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Archive - April 2021



    

        Friday, April 30, 2021
       
SE Missourian:  U.S. Rep. Jason Smith blasts 'unnecessary' Biden spending
          AP:  St. Louis couple who defended home from roving protester mob back in court
          The Missouri Times:  David Tyson Smith sworn into House, joins Democratic superminority
          The Missouri Times:  Senate considers election legislation
          Missouri Independent:  After voting down Senate COVID liability bill, House focus turns to pared down version
          KWMU:  Missouri Medicaid expansion proponents likely need courts to follow through on voter-approved plan
          Missourinet:  Missouri Senate sides with House, chooses not to fund Medicaid expansion
          KC Star:  Overview:  Missouri Medicaid expansion funding debate
          Jason Rosenbaum:  Medicaid fight showcases broader Missouri GOP effort to raise ballot initiative bar
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Local lawmakers split on vaccine measure
          Brownfield Ag News:  Missouri Farm Bureau President Garrett Hawkins testifies on broadband need
          The Missouri Times:  Capitol Briefs:  Lawmakers move to rein in who can inspect agriculture facilities
          P-D:  Missouri Senate advances measure to limit farm inspections
          Brownfield Ag News:  Missouri House passes bipartisan feral hog bill
          The Missouri Times:  Senate progresses effort to denounce Dred Scott decision
          Columbia Missourian:  Briefs:  Senate denounces Dred Scott decision;  Burlison resolution calls for a constitutional convention
          SE Missourian:  Local state reps support Second Amendment protections;  Methodist bishop opposes bill
          Missouri Independent:  Missouri Gaming Commission chooses former judge as new chief
          KWMU:  State school board expands Normandy's governing board after complaints
          P-D:  Normandy schools gain two board members after community outcry over superintendent's lack of credentials
          JCNT editorial:  State lawmakers are right - oversight needed for federal money
          Joplin Globe editorial:  Missouri lawmakers come through for children
          P-D editorial:  Missouri Republicans ignore the voters on Medicaid. The courts must step in.
          SE Missourian editorial:  Permanent daylight savings time makes sense
          Missouri Independent op-ed:  Phill Brooks:  On Wayfair
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Rep. Kurtis Gregory (R-Marshall):  HB 349 increases funding for school bus transportation in rural areas;  the Senate needs to make it a priority
          Joplin Globe letter:  Joplin septuagenarian unhappy with Roy Blunt and GOP state legislators
          Joplin Globe letter:  Joplin sexagenarian wants state lawmakers to fund Medicaid expansion
          KC Star letter:  Woman who chooses to live in Kansas attempts sarcasm regarding Rep. Hannah Kelly (R-Mountain Grove) bill on aborted babies



        Thursday, April 29, 2021
       
St. Joseph News-Press:  Hawley hopes Biden will support child care payments
          SNL:  Fiona Wu named U.S. Presidential Scholars semifinalist;  Taiwanese female - the offspring of legal immigrants - chooses to work hard, achieves success
          P-D:  Rockwood School District employee tells teachers to hide white-guilt lesson plans from parents;  Missouri Legislature considering bills to push back against 1619 Project, other blame-America curriculum
          P-D:  Missouri collecting data to track cases of COVID-19 in fully vaccinated people
          The Missouri Times:  Freshman profile:  Rep. Kimberly-Ann Collins (D-St. Louis City)
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri Senate passes its budget package sans Medicaid expansion funding
          Missouri Independent:  Missouri Senate rejects funding for Medicaid expansion
          P-D:  Missouri Senate rejects funding for Medicaid expansion
          Columbia Missourian's Rachel Behrndt:  Senate rejects Medicaid expansion;  Comments from Lake Saint Louis Republican "Bob Odner [sic]";  Dems urge "republican [sic] colleges [sic]" to fund expansion
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri FY22 budget:  4 differences between House, Senate plans
          The Missouri Times:  A Missouri budget process primer
          Columbia Missourian:  Senate committee debates voter ID requirement approved by House
          KWMU:  Empower Missouri, ACLU, League of Women Voters, et al. congregate at Capitol to oppose GOP ballot-integrity measures
          JCNT:  Liberal rally at Capitol draws dozens
          KRES/KWIX:  Rep. Ed Lewis (R-Moberly) predicts some education bills will be approved
          Columbia Missourian:  Lawmakers make late-session push to pass COVID-19 related legislation
          Missouri Independent:  Missouri Senate renews push to bar vaccine passports, rein in local health orders
          KRES/KWIX:  Rep. Tim Taylor (R-Bunceton) "on the fence" on PDMP
          Missouri Independent:  Defeat of gambling bill likely dooms legislative push against 'gray market' machines
          P-D:  Urban farms in 'food deserts' could get tax credits under plan moving in Missouri Legislature
          Columbia Missourians:  House supports expanding farmers market accessibility to those receiving Women, Infants and Children (WIC) handouts
          KWMU:  Urban liberals hold anti-gun press conference
          Missouri Independent:  Environmental law group complains to EPA about Missouri DNR;  Group suggests oil company to blame for minorities' asthma
          P-D editorial:  A modest gas-tax hike would rescue Missouri's dangerously neglected roads
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Dr. Randall Williams:  In appreciation of Missouri
          KC Star's Jonathan Shorman and Jeanne Kuang:  With Senate Medicaid vote, Missouri GOP helps put Gov. Parson in a political bind
          Missourinet's Bob Priddy:  Join me and the Missouri Humanities Council for the Show Me Statesmanship webinar:  starring Charlie Shields, Rita Heard Days, Jolie Justus, Scott Rupp, others
          KC Star op-ed:  Missourians won't stand for GOP lawmakers silencing voices
          KC Star's Mara Rose Williams:  Hey, old white men, ya'll run everything. White males do not get to to cry 'racism.'
          P-D letter:  Frontenac septuagenarian labels Josh Hawley "the biggest racist in the U.S. Senate"
          P-D letter:  St. Peters septuagenarian labels Josh Hawley a racist, says he is also "just plain stupid"
          P-D letter:  Lake Saint Louis man criticizes GOP U.S. Senate candidates, mocks unsophisticated "Missoura" voters
          P-D letter:  St. Charles Democrat who lost state Senate race by 15 points complains about state Senate
          P-D letter:  St. Charles man mocks Wiemann's gun-range proposal



        Wednesday, April 28, 2021
       
Missouri Independent:  Eric Schmitt joins Republican AGs taking aim at 'social cost of carbon' initiatives
          SE Missourian:  State's population climbs above 6 million
          Columbia Missourian:  Missouri population holds steady;  no gains or losses in Congress
          Joplin Globe:  League of Women Voters promotes "Missouri's Community Mapping project" for redistricting, will promote "People Powered Fair Maps" result
          KC Star:  Cleaver seeking federal dollars for U.S. 69, electric buses through earmarks
          KWMU:  Large-scale St. Louis VA study measures severity, scope of 'Long COVID'
          SE Missourian:  State data:  Cape County's jobless rate held steady last month
          JCNT:  Gov. Parson addresses annual motorcycle rally
          The Missouri Times:  Senate passes $2B supplemental budget package
          P-D:  Missouri Senate approves COVID-19 relief funding
          P-D:  Missouri Senate moves to boost oversight of health departments after COVID-19 shutdowns
          The Missouri Times:  Video lottery terminals, sportsbook bill laid over in the Senate
          Columbia Missourian:  Fuel tax increase could be on horizon for Missourians
          P-D:  Legislation to protect Missourians' gun rights shelved after debate in Missouri Senate
          The Missouri Times:  Funding for capital improvement projects passes House
          Columbia Missourian:  Costly carpeting calls attention to lawmakers' spending in capital improvements
          P-D:  Missouri lawmakers floored by price tag of Capitol carpet replacement
          KWMU:  St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones meets with Gov. Parson, finds common ground on key issues;  Liberals gather outside Capitol to complain about Medicaid expansion funding
          The Missouri Times:  Liberal groups hold Medicaid-funding protest;  Activists wear masks while standing outdoors
          P-D:  Liberals rally outside Capitol for Medicaid expansion funding
          JCNT:  Fight over Medicaid funding retreads old paths
          Columbia Missourian:  Liberals rally for Medicaid expansion funding
          Missouri Independent:  Democrats vow court battle if lawmakers don't fund Missouri Medicaid expansion
          KC Star:  Bill from Rep. Hannah Kelly (R-Mountain Grove) would require proper burial or cremation of babies killed by abortion
          Missouri Independent:  COVID liability bill voted down in Missouri House committee
          Columbia Missourian:  Lawmakers question isolation of children in state facilities during pandemic
          St. Joseph News-Press:  State proposal would allow 48-hour arrests without warrant
          SNL:  Medical marijuana dispensaries coming to downtown Springfield and Branson this spring
          SE Missourian editorial:  SEMO native Robert Knodell takes on key state government role
          KC Star editorial:  Funerals for fetuses:  Missouri bill would force uncomfortable feelings upon women who end babies' lives
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Missouri Farm Bureau President Garrett Hawkins:  Property rights battle coming down to the wire
          P-D video op-ed:  Tony Messenger, Aisha Sultan criticize GOP efforts to keep high school boys out of girls' sports, prohibit chemical castration of children, etc.
          P-D letter:  Eagle College Prep Charter Schools Board Chairwoman says charter schools are held as accountable as public ones


