Sunday, July 13, 2025 – Missouri political news headlines
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P-D: People in Business: The “nonpartisan” League of Women Voters of Missouri and Metro St. Louis names Sandra Richason as executive director (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)
Southeast Missourian: Perryville native Jim Martin (D) appointed to Missouri Ethics Commission (avoid Southeast Missourian paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)
KSHB (Kansas City): “Stand Up KC” activist criticizes repeal of paid sick leave in Missouri (link via TonysKansasCity.com)
KCTV (Kansas City): Repealed: Missouri paid sick time law is no more, workers react (link via TonysKansasCity.com)
JCNT: Missouri governor signs bill limiting state agencies’ authority to interpret regulations
JCNT: Missouri lawmakers defer constitutional questions to courts
SNL: Missouri Education Commissioner Karla Eslinger asks for an annual evaluation from board
JCNT: New electronic estate-planning law will affect select Missourians
JCNT: Rep. Rudy Veit (R-Wardsville) calls for permanent solution to MU/Anthem dispute
JCNT: Missouri veterans die of suicide at higher rate than national average, report says
KC Star “Northland watchdog reporter”/Howard University grad Alecia Taylor: A growing KC-area city quietly ended its staff diversity and inclusion training; “In recent years, (Missouri) state lawmakers have targeted diversity initiatives but have failed to pass bills about the issue.” (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)
KC Star’s Alecia Taylor (6/30/25): I nearly starved trying to eat vegan in KC; “When I was in college in Washington, D.C., few years ago, I had my vegan awakening.” (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)
KC Star editorial: Missourians voted for paid sick leave. Gov. Kehoe repeals it. This is ludicrous (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)
P-D’s Bill McClellan: Rooting against old people: On property tax freezes, Ann Wagner and Medicaid (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)
KC Star op-ed: Central Ozarks Medical Center’s Holland Haynie: I run rural Missouri health clinics. Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill will cut deep (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)
P-D letter: Manchester sexagenarian unhappy with Hawley over budget vote (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)