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Easter Sunday, March 31, 2024 – Missouri political news headlines

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The Guardian (UK): Missouri AG Andrew Bailey sues Media Matters as Republicans take on critics of Musk’s X (link via TonysKansasCity.com)

P-D: State Treasurer Vivek Malek owned rundown St. Louis properties, had ties to a ‘problem’ landlord; exploration of longtime friendships with Nathan Cooper, James Harris (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

JCNT: Missouri House approves broadband grant tax deductions

JNCT: Missouri’s new rural health program addresses upstream factors of health

SNL: Missouri House votes to make Branson the state’s Live Entertainment Capital

JCNT: Lincoln University not releasing record of vote to retain Moseley

SNL: Civil rights leader, part of Brown v. Board family, to speak at Drury University

Washington Missourian: Franklin County MoDOT projects for 2024-25 announced

JCNT: Locals weigh in on inmate’s clemency request

KC Star: Liquid nitrogen mishap kills 750,000 fish in rivers in Iowa and Missouri, officials say (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

KC Star op-ed: Retired Teamster Jim Kabell: Anti-union Josh Hawley’s picket line pandering is shameless, phony political theater (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

KC Star op-ed: Tyler Curtis: Missouri lawmakers got it right – states pushing age verification for social media are risking everyone’s data security (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

Columbia Missourian op-ed: Missouri Rural Crisis Center’s Slater Heet, Legal Services of Eastern Missouri’s Jamie Rodriguez, Missouri Primary Care Association’s Iva Shepherd: Missouri advocates help navigate recent changes to Missouri Medicaid

KSDK’s Mark Maxwell: Fact check: Supposed Maurnice DeClue tweets about participating in MMA or joining WWE aren’t real

P-D’s Monica Obradovic: How a fight over black studies turned into a fight for the soul of Francis Howell schools; nationwide, “conservative-leaning PACs … (are) transforming once-nonpartisan races into political powder kegs” (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Combest, The Missouri Times (8/7/23): “We can still act in a positive, constructive way to counter (mainstream Missouri media’s) vitriol and conflict-baiting. Remember that fact … when you’ll read stories lambasting parents and school board members who stand up to racism by fighting DIE mandates and race-shaming curriculum.”

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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