Saturday, April 30
The Missouri Times: Inside the Eagle Forum internecine
war: Trump/Martin and Cruz/Roe, copies of e-mails, a look at
Martin's history at MRP, more
SNL: Activists to protest drone attacks;
McCaskill defends program +
P-D: Blunt says 'comprehensive look' at military draft
registration is due
P-D: Ann Wagner gives Hastert donation to kids' charity
P-D: U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) to give commencement
speech at Wash U.
Columbia Missourian: Schaefer meet and greet moves to
MU Student Center; Seasoned-citizen feminist holds sign comparing
Schaefer to ISIS; Younger feminists hold signs featuring
excretory curse words, references to their vaginas, other unappetizing
topics
The Missouri Times: Profile: Cora Faith Walker,
running in Dem state rep primary for Sharon Pace's North St. Louis
County seat
The Missouri Times: Rep. Joshua Peters (D-St. Louis)
wins case against Rachel Johns, will run unopposed
CDT: In speech to Columbia Muleskinners, Rep. Kip
Kendrick (D-Columbia) credits Missouri's Republican primary voters for
controlling political and policy dialogue in the state X
Columbia Missourian: Documentary focuses on the final
week in the career of Missouri Press Association's Doug Crews
P-D: Nixon signs mid-year budget adjustment
KWMU: Behind the Headlines podcast: Reporters
Marshall Griffin, Nancy Fowler discuss fuel tax, SJR 39, parents who
supported 4-year-old boy's decision to start dressing up like a girl
The Missouri Times: Nixon announces No Kids Hungry
Missouri program; Federal grant to help provide food to children
whose parents fail to feed their offspring
Daily
Dunklin Democrat: DED's Mike Downing to be in Kennett Thursday to
discuss workforce readiness accomplishments
CDT: License office contract in dispute; White
male business owner says state discriminates by handing out contracts
to less-qualified minority- and women-owned businesses X
KWMU: St. Louis looking at different ways to control
addiction crisis, in lieu of statewide prescription drug monitoring
program
CDT: University of Missouri campus diversity chief
Henson to return to law school post in fall X
KWMU: African-American students weigh in on UMSL
cutting dance program; Professor says move will crush coeds'
dreams of "dancing backup for Beyonce and Nicki Minaj"
Missourinet: Genetically modified mosquitos to help
fight Zika; Comments from Missouri DHSS
P-D: New programs will let customers help Ameren build
solar power
P-D: State prisons' "Puppies for Parole" program
modeled for England
KC Star: Former state Sen. Jolie Justus (D-Kansas
City), others now pushing for LGBTQIA non-discrimination law +
P-D editorial: Keep Missouri legislative bills focused
on one topic, and one topic only
P-D editorial: Rep. Jim Hansen (R-Frankford) a hero
for opposing SJR 39; Paper applauds tear-soaked testimony from
"tall and silver-haired former basketball star"
Waters: Raise Your Hand for Kids' initiative
compromised X
Waters: House committee right to kill SJR 39 X
Columbia Missourian's Ellen Cagle: Statehouse reporter
offers advice for stalking fictional legislator - known as "Mr. XYZ" -
for interviews
P-D letter: Wildwood man says P-D's anti-Raise Your
Hand for Kids editorial exposes radical pro-abortion position
P-D letter: Creve Coeur woman dislikes Republicans and
gas-tax proposal
P-D letter: Chesterfield man says Missouri criminals
already carry concealed, permit or not
P-D letter: Crestwood woman says SJR 39 defeat saved
Missouri economy from disaster
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Friday, April 29
KWMU: Missouri's newly-elected Sanders, Clinton
delegates highlight different objectives
KWMU: While St. Louis officials celebrate, Illinois
officials continue to push for NGA
SE
Missourian: USDA to spend $14.4 million to help pay for sewer
system in Fruitland +
Kraske: The Chat: McCaskill on prescription-drug
"hogs"; MU study on "food insecurity"; Nixon on SJR 39 +
Missourinet: McCaskill proposal would fight
retaliation against sexual assault victims, reporters
The Hill: McCaskill bill would target retaliation
against military sexual assault victims
P-D: McCaskill pushing new military sexual assault
reforms, but new report questions basis for previous ones
P-D: Group conducts online poll, says McCaskill
approval 48% with disapproval at 38%; Blunt approval 49%,
disapproval 29%
CDT: Columbia physician Gordon Christensen to fill Dem
ballot slot in Hartzler's re-election X
The Missouri Times: Dan Brown quits race for state
treasurer, endorses Eric Schmitt
P-D: Senator drops out of race for treasurer
CDT: Ad campaign targets Schaefer as battle over
Hawley leave issue escalates X
KC Star: Dispute in Schaefer-Hawley race may get legal
scrutiny +
The Missouri Times: Kraus, Republicans confident voter
photo ID will pass despite Democrats' stall
P-D: Missouri House task force issues report on
botched St. Louis County election
The Missouri Times: Expert witness bill passes House,
heads toward Nixon veto
The Missouri Times: Nixon declares victory on higher
education budget for FY17
KC Star: Legislative Black Caucus' Rep. Courtney
Curtis (D-Ferguson) urges students to rethink going to Mizzou +
KWMU: UMSL to cut up to 85 positions in cost-cutting
move
Columbia Missourian: MU's Take Back the Night march
raises awareness of sexual assault on campus; Photos of women and
one (1) man marching with clever signs, women crying and hugging
KWMU: Normandy students show worst performance of any
district in Missouri; Autistic student who transferred to Francis
Howell lauds superiority of St. Charles County's warm-hearted,
civilized environment
P-D: Normandy students continue to underperform, even
compared to other North St. Louis County schools; Barack Obama
Elementary School parent dislikes seeing students prowling the hallways
Missourinet: Criminal offense proposal would include
'stand your ground' provision
The Missouri Times: 'Stand your ground' measure added
onto crime bill, passed
Missourinet: Richardson expects same-sex marriage
objector ballot issue won't be resurrected
KWMU: Sequel to 2015's municipal overhaul bill passes
Missouri House
KWMU: Beer cooler bill returns, passes Missouri House
P-D: Big beer scores win in Missouri House
The Missouri Times: 'Beer bill' makes it through House
as an amendment
P-D: Missouri's public counsel accuses Laclede of
excess profits
KWMU: Laclede Gas changes its name to Spire
KWMU: EPA puts Republic Services on a deadline for
barrier at Bridgeton Landfill
Rosenbaum: After the Ferguson Commission, a new group
steps forward: Forward Through Ferguson
Messenger: Addressing allegations of hypocrisy, and
responding to reader suggestions that bleeding-heart liberals should
subject themselves to living amidst city savagery
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Thursday, April 28
KWMU: Possible Cruz coup could upset Trump's plans to
capture - and keep - Missouri delegates
P-D: Blunt's campaign to give $11,000 in Hastert
donations to group fighting child abuse; Former Speaker of the
House sexually abused boys while he was a high-school wrestling coach
Wall Street Journal: Under questioning from McCaskill,
Valeant's Michael Pearson admits aggressive drug-price increases were a
mistake
The Hill: McCaskill takes on drugmaker: "It's
time to slaughter some hogs."
USA Today: McCaskill panel told Valeant drug prices
hurt patients
KHQA: McCaskill pushes Congress to pass Campus
Accountability and Safety Act
P-D's Chuck Raasch: McCaskill pushes bipartisan sexual
assault measure to protect campus coeds; Clay pushes bipartisan
act to designate bison as national mammal
Kraske: The Chat: McCaskill on campus sexual
assault; Eric Burlison on concealed carry +
KWMU: Taxpayer-funded apprenticeship pilot program to
train child care workers in St. Louis
Drebes:
Anti-Greitens PAC with ties to Brunner alums never filed with Missouri
Ethics Commission
The Missouri Times: David Humphreys launches new
anti-union ad campaign
The Missouri Times: State found compliant with Hancock
Amendment in 2015
AP: Democrats filibuster, stall voter ID measure in
Missouri Senate
Missourinet: Proposed joint panel would focus on
Missouri's handout programs; Dems oppose move, say data is
already available
The Missouri Times: Zweifel welcomes leaders to
poverty summit
JCNT: Poverty summit explores how to aid Missouri's
impoverished X
P-D: Report shows Missouri outpaces nation in citizens
failing to provide for themselves; Study author calls for higher
wages, more money for Social Security and housing assistance, etc.
Missourinet: Mizzou study says nearly one million
Missourians worry about access to food; Sociology professor talks
about "stigma," hungry children, seasoned citizens who failed to save
enough money to provide for themselves after retirement, etc.
CDT: Nixon signs higher education spending plan with
tuition freeze X
Columbia Missourian: Nixon approves higher education
funding; UM System's appropriation to be cut $3.8 million
Missourinet: Nixon signs FY2017 Missouri higher
education budget
CDT: New Missouri Learning Standards will require some
adjustments at Columbia Public Schools X
AP: Missouri Legislature passes bill to add expert
witness rule
JCNT: A look at "Ban the Box" legislation and its
impact on recidivism X
The Missouri Times: Solon birth control measure passes
the House
KWMU: SJR 39, 'religious shield' proposal, defeated in
Missouri House committee
Missourinet: On tie vote, same-sex marriage objector
ballot issue dies in Missouri House committee
Missourinet: Three Republicans vote with Democrats to
defeat same-sex ballot amendment: Anne Zerr, Caleb Rowden, Jim
Hansen
Missourinet: Onder hopes Missouri same-sex ballot
issue is resurrected
Missourinet: SJR 39 reaction: Statements from
Missouri legislators, Nixon's communications staff
The Missouri Times: Rep. Jim Hansen (R-Frankford)
brought to tears discussing gay family members and SJR 39 conundrum
KC Star: SJR 39 defeated in House committee +
P-D: 'Religious freedom' measure defeated in committee
Columbia Missourian: 'Religious liberty' proposal dies
in House committee
AP:
Missouri religious-objections measure fails in committee
KWMU: Local LGBT film festival features area biracial
transgender 10-year-old; Mother supported 4-year-old boy's idea
to dress up like a girl, who now calls herself "Mazy"
JCNT: Rep. Mike Kelley (R-Lamar) wants sex offenders
to know when they must register X
Columbia Missourian: Sierra Club holds lobbying day at
Capitol; Rep. Robert Ross (R-Yukon) responds to group's criticism
of House Bill 2187
The Missouri Times: Ameren to build 95-mile
transmission line through 5 northeast Missouri counties
P-D editorial: Legislature wants to extend gun rights
to guests, parking lots and admitted felons; Measure from
"reliably gun-happy Rep. Eric Burlison (R-Springfield) would do several
bad things"
SE
Missourian editorial: Meth remains an issue despite prescription
laws +
Waters: Republicans wrong on Medicaid expansion,
Planned Parenthood, and - except for Eric Greitens - wrong about SJR 39
too X
P-D op-ed: Raise Your Hand for Kids' Linda
Rallo: Clearing up any confusion on tobacco tax initiative
P-D letter: St. Charles County man says charter
schools should not be getting public money
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Wednesday, April 27
P-D: Schlafly's Eagle Forum board sues to remove Ed
Martin as director
CDT: Kander uses Senate campaign to bring discussion
of student debt to campus; Music major Symmone Sparks forced to
put her singing dreams on hold after choosing to max out her student
loans X
West Plains Daily Quill: Peter Kinder to speak to
Mountain Grove Property Rights Coalition tomorrow; Co-chair
endorses Kinder for governor
Columbia Missourian: Ethics Commission declines to
investigate Kurt Schaefer, says allegations are not under commission's
jurisdiction
Drebes:
Help Wanted: Missouri State Teachers Association seeks government
relations manager
The
Missouri Times: 30 Under 30 list: Brittany Wagner, Brad
Green, Casey Burns, Jonathan Ratliff, Josh Foster, Kelsey Robinson,
Phil Arnzen, many more
KWMU: Politically Speaking podcast: Sen. Bob
Onder (R-Lake Saint Louis) on SJR 39 and Senate slowdown over ethics
The Missouri Times: Jake Hummel reflects on time as
minority floor leader, offers thoughts on SJR 39, working with
Richardson, and bid for state Senate; Joe Keaveny declines to
take a stand to endorse longtime supporter and fellow city Democrat
AP:
Jobless benefit cuts weighed by Missouri Supreme Court again;
Koster's office defends law against AFL-CIO's law firm
KWMU: Senate-approved fuel tax hike gets hearing
before Missouri House committee
The Missouri Times: Gas tax gets its hearing in the
House
The Missouri Times: Concealed carry passes the House
AP:
Missouri House advances bill to expand concealed carry
Missourinet: Missouri House proposes expansion of
concealed carry, castle doctrine
AP:
Missouri House passes bill to expand access to birth control
Missourinet: Abortion bills still in play in final
weeks of Missouri legislative session
The Missouri Times: Fetal-tissue regulation bills
heard in the Senate
The Missouri Times: Argument over Planned Parenthood
bodypart-sales videos persists
Kraske: The Chat: Feminist founder of Guild of
Silly Heathen on abortion dialogue; Schaaf on prescription drug
database opposition +
The Missouri Times: Haahr, Emerging Issues draw praise
from around the Capitol
P-D: Missouri Republicans and their traditional allies
in big business show diversity of opinions on SJR 39
KC Star: Rep. Caleb Jones (R-Columbia) targets
university travel expenses +
KWMU: Financial downturn at Education Plus school
district cooperative led to director's departure
AP:
Missouri lawmakers send bill on medical expenses to Nixon
The Missouri Times: Collateral source legislation
passed in the House
Missourinet: Senate committee considers regulations
for ride-sharing companies
P-D: Body camera legislation advances
The Missouri Times: Monsanto withdraws opposition to
comprehensive state energy plan
AP:
Missouri Senate passes farm exemptions to open-records laws
Missourinet: Munzlinger: 50-cent-per-head
Missouri beef checkoff might have passed
JCNT: Senate panel hears plan to add mid-Missouri judge X
KWMU: Koster's West Lake Landfill suit sent back to
circuit court
P-D: DeRay Mckesson fails in bid to become Baltimore's
next mayor; Social justice warrior/Ferguson riots Twitter
celebrity garners two (2) percent of Democratic primary vote
P-D editorial: Legislature considers tax breaks for
the poor. Really.
