Friday, September 22, 2023 – Missouri political news headlines
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Missourinet: Hawley, Schmitt oppose Biden nominee over race quotas, CRT
Missourinet: U.S. Rep. Mark Alford supports impeaching Biden
Brownfield Ag News: Alford says Farm Bill extension is coming, predicts timetable for passage
KC Star: Alford introduces bill aimed at getting support for farmers dealing with drought [avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here]
Missourinet: Gov. Parson’s disaster declaration approved by federal government
SNL: Republicans and Democrats release rules for presidential caucuses
P-D: Sen. Steve Roberts [D-St. Louis City] sues accuser who he says violated settlement [get around stltoday paywall here]
P-D editorial, 4/19/22: Forced to defend himself, Steve Roberts releases documents showing Cora Faith Walker’s “rape” allegation was a lie; even though Walker admitted to making up story, “Roberts remains vulnerable” due to Amy Harms’ 2015 claim [get around stltoday paywall by reading free syndicated version on stltoday here]
SNL: Southwest Missouri attorney Lori Rook enters GOP primary for Missouri State Treasurer’s office
Jason Rosenbaum’s Politically Speaking podcast on Spotify: Jim Murphy episode
Jason Rosenbaum’s Politically Speaking podcast on Spotify: All episodes
Columbia Missourian: Law enforcement sees issues in enforcing distracted driving law; Boone County captain says more drivers will simply put phone in their lap
Missourinet: DSS Director Rob Knodell discusses “chokepoints” in access to substance abuse treatment
Columbia Missourian: DESE opens applications for low-income education grants
JCNT: State seeks death penalty for J Pfenny’s shooter
Spectrum Local News [Charter Communications]: St. Louis Mayor, Missouri lawmakers ready for new 2024 fight over police control
P-D: State auditor looking at St. Louis jail, says conditions ‘warrant intense scrutiny’; Sen. Steve Roberts [D-St. Louis City] called for investigation [Get around stltoday paywall here]
Southeast Missourian: State Treasurer Vivek Malek’s unclaimed property auction comes to Cape [get around Southeast Missourian paywall here]
Southeast Missourian: Sen. Brian Williams [D-University City] to keynote SEMO’s MLK Jr. dinner [get around Southeast Missourian paywall here]
KC Star: Evergy’s new time-of-date rates: Updated Q&A
P-D: EPA agrees with Ameren, tells St. Charles to stop running well for testing [get around stltoday paywall here]
P-D: Spire’s new CEO is company veteran Steve Lindsey, replacing Suzanne Sitherwood [get around stltoday paywall here]
Joplin Globe editorial: We urge U.S. Rep. Eric Burlison to avoid a government shutdown [get around Joplin Globe paywall here]
JCNT editorial: Eight Missouri agencies should address the issues raised in Fitzpatrick’s audit
johncombest.com archives: Search tag: journalists refusing to acknowledge errors
P-D’s Jane Henderson: Missouri is No. 3 on book-banning list; “School libraries were the predominant target in the past.” [Get around stltoday paywall here]
P-D’s Jane Henderson, 6/12/23: Libraries say they never offered ‘obscene’ materials, but Ashcroft’s rule has them scrambling; “book challenges have targeted mostly children’s books containing information about LGBTQ life or characters” [get around stltoday paywall here]
P-D’s Jane Henderson, 12/16/22: As Jay Ashcroft forces censorship on Missouri, St. Louis artist protests book bans with mural on South Grand [get around stltoday paywall here]
P-D’s Jane Henderson and Blythe Bernhard, 8/12/22: Librarians say Missouri Republicans’ ban on ‘explicit’ materials in schools ignores rights of “progressive parents, queer people in the community” [get around stltoday paywall here]
P-D letter: Clayton man responds to Aisha Sultan victimhood column, says men should take responsibility for their children and not be worthless child-abandoning deadbeats [get around stltoday paywall here]