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Monday, October 14, 2024 – Missouri political news headlines

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KZRG (Joplin): U.S. Rep. Eric Burlison on FEMA sitting on unspent COVID cash; Biden’s student loan bailout plan

The Hill: Eric Schmitt passes on NRSC chair run

KCTV: Harrison Butker announces he’s starting a political action committee – UPRIGHT PAC (link via TonysKansasCity.com)

Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (WashMo), Monday: Theory: Political consultant pitch to generate fees/commission from UPRIGHT PAC (link opens at 5:10 mark)

Missouri Independent: Hawley’s opponent criticizes senator for using chartered planes in campaign; Democrat declines to endorse Kamala Harris

TonysKansasCity.com: Local artist endorses Lucas Kunce; Peregrine Honig invokes “The Handmaid’s Tale,” thinks Kunce is “close” to winning

Wall Street Journal: 2024 Presidential, House and Senate Election Ratings and Analysis: Missouri U.S. Senate race remains noncompetitive (avoid WSJ paywall with archived version here)

Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (WashMo), Friday: Recap of Harrison Butker endorsement (2:30); recap of Jason Rosenbaum piece on St. Charles County voter turnout and early voting, plus how early voting is affecting campaigns (4:00); Missouri not sending hurricane help to Florida (6:45); Gateway Pundit lawsuit resolution (7:40); revisiting the Harrison Butker controversy and liberal distortions (11:30); how men can avoid 99% of nagging (14:30); Brad’s Bill Eigel fan fiction tales (18:00)

Missouri Independent: Record spending fuels Missouri campaigns to legalize sports gambling, new casino

This Week in Missouri Politics: Host Scott Faughn talks with Sen. Tony Luetkemeyer (R-Parkville) about Adam Schnelting (R) vs. Matt Williams (D) in Missouri Senate District 23 (0:50); effects of Amendment 3 (2:30); historical effects of progressive ballot measures (3:40); David Gregory (R) vs. Joe Pereles (D) in Missouri Senate District 15 (4:50); Maggie Nurrenbern (D) vs. Jerry Nolte (R) in Missouri Senate District 17 (7:45); Joe Nicola (R) vs. Robbie Sauls (D) Missouri Senate District 11 (11:30); Sen. Doug Beck (D-St. Louis County) on Schnelting vs. Williams (18:15), Mary Elizabeth Coleman’s leadership on 2025 pro-life legislation (20:45), Gregory vs. Pereles (22:40), Nurrenbern vs. Nolte (25:20)

KOMU (Columbia): Career retrospective: Gov. Parson looks back at long list of accomplishments

SNL: MoDOT expects to start work on I-44 in the spring, take 2 years

TonysKansasCity.com: Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas endorses faith-based ‘safe surrender’ of guns

Missouri Independent op-ed: Barbara Shelly: Incoming Lt. Gov. David Wasinger has been “a disrupter, a bully and an anti-woke crusader” for years

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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