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Saturday, July 20, 2024 – Missouri political news headlines

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KMOV: Schmitt wants Dept. of Defense to explain how CrowdStrike outage affects national security

KZRG (Joplin): U.S. Rep. Eric Burlison on RNC chatter, wants answers from Secret Service about assassination attempt security failure

Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (WashMo), Friday: Bernie Sanders’ U.S. Senate committee helps enable Missouri unionization effort: Amazon, “STL8” caterwaulers and how to help post-menopausal women defeat gravity (link opens at 6:20)

Missouri Independent: Urban pastor complains about success of “white Christian nationalist” movement

KCMO: Pete Mundo in the Morning: Jay Ashcroft says Bill Eigel didn’t vote for Donald Trump at Republican National Convention (6:30 mark)

97.1FM (St. Louis): Mark Reardon Show: AG Andrew Bailey on Republican National Convention, anti-Bailey PAC ad (interview begins at 3:35)

Missouri Independent: Police orgs denounce ad accusing Missouri AG of going ‘easy on a violent career felon’

Brad & John Show, Friday morning: Factoid: which candidates for Missouri governor, secretary of state, and state Senate are advertising on Paducah, KY’s TV station (link opens at 11:40 mark)

P-D: O’Fallon, Mo., woman charged with making politically motivated false child sex abuse claims; Elizabeth Sparks allegedly called in fake sexual-assault call against GOP state rep candidate Max Calfo (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

KMIZ (Columbia): August primary preview: House District 50: Democrats Gregg Bush and Jeff Basinger

P-D: Former state Rep. Carol Stroker (D-Hazelwood) dead at 79 (avoid Southeast Missourian paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Missouri Independent: Missouri parents’ failure to secure Medicaid for children alarms pediatricians

Southeast Missourian: Time for school vaccines as state sees exemption rates rise, immunization rates fall (avoid Southeast Missourian paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

JCNT: State drought committee meetings may end after hopeful forecasts

Joplin Globe: Positive COVID-19 cases on the rise but hospitalizations, deaths, stay low (avoid Joplin Globe paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Columbia Missourian: Wastewater surveillance project helps officials detect COVID-19 variants across the state

Southeast Missourian: Cape Girardeau area leaders “bring awareness and potential solutions for policy considerations that coincide with the Second Amendment” (avoid Southeast Missourian paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Southeast Missourian: Cape Girardeau Gun Violence Task Force members announced, includes Moms Demand Action activist (avoid Southeast Missourian paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

KBSI (Cape Girardeau) (6/7/23): Mayor Stacy Kinder attends Moms Demand Action rally, presents proclamation

Southeast Missourian (6/3/24); Moms Demand Action promotes annual “Wear Orange” gimmick; fellowship recipient Leslie Washington says Mayor Stacy Kinder will attend event, present proclamation supporting gun-control group (avoid Southeast Missourian paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

AP: Missouri woman who served 43 years in prison is free after her 1980 murder conviction was overturned

P-D: Judge pauses St. Louis City’s $500 “guaranteed basic income” monthly checks (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Judge temporarily stops St. Louis program that gives away $500 a month to lucky winners

P-D endorsement: Lucas Kunce in Democratic U.S. Senate primary (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

X.com: Post-Dispatch editorial board endorses “Lance [sic] Kunce” to take Democrats’ loss in November

johncombest.com on X, November: Lances, ranked

St. Joseph News-Press editorial: After Sen. Tony Luetkemeyer (R-Parkville) once again delivers for seniors, Buchanan County should consider property tax freeze

Columbia Missourian op-ed: NORML’s Dan Viets: No reason for Missouri to allow a toxic substance in legal cannabis

KC Star’s Katie Moore: He has a chance to prove his innocence in court before execution. MO AG wants to cancel it (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

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