Thursday, August 3, 2023 – Missouri political news headlines
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SNL: Jim Kreider, former Missouri House Speaker, passes away
P-D: Fred Heitert, last Republican to hold elective office in St. Louis City, dies at 85 (get around stltoday paywall here)
Joplin Globe: GOP candidates gather at Neosho watermelon feed to stump for votes (get around Joplin Globe paywall here)
Southeast Missourian: Change for this weekend’s tax free holiday in Missouri (get around Southeast Missourian paywall here)
JCNT: Missouri State Fair returns for 121st year
St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis on the Air: Amid Missouri Legislature’s attacks on “gender-affirming care,” St. Louis Queer Support Helpline thrives; “They/them” humanoid says its group “strategize(s) towards queer liberation”
P-D’s Victor Stefanescu: Rep. Tricia Byrnes (R-Wentzville) moderates meeting on impact of radioactive contamination on Francis Howell High School alumni and St. Charles County water; Post-Dispatch reporters exposed data shortcomings from “Missouri Department of Health and Human [sic] Services” (get around stltoday paywall here)
JCNT: Meeting to focus on substance abuse in foster care system
Southeast Missourian: MoDOT invites public to discuss transportation needs (get around Southeast Missourian paywall here)
Southeast Missourian editorial: Enjoy Missouri’s ‘Back-to-School’ sales tax holiday this weekend – courtesy of Cape Girardeau’s own Peter Kinder (get around Southeast Missourian paywall here)
P-D op-ed: Jay Nixon: Why I’m supporting ‘No Labels’ effort for the 2024 ballot (get around stltoday paywall here)
P-D’s Tony Messenger: I went to a gun safety talk. I ran into an even bigger moral problem – Trump supporters. (get around stltoday paywall here)
KCUR’s Noah Taborda: Public scrutiny and political backlash have left Kansas City health departments in a tough spot; Missouri doesn’t spend enough on public health funding, and Missouri legislators are preventing health care workers from doing their jobs