Thursday, December 7, 2023 – Pearl Harbor Day – Missouri political news headlines

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P-D’s Joe Holleman: Josh Hawley pushes hard to get nuclear waste compensation measure over finish line

The Hill: Hawley says radiation exposure compensation amendment stripped from defense bill

Brownfield Ag News: Black Vulture Relief Act introduced into U.S. Senate; thoughts from Missouri cow-calf producer/National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s Charlie Besher

KC Star: Cleaver votes ‘present’ on GOP antisemitism resolution; Cori Bush votes ‘no’ (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

St. Louis Public Radio’s St. Louis on the Air: Local activist promotes her new pro-Palestine Jewish group

SNL: Proposal to develop casino at Lake of the Ozarks could go to Missouri voters next year; status of Osage Nation plans unclear

KC Star: Democrats, Republicans jockey for organized labor votes; union members could help decide Dem, GOP gov primaries

Missouri Independent: Ethics investigation into Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher continues

P-D: Probe of Missouri House speaker could stretch into next year

KMIZ: Gregg Bush seeks to take over Doug Mann’s safe Democratic House seat

This Week in Missouri Politics Mid-Week Update: Will Wheeler, top aide to Sen. Karla Eslinger (R-Wasola) talks with Scott Faughn about Eslinger’s decision-making process in accepting DESE job (2:30); proper role of DESE (5:00); Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) test (7:20); Missouri Senate District 33 GOP primary between Brad Hudson and Travis Smith (18:00); Eslinger’s top 2024 legislation (22:40); United Fiber premium YETAY (24:45); Mizzou vs. TOSU (27:15); expectations for 2024 session (30:10); what Will wants for Christmas (32:45); much more

KC Star: Washington University sues Missouri AG Andrew Bailey over transgender records request (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

Joplin Globe: State to invest $4.3M in reducing maternal mortality in Missouri

Missouri Independent: Missouri education board approves emergency rule freeing up money to expand child care

JCNT: Missouri Gaming Commission celebrates 30 years; gambling revenue is at an all-time high in Missouri

JCNT: Gov. Parson declares December as Christmas Tree Month

Brownfield Ag News: Missouri’s state climatologist says dry conditions will carry into 2024

JCNT: Comment period underway for Ameren cases

JCNT: MoDOT slates public meeting on Davis Boulevard project

P-D: St. Louis County health officials warn of increase in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations climb

KC Star: Majority of Midwesterners say they’ll skip the COVID booster this year, poll finds (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

JournalismJobs.com: Kansas City Star seeks “Political & Government Accountability Editor” to oversee “a talented team of reporters”

JournalismJobs.com: Kansas City Star seeks “Service Journalism Editor” to oversee stories like “city’s new food compost laws, fact checking a local official or polling readers for the best pizza in town”

KC Star letter: Kansas woman responds to conservative David Mastio’s column on higher ed liberalism, says Republicans want to “make life harder for some of us – LGBTQI, minorities, people needing Medicaid” (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

P-D letter: Ladue man says Missouri should cut its losses and shut Harris-Stowe down

Amazon.com: John Combest: Stalking, Harassment, Internet Trolling: A Guide to Recovering and Rebuilding After Online Attacks – available in paperback and Amazon Kindle

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