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Tuesday, May 21, 2024 – Missouri political news headlines

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P-D: Progressive political group endorses Wesley Bell over Cori Bush (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

TonysKansasCity.com: Fading Kansas City Star blames social media & Fox News for FAIL; Derek Donovan invokes John Danforth and Josh Hawley

AP: Missouri senators, not taxpayers, will pay potential damages in Chiefs rally shooting case

P-D: Governor: Missouri won’t pay out in defamation case against senators (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Missouri Independent: Gov. Parson orders state agency not to pay legal expenses for legislators facing defamation suit

KCMO: Pete Mundo in the Morning: AG Andrew Bailey on KC’s “government retaliation” against Harrison Butker (1:00); why his office is defending state senators and what state statute says (6:20)

KC Star: ‘A kid who made a mistake’: Testimony for boy charged in shooting at Chiefs rally wraps up (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

KC Star: Missouri AG released confidential witness info weeks before accusing KC of doxxing Butker (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

TonysKansasCity.com: Black biz group casts ‘The Butker Curse’ on Kansas City Chiefs

Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (WashMo), Monday (Segment A): GOP Rep. Justin Hicks’ post-election future; personal property tax freeze; recap of legislative session postmortems from Garett Bowles’ show, Jason Rosenbaum’s column, Scott Faughn commentary and more

Combest book: “(The elected official) didn’t mind being criticized for (their) political views … (they) knew that politics was a rough-and-tumble business. But these attacks were more about personality than policy.” – page 8

SNL: Lawmakers predict special session for supplemental budget this year

Missourinet: A property tax relief bill from Sen. Tony Luetkemeyer (R-Parkville) awaits a possible signature from Gov. Mike Parson

JCNT: Bill expanding state auditor’s powers awaits governor’s signature

Missouri Independent: Legislative interns help Missouri school districts claim over $1 million in federal funds

JCNT: Missouri transfers cannabis funds for veterans, drug treatment

Missouri Independent: Flora Farms cannabis dispensary flourishes at location near the Arkansas border

JCNT: DHSS shines light on Hep C with testing event at Missouri Capitol

JCNT: Jefferson City to improve wastewater treatment with DNR grant

St. Louis Public Radio: Hearing on reversing 1990 St. Louis murder conviction of Christopher Dunn to begin

P-D editorial: In Butker tiff, Andrew Bailey again shows he’ll always do the right (wing) thing (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

KC Star op-ed: State Treasurer Vivek Malek: Quinton Lucas and Joe Biden are wrong about ‘lawfully present’ migrants in the US (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

P-D letter: University City septuagenarian dislikes Ameren, says company has “lobbyists swarming Jefferson City every single day” (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

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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