        Tuesday, April 27, 2021
       
The Missouri Times:  A look at what the new Census apportionment data means for Missouri
          P-D:  Missouri's number of U.S. House seats holds steady
          The Missouri Times:  This Week in Missouri Politics recap:  Ann Wagner on her possible U.S. Senate run, pro-life legislation;  Panel discusses GOP U.S. Senate primary, Medicaid expansion funding
          KWMU:  U.S. Rep. Cori Bush makes the case for environmental legislation
          The Missouri Times:  Jamey Murphy awarded St. Louis County Republican of the Year
          SNL:  Journalist killed in her urban Kansas City apartment was Springfield native, University of Missouri graduate
          KC Star:  Death of former statehouse reporter Aviva Okeson-Haberman being investigated as a homicide, KC police say
          KWMU:  St. Louis on the Air with Sarah Fenske:  Former Children's Education Alliance of Missouri intern promotes his "Current Affairs" article bashing Rex Sinquefield, expresses resentment over not being invited to Sinquefields' farm
          Columbia Missourian:  Veteran feminists recall former Speaker Tim Jones' help in honoring suffragette
          The Missouri Times:  Freshman profile:  Rep. Barbara Phifer (D-Kirkwood)
          P-D:  Missouri House docks the pay of Rep. Wiley Price (D-St. Louis City);  House Ethics Committee requires lawmaker to repay $22,492 in costs
          Missouri Independent:  Governor's office following Sunshine Law regarding Randall Williams' departure documents, declines invitation to share resignation letter with media
          KRES/KWIX:  State legislators addressing flood issues on the Missouri River
          Missourinet:  Budget Chairman Cody Smith (R-Carthage):  Bipartisan oversight is needed on federal rescue plan dollars
          Columbia Missourian:  Missouri is getting billions in federal aid. Lawmakers want bipartisan oversight
          KC Star:  KC Mayor Quinton Lucas blasts proposed Missouri oversight of KC's COVID relief spending
          KRES/KWIX:  Rep. Louis Riggs (R-Hannibal) discusses rural caucus' request for $250 million in federal resources for broadband
          Missouri Independent:  Missouri colleges gain most in House construction spending proposal
          Columbia Missourian:  Proposal to exempt many seniors from property taxes gets initial approval in state House
          P-D:  Pump prices could rise under plan to raise Missouri's gas tax
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Public safety protections in place under Good Samaritan Law
          Missouri Independent:  Supporters say environmental bill would help businesses harmed by 'aggressive' MO DNR
          Missourinet:  Missouri State University survey:  Pandemic stress is the last straw for 10% of Missouri teachers
          P-D:  Bill that limits use of 'chokeholds' by police gets initial approval in House
          St. Joseph News-Press:  'Chokehold' bill wins approval by voice vote in House
          P-D editorial:  Gov. Parson wrong on gun control - country needs a national "red-flag" law
          St. Joseph News-Press op-ed:  Rep. J. Eggleston (R-Maysville):  Medicaid expansion's drastic budget effect
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Rep. Alex Riley (R-Springfield):  Let's pass COVID liability legislation now
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Jobs With Justice's Teresa Mithen Danieley:  Say no to charter schools and school choice
          Columbia Missourian's Ken Midkiff:  American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) responsible for Missouri's protester-accountability bills
          P-D op-ed:  University City High School student says he enjoyed reading 1619 Project's tales of oppression, criticizes state of Missouri for electing conservatives to state and federal office
          KC Star letters:  Two KC physicians want Legislature to fund Medicaid expansion;  Kansas City sexagenarian says she has nagged Hawley's office with letters "more than (she) can count" and is unhappy with quality of responses



        Monday, April 26, 2021
       
This Week in Missouri Politics:  Ann Wagner talks with Scott Faughn about trip to southern border and infestation of illegal immigrants, fighting the Pelosi agenda, pro-life legislation, GOP U.S. Senate primary;  Panel of Reps. LaKeySha Bosley (D-St. Louis City) and Mary Elizabeth Coleman (R-Arnold), Carpenters' Mark Dalton, David Barklage on GOP U.S. Senate primary, Medicaid expansion funding, keeping high school boys out of girls' athletics, more
          KC Star:  GOP U.S. Senate primary updates:  Billy Long at Mar-a-Lago on Wednesday, more
          KCUR:  Reporter Aviva Okeson-Haberman killed by stray bullet;  Statehouse reporter lived in first-floor apartment in urban neighborhood
          KC Star:  Statehouse reporter Aviva Okeson-Haberman, 24, killed by stray bullet in urban Kansas City neighborhood
          KC Star:  Regional China virus update:  48 coronavirus infections, no new deaths Sunday
          KWMU:  Some area veterans call VA system for COVID-19 vaccinations a public health model
          KRES/KWIX:  Gov. Parson says Missouri's economy is heading in the right direction
          SNL:  Gov. Parson visits John Deere Reman, which is adding 130 employees in Springfield this year
          SNL:  Photo gallery:  Gov. Parson visits Springfield John Deere Reman facility
          Missourinet:  What we're watching this week in the Missouri Legislature:  Medicaid expansion debate, budget and daylight savings bill
          KRES/KWIX:  Sen. Cindy O'Laughlin (R-Shelbina) expects eminent domain legislation to reach floor, uncertain about open enrollment bill
          Missouri Independent:  University of Missouri to close center studying state economy, taxes
          KWMU:  Missouri to open temporary license office at Lambert Airport
          P-D:  Missouri Gaming Commission Chairman Mike Leara raising questions about push to legalize slots in Missouri
          P-D:  The Link Market denied sales tax exemption by Missouri officials, awaits state Supreme Court decision
          St. Joseph News-Press editorial:  Sen. Hawley's "Trust-Busting for the Twenty-First Century Act" is right move for the wrong reason
          P-D letter:  Wildwood man urges Post-Dispatch to attempt responsible journalism regarding COVID, instead of its "clickbait" headlines
          P-D letter:  Clayton septuagenarian says gas tax favors rural Missourians, wants toll roads instead
          P-D letter:  Ladue sexagenarian criticizes charter schools, blames urban students' poor performance on "racial segregation" and "the stress of poverty"



        Sunday, April 25, 2021
       
St. Joseph News-Press:  Hawley weighs in on "speech police," vaccines
          JCNT:  Solution to Missouri River flooding remains elusive
          KC Star:  USDA still has 231 job vacancies for KC-area jobs;  Comments from Blunt, Cleaver
          P-D:  U.S. Rep. Cori Bush weighs in on St. Louis City jails
          KC Star:  Missouri will resume use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine, DHSS says
          KC Star:  Regional China virus update
          P-D:  Despite vaccine success, it's still too soon to continue living normal life, St. Louis area doctors insist
          Joplin Globe:  Online sales tax bill moves through Missouri House committee
          SNL:  Missouri State survey:  1 in 10 teachers thinking about calling it quits
          SNL:  Missouri State survey:  Missouri teachers have felt stressed, 'attacked' during pandemic, statewide survey shows
          P-D editorial:  On anti-Asian hate, Josh Hawley again on the wrong side of history
          JCNT editorial:  Renewing commitment to crime victims
          Joplin Globe parent company:  Take our brief survey on Black Lives Matter, "racial inequality," George Floyd, "police reforms," etc.
          St. Joseph News-Press editorial:  Sam Graves must remember to maintain visibility in his district
          Joplin Globe editorial:  Randall Williams' departure an opportunity to restore credibility to DHSS
          P-D editorial:  Lawmakers should embrace, not ban, 1619 Project
          P-D's Kevin McDermott:  Hawley vows to rein in corporate power. If only he meant it.
          Columbia Missourian's Adam Jackson:  Missouri lawmakers strive to peel back rules designed to curb harmful CAFOs
          KWMU op-ed:  Kaiser Health News' Eric Berger:  Virtual care spreads in Missouri health system, home to 'hospitals without beds'
          KC Star letter:  Man who chooses to live in Kansas criticizes Missourians for bad judgment in electing Josh Hawley
          P-D letter:  Kirkwood septuagenarian disapproves of Post-Dispatch's sensationalist COVID headlines



        Saturday, April 24, 2021
       
JCNT:  Varying COVID travel restrictions remain in place in numerous states
          KWMU:  St. Louis on the Air with Sarah Fenske:  Area women discuss how COVID vaccine is affecting their menstrual cycles
          Missouri Independent:  Health officials continue to cater vaccine distribution to minorities, foreigners who choose to not speak English
          Missouri Independent:  Missouri Medical Cannabis Trade Association to raise money for Uniting Missouri PAC;  D.C.-based Common Cause, liberal Missouri group unhappy
          P-D:  Jefferson City's Gamble Schlemeier wins City of Chesterfield contract to secure Biden "Rescue Plan Act" handouts
          The Missouri Times:  Freshman profile:  Rep. Michael Davis (R-Kansas City)
          The Missouri Times:  Freshman profile:  Rep. Lisa Thomas (R-Lake Ozark)
          SNL:  Missouri's library for blind gets tech upgrade
          SNL:  New tax credits for Missourians who adopt, foster children become law
          SE Missourian:  Sen. Holly Rehder (R-Scott City) opposed to Medicaid funds expansion
          KRES/KWIX:  Sen. Cindy O'Laughlin (R-Shelbina) says rural areas "overwhelmingly" opposed "financially unsustainable" Medicaid expansion
          KRES/KWIX:  Rep. Danny Busick (R-Newtown) supports teacher bill moving through Missouri House
          P-D:  State suspends intake at Annie Malone home for juvenile delinquents in north St. Louis City
          P-D:  Bill looks to enable Missouri power utilities - and their customers - to shift away from coal costs
          The Missouri Times:  PSC accelerates Missouri-American Water Company order
          P-D editorial briefs:  On Josh Hawley's massive fundraising haul and Rick Roeber's departure
          Washington Missourian editorial:  Randall Williams' tenure as DHSS director was tumultuous
          Columbia Missourian op-ed:  League of Women Voters septuagenarian wants lawmakers to fund Medicaid expansion
          Joplin Globe op-ed:  Four bishops:  Opposing infanticide, and supporting Medicaid expansion, are not mutually exclusive
          P-D letter:  National Council of Jewish Women sexagenarian opposes GOP plan to improve Missouri court system



        Friday, April 23, 2021
       
KC Star:  Josh Hawley the only senator to take a stand against "anti-hate crimes" bill
          KC Star:  Leaders of protester mob that invaded McCloskeys' neighborhood refute couple's claims
          The Missouri Times:  Schmitt signs letter to Biden opposing court-packing proposal
          KC Star:  Quinton Lucas takes part in national Gabby Giffords/Everytown gun-control rally;  KC mayor claims 5,000 people have been slain in KC duing his lifetime, blames Missouri state lawmakers
          Heartlander News:  Boone County Democratic Party raffle leads to legal gray area
          The Missouri Times:  Freshman profile:  Rep. Jo Doll (D-Webster Groves)
          KWMU:  St. Louis on the Air with Sarah Fenske preview:  St. Louis women are reporting unusual menstrual periods after receiving COVID-19 vaccine
          JCNT:  State leaders recognize crime victims' rights during ceremony
          Missourinet:  Gov. Parson on departures of DHSS director and COO:  "We thought it was the best thing to do - to part ways"
          P-D:  Gov. Parson on Williams' departure:  It was 'the best thing' to 'go in different directions'
          KC Star:  Gov. Parson asked for Missouri health director Williams' resignation
          The Missouri Times:  Gov. Parson signs foster care, adoption support bills
          JCNT:  Governor signs foster care bills
          Missouri Independent:  Gov. Parson signs into law bills that provide tax credits for foster, adoptive families
          P-D:  Gov. Parson signs bills providing financial support for foster care and adoption
          KRES/KWIX:  Gov. Parson on legislators' end-of-session push:  Wayfair, gas tax, COVID liability
          Brownfield Ag News:  Missouri cattle producer pushes support for property rights, opposes Grain Belt Express
          SNL:  Legislative losses for Medicaid expansion piling up
          P-D:  Prospects for Medicaid expansion dim as key Senate committee says no
          KC Star:  Missouri 'likely going to court either way' as Senate panel rejects Medicaid expansion funds
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Bill from Sen. Tony Luetkemeyer (R-Parkville) would inject Hillyard Center funding
          Heartlander News:  Public hearing held over bill to ban use of The 1619 Project
          P-D:  Webster Groves School Board approves curriculum based on Southern Poverty Law Center resources;  State legislators debate amendment opposing anti-white curriculum
          KWMU:  Several St. Louis-area school districts will keep online learning after pandemic ends
          KRES/KWIX:  Rep. Louis Riggs (R-Hannibal) on housing stock bill
          Missouri Independent:  Sen. Bob Onder (R-Lake Saint Louis) says trickery from MONA supporters threatens bill
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri legislators meet with British ambassador, consuls
          Missourinet:  Friends of the United Kingdom Caucus highlights Missouri's $2 billion economic relationship with the UK
          KC Star editorial:  Of course Josh Hawley was the only no on anti-Asian hate crime bill. That's his brand
          P-D editorial:  Attorney General Schmitt keeps tilting at legal windmills to raise his campaign profile
          KC Star editorial:  Missouri health director is gone, and he won't be missed
          P-D editorial:  State money shouldn't flow to private entity using questionable tactics
          Missourinet's Bob Priddy:  Update on heart surgery
          Columbia Missourian op-ed:  Westminster assistant political science professor Joshua Holzer:  Summary of news coverage regarding GOP U.S. Senate primary
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Greater St. Louis, Inc. wants lawmakers to fund Medicaid expansion
          Missouri Independent op-ed:  ProPublica's Jeremy Kohler and Haru Coryne:  Missourians who chose to get state-supported 'clean energy' loans complain about paying their debts
          Joplin Globe letter:  Pineville septuagenarian expresses anger over GOP lawmakers and Medicaid expansion funding, compares Rep. Dirk Deaton (R-Noel) to Sen. Josh Hawley



