Sunday, January 31,
2021
JCNT: Census Bureau estimates Missouri saw small
population growth over past decade
Missourinet: State's bicentennial celebration underway
across Missouri
KRES/KWIX (Moberly): Sen. Cindy O'Laughlin
(R-Shelbina) predicts fate of COVID liability legislation
Brownfield Ag News: Gov. Parson wants more broadband
dollars in budget
JCNT: Public defenders pleased with Gov. Parson's call
for more lawyers
KC Star: Kansas City metro records lowest number of
daily COVID-19 cases since October, again
Joplin Globe editorial: Pros and cons of Gov. Parson's
State of the State speech
P-D editorial: Sen. Rick Brattin (R-Harrisonville)
sends a green-light signal to vigilantes
SNL op-ed: Gov. Bob Holden: The China
relationship: View from the state level
KC Star's Humera Lodhi, Anna Spoere, Kaitlin Washburn:
"Missouri gun violence" advocacy series, sponsored by Missouri
Foundation for Health and Report for America: Missouri should
drop tough-on-crime approach and focus on "structural racism," food
insecurity, other crime alibis
P-D letter: Columbia, South Carolina man mocks
Missourians for electing Josh Hawley
P-D letter: Sappington man says Blunt, Hawley and
Wagner look the other way when government is attacked
JCNT letter: Jefferson City sexagenarian complains
that Blaine Luetkemeyer does not reply to her frequent letters
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Saturday, January 30,
2021
KC Star: DOJ investigation of Kansas City's
construction project race quotas "meant to harass," says mayor
JCNT: Due to pandemic, national pro-life march held
virtually this year
SE
Missourian: Disabled musician keynotes inaugural March for Life
Day
SNL: Document shows why Springfield man was arrested
following Capitol riots
KWMU: St. Louis on the Air with Sarah Fenske:
Missouri Independent Editor in Chief Jason Hancock explains House Dem
staffers' position on Wiley Price punishment; House Superminority
Leader Crystal Quade (D-Springfield) declines to appear on show
The Missouri Times: A look at Gov. Parson's
recommended Medicaid expansion budget
Missouri Independent: Missouri publishes plan for
covering expanded Medicaid enrollment
The Missouri Times: 2021 State of Judiciary moves
online this year
SNL: Republicans renew push to protect against vote
fraud
Missourinet: Labor director to testify before Missouri
House oversight committee about unemployment overpayments
SNL: Greene County sheriff: Lawmakers' 2nd
Amendment protection bills 'well-intended but misguided'
P-D: Are 17-year-old criminals children or adults? For
St. Louis area prosecutors, it's open to interpretation
Missouri Independent: Senate committee to vote on
police legislation next week
The Missouri Times: Missouri congressional delegation
seeks FEMA help with coronavirus vaccine
Missourinet: Missouri takes Walgreens and CVS
vaccine; Nine mass vaccination clinics this week
SE
Missourian: National Guard clinic vaccinates 2,000 against virus
P-D: St. Louis area counties aim to launch their own
COVID-19 vaccinations
KWMU: Missouri governments look for as many pipelines
as possible to vaccinate their first responders
KWMU: DHSS says people not showing up for second dose
of vaccine
Missouri Independent: If Missouri providers aren't
using vaccine properly, their future shipments may decrease
KC Star: Missouri building out capacity to test for
virus variants
St. Joseph News-Press editorial: Vaccine rollout has
been rocky, and needs to get better
SE
Missourian op-ed: Peter Kinder: How the GOP earned state
Senate majority 20 years ago
The Missouri Times op-ed: Missouri Chamber of
Commerce's Dan Mehan: This governor puts his money where his
mouth is
The Missouri Times op-ed: Missouri Farm Bureau's Eric
Bohl: New year brings positive signs for agriculture
KWMU op-ed: Executive Editor Shula Neuman: St.
Louis Public Radio will become "an anti-racism news
organization"; Station apologizes for whiteness, commits to
hiring fewer whites
P-D letter: Florissant septuagenarian says Gov. Parson
and GOP lawmakers to blame for impending virus deaths and starvation
P-D letter: St. Louis City septuagenarian says
Missourians who voted for Republicans are getting the pain they deserve
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Friday, January 29, 2021
Washington Times: Josh Hawley counters partisan
backlash: 'We will not bow down to the mob': Comments from
James Harris
SNL: Blunt, Hawley make another push for duck boat
safety bill
SNL: FBI arrests Springfield man linked to Capitol riot
KWMU: Cori Bush wants Biden to direct at least 40% of
environmental spending to low-income areas, says it will "fix decades
of injustice"
P-D: Cori Bush weighs in on urban environmental
challenges: "I can't just leave home and go jog."
The Missouri Times' Scott Faughn: A few thoughts on
behind-the-scenes histrionics before Gov. Parson's address; Time
for Ethics Committee reboot; Why the lockdowns are ending now
The Missouri Times' Scott Faughn: Midweek
update: The real reason Gov. Parson gave his address in the
Senate - and why Elijah Haahr must be sitting back laughing this week
Missouri Independent: Lawmaker can block constituent
on Twitter, appeals court rules
Missourinet: Gov. Parson credits workforce development
for projects like Amazon in Republic and Chewy in Belton
JCNT: Gov. Parson would like lawmakers to decide on
gas tax
The Missouri Times: Missouri officials to receive
first salary increase in more than a decade
Columbia Missourian: State elected officials to
receive first pay raises in more than a decade
KRES/KWIX (Moberly): Rep. Louis Riggs (R-Hannibal)
notes House urgency after last week's cancellation
SE
Missourian: Brattin says bill would help protect drivers from
violent protest mobs; Local Black Lives Matter activists disagree
The Missouri Times: Former police officer presents
emergency app to House committee
P-D: House OKs emergency aid for renters and landlords
in Missouri
Missouri Independent: Gov. Parson says unemployment
benefits paid in error must be returned
Columbia Missourian: Rehder again pushes for statewide
prescription drug monitoring program
Missourinet: Missouri to combine some early childhood
programs into new Office of Childhood
KRES/KWIX (Moberly): Sen. Denny Hoskins
(R-Warrensburg) talks school choice and consequences of virtual-only
education
KWMU: Substitute teacher availability better, but
still tenuous as more schools reopen
Columbia Missourian: Missouri senators discuss tobacco
regulation
Missouri Independent: How Missouri is using COVID-19
funds to tackle Internet access
P-D: Missouri mobilizes National Guard, plans to
vaccinate at least 18,000 on Friday
Missouri Independent: DHSS Director Randall Williams
say he'll testify to lawmakers on vaccine rollout next week
P-D: State tightens access to capital city vaccine
after Missouri lawmakers jumped line
JCNT: COVID-19 vaccination clinic planned next week
SNL: In two weeks, Christian County vaccinates 1,100
CDT: Appeals court says Metrc can't charge medical
marijuana growers more for ID tags
KC Star editorial: COVID ravages Missouri and Gov.
Parson's No. 1 priority is business protection
P-D editorial: The state of the state is anything but
strong on its pandemic response
Bob Priddy: Assessing Gov. Parson's 2021 State of the
State speech, and where it fits into Missouri history
P-D letter: St. John woman says Hawley is not a victim
of cancel culture
P-D letter: St. Charles sexagenarian suggests big
businesses will avoid Missouri because of GOP leadership
P-D letter: Webster Groves man uses sarcasm in attempt
to mock Gov. Parson, "Attorney General Mike [sic] Schmitt"
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Thursday, January 28,
2021
CDT: Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper describes
'surreal experience' of providing Biden inauguration security
P-D: Photo gallery: American Federation of
Government Employees, other unions turn out five (5) members for
anti-Hawley protest downtown
KWMU: Immigration activists wants Biden to change
deportation policy for Maplewood alien and other illegals
Columbia Missourian: U.S. Court of Appeals rules in
favor of Rep. Cheri Toalson Reisch (R-Hallsville) in social media case
P-D: Federal court confirms that lawmakers' campaign
accounts can block critics
The Missouri Times: Gov. Parson emphasizes workforce
development, infrastructure in annual speech
The Missouri Times: Who were the guests at Gov.
