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Wednesday, May 31, 2023 – Missouri political news headlines

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KSGF (Springfield): Nick Reed Show: U.S. Rep. Eric Burlison on “insanity” of adding more debt (begins at 6:45)

Fox News: U.S. Rep. Jason Smith will support debt deal: Not perfect, but a step in the right direction

Southeast Missourian: On Fox News, Jason Smith says debt ceiling deal ‘not perfect,’ but has his support (get around Southeast Missourian paywall here)

KC Star: Congressional delegation on debt deal: Comments from Hawley, Schmitt, Alford, Burlison, Cleaver, Wagner (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

Missourinet: Hawley, Mark Alford weigh in on value of AM radio

Iowa Capital Dispatch, via Missouri Independent: Owner of St. Louis Post-Dispatch seeks dismissal of privacy-violation lawsuit

Southeast Missourian: Wayne Wallingford unworried about state income tax cut for seniors on Social Security (get around Southeast Missourian paywall here)

KSGF (Springfield): Nick Reed Show: AG Andrew Bailey on amicus brief regarding Springfield Public Schools’ “racist” DEI and critical race theory training (begins at 21:30)

KC Star: ‘Mass confusion.’ Rule threatening MO library funding over ‘obscene’ books takes effect (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! here)

Missouri Independent: Missouri rule takes effect putting library funds in jeopardy over ‘obscene’ material

KMOV’s Alexis Zotos and Jon Kipper: Families say they’re leaving Missouri after legislation targeting trans youth passes; area woman, raising her 8-year-old son as a girl, seeks GoFundMe donations to finance New York relocation

johncombest_com on Instagram, January 2023: Objective, unbiased media agrees: Missouri Republicans guilty of targeting.

Missouri Independent: Missouri bill ends crack penalty disparity, raises age for trying youths as adults

JCNT: State law to codify equal parenting time in child custody cases

“Chris had quit his full-time job to spite his ex-wife and child, who relied on Chris’ child support payments to make ends meet.” – Stalking, Harassment, Internet Trolling: A Guide to Recovering and Rebuilding After Online Attacks, p. 23

St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis on the Air “Legal Roundtable” with Sarah Fenske: Attorneys criticize Missouri law that holds parents accountable for school attendance

KC Star: Eric Schmitt had no authority to end school mask mandates as Missouri AG, judge rules; recap of news from last Friday (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

KCUR: Judge rules Missouri AG lacked authority to order schools to drop mask rules; recap of news from last Friday

JCNT: Missourians to Abolish Death Penalty delivers petition

Missourinet: Missouri police department warns public to avoid tangling with wild black bears

St. Louis Public Radio: Promising a high level of public safety, Gore takes over as St. Louis circuit attorney

KC Star editorial: This debt ceiling deal isn’t great, but a ‘no’ vote should be unthinkable (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

Joplin Globe editorial: Mask ruling a victory for schools, and local control (get around Joplin Globe paywall here)

P-D departing editorial page editor Tod Robberson: I succeeded in manufacturing beefs with Gov. Parson, Josh Hawley, Eric Schmitt, Tishaura Jones, Kim Gardner, Sam Page, Eric Greitens, Chris Koster and others (get around stltoday paywall here)

KC Star op-ed: Former police chief Betty Frizzell: The war on drugs fills Missouri prisons with poor, rural women. That isn’t justice

Columbia Missourian’s Anna Spidel: Missouri doulas are taking action to bridge maternal health gaps, tackle systemic childbirth racism

KCUR’s Laura Ziegler: Gun laws and prison don’t scare young shooters, says this Missouri man serving 3 life sentences; background checks and ban on “military-style assault weapons” needed, though

KCUR’s Laura Ziegler, 9/22/22: Man-on-the-street interviews with young voters; 19-year-old Missourian claims to be “registered Democrat” in state that does not provide party registration

KCUR’s Laura Ziegler bio: “I partner with communities to uncover the ignored or misrepresented stories by listening and letting communities help identify and shape a narrative.”

Amazon.com: John Combest: Stalking, Harassment, Internet Trolling: A Guide to Recovering and Rebuilding After Online Attacks – available in paperback and Amazon Kindle

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