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TonysKansasCity.com: Kansas City Mayor Q intensifies criticism against MAGA; collection of local and national coverage

St. Joseph News-Press: St. Joseph Persisterhood to host ‘May Day Strong’ march to protest Trump

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KC Star: Lack of Missouri Ethics Commission quorum delays potential investigation into GOP Sen. Joe Nicola’s church donations (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

JCNT: State budget debates create uncertainty for Missouri school districts

JCNT: Missouri’s tech manufacturing expected to keep growing

KSHB (Kansas City): Chiefs’ Clark Hunt touches on stadium effort; incentives bill remains in Missouri Senate’s Economic and Workforce Development Committee

JCNT: Profile: Longtime DNR employee Kyra Moore learned early she excels at helping coworkers

Washington Missourian: Video lottery terminals prompt review of liquor licenses; New Franklin County Presiding Commissioner Dave Schatz: “Anywhere that there’s an illegal gaming device, I’m concerned about” (avoid Washington Missourian paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

SNL op-ed: Drury University assistant sociology professor David Derossett: Missouri lawmakers wrong to clean up Proposition A

SNL op-ed: Show-Me Institute Director of Education Policy Cory Koedel: Bill to add “grade level” performance level to student achievement rankings is a step in wrong direction

SNL op-ed: Cedar County anti-CAFO activist Cheryl Marcum: Don’t want 100K+ chickens next door? Missouri law leaves residents little recourse

KC Star letters: Kansas City liberal wants Sam Graves’ staff to take her e-mails more seriously; Kansas City doctor supports state legislative bills raising costs for health insurers and pharmacy benefits managers

P-D letter: Lake Saint Louis septuagenarian disagrees with letting voters weigh in again on abortion (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

SNL letters: Springfield sexagenarian – who claims to be “a registered Republican” – criticizes federal SAVE Act; Springfield woman opposes effort to allow Missourians to weigh in on abortion; Colorado law firm supports Bayer liability bill; MO Tax Relief Now’s Dennis Ganahl supports competitive energy market legislation

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