        Thursday, April 22, 2021
       
P-D:  Danielle Belton named editor-in-chief of HuffPost;  Hazelwood Central graduate/GALACTIC alum on her bipolar disorder, focus on LGBTQIA* and handicapped issues, approach to newsroom reporting facts despite liberal biases
          KC Star:  Event promo:  RSVP for our gun-control advocacy series, paid for by Missouri Foundation for Health and Report for America;  Panel, hosted by gun-control series reporter Kaitlin Washburn, will assign blame for "root causes of gun violence"
          KC Star:  Former Amnesty International intern and refugee advocate Hurubie Meko joins KC Star's gun-control journalism team
          The Missouri Times:  House expels Rick Roeber (R-Lee's Summit) following Ethics report
          Missourinet:  For the first time since the Civil War, Missouri House expels one of its own
          Columbia Missourian:  House takes historic vote to expel lawmaker over abuse allegations
          KWMU:  House votes to expel Rick Roeber
          KC Star:  Roeber expelled from Missouri House
          Brownfield Ag News:  Ag groups host rally at Missouri Capitol to protect land rights
          Brownfield Ag New:  Committee hears emotional testimony in support of SB 508
          The Missouri Times:  Legislators, landowner groups rally in support of eminent domain legislation
          Missourinet:  Bill to stop Grain Belt Express path gets Missouri Senate hearing, again
          Columbia Missourian:  Missouri senators discuss bill that would halt construction of Grain Belt Express
          KRES/KWIX:  Rep. Peggy McGaugh (R-Carrollton) on election-related bills:  paper ballots and using campaign cash to pay babysitters and day cares
          The Missouri Times:  Capitol Briefs:  Medicaid expansion funding fails in Senate appropriations
          Missouri Independent:  Missouri Medicaid expansion fails Senate committee on tie vote
          P-D:  Medicaid expansion funding withers in Missouri Senate
          Columbia Missourian:  Online sales tax moves through House Ways and Means Committee
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Legislature addressing prison-staff shortage
          KRES/KWIX:  Rep. Tim Taylor (R-Bunceton) on Special Needs Adoption Tax Credit Act
          The Missouri Times:  Gov. Parson asks for David Steelman's help in UM System Board transition
          Missouri Independent:  Gov. Parson thanks David Steelman for service on UM System Board, asks for resignation
          P-D:  Bill to protect high school girl athletes advances in Missouri House
          Missouri Independent:  House approves bill to protect female high school athletes
          KC Star:  Bill to maintain level playing field in high school athletics passes House
          P-D:  Debate over "1619 Project" white-guilt curriculum reaches Missouri statehouse
          P-D:  Low enrollment delays Normandy charter school launch to 2022
          The Missouri Times:  Capitol Briefs:  Firefighter benefits bill perfected after Senate amendment stalls
          JCNT:  Tensions flaring in Senate as session winds down
          SE Missourian:  Missouri House OKs daylight savings bill;  Rep. Barry Hovis (R-Cape Girardeau) votes 'no'
          KC Star editorial:  Swampy Sam Graves raises money at his favorite locale:  a high-end Wyoming ski resort
          Columbia Missourian's David Rosman:  We can't eliminate personal property taxes without finding other funding means
          P-D letter:  Affton man opposes changes to statewide petition process
          SE Missourian letter:  Moms Demand Action sexagenarian claims traveling "memorial" gimmick had banner stolen, "t-shirts knocked over"



        Wednesday, April 21, 2021
       
The Missouri Times:  Capitol Briefs:  Missouri congressional delegation, except Cori Bush, support effort to reduce flood risk on Missouri River
          Missouri Independent:  Advocacy group says hundreds of levees endanger Missouri River;  Atchison County is trying a new way
          Heartlander News:  U.S. Senate candidate Eric Schmitt announces support for congressional term limits
          KWMU:  Black Lives Matter activists celebrate Minnesota court case verdict by blocking downtown intersection, disrupting commutes of people who work for a living, chanting "It ain't [sic] over!"
          P-D:  Photo gallery:  Black Lives Matter agitators block intersection, disrupt evening commute of working people
          KC Star:  Video:  Cori Bush criticizes jury deliberations in police prosecutions:  "Guilty, guilty, guilty ... As much as I want to be overjoyed, the thing is, that really should be the regular thing. It shouldn't be that there is this worldwide wait to find out what the verdict is."
          SNL:  State and municipal officials, along with race activists, weigh in on Minneapolis verdict
          The Missouri Times:  Freshman profile:  Rep. Bill Hardwick (R-Waynesville)
          KC Star:  Missouri Republicans say they couldn't keep Roeber out of House after abuse charges emerged
          The Missouri Times:  Randall Williams resigns as health director;  Robert Knodell named acting chief
          SE Missourian:  Southeast Missouri native Robert Knodell named acting director of DHSS
          Missourinet:  Missouri's top health leader, chief operating officer resign
          Missourinet:  Rep. Mike Stephens (R-Bolivar), House Superminority Leader Crystal Quade (D-Springfield) assess Williams' performance as DHSS director
          SNL:  Missouri's public health chief Randall Williams resigns after years of controversy
          Missouri Independent:  Randall Williams out after four contentious years as Missouri health director
          KWMU:  Missouri health director Randall Williams resigns
          Columbia Missourian:  Randall Williams leaves state health department after four years
          P-D:  Randall Williams, Drew Erdmann depart
          KRES/KWIX:  Sen. Denny Hoskins (R-Warrensburg) has ideas for using "Biden bailout money" responsibly
          Missouri Independent:  Missouri lawmakers strike deal on pro-life language in Medicaid funding bill
          KRES/KWIX:  Rep. Cheri Toalson Reisch (R-Hallsville) explains why she's voting against PDMP
          The Missouri Times:  Capitol Briefs:  House approves homeschooler activity measure
          P-D:  House debates bill to keep high school boys from competing in girls' sports
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Bill could offer lifetime protection for abuse victims
          Columbia Missourian:  Sens. Lincoln Hough (R-Springfield), Bob Onder (R-Lake Saint Louis) spar over firefighter cancer fund
          The Missouri Times:  Reps strip nondiscrimination bill from Children and Families Committee
          KWMU:  St. Louis on the Air with Sarah Fenske:  Sierra Club says Ameren's 2050 climate goal is 'just too slow'
          St. Joseph News-Press editorial:  Even with Wayfair legislation, brick-and-mortar businesses still face uphill battle
          SE Missourian editorial:  Loan-referral website ranks Missouri #1 for college students
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe:  Standing up for personal property rights is standing up for Missouri agriculture
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Missouri Renewable Fuels Association President Steve Murphy:  E15 is a homegrown opportunity Missouri can depend on
          KC Star's Robert Cronkleton:  Send us your questions about "police brutality and reform" and we'll include them in our next advocacy piece
          P-D letter:  Former St. Louis Public Schools board member Peter Downs criticizes Rep. Doug Richey (R-Excelsior Springs) over charter schools



        Tuesday, April 20, 2021
4/20
       
The Missouri Times:  This Week in Missouri Politics recap:  Sen. Bob Onder (R-Lake Saint Louis) on COVID, shutdowns, vaccines, election integrity;  Panel weighs in on GOP U.S. Senate primary, more
          The Missouri Times:  Kimberly Guilfoyle joins Greitens campaign as national chair
          Missouri Independent:  Former Trump adviser Kimberly Guilfoyle named national chair of Greitens U.S. Senate campaign
          KWMU:  Local race activist Darryl Gray warns of St. Louis riots if Minneapolis jury finds officer not guilty in criminal's drug death
          SNL:  Missouri COVID-19 vaccine navigator upgrade will make it easier for Greene County residents to schedule appointments
          P-D:  71 in St. Louis County test positive for COVID-19 after full vaccination
          KWMU:  Volunteers are a vital part of Missouri's successful COVID-19 vaccination effort
          The Missouri Times:  House Ethics Committee:  Rep. Rick Roeber (R-Lee's Summit) sexually, mentally, physically abused his children
          Missourinet:  House Ethics Committee releases Roeber report
          Missouri Independent:  Panel recommends Missouri House expel Republican accused of sexually abusing his children
          P-D:  Scathing report on Missouri lawmaker sets stage for ouster
          The Missouri Times:  Senate committee passes supplemental budget bill
          Missouri Independent:  Missouri spending bill would offer money for mortgage help, utility bills
          KRES/KWIX:  Rep. Louis Riggs (R-Hannibal) analyzes various Wayfair proposals
          The Heartlander:  Why one police chief backs anti-doxxing legislation in Missouri
          P-D:  Senate cuts funding for St. Louis school program over Opportunity Trust discussion
          KRES/KWIX:  Sen. Cindy O'Laughlin (R-Shelbina) on eminent domain bills
          Missouri Independent:  Grain Belt transmission line forges ahead amid landowner, lawmaker pushback
          Columbia Missourian:  Lawmakers support plan to improve 'time-critical diagnosis' in Missouri
          KWMU:  Rising Missouri cannabis sales expected to get bigger boost from 4/20 pothead holiday
          SNL:  Fisherman breaks state and world records with spotted gar catch in southeast Missouri
          KBIA:  Race agitators spread disinformation about Mizzou's restructuring, larger budgets for special-interest centers
          Columbia Missourian:  MU special-interest centers to get more full-time staffing;  Mizzou coed calls strengthening of centers "super disheartening"
          KC Star editorial:  Missouri Ethics Committee report confirms Roeber allegations. Now he must be expelled.
          KC Star editorial:  MU, why haven't you learned? Race activists want answers and you owe them that
          SE Missourian op-ed:  Sen. Roy Blunt:  The truth behind Dems' push to pack the court
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Missouri Farm Bureau President Garrett Hawkins:  Increased funding needed for state and local roads
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Rep. Jamie Burger (R-Benton):  States are solving the COVID liability problem;  Missouri should follow suit
          KC Star op-ed:  Associated Industries of Missouri CEO Ray McCarty:  Energy transmission projects like Grain Belt Express key to prevent Missouri outages
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Renew Missouri Executive Director James Owen:  Energy improvement financing laws a win for customers and the environment
          KC Star's Mara Rose Williams:  "This exhausted black mother weeps for her sons and the sons of my sistas [sic]";  Race columnist "angry, pissed off" about police
          P-D letter:  O'Fallon sexagenarian attempts sarcasm over Rush Limbaugh Day proposal and statewide votes
          P-D letter:  Chesterfield octogenarian calls state legislature "the junta or Politburo"



