KSMU: Springfield City Council renames Springfield airport terminal for U.S. Senator Roy Blunt; public ceremony to be held Dec. 16 KC Star: Blunt helps Senate pass same-sex marriage bill, despite criticism from some conservatives States Newsroom, via Missouri Independent: Blunt among Republicans voting for same-sex marriage bill Missouri Independent: Ashcroft criticizes Blunt support for Senate […]
SNL: Springfield City Council renames airport terminal after Sen. Roy Blunt Brownfield Ag News: Missouri drought alert extended JCNT: Gov. Parson extends drought alert (get around Jefferson City News Tribune paywall here) KBIA, via Columbia Missourian: How closing schools during COVID hysteria hurt minority students St. Louis Public Radio: Politically Speaking: New Missouri Legislative Black […]
JCNT: Governor’s Prayer Breakfast set for Jan. 5 (get around Jefferson City News Tribune paywall here) Missouri Independent: Missouri state budget is bulging with $6 billion in surplus cash; thoughts from Sen. Lincoln Hough (R-Springfield), Rep. Peter Merideth (D-St. Louis City), Missouri School Boards’ Association’s Melissa Randol Springfield Daily Citizen: Missouri’s recreational marijuana industry busy […]
P-D: Nonprofit bought leader $975K home in St. Charles with pandemic summer food program money; state had warned against fraud while media pounced on Gov. Parson (get around stltoday paywall here) P-D: Missouri barred 6 nonprofits so far from federal child nutrition program; DHSS list of potential fraudsters includes Chantaya King, Margraretha Wells, Cymone McClellan, […]
P-D: Deep Republican bench gears up for 2024 elections; Will Scharf, Tony Luetkemeyer, Danforth’s John Wood are potential statewide candidates (get around stltoday paywall here) TonysKansasCity.com: Former Independence Mayor Eileen Weir political consultancy coming soon P-D: St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones quits Twitter after Musk points out Ferguson myth (get around stltoday paywall here) SE […]
TonysKansasCity.com: Celebrate 75th Annual TKC Turkey Awards: Eric Greitens, Mayor Quinton Lucas’ “defund the police” campaign, KC Star President Mike Fannin, more St. Joseph News-Press: Elections linked to psychological concerns, including lack of sleep; thoughts from local mental health therapist Links continue below Loading… SE Missourian: David Limbaugh to sign books at Barnes & Noble […]
SNL: City considers renaming airport terminal after retiring Roy Blunt The Missouri Times: Andrew Bailey named next Missouri Attorney General The Missouri Times’ Scott Faughn, 8/17/22: Andrew Bailey is the frontrunner for attorney general appointment JCNT: Governor chooses Bailey as Missouri Attorney General (get around Jefferson City News Tribune paywall here) St. Louis Public Radio: […]
KC Star’s Daniel Desrochers: Schmitt to depose Anthony Fauci; AG continues to criticize Biden administration and social media companies’ efforts to prevent disinformation about COVID-19 vaccines and false claims about election fraud Missouri Independent: Schmitt set to depose Anthony Fauci in social media lawsuit P-D: Missouri attorney general set to depose Fauci as part of […]
SNL: Despite scrutiny and DOJ’s drama, Missouri’s midterm went off (mostly) without a hitch Bloomberg: Analysis of self-funding candidates: Trudy Busch Valentine contributed $10.4 million of her own money to campaign, still lost by double digits The Missouri Times: Missouri Automobile Dealers Association endorses Mike Kehoe for governor KSMU: Missouri health authorities gear up for […]