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Archive - February 2018



    

       
       
Wednesday, February 28
       
Columbia Missourian:  More than 3,000 young illegals can renew DACA applications
          P-D:  Ann Wagner's sex-trafficking bill passes House after multi-year push
          Hannibal Courier-Post:  Demo Days set for this weekend;  Octogenarian organizer John Yancey weighs in on school violence, recalls "Tommy Guns" of his youth
          The Missouri Times:  Filing day compendium:  U.S. Senate, statewides, legislative races
          KWMU:  Few surprises as Missouri's 2018 candidates begin filing to get on ballot
          JCNT:  Eight Republicans file for U.S. Senate on first day of filing X
          SNL:  Hawley files for office, supports Trump's gun-control stance X
          KC Star:  As he files for U.S. Senate, Josh Hawley entertains reporters' questions on Greitens, guns and Trump X
          SE Missourian:  Filing day briefs:  U.S. Rep. Jason Smith, state legislative incumbents to face token opposition +
          Columbia Missourian:  Filing-day notes
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri farmers, ranchers gather in Capitol for Missouri Farm Bureau's legislative day
          JCNT:  Farmers push for rural broadband Internet X
          The Missouri Times:  C. Brooks Hurst now leads Missouri Soybean Association
          KCUR:  Missouri joins states arguing no tax penalty, no Affordable Care Act
          SNL:  Jeff Notes:  Lawmakers investigating Greitens may meet in private;  Governor's lawyers say prosecutor's reference to "photo" evidence is woman's professional headshot X
          KC Star:  Prosecutor releases list of evidence in case against Greitens X
          P-D:  Greitens defense team says prosecutors may hide evidence by using private investigators
          AP:  Use of private firm for Greitens investigation questioned
          The Missouri Times:  Schaaf bill takes aim at A New Missouri
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Rep. Kip Kendrick (D-Columbia) says potential impeachment proceedings will avoid partisanship
          The Missouri Times:  Democratic poll says voters think Greitens should resign
          KWMU:  Bill to extend tax credits for pro-life pregnancy resource centers passes Missouri House
          AP:  Report says more women from Missouri, other states traveling to Illinois for abortions
          JCNT:  Kirk Cameron to speak at Vitae Foundation fundraiser X
          Columbia Missourian:  House committee passes several bills expanding gun rights in Missouri
          Missourinet:  Speaker Todd Richardson proposes pro-Israel business bill
          The Missouri Times:  Video:  Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal (D-University City) appears to shove, shriek at blind man during public meeting;  Coldwater Creek activist group denounces assault, says violent approach is better suited for West Lake Landfill crowd
          Hannibal Courier-Post:  Court of Appeals moves Grain Belt case to Missouri Supreme Court
          AP:  Missouri court revives proposed Midwest power line
          Missourinet:  Massive Missouri Capitol construction project starts Friday in Jefferson City
          AP:  Portrait of George Washington Carver installed in Governor's Mansion
          JCNT editorial:  In interest of state, Greitens should resign X
          KC Star editorial:  House panel should consider one question:  Did Greitens commit a felony? X
          Helling:  Greitens' lawyers are on shaky legal ground in fighting grand jury indictment X
          Columbia Missourian's David Rosman:  Gun buyback programs work and Missouri should use them
          P-D letter:  Lee's Summit man says Greitens should resign
          P-D letter:  St. Louis sexagenarian criticizes Post-Dispatch for printing pro-Greitens letter
          SE Missourian letter:  Cape Girardeau gynecologist dislikes opioid legislation, says prescription-length mandate could stir up problems +
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        Tuesday, February 27
       
The Missouri Times:  Judge Roy Moore endorses Coutland Sykes for U.S. Senate
          AP:  Moore endorses feminist-baiting GOP candidate Courtland Sykes
          P-D:  'MODreamers" hold press conference in Central West End;  Illegal alien "Rigo" recounts dramatic tale of sneaking across the Mexican border as a chico
          SE Missourian:  Cape County Democrats will help gather signatures for "Clean Missouri," "Raise Up Missouri" drives +
          The Missouri Times:  Former teacher to run against Rep. David Gregory (R-St. Louis County)
          The Missouri Times:  House moves forward with Greitens investigation, Barnes to lead committee
          Missourinet:  Jay Barnes to chair House committee investigating governor's indictment
          Missourinet:  Impeachment process clarified
          JCNT:  Missouri House launches Greitens probe X
          Columbia Missourian:  GOP leaders launch investigation into Greitens while some lawmakers ask him to resign
          KWMU:  Missouri GOP divided over Greitens' future
          CDT:  Rep. Sara Walsh (R-Ashland) undecided on Greitens' future X
          P-D:  Missouri House launches probe;  prosecutors may seek more charges
          Missourinet:  Rep. Allen Andrews (R-Grant City):  Greitens has broken the confidence of the people
          AP:  House forms panel to investigate Greitens
          KCUR:  Analysis:  Legal experts say prosecutor probably has photo Greitens took of woman
          P-D:  E-mail shows how Greitens team began using charity donor list to ask for money
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Rep. Tim Remole (R-Excello) says Greitens might not like legislators' forthcoming higher-ed funding plan
          The Missouri Times:  Swan files legislation to establish 'Charter Schools Task Force'
          Missourinet:  Missouri House passes parental-notification abortion bill
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Reps. Craig Redmon, Nate Walker explain why they voted against marriage-age bill
          The Missouri Times:  'Revenge porn' bill moves to Senate
          JCNT:  Lawmakers fire verbal shots at each other over firearms bills X
          P-D:  Missouri lawmakers debate expanding lawful carry to bars, college campuses
          The Missouri Time:  Capitol to undergo major renovation beginning March 2018
          P-D editorial:  Lawmakers should ban convicted stalkers and abusers from owning guns
          Waters:  The proper punishment for Greitens X
          P-D letter:  St. Louis County man wonders how many hypocritical, self-righteous state legislators have skeletons in their closets
          KC Star letters:  Liberty man says Greitens' hiring of lobbyist proves guilt;  Gladstone man claims he's so tired of political news that he'll stop writing letters to the editor X
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        Monday, February 26
       
CDT:  Illegal immigrants, supporters rally to complain about Trump;  Speaker mocks First Lady Melania Trump's citizenship status X
          Columbia Missourian:  Immigration rally draws 100;  Speakers include illegal alien, "social documentary photographer," woman slated to take November 2018 loss against Hartzler
          AP:  Several states tackle gerrymandering;  Unions, George Soros among those funding "Clean Missouri" campaign
          This Week in Missouri Politics:  Guest Sen. Dave Schatz (R-Sullivan) talks Greitens indictment, opioid legislation, transportation, Senate pro tem campaign;  Panel of Jo Mannies, Reps. Kathie Conway and Gina Mitten, Ray Hartmann talk indictment, impeachment, more
          P-D:  Indictment of Greitens expected to be focus in Missouri House today
          Missourinet:  Hoskins weighs in on Greitens' indictment
          P-D:  Attorney Al Watkins' newest gimmick:  Stripper who filmed lovers seeks pardon from Greitens
          Drebes:  Maria Chappelle-Nadal calls Gina Walsh a "Judas Dixiecrat"
          Missourinet:  Rep. Jered Taylor (R-Nixa) wants to keep government, state schools from restricting guns
          KWMU:  School districts attempt to manage influx of immigrant children who don't speak English
          KWMU:  Advocacy group complains about St. Louis City's tax incentives, demands "racially equitable development"
          SE Missourian editorial:  Laura Bush reminds audience that education is vital for all +
          Joplin Globe editorial:  Greitens should step aside X
          P-D editorial:  Effort to strengthen Missouri's open records and meetings laws deserves Legislature's action X
          Columbia Missourian op-ed:  Palestinian man:  No, Missouri Legislature, you cannot sell our First Amendment rights for dark money
          KC Star letter:  KC septuagenarian hopes Greitens' troubles will bring down President Donald Trump X
          P-D letter:  St. Louis County septuagenarian compares Greitens' nude photography to Rembrandt's artwork
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        Sunday, February 25
       
P-D's Chuck Raasch:  Is Claire McCaskill really the centrist that she claims to be?
          Sedalia Democrat:  Rep. Vicky Hartzler hosts roundtable with Sedalia Tyson employees
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Luetkemeyer discusses Trump's infrastructure proposal
          P-D:  Feds prepare to select construction firms to build $1.7 billion NGA campus
          P-D:  Some Poplar Bluff residents have a soft spot for illegal immigrant;  Local business owners say Honduran alien works hard
          Drebes:  Help Wanted:  Missouri Veterans Commission seeks general counsel
          KC Star:  St. Joseph businessman and GOP donor Stan Herzog in ICU after choking at D.C. steakhouse
          SNL:  Greitens declares state of emergency in response to flooding in southern Missouri X
          SE Missourian:  State of emergency declared in Missouri +
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Rep. Nate Walker (R-Kirksville) on Greitens' law firm hiring lobbyists
          JCNT:  A look at Greitens' two paths:  Criminal process and impeachment procedures X
          P-D:  Prepping for impeachment:  Here's what Greitens and lawmakers face in the coming days
          AP:  Indictment of Greitens could have political ripples
          JCNT:  Professor:  Law hinges on expectation of privacy X
          SNL:  More than a dozen Missouri schools allow trained teachers to carry firearms on the job X
          P-D:  Why aren't big-budget movies filmed in Missouri anymore?  No more film-production tax credits.
          Washington Missourian:  Lawmakers want answers about Bourbon virus testing X
          Washington Missourian editorial:  Greitens should resign X
          P-D editorial:  The longer Greitens stays, the more disgrace he brings. Time for him to go.
          CDT editorial:  Greitens' effectiveness to lead is tapped out X
          JCNT editorial:  A note about our coverage of Greitens' indictment:  No mug shots, no dragging children into the debate X
          Washington Missourian editorial:  Arming teachers is a bad idea X
          SNL letter:  Springfield sexagenarian criticizes Billy Long for support from NRA and farm groups, says incumbent's Democratic opponent will win in November X
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        Saturday, February 24
       