        Monday, April 19, 2021
       
KWMU:  St. Louis on the Air with Sarah Fenske:  U.S. Rep. Cori Bush wants $1 trillion in federal spending for "environmental justice"
          SNL:  Josh Hawley records $3 million fundraising haul
          SNL:  Photo gallery:  Black Lives Matter protest in Springfield draws nearly 25 people wearing masks outdoors
          KC Star:  Local Vietnamese woman seizes "anti-Asian hate" moment, peddles t-shirts and tote bags at her coffee shop;  Jackie Nguyen says a young non-Asian male once requested shop's "weirdest" coffee drink, tells other harrowing tales of hatred and oppression
          This Week in Missouri Politics:  Sen. Bob Onder (R-Lake Saint Louis) talks with Scott Faughn about governments shutting down businesses and churches, COVID vaccine, vote fraud, more;  Panel of state Reps. Donna Baringer (D-St. Louis City) and Chad Perkins (R-Bowling Green), Jamey Murphy, St. Louis City Alderman-elect Anne Schweitzer on Medicaid expansion funding, GOP U.S. Senate primary, gas tax, offer to give Post-Dispatch reporter a tour of brand new studio, more
          KC Star:  Kansas City area has hundreds of vaccine appointments available. So where are the takers?
          KC Star:  KC metro reports fewer than 50 new coronavirus cases, no new deaths Sunday
          KRES/KWIX:  Sen. Cindy O'Laughlin (R-Shelbina) previews final month of Regular Session
          KRES/KWIX:  Sen. Denny Hoskins (R-Warrensburg) on his gaming legislation
          Washington Missourian:  End of emission testing requirement may be on the horizon
          KRES/KWIX:  Rep. Peggy McGaugh (R-Carrollton) pleased to see funding increase for Missouri's Jobs for America's Graduates (JAG) program
          CDT:  Missouri School Boards' Association, Missouri Charter Public School Association, others weigh in on charter school legislation
          P-D:  $2 million in Missouri budget could flow to nonprofit funder of charter schools
          KRES/KWIX:  Rep. Ed Lewis (R-Moberly) on substitute teacher bill
          Missouri Independent:  Missouri pre-K programs have room to grow;  Advocates hope more government spending is on the horizon
          KOMU:  Protesters gather around Missouri Capitol for transgender march;  Humanoid, wearing mask outdoors, says males do not have natural biological advantage over females in sports
          Missourinet:  Rep. Adam Schwadron (R-St. Charles) wants to crack down on porch pirates
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Car-buying service ranks Missouri teen drivers among the nation's riskiest
          P-D editorial:  Missouri businesses should have a right to require proof of vaccination
          KC Star editorial:  Tuition hike would hurt working-class Missouri families
          SE Missourian editorial:  A reminder of Mississippi River flood wall importance
          P-D's Tony Messenger:  Missouri GOP seeks to politicize state court, while accusing Biden of doing the same



        Sunday, April 18, 2021
       
KC Star:  As Greitens attempts comeback, Schmitt is crowd-pleaser at Jackson County GOP event
          KC Star:  Video:  Schmitt, Greitens clips from Jackson County Reagan-Lincoln Day event
          Missouri Independent:  At Macon County Lincoln Day, Greitens says supporters have 'bar-fight intensity'
          SNL:  This Week in Missouri's 2022 U.S. Senate race:  Jason Smith, Billy Long to hold fundraisers at Trump's Mar-a-Lago
          JCNT:  March for Life participants are getting younger
          Missourinet:  What we're watching this week in the Missouri Legislature:  budget, oversight hearings and MLB antitrust exemption pushback
          Columbia Missourian's Allison Marie Sawyer:  Missouri lawmakers vote to lower unemployment compensation;  Comments from St. Louis City Democrat "Peter Meridth [sic]"
          JCNT:  Missouri children's health was improving going into the pandemic
          Missourinet:  Rep. Jerome Barnes (D-Raytown) says sports officials are being harassed and threatened by parents and fans
          KC Star editorial:  AG Eric Schmitt's lawsuits are everywhere, while Missouri's business goes unattended
          P-D editorial:  Missouri lawmakers should work with urban leaders on gun control and making it easier to punish police officers
          Joplin Globe editorial:  State agencies must be open, follow Sunshine Law
          KC Star's Michael Ryan:  Packing Supreme Court wouldn't be the 'reform' that U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver sees it as
          KC Star op-ed:  U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver:  Missouri can't afford politicians disobeying the voters on Medicaid
          P-D op-ed:  John and Janet Ashcroft:  In J&J appeal of talc-cancer verdict, remember corporate cover-ups and deception
          P-D's Kevin McDermott:  I was hospitalized with the China virus, and can't figure out my medical bills
          SNL letters:  Veteran GOP activist Mark Comfort wants Blunt and Hawley to oppose Dick Durbin bill on price controls and "crony capitalism";  Willard septuagenarian says Senate bills "gag" citizens from reporting animal abuse
          P-D letter:  Sappington man says Ann Wagner has "no principles whatsoever"
          Joplin Globe letter:  Joplin septuagenarian calls GOP state legislators "arrogant," "infantile"



        Saturday, April 17, 2021
       
The Missouri Times' Scott Faughn:  The Chronicles of the Phony Woke:  On Post-Dispatch reporter Jack Suntrup's aborted hit piece
          Twitter:  Video:  Watch Scott Faughn confront Post-Dispatch reporter Jack Suntrup via phone;  Suntrup takes a powder
          KC Star:  Josh Hawley raises more than $3 million in first quarter
          The Missouri Times:  Amid U.S. Senate bid rumors, Jason Smith to hold reception at Mar-a-Lago
          P-D:  Jason Smith to hold fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago
          Missouri Independent:  Dem U.S. Senate candidates Scott Sifton, Lucas Kunce deliver first fundraising reports
          The Missouri Times:  Remington/MO Scout poll puts Schmitt and Greitens neck-and-neck
          The Missouri Times:  NFIB backs Schmitt's suit against Biden's spending plan
          Joplin Globe:  Area cities already planning to how to spend cash from Biden's "American Rescue Plan Act"
          The Missouri Times:  Freshman profile:  Rep. Michael Burton (D-Lakeshire)
          The Missouri Times:  Freshman profile:  Rep. Bishop Davidson (R-Republic)
          KWMU:  Politically Speaking podcast:  Rep. Ashley Bland Manlove (D-Kansas City) talks with Jason Rosenbaum about voter ID, Medicaid expansion, more
          SNL:  Missouri House:  Roeber can't 'escape' investigation by resigning
          AP:  Missouri begins $5 million ad campaign to encourage COVID vaccines
          Columbia Missourian:  Columbia vaccination event caters to those who live in Missouri but choose to not speak English
          KRES/KWIX:  Rep. Ed Lewis (R-Moberly) on opposition to vaccine requirements
          KWMU:  Lawmakers considering COVID-19 liability legislation
          St. Joseph News-Press:  State of Missouri reports two cases of Legionnaire's disease after guests stay at Macon Hotel
          St. Joseph News-Press:  For cities, Wayfair legislation may come with a price
          Missourinet:  Missouri House gives green light to bill letting drivers turn left on red
          P-D:  'Significant' lagoon breaches are just one problem northern Missouri hog farmer faces
          The Missouri Times:  PSC approves Ameren coronavirus assistance fund
          JCNT editorial:  Missouri House makes right call on HIV drugs
          SNL op-ed:  Ozarks Technical Community College Chancellor Hal Higdon:  On "cancel student debt!" silliness and Missouri's generous A+ Scholarship Program
          Columbia Missourian op-ed:  SLU associate sociology professor Elizabeth Chiarello:  Forget PDMP, Missouri lawmakers must fund Medicaid expansion
          Joplin Globe op-ed:  Sen. Bill White (R-Joplin):  Grain Belt Express a great investment for Missouri
          Joplin Globe op-ed:  Missouri Coalition for the Environment Board Member Joe Pitts:  Bill from Sen. Eric Burlison (R-Battlefield) would weaken environmental protection
          P-D letter:  Creve Coeur octogenarian opposes Roy Blunt and NRA
          P-D letter:  Ballwin septuagenarian wants Missouri to have primaries
          P-D letter:  Innsbrook sexagenarian calls state lawmakers' work "offensive," wants shortened legislative session



