Wednesday, May 24, 2023 – Missouri political news headlines
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TonysKansasCity.com: TKC watches progressives jump on Senator Josh Hawley’s manhood
P-D: Marquette High grad Sai Varshith Kandula admired Hitler, aimed to ‘seize power’ in attack near White House (get around stltoday paywall here)
KC Star; Missouri’s Mahailya Pryer back in jail for alleged probation violations in Capitol riot case (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)
P-D: Former Missouri House speaker fined $47,000 by ethics commission (get around stltoday paywall here)
Missouri Independent: Former Missouri House Speaker John Diehl fined $47K by state ethics commission
Southeast Missourian: Governor addresses child care ‘deserts’ in Cape Girardeau remarks; comments from Kids Win Missouri’s Brian Schmidt, others (get around Southeast Missourian paywall here)
P-D: Why have ‘so many good conservatives’ left the Missouri AG’s office, challenger asks (get around stltoday paywall here)
93.9 The Eagle: Wake Up Mid-Missouri: AG Andrew Bailey on Biden making Founding Fathers roll over in their graves (1:15); Mexico, Mo. hospital insurance scandal (2:00); Fabian Goldman Columbia murder guilty plea (2:15); abortion initiative petition (3:10); KC City Council’s “looney toons” approach to “child mutilation and castration” (5:00); KC Mayor Quinton Lucas’ “performance theater” (7:30); praise for Gov. Parson’s appointments, including himself (8:45); optimism on Gabe Gore (9:15); “compassionate counseling and care” vs. “castration and mutilation” (11:55)
SNL: Missouri AG backs staffers who sued SPS over diversity training as they appeal ruling
93.9 The Eagle: Wake Up Mid-Missouri: Rep. Brad Pollitt (R-Sedalia) on open enrollment bill (-11:15); opt-in feature and which dollars “follow the student” (-9:35); consolidation concerns (-7:45); four-day school weeks (-5:50); why some Republicans oppose the bill (-4:55); caution against “jump(ing) to conclusions” on DESE data (–3:30); effect on individualized education plans (-2:00); why normal (non-political) people should care about open enrollment (-1:15)
P-D: Missouri could be poised to gain another interstate highway; lawmakers approved $2.5 million to study conversion of U.S. Route 36 into Interstate 72 between Hannibal and St. Joseph (get around stltoday paywall here)
St. Joseph News-Press: Missouri Office of Broadband Development visits St. Joseph
JCNT: Missouri Department of Conservation seeks to raise price of hunting, fishing permits
KSMU: Public comment sought by MDC on fee increases for hunting, fishing, trapping permits
KC Star editorial: If Missouri public schools teach Bible classes, whose version of religion rules? (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on AOL here)
P-D editorial: St. Louis City gun control bill should force state lawmakers to take a stand for security (get around stltoday paywall here)