Parson's 2021 State of the State speech?
SNL: Here are 3 things that stood out in Gov. Parson's
State of the State
CDT: Photo gallery: Gov. Parson's State of the
State address
KWMU: Gov. Parson's State of the State heavy on jobs
and roads; Reaction from House Superminority Leader Crystal Quade
(D-Springfield), others
Missourinet: Gov. Parson pledges to move forward with
Medicaid expansion; state employee pay raise proposed
Missourinet: Highlights of Gov. Parson's $34.1 billion
state operating budget proposal
Missouri Independent: Gov. Parson recaps Missouri
COVID response, lays out agenda in State of the State address
Missouri Independent: Gov. Parson's budget funds
Missouri Medicaid expansion without cuts to other needs
Columbia Missourian: Proposed state budget benefits
from federal COVID-19 relief funding
Columbia Missourian: Gov. Parson emphasizes education,
public health priorities in State of the State speech
P-D: Governor delivers annual address in Senate
The Missouri Times: House passes bills from Rep.
Hannah Kelly (R-Mountain Grove) on foster care, adoption assistance
KRES/KWIX (Moberly): Rep. Louis Riggs (R-Hannibal)
talks foster care legislation, state agency performance audits
KRES/KWIX (Moberly): Rep. Chuck Basye (R-Rocheport)
weighs in on school board recall bill moving through Senate
KRES/KWIX (Moberly): Missouri School Boards'
Association expresses concern over school choice package;
Thoughts from Brent Ghan
KRES/KWIX (Moberly): Rep. Ed Lewis (R-Moberly)
hopes COVID liability legislation passes this session
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Missourian: School officials grateful for state COVID funding
extension for substitutes
The Missouri Times: Democratic Reps. Rasheen Aldridge,
Ashley Aune receive COVID vaccinations meant for other state employees
Missouri Independent: After e-mail from Quade,
Democratic state reps receive vaccine out of turn; House
Superminority staffer Marc Powers: "We regret that happening ...
but it was an honest misunderstanding"
P-D: Quade explains sending e-mail and text to her
caucus promoting vaccine distribution at Capitol Plaza Hotel
Columbia Missourian: People in Phase 1B, Tier 2 on
standby for COVID-19 vaccinations
SE
Missourian: National Guard-supported COVID-19 vaccine clinic set
Friday in Cape
SE
Missourian: Cape County leading state in COVID-19 vaccinations
SNL: Former state Bureau of Immunizations chief
Jennifer VanBooven took job at SSM Health in St. Louis
The Missouri Times: PSC extends pipeline extension
waiver over coronavirus concerns
KC Star editorial: Missouri bill says it's OK to run
over protesters with a car
P-D editorial: Missouri's GOP seems unsure who should
be in charge of pandemic response
Bob Priddy: Sports wagering legislation shows casinos
don't care about Missouri elementary or secondary education (2,176
words)
Columbia Missourian's David Rosman: Trump and Gov.
Parson to blame for slow vaccine distribution
P-D's Michele Munz: Why is Missouri taking back
vaccines from pharmacies instead of letting them vaccinate residents?
KC Star education reporter Mara Rose Williams: How I
got current KC Star leadership to criticize the work of previous
reporters and editors - and why doing my job made me cry
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Wednesday, January 27,
2021
KC Star: Blunt, Hawley vote to table Trump impeachment
trial
SNL: Blunt, Hawley weigh in on impeachment effort
KC Star: Hawley votes against Biden's secretary of
state
SNL: Morning Consult poll shows Josh Hawley gains GOP
voter support nationally, despite dip in Missouri
St. Joseph News-Press: Graves stands by Keystone XL
pipeline despite Biden's decision
SNL: FBI puts ads on Springfield billboards in hopes
of catching Capitol 'violence' suspects
Missourinet: Missouri state senators and Missouri
Supreme Court judges will observe tonight's State of the State from
upper gallery
Missouri Independent: Gov. Parson set to deliver State
of the State
Missouri Independent: Missouri budget brimming with
cash as governor rolls out spending plan
Missouri Independent: Missouri House Budget Committee
signs off on $320 million for rental assistance
The Missouri Times: The man with the plan:
Robert Knodell leads coronavirus vaccine rollout
Missourinet: State rolls out COVID-19 dashboard with
Missouri-specific data
KC Star: Vaccine added to state's COVID-19 dashboard
Missouri Independent: State launches China virus
dashboard
The Missouri Times: Bills curbing county executive
power during health emergencies headline marathon House committee
meeting
Missouri Independent: Jim Lembke tests positive for
COVID; Rizzo, Eigel in quarantine
P-D: Two more senators in isolation after close
COVID-19 contact in Capitol
The Missouri Times: Coronavirus brought ability for
restaurants, bars to sell mixed drinks to go; Legislature seeks
to make change permanent
KWMU: Missouri prison staff offered COVID vaccine soon
P-D: Local health officials say they want more doses
of vaccine
SE
Missourian: Virus numbers appear to be headed in good direction
JCNT: Capitol Complex bill considered in Senate
committee hearing
Missourinet: MoDOT expects influx of construction
workers in Rocheport for I-70 project
KC Star's Steve Vockrodt: MOSERS executive director
says firm had lobbyist and "Rep. John Riemann [sic]" apply pressure on
lawsuit; Comments from Catalyst attorney Chuck Hatfield, others
Missouri Independent: Graves Garrett paid $400K to
study Missouri Gaming Commission
JCNT: Virtual hearing held on Missouri American Water
rate case
SNL: Medical marijuana dispensaries opening in Lebanon
and Carthage
KC Star editorial: Missouri hasn't given half of its
COVID vaccines - and it's in last place for first shots
KC Star's Bryan Lowry: Josh Hawley "a pariah with both
parties' caucuses"
SNL's Steve Pokin: Musings on Missouri's vaccine
rollout
P-D letter: Crestwood septuagenarian says Sen. Andrew
Koenig (R-Manchester) is not "pro-life" due to thoughts on coronavirus
regulations
P-D letter: O'Fallon octogenarian disagrees with Sen.