        Friday, April 16, 2021
       
Brownfield Ag News:  Missouri Farm Bureau calls Biden's infrastructure spending spree a 'wolf in sheep's clothing';  Comments from U.S. Rep. Jason Smith, Farm Bureau's Spencer Tuma
          SNL:  College of the Ozarks sues Biden for order placing men in women's dormitories
          Columbia Missourian:  Another 1,800 vaccines available in Columbia
          KWMU:  St. Louis County health director on coronavirus:  "We are still in the middle of this pandemic";  Metro task force leader Alex Garza wants people to keep wearing masks, remain isolated from crowds
          SNL:  Which Missouri cities and counties are still forcing people to wear masks?
          KC Star:  Campaign finance updates:  Eric Schmitt, Eric Greitens, Lucas Kunce (D)
          The Missouri Times:  Imperial attorney Kyle Haubrich (R) running for Rep. Dan Shaul's open House seat
          The Missouri Times:  Freshman profile:  Rep. Cyndi Buchheit-Courtway (R-Festus)
          Columbia Missourian:  Committee hears arguments on future shape of Columbia's congressional district;  Lawmakers hear testimony from "nonpartisan" League of Women Voters, actual experts
          The Missouri Times:  House rejects Roeber resignation so Ethics probe can continue:  'Our work is not yet done'
          Columbia Missourian:  House refuses to accept resignation of member accused of abuse
          Missouri Independent:  Missouri House rejects Roeber's resignation
          Joplin Globe:  Governor visits Joplin's medical school
          Missourinet:  Rep. Jered Taylor (R-Nixa) says Dept. of Labor and Industrial Relations is suspending collection of unemployment overpayments
          Missouri Independent:  Senators grill Missouri labor director over unemployment debt actions
          St. Joseph News-Press:  NCAA may reneg on commitment to host 2023-24 Division II women's "elite eight" basketball tournament in St. Joseph;  Athletic association opposes legislators' effort to keep boys out of girls' sports
          The Missouri Times:  Senate passes sewer, rate adjustment policy change
          KWMU:  Missouri House wants to end clock changes with permanent daylight savings time
          SE Missourian:  Reaction to permanent daylight savings time mixed for two local lawmakers
          Columbia Missourian:  Senate briefs:  Police mental health, protecting pets, to-go alcohol, softball game
          P-D:  Missouri Senate endorses plan to allow to-go liquor sales to continue
          The Missouri Times:  Kansas City International Airport grapples with increased utility bills after cold snap
          P-D:  Beyond Housing wants state tax incentives
          KC Star editorial:  To avoid Greitens redux, Missouri House plans to fire Rick Roeber before he can quit
          JCNT editorial:  Legislators should strengthen law against celebratory gunfire
          KC Star's Bryan Lowry:  Josh Hawley, who voted to overturn election, claims court bill seeks to overturn elections
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Jake Silverman:  Flood insurance needs rescuing from repetitive claims
          KWMU op-ed:  Harvest Public Media's Christina Stella:  Farmers sue for flood damages over attempts to protect an endangered Missouri River fish
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Rep. Adam Schnelting (R-St. Charles):  On "woke capitalism" and vaccine passports
          Missouri Independent op-ed:  Phill Brooks:  "Kicking the can down the road" on Medicaid expansion
          SNL op-ed:  MSU mathematics professor Larry Campbell:  State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick wrong to support charter school legislation
          Missouri Independent op-ed:  Stan Cowan:  Missouri Gaming Commission should mandate casinos go smoke-free
          P-D letter:  Affton septuagenarian expresses anger over GOP efforts on voter ID, offers sarcastic suggestion about banning Democrats
          P-D letter:  Fenton octogenarian responds to letter responding to story on voter ID legislation



        Thursday, April 15, 2021
       
The Missouri Times:  Hundreds of pro-life supporters assemble at Capitol for Midwest March for Life
          JCNT:  Lawmakers hear voice of 2,000-strong pro-life crowd
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Hawley reacts to corporations' virtue-signaling on voting laws, says he will lead effort to "bust up these corporations, bust up these monopolies"
          KC Star:  Hawley votes against Asian Democrat's "COVID-19 hate crimes" bill
          SE Missourian:  U.S. Rep. Jason Smith opposes Biden's executive action on guns
          SE Missourian:  SEMO alumna Beverly "Lady B" Logan announces independent bid for U.S. Senate;  St. Louis woman says she's creating a new "Purple Party"
          Missourinet:  Missouri House committee on redistricting to hear testimony on Vicky Hartzler's Fourth Congressional District today
          P-D:  J&J setback could boost vaccine skepticism
          SE Missourian:  Multiple bills introduced to honor Rush Limbaugh
          KRES/KWIX:  Missourians could vote on creating Department of Defense
          Columbia Missourian:  NAACP President Nimrod Chapel criticizes Sen. Brian Williams (D-St. Louis City) over chokehold-ban legislation, says senator "got sidelined ... That's real. That's what happened."
          P-D:  Missouri Republicans move forward with bills to add voting safeguards
          Columbia Missourian:  GOP lawmakers continue efforts to fight vote fraud
          P-D:  Missouri lawmakers near deal to collect taxes on online sales
          The Missouri Times:  065 agreement legislation approved by Senate
          JCNT:  Senate hears faith-based youth home legislation
          The Missouri Times:  Senators hear testimony on reform school regulations;  Paris Hilton submits letter to lawmakers, including Senator "Rheder [sic]"
          Columbia Missourian:  Lawmakers push for accountability at DSS
          Missouri Independent:  Missouri open enrollment bill sparks debate
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Sen. Cindy O'Laughlin (R-Shelbina) hoping to move reading bill through Legislature
          SE Missourian:  Missouri's accelerated substitute teacher training program to be permanent option
          Missourinet:  Missouri schools join forces to help military children
          The Missouri Times:  Capitol Briefs:  Urban Issues Committee considers bill to allow school bus stop cameras
          Joplin Globe:  Bill proposes statewide ban of DWI checkpoints
          Columbia Missourian:  Lawmakers consider reaffirming legal smoking age
          P-D:  Missouri House endorses plan to ditch time change
          Columbia Missourian:  House considers establishing permanent daylight savings time
          P-D:  Company pulls plan to build CAFO in northern Missouri
          SNL:  London-based data group YouGov asks Americans to rank states;  Limey poll puts Missouri at #43
          P-D editorial:  Missouri lawmakers propose to lock in, and lock out, voters before primaries
          JCNT editorial:  Keeping our children safe from abuse should still be a priority
          Missourinet's Bob Priddy:  Using a Magic 8 ball to make U.S. Senate GOP primary predictions (1,179 words)
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Environment Missouri's Bridget Sanderson:  Missouri homes and businesses should be fossil-fuel free
          P-D letter:  Fenton septuagenarian calls GOP ballot safeguards "fascism"
          P-D letter:  O'Fallon sexagenarian mocks lawmakers' efforts on time change
          P-D letter:  St. Louis City sexagenarian expresses surprise that vaccine event, organized by St. Louis City government employees, was a fiasco


        Wednesday, April 14, 2021
       
KC Star:  Hawley backs effort to revoke Major League Baseball's anti-trust exemption
          The Missouri Times:  EPA recognizes Energy Star partners in Missouri
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri halts J&J vaccine following reports of blood clots
          P-D:  Missouri officials pause distribution of Johnson & Johnson vaccine
          KC Star:  Missouri deals with fallout from Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause
          SE Missourian:  Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause affects Scott County clinic
          Joplin Globe:  Area health providers pull Johnson & Johnson vaccines
          SNL:  Local health officials say benefits outweigh risk of COVID-19 vaccines despite J&J pause
          The Missouri Times:  Rick Roeber resigns from the Missouri House
          SNL:  Missouri lawmaker accused of abuse resigns, saying he plans to leave the state
          Missouri Independent:  Republican accused of abuse by his children resigning from Missouri House
          Missouri Independent:  Missouri legislators investigating Rick Roeber ask prosecutor to ensure 'safety' of child
          The Missouri Times:  Freshman profile:  Rep. Adam Schwadron (R-St. Charles)
          KWMU:  No-excuse absentee voting period could be coming to Missouri
          Missouri Independent:  Missouri bills would create 'Rush Limbaugh Day,' name portion of interstate after him
          The Missouri Times:  Water, sewer rate adjustment policy change perfected after marathon Senate debate
          KRES/KWIX:  Rep. Chuck Basye (R-Rocheport) believes PDMP will be a tough sell for the House this time
          The Missouri Times:  House tackles mental health parity bill
          SNL:  Lawmakers approve tax credits for Missourians who adopt, foster children
          KWMU:  Missouri labor department pauses unemployment payment collection after lawmakers raise concerns
          P-D:  Lawmakers grill Labor Department head, saying she reneged on agreement on unemployment overpayments
          Columbia Missourian:  Lawmakers claim breach of trust in handling of overpayment of unemployment benefits
          The Missouri Times:  House perfects nuclear energy construction bill
          SNL:  Bill would allow concealed carry permit holders to exercise rights in church;  Rep. Ben Baker (R-Neosho) says bill could help prevent tragedies like Eiken Elam Saimon's attack on Neosho Christian church in 2007
          KWMU:  Bi-State CEO Taulby Roach opposes bill to allow Missourians to conceal firearms when enduring MetroLink
          KWMU:  Missouri public colleges get more freedom to hike tuition under House bill
          Columbia Missourian:  Lifting of tuition cap causes bipartisan concern in the House
          P-D:  Charter schools could see more money under GOP-backed measure advancing in House
          Columbia Missourian:  Move to allow students to choose their public schools worries some small districts
          P-D:  State education leaders vow to take action on Normandy schools leadership
          KRES/KWIX:  Rep. Louis Riggs (R-Hannibal) shares status of performance audit and dredging bills
          Columbia Missourian:  Bill to address "food deserts" discussed in House committee
          SE Missourian:  Missouri bicentennial:  Cape Girardeau's central role in the state flag
          SE Missourian editorial:  Blunt visit reinforces need for kids to be in school
          KC Star editorial:  Profiles in cowardice:  KC's biggest employers silent on efforts to restrict voting
          KC Star editorial:  Disgraced Rep. Rick Roeber calls it quits. Never forget what happened to his kids.
          Washington Missourian editorial:  Franklin County should be exempt from St. Louis area's vehicle emissions testing program
          P-D editorial:  Ameren has a big ask - a substantial rate hike in exchange for clean energy
          P-D op-ed:  Lynn Schmidt:  I totally used to be a Republican, but not anymore
          July 2018:  Lynn Schmidt:  I'm a Republican, but I support Claire McCaskill over Josh Hawley
          July 2020:  Lynn Schmidt op-ed:  I'm a Republican, but I oppose Gov. Parson and the White House
          September 2020:  Lynn Schmidt op-ed:  I'm a Republican, but I oppose Jay Ashcroft's plan on mail-in ballots
          October 2020:  Lynn Schmidt:  I'm a Republican, but I support Jill Schupp over Ann Wagner
          December 2020:  Lynn Schmidt op-ed:  I'm a Republican, but I oppose Donald Trump, Josh Hawley and GOP senators
          P-D letter:  Concord Village sexagenarian expresses his feelings of apathy and grief over Legislature's actions, says there is no point in voting
          P-D letter:  O'Fallon sexagenarian disputes notion that photo ID is needed for basic societal functions, says he does not get carded when buying liquor