CDT op-ed: Area geriatrician supports prescription
drug monitoring program X
P-D op-ed: Newt Gingrich: Missouri should give
17-year-old criminals a break, and assign them to juvenile justice
system
Priddy: Brunner alums' "Patriots for America" shows
the folly of lukewarm campaign-finance legislation
Columbia Missourian's David Rosman: Updated list of
things Kurt Schaefer is wrong about
P-D letter: St. Louis County woman says Legislature's
failure to cash in on tobacco money is just another sign of incompetence
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Tuesday, April 26
KMOX: McCaskill: Pentagon can't close military
bases
Columbia Missourian: Kander campaign holds roundtable
on student debt; Area millennials who chose to borrow large sums
of money explain struggle of paying it back
Kraske: The Chat: John Brunner on Eric Greitens'
fluid political views +
Drebes:
David Hale joins Centene
P-D: St. Louis County NAACP unhappy with election
board debacle; Group expresses anger that black female Rita Days
lost her job in 2014, while Caucasoid Eric Fey was merely suspended
SE
Missourian: Local lawmakers split over failed medical marijuana
bill; Voters may have a say +
The Missouri Times: Schaefer's Planned Parenthood
investigation proceeding
AP: Missouri Senate passes tax incentives for small
businesses
P-D: Court motion to recover millions of dollars from
charter schools continues to spark anger
P-D: Clayton High School students score perfect on
college tests; Gabrielle Choo-Kang, Omkar Venkatesh choose to
work hard, achieve success
KWMU: 'Use of force' overhaul faces uncertain fate in
Missouri House
AP: Missouri House advances bill to expand castle
doctrine law
SNL: Faith Voices of Southwest Missouri takes bus trip
to Capitol, meets with legislators on payday-loan issue; Woman
with hard-knock story of financial failure gets frustrated with Rep.
Mike Moon (R-Ash Grove) X
Missourinet: Missouri House committee to vote on
same-sex marriage objector issue later this week
KC Star: As vote on SJR 39 nears, Republicans feel
pressure from both sides of issue +
Missourinet: Missouri House proposes tax exemption on
utilities for making food
AP: Chappelle-Nadal filibusters bill that would have
paved way for sales tax to help law enforcement
Brownfield Ag News: Missouri cattlemen vote to block
state checkoff
AP:
Missouri producers reject creating state beef checkoff
P-D editorial: The legal case against SJR 39
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Monday, April 25
P-D: State GOP panel rejects Trump challenges of
caucus results in St. Charles, St. Louis Counties
Kraske: The Chat: Ann Wagner vs. Claire
McCaskill in 2018; Bob Onder on gift-limit compromise;
Jeremy LaFaver on cash payments to execution squads +
SNL: The expensive federal fix of one rural dirt road
welcomed - and questioned; Rep. Lynn Morris (R-Nixa) on USDA's
funding of repairs X
KWMU: Greitens and gay rights generate only sparks at
latest GOP gov forum
P-D: GOP candidates for governor spar over SJR 39 in
GOP debate
Columbia Missourian: PolitiFact rating:
Hanaway's statement that her office handled more than 4,000 cases rated
"True"
KWMU: Politically Speaking podcast: Kurt
Schaefer chats with journoduo about state budget, Planned Parenthood
and his attorney general bid
This Week in Missouri Politics: Guest Kurt
Schaefer; Panel of Gregg Keller, Jane Dueker, Robert Cornejo and
Tracy McCreery talks SJR 39, Greitens, Planned Parenthood, medical
marijuana
Drebes:
Palm Strategic Group debuts; Scott Dieckhaus, Jonathan Ratliff
working for John Brunner, Kurt Schaefer, Caleb Rowden, others
Drebes:
Dem state rep candidate Cora Faith Walker hires Bree Bowen, recent St.
Louis grassroots organizer for Hillary Clinton
P-D: Preview: Final three weeks of legislative
session
Missourinet: Missouri colleges' and universities'
funding hike in proposed budget plan, broken down
Columbia Missourian: Race initiatives at MU and
UM: A Missourian guide
KC Star: KC area urban schools get new
teacher-in-residency program +
AP:
State pays millions to bar Medicaid from Planned Parenthood
Missourinet: Fuel tax increase proposal to be
considered by Missouri House committee
KWMU: A look at what's next after defeat of medical
marijuana bill
KWMU: Missouri Senate committee vote expected this
week on domestic violence reporting
P-D: Minority day care operators see bias in
regulatory enforcement
P-D editorial: Unacceptable poison pill in tobacco tax
initiative
KC Star editorial: MU nabs notorious awards for
stifling freedom of expression; Melissa Click's behavior wins top
award, with Kurt Schaefer earning dishonorable mention +
SNL op-ed: Dem state rep candidate Jeff
Munzinger: Legislature should pass ethics measures, but it won't X
JCNT letter: Jefferson City man says SB1028 would
restrict PSC oversight X
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Sunday, April 24
P-D: Congressional delegation votes for the week
CDT: Area man among vets attending May rally in
D.C.; Navy men attribute various health maladies to theory:
Agent Orange molecules drifted off the coast of Vietnam, survived the
desalination process then worked their way into drinking water X
SE
Missourian: Cape, Scott Counties receive $1.7M in flood relief +
The Missouri Times: This Week in Missouri Politics
preview: Guest Kurt Schaefer; Panel of Gregg Keller, Jane
Dueker, Robert Cornejo and Tracy McCreery discuss Greitens and SJR 39,
Planned Parenthood, medical marijuana legislation
KWMU: Schaaf opposes prescription drug monitoring
program
CDT: Cuts mean open positions, search for revenue at
University of Missouri X
SE
Missourian: Rep. Kathy Swan (R-Cape Girardeau) seeks dyslexia
screenings for children +
JCNT: Tax credit discussion looks to maintain Capitol X
JCNT: Local pro-life stories shared on the big screen X
Columbia Missourian: Anti-abortion group, Planned
Parenthood supporters face off; Professor dresses up as nun to
mock pro-lifers; Fellow feminist dresses up as Cleopatra, "Queen
of Denial"
Columbia Missourian: Photo gallery: Adults spend
a sunny Saturday holding signs reading, "Honk if You're Horny," "Down
With Zippers, Up With Kilts," more
AP:
Pressure builds before SJR 39 vote
JCNT: Law professors question SJR 39 X
P-D: Monsanto ready to make deal on Ameren-backed
legislation
KC Star: Zika virus hasn't been contracted in KC, but
mosquitos that can carry it are here +
Missourinet: Chappelle-Nadal to hold presentation
Monday at Capitol on Bridgeton landfill; State senator says
radioactive mutants are being born with no eyeballs and "double sets of
teeth"
JCNT editorial: Today is Tax Freedom Day X
SE
Missourian editorial: Ethics overhaul should be a priority for
Missouri; Speaker Todd Richardson deserves praise for making
moves happen +
P-D editorial: Time to pass prescription database bill
KC Star editorial briefs: Supporters of SJR 39 are
bigots; Kurt Schaefer still wrong about Planned Parenthood +
Waters: Down and out in Boone County; 42 percent
of students in public schools getting food handouts, area black
teenagers getting pregnant even more frequently than in other parts of
the state, other hard-knock numbers X
P-D letter: Man who serves as polling place supervisor
says St. Louis County election board has superior record of performance
P-D letter: Richmond Heights woman says state
legislation is hurtful to immigrant students
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Saturday, April 23
AP: McCaskill: Federal elections official lacked
authority to change policy on voter registration forms
P-D: George Will to speak at Anti-Defamation League
event in Clayton ; Jack Danforth to receive award
Columbia Missourian: Earth Day to be celebrated in
Peace Park tomorrow
KWMU: St. Louis on the Air: Mississippi River
Cities & Towns Initiative's Colin Wellenkamp on how river system is
currently used and how it is changing
P-D: Anti-Greitens super PAC is as mysterious as it is
aggressive; Former Brunner staffer Adam McClain runs "Patriots
for America"
Kraske: Presidential race clutter benefits Kinder in
GOP primary; Brunner appearance in KC drew zero (0) attendees +
CDT: Complaint suggests Kurt Schaefer tried to
illegally influence Univerity of Missouri policy in order to keep
Joshua Hawley from running for attorney general X
CDT: Man who lost state rep race to Caleb Rowden by 26
points will fill ballot slot again in '16; Democrat Tom Pauley
calls Republican legislators "stupid," says GOP is "a cult" X
The Missouri Times: Budget clears House and Senate
JCNT: Lincoln University, State Tech get performance
funding in state budget X
KWMU: Behind the Headlines podcast: Discussion
of this week's stories on state budget, learning standards
Missourinet: Execution payment stipulations removed
from Missouri budget proposal
The Missouri Times: Bipartisan Senate team to review
Planned Parenthood documents
SNL: Prescription drug monitoring bills compete X
Missourinet: Missouri Senate gives initial approval to
limits on lobbyist gifts for lawmakers
P-D: Internal Mizzou e-mails depict concern as Mizzou
race histrionics grew; E-mails include passive-aggressive Loftin
heat with Wolfe, Missourians disappointed in mob rule, more
Washington Missourian: Grid Modernization Act calls
for rate increases, with average increase of 3.5 percent each year
The Missouri Times: Former state Rep. Jeff Harris
(D-Columbia) appointed as circuit judge
CDT: Nixon appoints Jeff Harris to open judicial seat X
CDT: Missouri DHSS officials confirm fourth case of
Zika virus in Missouri X
P-D: Photo gallery: Social justice warrior DeRay
Mckesson's mayoral run; Ferguson riots' Twitter celebrity says
he'll be the next mayor of Baltimore
Washington Missourian editorial: By allowing guns in
the state Capitol, Missouri Republicans will have blood on their hands X
P-D editorial briefs: Missouri legislators let tobacco
money go up in smoke
JCNT editorial: Tardy, theatrical resolutions;
"Impeach Koster" posturing is silly and a waste of time X
Messenger: SJR 39 fails the constitutional test of
balance
Columbia Missourian op-ed: Ron Calzone:
Legislature's 'feeding frenzy' of last-minute activity needs close
scrutiny
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Friday, April 22 Earth Day
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Missourian: U.S. Rep. Jason Smith opposes federal agency 'slush
fund' +
St. Joseph News-Press: Blunt says he's optimistic
Congress will get work done this year X
KMBC: McCaskill calls for airports to get
breastfeeding facilities
The Hill: Ann Wagner supporters tout GOP congresswoman
as 2018 McCaskill opponent; McCaskill: "I see her at
airports a lot and I talk to her lobbyist husband."
