Wednesday, March 29, 2023 – Missouri political news headlines
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NY Post: Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin bristles as Eric Schmitt, other Republicans hit woke military
KC Star: Hawley calls Nashville shooting hate crime against Christians, calls for FBI investigation (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)
P-D: At rally, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner says she will run for reelection next year, blasts AG Andrew Bailey: “This quo warranto is baseless. It’s foolishness, but let’s go.” (get around stltoday paywall here)
AP: Missouri House votes to ban diversity spending in government
P-D: Missouri House amends budget to bar spending on diversity programs (get around stltoday paywall here)
KC Star: Some students, faculty question removal of diversity statements (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)
JCNT: Bill targets required diversity, equity, inclusion instruction
Columbia Missourian: Senate committee hears testimony on “Do No Harm Act” regarding DEI requirements
JCNT: House narrowly avoids ‘two-party’ consent amendment
JCNT: Senate advances bills on elections, campaign finance
P-D: Effort to ban texting while driving gets green light in Missouri Senate (get around stltoday paywall here)
St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri resumes annual vetting of Medicaid patients in April
P-D: Number of Medicaid enrollees likely to drop when eligibility verification returns, Missouri officials say (get around stltoday paywall here)
SNL: AG Andrew Bailey weighs in on College of the Ozarks ‘gender identity’ lawsuit
Missourinet: Rep. Michael O’Donnell (R-St. Louis County) talks about his inspiration for serving
Columbia Missourian: As expungements on marijuana convictions continue, few in prison are eligible
Joplin Globe: Fertilizer or sludge? Southwest Missouri residents meet again to discuss impact; man called Chris Wright says he’s filing to run for governor as a Republican in 2024 (get around Joplin Globe paywall here)
Southeast Missourian: County’s COVID-19 cases dropped 44.3% between January and February; zero (0) Missouri counties are regarded “high risk” for coronavirus spread (get around Southeast Missourian paywall here)
Joplin Globe editorial: Legislature should ban suspensions for K-3 students (get around Joplin Globe paywall here)
P-D editorial: Once again, teachers are the target of a school shooter — and the GOP; Missouri Republicans wrong to support self-defense protections and “Parents’ Bill of Rights” (get around stltoday paywall here)
Southeast Missourian op-ed: U.S. Rep. Jason Smith: Biden’s border debacle is another preventable crisis (get around Southeast Missourian paywall here)
P-D’s Lynn Schmidt: Missouri Republicans illustrate why it’s too late to challenge Trump and his control of the party and base (get around stltoday paywall here)
P-D political gossip columnist Joe Holleman: Gov. Parson visits St. Louis, avoids press push for info about Gardner, police control (get around stltoday paywall here)