Tuesday, September 19, 2023 – Missouri political news headlines
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KC Star’s Daniel Desrochers: I tried the Kansas City barbecue that Josh Hawley loves. He’s right: It’s great (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)
SNL: Hawley sponsors bipartisan legislation opposing deceptive AI in U.S. elections
P-D: Missouri’s U.S. senators oppose cut to school hunting, archery courses (get around stltoday paywall here)
KWTO: The Elijah Haahr Show: U.S. Rep. Jason Smith on Biden impeachment inquiry
Jason Rosenbaum’s Politically Speaking podcast on Spotify: Bill Eigel episode
Jason Rosenbaum’s Politically Speaking podcast on Spotify: All episodes
AP: Fact check: Viral video shows flamethrower-wielding Missouri state senators burning empty boxes, not books
Snopes.com: Fact check: This is NOT a video of 2 Republican state senators burning books in Missouri
Business Insider, via Yahoo News: Flamethrowing Missouri Republicans have wildly different responses to accusations that they were book-burning on a Friday night
KC Star: Bill Eigel, Nick Schroer generate heat with flamethrower video; liberals “incorrectly said the two lawmakers were actively burning books” (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)
P-D: Eigel’s comments on book burning generate attention on social media, where he was compared to a Nazi (get around stltoday paywall here)
Southeast Missourian: Cape Girardeau County asks Legislature to ‘revisit’ senior property tax relief law; Rep. John Voss (R-Cape Girardeau) to hold meeting in Scott County next month (get around Southeast Missourian paywall here)
Columbia Missourian: Free ride running out for some SNAP recipients
KC Star: In ‘eleventh hour’ move, Evergy asks regulators for changes in new time of use rates (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)
JCNT: Ameren Missouri approved to decrease fuel adjustment charge
P-D: Boeing expected to land tax break for its expansion in St. Louis County; Councilwoman Lisa Clancy (D) anticipates “a big win” tonight; Councilwoman Kelli Dunaway (D) will vote ‘no’, calls layoffs provision “a slap in the face” (get around stltoday paywall here)
JCNT: Missouri Department of Conservation searching for Governor’s Mansion tree
Southeast Missourian letter: Moms Demand Action fellowship recipient Leslie Washington says she is enrolled in classes at Southeast Missouri state, is “somewhat afraid of going to school” (get around Southeast Missourian paywall here)