Tuesday, January 9, 2024 – Missouri political news headlines
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CNN: ‘That’s not factual sir’: CNN anchor challenges Jay Ashcroft about Biden
The Hill: Missouri secretary of state, CNN anchor get heated in interview over Trump, ballots
KC Star’s Jonathan Shorman, Kacen Bayless and Daniel Desrochers: Missouri Republicans use false equivalence to compare Biden’s immigration policy to Trump’s insurrection (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)
KC Star: Ashcroft says ‘swatting’ call brought police to home (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)
Missourinet: Rowden to file bill boosting swatting penalties
P-D: U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner announces she’ll seek seventh term in Congress (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)
KC Star: Waiving ban, feds will pay Missouri to treat substance abuse in mental health hospitals (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)
P-D: Cori Bush attends SEIU rally, blames state for nursing home’s abrupt closure (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)
St. Louis Public Radio: Cori Bush attends SEIU rally
St. Louis Public Radio: Embattled Rep. Sarah Unsicker (D-Shrewsbury) jumps into race for governor
P-D: Scorned by fellow Democrats, Shrewsbury state rep announces run for governor (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)
St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri is outpacing its neighbors in tech job growth, report finds
Missourinet: Lawmakers may consider adjusting earnings tax in St. Louis City and Kansas City
JCNT: MoDOT encourages citizens to fight against human trafficking
P-D: MoDOT plans $52M in safety upgrades for St. Louis area routes (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)
Missouri Independent: Future of MoDOT building puts hitch in Missouri Capitol expansion plans
JCNT: Local, state agencies ready for Mid-Missouri’s first winter storm of the season
Missourinet: MoDOT battles first winter storm of 2024
Missouri Independent: Meatpacker withdraws request to dump wastewater into Pomme de Terre River
JCNT: Missouri Capitol library may get new paint from restoration project
Southeast Missourian: Document: Bollinger County homicide victim found gripping knife; suspect invoked Biden statement about shooting crooks in the leg (avoid Southeast Missourian paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)
KC Star editorial: Missouri politicians are pushing to centralize power by restricting citizen petitions (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)
KC Star Service Journalism Team’s Eleanor Nash: COVID watch: New COVID hospitalizations in Missouri lower for the week of Dec. 30 than they were this time last year (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)
P-D letter: Labarque Creek octogenarian says Josh Hawley not a “real man,” says Lucas Kunce is “waiting in the wings” to be a senator (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)