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Missourinet: DNC delegate Karla May (D-St. Louis City) on Biden: “I don’t believe he was forced out”

Missourinet: DNC delegate Rep. Ashley Aune (D-Kansas City) praises Biden, Kamala Harris

KSHB (Kansas City): Missouri delegates arrive in Chicago for Democratic National Convention (link via TonysKansasCity.com)

States Newsroom, via Missouri Independent: Missouri’s U.S. Senate contest not among competitive races for Dems, according to Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee chief

This Week in Missouri Politics Mid-Week Update: Scott Faughn’s update on DEI Detective Bingo reveal at high noon on September 10; thoughts on Hawley-Kunce interaction (10:45); Roast of Jon Patterson September 9 (24:45)

P-D: Missouri’s Trump-inspired voting rules will stay on hold through election (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

JCNT: Pro-life advocates to gather in Holts Summit

P-D: Feds say woman indicted for $11 million fraud still controls finances at her day care (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Missourinet: MoDOT Director Patrick McKenna named president and CEO of transportation think tank in Washington, D.C.

AP: University of Missouri student group ‘heartbroken’ after it was told to rename its Welcome Black BBQ

AP: Missouri now requires proof of surgery or court order for gender changes on IDs

Missouri Independent: Missouri agency quietly made it harder to change sex on driver’s licenses

St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis LGBTQ group says Missouri’s abrupt ID policy changes harm trans people

P-D: More St. Louis area school districts moving away from standardized tests (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Missouri Independent: Missouri set to start distributing new summer food aid for children

P-D: Man charged with assaulting Ferguson officer waives bond reduction hearing (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Missourinet: AG Bailey’s office reaches settlement with Ray County Sheriff; Scott Childers allowed prisoners to work at the sheriff’s home and on the property of friends and acquaintances, let jailbirds smuggle in drugs, cell phones and weapons

KC Star: Ray County Sheriff Scott Childers resigns in settlement with Missouri attorney general (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

KC Star: Kansas City Health Department offering monkeypox vaccine to eligible individuals (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

P-D letter: University City liberal dislikes Lucas Kunce’s “pandering” on border, Kamala Harris (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free 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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