Friday, March 24, 2023 – Missouri political news headlines
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93.9 The Eagle: Wake Up Mid-Missouri: Mark Alford says Donald Trump is “calm and resolute” (-13:30); how Alford predicted Trump would become president (-11:15); how Trump helps point out blatant media bias (-10:45); prospects for Whiteman and Fort Leonard Wood (–9:20); KC-Raymore landfill issue (-6:45); how the Fed created banking crisis (-3:15)
P-D: Hazelwood has ‘no expectation’ for Jana Elementary to open after radioactivity report; Hawley has introduced “Justice for Jana Elementary Act” (get around stltoday paywall here)
KCUR: Up to Date with Steve Kraske hero profile: Kansas City activists discuss anti-trans bills in the Missouri Legislature; Couple describes transitioning their daughter from girl to boy at age four (4), and its current status as a 15-year-old “nonbinary”
93.9 The Eagle: Wake Up Mid-Missouri: Rep. Dan Houx (R-Warrensburg) on House sports betting vote (–15:30); compulsive gambling “guardrails” (-12:45); video lottery terminals (-11:25); next steps (-10:20)
Southeast Missourian: Sports betting gets House OK though Rep. Herman Morse (R-Cape Girardeau) balks (get around Southeast Missourian paywall here)
St. Joseph News-Press: Sports betting gets another chance in Missouri Legislature
St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri House approves cut to state’s income and corporate taxes
Missourinet: Missouri House passes $1 billion tax cut plan
SNL: Missouri House passes new round of tax cuts on income, corporate rates
P-D: Missouri House cuts taxes, launches budget debate (get around stltoday paywall here)
KC Star: Despite warnings from Democrats and budget experts, GOP-controlled Missouri House further lowers the state income tax rate cuts taxes for companies (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)
P-D: Grain Belt Express, a four-state power line project, may finally pass in Missouri (get around stltoday paywall here)
JCNT: Dozens testify against bill allowing weapons in churches
P-D: St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner to rally supporters Tuesday; Performance to showcase “current challenges and opportunities” followed by a roundtable with “local leaders and stakeholders” (get around stltoday paywall here)
Brownfield Ag News: Missouri Supreme Court says state CAFO statutes are constitutional
P-D editorial: Plaintiffs are confronting video lottery terminals because Missouri politicians refuse to; “Instead of serving Missouri taxpayers, whose pockets are being picked by these machines, they’re all serving Steve Tilley, the former state House speaker turned high-powered lobbyist.” (get around stltoday paywall here)
Combest, The Missouri Times, 10/20/21: Steve Tilley could become Missouri media’s new top villain
P-D’s Michele Munz: World’s leading transgender health experts poke holes in AG Andrew Bailey’s proposed restrictions (get around stltoday paywall here)
KC Star’s Kacen Bayless and intern Maia Bond: Missouri Republicans still want to restrict Medicaid money to Planned Parenthood after abortion ban (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on AOL here)
P-D’s Tony Messenger: Hazelwood dad worries about school-to-prison pipeline after son, 6, is suspended; DESE says long-term suspensions should be last resort (get around stltoday paywall here)
P-D letters: University City septuagenarian wants St. Louis City mayor to fix Gardner’s office before state steps in; Sierra Club’s “Beyond Coal” organizer Sara Edgar criticizes Ameren; Festus sexagenarian says children should be spared from watching cross-dressers (get around stltoday paywall here)