Wednesday, May 10, 2023 – Missouri political news headlines
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Brownfield Ag News: Mark Alford bringing federal farm bill listening session to Missouri State Fair, wants Speaker Kevin McCarthy to show up
P-D: New Corps report again says Jana Elementary radiation levels normal (get around stltoday paywall here)
KC Star: Missouri Jan. 6 defendant who scaled wall, carried weapons violated bond but avoids jail
High Times: Missouri cannabis sales top $1 billion (link via TonysKansasCity.com)
This Week in Missouri Politics: Rep. Jamie Burger (R-Benton)
Southeast Missourian: Jamie Burger seeks to move up in Missouri House leadership (get around Southeast Missourian paywall here)
The Missouri Times: The Missouri Senate Hour by Hour Tuesday, May 9
Columbia Missourian: Lack of urgency slows Senate progress
Missouri Independent: Major overhaul of initiative process one step from Missouri ballot
KC Star: Missouri House passes GOP plan to make it harder for voters to change state constitution (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)
Columbia Missourian: House approves compromise changes to initiative process
Washington Missourian: GOP Reps. Brad Banderman and Kyle Marquart on initiative petition process changes, state budget, other bills
Missourinet: Missouri’s widening of I-70 could be right around the corner
SNL’s Andrew Sullender: A look at Springfield’s share of Missouri state spending; comments from “Melanie Stinnet [sic],” others
Missouri Independent: House tries again to prod Senate into passing sports wagering bill
P-D: With clock ticking, Missouri House places longshot bet on sports wagering
P-D: Missouri lawmakers revise state’s NIL law, expand college coaches’ role in negotiations (get around stltoday paywall here)
Missourinet: Legislature backs off effort to let high school athletes score endorsement deals
Columbia Missourian: Few abortion-related bills in a post-Roe Missouri
SNL: Prospects dim for bill giving more time for child abuse victims to sue
KOMU, via Columbia Missourian: Under the tracks: Upgrading dangerous crossings in Missouri takes years
TonysKansasCity.com: Mayor Q blames Missouri GOP for historic Kansas City homicide count
P-D: Missouri AG Andrew Bailey addresses annual police memorial prayer breakfast in St. Charles (get around stltoday paywall here)
P-D’s Joe Holleman: Sen. Steve Roberts (D-St. Louis City), other possible successors to St. Louis prosecutor Kim Gardner (get around stltoday paywall here)
Washington Missourian: Union wants more state industrial funding in wake of losing grant
Columbia Missourian: Changes to come with end of COVID-19 public health emergency