Bob Onder (R-Lake Saint Louis) on coronvirus regulations
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Tuesday, January 26,
2021
KC Star: Hawley files complaint against Senate
Democrats
Missouri Independent: FEC flags Hawley fundraising
committees for lacking disclosures
KC Star: Cleaver announces that KC area will get over
$30 million in rental assistance via COVID relief package
The Missouri Times: Former U.S. Rep. Russ Carnahan (D)
joins Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
The Missouri Times: This Week in Missouri Politics
recap
KC Star: Gov. Parson wants Biden administration to
ship vaccine more quickly
Missouri Independent: DHSS data shows increase in
amount of Missouri vaccines administered
KRES/KWIX (Moberly): Bill from Rep. Peggy McGaugh
(R-Carrollton) would require photo ID with absentee balloting
Washington Missourian: Rep. Aaron Griesheimer
(R-Washington) to lead new House Committee on Emerging Issues
The Missouri Times: Legislation considers adding
marshals for greater security in House, Senate
Columbia Missourian: Missouri House seeks a fortified
Capitol with two new security agencies
The Missouri Times: Foster care, adoption assistance
bills perfected by House
P-D: Hundreds of millions in rental assistance on deck
for debate in Missouri House
Missourinet: Bill from Sen. Rick Brattin
(R-Harrisonville) would protect drivers who hit human roadblocks
Columbia Missourian: Missouri senators debate
chokehold ban, drivers' liability protection
P-D: Police legislation moving forward, as well as
protections for drivers
The Missouri Times: Police bill receives support from
law enforcement organizations
JCNT: Bill targets law enforcement use of force
Columbia Missourian: Senate committee discusses
environmental legislation
Washington Missourian: Despite virus, MoDOT drove 541
projects to completion
CDT: Medical marijuana continues its growing market in
Missouri with Jefferson City dispensary opening
JCNT: Jefferson City's first medical marijuana
dispensary opens
P-D: Thanks in part to the pandemic, visits to
Missouri state parks rebounded in 2020
JCNT: Missouri Department of Conservation proposes
more uses of carp
P-D: Sierra Club says members would "risk their lives"
if they testified at Missouri Capitol
KWMU: Sierra Club report criticizes rate of Ameren's
climate change progress
KC Star: State, regional China virus update
P-D: State, regional China virus update
KC Star editorial: Sen. Josh Hawley is no dummy. He's
true to himself, but lying about the law
P-D editorial: Hawley ethics review should yield
censure and recusal from Trump impeachment
Washington Missourian editorial: MoDOT needs more
funding
Joplin Globe editorial: GOP state lawmakers should
drop opposition to local COVID regulations
KC Star op-ed: Westminster College prof: Gov.
Parson should focus on fighting climate change
Columbia Missourian op-ed: Columbia woman says Rep.
Lisa Thomas (R-Lake of the Ozarks) wrong about masks
Joplin Globe letter: Joplin sexagenarian wonders if
Democrats consider requiring ID for vaccine to be "immune suppression"
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Monday, January 25,
2021
Missouri Independent's Rebecca Rivas: Missouri
activists hope Biden administration sides with deadbeat renters over
landlords; Comments from "Rep. Emmanuel [sic] Cleaver"
This Week in Missouri Politics: Sen. Caleb Rowden
(R-Columbia) joins Scott Faughn to discuss Capitol security, 2020
presidential election, vaccine distribution, charter schools;
Panel of Sens. Justin Brown (R-Rolla) and Barbara Washington (D-Kansas
City), top GOP consultant James Harris, Tightline Strategies' Jack
Cardetti talk political divide, Josh Hawley, COVID precautions, more
Missouri Independent: Lawmaker accused of retaliation
and harassment expelled from House Democratic caucus
Missourinet: House Democrats kick Wiley Rep. Wiley
Price (D-St. Louis City) out of caucus
KMIZ: House Democrats expel Wiley Price from caucus
St. Joseph News-Press: SOS Jay Ashcroft: State
constitution should be harder to amend
Missourinet: Medicaid expansion discussion to begin
after State of the State address
Missourinet: State transportation officials set
virtual open house for I-70 bridge project in Rocheport
JCNT: Missouri scrutinizes need for nurses;
Annual report details state effort
P-D: Missouri ranks higher than national average for
percentage of residents receiving both doses of vaccine
KWMU: More contagious coronavirus variant on its way
to St. Louis
P-D editorial: Trump is gone, but his army of
truth-deniers like Josh Hawley remain strong and dangerous
Joplin Globe editorial: State lawmakers should support
bills to help parents with foster care expenses and adoption expenses
P-D letter: Chesterfield septuagenarian says Josh
Hawley's law school professors are probably very disappointed in him
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Sunday, January 24,
2021
KC Star's Bryan Lowry, Jonathan Shorman and Eric
Adler: Juvenile oppo: A deep dive into Josh Hawley's junior
high school yearbook, high school political views and what it means to
rivals a quarter-century later
P-D: Clayton police, FBI respond to threatening letter
with white powder at office of Albert Watkins
CDT: Teachers strive for civics education amid
political turmoil
JCNT: Common vaccine questions answered
KC Star: KC area teachers quit amid COVID
P-D: State, regional China virus update
KC Star: State, regional China virus update
P-D: Missouri American Water seeks to equalize rates
across state; Consumer advocates unhappy
JCNT: Missouri Department of Conservation proposing
bike use on conservation area service roads
Joplin Globe editorial: Gov. Parson's vaccination plan
is a bright spot
P-D editorial: Biden, state must immediately get to
the bottom of vaccine distribution holdups
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Missourian op-ed: Red Letter Communications VP Trent
Summers: Inaugural poem to be remembered
P-D's Kevin McDermott: Snubbing Hawley is a start. But
Fox News should face consequences too
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Saturday, January 23, 2021
P-D: At downtown rally, pro-lifers celebrate
Missouri's rapid drop in infanticide
P-D: Photo gallery: Pro-life rally in St. Louis
City: "Missouri State Senate Representative [sic] Mike Moon" addresses
crowd; Peaceful crowd of 100 attendees fails to block traffic,
vandalize property or loot area businesses
SNL: College of Ozarks leader says critics of 1776
Commission 'just don't like America'
KC Star: Morning Consult poll shows Hawley's
popularity more than doubles with GOP respondents nationwide, slips in
Missouri
Columbia Missourian: David Tyson Smith handed Kip
Kendrick's House seat
Missourinet: Missouri food stamp recipients get 15%
increase in handouts through June
JCNT: Mid-Missouri lawmakers' responsibilities grow
within General Assembly
KRES/KWIX (Moberly): Sen. Denny Hoskins
(R-Warrensburg) says crafting the state budget will be a challenge
The Missouri Times: Plan to add certain military jobs
to Missouri Works Program gets another try in Senate
SE
Missourian: Sen. Holly Rehder (R-Scott City) signals support for
reining in county health boards
St. Joseph News-Press: Bill from Rep. J. Eggleston
(R-Maysville) would make masks voluntary
Missourinet: Sen. Andrew Koenig (R-Manchester) tests
positive for COVID
SNL: Koenig says he is experiencing mild COVID symptoms
Missouri Independent: Rep. Kimberly-Ann Collins (D-St.
Louis City), Koenig test positive for COVID
Daily
American Republic: State's first mass COVID vaccination clinic is
held in Poplar Bluff
P-D: Missouri starts mass vaccinations with daylong
session in Poplar Bluff
P-D: Area health officials weigh in on vaccine
timetables, targets
KC Star: State, regional China virus update
The Missouri Times: PSC to consider Grain Belt Express
complaint case
KC Star editorial: Inaugural speech proved Roy Blunt
loves his country
The Missouri Times op-ed: Missouri Farm Bureau's Eric
Bohl: Farm groups cautiously eye Biden regulatory actions
The Missouri Times op-ed: Missouri Pharmacy
Association's Ron Fitzwater: Coronavirus pandemic brings defining
moment for Missouri pharmacists
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Friday, January 22,
2021
KWMU: Immigration activist groups cheer Biden's
executive order to end Trump's border protections
SNL: Senate Dems want Hawley investigated over
Electoral College objections
KC Star: Senate Democrats file complaint against
Hawley over rioters' actions
KC Star: Gov. Parson says Biden is commander-in-chief,
declines reporter's invitation to weigh in on election fraud claims or
Hawley hubbub
Missouri Independent: Missouri House Democrats face
criticism from staff over handling of Wiley Price case; Staffers
call statement from House Superminority Leader Crystal Quade
(D-Springfield) "milquetoast"
SNL: List of donors to Gov. Parson's inauguration
festivities; Comments from James Harris
The Missouri Times: Boone County Democrats choose
David Tyson Smith to fill Kip Kendrick's seat; Committeewoman
Chimene Schwach says group struck a blow against white supremacy by
selecting successful black attorney to take time away from lucrative
law practice and serve time in House superminority
Missourinet: Former House Education Committee Chairman
Maynard Wallace (R-Thornfield) laid to rest; described as
statesman and champion
Brownfield Ag News: Missouri Farm Bureau's B.J.