KWMU:  In wake of Florida shootings, local students split on gun control;  Clayton High School student Neel Vallurupalli says armed teachers could help mitigate damage done by shooters
          KC Star:  Thousands of Blue Springs students plan to skip class in early March X
          SNL:  Local Moms Demand Action chapter plans field trip to Jefferson City;  Gals gab about recent events, organize car pools, imagine that their drop-bys at legislative offices make a difference X
          KWMU:  After 'Atomic Homefront' release, frustrated residents fill Army Corps Coldwater Creek meeting
          Drebes:  Help Wanted:  Jill Schupp has open campaign roles
          The Missouri Times:  Republicans defer to House committee's investigation after MOGOP calls indictment 'political hit job'
          KC Star:  Missouri GOP takes aim at Dem prosecutor, but Hawley, lawmakers support investigation X
          The Missouri Times:  The path to impeachment:  Speaker's committee could seek ouster of Greitens
          The Missouri Times:  Greitens served with Harvey Weinstein on Soros-backed NYC charity board
          The Missouri Times:  This Week in Missouri Politics preview:  Indictment talk dominates
          Missourinet:  Schaaf says he expected indictment of Greitens
          SE Missourian:  Lichtenegger, Swan call for Greitens to step down +
          KWMU:  More Republicans call for Greitens to step down, while Democrats step back
          The Missouri Times:  Hoskins says governor must 'do what is right'
          Washington Missourian:  Local lawmakers weigh in on indictment
          Missourinet:  Nasheed calls for impeachment proceedings
          KWMU:  Q&A about Greitens indictment
          KWMU:  Five legal issues from the Greitens indictment
          SNL:  Greitens is no 'Peeping Tom,' his attorneys argue in motion to dismiss felony charge X
          AP:  Greitens indicted under law aimed at 'Peeping Toms'
          P-D:  Greitens case could test the definition of 'privacy' in the smartphone era
          P-D:  Who is Mike Parson?  Meet the man who could replace Greitens
          Columbia Missourian:  Mike Parson described as a 'straight shooter'
          Missourinet:  Missouri House honors lawmaker who donated kidney
          KWMU:  Protest zone at St. Louis City Planned Parenthood narrowly earns first-round approval
          SNL editorial:  Time to remove Greitens from office X
          KC Star editorial:  Missouri should not treat pregnant drug addicts like criminals
          P-D editorial briefs:  Mocking Rep. Mike Moon (R-Ash Grove) for marriage-age comments
          KC Star's Melinda Henneberger:  Black voters are a problem for Claire McCaskill X
          Messenger:  In the case of State v. Greitens, Lady Justice wears a blindfold
          P-D's Kristen Taketa:  Brave students risk detention to stand up against Missouri Legislature and state's lax gun laws
          SNL letter:  Springfield sexagenarian says Long, Trump do not represent southwest Missourians X
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        Friday, February 23
       
P-D:  Gateway Arch National Park gets presidential seal of approval
          KWMU:  Lawmakers and agricultural groups team up in support of NAFTA;  Comments from Sen. Dan Hegeman (R-Cosby), Missouri Corn Growers' Shane Kinne, Missouri Dairy's Dave Drennan
          The Missouri Times:  Governor indicted by grand jury, taken into custody;  Greitens' lawyers will appeal
          The Missouri Times:  Libla, Romine call for Greitens to consider resigning
          The Missouri Times:  Following indictment, House will open investigation into governor
          SNL:  Greitens indicted on felony invasion of privacy charge X
          CDT:  Rowden calls on Greitens to resign X
          KWMU:  Grand jury indicts Greitens
          KWMU:  What you need to know about the Greitens indictment
          AP:  Greitens indicted on invastion of privacy charge
          P-D:  Greitens indicted for felony invasion of privacy
          P-D:  Some lawmakers call for Greitens to resign;  GOP leaders call for an investigation
          The Atlantic:  The indictment of Eric Greitens;  From rising star to felony charges in barely one year
          KC Star's Max Londberg:  Twitter highlights:  Missouri political pundits, East Coast media roast Greitens with one-liners X
          Missourinet:  Nasheed calls on Speaker Richardson to begin impeachment process
          SNL:  Haahr's tax overhaul plan includes tax cuts, higher DMV fees X
          The Missouri Times:  Haahr files bill to cut taxes while generating revenue for roads, bridges
          SNL:  Greitens' higher ed cuts can be restored, Fitzpatrick says X
          Missourinet:  Fitzpatrick outlines plan to restore proposed Missouri higher education cuts
          Missourinet:  Missouri Senate starts process to boost funding for nursing homes
          The Missouri Times:  Republicans look to fix state's 'bad reputation' for legal climate with Munzlinger's venue and joinder legislation, but bill gets laid over
          The Missouri Times:  Kaufman Fund pens letter calling for General Assembly's opposition to asbestos bill
          The Missouri Times:  House sends industrial hemp, homeowners' association bills to Senate
          KWMU:  Pro & con:  House Bill 2179 to penalize companies boycotting Israel
          The Missouri Times:  PSC signs off on Spire rate case
          KWMU:  Regulators, environmentalists and scientists weigh in on how to keep Missouri's lakes clean
          Missourinet:  Resolution from Sen. Jill Schupp (D-Creve Coeur) addresses Equal Rights Amendment
          P-D editorial:  When the NRA is under fire, Sen. Roy Blunt comes to the rescue
          KC Star editorial:  Greitens didn't shoot straight with Missourians, can't govern under indictment X
          P-D editorial:  Greitens must resign
          St. Joseph News-Press editorial:  Greitens' problems do harm to state X
          Washington Missourian editorial:  Distracted driving is deadly;  Legislature should pass Dixon's bill X
          Messenger:  Greitens slithers up to the biggest snake in the swamp and seeks salvation
          Phill Brooks:  Flaring tempers do nothing but divide Missouri's Senate
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        Thursday, February 22
       
Variety:  Josh Hawley slams McCaskill over Hollywood ties
          CNBC:  McCaskill, two other vulnerable Senate Dems show why party is at risk of losing seats in 2018
          SE Missourian:  Former First Lady Laura Bush speaks at Show Me Center, stresses education +
          The Missouri Times:  Bill White launches TV ad for Senate bid
          SNL:  Greitens, allies still have Confide accounts following Capitol purge X
          Missourinet:  Hawley to release results soon in inquiry into Greitens' use of Confide app
          The Missouri Times:  Legislation filed to strengthen Missouri's open records laws
          Missourinet:  Missouri Senate starts process to boost funding for nursing homes
          AP:  Legislature moves forward on drug take-back program
          SNL:  Missouri Senate talks medical marijuana X
          Missourinet:  Missouri high school class of 2017 increased score on AP exams;  Asians (3.46 average) outpaced whites (3.13), with Hispanics (2.66) and blacks (1.92) pulling up the rear
          Columbia Missourian:  Bill that would allow Mizzou to charge higher tuition stalls in Missouri Senate
          Missourinet:  Bill from Rep. Justin Alferman (R-Hermann) would immediately suspend license of drivers who hit construction workers
          JCNT:  Advocates lobby to help prevent suicides in Missouri X
          St. Joseph News-Press:  House bill seeks to do away with car inspections X
          The Missouri Times:  Munzlinger honored with award from Missouri Agribusiness Association
          Missourinet:  'Missouri Sliced Bread Day' legislation is approved by Missouri House
          P-D:  National advocacy group 'Human Rights Watch' criticizes private probation companies in Missouri
          SE Missourian:  Allegations of timecard fraud in Oran in hands of Hawley's office to avoid conflict of interest +
          KC Star editorial:  KC listening session came up with no good reason for the EPA to repeal the Clean Power Plan X
          P-D editorial:  Another embarrassment for Missouri's executioners
          Gateway Journalism Review:  Terry Ganey:  How Gatehouse Media has gutted the Columbia Daily Tribune
          P-D op-ed:  Sen. Rob Schaaf (R-St. Joseph):  Bill that benefits utilities comes at the expense of Missourians
          P-D op-ed:  SLU law prof Chad Flanders:  The problem with 'stand your ground' laws
          KC Star's Tessa Weinberg:  Missouri bill to criminalize pregnant women who do drugs would hurt more than help;  Thoughts from Campaign Life Missouri's Sam Lee, American Congress of OB/GYNs "Sarah Topps [sic]," state legislators X
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        Wednesday, February 21
       
