Sunday, August 6, 2023 – Missouri political news headlines
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GoFundMe.com: Help cover the funeral expenses of Casey Burns’ uncle and grandmother, who died unexpectedly last week (organized by Victory Enterprises‘ Brett Dinkins, with help from Enterprise Holding’s Josh Foster)
Legacy.com: Obituary for Casey Burns’ grandmother, Joy Thurston
Legacy.com: Obituary for Casey Burns’ uncle, Pete Selzer
JCNT: Outspoken Jefferson City native and perennial candidate Leonard J. Steinman dies at 71
SNL’s new politics reporter Kelly Dereuck: Analysis: Crystal Quade retains key advantages in gubernatorial campaign, but faces headwinds; “the current social climate surrounding the abortion ballot initiative may also work to her advantage”
JCNT: Profile: Healther Dolce starts anew after a decade at Missouri Department of Social Services
JCNT: Local, statewide manufacturing jobs building workforce
KC Star: Missouri state auditor investigates Jackson County property tax assessment complaints (avoid Kansas City Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)
JCNT: Three Missouri prisons have no air conditioning
P-D’s Victor Stefanescu: St. Louis City gas station workers recount strange nights, dangers of the job; tighter gun control laws will help make urban environment safer (get around stltoday paywall here)
Last week: P-D’s Victor Stefanescu: Post-Dispatch reporters exposed data shortcomings from “Missouri Department of Health and Human [sic] Services”; UPDATE: fixed, without acknowledgment of error (get around stltoday paywall here)
P-D: Recovery for national convention business expected in 2024 – but not in St. Louis; tourism chief Kitty Ratcliffe blames COVID pandemic (get around stltoday paywall here)
P-D’s Tony Messenger: Public defenders are overworked. St. Louis attorney seeks a national solution. (get around stltoday paywall here)
KC Star editorial page editor Yvette Walker: Something new is happening with MOHELA student loans – and it looks like good news
P-D letter: Florissant septuagenarian promotes fundraising campaign for Joseph Amrine, who “spent 27 years in prison, mostly for a crime he didn’t commit” (get around stltoday paywall here)