Tanksley outlines group's 2021 legislative priorities
The Missouri Times: December jobs report shows
employment increase in Missouri
P-D: Missouri lawmakers inch closer to getting pay
raises
The Missouri Times: Charter school bundle clears first
hurdle in Senate committee
Missouri Independent: Lawmakers renew effort to crack
down on gaming machines in Missouri
The Missouri Times: Schatz presents gaming machine
bill in committee
P-D: Missouri Senate renews effort to unplug thousands
of gaming machines
KWMU: State seeks repayment of unemployment
benefits; Ballwin woman, Olivette man complain about request to
pay back what they owe
AP: Virus test clinic planned at Missouri Capitol
P-D: Mass vaccination sites to be established in
Missouri, governor says
KRES/KWIX (Moberly): Rep. Ed Lewis (R-Hannibal) says
vaccine should not be mandated
P-D: SLU sociologist criticizes state's China virus
reporting system
KC Star: Event promo: Newspaper's current
leadership to criticize the work of previous reporters and editors over
140 years, apologize for excessive whiteness
KC Star editorial: Missouri lawmakers want to nullify
'unconstitutional' gun laws if they come from D.C.
P-D op-ed: Sen. Bob Onder (R-Lake Saint Louis):
Put students first, not systems first, in online education
P-D letter: Chesterfield septuagenarian says Hawley
always does "the craven thing"
P-D letter: Kirkwood sexagenarian wants Blunt, Hawley
and Wagner to denounce Trump and U.S. Capitol protesters
Columbia Missourian letter: Retired Mizzou professor
wants Vicky Hartzler "impeached"
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Thursday, January 21,
2021
SNL: Blunt: Trump's decision to not attend
presidential inauguration a 'personal mistake'
Missourinet: Several Missouri connections at
presidential inauguration
The
Missouri Times: Collection of inauguration statements and tweets
written by Missouri elected officials and their communications staff
KC Star: Audio: Rep. Emanuel Cleaver celebrates
Biden inauguration
KC Star: Local McDonald's franchisee under attack for
attending Jan. 6 Trump rally
KWMU: Politically Speaking podcast: Rep. Barbara
Phifer (D-Kirkwood) talks with Jason Rosenbaum about first few weeks in
Missouri House, why she voted to expel Rep. Wiley Price (D-St. Louis
City), more
JCNT: Gov. Parson calls on National Guard to assist in
vaccination efforts
Missourinet: Missouri organizes 9 mass vaccination
clinics
Columbial Missourian: Governor activates National
Guard to aid vaccine distribution
KWMU: Gov. Parson activates National Guard to assist
in coronavirus vaccine efforts
KC Star: National Guard helps Missouri set up 9 mass
COVID vaccine sites
Columbia Missourian: GOP lawmakers scrutinize local
COVID-19 health restrictions
Missouri Independent: Senate committee discusses
state's role in local COVID restrictions
P-D: Lawmakers debate local health restrictions
The Missouri Times: Senate committee considers bill
extending Medicaid funding mechanism
SNL: Burlison renews plan to push back on "draconian"
federal gun-control proposals
The Missouri Times: House bill seeks to extend orders
of protection for domestic violence victims
P-D: Infanticide numbers drop in Missouri; St.
Louis Planned Parenthood confirms zero abortions performed in December
The Missouri Times: Jefferson City receives $1.5
million to redevelop state penitentiary
Missourinet: UK variation of COVID-19 not found in
Missouri - yet
P-D editorial: Even as the Missouri House is forced to
pause, GOP leaders refuse mask mandate
KC Star editorial: GOP lawmakers in Missouri Capitol
aren't wearing masks, and people are getting sick
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Missourian letter: Former Democratic state House candidate, who
lost to Wayne Wallingford by 26 points, mocks Trump's margin of victory
in Missouri and says Hawley has "blood on his hands"
Joplin Globe letter: Joplin sexagenarian says Hawley
has "blood on his hands"
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Wednesday, January 20,
2021
Politico: Hawley will delay swift confirmation of
Biden's DHS pick
P-D: Franklin County woman in Capitol riot turns
herself in to FBI; Attorney describes 21-year-old Emily Hernandez
as "the girl next door"
AP: Missouri woman seen at Capitol riot has court
appearance
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Missourian: Rep. Rick Francis (R-Cape Girardeau) helps lead
censure action against House member accused of sex with intern
KRES/KWIX (Moberly): Rep. Cheri Toalson Reisch
(R-Hallsville) disappointed that Democrat caucus - "who seems to be
pushing the #MeToo movement" - won't punish member who allegedly
threatened to kill his secretary for reporting alleged intern
intercoursing
SNL: House rebukes lawmaker who lied to committee
about calling and texting intern
AP: Rep. Kimberly-Ann Collins (D-St. Louis City) gets
COVID
The Missouri Times: COVID liability bills heard in
Senate committee
KRES/KWIX (Moberly): Freshman Rep. Ed Lewis
(R-Moberly) files COVID-19 liability bill
P-D: Senate begins debating COVID liability protections
KWMU: State overpaid some unemployment benefits, seeks
to arrange payment plans with recipients; Union, Mo. woman
complains that she burned through cash and can't pay her debt
P-D: Sen. Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia) says state may
have to "eat" unemployment overpayments; Local community college
theater costume designer says receiving reminder letters from state is
"extremely stressful"
Missourinet: Missouri senators hear testimony about
Second Amendment Preservation Act
Missouri Independent: Bill from Sen. Eric Burlison
(R-Battlefield) would hold accountable officers who infringe on Second
Amendment rights
P-D: Senate General Laws Committee could vote on
Burlison legislation next time panel meets
The Missouri Times: Senate Education Committee
considers charter school expansion in Missouri
Brownfield Ag News: Ag groups urge renewal of Missouri
Agriculture and Small Business Development Authority (MASBDA) tax
credits; Comments from Missouri Soybean Association's Casey Wasser
P-D: Rex Sinquefield, Jennifer Bukowsky urge Gov.
Parson to reduce clemency backlog
Missourinet: COVID vaccine eligibility: What to
know
P-D: Daily state, regional China virus update
KC Star: Daily state, regional China virus update
SNL: After NAACP complains, Springfield police chief
reluctantly bans safe and effective restraint technique:
"Appearance-sake outweighed even the usefulness at this point"
St. Joseph News-Press editorial: Rep. Brenda Shields
(R-St. Joseph) offers hope for higher education
P-D op-ed: Free & Fair Markets Initiative's Robert
Engel: Rebuilding Main Street in Missouri begins with
reevaluating subsidies
P-D letter: Sunset Hills octogenarian urges
Post-Dispatch to move on from its anti-Trump and anti-Hawley hate
P-D letter: Ballwin woman wants Ann Wagner censured
for criticizing Democrats in fundraising letter
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Tuesday, January 19,
2021
Missourinet: Conservative publisher lands Hawley book
after hubbub
AP: Sen. Josh Hawley has new publisher for 'Big Tech'
book
SNL: What's next for Josh Hawley? Top consultants,
grassroots leaders, local academic assess junior senator's options
St. Joseph News-Press: Local Hawley donors weigh in on
recent controversy
KC Star: 'We will not tolerate violence,' U.S.
attorney in Kansas City warns ahead of inauguration
This Week in Missouri Politics: Sen. Karla May (D-St.
Louis City) talks riots, Wiley Price; Reps. Jim Murphy (R-St.
