Wednesday, June 7, 2023 – Missouri political news headlines
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Missouri Independent: St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell (D) enters Missouri’s U.S. Senate race
KC Star’s Jonathan Shorman and Daniel Desrochers: “Emanue [sic] Cleaver,” Schmitt weigh in on passport bureaucracy (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)
Warrensburg Star-Journal: Sen. Hoskins announces run for secretary of state
P-D: With focus on voter fraud, Hoskins launches run for Missouri’s top election post (get around stltoday paywall here)
Missouri Independent: Hoskins launches campaign to become Missouri’s top election official
This Week in Missouri Politics Mid-Week Update: Scott Faughn on GOP secretary of state primary (0:30); Shane Schoeller (1:55); how elections and campaigns have changed in Greene County and other non-urban counties (2:35); Schoeller’s challenges (4:30); VLTs and sports betting (6:25); how Jim Lembke’s organization will benefit Hoskins and Eigel (7:45); Denny Hoskins’ status as the favorite in SOS primary (8:00); signs pointing to a Caleb Rowden campaign (9:00); Jay Ashcroft vs. Mike Kehoe vs. Bill Eigel (18:15); liberals’ fascination with Steve Tilley (21:15); Senate District 15 primary and David Gregory (22:30); Kurtis Gregory vs. Doug Richey (24:55)
KC Star’s Kacen Bayless: Hard-right Missouri state senator launches Republican campaign for secretary of state; “Hoskins’ comments echo debunked theories about the prevalence of voter fraud” (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)
P-D: Missouri board of education disciplines Hazelwood teacher for breaking her contract (get around stltoday paywall here)
Washington Missourian: Missouri Department of Conservation says black bear encounters likely to increase as population grows
Missourinet: Missouri executes man who murdered two unarmed jail workers
P-D editorial: By awarding contract to Choose Life Marketing, Missourians’ tax dollars are suppressing women (get around stltoday paywall here)
P-D’s Lynn Schmidt: Missouri Dems’ silence on Cori Bush is deafening (get around stltoday paywall here)
Washington Free Beacon’s Joseph Simonson: Lucas Kunce’s $50K Magic card collection earns him an ethics complaint (link via Gregg Keller on Twitter)
P-D’s Tony Messenger: Missouri couple questions Children’s Division rule that denied them foster children (get around stltoday paywall here)
KC Star op-ed: MacArthur Justice Center’s Megan Crane and Amy Breihan: With execution of murderer Michael Tisius, Gov. Parson shows he’s not really “pro-life”; Missouri should change its nickname to the “Shame-Me State” (avoid Kansas City Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)