P-D:  McCaskill says VA has reversed itself and paid claims to 17 WWII vets exposed to mustard gas
          KWMU:  DNC Deputy Chair Keith Ellison visits St. Louis, meets with black activists
          KWMU:  St. Louis activist uses 'Black Panther' film to register minority voters
          P-D:  Army Corps of Engineers to give update on Coldwater Creek cleanup
          P-D:  Illinois businessman contributes $500k to pro-'right to work' campaign
          Drebes:  Bill Otto running for a different House seat this time around
          KWMU:  Joe Reagan resigns as St. Louis Regional Chamber CEO
          CDT:  Greitens pays visit to Mexico veterans home X
          CDT:  Greitens:  Taxpayers not funding attorneys' fees for investigation X
          The Missouri Times:  Greitens' defense files for open records lawsuit to be dismissed
          KC Star:  Lawmakers pass 'revenge porn' measure, with Rep. Brandon Ellington (D-Kansas City) making Greitens "duct tape" joke X
          The Missouri Times:  Forced arbitration? Not for sexual harassment claims, Hawley says
          Missourinet:  Hawley says costs of state's harassment and discrimination payouts are not sustainable
          The Missouri Times:  Emery's utility bill on hold for now as House looks to send their own version to the Senate
          SNL:  Marriage bill divides Springfield lawmakers X
          KMOX:  House passes measure to ban marriage under age 15;  Comments from "Rep. Warren Moon [sic]"
          P-D:  More Missouri students take AP exams, but black students continue to disappoint;  Asians, whites score higher than state mean
          Missourinet:  Court rejects lawsuit intended to reinstate fired Missouri Education Commissioner
          P-D:  Judge rejects push to reverse firing on Missouri's top educator
          The Missouri Times:  Bill would enable city buses to transport high schoolers
          The Missouri Times:  Hoskins introduces legislation legalizing sports gambling in Missouri
          KWMU:  Gun-control group visits Capitol
          Missourinet:  Gun-control group visits Capitol offices
          AP:  Missouri House gives initial approval to industrial hemp
          JCNT:  Bill would limit TIF projects to blighted areas X
          Columbia Missourian:  Bill would put sales tax increase for public safety on Centralia ballot
          P-D:  Centene says subsidiary will no longer provide drugs for Missouri executions
          KC Star editorial:  Scott Pruitt's EPA will talk so-called Clean Power Plan in KC today X
          P-D editorial:  McCaskill helpful in the fight against Big Pain
          KWMU "race, identity and culture" reporter Ashley Lisenby:  #MeToo founder's speech at Webster University addresses white women co-opting the hashtag and other emotional struggles
          The Missouri Times' Jennifer Bukowsky:  St. Louis City Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner's investigation of Greitens is political and not based on public safety
          P-D op-ed:  If Greitens took a picture during pull-up lessons, he is guilty of "perversion" and should resign
          KC Star op-ed:  Union contractors' leader:  Repealing the prevailing wage on construction jobs hurts workers and the economy X
          St. Joseph News-Press letter:  St. Joseph Downtown Partnership's Rhabecca Boerkircher:  Historic tax credits essential to ensuring Downtown thrives X
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        Tuesday, February 20
       
Washington Examiner:  U.S. Rep. Sam Graves talks federal transportation funding
          Faughn:  The players involved in the Greitens investigation
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Rep. Nate Walker (R-Kirsville) says investigation into Greitens goes beyond blackmail allegations
          Missourinet:  Sen. Denny Hoskins (R-Warrensburg) says investigation into Greitens "could turn into a witch hunt"
          The Missouri Times:  Three House reps vying for Silvey's seat
          The Missouri Times:  Ron Rammaha in race for Rep. Cloria Brown's seat
          Clayton Times:  Jimmy Loomis resigns as Clayton Township Democratic committeeman
          KWMU:  Parson visits St. Louis Veterans home;  Conditions continue to improve, residents and families say
          Missourinet:  Parson honors those fighting for change at veterans home
          P-D:  Parson thanks those who exposed problems at veterans home
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Schaaf calls out colleagues over utility rate legislation X
          KWMU:  Politically Speaking podcast:  Sen. Dan Hegeman (R-Cosby) on tax credits and the Senate's relationship with Gov. Greitens
          The Missouri Times:  Hegeman asks Senate to weigh the needs of the state when considering historic tax credits, bill laid over
          P-D:  Lawmakers debate historic tax credits
          KWMU:  Low-income housing tax credit freeze casts shadow over legislative session
          The Missouri Times:  DOR projecting quarter-million increase in costs for postage
          Missourinet:  Missouri bill would provide more than three months of unemployment benefits
          P-D:  In Texas County, indigent defendants will be defended by private attorneys
          JCNT:  Firearms bill hearings delayed a week X
          SNL:  Greitens' staff met with board members before Vandeven's firing, appointee says X
          Missourinet:  Missouri House passes bill that would ban marriage of kids 14 and younger
          JCNT:  Bill would create new opportunities for Missourians with disabilities X
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Texting and driving bills shut down X
          CDT:  Rep. Chuck Basye (R-Rocheport) battles critics of hunting permit bill X
          JCNT:  Lawmakers asked to improve abuse case investigations X
          Missourinet:  Committee report sent to Speaker Todd Richardson about Warren Love's Facebook comment
          Columbia Missourian:  Dueling demonstrations outside abortion facility pits pro-life group versus "Guild of Silly Heathens";  Pro-choice group dresses up as female genitalia, waves "Honk if You're Horny" signs
          SNL:  National advocacy group gives Missouri poor ranking for health X
          P-D editorial:  Roy Blunt is kept in line by NRA cash
          P-D editorial:  Hawley steps up for workers in harassment arbitration cases
          KC Star editorial:  More women die when domestic abusers own guns, but Missouri legislators don't care X
          Priddy:  To prevent a school shooting in Missouri, legislators should spend more money on mental health care
          KWMU's Rachel Lippmann:  Former KWMU reporter Chris McDaniel now writing for Buzzfeed, still targeting Missouris' execution drug supplier
          JCNT letter:  Prolific letter-writer Sue Gibson responds to letter responding to McCaskill's abortion stance X
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        Monday, February 19
       
KWMU:  Missouri could struggle to draw federal funds with new infrastructure plan;  Comments from Regional Chamber's Hart Nelson
          P-D:  Tight clamp on immigration hits Marshall, Mo.;  El Salvadorans are in the United States legally, for now
          P-D:  Jesse Jackson, 76, makes appearance in St. Louis City
          This Week in Missouri Politics:  Guest Rep. David Gregory (R-St. Louis County) talks audit of Dept. of Revenue;  Panel of Reps. Donna Baringer (D-St. Louis City) and Tom Hannegan (R-St. Charles), David Barklage, Jane Dueker talk corruption investigation, budget, more
           Drebes:  Annette Read's America First MO, formerly Show-Me Trump, to open office early next month
           KC Star:  Date set for special election for Silvey's state Senate seat X
           Drebes:  Help Wanted:  Equifax seeks regional director for state government relations
           KWMU:  Former St. Louis judge has joined governor's legal team
           Columbia Missourian:  MU communications prof, PR pros offer analysis on how Greitens has handled scandal
           KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Rep. Tim Remole (R-Excello) talks Greitens' higher ed cuts
           Columbia Missourian:  Legislators debate prevailing wage
           Missourinet:  Springfield mayor pushes for Missouri primary seat belt law
           P-D:  MoDOT to hold session on plans for I-270 in North St. Louis County
           AP:  Missouri works to secure national bicycle route
           SNL:  Lawyers call case against Springfield massage parlors weak. Just wait, Hawley's office says. X
           KC Star editorial:  No more swanky dinners or free booze? Missouri lawmakers should ban lobbyist gifts X
           P-D editorial:  Missouri's rural way of life threatened by more than wind power
           Messenger:  Hallmark, Hawley and the #MeToo movement;  forced arbitration falls flat
           CDT Managing Editor Charles Westmoreland:  Democratic state auditor gives lesson in fiscal discipline X
           KC Star letter:  KC sexagenarian dislikes Hawley's support for military parade X
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        Sunday, February 18
       
P-D:  Big military budget refuels St. Louis-built Super Hornet
          JCNT:  Pressure to legalize marijuana in Missouri is high X
          The Missouri Times:  Rep. David Gregory (R-St. Louis County) talks $36M in potential savings on This Week in Missouri Politics
          SNL:  Bill to empower auditor, backed by local officials, stalls in Missouri Senate X
          Missourinet:  The number of Missouri students enrolled at University of Arkansas has doubled in ten years;  Rep. Greg Razer (D-Kansas City) points out Razorbacks' recruiting success
          SNL:  MSU, Drury researchers to study opinions on poverty;  Residents of five counties - or those claiming to be - can take online survey regarding poor people's work ethic, other topics X
          KC Star:  Neosho gun shop owner helps son's baseball team by donating rifle for raffle;  Facebook post triggers gun-control proponents, elicits emotional responses X
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Rep. Tim Remole (R-Excello) says retirement bill has earned bipartisan support
          P-D:  Real estate series:  St. Louis City couple complains about redlining, says US Bank lender suggested they consider a safer neighborhood - and other outrages
          P-D:  Real estate series:  Red-hot O'Fallon, Mo. keeps growing and growing;  Low crime rate, safe schools draw high-earning homeowners
          Washington Missourian:  Bill from Rep. Nate Tate (R-St. Clair) would ban synthetic human urine X
          SE Missourian:  Cape Girardeau NAACP holds dinner;  Speakers say every vote counts, tout power of "community," etc. +
          Clayton Times:  St. Louis NAACP to honor Rosa Parks at annual event
          KC Star editorial:  McCaskill, Blunt should compromise on immigration X
          P-D editorial:  Auditor Nicole Galloway suggests common-sense budgeting. What a concept.
          St. Joseph News-Press editorial:  Utility rates due a reset X
          Washington Missourian editorial:  Child marriages a bad idea X
          Waters:  Senate Bill 612 is a sneaky tax credit X
          P-D op-ed:  Missouri Chamber's Dan Mehan:  Bipartisan energy legislation is good for Missouri electric customers
          P-D letter:  University City sexagenarian wants Blunt to add special section to Senate website so she can complain about his Second Amendment stance
          SNL letter:  Local union communications director disagrees with Eric Burlison on 'right to work' X
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        Saturday, February 17
       