St. Joseph News-Press: WIC income guidelines
increased; Taxpayers could potentially provide handouts to even
more recipients X
KWMU: Tobacco companies bankrolling rival efforts to
hike Missouri's tobacco tax
The Missouri Times: Mr. Smith Returns to St.
Louis; Former state senator nabs gig with well-funded Concordance
Academy, will help ex-cons assimilate into society
P-D: Program for ex-con hires an ex-con to help run
it; Former Wells Fargo CEO Danny Ludeman has raised $12M to help
crooks evolve into productive taxpayers
JCNT: Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources' Earth Day
celebration slated for today on Capitol lawn; Event open to all
ages, but geared toward fifth-graders X
KWMU: Missouri lawmakers send $27B state budget to
Nixon
JCNT: State budget includes pay raise for state
employees, other mid-Missouri provisions X
CDT: Boost for University of Missouri budget passes
easily as legislative rancor ebbs X
CDT: Budget plan includes funding for reactor
building, other area projects X
AP:
Legislature boosts education money, cuts Planned Parenthood
Missourinet: Missouri Legislature's budget plan cuts
Planned Parenthood
Missourinet: Planned Parenthood agrees to give some
documents to Missouri Senate
KWMU: Planned Parenthood reaches agreement with
Missouri Senate, contempt proceedings suspended
P-D: Planned Parenthood official won't appear before
Missouri Senate on Monday
The Missouri Times: Planned Parenthood, Senate reach
agreement over documents
P-D: 'Illegal reentry' of deportees would be new crime
under measure advanced by Missouri Senate
Missourinet: Missouri House rejects limited medical
marijuana proposal
The Missouri Times: Compassionate Care Act fails,
future of medical marijuana in Missouri uncertain
AP: Medical marijuana bill fails in Missouri House
P-D: Medical marijuana bill goes up in smoke
AP:
Missouri lawmakers send ethics bills to governor
Kraske: Schaaf on ethics proposals; Cape County
sheriff on shackling pregnant women +
KWMU: St. Louis County's GOP elections chief plans to
retire this year
The
Missouri Times: Husch Blackwell memo finds SJR 39 language
'overly broad'
The Missouri Times: Results of annual audit of
treasurer's office released; Performance of Zweifel's office
earns "excellent" rating
The Missouri Times: Missouri House passes call for
constitutional convention
P-D editorial: EPA recognizes Cardinals for reducing
environmental footprint
Messenger: North City kids ingest lead, develop lead
poisoning; Man with two children claims epilepsy prevents him
from getting a job and providing for his family; Woman who chose
to have two kids quit her job, accepts $500 in taxpayer money each month
Columbia Missourian letter: Heartland Institute's
Logan Elizabeth Pike responds to PolitiFact rating of Hanaway's
statement on Missouri welfare
P-D letter: Pacific woman says Missouri Republican
legislators "are destroying our society. On purpose."
St. Joseph News-Press letter: Area man weighs in on
Missouri legislation on behalf of Jesus Christ
X
JCNT letter: Area woman responds to piece on child
obesity, says today's girls "lack self-control and appear just plain
lazy"; Young "butterballs" should stop stuffing their fat faces
with "not one but two cheeseburgers" X
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Thursday, April 21
SNL: Air Force to recognize Whiteman drone pilots as
'attack squadron'; Comments from McCaskill X
McClatchy: McCaskill pushes for better breastfeeding
spaces in aiports
Drebes:
Slay's departure will hurt St. Louis' interests in the
Legislature; Mayor cultivated a produtive working relationship
with Republicans
The Missouri Times: Mike Huckabee will make appearance
at John and Janet Ashcroft's farm to support Jay
Drebes:
Mary Hill, primary opponent of Rep. Nick King (R-Liberty), pressures
incumbent to back "Paycheck Protection" again
AP:
Missouri sheds 26,000 from the dole; New welfare law requires
able-bodied men and women without dependents to make an effort to get a
job
AP:
One St. Louis County elections director suspended, another may retire
Missourinet: Richard, Richardson say legislative focus
goes beyond social issues
Kraske: The Chat: P-D editorial board on small
ethics steps; Jake Hummel on GOP legislators kicking the
transportation-funding can down the road +
P-D: Lawmaker-to-lobbyist ban headed to Nixon's desk
KC Star: Missouri lawmakers rebuff Brownback's 'border
war' peace offering +
AP:
Missouri lawmakers reject Brownback's "border war" proposal
KWMU: Prescription drug monitoring program one step
closer to law, but obstacles still remain
Missourinet: Schaaf threatens filibuster on
prescription drug monitoring program
P-D: Prescription drug monitoring proposal begins
arduous journey through Missouri Senate
AP:
Missouri House advances bill to expand birth control access
SE
Missourian: Bill from Sen. Wayne Wallingford (R-Cape Girardeau)
would prohibit shackling of pregnant inmates
+
AP: House advances bill to ease concealed gun limits
CDT: University of Missouri secures funding boost,
limited cut to administration in budget deal
X
Columbia Missourian: Legislative compromise to give
$9.75M to UM System administration
AP: Latest legislative budget plan cuts less money
from University of Missouri
KWMU:
Budget negotiations scale back University of Missouri cuts
Columbia Missourian: Loftin says he is searching for
military research opportunities while MU role is developed
KWMU: St. Louis schools ban out-of-school suspensions
for young students; Superintendent Kelvin Adams explains, "Our
kids are not bad."
Columbia Missourian: 11-year old immigrant student
works hard, achieves success in spelling competitions; Kael
Miranda brought strong work ethic from Japan, crushes his Columbia
Caucasoid competition
Columbia Missourian: Photo gallery: Kael Miranda
chooses to spend free time reading books, expanding knowledge base
JCNT: Proposed law to raise age of 'juveniles' in court X
The Missouri Times: Sen. David Pearce (R-Warrensburg)
optimistic that Missouri college students may begin using Amtrak
The Missouri Times: Vote pushed back on SJR 39
P-D: Missouri House panel delays vote on SJR 39
The Missouri Times: ACLU, others rally against SJR 39
KC Star: Vote on SJR 39 is delayed +
AP:
Michael Sam slams Missouri religious objections bill; Former
Mizzou standout/Canadian Football League walkout speaks to crowd of 80
at Capitol
Priddy: GOP posturing on K-12 education funding is
disingenuous; Legislature is washing its hands of its school
funding obligations
P-D letter: Chesterfield man says "living wage"
supporter unwittingly makes a pro-capitalist point about taxes and
handouts
St. Joseph News-Press letter: Area resident signed
Raised Your Hand for Kids petition, encourages others to do the same X
P-D letter: O'Fallon man says toll roads are rural
conspiracy to stick it to urban and suburban areas
P-D letter: Ballwin man suggests Jesus Christ, George
H.W. Bush, George W. Bush would oppose SJR 39
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Wednesday, April 20
The
Missouri Times: Phyllis Schlafly seeks to reassert control over
Eagle Forum
P-D:
Cruz won't seek recount of Missouri primary loss to Trump
P-D:
Blunt, Ann Wagner join pushback against Obama investment adviser rule
The
Missouri Times: Eric Greitens' campaign issues two statements on
SJR 39; 7 p.m. statement clarifies morning statement
KC
Star: Greitens comes out against SJR 39 +
KWMU:
Greitens chooses a position on SJR 39, will oppose it; Missouri
Dems: "Eric Greitens loves to claim he is a political outsider,
but in reality he is just a political weathervane"
P-D:
Greitens says he opposes SJR 39
P-D:
GOP candidates lead fundraising in downballot races; Schmitt has
largest war chest among non-gov candidates with $2.59M on hand
CDT:
Josh Hawley bests Kurt Schaefer in fundraising on strength of donations
from outside Missouri X
Kraske:
The Chat: Mayor Francis Slay's statewide bid; Trump vs.
Cruz Missouri delegate battle; Mike Moon on latest impeachment
idea +
The
Missouri Times: Memorial for fallen state workers held in Rotunda
KWMU:
County election board suspends top director for ballot blunder
P-D:
St. Louis County elections debacle spawns a suspension and an offer to
resign
The
Missouri Times: Democrats try to add gas tax to transportation
bill, get shut down
Missourinet:
Missouri House initially approves limited medical marijuana bill
The
Missouri Times: Medical marijuana bill perfected in House after
emotional debate
P-D:
House OKs limited medical pot plan
The
Missouri Times: Missouri Budget Project pleased with success of
Earned Income Tax Credit legislation
The
Missouri Times: Renewal of agriculture tax credits advances in
the House
KWMU:
New Missouri learning standards win final approval
Missourinet:
New learning standards adopted for Missouri K-12 schools
AP:
Missouri education officials replace Common Core standards
P-D:
Under threat of veto, school funding revamp approved
Missourinet:
Rep. David Wood (R-Versailles) proposes cap on K-12 education funding
formula growth
KWMU:
Interactive map: Taxpayer funding of school districts
P-D:
State board ponders when St. Louis Public Schools should return to
elected control
P-D:
St. Louis Public Schools says it is owed $42 million from charter
schools
P-D:
St. Louis Public Schools to ban suspensions for students in preschool
daycare through second grade; Youngest troublemakers will be
rewarded with extra counseling attention
CDT:
University of Missouri backs review commission as alternative to cuts
X
JCNT:
House bill aims to shorten paid leave times X
Missourinet:
Missouri Senate unanimously supports making sex trafficking advertising
illegal
The
Missouri Times: Rep. Tila Hubrecht (R-Dexter) determined to keep
SEMO afloat after Noranda bankruptcy
JCNT:
Senate urged to pass House bill on Capitol control X
KWMU:
Missouri Supreme Court upholds caps on wrongful death damages
KWMU:
Federal judge approves Ferguson consent decree
P-D:
Federal judge approves agreement between Ferguson, Justice Department
P-D
editorial: State health care regulators failing Missourians
Waters:
Missouri Republicans are abusing Planned Parenthood X
Columbia
Missourian's David Rosman: Political waves over Planned
Parenthood about to crest
Messenger:
Inspector General agrees to reopen case of fired Missouri Guard
whistleblower
P-D
letter: University City man says voting by mail would reduce
polling-place problems
JCNT
letter: Area man supports SB1028 energy bill X
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Tuesday, April 19
The Missouri Times: Delegate selection leads to schism
in Missouri GOP
KWMU: Ted Koppel to appear at Gateway Journalism
Review fundraiser Thursday
Kraske: The Chat: Eric Greitens declines to take
a stand on SJR 39; Todd Richardsons on ethics bills; Jason
Holsman on GOP election-year posturing +
The Missouri Times: April 2016 Quarterly
Reports: Statewide committees of candidates not currently running
for statewide office
P-D: Slay's campaign committee suggests future
statewide run one day
P-D: Tobacco tax hike gains unlikely foe in Wash U.,
citing worries over stem cell research; Schupp switches position,
LaFaver stays on board
CDT: Republican leadership backing helps Rowden beat
Webber fundraising total X
Missourinet: Senate gives initial approval to state
law against illegal reentry into U.S.