Louis County) and Trish Gunby (D-Manchester), Kurt Witzel and Jamey
Murphy talk Legislature's coronavirus precautions, Capitol riots vs.
urban riots, Wiley Price
The Missouri Times: This Week in Missouri Politics
recap: Sen. Karla May (D-St. Louis City): Price 'was a
scapegoat'
Missourinet: Legislation appointing Missouri House and
Senate marshals to be heard today
Missourinet: Missouri K-12 community prepares for
eventful legislative session; Comments from Missouri School
Boards' Association's Brent Ghan
The Missouri Times: What to know about "065
agreements" and accompanying legislation
KC Star: Missouri law raises age for adult charges,
but funding for juvenile caseloads remains
Missouri Independent: Legislators wait for court to
clarify 2018 law on trying 17-year-olds as adults; Thoughts from
Organization for Black Struggle employee who assaulted fellow high
schooler
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Missourian: COVID-19 vaccine clinics begin in region
KC Star editorial: Hawley's 'reckless disregard for
truth' should cost him Missouri law license
The Missouri Times op-ed: NFIB's Brad Jones:
Missouri small business owners need COVID liability protection
P-D op-ed: Generate Health STL's Michelle
Witthaus: Gov. Parson must protect health by implementing a
shut-off moratorium
P-D letter: St. Louis City sexagenarian says Rush
Limbaugh to blame for U.S. Capitol riots, wants state lawmakers to
remove bust from state Capitol
P-D letter: Webster Groves sexagenarian mocks state
lawmakers' concerns about safety, says their comments must be "tongue
and [sic] cheek"
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Monday, January 18,
2021 Rev.
Dr. Martin Luther King Day
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Missourian: Cape Girardeau native Brock Murphy, confidential
assistant at OMB, reflects on White House tenure
JCNT: Second Paycheck Protection Program round expands
access to farmers, other businesses
SNL: Despite rumors of armed protests, peace and quiet
at Missouri Capitol
KWMU: Missouri sends National Guard troops to D.C. for
inauguration, increases security at state Capitol
St. Joseph News-Press: Rep. Brenda Shields (R-St.
Joseph) to chair committee on higher education
KRES/KWIX (Moberly): Rep. Cheri Toalson Reisch
(R-Hallsville) ready for new experience on education committee
KRES/KWIX (Moberly): Rep. Ed Lewis (R-Moberly) named
to House Budget Committee
St. Joseph News-Press: Legislation proposes ban on
using phone while driving in some areas
St. Joseph News-Press: State launches Phase 1B Tier 2
coronavirus vaccinations
P-D: Daily state, regional China virus update
KC Star: Daily state, regional China virus update
Joplin Globe: Wind farms nearing completion in
southwest Missouri
Missouri Independent: Phill Brooks: I'm
restricting my presence in the Missouri Capitol "because so many
legislators refuse to wear face masks"
Joplin Globe letter: St. Louis attorney Elad Gross
disputes Hawley's constitutional law points, encourages readers to
"look me up"
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Sunday, January 17,
2021
KC Star: Loews Hotels cancels Hawley fundraiser in
Orlando
SNL: Loews Hotels cancels Hawley fundraiser at Florida
property
KC Star: Business PACs reconsiding approach to
political contributions
KC Star: Man-on-the-street interviews in Lexington,
Mo.: "What do you think of Josh Hawley?"
CDT: Kip Kendrick shares budget outlook with Columbia
Chamber, reflects on time in Legislature
JCNT: State, federal funds to help families, child
care providers
KC Star: Daily state, regional China virus update
P-D: Daily state, regional China virus update
P-D editorial: Added security is a start, but Gov.
Parson should address the myth of voter fraud
Columbia Missourian's David Webber: Republican voters
will be the check on Hawley's ambitions
P-D letter: Kirkwood sexagenarian wants Josh Hawley
and Rep. Justin Hill (R-Lake Saint Louis) to resign
P-D letter: Reading, Penn. sexagenarian mocks
Missourians for electing Josh Hawley and supporting "clown" Donald Trump
SNL letter: Four letters criticizing Josh Hawley
P-D letter: St. Louis County man says Cori Bush is a
hypocrite for supporting Ferguson rioters and looters
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Saturday, January 16, 2021
Politico: Ex-staffers from Claire McCaskill's failed
2018 re-election bid create new anti-Hawley PAC
KC Star: McCaskill encourages donations to
ex-staffers' new startup
Missourinet: Cleaver wants financial companies to stop
serving U.S. Capitol rioters
KC Star: Missouri woman seen with broken name plate
from Pelosi's office faces federal charges
P-D: Franklin County woman was in Capitol riot, had
House Speaker Pelosi's broken sign
KC Star: Union organizes rally at local
McDonald's; Mayor Quinton Lucas delivers "that ain't right!" pep
talk on minimum wage
St. Joseph News-Press: New suit brought in Missouri
River flooding
P-D: Gov. Parson reports raising $369,000 for
inaugural festivities, discloses donors
The Missouri Times: 3 Democrats vying for HD 45 seat
in special election
The Missouri Times: Jessica Piper seeks to fill
Democratic ballot slot for Allen Andrew's open seat in 2022:
"It's very uncomfortable running, especially as a Democrat in a
district where the last one lost by 80 points."
Missouri Independent: Todd Graves, Blake Hurst vie for
seat on University of Missouri curators
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Missourian: With support from Gov. Parson, lawmakers proposing
"Wayfair" sales tax measure
Joplin Globe: Rep. Lane Roberts (R-Joplin), hospice
advocates seek legislation for end-of-life care homes
SNL: Bill from Rep. Lane Roberts (R-Joplin) would
allow for lifetime protection orders in some extreme cases
P-D: Probe of Missouri's medical marijuana program may
resume, new committee head says
P-D: Runaways, criminal charges challenge fast-growing
Missouri child welfare firm
JCNT: Missouri Senate stays in session next week as
House pauses amid COVID-19 cases
P-D: Missouri Senate plans to stay in session next week
P-D: DPS Director Sandy Karsten tests positive for
COVID
Missouri Independent: Missouri map shows where you can
get vaccine
KC Star: Daily state, regional China virus update
P-D: Daily state regional China virus update
KWMU: Ameren Missouri purchases second wind energy
facility in northwestern Missouri
St. Joseph News-Press editorial: Missouri needs to do
more to administer vaccine doses at local level
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Missourian op-ed: U.S. Rep. Jason Smith: What I witnessed
KC Star's Melinda Henneberger: Missouri Right to Life
wrong to defend U.S. Capitol invaders
Missouri Independent op-ed: Barbara Shelly: How
Eric Greitens and Josh Hawley soared so quickly in Missouri politics
The Missouri Times op-ed: Missouri Limestone Producers
Association's Dan Kleinsorge: Thank you to the best boss I have
had - Dave Schatz
SE
Missourian letter: Cape Girardeau octogenarian says Josh Hawley,
Jason Smith to blame for U.S. Capitol violence
P-D letter: Webster Groves man says Danforth concerned
only with his own image
P-D letter: Maplewood man analogizes Hawley and
Capitol riot with Ted Kennedy and Chappaquiddick
P-D letter: Ellisville septuagenarian wants to see
Hawley and Cruz cosplaying as police officers
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Friday, January 15, 2021
The Missouri Times: Missouri National Guard deployed
to DC amid security concerns
Missourinet: Missouri National Guard heads to D.C. to
help with safety efforts
KWMU: St. Louis on the Air with Sarah Fenske:
Event promo: Urban march tomorrow
KWMU: A conversation about Trump and racism:
Reporter Eric Schmid and Anti-Defamation League's Karen Aroesty share
their personal opinions on "clear double standard" on riots,
"structural racism", other areas of agreement
P-D: 18-year-old black man arrested in connection with
"racist" graffiti at Kirkwood high, middle schools; White
18-year-old and a juvenile also charged
P-D: St. Louis lawyer Al Watkins representing accused
U.S. Capitol rioter
KWMU: Politically Speaking podcast: Jamilah
Nasheed reflects upon her legislative service
SE
Missourian: GOP Reps. Wayne Wallingford, Rick Francis named to
Missouri House chairmanships
SE
Missourian: Area lawmakers get security briefing in Jeff City
after D.C. unrest
The Missouri Times: House cancels session next week
amid rising coronavirus cases
Missourinet: Missouri House takes coronavirus-induced
break
SNL: COVID-19 shuts down Missouri House for a
week; Senate to decide schedule today
Missouri Independent: COVID cases force shutdown of
Missouri House
JCNT: Missouri House cancels work week due to COVID-19
P-D: COVID-19 spread in Capitol shuts down Missouri
House
The Missouri Times: Phase 1B of coronavirus vaccine
distribution begins
JCNT: Local health officials hail news of vaccine
expansion
Missourinet: Missouri's next COVID-19 vaccination
phase underway
SE
Missourian: State enters next segment of COVID-19 vaccine rollout
Missouri Independent: First responders, anyone over
65, those with certain conditions to start receiving COVID vaccine in
Missouri
KWMU: Missouri emergency workers now eligible for
COVID-19 vaccine, those 65 and older soon
Missourinet: Missouri K-12 community waits its turn to
get COVID-19 vaccination
KC Star: Kansas City area teachers prepare for
vaccines as students return to classrooms
JCNT: Survey finds rural towns more hesitant to get
vaccine
KC Star: Daily state, regional China virus update
P-D: Daily state, regional China virus update
Missourinet: Rural northern Missouri county leads
state in wind generation capacity, as Ameren closes on major project
KC Star editorial: Rep. Mary Elizabeth Coleman
(R-Arnold) thinks now would be a good time to honor Trump. Is she
serious?
