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Monday, October 23, 2023 – Missouri political news headlines

Published October 23, 2023 in Missouri Political News - Daily Headlines. Tags: #moleg, #moleg news, 2024 #moleg elections, 2024 Missouri legislative session, Ann Wagner, Ann Wagner Jim Jordan, avoid Post-Dispatch paywall, avoid stltoday paywall, Brian Quinn DNR, Brian Quinn Missouri, Cori Bush, Cori Bush Israel, Emanuel Cleaver, get around Southeast Missourian paywall, get around stltoday paywall, how to get around St. Louis Post-Dispatch paywall, how to get around stltoday paywall, Joe Jeffries Missouri, liberal media bias in Missouri, Margaret Vandeven, Margie Vandeven, merit scholarships are racist, Missouri 2024 abortion vote, Missouri 2024 ballot initiatives, Missouri DESE, Missouri DNR, Missouri Gaming Commission, Missouri political journalism, Missouri State University, MoDOT news, people using COVID as an excuse to cancel activities, prisoners complaining about prison, quixotic legislative candidates running vanity campaigns in unwinnable districts, Robin Carnahan, Shane Schoeller, Shane Schoeller 2024, Shane Schoeller secretary of state, St. Louis Public Radio liberal event promos, Tim Taylor Missouri, victimhood, Vivek Malek.

Axios: Scoop: GSA Administrator Robin Carnahan works mostly from Missouri, not D.C.

Missouri Independent: Hawley, Kunce draw heavily on donors outside Missouri to fuel U.S. Senate campaigns

johncombest_com on Instagram: Caleb Rowden is shocked

KMIZ: Queer rights advocate to take on incumbent for Missouri House of Representatives seat; Joseph “Joe” Jefferies volunteers to take Democrats’ loss against Rep. Tim Taylor (R-Bunceton)

Combest: How to earn an election silver medal (without really trying): A guide for quixotic candidates running vanity campaigns in unwinnable districts, Part 1

Combest: How to earn an election silver medal (without really trying): A guide for quixotic candidates running vanity campaigns in unwinnable districts, Part 2

Combest: How to earn an election silver medal (without really trying): A guide for quixotic candidates running vanity campaigns in unwinnable districts, Part 3: Season Finale

93.9 The Eagle: Branden Rathert leaving Wake-Up Mid-Missouri, will join AG Andrew Bailey’s staff

YouTube: Branden Rathert announces new g i g working for AG Andrew Bailey’s office

P-D: As Cigna exits Missouri Obamacare marketplace, BJC says it is near a deal for new carrier (get around stltoday paywall here)

SNL: Islamic Center claims it has received “some veiled and not-so-veiled threats” over Hamas attacks; city of Springfield reports zero (0) incidents

P-D: State lawmakers react to Margie Vandeven’s departure; names floated include Tiffany Anderson of Jennings and Frank Killian of Richland (get around stltoday paywall here)

Six days ago: This Week in Missouri Politics Mid-Week Update: Sen. Cindy O’Laughlin (R-Shelbina) talks with Scott Faughn about Margie Vandeven’s resignation (0:45); qualifications for new commissioner (2:15); Faughn on Kennett’s well-run district vs. Poplar Bluff School District’s incompetent superintendent (3:30); educrats’ pass-the-buck and cover-your-*ss system (4:30); top candidates for DESE gig, including former Jennings Superintendent Tiffany Anderson and former Richland Superintendent Frank Killian (6:40); social justice warriors’ education propaganda, from “multiculturalism” to “inclusion” (9:45); birthday wishes and good riddance to Missouri Public Service Commission’s Scott Rupp (11:05); the problem with time-of-use rates (11:05); why Missouri’s next governor shouldn’t just talk a big game (16:05); qualities of next Senate floor leader (17:00); “like each other, hate each other” relationship with Bill Eigel (18:50); Faughn on good school administrators vs. spineless superintendents (23:10); Doug Libla and Gary Romine story (27:45)

Missourinet: Missouri on deck to boost access to gifted education

JCNT: MoDOT discussing sale of HQ building

Southeast Missourian: Casino gaming numbers up in Southeast Missouri (get around Southeast Missourian paywall here)

JCNT: Friends of the Missouri Governor’s Mansion hosts Saturday morning tea; Gov. Parson’s communications specialist Randy Wright tickles the ivories while gals gab

P-D: Modern-day mound builder faces day of reckoning in Missouri; comments from DNR spokesman Brian Quinn (get around stltoday paywall here)

JCNT: Missouri State Penitentiary tours attract wide audience

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St. Louis Public Radio: Event promo: Come hear the Missouri Justice Coalition complain about state prisons

Southeast Missourian: Cape Girardeau NAACP to host first banquet of the decade; group used COVID as excuse to cancel event for three (3) years (get around Southeast Missourian paywall here)

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KC Star op-ed: State Treasurer Vivek Malek: Cori Bush and Emanuel Cleaver are wrong. Say no to race-based admissions

SNL op-ed: Shane Schoeller: I stand with Jay Ashcroft in fight over abortion ballot language

P-D letter: Chesterfield septuagenarian says Ann Wagner’s newfound support for Jim Jordan shows “extremely ill judgment” (get around stltoday paywall here)

P-D letter: Richmond Heights septuagenarian says he’ll go door-to-door next year to campaign for Cori Bush’s opponent (get around stltoday paywall here)

SNL letter: Missouri State sophomore encourages lobbying legislators to allow m o r e MSU doctorate degrees

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