Thursday, August 31, 2023 – Missouri political news headlines
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JCNT: Missouri Task Force 1 joins fight against Hurricane Idalia
KSDK: Vivek Ramaswamy moves St. Louis fundraiser to Four Seasons after suburban restaurant cancels his event; Olive + Oak says it wants to “avoid getting in the middle of politics”; Ramaswamy spokesman notes Olive + Oak “had no problem hosting a drag show for kids”
Southeast Missourian: U.S. Rep. Jason Smith impressed by Scott City rice, fertilizer businesses (get around Southeast Missourian paywall here)
Agri-Pulse: U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith: More focus needed on trade expansion (get around Agri-Pulse paywall here)
AgWired: From the 2023 Farm Progress Show, panel of U.S. Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL), Missouri Director of Agriculture Chris Chinn, and Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig: Chinn on federal farm bill (10:35); Proposition 12 and what AG Andrew Bailey’s office is doing (19:25); Missouri ag exports (24:15); corn exports to Mexico (39:30); why EPA “vulnerable species” regulations are a “trainwreck waiting to happen” (43:30); foreign ownership of Missouri farmland (48:30); more
Missouri Ruralist’s Mindy Ward: From encouraging youth to celebrating agriculture, Missouri Ag Director Chris Chinn does it all
KRES (Mid-Missouri): Progress being made on Roy Blunt Reservoir in Milan
P-D: Missouri Democrats to allow 17-year-olds to vote in party-run presidential primary (get around stltoday paywall here)
P-D: Tim Eby, former head of St. Louis Public Radio, sues University of Missouri system for defamation (get around stltoday paywall here)
Springfield Daily Citizen: ‘Challenges’ due to ‘absence of clarity’ in law freezing real estate taxes for seniors (to avoid Springfield Daily Citizen paywall, open “Incognito” or “Private” window browser, then Google the article title)
Springfield Daily Citizen: New Missouri law bans holding cell phone while driving; Attorneys offer their thoughts (to avoid Springfield Daily Citizen paywall, open “Incognito” or “Private” window browser, then Google the article title)
P-D’s Blythe Bernhard: St. Charles County parents aim to remove students from lessons with ‘ideological subversion’ (get around stltoday paywall here)
Spectrum Local News (Charter Communication): Missouri tax credits look to lure entertainment production, musical acts; Sen. Denny Hoskins (R–Warrensburg), others speaks at bill signing in Chesterfield
Missourinet: Missouri law enforcement using DUI tests to sniff out drugs
Fox 2 St. Louis: Social Security numbers found in some records on Missouri court website
Washington Missourian: MoDOT seeks input on unfunded projects
Springfield Daily Citizen: What is funded and what’s not for Interstate 44 in Springfield? (to avoid Springfield Daily Citizen paywall, open “Incognito” or “Private” window browser, then Google the article title)
Columbia Missourian: Puppies for Parole hosts dog talent showcase
JCNT: Prison inmates find purpose with Puppies for Parole
TonysKansasCity.com: Kansas City progressives politely ignoring another historic homicide surge
TonysKansasCity.com: Smallish protest argues against former KCPD detective pardon
KC Star; ‘Not stand idly by’: Ahead of DeValkenaere appeal, race activists threaten misbehavior if they don’t get their way (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)
P-D editorial: Offer facts and avoid overreach to convince a hesitant Missouri public on trans rights. (get around stltoday paywall here)
Southeast Missourian op-ed: AG Andrew Bailey: Missouri’s children won last week. I’m proud to have led the fight. (get around Southeast Missourian paywall here)
KC Star letter: Columbia septuagenarian says Gov. Parson’s position on transgender surgeries nearly made her cry at a Sunday barbecue (get around KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)