P-D:  Congressional votes for the week
          AP:  Blunt:  Trump to nominate Timothy Garrison as U.S. attorney
          SNL:  GOP U.S. Senate candidate Austin Petersen says AR-15 raffle involved 'a lot of due diligence' X
          The Missouri Times:  Initiative petition for medical marijuana raises $250k
          The Missouri Times:  This Week in the Governor's Office:  Week of February 12, 2018
          Drebes:  Mark Ausmus, former chief of staff to Speaker Bob Griffin (D), files age-discrimination suit against Missouri Department of Revenue
          KWMU:  Missouri House passes 17 bills, kills one, while the Senate focuses on utility bill
          Columbia Missourian:  Missouri lawmakers fear looming infrastructure crisis
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Historic Preservation Tax Bill could see work next week X
          The Missouri Times:  'Raise the Age' legislation back again
          Columbia Missourian:  Conservation Federation of Missouri's Brandon Butler accuses Rep. Chuck Basye (R-Rocheport) of nepotism;  Basye says allegations are bovine excrement
          KC Star:  GOP legislators hope to get rid of mandatory vehicle inspections X
          Missourinet:  Sen. Gary Romine (R-Farmington):  Gun control is not the answer to mass shootings
          AP:  Missouri Department of Mental Health notifying 1,000 people about mailing error
          The Missouri Times:  Legislation would open doors for Missouri farmers to grow hemp
          The Missouri Times:  This Week in the Missouri PSC:  February 15, 2018
          Missourinet:  Bill from Rep. Doug Beck (D-St. Louis County) would designate a Blake Snyder Memorial Highway
          P-D editorial briefs:  In support of sex-education additions from Rep. Holly Rehder (R-Sikeston)
          CDT op-ed:  National Parents Organization of Missouri's Linda Reutzel:  It's time to align Missouri's family courts with research X
          P-D letter:  St. Louis man says Trump's EPA budget shows disregard for St. Louisans' health
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        Friday, February 16
       
St. Joseph News-Press:  Senate finds no path on immigration;  Comments from Blunt X
          KCUR:  Mexican alien could be deported as soon as today;  Crecensio Mendez-Ramirez claims he must stay in Missouri because he's wanted by Mexican drug cartels
          P-D:  Blunt says Russian election influence was marginal;  Intelligence Committee report coming soon
          SE Missourian:  Former First Lady Laura Bush to speak at Show Me Center +
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri Republican Party looking for paid volunteers to gather signatures for pro-'right to work' petition
          Drebes:  New Approach says it's nearing signature target for cannabis initiative
          KC Star:  Medical marijuana gaining steam in Missouri;  Comments from New Approach Missouri's Jack Cardetti X
          Missourinet:  Investigators dispatched by office of St. Louis City Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner (D) talk with Speaker Todd Richardson, Superminority Leader Gail McCann Beatty about Greitens
          The Missouri Times:  Emery's utility bill passes the Senate, heads to House
          Missourinet:  Missouri Senate passes contentious utility bill after intense debate
          Washington Missourian:  Schatz advocates for gas tax
          KWMU:  The jobless could enjoy 13 weeks of benefits under bill passed by Missouri House
          KCUR:  Senate committee favors taxing out-of-state entertainers to bring in millions for arts
          P-D:  Lawmakers target Anthem's controversial emergency room policy
          KWMU:  St. Louis City schools look at residency program to encourage new teachers to stick it out;  Half of teachers throw in the towel within 5 years
          P-D:  Missouri teacher preparation program ratings aim to help keep teachers on the job
          Columbia Missourian:  Total ban on texting and driving heard by Senate committee
          SNL:  Comments solicited by Missouri State Parks oppose selling closed state parks X
          KWMU:  Ameren Missouri plans to close all coal ash ponds but will leave the waste in place
          Missourinet:  Missouri Dept. of Agriculture makes budget plea to cover cost of dicamba investigations;  Some pesticide applicators choose to use approved herbicide irresponsibly
          Columbia Missourian:  Moms Demand Action trying to stop state campus carry bill
          KC Star:  Lawmakers discuss domestic abusers and gun restrictions X
          SNL:  Fewer gun-free zones or fewer guns:  Missouri lawmakers split on what's safer X
          Missourinet:  Rep. Gina Mitten (D-Richmond Heights) talks Florida shooting, gun control
          Missourinet:  Rep. Bruce Franks (D-St. Louis City) promotes resolution to make youth violence a health epidemic
          KC Star editorial:  Where is the Republican who will take on the NRA?  Blunt should flip-flop on gun control X
          Washington Missourian editorial:  Historic tax credits work X
          KC Star op-ed:  Georgetown University coed wants McCaskill and Blunt to support path to citizenship for illegals X
          Columbia Missourian op-ed:  Phill Brooks:  Fiscal notes matter
          P-D letter:  Webster Groves School Board's Jean Dugan says state legislators spend too much time talking about charter schools
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        Thursday, February 15
       
Fortune:  Blunt warns Trump against starting reciprocal battle on tariffs
          Missourinet:  McCaskill report questions $9 million drug maker/pain management group relationships
          The Missouri Times:  Elijah Haahr returns from Washington, D.C. after attending President Trump's infrastructure rollout
          Missourinet:  Libertarian group launches ad blitz today critical of McCaskill's vote against tax cuts
          KC Star's Bryan Lowry:  Monthly profile of independent U.S. Senate candidate Craig O'Dear
          SNL:  Spence Jackson Memorial Scholarship Fund honors memory of former Ashcroft/Bond/Blunt/Schweich communicator;  Thoughts from Jeff Layman, Joe Passanise, Scott Faughn, others
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri high court upholds former Sen. Robin Wright-Jones' (D-St. Louis City) ethics violation fees
          The Missouri Times:  Investigators from the office of St. Louis City Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner (D) expand Greitens probe, begin interviewing lawmakers
          Missourinet:  Investigators from St. Louis City visit Capitol as part of Greitens probe
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Greitens promotes tax plan in St. Joseph
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri Municipal League welcomes Ashcroft, legislators at annual conference
          Missourinet:  Transportation is a top priority for Missouri Municipal League
          SE Missourian:  Election officials give reasons why local systems are protected from hacking;  Thoughts from Cape Girardeau County Clerk Kara Clark Summers, others
          The Missouri Times:  Senate utility bill filibuster returns, compromise apparently no longer standing
          SE Missourian:  Sen. Wayne Wallingford (R-Cape Girardeau) wants teacher voice on State Board of Education, proposes bill
          The Missouri Times:  Marriage age bill encounters resistance during perfection
          The Missouri Times:  Moon's bill seeks to refund sales tax from assessments, Budget Committee passes two bills out of committee
          JCNT:  Bill seeks changes for state workers;  Measure would modify job classifications, offer managers more flexibility
          Columbia Missourian:  Legislation would honor officers killed in the line of duty
          P-D:  Student journalists would be shielded from censorship under proposal
          Columbia Missourian:  Lawmakers want to get rid of residency rule used to attack Hawley
          KWMU:  Missouri Senate panel revives password protection efforts
          Missourinet:  Missouri House committee looks at two swatting bills after Wichita tragedy
          Missourinet:  Missouri lawmakers consider doing away with vehicle safety inspections
          Missourinet:  Missouri mayors want a primary seat belt law
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Tax cuts spur KCP&L rate update case
          P-D:  In "#metoo" complaint era, Hawley and legislative Republicans split on private handling of employment disputes
          P-D editorial:  Missouri lawmakers take Gov. Eric Greitens to school on Board of Education
          KC Star editorial:  2018 elections in Missouri could be hacked
          P-D op-ed:  Institute for Justice attorney:  Missouri Legislature should not repeal Ferguson-inspired laws
          JCNT letter:  Saint Elizabeth septuagenarian questions how McCaskill reconciles Catholic faith with support for abortion
          P-D letter:  Arnold sexagenarian says disgruntled Americans must rise up, form alternative political parties, realize every vote matters, etc.
          KC Star letter:  Kansas septuagenarian man dislikes Missouri legislators' approach to gun laws;  Kansas septuagenarian woman says Star prints too many letters from men
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        Wednesday, February 14
       