AP: Senate OKs prison options for kids guilty of murder
KWMU: "We Live Here" series: Missouri's black
students outperform white counterparts in achieving school
suspensions; Second-grader Johnny Fields began turning over desks
and assaulting classmates in kindergarten, but mother says he's a good
boy
P-D: New Hazelwood superintendent will make $235,000 a
year, plus benefits; Nettie Collins-Hart beat out two other black
candidates for top job in North St. Louis County schools
Missourinet: House proposes end to breed-specific dog
bans
Missourinet: Lawmakers claim they want diversity in
proposed University of Missouri study commission
Columbia Missourian: House committee cautious about
proposal for UM System oversight commission
The Missouri Times: Rep. Mike Moon (R-Ash Grove) wants
to impeach Koster
JCNT: Moon: Impeach AG Chris Koster X
P-D: Remedy phase of class-action suit against
Missouri's treatment of sex predators slogs on
Missourinet: House committee likely to vote this week
on same-sex marriage ballot issue
KWMU: EPA, residents discussing capping West Lake
Landfill ... again
P-D: EPA says cap isn't sole option on table to deal
with low-level radiation at Bridgeton landfill
P-D: Public to weigh in today at fairness hearing on
Ferguson consent decree; Activists who wish to speak must get out
of bed and register with court between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m.
P-D editorial: New slogan for ethics in Jefferson
City: Better than zero
The Missouri Times op-ed: SOS candidate Will
Kraus: Fraud-free elections are essential to American society
KC Star's Yael Abouhalkah: Kurt Schaefer is mean, and
a bully +
Priddy:
Anti-SJR 39 series, Part VIII: Follow-up to original "final"
piece on the subject
P-D letter: St. Louis woman suggests setting up a bail
fund to help area lawbreakers, like the woman who left her toddlers
alone to suffer from smoke inhalation
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Monday, April 18
KWMU: Candidates shift attention - at least some -
from raising cash to attracting votes
KMOX: Paul Berry, seeking to fill GOP ballot slot
against Lacy Clay, asks federal court to halt elections due to unfair
districts
KWMU: As Census Bureau preps for 2020, St. Louis will
be a test site
This Week in Missouri Politics: Guests Mindy Mazur,
Axiom's Aaron Baker, Slay alum Jeff Rainford, ACLU's Sarah Rossi talk
SJR 39, MO gov race, presidential primaries, Slay's replacement, more
This Week in Missouri Politics host/The Missouri Times
publisher Scott Faughn and wife Sarah Jane welcome August "Gussie"
Victor Faughn
Rosenbaum: What do Missouri's gubernatorial candidates
think of SJR 39?
Columbia Missourian: PolitiFact assessment:
Hanaway's statement that Missouri is the worst in the nation for
welfare-to-work rated "False"
SNL: Medical marijuana proposal faces deadline X
Kraske: The Chat: Nixon on first ethics
bill; Rep. Ron Hicks (R-St. Peters) on support of SJR 39;
Mike Middleton applauds University of Missouri's glowing success on
race relations +
Missourinet: Nixon 'confident' legislature will pass
more ethics bills before end of session
P-D: Social issues on tap final four weeks of session
SE
Missourian: Utility-rate bill contains exemptions; critics
say it could raise residential costs 71 percent +
Columbia Missourian: Most-read stories of the
week: Bowen Loftin's phantom job offer, crowd of fifteen (15)
race protesters making loud noises, more
JCNT: Ruling in Lincoln University case swings
spotlight back to state workers' comp program
X
Missourinet: Nixon speaks against same-sex marriage
objector ballot issue
KPLR (St. Louis): Missouri Department of Conservation
takes new approach with feral hogs; Fat pigs destroy property,
hog valuable resources
KWMU: Sickle-cell advocates say opioid-abuse
prescription policies are racist; Obese woman shares
health-struggle stories while eating nachos
JCNT editorial: Carl Vogel was an uncommon presence in
the political world; he was totally without guile, theatrics or
flamboyance X
SNL op-ed: Former journalist and Capitol veteran Mark
Hughes: Election antics are nothing new in Missouri X
Priddy: Anti-SJR 39 series, Part VII: 988 words
on the Establishment Clause and religious liberty
P-D letter: Mallinckrodt VP Elaine Haynes:
Prescription drug monitoring program is overdue in Missouri
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Sunday, April 17
CDT: McCaskill sells her book at Columbia festival X
KMIZ: McCaskill makes several stops in Columbia
St. Joseph News-Press: Area leaders take part in 18th
annual D.C. fly-in, meet with McCaskill, Blunt, Graves, Hartzler X
JCNT: Carl Vogel remembered as a quiet but active,
caring man X
KODE (Joplin): John Brunner speaks to Southwest
Pachyderm Club
P-D: Out-of-state GOP donors vet Eric Greitens for
presidential run; Former Dem says he purchased
GreitensForPresident.com because "there are presidents of universities
... presidents of city councils."
The Missouri Times: This Week in Missouri Politics
preview: Mindy Mazur, Slay's Jeff Rainford, Axiom's Aaron Baker,
ACLU's Sarah Rossi discuss Slay, SJR 39, MO gov race, more
KMZU (Carrollton): Rep. Dean Dohrman (R-La Monte) on
Nixon releasing funds, ethanol incentives, more
AP: University of Missouri countersues professor in
gun lawsuit
JCNT: Governor's Mansion has been shaped by history,
personal touches of governors X
Columbia Missourian: Marchers campaign to stop
black-on-black violence; Activist leader: "Black-on-black
violence is not the problem but the disease of systemic racism."
CDT: 'We Are Family' march draws less than two
dozen; Comments from former Occupy CoMo member X
SE
Missourian: 'This is not normal': Cape sees 15 shootings in
less than a year; Cops catch perps like Ajai McReynolds, Jarvis
Patterson, Darion Harris, Tahjay Matthews despite growing "stop
snitching" street ethos +
St. Joseph News-Press editorial: SEIU's push to boost
membership numbers with burger-flippers is based on economic
fantasy; Missouri already pays above the federal minimum wage X
SNL editorial: Missouri legislators should support
medical marijuana X
P-D's Leah Thorsen: MoDOT looks to keep federal money
it had shared with cities, urban areas
Messenger: Attacking heroin epidemic requires several
fronts; Proposals from Rep. Holly Rehder (R-Sikeston) would
stymie spread of dirty needles and monitor opioids
SNL op-ed: Greater Springfield Center for Diversity
and Reconciliation's Amy McMasters: SJR 39 a disguise for
discrimination X
Waters: University of Missouri doing a decent job
dealing with race histrionics; As a student facing slurs, Mike
Middleton adopted an ignore-it attitude that served him well X
P-D letter: Ellisville man says SJR 39 promotes
discrimination
P-D letter: Town and Country man says Post-Dispatch should
keep its anti-SJR 39 bias to its liberal editorial page and out of its
news stories
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Saturday, April 16
KC Star: Trump, Sanders play well to rural
Missourians; Princeton sociologist attempts explanation +
KC Star: Photo gallery: Seasoned citizens
sitting in a circle drinking coffee, town square, man shopping at
hardware store, other rural cliches +
P-D: Area delegation's votes for the week
The Missouri Times: Former state Sen. Carl Vogel
(R-Jefferson City) passes away at 61
JCNT: Carl Vogel dies after cancer fight X
AP: Koster retains fundraising edge over GOP rivals
The Missouri Times: April 2016 Quarterly
Reports: Governor
The Missouri Times: April 2016 Quarterly
Reports: Lieutenant Governor
The Missouri Times: April 2016 Quarterly
Reports: Secretary of State
The Missouri Times: April 2016 Quarterly
Reports: State Treasurer
The Missouri Times: April 2016 Quarterly
Reports: Attorney General
The Missouri Times: April 2016 Quarterly
Reports: State Senate
The Missouri Times: April 2016 Quarterly
Reports: Missouri House of Representatives
KWMU: Senate summons Planned Parenthood over group's
refusal, so far, to provide documents
Columbia Missourian: Nixon, Rep. Stephen Webber
(D-Columbia) speak to Rock Bridge students
Missourinet: Nixon speaks against capping K-12
education funding formula
The Missouri Times: Nixon calls for a stop of SB 586,
says it cuts Foundation Formula
CDT: Nixon speaks against education-funding bill X
KWMU: Interim UM President Mike Middleton:
University is model for handling diversity issues
Columbia Missourian: Middleton sounds optimistic note
in speech to UM System Board of Curators
CDT: Raises unlikely, layoffs possible at University
of Missouri offices because of budget uncertainty X
Columbia Missourian: Thanks to enrollment drop, MU
Student Health Center trimming services
P-D: Nixon cool to electric rate hike plan
The Missouri Times: With Hicks' support, SJR 39 likely
to pass Emerging Issues
KWMU: Behind the Headlines: Maria Altman on
Peabody bankruptcy, Marshall Griffin on SJR 39
St. Joseph News-Press editorial: Legalizing marijuana
in Missouri is too risky; Colorado experiment is turning state's
youths into dim-witted potheads X
SE
Missourian letter: Area woman supports bill capping electric rates +
KC Star letters: Area man opposes GOP proposal for
sales tax increase; Octogenarian female says SJR 39 is mean +
CDT letter: Former Mizzou superstar/NFL practice squad
contender Michael Sam disrespects readers with ill-informed SJR 39 op-ed X
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Friday, April 15 Tax Day (NSFW)
KTVI:
McCaskill calls for Labor Department to improve security at Job Corps
Centers; St. Louis center is located on Goodfellow
P-D:
No one seems to want the top job at St. Louis VA
P-D:
Kander raises $1.3M, Blunt $1.25M in first quarter; Cash on
hand: Blunt $5.4M, Kander $2.8M
KC
Star: KC workers protest with Stand Up KC in national push for
higher wages; Fast-food employee who chose to have four children
laments her budget challenges +
P-D:
Protesters push for $15/hr. minimum wage; Child-care worker
unhappy about salary in the profession she chose
KC
Star: Photo gallery: Minimum-wage protest +
The
Missouri Times: Kinder announces his largest amount raised yet in
first quarter
KC
Star: Group says legalizing marijuana is a bad idea for children
and poor communities +
Drebes: MoScout
poll: Medical marijuana
The
Missouri Times: Photos: Annual legislative softball
tournament
The
Missouri Times: Zweifel leads Missouri into nine-state consortium
to establish savings programs for the disabled
KWMU:
Nixon prefers lesser fuel tax proposal to latest, 5.9 cent version
KC
Star: Election year brings new focus to election-integrity
measures; Missouri considering voter photo ID +
KWMU:
Nixon signs first ethics bill of 2016, House passes another
Missourinet:
Nixon signs one ethics bill, calls for more
Missourinet:
Legislature close to passing 'revolving door' bill
The
Missouri Times: Nixon signs one ethics bill, another one passes
the House
AP: Nixon
signs bill tightening ethics laws
P-D:
Nixon signs ethics proposal into law
CDT:
University of Missouri warns students against disruptive
protests; University will no longer tolerate agitators
interfering with university business X
CDT:
Committee sets qualifications sought in new University of Missouri
president X
CDT:
Legislative uncertainty stymies University of Missouri curators'
tuition decision X
KWMU:
UM spells out qualities it wants in its new president; Still no
tuition approved
Columbia
Missourian: Legislative concerns stall UM System curators' budget
talk
Columbia
Missourian: UM System curators limit retirement medical benefits
The
Missouri Times: Schaefer passes resolutions to bring Planned
Parenthood official before Senate
Missourinet:
Senate passes resolutions to hear from Planned Parenthood officials
AP:
Senators summon Planned Parenthood CEO over subpoena
KC
Star: Missouri Planned Parenthood official faces potential of 10
days of jail time +
The
Missouri Times: Abortion tissue bill passes the House
Missourinet:
Missouri House passes bills dealing with handling of fetal tissue
The
Missouri Times: Initial deadline passes on tobacco Master
Settlement Agreement
AP: State
Senate passes new use-of-force rules
P-D:
Banning certain dog breeds would be illegal under measure passed by
Missouri House
P-D
op-ed: Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce's Andy Koenig:
A tax day that's even worse for Missouri
Priddy:
Anti-SJR 39 series, Part VI: 1,392 words about the Puritans and
"sincere religious belief" legislation
Messenger:
Single mom finds justice in court on a rare happy day; Woman who
left her two toddlers alone to suffer from smoke inhalation will
totally turn her life around
P-D
letter: University City resident reacts to story about woman who
