Friday, October 20, 2023 – Missouri political news headlines
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KC Star: Will Scharf, a Republican candidate for Missouri attorney general, joins Trump’s legal team in Jan. 6 case; Scharf joined by D. John Sauer and Michael Talent, son of former U.S. Sen. Jim Talent (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)
KC Star: Prosecutors say Missouri man ‘dressed for war’ at Jan. 6 rally; federal public defender blames Trump, Rudy Giuliani (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)
Jason Rosenbaum’s Politically Speaking podcast on Spotify: Mike Haffner episode
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P-D: Campaign to raise minimum wage in Missouri lands big contributions from liberal dark-money groups Sixteen Thirty Fund and The Fairness Project (get around stltoday paywall here)
P-D: Missouri AG’s campaign gets $50K check after he sides with Doe Run in lead-poisoning lawsuit (get around stltoday paywall here)
P-D: St. Louis Labor Council President Pat White out after “sloppy bookkeeping”; Missouri AFL-CIO Jake Hummel takes over day-to-day operations (get around stltoday paywall here)
Springfield Daily Citizen: Springfield leaders air complaints about state lawmakers during “study session”; City lobbyist Will Marrs suggests ways to phrase gun control priorities to “anti-city” Legislature, says video lottery terminal makers will find another “champion” next session; Mayor Ken McClure calls property tax freeze “one of the most poorly-written pieces of legislation I’ve ever seen”; former state Rep. Craig Hosmer (D-Springfield) criticizes local state lawmakers (to avoid Springfield Daily Citizen paywall, open an “Incognito” or “Private” window browser, then Google the article title “Gun violence reduction part of Springfield’s list of requests to Missouri lawmakers”)
Missourinet: Missouri to provide social-emotional learning resources as an option to schools
Columbia Missourian: MoDOT shortage of snowplow drivers continues for fourth straight year
JCNT: Plow operator vacancies may hinder snow response, MoDOT says
St. Joseph News-Press: MoDOT gears up for winter with training exercise
P-D: After state legislators pass new law, St. Louis City unveils plans to freeze some property taxes for seniors (get around stltoday paywall here)
P-D editorial: More questions than answers surround attempt to outsource constituent data (get around stltoday paywall here)
KC Star Service Journalism Team’s Natalie Wallington: Some COVID-19 vaccinations delayed for Kansas City patients, providers say; tips for avoiding a wait (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)