Sunday, March 3, 2024 – Missouri political news headlines
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AP: Trump wins caucuses in Missouri and Idaho and sweeps Michigan GOP convention
P-D: St. Louis-area Republicans help hand Trump an easy victory in Missouri’s caucuses (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)
Joplin Globe: Jasper County Republican caucus chooses Trump (avoid Joplin Globe paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)
KOMU: Recaps of Boone, Cole, Callaway caucuses
JCNT: Participants curious, anxious about GOP caucus
JCNT: Missouri GOP Cole County Caucus turns chaotic at end
Southeast Missourian: Photo: Cape Girardeau County Republicans gather for caucus (avoid Southeast Missourian paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)
KC Star’s Jonathan Shorman and Kacen Bayless: Donald Trump wins Missouri Republican caucus, demonstrating continued grip over party (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on AOL here)
Washington Missourian: Franklin County GOP candidate vetting to be voluntary in 2024
P-D: Goldman Sachs promotes $100 million investment in “rural” communities program to Missouri; DEMIblue Clean Vegan Nail Polish, St. Louis City maker of “Freddie Lee’s Ghetto Sauce” get handouts (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)
JCNT: National “Poor People’s Campaign” group seeks attention in Missouri, other states
KC Star’s Kacen Bayless: Inside Missouri Republicans’ effort to curb direct democracy to stop vote on abortion (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)
Washington Missourian: Anti-trafficking legislation moves forward
KRES/KWIX (Moberly): State Fair Commission to welcome three new faces
P-D “staff reports”: Collection of criticisms of Gov. Parson over Brett Reid decision (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)
P-D’s Bill McClellan: Missouri’s politicians aren’t dumb. They just act that way: thoughts on Andrew Bailey vs. Will Scharf GOP primary, Gov. Parson, Bill Eigel, Eric Schmitt, and Josh Hawley’s jeans (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)
KC Star sports columnist Vahe Gregorian: Gov. Mike Parson’s startling commutation of Britt Reid sentence is injustice to Ariel Young (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on AOL here)
P-D letter: Lake Saint Louis sexagenarian agrees with GOP Rep. Scott Cupps’ assessment of Vivek Malek’s unclaimed property promo (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)
P-D letter: St. Louis man expresses outrage at Missouri Freedom Caucus: “I happy [sic] to let them keep both of them [sic] keep their hands off our democracy.” (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)