsoring Confluence Academies charter schools

Daily American Republic: Missouri school districts receive clean school bus funding

Columbia Missouri: Black fraternity hosts “Dye-ing to be black” gun-control party; students read stats from gun-control group, dispute “black on black crime” myth

P-D: Missouri AG accuses St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner of hiding evidence in Lamar Johnson case; Johnson was convicted of murdering fellow urbanite Marcus Boyd (get around stltoday paywall here)

St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis on the Air: Censored in 1983, Cathy Kuhlmeier is still fighting for free speech; Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier focused on The Spectrum student newspaper at Hazelwood East, the crown jewel of the Hazelwood School District

St. Joseph News-Press: We’re slashing print publication to two days a week, and taking down our website paywall

Kaiser Health News’ Matt Volz, via KCUR: Missouri among states considering expanding Medicaid coverage of postpartum care

KC Star “Service Journalism Team’s” Natalie Wallington: COVID makes its comeback – go get your COVID vaccine and/or booster today

P-D letter: Crestwood woman says proposed library rule shows Jay Ashcroft wants return to segregation (get around stltoday paywall here)

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