        Tuesday, April 13, 2021
       
The Missouri Times:  8th Congressional District tipsheet:  Todd Richardson, Justin Brown, Holly Rehder, Jason Bean, and wild cards
          KWMU:  Politically Speaking podcast:  Rep. Dan Shaul (R-Imperial) on congressional redistricting priorities, voter ID, absentee balloting, initiative petition standards, more
          The Missouri Times:  Lucas Kunce, looking to fill Democrats' ballot slot for 2022 U.S. Senate race, raises $280k in first quarter
          The Missouri Times:  Officials weigh in on Biden's "American Jobs Plan" spending spree;  Schatz:  "President Biden clearly needs to learn the definition of infrastructure"
          Missouri Independent:  Scramble starts for Missouri's share of federal COVID-19 manna
          P-D:  With billions at stake, Missouri officials line up for federal infrastructure cash
          SE Missourian:  Cape city awaiting Biden funds
          Reuters:  Proposal from Cori Bush would spend $20 million to collect pollution data in minority areas
          KC Star:  Black Lives Matter activists draw fewer than 50 to block traffic, disrupt working people's commutes
          SE Missourian:  River rising to 'minor' flood stage this week
          The Missouri Times:  Freshman profile:  Rep. Ron Copeland (R-Salem)
          KC Star:  Missouri lawmakers move to bar businesses from requiring vaccine passports
          P-D:  Urbanites still failing to show up at mass vaccination sites
          The Missouri Times:  Senate drama thwarts Monday session
          The Missouri Times:  Capitol Briefs:  Foster care, adoption assistance bills head to governor's desk
          KC Star:  Missouri lawmakers send tax benefits for foster, adoptive parents to Gov. Parson's desk
          Missourinet:  Rehder's bipartisan needle exchange legislation heads to Missouri House committee
          P-D:  Changes in HIV laws moving in Missouri;  Lawmakers take yet another step to protect to protect gay and bisexual men and racial and ethnic minorities
          KC Star:  Protecting high school girl athletes from male competition could cost Missouri college championship sites;  NCAA wokeness policy threaten's state's chance to host 2023 Division I basketball regionals, Division II cross country championships, etc.
          The Missouri Times:  Capitol Briefs:  House advances gun legislation expanding concealed carry access
          SE Missourian:  Local chapter of Moms Demand Action promotes traveling "memorial" gimmick
          P-D:  Biodiesel plan pits Missouri farm groups against truckers, retailers;  Thoughts from Missouri Trucking Association's Tom Crawford, Missouri Farm Bureau's BJ Tanksley, others
          KCUR:  Genealogy group wins case against state over fees for Sunshined documents
          P-D editorial:  Move to rewrite Medicaid restrictions threatens the most vulnerable Missourians
          Joplin Globe editorial:  Listen to the Missouri Department of Conservation - stop planting and replace Bradford pear trees
          SNL op-ed:  Missouri League of Women Voters President Evelyn Maddox:  Missourians didn't understand what they were doing when they voted to pass Cleaner Missouri, so we'll be watching the congressional redistricting process very closely
          KC Star op-ed:  Missouri Cattlemen's Association's Bruce Mershon:  Jefferson City can't let Grain Belt Express trample Missourians' private property rights
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Missouri Bankers Association CEO Max Cook:  Missouri Senate must act to protect homeowners
          Missouri Independent op-ed:  Kansas City Beacon's Brittany Callan:  COVID-19 distribution for KC black population an afterthought
          P-D letter:  Sunset Hills septuagenarian wants St. Louis to secede from Missouri, form its own liberal mask-wearing state



        Monday, April 12, 2021
       
SE Missourian:  Jason Smith gets COVID shot, opposes vaccine passports
        SNL:  Things to know about the COVID vaccine in Missouri
        KC Star:  Kansas City metro area reports only 31 coronavirus infections, no new deaths Sunday
        KWMU:  Area doctor:  Despite widespread vaccinations to vulnerable populations, keep wearing your masks and avoid crowds for "the next few months"
        This Week in Missouri Politics:  St. Louis City Mayor-elect Tishaura Jones;  Panel of Reps. Rasheen Aldridge (D-St. Louis City) and Ron Hicks (R-Dardenne Prairie), Jefferson County GOP leader Derrick Good, NARAL's Mallory Schwarz talk with Scott Faughn about U.S. Senate race, Medicaid expansion funding, more
        The Missouri Times:  Missouri Pharmacy Association CEO Ron Fitzwater running for Jefferson City mayor
        Missourinet:  What we're watching this week in Missouri Legislature:  federal stimulus funding, state budget and workers compensation issues
        P-D:  Despite birth control tiff, Missouri Senate leaders say budget will advance
        Missouri Independent:  Missouri legislators question whether labor department reneged on unemployment deal
        KRES/KWIX:  Rep. Louis Riggs (R-Hannibal) explains education task force bill
        Missourinet:  School nurse group hopes Missouri districts will put federal aid toward hiring nurses
        KRES/KXIX:  Sen. Denny Hoskins (R-Warrensburg) talks statewide regulatory framework for personal delivery devices making last-mile deliveries
        KC Star:  Grain Belt Express could provide stronger electric grid - if Missouri lawmakers don't kill it
        KRES/KWIX:  House passes measure dealing with law enforcement officer training funds;  Thoughts from Rep. Danny Busick (R-Newtown)
        Missourinet:  Rep. Danny Busick (R-Newtown) says shortage of gas stations near Missouri-Iowa border is a safety issue
        St. Joseph News-Press:  Missouri Department of Conservation offers advice as morel mushroom hunting season heats up
        Missouri Independent:  Backers of LGBTQIA* legislation may fail once again
        P-D's Tony Messenger:  Ameren seeks rate hike as it asks Legislature to give it a sweet tax deal



        Sunday, April 11, 2021
       
Politico:  Ann Wagner launches "Wagner Victory Committee" PAC
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Missouri lawmakers looking to prohibit mandate on vaccine passports
          JCNT:  Missouri Pharmacy Association CEO Ron Fitzwater to run for Jefferson City mayor
          KRES/KWIX:  Sen. Cindy O'Laughlin (R-Shelbina) hopes to secure funding to expand foster care offices
          KRES/KWIX:  Rep. Chuck Basye (R-Rocheport) confident and "hopeful" about open enrollment bill, ESA legislation
          KC Star:  Missouri boarding schools lack government oversight, but get nearly $1 million in COVID relief
          JCNT:  State officials remind Missourians to watch for child abuse and neglect
          P-D's Kevin McDermott:  Missouri Republicans wrong to oppose vaccine passports, and would rather have the poor suffer than give Democrats a win on Medicaid
          P-D letter:  Arnold septuagenarian says Dems' hypothetical "people without ID" do not exist
          Joplin Globe letter:  Joplin sexagenarian criticizes House Budget Chairman Cody Smith (R-Carthage), acknowledges he'll continue to win re-election
          JCNT letter:  Jefferson City sexagenarian says high school boys do not have biological strength and speed advantage over high school girls
          P-D letter:  National Council of Jewish Women opposes pro-life legislation
          P-D letter:  Cedar Hill octogenarian wants state to cut pear trees on its own property before residents cut down theirs



        Saturday, April 10, 2021
       
Columbia Missourian:  Scott Sifton talks Senate candidacy, upcoming 'tough race' for Blunt's seat
          Brownfield Ag News:  Flood recovery along Missouri River moves to stage three
          SNL:  Springfield 'mega event' breaks single-day state record for COVID-19 vaccines
          Missouri Independent:  COVID-19 vaccine now available to all Missourians who are 16 and older
          Missourinet:  Since late January, no coronavirus cases among Missouri veterans home residents
          The Missouri Times:  Freshman profile:  Rep. Neil Smith (D-St. Louis County)
          The Missouri Times:  Gov. Parson requests relief fund for local utilities reeling from cold snap
          KC Star:  Jackson County reassessment woes of 2019 drive proposed Missouri property tax change
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Todd Graves confirmed to university governing board
          KOMU:  State education leaders adjust MAP testing during pandemic
          CDT:  Bill to keep high school boys from competing in girls' athletic competitions heads to House floor;  Separate bill would protect children from gender reassignment surgery and chemical castration
          SNL:  Murder charges for Springfield man who arranged meetup on dating website, showed up to find transgender;  House Superminority Leader Crystal Quade (D-Springfield) weighs in
          KY3:  'Trap' or die:  Authorities say area transgender used dating app "Plenty of Fish" in fatal sex-for-drugs scheme
          P-D editorial brief:  Cori Bush "ups the ante for admission into the local club of far-left leaders" with ridiculous "cancel rent" Tweet
          SNL op-ed:  Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick:  Education improvements should have bipartisan support
          Columbia Missourian op-ed:  "Reproaction" activists:  Pro-lifers are wrong - abortion is here to stay in Missouri
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Extreme weather events prove electric cars aren't a perfect solution
          P-D letter:  St. Louis County septuagenarian agitated over House GOP lawmakers' position on Medicaid expansion funding



        Friday, April 9, 2021
       
KC Star:  Mayor Quinton Lucas (D), contemplating U.S. Senate run, criticizes KC police chief for planning to attend Jackson County GOP Lincoln-Reagan Dinner as honored guest
          KC Star:  After criticism from potential Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, KC police chief says he will skip GOP event
          KC Star:  After black nationalist's attack on Capitol last week, Blunt among bipartisan lawmakers who say permanent fencing not helpful
          Washington Missourian:  Bullets double in price, gone from store shelves;  Store owners say Biden Administration, Black Lives Matter danger fuels sales
          KC Star:  Missouri bill to nullify federal gun laws advances as Biden orders regulations
          Joplin Globe:  Blunt promotes pro-vaccination message while touring Mercy clinic
          CDT:  Blunt discusses COVID-19 vaccine with Mizzou, Truman VA officials
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Blunt visits UMKC-Mosaic site;  Campus expansion is part of Medical Student Education Program that Blunt helped start in 2019
          SE Missourian:  State enters phase 3 of coronavirus vaccine plan
          KWMU:  St. Louis FEMA site offers second doses of Pfizer COVID vaccine to walk-ins
          The Missouri Times:  Freshman profile:  Rep. Annette Turnbaugh (D-Grandview)
          P-D:  Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright wants Gov. Parson to declare Opening Day a state holiday
          Missouri Independent:  Missouri Republicans renew effort to change how judges are selected
          Missourinet:  Missouri House's bipartisan budget increase for foster children praised by Kids Win Missouri
          Missourinet:  Missouri panel works to find out why boarding school abuse allegations have fallen through the cracks
          Missourinet:  Sen. Greg Razer (D-Kansas City) says Gov. Parson struck compromise with Dem senators on Todd Graves appointment
          Columbia Missourian:  House passes bill to allow higher education tuition increases
          The Missouri Times:  Capitol Briefs:  Emission exemptions bill heads to House despite bipartisan concerns
          P-D:  Missouri Senate votes to end emission testing in St. Charles, Franklin and Jefferson Counties
          The Missouri Times:  PSC sets hearing dates for Ameren rate case
          P-D:  Ameren seeks rate increase
          SNL:  Missouri Department of Conservation offers buyback program to combat 'growing infestations' of invasive pear trees
          KC Star editorial:  Missouri lawmakers peddling false choice between public defenders, Medicaid expansion
          Joplin Globe editorial:  State lawmakers should protect Eleven Point State Park
          SE Missourian op-ed:  David Limbaugh:  Goodbye to my brother - for now
          P-D letter:  Eureka septuagenarian theorizes that Missouri has plenty of money for Medicaid expansion, and should raise tobacco tax too
          P-D letter:  Hermann sexagenarian seeks to educate GOP state lawmakers on democracy and socialism, quotes 18th-century French philosopher



