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Friday, June 14, 2024 – Flag Day – Missouri political news headlines

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KSDK’s Mark Maxwell: Did Cori Bush really deliver $2 billion to St. Louis?

KSDK: Video: “U.S. Rep. Cori Bush is hardly the first politician to take credit for someone else’s work. But she may be the most audacious.”

P-D: Army Corps finds contamination under Florissant homes, but not at levels that pose public threat (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Missouri Independent: Missouri statewide candidates decry inaction on St. Louis area nuclear waste

Missouri Independent: Billions at stake as national battle over drug pricing plays out in Missouri

St. Louis Public Radio: How the Supreme Court’s abortion pill ruling affects Missouri

Columbia Missourian: Sen. Eric Schmitt helps Republicans beat Democrats – in baseball

C-SPAN: 2024 Congressional Baseball Game stats: Eric Schmitt double (3:50), single (42:45), walk (1:39:05), fly out (2:00:00), hit by pitch (2:27:45), hit by pitch (3:19:12), double (3:33:15)

TonysKansasCity.com: Here’s how Missouri Senators celebrate LGBTQIA+ Pride Month – they don’t

Jason Rosenbaum’s Politically Speaking podcast: Secretary of state candidate Mike Carter (R) says he’s running a different type of race

Jason Rosenbaum’s “The Politically Speaking Hour” podcast on Apple podcasts

Jason Rosenbaum’s “The Politically Speaking Hour” podcast on Spotify: Mike Carter episode

Jason Rosenbaum’s “The Politically Speaking Hour” podcast on Spotify: All episodes

Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (WashMo), Friday morning (Segment A): Brad is out of the hospital and alive! Recap of Cori Bush earmark story, Rosenbaum’s SOS series, Schmitt’s updated baseball stats, MoDOT’s Wentzville S-curve bummer, plus dealing with people who expect you to care about their Ph.D.s

Columbia Missourian: Boone County Democrats call for party unity after infighting between candidates; Stephen Webber called for Dave Raithel to drop state rep campaign after assault charge

The Missouri Times: Gov. Parson breaks ground on Improve I-70

Columbia Missourian: Gov. Parson kicks off I-70 improvements at groundbreaking

St. Louis Public Radio: Construction expanding Interstate 70 to three lanes each way will begin in July

JCNT: State breaks ground on I-70 expansion; Columbia to Kingdom City to get first work

Joplin Globe: MSSU names building in honor of Ron Richard (avoid Joplin Globe paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

P-D: Sam Page offered job to Rep. Gretchen Bangert (D-Florissant), asked her to weigh quitting county council race; Bangert recorded conversation (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

P-D: House lawmakers joined Missouri speaker in controversial push for new software, records show (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

P-D: State investigator tracked Kim Gardner to health clinic as St. Louis prosecutor’s office crashed (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

P-D: Company on quest for rare earth minerals pollutes Missouri water; Creve Coeur-based Caldera Holding LLC signed voluntary abatement order with Missouri DNR (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

P-D editorial: Hawley, Schmitt wrong to allege “lawfare” against Trump (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Joplin Globe editorial: Governor must fill ethics panel (avoid Joplin Globe paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Missouri Independent op-ed: Retired Missouri Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael Wolff: Missourians should support state and federal efforts to protect abortion

KC Star’s Joel Mathis: Sure, Missouri AG Andrew Bailey knows politically motivated prosecutions. He does them (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

Amazon.com: John Combest: Stalking, Harassment, Internet Trolling: A Guide to Recovering and Rebuilding After Online Attacks – available in paperback and Amazon Kindle (NOTE: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.)

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