St. Joseph News-Press:  McCaskill pushes for opioid makers' disclosures X
          Drebes:  Help Wanted:  Conservation Federation of Missouri roles
          Columbia Missourian:  Greitens in favor of revoking citizenship for Columbia man who aided terrorists
          KCUR's Up to Date:  Jason Rosenbaum, UMSL's Dave Robertson talk with Steve Kraske about redistricting, gerrymandering, and what lies ahead
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri School Boards' Association hosts legislative day in Jefferson City;  Thoughts from MSBA's Melissa Randol, others
          SNL:  Attorneys spar for hours as judge weighs whether to void Vandeven firing X
          Columbia Missourian:  Consent may soon be required as part of statewide sexual education curriculum
          The Missouri Times:  Senate tax plan moves forward, Greitens' version stalled
          SE Missourian:  Missouri Senate panel passes bill to cut income taxes, raise gas tax +
          The Missouri Times:  Audit of Dept. of Revenue from Rep. David Gregory (R-St. Louis County) highlights $36 million in cost savings
          AP:  Missouri House votes to trim length of unemployment benefits
          KC Star:  KC restaurant owner's plea to lawmakers:  Let me put more felons to work X
          The Missouri Times:  Syringe access bill gets bipartisan support in House
          AP:  House advances needle-exchange bill
          KC Star:  Proposal would raise fee to file initiative petition X
          CDT:  Report:  Russia used fake KKK news to instigate more fear during University of Missouri's 2015 race agitation X
          JCNT:  House approves Adrian's Island bill X
          Columbia Missourian:  Critics say Clean Water Law revisions would allow for more pollution
          The Missouri Times:  Police pensions predicament in St. Louis City heads to Jefferson City
          KC Star:  Proposal from Rep. Rusty Black (R-Chillicothe) would honor home of sliced bread X
          Columbia Missourian:  Sean Spence seeks to build on KOPN's 45-year history;  Former Dem campaign manager/consultant serves as general manager for public radio station
          P-D editorial:  Rep. Phil Christofanelli (R-St. Peters) right to want to keep tabs on Missouri's plethora of special taxing districts
          SE Missourian's Jon Rust:  AT&T's John Sondag on impact of Trump tax cuts on workers;  Jason Smith on rural broadband +
          Jensen:  Yes, I'm a senior citizen - I earned it;  Response to KC Star letter from sexagenarian complaining about use of term "seniors" +
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Sen. Bob Dixon (R-Springfield):  You won't believe what's going on at the Capitol - principled public service
          KC Star op-ed:  Rep. Lauren Arthur (D-Kansas City):  Forced arbitration keeps Missouri's employees in the dark X
          P-D letter:  Self-described political independent frustrated by Post-Dispatch's chronic bias
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        Tuesday, February 13
       
Missourinet:  In response to GOP tax cuts, Tyson Foods to give bonuses to 5,000 Missouri workers
          TIME:  Americans for Prosperity to run ads critical of McCaskill for opposing tax cuts
          USA Today:  McCaskill says advocacy groups became 'cheerleaders for opioids'
          P-D:  McCaskill says top opioid manufacturers gave millions to pain groups
          SNL:  Josh Hawley says Missouri 'would love to' host military parade desired by President Trump X
          KC Star:  Silicon Valley entrepreneur, who gave Hawley $300k for 2016 AG campaign, gave $5,400 in November for U.S. Senate campaign;  Peter Thiel has been longtime critic of Google X
          SE Missourian:  Rebuilding roads, bridges, ports requires funding partnership +
          KWMU:  What's next for the West Lake Landfill
          KC Star:  Unions renew 'Fight for $15' minimum wage increase +
          The Missouri Times:  Jim Murphy running for Rep. Cloria Brown's seat
          The Missouri Times:  Former Rep. Bill Otto to run against GOP Rep. Tom Hannegan
          The Missouri Times:  Rodney Boyd, Kate Casas, Brian Grace, Kelvin Simmons leave Dentons, start Nexus group
          Missourinet:  Galloway presents her budget to House committee
          SNL:  Missouri GOP leaders agree (sort of) about tax cuts, but the devil remains in the details X
          Columbia Missourian:  MU medical program, other higher ed initiatives could lose all state funding
          The Missouri Times:  House votes down gubernatorial priority police dog bill, advances labor and liquor legislation
          P-D:  Boosting penalties for those who assault police dogs fizzles
          AP:  Missouri House passes bill on public union dues
          SNL:  Bill that could delay state enforcement of water pollution heard by Missouri lawmakers X
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Bill aims to keep opioids out of the wrong hands X
          Missourinet:  Rep. Holly Rehder (R-Sikeston) wants sex education to include curriculum about sexual harassment, violence and consent
          Missourinet:  Legislature considers updating sex offender registry
          The Missouri Times:  Chez Monet opens at the Capitol
          KC Star editorial:  'The bridge to Kansas':  Why hasn't Missouri learned from Brownback's tax cut mistakes? X
          The Missouri Times' Jennifer Bukowsky:  Don't gift medical marijuana to McCaskill
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Liquor bill will hurt Missouri, help Total Wine
          SE Missourian letter:  Sexagenarian Democrat says Greitens' effectiveness has ben hampered +
          P-D letter:  Easterseals Midwest CEO says legislators should support fair play for nonprofit workers
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        Monday, February 12   Missouri State Holiday - Lincoln Day
       
Missourinet:  Bi-state group supporting illegal aliens wants looser immigration policy;  Mexican pobrecita says she lives in fear thanks to President Trump
          KC Star:  Emanuel Cleaver weighs in on alien - living illegally in Kansas - arrested by ICE;  Congressman suggests letter he sent to Trump might make a difference X
          CDT:  Nonprofits discuss impact of increase in federal tax code's standard deduction X
          This Week in Missouri Politics:  Guest Rep.-elect Mike Revis (D-Fenton) talks special election win, labor issue;  Panel of Reps. Beck Ruth (R-Festus) and Nick Schroer (R-O'Fallon), Jeff Roorda, ACLU's Jeffrey Mittman talks utility legislation, Revis' win, "raise the age" legislation
          The Missouri Times:  Rep.-elect Mike Revis (D-Fenton) talks his win on This Week in Missouri Politics
          KWMU:  Politically Speaking podcast:  Rep. Craig Razer (D-Kansas City) talks with Mannies & Rosenbaum about impact of tax cuts, MoDOT's budget needs, MONA, Mike Revis' win, more
          Missourinet:  Missouri state and county government offices closed for Lincoln Day
          Columbia Missourian:  SOS Jay Ashcroft pushing for more money to support broadband in libraries
          P-D:  Judge:  Missouri taxpayers must pay for transgender prisoners' hormone therapy
          Washington Missourian:  Greitens doesn't support proposed gas tax increase suggested by 21st Century Committee X
          Columbia Missourian:  House bill would empower trained campus faculty as protection officers
          P-D:  Decision on St. Louis school board and charter school renewals among delays from state board standoff
          Columbia Missourian:  What is Native American art? Missouri lawmakers trying to define it
          Columbia Missourian:  Bills address postpartum care
          AP:  Missouri bill would mark official day for sliced bread
          P-D:  Advocacy group gives Missouri poor score for traffic safety laws
          Messenger:  Will old Rock Island rail line get new life as a trail? Missouri waits.
          KC Star letter:  Area sexagenarian says use of term "seniors" is demeaning to olds X
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        Sunday, February 11
       
P-D's Chuck Raasch:  Profile:  Presidential candidate Jason Kander and campaign mastermind Abe Rakov
          P-D:  DNC Deputy Chair Keith Ellison joins Lacy Clay to push for minimum wage;  Comments from "Raise the Wage" leader "Betty [sic] Douglas"
          KSDK (St. Louis):  "Raise the Wage" group rallies in Ferguson;  Bettie Douglas, age 60, explains travails of managing a household budget
          SNL:  Speaker-to-be Elijah Haahr to attend transportation roundtable with Trump and Pence tomorrow X
          Washington Missourian:  Greitens deflects questions about affair X
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Schaaf opposes Greitens' tax plan
          P-D editorial:  Lawmakers make it easier for monopolies to raise electricity and gas rates
          SNL op-ed:  Eric Burlison:  'Right to work' gives workers a choice X
          KC Star op-ed:  Nursing home CEO:  Missouri legislators should spend more money on nursing home reimbursement;  Also, greeting card industry must stop pushing ageist retirement cards X
          JCNT op-ed:  Conservation Federation of Missouri's Brandon Butler:  Legislation aims to rob Missourians of conservation resources X
          P-D letter:  Bellefontaine Neighbors conservative mocks Post-Dispatch's liberal bent, stock market ignorance and glee over one (1) Democratic state legislative win
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        Saturday, February 10
       