        Thursday, April 8, 2021
       
SE Missourian:  Blunt meets with school, local officials to discuss school reopenings
          Columbia Missourian:  Blunt says COVID-19 vaccines are 'social responsibility' at roundtable
          KRES/KWIX:  U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer discusses ways to stop infestation of Mexican illegals, says Biden Administration ignores the rule of law
          The Missouri Times:  U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler on a potential Senate race and how she's forged her political path
          The Missouri Times:  4th Congressional District tipsheet:  Caleb Rowden, Caleb Jones, Rick Brattin, Denny Hoskins, Bill Hardwick, Garrett Hawkins, Kurtis Gregory, Dan Houx, Taylor Burkes
          Missourinet:  Missouri House redistricting committee to hear testimony this morning from residents in 6th Congressional District
          Missourinet:  Gov. Parson to meet with govs of Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska to discuss Missouri River and Corps-related issues
          The Missouri Times:  Freshman profile:  Rep. Chad Perkins (R-Bowling Green)
          The Missouri Times:  Freshman profile:  Rep. Dean Van Schoiack (R-Savannah)
          Politico:  KWMU statehouse reporter Jaclyn Driscoll joins Democrat Illinois House Speaker Emanuel "Chris" Welch's staff
          The Missouri Times:  Report says most Missouri small businesses expect to remain open despite coronavirus impact, new report says
          Missourinet:  Missouri's third mega vaccination event comes at a pivotal time
          P-D:  Few show for vaccinations at dome, as FEMA opens event to all Missourians
          Washington Missourian:  27 percent of Franklin County residents have put in effort, begun COVID-19 vaccinations
          KWMU:  St. Louis Veterans Affairs expects to give 80% of patients COVID vaccine by summer
          Washington Missourian:  Vaccinations spell relief for teachers, staff
          Columbia Missourian:  Missouri Senate votes to ban vaccine passports for travel
          KRES/KWIX:  Renter financial asssitance program now open for Missourians;  Details from Rep. Peggy McGaugh (R-Carrollton)
          KRES/KWIX:  Rep. Danny Busick (R-Newtown) on prioritizing services for vulnerable Missourians over dumping more money into Medicaid
          KC Star:  Missouri Republicans wary of being on the hook for perpetual Medicaid expense growth
          SNL:  Missouri Senate passes latest plan for opioid monitoring system
          KRES/KWIX:  Sen. Cindy O'Laughlin (R-Shelbina) says PDMP will have a hard time passing House
          KC Star:  Incensed lawmakers say Missouri agency knew kids were being abused and did nothing
          Columbia Missourian:  Lawmakers question lack of oversight, retaliation fears within state agency
          Missouri Independent:  Lawmakers press Missouri DSS for change after abuse allegations at religious schools
          Columbia Missourian:  Senate bill would provide more access to substance abuse treatment for prisoners
          Joplin Globe editorial:  Kudos to GOP state lawmakers for supporting foster children
          Washington Missourian editorial:  Fund Amtrak, please
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  United for Missouri's Carl Bearden:  Ashcroft v. Ashcroft:  Father knows best - protect the initiative process system
          Columbia Missourian's David Rosman:  Proposal to change initiative petitions in Missouri is a threat to democracy
          Bob Priddy:  Rep. Peggy McGaugh (R-Carrollton) responds to Priddy criticism of Legislature improving election laws



        Wednesday, April 7, 2021
       
The Missouri Times:  U.S. Senate tipsheet:  Assessing the horse race between Eric Schmitt, Eric Greitens, Jason Smith, Billy Long, Ann Wagner, Dave Schatz, John Brunner, Scott Sifton, Dem diversity candidates
          SNL:  College of the Ozarks hosts Newt Gingrich, panel on 'lives under socialism'
          The Missouri Times:  Biden taps Robin Carnahan to head GSA
          SNL:  Biden taps Robin Carnahan to lead procurement agency
          KC Star:  Biden taps former Missouri Secretary of State Robin Carnahan to lead federal agency
          KWMU:  St. Louis on the Air with Sarah Fenske:  Former St. Louis City Elections Director Scott Leiendecker's electronic poll book streamlines voting process
          The Missouri Times:  David Tyson Smith wins House race, will join superminority
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri reports first South African coronavirus variant case
          SNL:  State now offering free COVID-19 testing weekly in Springfield
          P-D:  St. Louis providers speed up vaccine process, but state projects far fewer doses available next week
          Missouri Independent:  State anticipated, and received, fewer vaccine doses from federal government this week
          KC Star:  CDC sends Missouri $55 million to increase vaccine access to "underserved communities"
          KWMU:  Even with large COVID vaccination sites, some health officials find nits to pick;  Boston, Mass. doctor says mass vaccination sites discriminate against people who don't have cars or are handicapped
          The Missouri Times:  Senate passes statewide PDMP legislation
          KWMU:  Missouri Senate approves statewide prescription drug monitoring program
          Missouri Independent:  Missouri one step closer to PDMP
          P-D:  Long-sought opioid tracking plan advances to Missouri House
          The Missouri Times:  Senate approves Todd Graves' appointment to UM Board despite bipartisan pushback
          Missouri Independent:  Todd Graves approved for University of Missouri curators despite bipartisan filibuster
          P-D:  Greitens shadow looms large, but Senate backs ally for Mizzou [sic] post
          Missourinet:  House Budget Chairman Cody Smith (R-Carthage) outlines alternative to Medicaid expansion;  Kirk Mathews is acting Medicaid director
          KRES/KWIX:  Rep. Ed Lewis (R-Moberly):  Instead of dumping cash into Medicaid, lawmakers "allocated some very important items for those people who really need it"
          KRES/KWIX:  Rep. Louis Riggs (R-Hannibal) details House budget funding K-12, higher education, foster kids
          KC Star:  Missouri lawmakers consider spending Medicaid expansion dollars on public defenders
          The Missouri Times:  Legislature considers domestic violence gun "loophole"
          KWMU:  Early childhood hubs part of efforts to improve preschool access in Missouri
          KC Star:  Gun control advocacy series:  Sedalia teen killed herself in 2017 - and used a gun from her father's collection
          KC Star's Dave Helling:  If Missouri GOP lawmakers are proud to subvert the will of the people, let's toss these laws too
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Rep. Dean Van Schoiack (R-Savannah):  SB 51 is Missouri's answer to COVID liability protection for all
          Washington Missourian letter:  New Haven septuagenarian criticizes Republicans over Medicaid expansion funding
          P-D letter:  University City septuagenarian lectures GOP state lawmakers about state lotto, talks about teaching high school students in the 1960s
          P-D letter:  Manchester septuagenarian says 8th graders are smarter than Rep. Justin Hill (R-Lake Saint Louis), wants Gov. Parson to push for more Medicaid spending



        Tuesday, April 6, 2021
       
SNL:  Josh Hawley to keynote Christian County Lincoln Day later this month;  Billy Long, Jay Ashcroft, Eric Burlison also slated to speak
          P-D:  Mass vaccination site to open at The Dome, but urbanites' vaccination enrollment is lacking
          P-D:  Photo gallery:  Gov. Parson, FEMA official, Mayor Lyda Krewson at mass vaccination site
          KWMU:  Officials hope FEMA site will help prod urbanites to put forth effort and get COVID vaccine
          SNL:  Anyone 18+ can register for one-dose COVID-19 vaccine event in Springfield this week
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Demand for COVID-19 vaccine slows down
          KC Star:  KC metro area, including Kansas, adds fewer than 150 new COVID cases, only one new death Monday
          KRES/KWIX:  Sen. Cindy O'Laughlin (R-Shelbina) on Senate amendment protecting Missourians from vaccine passports
          Missouri Independent's Tessa Weinberg:  In vaccine rollout, most businesses seeking to jump ahead in line were denied;  School districts, grocery stores like "Aldi's [sic]" remained in original tier
          The Missouri Times:  Gov. Parson joins military/veteran suicide prevention challenge
          The Missouri Times:  March general revenue increased over last year, latest report says
          Missourinet:  What we're watching this week in the Missouri Legislature:  PDMP, budget, foster care and human cloning
          KRES/KWIX:  Sen. Denny Hoskins (R-Warrensburg) on why he's voting against PDMP
          KRES/KWIX:  Rep. Chuck Basye (R-Rocheport) on Medicaid funding and why Republicans have strong legal standing
          KC Star:  New details in Circle of Hope case;  girl says she was handcuffed, chained for 2 weeks
          Missouri Independent:  Attorney Mark Pedroli files appeal in lawsuit over Eric Greitens' use of Confide
          Joplin Globe:  Missouri Department of Conservation officials warn against planting Bradford pear trees
          SE Missourian editorial:  Be alert to online fraud caused by photos of vaccination cards;  people seeking external validation via their vaccination status should post stickers, other virtue-signaling symbols to social media instead
          KC Star editorial:  Missouri lawmakers working against wishes of KC police, mayor on where officers live
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Stephanie Bell:  Charter school opportunities could have kept my family in my hometown
          P-D letter:  Bella Vista septuagenarian uphappy with GOP lawmakers over minimum wage, threatens to vote against them
          P-D letter:  Webster Groves septuagenarian gets emotional over GOP lawmakers' stance on Medicaid expansion, says he will no longer vote on ballot propositions:  "I quit"



        Monday, April 5, 2021
       
SNL:  DNC rents Springfield billboard to celebrate Biden's spending spree, bash Blunt and Hawley
          SNL:  This Week in Missouri's 2022 U.S. Senate race:  Polling, plus tidbits on Jason Smith, Vicky Hartzler and Dave Schatz
          Missourinet:  TSA films educational video at KCI on how to pack firearms for travel
          KWMU:  Politically Speaking podcast:  Sen. Dave Schatz (R-Sullivan) talks with Jason Rosenbaum about Medicaid expansion funding, gas tax, elections/ballot integrity topics
          KRES/KWIX:  Rep. Peggy McGaugh (R-Carrollton) explains why Legislature prioritized vital social services for vulnerable Missourians over Medicaid expansion funding
          P-D:  Senate to take up budget, debate Medicaid expansion
          KRES/KWIX:  Bill from Rep. Ed Lewis (R-Moberly) addresses substitute teacher shortage
          Missourinet:  Bill from Rep. Suzie Pollock (R-Lebanon) would lower school immunization requirements
          KRES/KWIX:  Sen. Cindy O'Laughlin (R-Shelbina) "not crazy about" PDMP legislation
          KRES/KWIX:  Sen. Denny Hoskins (R-Warrensburg) talks about cracking down on phone-spoofing scammers
          Missourinet:  Former Rep. Glen Kolkmeyer (R-Odessa) is focused on protecting ratepayers at Public Service Commission
          KC Star:  KC metro area reports fewer than 30 new COVID cases, no deaths Sunday
          KC Star editorial:  Vaccine passports are a matter of Missouri getting back to normal, not politics
          P-D's David Nicklaus:  Biden's relief bill was a short-term fix. St. Louis should prepare now for his infrastructure plan
          Missouri Independent op-ed:  Missouri Family Health Council's Mandy Hagseth:  Holding Medicaid hostage over birth control defies law and reason
          KWMU/Corporation for Public Broadcasting "Sharing America" racism reporter Andrea Henderson:  State lawmakers oppose allowing former inmates to vote, as part of GOP plot to keep whites in power
          P-D letter:  Missouri Budget Project's Rush Ehresman expresses anger toward GOP lawmakers over 2010 puppy mill vote, recent transgressions
          P-D letter:  Shrewsbury octogenarian calls GOP state lawmakers "entitled and selfish babies"
          P-D letter:  St. Louis County sexagenarian says GOP efforts on ballot integrity make her feel "angry - and you should be, too"



        Sunday, April 4, 2021   Happy Easter!
       
