Tuesday, March 21, 2023 – Missouri political news headlines
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Legacy.com: Jessica Pabst obituary, with Thursday’s service and celebration info
From Friday: Husch Blackwell Strategies establishes Jessica Pabst Memorial Fund on GoFundMe – donate here (link via Stephanie Bell on Instagram)
From Friday: Amber Watson organizes Meal Train for Jessica Pabst’s family – sign up or donate here (link via Scott Faughn on Twitter)
Combest, The Missouri Times, 3/13/22: Campaign Supernovas: How to handle premature political deaths
KC Star: President Biden signs Josh Hawley’s bill to declassify intelligence on COVID-19 origins (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)
P-D: Missouri’s congressional delegation sends money home, demands COVID facts; briefs on Hawley, Cori Bush, Ann Wagner (get around stltoday paywall here)
AP: How Claire McCaskill helped Republicans and lobbyists water down banking regulations
KC Star’s Daniel Desrochers: As Republicans downplay Jan. 6 violence, Missouri man’s case tests argument in court (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)
P-D: Feds want to test for nuclear waste near Coldwater Creek at St. Louis County park (get around stltoday paywall here)
The Missouri Times: Rizzo honored as Statesman of the Year
Missouri Independent: Missouri House approves sports wagering bill favored by casinos, sports teams
Fox 2 (St. Louis): Missouri House moves one step closer to legalizing sports betting
P-D: Sports betting legislation advances in Missouri House (get around stltoday paywall here)
Columbia Missourian: House passes sports wagering bill
JCNT: Support building for Missouri lawmakers to pass sex-change protections for minors
P-D: Democrats use overnight filibuster in bid to block GOP limits on transgender surgeries, puberty blockers (get around stltoday paywall here)
Missouri Independent: Democrats once again filibuster ban on transsexual surgeries and puberty blockers for minors
SNL: Missouri AG issues regulations on transsexual surgeries and puberty blockers for minors as legislature debates ban
P-D: Missouri AG announces rule to protect minors from transgender surgeries (get around stltoday paywall here)
KC Star’s Kacen Bayless: Missouri AG Andrew Bailey announces rules targeting gender-affirming care for minors (avoid KC Star paywall by reading syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)
Columbia Missourian: Bill from Rep. Doug Richey (R–Excelsior Springs) prohibiting discriminatory diversity statements passes committee
KC Star: Highway funding fight could run MO Gov. Parson’s I-70 expansion plan off the road
SNL: With COVID “pandemic“ long gone, telehealth won’t change much for Medicare, MO HealthNet
P-D: GOP lawmakers aim to restore sunshine after Parson closes off contracting records (get around stltoday paywall here)
KC Star editorial: Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt are still all-in for Donald Trump. And the rule of law? (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)
KC Star editorial: Missouri Republicans are sending a message: We don’t want diversity in public colleges (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)
SE Missourian editorial: In celebration of Southeast Missouri State’s sesquicentennial (get around Southeast Missourian paywall here)
P-D editorial: How the St. Charles County Republican Central Committee banished a nonpartisan school board opponent for just $1,500 (get around stltoday paywall here)