Friday, February 9, 2024 – Missouri political news headlines
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Missourinet: Sculpture unveiled of the late Gov. Mel Carnahan
SNL: One Missouri abortion rights ballot initiative dropped, another continues toward ballot
P-D: Campaign ends ‘moderate’ abortion-rights push, backs ‘any effort’ to overturn Missouri ban (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)
Missourinet: Pro-choice ballot initiative from University City “Republican” shelved
KC Star: One Missouri abortion rights effort ends campaign, clearing path for more expansive proposal (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)
Missourinet: Attempt to cut Medicaid abortion funding is debated in Senate
KC Star’s Kacen Bayless: ‘God is perfect.’ Missouri Republicans unwilling to amend near-total abortion ban (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)
JCNT: Missouri House passes child care tax credits
P-D: Rep. Lou Riggs (R-Hannibal) proposes dismantling MoDOT (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)
JCNT: MoDOT bills ‘try to put politics back into MoDOT’
Joplin Globe: MoDOT chooses consultants to study I-44 corridor for future expansion (avoid Joplin Globe paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)
JCNT: Lincoln University curators host students for dialogue; students make a scene
Southeast Missourian: Missouri AG files to remove Cape Girardeau County coroner from office; Wavis Jordan was the first black person to be elected to a countywide office as a Republican, suggests Bailey is racist (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)
KBIA: Boone County COVID numbers are decreasing
Joplin Globe editorial: On initiative petitions, concurrent majorities represent a roadblock, not reform (avoid Joplin Globe paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)
P-D editorial: Missouri’s war on women targets rape victims, health care — and democracy itself (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)
KC Star op-ed: Michael McGrady, Jr.: GOP state Sens. Bill Eigel, Nick Schroer, meme candidate Valentina Gomez reminiscent of Nazis (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)