The Missouri Times op-ed: Sen. Rick Brattin
(R-Harrisonville): It's time for real school choice in Missouri
CDT op-ed: Jay Atkins: School choice overhaul
needed to help Columbia families
P-D letter: Crestwood man wants voters to "suspend"
Hawley and stop his paychecks
P-D letter: San Francisco, Calif. octogenarian wants
Missouri to declare Trump its "hereditary monarch" and secede from the
union
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Thursday, January 14,
2021
KWMU: Missouri lawmakers vote along partisan lines on
impeaching Trump
Missourinet: Missouri U.S. House members vote along
party lines to impeach Trump
Missourinet: U.S. Rep. Jason Smith describes Capitol
riot in Washington as a terror attack
SNL: Missouri representatives split by party on second
Trump impeachment vote
KCUR: After recent hubbub, Hawley loyalists express
love for Missouri's junior senator
KC Star: KC's Cerner Corp. suspends donations to Josh
Hawley and others who 'incited violence'
KC Star: Legal experts weigh in on state AGs' election
challenges; Top Dem attorney Chuck Hatfield says amicus brief not
to blame for Capitol riots
KWMU: St. Louis on the Air with Sarah Fenske:
Event promo: Urban march on Saturday
Columbia Missourian: Missouri House candidates to
address Democratic Party groups today, tomorrow
The Missouri Times: Rep. Wiley Price (D-St. Louis
City) censured, but not expelled, after alleged inappropriate
relationship with intern
KWMU: Missouri House votes to censure Price, effort to
expel fails; Price explains that he "panicked" and lied to
committee because alleged victim was a white woman
Missouri Independent: House votes to censure, but not
expel, Democrat accused of sex with intern
Missourinet: For the first time in state history,
Missouri House censures a member
SE
Missourian: Cape Chamber leader gives thumbs-up to state
legislative '21 wish list
KRES/KWIX (Moberly): Sen. Denny Hoskins
(R-Warrensburg) outlines why sportsbook legislation should be passed
Brownfield Ag News: Missouri Soybean Association,
Missouri Corn Growers Association support transportation tax increase
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Missourian: Effort to ban "chokeholds" to have little effect on
Cape PD; Police sergeant: "It's easy to craft ... rules for
physical combat on paper while you are in a leather chair in a
climate-controlled office"
P-D: Some Missouri lawmakers already in quarantine
amid outbreak
Missouri Independent: Committee advises Missouri's
vaccine rollout. Now the public can watch its meetings
P-D: Daily state, regional China virus update
KC Star: Daily state, regional China virus update
The Missouri Times: PSC denies rehearing on request to
bar winter shut-offs
The Missouri Times op-ed: Sen. Josh Hawley: Why
I objected
KC Star letters: U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler says Star
editorial board continues to misrepresent her election
objections; Columbia woman calls David Humphreys and Rex
Sinquefield "pork barrell pimps;" Lee's Summit man says free
market cost Hawley book deal
P-D letter: Kirkwood octogenarian says Hawley makes
him feel embarrassed
P-D letter: Oakville septuagenarian says St. Louis
radio station KMOX to blame for U.S. Capitol riot
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Wednesday, January 13, 2021
KWMU: St. Louis on the Air with Sarah Fenske:
Lincoln Project founder promotes its new anti-Hawley fundraising
campaign
SNL: Anti-Trump super PAC wants Hawley to resign
KRES/KWIX (Moberly): Rep. Louis Riggs (R-Hannibal) on
Hawley's lessons and critics "howling for his scalp"
P-D: Local companies latest to pause political
donations after Capitol riot
The Missouri Times: Capitol beefs up security;
Highway Patrol, Natural Resources send officers
Missourinet: Missouri House heightens security after
FBI warning of planned protests; House discusses emergency plans
Missouri Independent: Lawmakers discuss improving
Capitol security measures
P-D: Lawmakers discuss Capitol security
The Missouri Times: House adopts rule changes amid
security talks
The Missouri Times: Here are the new House committee
chairs
P-D: Financial help for foster and adoptive parents
advances in Missouri House
Missourinet: Missouri Board of Education President
Charlie Shields wants state to explore bonuses for teachers who stick
around next school year
Missourinet: Rep. Peter Merideth (D-St. Louis City)
wants Missouri House to investigate Giuliani
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Missourian: Greenlight medical marijuana dispensary seeks green
light from DHSS
KC Star: American Viewpoint/Missouri Hospital
Association poll: 23% of Missourians will choose to avoid
vaccine, with political conservatives most wary
P-D: Daily state, regional China virus update
KC Star: Daily state, regional China virus update
P-D editorial: Republicans in Congress who attacked
democracy deserve censure, not removal
JCNT editorial: Lawmakers look to expand gambling again
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Missourian's Lucas Presson: Prayers for Rush Limbaugh on his 70th
birthday - plus some memories from Peter Kinder
Joplin Globe letters: Joplin sexagenarian says David
Humphreys misinterpreted Hawley; Carl Junction sexagenarian says
Humphreys is trying to manipulate lawmakers; Joplin octogenarian
wants Hawley to apologize for his actions
P-D letter: Kirkwood woman calls President Trump a
"monster," wants Blunt to support impeachment
P-D letter: Brentwood man calls Sen. Hawley a
"monster," wants Danforth to apologize to McCaskill for her 2018 defeat
P-D letter: Chesterfield man calls Sen. Hawley a
fascist, suggests Congress garnish his wages
P-D letter: Clayton man feels embarrassed by Gov.
