Tuesday, February 28, 2023 – Missouri political news headlines
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93.9 The Eagle (Mid-Missouri): Wake Up Mid-Missouri: State Treasurer Vivek Malek on origin story (–10:30), Chinese ownership of farmland (–8:40), office’s approach to legislation (-4:30), office’s priorities (-1:30)
JCNT: Governor signs state worker pay increase (get around Jefferson City News Tribune paywall here)
Missourinet: Gov. Parson signs state worker pay increase bill
JCNT: Governor at Missouri Farm Bureau’s Legislative Briefing: Ag sector needs to attract younger generations (get around Jefferson City News Tribune paywall here)
Columbia Missourian: State ends drought alert
SNL: Bill from Sen. Jason Bean (R-Holcomb) would let voters fix errors on their absentee ballots
SE Missourian: Bill from Rep. Barry Hovis (R-Whitewater) seeks flexibility for absentee ballots (get around Southeast Missourian paywall here)
Columbia Missourian: Tax incentives for concerts and filming in Missouri approved by Senate
Missourinet: Senate Education and Workforce Development Committee to hear proposed changes to funding formula today
Columbia Missourian: Critics fear open enrollment bills would widen education gaps
Missourinet: Sen. Curtis Trent (R-Springfield) explains legislation on streaming services
P-D: Special prosecutor for St. Louis faces resistance in Missouri Senate hearing (get around stltoday paywall here)
St. Louis Public Radio’s Rachel Lippmann: Q&A with new St. Louis City Police Chief Robert Tracy: How will he deal with deeply hostile Missouri lawmakers?
Missouri Independent: Missouri lawmakers seek to remedy concerns with donor privacy law
Columbia Missourian: House committee unanimously passes drone regulations
Columbia Missourian: House bill would create conviction review unit
KC Star: Jackson County GOP drops censure of Rep. Chris Sander (R-Lone Jack) over marriage amendment
TonysKansasCity.com: New KCI Airport anti-climax: Mayo Pete starts party ahead of investigation; roundup of local coverage
KC Star op-ed: League of Women Voters’ Marilyn McLeod: Lawmakers should reject proposed initiative petition improvements (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on AOL here)
KC Star’s J.M. Banks: Black History Month finale: How young black leaders are trying to make KC a better place: “A radical community journalist. A woman fighting for reparation, and a Gen Z crusader for LGBTQA rights.” (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on AOL here)
P-D letters: Kirkwood septuagenarian says St. Louis City voters get what they deserve, and “get it good and hard”; Oakville man says Gardner supporters are as ignorant as Trump supporters; Manchester septuagenarian offended that Gov. Parson suggested next STL prosecutor will be a “him”; Webster Groves sexagenarian says Gardner guilty of “sloganeering” (get around stltoday paywall here)