left her toddlers alone, says taxpayers should subsidize more
child-care programs
Columbia
Missourian letter: Area woman disagrees with Schaefer on Planned
Parenthood
P-D
letter: Illinois man says P-D editorial board never complained
about a "lopsided" Missouri Legislature when Democrats were in control
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Thursday, April 14
AP:
GOP stalwart Schlafly faces strife following Trump support
Missourinet: McCaskill meets with SCOTUS nominee
P-D: McCaskill says Obama SCOTUS nominee wouldn't be
"activist judge in any sense"
KC Star: McCaskill helps warn against phone scammers
impersonating the IRS +
SE
Missourian: U.S. House panel backs Jason Smith's bill to rein in
IRS +
USA Today: Under threat of contempt by McCaskill,
Valeant CEO agrees to Senate deposition
Wall Street Journal: After McCaskill threat, Valeant
CEO Pearson agrees to Senate deposition
KFVS: McCaskill uses breast cancer as reminder
politicians aren't invincible
KWMU: Peabody Energy files for bankruptcy
P-D: Peabody Energy files for bankruptcy in largest
coal industry restructuring
Kraske: The Chat: Josh Hawley on proposed
corruption unit; Kander tells black crowd, "Black Lives Matter" +
The Missouri Times: John Brunner makes campaign stop
in Jefferson City, speaks on "Stand Your Ground" laws
Columbia Missourian: Only Democratic candidates show
up to state legislator diversity forum; GOP candidates deduce
that few votes were up for grabs among black sorority
The Missouri Times: Group creates website to criticize
Raise Your Hand 4 Kids' tobacco-tax initiative petition
The Missouri Times: Rep. Bill White (R-Joplin) heads
to legislative disabled list with neck surgery next week
Missourinet: GOP lawmakers call for scalps, law
changes after St. Louis County election problems; Dems say
dragging Kander into county-level mess is purely political
P-D: Missouri lawmakers grill St. Louis County
election officials
The Missouri Times: Rep. Deb Lavender (D-Kirkwood)
offers sarcastic gun legislation, fails to withdraw amendment in
time; Conservative members celebrate as liberal's legislative
snark backfires
The Missouri Times: Missouri Right to Life rallies
troops behind summons
Missourinet: Missouri Senate considers Planned
Parenthood summonses
CDT: Bowen Loftin receiving full pay from University
of Missouri as new job is developed X
KWMU: UM tuition for fall unclear; Area high
school guidance counselors see little effect from uncertainty
Columbia Missourian: High tuition a barrier for
illegal immigrants; Advocate for undocumented less-than-legals
says Missouri should be more like Kansas
Missourinet: Nasheed, Richard share thoughts on 'ban
the box'
KWMU: Dozens tesify on 'religious shield' for same-sex
marriage opponents
KC Star: SJR 39 creates temporary chasm among Missouri
GOP constituencies +
The
Missouri Times: Advocate believes similarities, differences will
make Missouri infrastructure bill a success
The Missouri Times: American Cancer Society lobbies
the Legislature; Event features talks from basketball coaches
including Columbia College's Bob Burchard (29-5), Lincoln's John
Moseley (16-14), Mizzou's Kim Anderson (10-21)
The Missouri Times: Boys and Girls Clubs lobby the
Legislature
P-D: Missouri inmate claims he should be freed because
of parole board vacancies
JCNT: Senate panel hears House bill on Lake
MyKee-Holts Summit merger X
KC Star: National PIRG ranks Missouri low for
government transparency +
P-D: Sara Dayley will work for government agency and
KTVI at the same time; Station says daughter of former Cards'
middle reliever won't cover stories in which she's involved
P-D editorial: Poor people who choose to be fat
develop health problems; Medicaid expansion would help those
dealing with "toxic stress" and choosing to abuse drugs and alcohol
P-D op-ed: Jill Schupp and Deb Lavender: Gun
violence is a community health issue
KC Star's Yael Abouhalkah: After series of anti-St.
Louis columns, sexagenarian offers critical take on Kansas City's most
challenging issues +
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Wednesday, April 13
AP:
Missouri certifies wins for Trump, Clinton in close primary
P-D:
Ed Martin: 'I am still president' of Phyllis Schlafly's Eagle
Forum
Kraske:
The Chat: Phyllis Schlafly on the coup to oust her +
Reuters:
St. Louis-based Peabody Energy files for bankruptcy; Obama
Administration's new environmental regulations raised operational costs
The
Missouri Times: Conservative "Missouri Rising" group, MO Dem
Party seize Cards' home opener to share messages via social media
AP: GOP AG
candidate Josh Hawley pitches ethics ideas, including corruption unit
to tackle misuse of public office
Drebes: Help
wanted: Monsanto seeks government affairs directors in two regions
JCNT:
Nixon meets with Ron Richard on trade, economic development X
KWMU:
St. Louis County ballot troubles spark talk of electing an elections
authority
P-D:
Lawmakers set to grill St. Louis County election officials
The
Missouri Times: NAACP rallies opposition to voter photo ID;
Kander: "I'm here because black lives matter."
CDT:
Planned Parenthood supporters deliver 1,700 signatures to Schaefer's
office X
The
Missouri Times: Schaefer responds to pro-choice groups' 'Shame on
Schaefer' campaign
Missourinet:
Missouri panel advances right to life for unborn constitutional
amendment
AP: House
committee approves 'personhood' amendment
The
Missouri Times: Fight for earnings-tax repeal stymied - for now
The
Missouri Times: SJR 39 once again keeps Capitol busy into the
night
Missourinet:
Economic impact the main theme of hearing on Missouri same-sex marriage
objector amendment
KC
Star: Impact of 'religious freedom' measure debated in Missouri
House +
KWMU:
Missouri business coalition opposes 'religious shield' amendment
P-D:
'Religious liberty' measure draws praise, scorn at Missouri House
hearing
SNL:
House takes its turn debating contentious 'religious freedom' proposal
X
The
Missouri Times: REAL ID legislation moves forward in the House
Columbia
Missourian: Bowen Loftin never actually took the job that awaited
him after he stepped down in November; Former chancellor still
living in Chancellor's Residence mansion
Columbia
Missourian: Two MU residence halls to be on standby because of
declining enrollment
CDT:
50 jobs eliminated as University of Missouri cuts hit cleaning,
maintenance operations
P-D:
MU operations to eliminate 50 custodial positions through layoffs and
attrition
The
Missouri Times: Energy bills from Rep. Rocky Miller (R-Osage
Beach) gain momentum heading into the Senate
The
Missouri Times: Nixon markes "Equal Pay Day" by asking Office of
Administration's Nancy Johnston to review Women's Foundation report
P-D
editorial: Sympathy, sort of, for Phyllis Schlafly
P-D
editorial: Nixon's 'ban the box' effort adds to nationwide
momentum
SNL
op-ed: Billy Long: Companies deserve scrutiny, but tax code
is broken X
Helling:
"Rex Sinquefield wastes so much money on losing political causes, in
fact, one wonders how he ever made money in the first place." +
Messenger:
Missouri highway commissioner late to note conflict in class action case
Priddy:
Anti-SJR 39 series, Part V: The Religious Freedom Amendment is
more like the "Wesboro [sic]
Amendment"
Columbia
Missourian's David Rosman: Against SJR 39
Waters:
Former University of Missouri Curator Fred Hall is right - old-timers
should be brought back around and asked their opinions on things X
P-D
op-ed: Americans for Prosperity-Missouri's Rachel Payton:
Lawmakers should treat cause, not symptoms, of electricity problems
CDT
op-ed: Missouri Parks Association's Susan Flader: Missouri
state parks are under legislative attack X
P-D
op-ed: "Kiddiversity" director Carrie Oliver; Child-care
workers are in the Fight for 15; Adults who have chosen to enter
low-paying fields deserve to be given more money
P-D
letter: Area Planned Parenthood rep dislikes Schaefer's
"despicable fishing expedition"
P-D
letter: Eureka man says Planned Parenthood is greedy, doesn't
need tax dollars
SE Missourian
letter: Cape Girardeau man expresses sorrow that city cannot
institute an earnings tax to make high achievers pay more +
P-D
letter: YWCA "Witnessing Whiteness" 10-week program allows
Caucasoids to learn about their privilege
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Tuesday, April 12
KWMU: Politically Speaking: Jason Smith on
presidential race and voter moods, student loans, IRS and Obamacare,
more
The Missouri Times: Eagle Forum in tumult over
Schlafly's Trump endorsement; Schlafly says her daughter, and
others, are attempting to wrest control
Washington Post: St. Louis' Phyllis Schlafly faces
coup over Trump endorsement; Board member suggests conservative
icon, 91, has lost her mind X
P-D: Schlafly faces revolt over Trump support;
Ed Martin possibly removed
Columbia Missourian: Speaker at renewable fuels
conference supports Obama's plan; AG Chris Koster (D) opposes
Clean Power Plan
Kraske: The Chat: Koster says he'll help Dem
state legislative candidates; Bev Randles says GOP must cast a
wider net for voters +
The Missouri Times: Post-filing tip sheet:
Assessing each statewide candidate and handicapping each race's winners
and losers
P-D: Tony Messenger wins national award for editorial
writing
KWMU: Nixon 'bans the box' from most Missouri
government employee applications
Missourinet: Nixon orders state agencies to 'ban the
box' for job applicants
The Missouri Times: Nixon 'bans the box' for state
employment applications
AP:
Missouri removing box on convictions from job applications
Missourinet: Another stall by Missouri Senate
Democrats on voter photo ID proposal
P-D: Democrats stall voter ID bill in the Senate, again
AP: Democrats stall photo ID requirement
Missourinet: Missouri Senate debates reined-in St.
Louis earnings tax proposal
KWMU: Democrats block revamped earnings tax bill in
Missouri Senate
Missourinet: MoDOT to dip into reserves to draw
federal funds
P-D: Rep. Bart Korman (R-High Hill) floats idea to
sell naming rights for Missouri roads; Statehouse reporter Kurt
Erickson imagines taking a drive down the "Hooters Highway"
P-D: Hazelwood School Board appoints new
superintendent; Crown jewel of North St. Louis County school
districts chooses Nettie Collins-Hart over two other black candidates,
including former Normandy Supe Tyrone McNichols
CDT: Rep. Courtney Curtis (D-Ferguson) supports cuts
to University of Missouri as price of ignoring past racial concerns X
Columbia Missourian: Curtis scolds university brass
about diversity efforts
P-D: Curtis 'livid' over University of Missouri's
failure to show "sense of urgency" on racial issues
CDT: University of Missouri to shutter residence halls
because of enrollment decline X
KWMU: University of Missouri study promotes value of
University of Missouri
CDT: Report outlines University of Missouri impact on
incomes, economy X
Columbia Missourian: Job cuts part of MU Operation's
$5.47 million in budget reductions
KWMU: Cost-cutting plan at UMSL wins committee approval
Columbia Missourian: Advocates call for more robust
victims' rights at Capitol ceremony
P-D: Missouri medical marijuana effort faces May 8
signature deadline
The Missouri Times: Legislature may have a say in
medical marijuana; Comments from Heartland Priorities' Eapen
Thampy, others
AP: Missouri House votes to legalize growing
industrial hemp
KC Star: Committee to hear testimony on SJR 39 this
week +
The Missouri Times: Missouri Alliance for Freedom
calls on House to pass SJR 39
Missourinet: Monsanto's Duane Simpson: Gay
marriage objector ballot issue 'bad for business'
KWMU: Bicyclists oppose proposals to require flags on
bikes, OKing golf carts on Katy Trail; Houghton's bill would
allow the handicapped, and people over 60, to ride golf carts on
Wednesdays
KWMU: St. Louis on the Air: Part 2 of municipal
court overhaul series; Normandy mayor says overhaul advocates did
not listen to municipalities nor include them in a collaborative process
Columbia Missourian: Missouri Dept. of Conservation
says young turkey hunters harvested 4,000 wild gobblers over the weekend
The Missouri Times: Women's Foundation releases "Best
Practices" guidelines for equal pay
P-D editorial: Planned Parenthood must stand firm
against demand to supply patient records
P-D editorial: Missouri doesn't need 'job-killer'
legislation to help Ameren
P-D's Tod Robberson: Let's keep it civil when
celebrating huge NGA victory over Illinois
CDT's Waters: Schaefer's election-year push for UM
review commission might actually be helpful X
Columbia Missourian's Carl Kenney: Celebrating the
Spike Lee docudrama and the fight against oppression: "We gon [sic] be alright [sic]! 2 fists up. 2 fists up."
