Thursday, June 8, 2023 – Missouri political news headlines
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St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis County prosecutor Wesley Bell announces U.S. Senate run
AP: Missouri prosecutor Wesley Bell vies for GOP Sen. Hawley’s seat
SNL: St. Louis County prosecutor Wesley Bell, a Democrat, announces Senate run vs. Josh Hawley (avoid Springfield News-Leader paywall by reading free syndicated version on USA Today here)
KC Star; STL County prosecutor Bell launches campaign against Hawley, would be MO’s first black senator (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on AOL here)
P-D’s Joe Holleman: Veteran Democratic operatives take shots at Bell, Kunce; analysis from Jane Dueker, Richard Callow, former Missouri Democratic Party Chairman Michael Butler, Jamilah Nasheed, Ed Rhode (get around stltoday paywall here)
johncombest_com on Twitter: Lucas’ choice
KC Star: Bailey, Fitzpatrick spar in court over abortion ballot measure (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)
Fox4 KC: Missouri counties struggling to expunge marijuana charges on deadline (link via TonysKansasCity.com)
KMIZ (Columbia): Several counties running out of time to expunge certain marijuana charges as deadline ends today
SNL: Despite today’s expungement deadline, Greene County has 140,000+ marijuana cases to review
JCNT: State workers to be paid biweekly now
P-D: Gov. Parson signs law keeping boys out of girls’ sports, protecting minors from sex-change operations and hormones (get around stltoday paywall here)
KC Star: Missouri bans boys from playing girls’ sports (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)
KC Star’s Kacen Bayless: Transgender Kansas Citians are now straddling two states where Republicans are pushing to regulate their lives. (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)
Missourinet: Gov. Parson signs two transgender bills
SNL: Missouri governor signs several laws, including on girls’ sports and transsexual surgeries
SNL: While Springfield PD hasn’t received any threats, Pridefest increases security
SNL: Missouri schools must now observe Holocaust Week
Southeast Missourian: Missouri DED economist: Local counties outperforming SEMO region (get around stltoday paywall here)
Southeast Missourian: State attorney general to decide on theft charge against Cape County coroner (get around Southeast Missourian paywall here)
St. Louis Public Radio: UMSL criminology professor weighs in on annual traffic stops report
KC Star’s Katie Moore: Curtains open, curtains close: My experience witnessing the execution of Michael Tisius (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)