ABC News:  Sen. Roy Blunt to appear on "This Week" this morning
          Missouri Independent:  Owners of rental properties to take yet another hit as federal moratorium on rent expands;  Missouri's handouts to renters expands
          KRES/KWIX:  Rep. Sara Walsh (R-Ashland) on the costs of Medicaid expansion and the toll on K-12 and public safety funding
          KRES/KWIX:  Sen. Cindy O'Laughlin (R-Shelbina) hoping for core funding increase for community colleges
          Missouri Independent:  Missouri senators try to find common ground on education issues as end of session looms
          KC Star:  Missouri Highway Patrol seizes Agape Boarding School records in abuse investigation
          KC Star:  Kansas City metro records fewer than 80 new COVID cases, two deaths Saturday
          Joplin Globe editorial:  Good news on COVID, Bella Vista Bypass
          KC Star editorial:  Missouri lawmakers want to suppress the vote. They fear free, fair elections
          Missouri Independent op-ed:  Phill Brooks:  How Missouri controls filibusters
          KC Star's Jonathan Shorman and Jeanne Kuang:  Missouri Republicans fight the will of the people as they push limits on democracy
          SNL op-ed:  OATS Transit Executive Director:  OATS opposes allowing concealed-carry permit holders to protect themselves when enduring public transportation
          P-D letter:  Des Peres sexagenarian says Gov. Parson developed vaccine distribution plan to force Democrats to drive to Republican strongholds
          P-D letter:  St. Louis County man says Gov. Parson had no vaccine distribution plan
          P-D letter:  Maplewood sexagenarian, who says he taught in St. Louis Public Schools and is an Audubon Society member, "disgusted" by charter schools, guns and GOP lawmakers
          P-D letter:  Kirkwood septuagenarian says GOP state lawmakers oppose Medicaid expansion funding because they want people to be sick
          P-D letter:  Ellisville man claims to be a Republican, criticizes bevy of GOP elected officials and the NRA


        Saturday, April 3, 2021
       
KRES/KWIX:  U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer says vaccine passport "just another way of (Biden Administration) taking over your life, dictating to you what you can and cannot do"
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri lawmakers move to ban vaccine passports - but what are they?
          The Missouri Times:  Freshman profile:  Rep. Chris Sander (R-Lone Jack)
          P-D:  Bill Haas, frequent St. Louis political candidate, dies at 76
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Bill from Sen. Dan Hegeman (R-Cosby) would allow no-excuse absentee voting
          Missourinet:  Sen. Dave Schatz (R-Sullivan) on Medicaid expansion funding prospects
          KWMU:  St. Louis on the Air with Sarah Fenske:  Rep. Peter Merideth (D-St. Louis City) on Medicaid expansion funding
          KWMU:  Politically Speaking podcast:  House Budget Chairman Cody Smith (R-Carthage) talks with Jason Rosenbaum about Medicaid expansion funding, minimum wage
          KWMU:  DHSS continually updating and improving vaccine website data
          The Missouri Times:  Capitol Briefs:  Missouri releases ID verification app for alcohol sales
          The Missouri Times:  House considering bill to fight catalytic converter theft
          The Missouri Times:  Lawmakers call for local utility relief fund in wake of cold snap
          St. Joseph News-Press editorial:  It's time for state lawmakers to deliver on Medicaid expansion funding
          Joplin Globe editorial:  We're almost there on the Bella Vista Bypass
          KC Star letter:  Missouri should pass GOP bill offering abused women lifetime orders of protection
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  NARAL Pro-Choice Missouri Executive Director Mallory Schwarz:  The Post-Dispatch editorial board is "notoriously racist and sexist"
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Former state tobacco prevention head Stan Cowan:  Response to Tobacco 21 bills in Legislature
          Joplin Globe letter:  Neosho septuagenarian responds to letter responding to GOP lawmakers' moves to prevent vote fraud



        Friday, April 2, 2021   Good Friday
       
KC Star:  Cleaver, Graves weigh in on Biden infrastructure and housing spending
          SNL:  Former Rep. Courtney Curtis (D-Ferguson) gets 21 months for spending campaign cash on himself
          Columbia Missourian:  Profile:  Incoming superminority freshman Rep. David Tyson Smith (D-Columbia) on "burden" of being Columbia's first black state rep, etc.
          KWMU:  Gov. Parson expects state to receive 250,000 to 300,000 vaccines each week by end of month
          JCNT:  State leaders anticipate about 1.2 million Missourians being vaccinated in April
          P-D:  No immediate effect in Missouri from loss of millions of Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses
          P-D:  St. Louis City residents can apply for state-run pandemic aid program for renters
          The Missouri Times:  Former Rep. Glen Kolkmeyer (R-Odessa) appointed to Missouri Public Service Commission
          The Missouri Times:  Approval of UM Board of Curators picks stalls in Senate
          Missouri Independent:  Senate filibuster stalls Graves nomination to University of Missouri curators
          P-D:  Nomination of former GOP chairman to university board stalls in Missouri Senate
          Missourinet:  Medicaid expansion not included in final Missouri House budget
          Missouri Independent:  Missouri House budget could be changed in Senate
          KC Star:  Medicaid expansion funding not guaranteed as Missouri budget goes to Senate
          P-D:  Missouri House approves budget without Medicaid expansion
          KWMU:  Missouri House passes state budget without funding for Medicaid expansion
          The Missouri Times:  Former Gov. Jay Nixon's economic development director Jason Hall, others want to see Medicaid expansion
          KWMU:  St. Louis on the Air with Sarah Fenske preview:  Rep. Peter Merideth (D-St. Louis City) to criticize GOP over Medicaid expansion funding, uncontested
          KRES/KWIX:  Rep. Louis Riggs (R-Hannibal) task force bill addresses broadband deployment and enhancement
          JCNT:  Time to get trains chugging, lawmakers told
          KRES/KWIX:  IEP bill from Rep. Chuck Basye (R-Rocheport) passes House
          P-D editorial:  Feds fill the gap where Gov. Parson failed in coronavirus vaccination effort
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Conor Martin:  John Brunner is the citizen senator Missouri needs
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Sen. Cindy O'Laughlin (R-Shelbina):  School choice will have little to no impact on rural schools
          P-D letter:  Arnold man says minimum wage should be determined by Congress, not state
          P-D letter:  Ballwin septuagenarian agitated by House GOP position on Medicaid expansion


        Thursday, April 1, 2021   April Fool's Day
       
April 2020 Missouri political news headlines
          April 2019 Missouri political news headlines
          April 2018 Missouri political news headlines
          April 2017 Missouri political news headlines
          April 2016 Missouri political news headlines
          April 2015 Missouri political news headlines
          Missourinet:  Missouri hopes to work with neighbors to improve Missouri River levees
          Washington Missourian:  Missouri approaches 25 percent vaccination rate
          Missouri Independent:  Missouri Senate Leader Dave Schatz mulls entry into 2022 U.S. Senate race
          The Missouri Times:  Dave Schatz named 2020 Statesman of the Year
          The Missouri Times:  Life House Youth Center assists students in Sullivan;  Director praises Schatz
          The Missouri Times:  Capitol Briefs:  Rep. Derek Grier (R-Chesterfield) named Foundation for Government Accountability's 2020 Legislator of the Year
          P-D:  Former state Rep. Courtney Curtis (D-Ferguson) gets 21 months in prison for misuing campaign funds
          Missouri Independent:  Former state lawmaker sentenced to 21 months in prison for misusing campaign funds
          Missourinet:  Residents in Missouri's 7th Congressional District to testify today at Capitol in Jefferson City
          SNL:  Springfield GOP senators split on whether to fund Medicaid expansion
          Missourinet:  Diverse views on Medicaid expansion:  Thoughts from Gov. Parson, House Budget Chair Cody Smith (D-Carthage), House Superminority Leader Crystal Quade (D-Springfield), Missouri Hospital Association's Dave Dillon
          KC Star:  4 Star Politics show:  KC Star's Jeanne Kuang on Medicaid expansion, education legislation, tax cuts, vaccine distribution
          Missouri Independent:  Senate committee approves Todd Graves nomination to University of Missouri curators
          KC Star's Jeanne Kuang:  Missouri Senate committee approves Todd Graves' appointment to UM curator's role;  Comments from Florissant Democrat "Angela Mosely [sic]"
          Missouri Independent:  Steelman-Tilley tension flares as David Steelman departs Board of Curators
          KWMU:  'A very nasty, aggressive bird':  Missouri fights deadly black vultures
          The Missouri Times:  NAACP, others congregate at Capitol to complain about ballot integrity proposals
          P-D:  NAACP, ACLU, et al. complain about voting proposals
          Missourinet:  Gov. Parson warns that feral hogs are a danger to the state and threaten agriculture
          The Missouri Times:  House passes bill from Rep. Rasheen Aldridge (D-St. Louis City) establishing "Limb Loss Awareness Month"
          Missouri Independent:  Restrictions on local health orders regain momentum as bill advances in Missouri Senate
          The Missouri Times:  Ameren Missouri requests rate adjustment to bolster reliability
          P-D:  Missouri House formally condemns Dred Scott decision from 169 years ago
          KC Star editorial:  Gov. Parson is right about juvenile offenders. Fund Missouri's Raise the Age law, GOP
          P-D op-ed:  Jean Evans:  Missouri should lean on tech to drive our economic comeback
          Missourinet's Bob Priddy:  State lawmakers should not change election laws (1,217 words)
          P-D letter:  Kirkwood sexagenarian says "rural Republicans" oppose Medicaid spending as a tool "to control women"
          P-D letter:  Sunset Hills sexagenarian claims 94-year-old mother is "mindful of current events" but can't manage to get a photo ID for voting



       

       


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