Thursday, February 16, 2023 – Missouri political news headlines
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CDT: Former U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt to lead State Historical Society of Missouri for next 3 years
St. Louis Public Radio: Jason Rosenbaum’s On the Trail column: Missouri Republicans take stock of impending statewide primaries
KC Star: St. Louis transgender center rejects AG’s request, will continue subjecting minors to hormones and recommending surgeries
TonysKansasCity.com: Here’s why Kansas City conservatives love Pete Mundo
P-D: Two Missouri lobbyists, Eapen Thampy and Courtney Curtis, team up to help people getting out of prison (get around stltoday paywall here)
AP: Red states join push to legalize magic mushrooms for therapy
JCNT: Rep. Dave Griffith (R-Jefferson City) pitches his sports betting bill (get around Jefferson City News Tribune paywall here)
Columbia Missourian: Film, entertainment tax credits move forward in Senate
Columbia Missourian: Bills to extend health care coverage for pregnant women weighed by lawmakers
JCNT: Missouri legislators recap education funding formula process (get around Jefferson City News Tribune paywall here)
KC Star: Kansas City school slated to close as charter revoked for poor academic performance
SE Missourian: GOP Reps. Barry Hovis (R-Whitewater), Herman Morse (R-Dexter) file bills to ban texting while driving (get around Southeast Missourian paywall here)
Missourinet: Sen. Rick Brattin (R-Harrisonville) looks to exempt firearms, ammunition from sales tax
Missourinet: Sen. Greg Razer (D-Kansas City) says legislation would clarify Missouri’s abortion laws
P-D: Cracks in the Capitol: Missouri officials close part of building for safety (get around stltoday paywall here)
Joplin Globe: Southwest Missouri residents concerned about “sludge” product being sprayed on fields, want answers; state lawmakers attend meeting (get around Joplin Globe paywall here)
JCNT: Four local transportation projects vie for thousands of dollars in MoDOT grants (get around Jefferson City News Tribune paywall here)
SE Missourian: MoDOT says July start expected for US 61 work in Jackson (get around Southeast Missourian paywall here)
AP: Missouri activists demand more wrongful conviction hearings
TonysKansasCity.com: Rally against alleged Republican racism ignored by everyone
P-D: St. Louis activists protest at Capitol, complain about special prosecutor legislation (get around stltoday paywall here)
Columbia Missourian: Missouri’s black lawmakers list grievances with GOP leadership and legislation
AP: Activists rally behind Missouri lawmaker who attempted floor speech about Mississippi
KC Star: NAACP, black lawmakers turn out “about 50” for rally
Fox 2 St. Louis: Black activists rally at Capitol, say Republican leaders are racists
Joplin Globe editorial: Eliminate state grocery sales taxes in Missouri and neighboring states (get around Joplin Globe paywall here)
P-D editorial: Freedom isn’t enough. Make Lamar Johnson financially whole. (get around stltoday paywall here)
Missouri Independent’s Rebecca Rivas: St. Louis’ black Democrats rally to speak out against bills to take away local control from city