Parson
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Tuesday, January 12,
2021
KWMU: St. Louis on the Air with Sarah Fenske
preview: Lincoln Project co-founder to promote group's
anti-Hawley fundraising campaign
KWMU: St. Louis on the Air with Sarah Fenske:
Local illegal cheers Biden victory; Honduran alien Alex Garcia,
an adult male, blames President Trump for making him feel "mentally not
very well"
Missouri Independent: Hallmark wants Josh Hawley to
return contributions the company's PAC made to his campaign
KC Star: KC's Hallmark PAC demands Hawley return
contributions
KWMU: Cori Bush wants to kick out colleagues who
raised election objections
P-D: Cori Bush files resolution to expel Republican
lawmakers who challenged election results
SNL: Missouri small businesses may be eligible for
second round of COVID-19 relief PPP loans
St. Joseph News-Press: Missouri educators eye changes
by Biden nominee
The Missouri Times: Gov. Parson officially sworn in as
Missouri's 57th governor
The Missouri Times: Photo gallery: Gov. Parson
officially sworn in as Missouri's 57th governor
The Missouri Times: Gov. Parson lists workforce
development, infrastructure among priorities of first term
JCNT: Family, faith part of leaders' inaugural
ceremonies
KWMU: Gov. Parson, GOP statewide officials officially
embark on 4-year terms
Missouri Independent: Gov. Parson inaugurated after
dominant 16-point victory
KC Star: Gov. Parson focuses on issues within his
control, declines reporter's invitation to weigh in on D.C. political
battles
P-D: 'Sunny days are ahead': Gov. Parson pledges
to work for all Missourians as he begins full term as governor
Missourinet: Missouri, other states prepare for
hypothetical 'uprising' at all state capitols
Missourinet: Remote testimony will likely be up to the
discretion of Missouri House committee chairs this session
KC Star: Daily state, regional China virus update
KC Star editorial: Stop the lie: Missouri
Republicans must state publicly that the election wasn't stolen
P-D editorial: President Trump will never learn. But
GOP leaders like Blunt should.
KC Star editorial: Gov. Parson promises 'sunny days,'
doesn't spend enough time lamenting COVID
Missourinet's Bob Priddy: Remembering January 2017's
inaugurations - and celebrating the decline of Donald Trump, Josh
Hawley and Eric Greitens
P-D's Tony Messenger: U.S. Capitol unrest makes
Missouri NAACP's Nimrod Chapel very emotional - "almost too angry to
talk"
The Missouri Times op-ed: National Association of
Truck Stop Operators Chairman of the Board Delia Moon Meier: Why
a biodiesel mandate is bad for Missouri
P-D letter: Albuquerque, N.M. man dislikes Josh
Hawley, criticizes Missouri
P-D letter: Webster Groves sexagenarian feels
embarrassed by Josh Hawley
P-D letter: Ballwin septuagenarian compares Josh
Hawley to Aaron Burr and Benedict Arnold
P-D letter: Oakville sexagenarian criticizes editorial
praising Ann Wagner
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Monday, January 11,
2021 Watch
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Missourian: Blunt among lawmakers announcing Capitol attack
hearings
CBS: Face the Nation video and transcript: Sen.
Roy Blunt on Capitol violence, Trump, Hawley
This Week in Missouri Politics: Senate President Pro
Tem Dave Schatz (R-Sullivan) talks with Scott Faughn about D.C. unrest,
Hawley, legislative priorities, motor fuel tax, more; Panel of
Rep. Wiley Price (D-St. Louis City), Lane Koch, Frank Catanzaro,
Garrett Webb talk Capitol violence, Hawley, early voting, Missouri
legislative session
KWMU: St. Charles County threw out more ballots in
November than any other Missouri county
Missouri Independent: Number of straight white men
serving in Missouri Legislature hits all-time low
AP: Civil rights bills show promise in
Legislature; Measures would take unemployment handouts away from
rioters, protect citizens trapped in their cars during mob
scenes; Other lawmakers support anti-"chokehold" measures
KWMU: 2020 was a banner year for Missouri's outdoor
recreation areas
KC Star: Daily state, regional China virus update
P-D: Daily state, regional China virus update
KC Star's Michael Ryan: Hawley's political fortunes go
up in flames with Trump's Capitol self-immolation
KC Star's Dave Helling: Josh Hawley, Eric Greitens,
Eric Schmitt, Jay Ashcroft, and "a dozen lesser lights" to blame for
"subculture of destruction"
KWMU/Corporation for Public Broadcasting "Sharing America"
racism reporter Andrea Henderson: Law enforcement actions exposed
'white privilege' as mob stormed Capitol
The Missouri Times op-ed: Rep. Ed Lewis
(R-Moberly): COVID-19 lessons: Outbreak highlights need for
education overhaul in Missouri
P-D letter: St. Louis City septuagenarian thinks
Hawley will resign from U.S. Senate
P-D letter: University City sexagenarian drama
professor wants Missouri Republicans to turn their back on Hawley
P-D letter: Hillsboro septuagenarian says liberals
cannot produce a single quote from Hawley inciting rioters
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Sunday, January 10,
2021
Missourinet: Blunt says staging of inaugural sends
important message to the world, says Capitol unrest detracts from
President Trump's accomplishments
KC Star: Area activist expresses outrage that Hawley
raised a fist to Trump supporters, says gesture "is an African-American
expression of solidarity"
KWMU: Area liberals congregate downtown for
anti-Trump/anti-Hawley rally
P-D: Photo gallery: Woman with "All Cops Are
Bastards" face mask holds sign depicting Hawley in Nazi regalia;
other rational and efficacious messages
P-D: Video: Liberals chant "No Hawley, No KKK,
No Facist USA!"