P-D group op-ed: Missouri corporations, business
groups oppose SJR 39
CDT letter: Missouri Cures volunteer opposes Raise
Your Hand for Kids' ballot measure X
P-D letter: Bill Haas would like to see independent
reapportionment for Missouri legislative districts
CDT letter: Anonymous author suggests students be
allowed to "test out" of mandatory diversity requirements X
P-D letter: Olivette man appreciates the work of Tony
Messenger
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Monday, April 11
SNL: Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson
headlines Greene County Dem dinner; Kander, Koster, Nicole
Galloway also address crowd X
KWMU: Federal opioid addiction policy may not be much
help in St. Louis
P-D: Conservative group funds baseball-themed digital
ad campaign against Chris Koster; Missouri Rising does not
disclose its donors
This Week in Missouri Politics: Guest Jay
Ashcroft; Panel of Irl Scissors, David Barklage, Dem state rep
candidate Donna Baringer, STL County Councilman Mark Harder discuss St.
Louis County election mistakes, Blunt vs. Kander, earnings tax votes,
gov race
Politico: Eric Greitens makes fundraising rounds in
Las Vegas, visits home of billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adelson
SE
Missourian: Bev Randles makes her pitch to be elected lieutenant
governor +
St. Joseph News-Press: Local businesses oppose $15/hr.
minimum wage X
Missourinet: Missouri House proposes regulations, no
tax for daily fantasy sports
KRES/KWIX: Sen. David Pearce (R-Warrensburg) on
education funding, fuel tax increase
Fulton Sun: Fulton schools ahead of curve on newest
food trend; Legislature's 2014 farm-to-school program enabled
better food choices
P-D: St. Louis schools will start reaping rewards from
tax increase in 2017; Administrators say spending more money on
urban students is a wise investment
AP:
Missouri Supreme Court gives juvenile killers chance for parole
JCNT: Cyclists oppose legislation allowing ATVs on
Katy Trail; Pedaling enthusiasts choose to stage Capitol protest
on weekend, when lawmakers are out of town X
Columbia Missourian: Most-read stories of the
week: SJR 39, three on Spike Lee
KWMU: New municipal courts app will help remind
scofflaws when they're due to appear in court
St. Joseph News-Press editorial: Plan to move Medicaid
patients into privatized managed care is worthy of close review X
KC Star editorial: More city, county and state
governments should join anti-tobacco campaign; 23% of Missouri
high school students are tobacco users +
Priddy: Fourth piece in series against SJR 39;
Backers are wrong to call legislation "a shield, not a sword"
Messenger: Update on woman who chose to leave her two
toddlers alone in an apartment, where they eventually suffered from
smoke inhalation; Solutions proposed include getting rid of cash
bail, creating "mother's courts" for the poor, etc.
SNL letter: Rogersville woman disagrees with Blunt and
Billy Long on approach to Supreme Court vacancy X
KC Star letter: Sierra Club Chair Sarah Willey wants
Missouri Legislature to stop "trying to dismantle laws to protect our
air" +
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Sunday, April 10
KC Star: Jackson County Republicans choose "unity"
slates +
CDT: Boone County Republican caucus goes
smoothly; Number of attendees down from 2012, as allocation of
delegates was determined in March X
P-D: Cruz backers, allies beat Trump in St. Charles
County caucus despite Trump primary win
Daily
Dunklin Democrat: 30 SEMO students spend spring break in D.C.,
attending seminar at Center for Strategic and International Studies +
CDT: "Democracy Now!" host Amy Goodman promotes her
book at community-radio fundraiser; Liberal says mainstream media
is too conservative X
Columbia Missourian: "Democracy Now!" host, 58,
recounts her formative years, her time with the Occupy movement, pays
homage to Concerned Student 1950 agitators
Kirksville Daily Express: Hanaway speaks at Lincoln
Day event; State treasurer candidate Eric Schmitt serves as
keynote
The Missouri Times: This Week in Missouri Politics
preview: Guest Jay Ashcroft; David Barklage, Irl Scissors,
state rep candidate Donna Baringer (D) and STL Co. Councilman Mark
Harder (R) discuss St. Louis County election snafu, earnings tax votes,
governor's race
Washington Missourian: Clerk reports another smooth
election process; Debbie Door (R): "Elections are only as
good as the people who are running them." X
JCNT: State employees' compensation study underway X
SE
Missourian: Missouri lobbyists provide food to hungry
schoolchildren and Boy Scouts visiting Capitol, thanks to Sen. Wayne
Wallingford (R); GOP Reps. Holly Rehder, Kathy Swan, Donna
Lichtenegger each take less than $2500 from lobbyists over four-year
period +
Kraske: The Chat: Holsman on GOP legislating
through budget; Planned Parenthood CEO signals court fight;
Slay rides off into the sunset +
Missouri Farmer Today: University of Missouri
Extension services face budget cuts due to MU enrollment decline
JCNT: Elementary schools fight childhood
obesity; Missouri Foundation for Health grant targets schools at
which more than 60 perent of kids get food handouts X
Washington Missourian editorial: Missouri will see
more lawsuits against gun shops who sell to "mentally troubled" X
Washington Missourian editorial: Missouri should keep
motorcycle helmet requirement X
JCNT editorial: Easing helmet law defies common sense X
SNL op-ed: Phill Brooks: Speaker Todd Richardson
tries to move Missouri House from chaos to order X
CDT's Water: Finding the right UM System president
means looking for a miracle; "Public listening forums" are merely
symbolic, but the process will work anyway X
CDT op-ed: Former UM Curator Fred Hall:
Committee should pick a president "who can convince the state and the
General Assembly that the University of Missouri is a frugal enterprise" X
P-D op-ed: Better Together's David Leipholtz:
Reforming the broken municipal court system
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Saturday, April 9
P-D: The voting is done, but Trump vs. Cruz battle
continues at caucuses today
CDT: Democrats gather to select party delegates for
Sanders, Clinton X
P-D: McCaskill, Blunt U.S. Senate votes for the week
The Missouri Times: Blunt campaign pounces on St.
Louis County Board of Election Commissioners election-day mistakes,
creates anti-Kander hashtag
P-D: Kander says his office is working closely with
St. Louis County election officials
P-D: Comment period on NGA extended to May 2
Drebes: Large contributions in the January-March
period: Governor, lt. gov, secretary of state, attorney general,
treasurer
Washington Missourian: Voters may get to decide fate
of fuel tax increase
The Missouri Times: NAACP, other liberal groups oppose
voter photo ID; Comments from NAACP Missouri President Nimrod
Chapel
SNL: At MSU Public Affairs Week event, Harvard prof
shares ideas on alleviating poverty: Spend more taxpayer money on
pre-K, school extracurriculars, teacher training, etc. X
CDT: Foley, students meet after statement and public
criticism X
Columbia Missourian: Graduate students will vote on
unionization April 18 and 19
Missourinet: House proposes easing Missouri helmet law
for motorcyclists
P-D: Next up in the Capitol: Valet parking for
lawmakers
Missourinet: House approves ride-sharing company
regulations
P-D: Zoo backers pushing sales-tax idea in Missouri
Legislature
St. Joseph News-Press: New wind farms promise an
economic boost X
KWMU: Slay announces he will not run for re-election
The Missouri Times: Slay decides to not seek
re-election, ends historic era at St. Louis City Hall
P-D: Slay announces he will not run again next year
Rosenbaum: With Slay stepping aside, who's next?
Assessing the viable candidates, chronic malcontents and gadflies
KWMU: Behind the Headlines podcast: Rosenbaum
and Rachel Lippmann on Slay stepping down; Dale Singer on St.
Louis County election mistakes
Messenger: Slay legacy has yet to be written;
North City residents' sad stories of financial failures, inability to
provide for themselves show why mayor should spend remainder of term
trying to help black residents
P-D: 97.1FM's focus on local programming leads Mark
Cox to fill Dana Loesch time slot on 97.1FM; Loesch now based in
Dallas, with national syndication
Washington Missourian editorial: On Greitens, Navy
SEALs and the thirst for publicity X
KC Star editorial: Capitol briefs: Republicans
wrong on Planned Parenthood, SJR 39, lobbyist legislation and campaign
contributions +
P-D: Editorial briefs: KC School Board member
and Missouri Democratic State Committee Treasurer Airick West changes
his name, runs away to Texas; Motorcycle helmet law is foolish
P-D editorial: In a shocker, 'Mayor for Life' Slay
will call it quits
CDT's Bill Clark: Bev Randles, Caleb Rowden impress at
Boone County Lincoln Day; Democrat columnist refers to himself in
the third person ("Ol' Clark," "Ol' Scout"), reminds readers he used to
be a Major Leage Baseball scout X
P-D letter: Sierra Club's John Hickey documents how
members of his family have been adversely affected by climate change
P-D letter: Entire St. Louis County Board of Elections
should turn in their resignations
P-D letter: St. Louis man offers sarcastic praise for
Rex Sinquefield for earnings-tax campaign
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Friday, April
8 Alex
Eaton wins The Missouri Times' Barklage Cup; Dave Spence donates
thousands to Epilepsy Foundation
Bloomberg: Sanders questions Clinton's
qualifications; McCaskill says questioning a female's
qualifications "like nails on a chalkboard for many women"
CDT: Delegate selection starts this week with
Democratic, Republican caucus meetings X
SNL: Local Cruz supporters look to stack delegate deck
at GOP caucuses X
Kirksville Daily Express: Kander makes Kirksville
stop, discusses SOS office accomplishments, support for boosting the
minimum wage, more
Drebes:
MoScout poll: Blunt 44%, Kander 37%
KC Star: University of Virginia group says Roy Blunt
is favorite to win, but "it's not inconceivable that Kander ... could
surprise Blunt" +
P-D: At McCaskill hearing, head of St. Louis
Alzheimer's assistance group tells Congress there is a national crisis
in care
Messenger: NGA is the seed of hope planted in north
side's vacant lots; Political rivals could start working
together, and North City could become decent again
KC Star: Henry Kissinger receives Truman award at KC
dinner; Nonagenarian re-tells old-timey stories, uses
bovine-excrement punchline +
Kraske: The Chat: Anne Zerr on what she learned
in Jeff City; STL County Exec Steve Stenger, SOS candidate Jay
Ashcroft on St. Louis County election snafu +
KTVO: GOP candidates meet-and-greet Kirksville
residents; Truman grad Eric Schmitt returns to Adair County,
talks Iran and state treasurer race
SE
Missourian: John Ashcroft continues election-year tour, will
stump at Cape County Lincoln Day; "Special guests" include man
with decades-old Abe Lincoln cosplay gimmick
+
The Missouri Times: Woman running against Rep. Josh
Peters (D-St. Louis) insists she is eligible to run; Rachel Johns
calls incumbent "lazy," says she is "pretty confident" she could beat
him in Dem primary
KC Star: Missouri Democratic Party Chairman Roy
Temple, Rep. John Rizzo (D-Kansas City) say SJR 39 will help
Republicans drive turnout in November +
St. Joseph News-Press: Group to take part in annual
Washington Fly-In, will visit offices of McCaskill, Blunt and Graves X
Missourinet: House panels to investigate election
issues in St. Louis County
The Missouri Times: Richardson forms task force to
investigate election debacle in St. Louis County
The Missouri Times: Municipal League says approval of
ballot questions proves trust in local government; Comments from
group ED Dan Ross, Missouri School Boards' Association's Melissa Randol
Missourinet: Senate budget sets up debate with House
over MU, higher education funding
CDT: Senate approves budget with $26.8 million boost
for University of Missouri X
The Missouri Times: Senate passes budget despite
disagreements on health care, Mizzou, and Planned Parenthood funding
KWMU: Senate passes $27.2 billion state budget,
reverses most University of Missouri cuts
AP:
Missouri Senate passes $27B spending plan
Missourinet: Missouri Senate budget would strip
Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood
The Missouri Times: After passing the Senate, gas tax
faces test in the House
SE
Missourian: Wallingford supports fuel-tax measure;
Lichtenegger, Swan question whether voters would approve a hike +
P-D: Planned Parenthood official could face jail time
over Missouri Senate subpoena dispute
CDT: Associate prof Rabia Gregory: Next
University of Missouri president must be "audacious"; With just
70 attendees and minimal student attendance, forum maintains civilized
tone without disruptive gibber X
Columbia Missourian: MU assistant ethnomusicology
professor Stephanie Shonekan speaks at protest forum, suggests pickup
line for recruiting Caucasoids: "Keep your privilege, but give me
some too."
