Saturday, September 23, 2023 – Missouri political news headlines
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P-D: Josh Hawley keeps pressure on Tyson Foods, this time on child labor [get around stltoday paywall here]
JCNT: Biden Administration approves federal disaster relief following summer storms
P-D: League of Conservation Voters endorses Lucas Kunce for U.S. Senate [get around stltoday paywall here]
League of Conservation Voters, 2023-24 endorsements: Senate Democrats Bob Menendez, Elizabeth Warren, Tammy Baldwin; House Democrats Cori Bush, et al.
KWTO: Wake Up Springfield with Cass Bowen Anderson: Bill Eigel on viral flamethrower video and explicit materials in schools [-15:00]; why current Republican bureaucratic regime is responsible for explicit materials in libraries [-13:30]; Q3 fundraising preview [-10:45]; why personal property tax revenue confiscation shouldn’t be “replaced” from somewhere else [-9:15]; why local government officials comparing their work to “running a business” is wrong [-1:45]
St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis on the Air summary by producer Miya Norfleet: Early childhood educators complain about Missouri’s lack of spending
Springfield Daily Citizen: Springfield attorney Lori Rook announces campaign for Missouri State Treasurer [to avoid Springfield Daily Citizen paywall, open “Incognito” or “Private” window browser, then Google the article title]
AP: Some states ending transsexual conversions even in cases where it’s legal; St. Louis woman says Washington University’s decision to follow law made her weep
P-D: Gov. Parson names Warren County judge Michael Wright to state appeals court [get around stltoday paywall here]
KC Star: Man sues Independence schools, says he was banned for criticizing LGBTQ, COVID policies [avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here]
Springfield Daily Citizen: Gathering Tree’s suit challenging ban on camping on state land to be heard by Missouri Supreme Court next week [to avoid Springfield Daily Citizen paywall, open “Incognito” or “Private” window browser, then Google the article title]
P-D: St. Louis radio station KDHX fires 10 more volunteer DJs [get around stltoday paywall here]
St. Louis Public Radio: KDHX fires 10 more volunteer DJs; station president: “We need to build the capacity to combat things like racist and gender discrimination, and patriarchy and all of those things.”
TonysKansasCity.com: Kansas City COVID season starts next week
P-D editorial: Library’s offering of a porn how-to book is self-sabotage at a dangerous time; “now demagogues like [Jay] Ashcroft have an actual example to point to.e [get around stltoday paywall here]
P-D editorial: Whatever state leaders claim, Missouri is a dangerous place to be a kid [get around stltoday paywall here]
Southeast Missourian op-ed: Community Partnership of Southeast Missouri’s Melissa Stickel: New Missouri law will help residents escape safety-net cliffs [get around Southeast Missourian paywall here]
P-D letter: Kirkwood septuagenarian responds to a letter responding to a letter responding to a letter about Ann Wagner not holding town halls [get around stltoday paywall here]