SE Missourian:  U.S. Rep. Jason Smith votes against budget deal that boosts federal spending, debt +
          Drebes:  Kit Bond alum Judy Dungan appointed by President Trump to GSA post
          KC Star:  McCaskill blames state legislators for women's incarceration rates X
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Man who stabbed bar employee to death had a green card;  Social media reports suggested Eliseo Hernandez-Sebastian was an illegal alien X
          Columbia Missourian:  Hartzler bill would rename Columbia post office after fallen soldier
          AP:  Study:  Failure of Mississippi River locks would cost millions
          The Missouri Times:  Greitens' defense in blackmail investigation not pro bono
          KC Star:  Galloway warns state budget 'starting to walk towards the bridge to Kansas' X
          JCNT:  Legislators:  Broadband, higher state pay are priorities X
          KWMU:  Growing discontent with state testing among school superintendents
          CDT:  At forum, state reps say higher education funding a priority X
          KC Star:  New UMKC chancellor promises 'something spectacular' for Kansas City X
          AP:  Missouri National Guard to partner with Israeli Home Front Command
          West Plains Daily Quill:  Quail Forever sponsors youth hunt next Saturday;  Rep. Shawn Rhoads (R-West Plains) donates cash to cover cost of hunter caps and vests kids will receive
          KC Star:  NAACP's Nimrod Chapel to represent former corrections officer seeking cash from Missouri Dept. of Corrections;  Latino man claims he was discriminated against due to race, "adult attention deficit disorder" X
          Washington Missourian editorial:  Legislators, not their interns, are the problem in Jefferson City;  State lawmakers, staff should sit through longer versions of anti-harassment training X
          KC Star's Tessa Weinberg:  Legislature should pass LGBT protections, but Republicans stand in the way X
          SNL letter:  Rep. Donna Lichtenegger (R-Jackson):  McCaskill failed constituents on late-term abortion vote X
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        Friday, February 9
       
Missourinet:  McCaskill, Blunt talk budget deal
          SNL:  U.S. Rep. Billy Long talks Nunes memo, Mueller probe X
          AP:  Feds seek to revoke citizenship of man who illegally funneled money to Iraq;  Mubarek Hamed's "Islamic-American Relief Agency" was based in Columbia, Mo.
          P-D:  Gateway Arch National Park just needs Trump's signature to become official name
          The Missouri Times:  Senate finds compromise during 24-hour filibuster, perfect's Emery's utility bill
          P-D:  After 24-hour filibuster, Missouri Senate endorses electricity rate deal sought by Ameren
          AP:  Senators filibuster utility rates
          Missourinet:  Missouri Senate gives initial approval to utility legislation
          Missourinet:  Governor faces media at Missouri Press Association event
          CDT:  Greitens takes question from Post-Dispatch's Christopher Ave over photo of woman, says topic has already been covered X
          KWMU:  As Greitens touts tax-cut proposal, he declines to get behind fuel-tax increase
          KWMU:  Reactions to Greitens' proposal to trim higher ed
          CDT:  Galloway warns of dire budget possibilities in 'stress test' X
          The Missouri Times:  Galloway:  We cannot grow our way out of a budget hole
          Missourinet:  Galloway says state budget unstable, vulnerable to economic downturn
          SNL:  Jeff Notes briefs:  'X-ray' of Missouri workforce shows low morale;  utility bill sparks filibuster X
          JCNT:  Administration looks to improve state employee culture X
          KWMU:  Proposal would reduce time for seeking personal-injury payout in Missouri
          Missourinet:  Rep. Bruce DeGroot (R-Chesterfield) says bill would prevent 'double-dipping' from those seeking asbestos jackpots
          The Missouri Times:  Anne Precythe touts numerous changes at Dept. of Corrections
          Drebes:  St. Louis Business Journal endorses Wiemann proposal to put municipal financial information on a public website
          KC Star op-ed:  Mizzou Professor Emeritus Art Jago:  Missouri has too many public universities. It must close campuses. X
          SNL op-ed:  State Auditor Nicole Galloway:  Petition process plays vital role X
          SNL letter:  Springfield sexagenarian praises McCaskill for holding town halls, wants GOP officials to do the same X
          P-D letter:  St. Louis County feminist angry at Danforth over Anita Hill-Clarence Thomas hearings from 1991
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        Thursday, February 8
       
WDAF (Kansas City):  "National Day of Action" for supporters of illegal aliens draws crowd of six (6) outside McCaskill's office
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Prosecutor says murderer's potential illegal-alien status "isn't relevant ... not appropriate" X
          KWMU:  Hawley's allies believe views on human trafficking will boost support from base;  McCaskill calls comments "stupid and ignorant"
          KWMU:  Rural ambulances make do while waiting for Congress to renew funding
          CDT: Saundra McDowell enters GOP race for state auditor X
          Rosenbaum:  Democrats rejoice after capturing Jefferson County-based state House seat
          KC Star's Jason Hancock:  A Democrat flips a Missouri House seat, and infighting ensues;  Comments from veteran GOP brain Scott Dieckhaus, "Rep. Peter Meridith [sic]"
          P-D:  Hand-wringing for Republicans, rejoicing for Democrats in Missouri House special election
          KMOV (St. Louis):  Attorney representing man at center of Greitens allegations being asked to stop seeking publicity
          AP:  Report suggests improvements for Missouri veterans homes
          Drebes:  Chappelle-Nadal, mad at Wallingford for signing West Lake Landfill letter, gives Cape senator a receipt
          The Missouri Times:  Schaaf, Libla lead filibuster against Emery's 'utility tax' bill
          The Missouri Times:  Committee hears Romine's gubernatorial appointment reform bill, supporters say 'the process is broken'
          KWMU:  Senate bill targets Greitens' appointments to state boards and commissions
          Columbia Missourian:  Senate bill would restrict when governor can make appointments
          P-D:  Critics pan how Greitens' cabinet member is paid
          JCNT:  Lawmakers again asked to require paper ballots X
          Columbia Missourian:  Bill from Rep. Rocky Miller (R-Lake Ozark) on minors' abortion notification given preliminary approval
          Columbia Missourian:  Lawmakers consider higher penalties for Missouri protesters blocking highways
          The Missouri Times:  Columbia Chamber of Commerce supports easing work-related barriers for convicted felons
          Columbia Missourian:  Sen. Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia) seeks to expand Safe at Home confidentiality program
          Columbia Missourian:  Bill would shrink window to seek personal-injury payday
          The Missouri Times:  Eggleston's bill gives more towns option to be non-election towns
          The Missouri Times:  This Week in the Missouri PSC:  February 7, 2018
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Missouri Department of Conservation updating black bear research page;  Department uses ID tags to track movements of young animals X
          KWMU:  St. Louis on the Air:  Women's Voices Raised for Social Justice promote "Juvenile Injustice" campaign to tackle schools' discipline of poorly-behaved black children
          JCNT editorial:  Proposal to scuttle House internship program misguided X
          P-D op-ed:  Wash U. undergrads Anirudh Prahu and Ishaan Shah:  Republicans in Missouri won't expand Medicaid, so state should make it easier for physicians to monitor care of pregnant women
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        Wednesday, February 7
       
Washington Examiner:  Blunt:  Republicans, Democrats "pretty close" to budget deal
          Missourinet:  Hartzler for budget bill, Cleaver against it
          SNL:  Jeff Notes briefs:  Aaron Willard joins pro-Hawley PAC;  Conservative Christian writer Jake Meador pushes back against intentional misrepresentation of Hawley's human-trafficking remarks X
          KC Star:  Jack Danforth, Jim Talent reiterate support for Josh Hawley X
          KWMU:  EPA seeking public feedback on West Lake plan
          The Missouri Times:  Republicans handed first special election defeat in over a decade amid Greitens scandal
          P-D:  Democrats snag Missouri House seat, Republicans win 3 others in special election
          SNL:  Blind ambition:  Visually-impaired man sees himself running in GOP primary against Rep. Steve Helms (R-Springfield);  Deshon Porter failed to gather enough signatures to run for city council in 2017, says Helms is doing a good job X
          Drebes:  Initiative petitions filed for fuel tax
          The Missouri Times:  A look at grand jury's role in Greitens case
          The Missouri Times:  Senate, Greitens offer competing tax-overhaul plans
          The Missouri Times:  Steve Corsi drawing salary from two state agencies
          The Missouri Times:  Americans for Farmers & Families talks impact of NAFTA on Missouri;  Comments from Casey Guernsey, Missouri Corn Growers' Shane Kinne, Missouri Dairy Association's Dave Drennan, others
          AP:  Missouri schools get discounted price on tests after company's 2017 slip-up
          KWMU:  Latest attempt at charter-school expansion would target failing schools, not districts
          Missourinet:  Rep. John Wiemann (R-O'Fallon) wants chiropractic services offered to Medicaid recipients
          The Missouri Times:  Committee hears emotion-packed testimony on Neely's medical marijuana bill
          Columbia Missourian:  Medical marijuana proposal limited to those with terminal conditions
          The Missouri Times:  Report suggests improvements for Missouri veterans homes
          Columbia Missourian:  Bill from Rep. Dan Houx (R-Warrensburg) would address lack of coroner training
          KWMU:  Senators propose limiting gifts from lobbyists to $40 a day
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Missouri House looking at abandoned aircraft bill
          The Missouri Times:  Credit unions converge on Capitol
          SNL:  After Greene County sheriff sued over jail, Rep. Ken Wilson (R-Smithville) wants law changed X
          Missourinet:  Bill from Rep. Nate Walker (R-Kirksville) would recognize Grammy Award winner Rhonda Vincent, who grew up in Missouri
          JCNT editorial:  Missouri State Penitentiary makes progress X
          P-D's Kevin McDermott and Chuck Raasch:  Hawley now facing whispers of buyers' remorse within party;  Recap of Roll Call, Politico, USA Today's original reporting
          CDT op-ed:  UM President Mun Choi:  Universities offer solutions to revive rural Missouri X
          KC Star op-ed:  D.C.-based think tank:  Missouri should keep juvenile offenders from a life of crime
          St. Joseph News-Press letter:  Local leader of "Persisterhood" feminist group, a retired college English professor, wants Greitens impeached X
          P-D letter:  Florissant sexagenarian dislikes Missouri-American's request to Public Service Commission
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        Tuesday, February 6   MoDOT Travel Conditions Map
       