AP: Missouri House passes regulations for Uber, Lyft
P-D: Missouri Public Service Commission sees Ameren,
Grain Belt Express transmission lines differently
KC Star: KCP&L increases its stake in wind power +
Missourinet: Man convicted of killing grandfather in
1997 dies in prison; Gerald Elam said he accidentally mistook
grandpa for the Devil
KWMU: Despite mixed election results, Ferguson
officials are still ready to comply with consent decree
P-D editorial: Ann Wagner wrong to oppose
retirement-adviser rule
KC Star letter: Platte City gal says humans who use
gender-binary "he/she" combination "do so at their own risk;"
Lee's Summit woman threatens to boycott any company that supports SJR 39 +
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Thursday, April 7
AP: Blunt won't meet with Obama court nominee
P-D: Illinois congressional delegation asks for
extended comment time on NGA decision to stay in St. Louis
JCNT: April's special cause: Autism
awareness; More than 100 gather at MO DHSS office X
The Missouri Times: Parting wisdom: Jeremy
LaFaver, Linda Black, Ron Hicks, Mike Colona, Anne Zerr reflect on what
they've learned in their time at the Capitol
Rosenbaum: What went wrong during St. Louis County's
municipal elections? Elections director Eric Fey (D) explains how
election board failed voters at 65-70 polling places
P-D: Another scrambled election has St. Louis County,
Missouri officials searching for answers
AP:
Explanation sought after St. Louis County ballot shortage
The Missouri Times: Kander, GOP SOS candidates Jay
Ashcroft and Will Kraus weigh in on St. Louis County election snafu
Kraske: The Chat: Jamilah Nasheed compares voter
ID proposal to Jim Crow laws; Spike Lee on race drama; Eric
Burlison on motorcycle-helmet law +
AP:
Legislative negotiators back 6-month lobbying ban for Missouri lawmakers
KC Star: Missouri lawmakers strike a deal on
'revolving door' lobbyist ban +
The Missouri Times: Earnings tax propositions pass
easily in STL, KC
KWMU: On heels of big earnings-tax victories, Ron
Richard says he won't bring Schaefer's bill up for a vote
AP: Missouri Senate OKs fuel tax hike to pay for
roads, bridges
P-D: Missouri motorists could see pump prices jump
under gas tax plan
AP:
Senate overrides governor to block home care wage increase
KC Star: Mizzou records give a rare peek at a campus
constant: grade inflation +
Columbia Missourian: UM System presidential search
forum draws 50
CDT: Interim University of Missouri System President
Mike Middleton introduces "2 Fists Up" race-drama premier: "Spike
Lee, everybody knows, is the man. When he called, how can you not
support what he wants to do?" X
Columbia Missourian: Spike Lee movie debuts in
Columbia; Some elements of crowd makes noise, talk back to screen
while others are trying to watch the movie
KC Star: Spike Lee documentary on racial protests
debuts near MU; UM administrator endorses "2 Fists Up: We
Gon [sic] Be Alright [sic]" +
KWMU: UMSL proposes eliminating 85 positions to close
budget gap
KWMU: St. Louis on the Air: UMSL to host Zoltan
Hajnal; UC-San Diego prof says Republicans are anti-immigrant,
lists other ways the "white working class" and GOP are wrong
Missourinet: House gives initial approval to cap on
K-12 funding formula growth
The Missouri Times: United for Missouri calls SB 1096
a big increase on small tobacco companies
Drebes: Missouri Supreme Court on gun seller liability
Missourinet: Senate gives initial approval to expanded
expungement law
Missourinet: Missouri Senate considers sentencing for
juveniles guilty of first-degree murder
The Missouri Times: Ethanol bill passes House with
bipartisan support
Missourinet: Businesses' letter asks Missouri House to
change 'religious freedom' constitutional amendment
The Missouri Times: Business leaders send letter to
Haahr in opposition to SJR 39
P-D: Business backlash against SJR 39 continues
McClatchy: Businesses weighs in on religious-freedom
proposals throughout the country
The Missouri Times: Daily fantasy-sports legislation
moves forward in House, Senate
KC Star: House committee addresses Kansas City
concerns with municipal courts bill +
AP:
Senate approves new use-of-force rules for Missouri police
AP:
Ferguson city manager: Tax vote shouldn't affect police overhaul
NY Times editorial: Making way for wind power:
Regulators, landowners should stop standing in the way of the Grain
Belt Express
JCNT editorial: Annual Autism Awareness Month editorial X
P-D editorial: American politics needs the balance
provided by union dues; Any Missouri elected official who votes
for 'paycheck protection' doesn't "give a damn about Missouri workers"
P-D editorial: Voters endorse and reinvest in their
cities and schools
KC Star editorial: KC keeps earnings tax, but
misguided foes like Rex Sinquefield likely won't quit +
P-D editorial: Stop squabbling and clean up the West
Lake Landfill
CDT's Waters: GOP candidates for governor are wrong -
Nixon was right to stay out of MU race protests situation X
Hartmann: SJR 39 - the Bigotry Protection Act - makes
homophobia a sacred right in Missouri
KC Star letter: Lone Jack man says HB 1414 would keep
important safety data from the public +
P-D letter: St. Louis man says Schmitt's municipal
courts bill is designed to keep black cities broke
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Wednesday, April 6
Kraske: The Chat: McCaskill on refugee screening
process; MSU's Calfano on Trump; Speaker Todd Richardson on
gas tax hike +
Drebes:
MoScout poll: 76% of Missouri voters very concerned or somewhat
concerned about terrorism occuring in the state
KWMU: Once NGA decides, city says residents to move
out this summer; Area woman settles on buyout price, continues
complaining
Missourinet: Missouri Senate budget panel cuts
Medicaid spending, approves plan
Missourinet: Nasheed says compromise is not an option
on voter photo ID bill
The Missouri Times: Voter photo ID finally reaches
Senate, becomes the filibuster that wasn't
P-D: More stalling in Missouri Senate on contentious
voter ID measure
CDT: Senate committee considers contempt action
against Planned Parenthood X
KWMU: Missouri Senate committee pushes for contempt
charges against Planned Parenthood official
The Missouri Times: Resolutions issued to hold Planned
Parenthood, affiliates in contempt
KC Star: Senate committee discusses contempt charges
against Planned Parenthood leader +
AP:
Planned Parenthood attorney disputes Senate subpoena's scope
Missourinet: Missouri Senate passes MU oversight
commission resolution
Columbia Missourian: Spike Lee promotes MU film, says
campus racial climate is not 'hunky-dory'
CDT: Duke administrator talks about racism during
University of Missouri lecture; Fictional "Lakisha and Jamal"
will never have same chance of success as "Emily and Greg" X
P-D: Marquette High School junior Lucy Zhu earns
perfect score on ACT college test; Minority female chooses to
work hard, achieves success
KWMU: Latest attempt to repeal motorcycle helmet law
advances in Missouri House
The Missouri Times: House uses motorcycle helmet bill
to debate freedom and health insurance
The Missouri Times: 'Beer bill' gains momentum as it
moves through House
KWMU: City voters choose to keep earnings tax, raise
property tax for schools
P-D: Earnings tax passes overwhelmingly in St. Louis
City
KC Star: Kansas City voters overwhelmingly approve
earnings tax renewal +
P-D: St. Louis County suffers ballot problems, voting
confusion
Missourinet: Missouri high court rules suit against
gun seller can proceed
Missourinet: Appeals denied for Missouri man sentenced
to death; Richard Davis and galpal kidnapped a woman, then
recorded themselves beating, raping, sodomizing and killing her
KC Star editorial: Maybe KC dodged a bullet when
Cleveland won the GOP convention; "Image change" from week-long
GOP infestation not worth the millions of dollars of economic activity
Republicans would bring to town +
JCNT editorial: Proposals from Nasheed, Schupp will
help educate students on suicide prevention X
Priddy: Equality: an inconvenient concept;
Retiree pens 1,287 more words against SJR 39, a summary of an analysis
of the Declaration of Independence, much much more
P-D op-ed: Keerthika Melissa Subramanian:
Against SJR 39; Missouri native claims to be "registered
Republican" in a state that does not have party registration
P-D op-ed: Mike Middleton: UMSL is an excellent
state school and the overall University of Missouri System is "as
strong as ever"
Columbia Missourian's David Rosman: Against campus
concealed-carry proposal
KC Star's Yael Abouhalkah: Celebrating KC earnings tax
vote; Newspaper columnist, age 60, calls successful businessman
and philanthropist Rex Sinquefield a "clown"
+
P-D letter: Ballwin man accuses Raise Your Hand for
Kids of inserting "sneaky" ballot language
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Tuesday, April 5 Barklage
Cup finals: Vote for Sammy Panettiere or Alex Eaton
SE
Missourian: Local Dem, GOP caucuses set for this week in Cape
Girardeau
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Missourinet: MSU prof Brian Calfano recalls last
nearly-brokered convention
P-D: After foreign trip, McCaskill vouches for
tightness of Syrian refugee screening program
KC Star: Chris Koster takes in big contributions from
unions: $400k from Eastern Missouri Laborers, $200k from Working
for Working Americans PAC, $150k from CWA, more +
P-D: Democrats face tough slog in gaining ground from
GOP in Missouri Legislature
SNL: Dem, Libertarian to fill ballot slots in Elijah
Haahr's re-election X
The Missouri Times: Josh Peters challenges primary
foe's standing; Rachel Jones was not a registered voter in
Missouri until February 2015
KWMU: Politically Speaking podcast: Area man
thinks he'll impact voter participation; Aspiring rapper
"C-Sharp" latest with big plans to give young blacks "some type of
motivation and some type of responsibility"
Rosenbaum: Lawmakers content to wait for judges before
altering municipal overhaul
Missourinet: Nixon releases money for some Missouri
programs
The Missouri Times: Increased revenue means more money
for health care, education and infrastructure
P-D: Under threat of veto, Nixon releases $2.1 million
AP:
Nixon allows $2M more education, health-care spending
Missourinet: House Budget Co-Chair Rep. Scott
Fitzpatrick (R-Shell Knob): Nixon should keep releasing from FY16
budget
P-D: Speaker Todd Richardson not closing the door on
gas tax hike
Drebes:
Kevin Engler offers Senate gentle suggestions on how it should operate
AP:
Missouri Republicans seek to hold Planned Parenthood chief in contempt
Missourinet: Missouri Senate budget panel backs
Nixon's tuition freeze agreement
Missourinet: Senate panel proposes smaller cut to
University of Missouri administration
CDT: Senate committee restores cuts to University of
Missouri budget X
JCNT: Senate panel agrees to restore UM funding cuts,
approves oversight group X
CDT: Senate approves commission to study University of
Missouri administration X
KWMU: Missouri Senate votes to create review
commission for university system
CDT: Rolla forum draws 70 to discuss University of
Missouri presidential search X
KWMU: University of Missouri presidential search
committee holds listening session
KWMU: St. Louis On the Air: Interview with
University of Missouri's first-ever "diversity, equity and inclusion"
chief Kevin McDonald
Columbia Missourian: Spike Lee's film on student
activism to premier tomorrow at Missouri Theatre
Columbia Missourian: House committee considers teacher
salary hike, more funding for poorest schools
KC Star: Profile: New KC Public Schools
Superintendent Mark Bedell +
AP: Regulations on Uber, Lyft advance in Missouri House
Columbia Missourian: Without database, Missouri
pharmacists struggle to detect prescription drug abuse
The Missouri Times: Coalition files brief with high
court in bag bill suit
P-D: Ameren says downtown demand growth means flurry
of projects
JCNT editorial: Raising the fuel tax raises the risk X
St. Joseph News-Press editorial: State awaits leaders'
road plan X
P-D op-ed: Jobs With Justice's Ruth Ehresman:
Child-care training program is a good start, and much more spending is
needed
KC Star's Sanchez: New KC superintendent understands
how hard life is for young urbanites +
CDT op-ed: Former Mizzou football star/NFL practice
squad semi-finalist Michael Sam: Missouri must stop SJR 39 X
SNL letter: Area man disagrees with Billy Long on
Cuba, Obama X
P-D letter: Illinois man says NGA decision was based
on politics, not logic
P-D letter: St. Louis City man says NGA decision means
another black neighbhoorhood is uprooted in the name of "urban
revitalization"
P-D letter: St. Louis City man applauds Post-Dispatch
for providing significant pro-Missouri/anti-Illinois messaging to
decisionmakers
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Monday, April 4
KWMU: With presidential primary out of the way, battle
begins over who gets to be a delegate
Washington Missourian: McCaskill favors charter
schools, opposes tuition vouchers X
KRES/KWIX (Moberly): Hartzler wants more funding for
national defense
This Week in Missouri Politics: David Jackson vs. Anne
Schweitzer on earnings tax; Panel of Mike Kelley, Crystal
Brinkley, Dave Spence, and Ron Hicks talk earnings tax, SJR 39, Trump
and Sanders
Kraske: The Chat: Hanaway on Nixon and law
enforcement; Libla on gas-tax increase
+
KC Star: The question for Eric Greitens: Is he
cashing in on Navy SEAL brand? +
P-D: MoDOT dips into cash reserves to match federal
money
Missourinet: Rep. Nate Walker (R-Kirksville):
Urban Missouri lawmakers 'out of touch' with rural transportation needs
KRES/KWIX (Moberly): Sen. Brian Munzlinger
(R-Williamstown) on fuel tax bill
Missourinet: Missouri House proposes putting
telehealth allowances into law
SE
Missourian: Child-abuse agencies stretched by volume of cases,
lack of foster homes +
SNL: Campus concealed carry bill moves forward with
concessions X
Columbia Missourian: UM System budget cuts await vote
in the Senate
KWMU: St. Louis on the Air: Promo for new
race/class/poverty-complaint show "We Live Here"; Second segment
features University of Missouri "diversity, equity and inclusion"
officer Kevin McDonald
P-D editorial: Savor the NGA decision as a rare
generational moment
St. Joseph News-Press editorial: Ethics overhauls, one
bill at a time X
Priddy: Supporters of SJR 39 are acting un-Christian
Messenger: Readers react to story about man who chose
to break the law but deserves a break because he is poor
P-D letter: St. Louis man says trucking industry
should bear the brunt of highway funding
P-D letter: Illinois man weighs in on Missouri
legislation regarding Katy Trail and ATVs
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Sunday, April 3
SE
Missourian: Jason Smith organizes local summit for veterans' aid +
P-D: Officials hope spy agency will improve North St.