Roll Call:  In Missouri's U.S. Senate race, Democrats hope for GOP primary;  Comments from Jack Cardetti, John Hancock, Gregg Keller, others
          USA Today:  Kit Bond hopes Josh Hawley picks up campaign pace, wants to see AG "gear up and get with it"
          The Missouri Times:  Ann Wagner rakes in $2 million in re-election campaign
          Drebes:  McCaskill comes out in favor of medical marijuana
          The Missouri Times:  Four House seats up for grab in 2018 special elections;  Republicans 'cautiously optimistic'
          Missourinet:  Poor People's Campaign holds rally at Capitol;  Attendees include Missouri Faith Voices and pro-illegal-immigrant group, with Rep. Bruce Franks (D-St. Louis City) making late appearance
          SNL:  Ex-husband of Gov. Greitens' former mistress subpoenaed by St. Louis grand jury, attorney says X
          P-D:  Man who released Greitens audio says he was subpoenaed to appear before grand jury
          AP:  Attorney says grand jury is investigating Greitens' affair
          The Missouri Times:  Greitens looks to continue state job cuts while bringing in jobs in other sectors
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Rep. Chuck Basye (R-Rocheport) talks about Greitens' "tough sell" of tax cuts and budget cuts
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Proposal to cut historic tax credits moves forward in Missouri Senate X
          Missourinet:  SOS Jay Ashcroft emphasizes the importance of libraries during budget testimony
          Missourinet:  Ashcroft supports legislative proposal to limit skyrocketing number of initiative petitions
          P-D:  Missouri taxpayers hit with $23 million in legal payouts last year;  Harris-Stowe State University issued $5.5 million judgment for discriminating against white woman
          KWMU:  Proposal from Sen. Jeanie Riddle (R-Mokane) would crack down on protesters who block interstate highways
          JCNT:  Senate Judicary Committee hears 13 bills, takes no action;  Riddle seeks to protect drivers from humanoid speed bumps X
          Columbia Missourian:  Lawmakers question whether foster system should speed search for biological parents
          Missourinet:  Missouri Senate committee could soon vote on whether to restore whistleblower protections
          AP:  Rep. Courtney Curtis (D-Ferguson) wants House intern program suspended
          Brownfield Ag News:  Democratic bill would limit global diversity of Missouri farmland ownership
          Maryville Daily Forum:  Missouri Department of Conservation eliminates 6,500 feral hogs from Missouri in 2017
          KWMU:  New team leads regional fight against violent crime;  Missouri State Highway Patrol Captain Stephen Ferrier, U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Jensen join urban leaders in attempt to decrease homicides
          SE Missourian:  NAACP President Nimrod Chapel speaks to Cape Rotary Club, talks SB 43 and efforts to discourage travel and economic activity in Missouri +
          P-D editorial:  Rep. T.J. Berry (R-Kearney) waxes silly with bid to delegitimize weddings outside religious institutions
          St. Joseph News-Press' Ken Newton:  Missouri's congressional districts are drawn in a relatively clean pattern X
          Priddy:  Lawmakers should support Ron Richard-Dan Hegeman plan to restore Capitol building
          P-D letter:  Green Park liberal applauds reporter Kevin McDermott for "enlightening" anti-Hawley piece
          P-D letter:  Oakville sexagenarian, a product of Mizzou's journalism school, dissects Kevin McDermott's anti-Hawley piece
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        Monday, February 5
       
CNN:  Senate seats most likely to flip in November:  McCaskill ranked #3
          P-D:  Illegal alien evades immigration authorities by camping out in basement of Mapelwood church
          KWMU:  Activists react to EPA plan for West Lake Landfill
          AP:  'Right-to-work' holdouts face new efforts to change labor laws;  Missourians to vote on referendum in November
          P-D:  Democrats dream of beating back their superminority status;  A look at four local state rep races
          Drebes:  State Treasurer Eric Schmitt joins adjunct faculty of SLU
          This Week in Missouri Politics:  Guest Sen. Bill Eigel (R-Weldon Spring) talks tax cut for Missourians;  Panel of Rep. Bryan Spencer (R-Wentzville), Kate Casas, Sam Gladney and Jim Gwinner talk tax proposals, Hawley and sex trafficking, more
          The Missouri Times:  Eigel talks tax cuts on This Week in Missouri Politics
          KWMU:  Missouri's taxing districts facing increased scrutiny
          JCNT:  Sen. Jeanie Riddle (R-Mokane) focused on cutting boards and cutting government
          Missourinet:  Missouri legal expense fund legislation to be heard in House committee Tuesday
          CDT:  Bill to allow students to use city transit headed to vote
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Missouri Chamber of Commerce to host transportation conference later this month
          Columbia Missourian:  State looks at increasing penalties for assaulting or killing law enforcement animals;  Greitens announces support for proposal via Facebook without advising bill sponsor Rep. Robert Cornejo (R-St. Charles)
          AP:  Missouri National Guard brings training program to Joplin
          Missourinet:  Missouri Capitol cafeteria to reopen Friday
          Missourinet:  Bill from Rep. Tracy McCreery (D-Olivette) targets conversion therapy
          SNL:  National library group promotes list of books challenged in Missouri since 2014
          SE Missourian's Lucas Presson:  McCaskill stands with far left on abortion vote
          The Missouri Times' Jennifer Bukowsky:  A day-by-day look at January and early February in Missouri politics
          KC Star letter:  Warrensburg woman dislikes Hawley's comments on sex trafficking, urges AG to "get off his high horse"
          P-D letter:  Creve Coeur parent responds to piece on districts' teacher diversity, says paper should be ashamed of reporter Kristen Taketa's shoddy journalism and race agitation
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        Sunday, February 4
       
KWMU:  Lincoln Days report:  Missouri Republicans believe tax cuts are turning the tide
          P-D:  GOP unity on display at Lincoln Days
          KC Star:  Lincoln Day notes:  Rasmussen speech, media speculation on U.S. Senate primary, more X
          Columbia Missourian:  NAACP quarterly meeting reveals tensions;  "Race Matters, Friends" activist gets lippy with Executive Board Member Gov. Bob Holden
          SNL:  Former Springfield Councilman Craig Fishel (R) to run for Kevin Austin's open state rep seat X
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Local state legislative fundraising totals and their major donors:  Tony Luetkemeyer, Harry Roberts, Martin Rucker, Austin Montee, others X
          JCNT:  Missouri sets initiative petitions record - again X
          SNL:  Ashcroft wants U.S. Supreme Court to block other states' gerrymandering rulings X
          SNL:  Missouri thinks a popular tax deduction has been eliminated. Analysts aren't so sure. X
          Columbia Missourian:  Legislature considers work requirement for able-bodied Missourians on food stamps
          JCNT:  Greitens' budget proposes more cuts in state workforce X
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Rep. Tim Remole (R-Excello) talks about retirement benefit legislation aimed at helping soil and water conservation district employees
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Missouri Department of Conservation updating black bear research page X
          AP:  House harassment investigations have cost taxpayers $22,000;  Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal (D-University City) accused Rep. Joshua Peters (D-St. Louis) of calling her "boo," other abominations
          Washington Missourian editorial:  While not necessary in Missouri, it's still a smart move for gun owners to obtain a permit
          St. Joseph News-Press editorial:  Drug courts make sense X
          SNL op-ed:  Sen. Roy Blunt:  Tax reform is paying off for Missouri families X
          P-D's Kevin Horrigan:  Mocking Greitens via imaginary "Eric Greitens Organization (EGO)" booster club;  68-year-old columnist pokes at 23-year-old Parker Briden
          SNL letter:  Caucasoid coed says Greitens is "just another white politician who successfully uses his powers to abuse others" X
          P-D letter:  Webster Groves man interprets Hawley's statement as suggesting sex trafficking began 50 years ago
          P-D letter:  Florissant woman accuses Missouri-American Water of "weaponization of water," thinks legislators should be "fired" for not opposing company
          KC Star letter:  KC sexagenarian attempts topical humor on Missouri law and property taxes, with punchline involving lobbyists and "asses" X
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        Saturday, February 3
       