Louis City
Columbia Missourian: Lincoln Day dinner recap:
Attendees endure twenty (20) stump speeches, Schaefer touts former KC
Star columnist Barb Shelly's screed as endorsement of his conservatism,
more
CDT: Nixon answers GOP governor candidates' criticisms
over how he handled MU race protests X
NY Times: Rift among Navy SEALs over Eric Greitens,
others who cash in on brand; Combat-tested soldiers critical of
"incentivizing narcissistic and profit-oriented behavior"
Kirksville Daily Express: Greitens addresses SEALs
video during Kirksville stop, says "political establishment" is scared
Lebanon Daily Record: Mike Parson vows to avoid
political dirt in his campaign for lieutenant governor
Drebes: Nasheed puts her money where her mouth is,
supports earnings tax effort with her own campaign dollars
JCNT: Sen. Ed Emery (R-Lamar): Congress should
give federal lands to states X
CDT: State shakes 26,000 off of SNAP handout list;
More than 800,000 remain on the dole X
P-D: Jobless rate hits a low in St. Louis;
Thoughts from HR recruiters, people looking for jobs, others
P-D: The Bottom Line video: Business reporters
Jim Gallagher and David Nicklaus discuss St. Louis jobless numbers
while day-drinking at Broadway Oyster Bar
KWMU: University of Missouri wants input on search for
next president
Columbia Missourian: St. Louis County public school
student lands success in state geography bee; Minority student
chooses to work hard, acheives success
AP:
Business outcry doesn't stop SJR 39
KC Star: What does it mean to be genderqueer or
nonbinary? Interviews with three genderqueers, along with a pronoun
guide to humans with nontraditional gender self-assignments +
P-D: Earnings tax: Final preview before
Tuesday's vote
Columbia Missourian: Two years after Michael Brown's
attack on Darren Wilson, no substantial changes to law enforcement
statutes
Washington Missourian editorial: Congratulations to
St. Louis for a huge bipartisan victory on NGA
Washington Missourian editorial: State lawmakers must
step up and pass a gas tax increase for transportation
SNL editorial: SJR 39 bad for Springfield X
Rolla Daily News op-ed: McCaskill: Student loan
debt is a burden on all Missourians
Washington Missourian's Bill Miller: Why do candidates
with no chance of winning run for statewide office? A list of 2016's
also-rans +
St. Louis Magazine's Ray Hartmann: Guns gone
wild; Missouri lawmakers brandish their absurdity - again;
Burlison, McDaniel, McGaugh, others should be tagged (R-NRA) for their
allegiance
KC Star letter: Safe Haven for Newborns law allows
unwilling parents to donate kids +
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Saturday, April 2
KC Star: Donald Trump begins mobilizing for Missouri's
April 9 GOP caucuses +
KC Star: United Transportation Union poll:
Clinton over Trump 42-40; Blunt over Kander 49-35; Koster
leads GOP field for governor +
CDT: Blunt, GOP statewide candidates speak at Lincoln
Day dinner X
CDT: Blunt attends state geography bee finals;
Indian boys from St. Louis County public schools finish first and
second, besting St. Louis private-school Caucasoid X
KWMU: After NGA selects St. Louis, city infighting
begins; Clay on displacing residents: "There's no
neighborhood. It takes neighbors to actually have a neighborhood."
P-D: NGA director's e-mail echoes St. Louis'
'millennial case' for $1.75 billion project; Reaction from
victors, displaced seasoned citizens, Illinois residents
The Missouri Times: St. Louis tops Illinois, wins bid
for new NGA site
KWMU: Behind the Headlines podcast: Rosenbaum,
Marshall Griffin and Maria Altman on NGA, earnings tax vote, Ferguson,
more
P-D: Baseball-related political contributions:
DeWitt family gives to MOGOP, other GOP campaigns; Eric Greitens
accept $25,000 from part-owner of Chicago Cubs
SE
Missourian: Area state reps to face token opposition on road to
re-election +
CDT: Susan McClintic, former leader of local NEA,
talks about her race versus Rep. Chuck Basye (R-Rocheport) X
Drebes: Rep. Shane Roden (R-Cedar Hill) says he's
disappointed in Rep. Brandon Ellington (D-Kansas City)
Missourinet: Sen. Doug Libla (R-Poplar Bluff) explains
need for increase in his gas tax hike proposal
SNL: Bill from Rep. Elijah Haahr (R-Springfield) would
give student journalists more freedom, prevent schools from censoring
content X
KNPN (St. Joseph): Missing persons advocate bill
before Senate committee
Missourinet: Missouri Senate passes youth suicide
prevention proposal
KC Star: GOP legislators target Planned Parenthood +
SE
Missourian: Local lawmakers support SJR 39; Rep. Holly
Rehder (R-Sikeston) says legislation is "a shield, not a sword" +
P-D: Utility bill advances in Missouri Senate
The Missouri Times: Missourians for a Balanced Energy
Future applauds Senate grid modernization effort
Missourinet: Missing MoDOT mascot Barrel Bob found in
a ditch
P-D: Barrel Bob, MODOT's stolen safety mascot, is found
Brownfield Ag News: Missouri Rural Crisis Center drops
checkoff-related suit against Missouri Department of Agriculture
P-D: EPA to remove dirt on private property adjacent
to landfill
P-D editorial briefs: On Cynthia Davis and David Poger
Messenger: Profile of a lawbreaker: Courts to
decide if a grown man who chooses to drive 85 mph is a scofflaw or "a
poor young man" who deserves a break
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Friday, April
1 April
Fool's Day
March
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February
2016 headlines
April
2015 headlines
KWMU: NGA: north St. Louis 'preferred' site for
new facility
P-D: NGA to stay in St. Louis; Federal agency
chooses to invest in urban area that needs support
KWMU: Elected officials offer NGA reaction:
Underpaid government employees ghostwrite coherent, in-touch statements
for multimillionaire bosses
Columbia Missourian: Roy Blunt tours firehouse, gets
free t-shirt and hat
KWMU: "St. Louis on the Air": A look at issues
facing women in Missouri; KC-based Women's Foundation provides
research for closing gender wage gap, expanding child care options,
other issues impacting women and children
KC Star: Video: Kansas City group protests for
local jobs; Residents of different races, faiths unite to call on
corporate community for job-training help +
Kraske: The Chat: Libla on transportation
tax; Greitens' end-of-quarter fundraising push; Republicans
congratulate themselves for candidate-filing "victories" created by
gerrymandered map +
The Missouri Times: Q&A with Speaker Todd
Richardson: SJR 39, paycheck deception, making it harder for
minority and elderly Missourians to vote, more
KWMU: Politically Speaking podcast: Rep. Elijah
Haahr (R-Springfield) on Uber, sex trafficking, restricting minority
and elderly access to ballot box via voter ID, more
The Missouri Times: Nixon and Richardson to clash over
paycheck deception vote
JCNT: Senate backs bill raising Missouri fuel taxes X
Missourinet: Senate budget demands reductions in
Medicaid spending by next week; Proposal would scrutinize, slash
medications vital to the most vulnerable Missourians
Missourinet: Republican candidate for statewide office
wants to expand powers of the office he expects to win
The Missouri Times: LGBT activists gather for
Transgender Day of visibility, speak out against discriminatory measure
Columbia Missourian: PROMO turns out more than 100
LGBT activists against SJR 39
Missourinet: House passes state ban of powdered
alchohol; Republican reps rationalize more government intrusion
into personal choice
The Missouri Times: Sen. Jamilah Nasheed (D-St. Louis
City) represents St. Louis at Harvard conference
KWMU: "St. Louis on the Air": Pros and cons of
earnings tax ballot: Municipal government employee Paul Payne vs.
multimillionaire Travis Brown
KWMU: Does St. Louis earnings tax affect business
growth? Comments from academic experts, area corporate CEO who
abandoned city for one (1) percent tax break
CDT: House votes to allow concealed weapons on college
campuses; Republicans insist more guns equal greater safety X
KWMU: Free gun locks will be given away Friday at St.
Louis City Hall; Women's Voices Raised for Social Justice efforts
seek to curb accidental-shooting epidemic
KWMU: Ferguson picks Miami cop to be next police
chief; Majority-African-American community gets a top law
enforcement officer that can relate to black community
P-D: Florissant police arrest man at town hall
meeting; Landowning white male repeatedly disrupts public
meeting, is escorted away in gentle and dignified manner
CDT: Hank Waters among Boone County Hall of Fame
inductees; Veteran journalist is a role model for those who seek
to maintain lucidity, community impact in twilight years X
P-D editorial: With NGA decision, faith and promise in
a new St. Louis future
P-D editorial: More Missourians get hungrier starting
today; Republicans strike disingenuous "get a job" stance while
neediest Missourians fall through state's food safety net
P-D op-ed: Fordham Institute: Missouri have
erred in going alone on testing
P-D letter: Clayton Caucasoid offended by female
professor's call for racial, gender diversity in university leadership
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