Roll Call:  "Take Five" Q&A feature:  Roy Blunt on mental health funding, lessons learned as House Majority Whip, more
          KC Star:  Blunt weighs in on House Intelligence Committee memo;  Junior senator says he doesn't plan to weigh in on every McCaskill-Hawley campaign volley X
          KWMU:  Behind the Headlines:  Missouri Coalition for the Environment's Ed Smith on EPA's West Lake Landfill decision
          KWMU:  Former New York Times reporter speaks at Planned Parenthood fundraiser, says liberal views never affected her reporting
          The Missouri Times:  Saundra McDowell announces bid for state auditor
          SNL:  Attorney with local ties running for state auditor X
          SNL:  Local state legislative races start shaping up:  Senators-to-be Eric Burlison and Lincoln Hough, more X
          The Missouri Times:  This Week in the Governor's Office:  Week of January 29, 2018
          SE Missourian:  Local lawmakers:  Greitens' budget needs modification to protect universities' funding +
          Missourinet:  MoDOT's Patrick McKenna weighs options under President Trump's infrastructure plan
          Drebes:  New House subcommittees
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Missouri American seeks to grow low-income payment model X
          Columbia Missourian:  Environmental advocates support utility-rate legislation from Riddle, Emery
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Sen. Dan Hegeman (R-Cosby), Rep. Pat Conway (D-St. Joseph) meet with social service agencies to discuss funding X
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Airbnb starts paying taxes in Missouri X
          The Missouri Times:  Bill easing restrictions on bingo moving through Legislature
          Missourinet:  Missouri flu cases climb by 1,300 from previous week
          AP:  Lawsuits over herbicide dicamba to be heard in St. Louis
          P-D editorial briefs:  Short takes on GOP statewide officials' Twitter bot followers, Parson and budget request, state parks
          KC Star's Mary Sanchez:  Josh Hawley uses human trafficking to aid "religious right's idiotic culture wars" X
          SNL op-ed:  Manhattan Institute for Policy Research:  Keep reforming Missouri lawsuit abuse X
          KC Star letter:  Gallatin septuagenarian reads Sam Graves' online poll, deduces that congressional "surveys" might potentially contain loaded questions X
          P-D letter:  Illinois septuagenarian expresses anger at Josh Hawley and "Judeo-Christian culture" over sexism
          P-D letter:  Creve Coeur sexagenarian attempts sarcasm regarding Greitens' higher-ed cuts
          P-D letter:  Kentucky-based Consumer Energy Alliance:  Improve Missouri's electrical grid and limit rate increases
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        Friday, February 2
       
Missourinet:  Blunt says funding local health services could become incentive to pass federal budget
          Drebes:  Washington Post notes Missouri native Johnny DeStefano's role as confidant to Trump Chief of Staff John Kelly
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Anti-Trump "resistance" group hears from two congressional candidates;  Henry Martin, Jacques Chery will compete for chance to finish runner-up to Sam Graves in November X
          The Missouri Times:  Pollster Scott Rasmussen to speak tomorrow at Lincoln Days
          The Missouri Times:  EPA opts for partial excavation of West Lake Landfill
          Missourinet:  Rep. Mark Matthiesen (R-Maryland Heights) pleased with EPA decision
          KWMU:  EPA proposes partial removal of West Lake Landfill nuclear waste
          P-D:  EPA wants to do partial excavation of contaminants at West Lake Landfill site
          Missourinet:  Lacy Clay's communications staff pens statement on West Lake Landfill and EPA decision
          KWMU:  Greitens holds all the cards in embargo of state low-income housing tax credit
          SNL:  Senate showdown over Greitens' appointees sets stage for Board of Education battle X
          The Missouri Times:  Senate does not confirm MHDC appointees, but questions still remain
          Missourinet:  Senate declines to take action on Greitens appointees
          KWMU:  Greitens seeks funding boost for college scholarships while cutting higher ed budget
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Rep. Kip Kendrick (D-Columbia) says rising tuition costs could become a crisis
          Delta Dunklin Democrat:  Malden mayor says news of college campus closings devastates small town +
          SNL:  Under Greitens' budget, deep cuts to school busing remain X
          Columbia Missourian:  Senators express doubt about governor's tax plan
          KWMU:  Lawmakers send human trafficking bill to Greitens
          Missourinet:  Legislature passes human trafficking bill
          KWMU:  Missouri lawmakers inch closer to getting more bills ready to be voted on
          SNL:  'Cliff effect' bill from Rep. Crystal Quade (D-Springfield) receives support despite witness' 15-minute anti-capitalist screed X
          P-D:  Romine's proposal would give arbitrators more power in employment disputes
          SE Missourian:  Juvenile officer says juvenile-justice bill would burden counties with costs +
          The Missouri Times:  Ag committee approves of bill ensuring right to use working animals
          The Missouri Times:  This Week in the Missouri PSC:  Week of January 31, 2018
          P-D:  At public hearings, PSC receives feedback on water rates;  Comments from Missouri-American Water's Brian Russell, others
          Columbia Missourian:  Using shackles on incarcerated women in labor addressed in Nasheed's bill
          Columbia Missourian:  Sexual assault care inconsistent throughout state, so nurse examiners lead the way
          P-D editorial:  EPA's solution to West Lake will leave region exposed to nuclear dangers
          KC Star editorial:  How many billions of dollars does it take to keep Missouri prisoners healthy? X
          P-D editorial:  Hawley ignores centuries of human trafficking in his spin on morality
          KC Star op-ed:  Association of American Railroads' CEO Ed Hamberger:  McCaskill and Blunt are right - Missouri's economy needs a modernized NAFTA X
          P-D Editorial Page Editor Tod Robberson:  Eric Greitens, defender of freedom and phone app installation dates
          KC Star op-ed:  College student government leaders oppose cuts to higher ed X
          KC Star's Tessa Weinberg:  Greitens' social media should be subject to open-records law X
          P-D letter:  Ellisville man expresses outrage over Parson's request for "chauffeur"
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        Thursday, February 1
       
February 2017 Missouri political news headlines
          February 2016 Missouri political news headlines
          February 2015 Missouri political news headlines
          February 2014 Missouri political news headlines
          P-D:  Post-Dispatch parent Lee Enterprises announces Q1 earnings, says company benefits from Trump tax package
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Local employees reaping benefits of Trump tax cuts
          AP:  Trump's plan calls for states to pay for most of infrastructure
          SNL:  Springfield-area Republicans in Congress are safe after train crashes en route to GOP retreat
          Missourinet:  Vicky Hartzler, Ann Wagner both unharmed after train crash in Virginia
          KWMU:  Hawley's campaign money for U.S. Senate lags well behind McCaskill's total
          Columbia Missourian:  MoDOT faces poor employee morale, strained resources
          The Missouri Times:  Parson corrects Post-Dispatch's mischaracterization of budget request for 'personal driver'
          AP:  Greitens' tax cuts will shift burden to businesses
          Missourinet:  State budget proposal includes using consultants to find efficiencies
          The Missouri Times:  Senate filibusters the withdrawing of Greitens' appointees
          Missourinet:  Senate holds lengthy debate on whether to ditch Greitens' appointees
          P-D:  Greitens appointees subject of Senate debate in Wednesday night marathon
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Sen. Jeanie Riddle (R-Mokane) praises Greitens' appointees, talks legislation to protect businesses from frivolous lawsuits
          KC Star:  Greitens' attorneys say ban on using text-erasing app would violate free-speech rights
          P-D:  University presidents sound alarm to lawmakers over governor's proposed budget cuts
          Columbia Missourian:  Finding additional cuts a daunting task for state universities
          CDT:  Bill would revise tuition caps at Missouri's public universities
          Columbia Missourian:  Senate bill would raise tuition cap at public universities statewide
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri Alliance for Historic Preservation study highlights benefits of historic tax credits
          Missourinet:  Sen. Jamilah Nasheed (D-St. Louis City) hopeful about human trafficking legislation:  "This is a human rights issue and this is a civil rights issue"
          KC Star:  In December speech to pastors, Hawley attributed sex-trafficking epidemic to decline in moral values
          Drebes:  Sen. Bob Onder (R-Lake Saint Louis) pounds Anthem for "unconscionable policy of denying ER claims," more
          The Missouri Times:  Charter school bill from Rep. Rebecca Roeber (R-Lee's Summit) packs hearing room
          Missourinet:  House to consider 'paycheck protection' bill
          Fulton Sun:  Compromise bill addresses prevailing wage concerns
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Senate bill would permit video lottery games
          Columbia Missourian:  Pair of proposed bills seek to stop flow of opioids
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Marceline students win DESE contest for anti-opioid video
          Columbia Missourian:  New legislation would cut special state fund for the blind
          Columbia Missourian:  Lawmakers are asked to ban state contracts for supporters of Israeli boycott
          Missourinet:  Missourians will not be voting on daylight savings time proposal in November
          The Missouri Times:  Bill from Rep. Bill Reiboldt (R-Neosho) puts regulation of seeds, chemical fertilizers in hands of agriculture agencies
          KWMU:  Galloway to review St. Louis City spending policies
          KC Star editorial:  Who should take the blame for Harley-Davidson closing its Kansas City plant? Eric Greitens.
          SNL op-ed:  CEO of old folks' home:  Missouri should spend more money on Medicaid
          P-D op-ed:  Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal (D-University City):  Legislators who oppose action on West Lake Landfill perpetuate "genocide"
          P-D letter:  St. Albans septuagenarian opposes new 529 rule, says it will help Missouri kids attend private schools
          P-D letter:  Eureka sexagenarian expresses anger over Greitens' salary, opposes use of consultants to find efficiencies
          P-D letter:  Ballwin sexagenarian says Greitens' budget shows Republicans only care about the rich
          P-D letter:  Creve Coeur sexagenarian mocks Greitens for Harley-Davidson leaving Missouri
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