The Missouri Times: Schmitt says he had no knowledge
of GOP attorneys general group's robocalls ahead of U.S. Capitol unrest
P-D: Schmitt had no knowledge of AG group's robocalls
prior to Capitol unrest, spokesman says
Missouri Independent: Schmitt condemns violence at
U.S. Capitol, says he had no knowledge of group's robocalls to
supporters
KC Star: The Kansas City Star removes the name and
image of its founder William Rockhill Nelson; Prominent
businessman supported developer J.C. Nichols, whose neighborhoods had
restrictive covenants
KMIZ: Democratic Central Committee to choose between
three contenders to fill Kip Kendrick's safe Dem House seat
JCNT: Monday's inauguration events to mark Missouri's
bicentennial
Columbia Missourian: Gov. Parson to begin first full
term tomorrow; Guests at swearing-in will go through health and
security screenings
KRES/KWIX (Moberly): COVID precautions being taken as
the Missouri legislative session begins
The Missouri Times: New rules on remote testimony,
committees move forward in House
KRES/KWIX (Moberly): Thanks to Gov. Parson releasing
withholds, MACC's state appropriation for fiscal year fully restored
SNL: Springfield Public Schools legislative
platform: More local control, no changes to board set-up
SNL: Missouri's medical marijuana czar Lyndall Fraker
says state 'working hard' to get dispensaries, cultivators operating
JCNT: State nearing next vaccination phase
JCNT: Herd immunity will end pandemic, but not
COVID-19's effects, Missouri health director says
Columbia Missourian: MU scientists team up with DHSS,
DNR on wastewater COVID-19 project
KC Star: Daily state, regional China virus update
P-D: Daily state, regional China virus update
Joplin Globe Editor Andy Ostmeyer: If Josh Hawley had
read the Globe's letters to the editor early this week, he would have
"read the tea leaves" and avoided trouble
P-D letter: St. Louis County woman blames Hawley for
Capitol violence
P-D letter: Ballwin septuagenarian offers
psychoanalysis of Trump, blames Hawley for empowering "maniac"
KC Star letters: Lee's Summit woman hopes Capitol
unrest scared Blunt and Hawley into denouncing NRA and supporting gun
control; Florida man mocks Missouri voters for choosing Hawley
over McCaskill; Kansas City man inaccurately suggests Josh Hawley
will face primary challenge in 2022
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Saturday, January 9,
2021
Washington Missourian: Blunt: 'It is time to
move on'
St. Joseph News-Press: Blunt slams Trump removal
effort as Democrats say they'll file for impeachment
KC Star: Joe Biden compares Josh Hawley to Nazi
propagandist Joseph Goebbels
P-D: Hawley on defense as Republicans turn their back
Missouri Independent: GOP donor Sam Fox accuses Hawley
of 'reckless pandering'
KC Star: Sam Fox disavows Hawley, calling early
support 'my mistake'
Wall Street Journal: Hawley endures backlash from
colleagues, donors
P-D: St. Louis City aldermen condemn Hawley;
Alderman Joe Roddy (D) reminds board that urban protest mob threw
bricks and paint at Mayor Lyda Krewson's home
KC Star: Activists wants Rockhurst High to criticize
alum Josh Hawley
AP: St. Louis prosecutor's appeal in McCloskey case
turned away
Brownfield Ag News: Full flood control capacity on
Missouri River reservoir system
KC Star: Two years after duck boat disaster, new
'unsinkable' water tours planned in Branson
AP: State capitols reassess safety after unrest at
U.S. Capitol
The Missouri Times: General Revenue remained healthy
through the end of 2020, December report says
JCNT: Latest Missouri revenue report shows growth
The Missouri Times: Sheila Solon named acting director
of Division of Professional Registration
P-D: Sheila Solon named acting director of Division of
Professional Registration
KWMU: St. Louis on the Air with Sarah Fenske:
Statehouse reporter Jaclyn Driscoll previews the 2021 legislative
session
CDT: Columbia Chamber outlines priorities for
legislative session; Thoughts from Gov. Parson's Deputy Chief of
Staff Robert Knodell, Sen. Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia), GOP Reps. Chuck
Basye and Sara Walsh
CDT: Video: Robert Knodell speaks to Columbia
Chamber
KRES/KWIX (Moberly): Sen. Denny Hoskins
(R-Warrensburg) on his budget priorities
KRES/KWIX (Moberly): Rep. Tim Taylor (R-Bunceton)
talks committee preferences, hopes to be "a blocking force" against any
"bad legislation"
St. Joseph News-Press: Bill from Rep. Jerome Barnes
(D-Raymore) could help protect from mail and package theft
St. Joseph News-Press: New Year's Eve riot damages
state's Maryville Treatment Center; Drunken jailbirds break
windows, smash vending machines, cause structural damage to building
KWMU: Missouri officials say all health workers will
get coronavirus vaccines this month
KC Star: Daily state, regional China virus update
P-D: Daily state, regional China virus update
P-D editorial: Trump must go - and take Hawley with him
JCNT editorial: Another session, another chance to
fund state roads
P-D's Tony Messenger: With perfect staging, Hawley
becomes 'The Face of Sedition'
SNL's Steve Pokin: Trump is like Joseph Goebbels, and
Josh Hawley and Billy Long are like Joseph McCarthy
Columbia Missourian's David Webber: On Trump, Hawley
and "white privilege"
Columbia Missourian's William Skipworth: Josh Hawley
lying about Antifa's attack at his Virginia residence
Bob Priddy: Stop the Steal - Missouri, 1941:
When Democrats claimed "vote fraud" with no evidence
Joplin Globe letter: Joplin octogenarian wants Hawley
to know she will not be voting for him if she is around in 2024
P-D letter: Texas septuagenarian, who left Missouri
three decades ago, mocks Missouri voters for turning state into "north
Arkansas"
P-D letter: Jennings man blames state lawmakers for
St. Louis City's homicide rate
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Friday, January 8, 2021
KWMU: Reaction roundup: Hawley faces flak from
two ex-senators, one (1) GOP state rep, local state-school academic,
others
KWMU: St. Louis on the Air: Claire McCaskill,
whom Hawley retired in 2018 election, criticizes man who defeated her
KC Star: Jack Danforth, who left the U.S. Senate in
1995, says he regrets mentoring Hawley
Missouri Independent: Hawley donor David Humphreys
calls for senator to be censured by the U.S. Senate
CDT: Area liberals pile on Hawley, blame senator for
Capitol riots
Columbia Missourian: MU law students call for Hawley's
resignation
Missourinet: Former MOGOP Executive Director Jean
Evans says Dem and GOP leaders should oppose violent behavior
SE
Missourian: Local Dem, GOP leaders weigh in on D.C. chaos
SE
Missourian: Liberals cancel "#ResignHawley' protest planned for
Cape Girardeau
AP: Simon & Schuster drops book by Hawley
St. Joseph News-Press: St. Joseph woman took peaceful
stroll through Capitol during hubbub, says she saw elderly people
shuffling around with their walkers
P-D: President of St. Louis postal union stole
$80,000; Former treasurer Yvette Luster indicted on same charge
in October after stealing $184,000
Brownfield Ag News: Army Corps makes Missouri River
levee repair progress in mild weather
The Missouri Times: Gov. Parson signs executive order
expanding media use in correctional facilities, eliminating past orders
Missourinet: Gov. Parson releases $127 million, says
state is in top 10 in economic recovery efforts
KWMU: St. Louis on the Air preview: Statehouse
reporter Jaclyn Driscoll to preview 2021 legislative session
The Missouri Times: New year, new rules:
Missouri Senate adopts rule changes
JCNT: Paper or PC: Senate debates how it should
conduct its business
P-D: Missouri Senate decides not to scrap paper copies
of legislation
KRES/KWIX (Moberly): Rep. Peggy McGaugh (R-Carrollton)
talks budget challenges, funding for county jails
KCUR: With public education resources stretched thin,
Missouri charter schools ask the state for more dollars
KRES/KWIX (Moberly): Rep. Louis Riggs (R-Hannibal)
discusses broadband and telehealth
The Missouri Times: Missouri lawmakers to consider
allowing dentists to administer coronavirus vaccine
P-D: Missouri flu numbers remain low, easing fears of
'twindemic' crowding hospitals
KC Star: Daily state, regional China virus update
P-D: Daily state, regional China virus update
St. Joseph News-Press editorial: Antifa's protest at
Hawley's home crossed a line
KC Star editorial: If Hawley had a conscience, he'd
resign. He'll have to be removed.
P-D editorial: Hawley should resign. Silent enablers
must now publicly condemn Trumpism
KC Star's Katie Bernard: Photo of Hawley raising fist
will haunt him
P-D's Tony Mesenger: Danforth calls his support of
Hawley the 'worst mistake' of his life
JCNT letter: Jamestown octogenarian applauds Hawley
for standing up for Missourians
P-D letter: St. Louis septuagenarian says he does not
understand why northern Missouri flipped from Democrat to Republican
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Thursday, January 7,
2021
KWMU: Missouri's federal, state officials condemn
violence at U.S. Capitol
SNL: Here's what Missouri officials said about
violence at U.S. Capitol
P-D: Missouri politicians denounce violence at U.S.
Capitol
KC Star: In floor speech, Hawley thanks law
enforcement and decries violence
KC Star: Fundraising text from Hawley draws ire of
liberals; Reactions from retired Sen. Claire McCaskill, U.S.
Senate runner-up Jason Kander, "No on Amendment 3" architect Sean
Soendker Nicholson
Missourinet: Graves says riots are no way to solve
America's disputes
KC Star: Cleaver, Hartzler weigh in on Capitol unrest
P-D: Cori Bush says she wants GOP House members
expelled, wants Trump impeached
KC Star: Cori Bush wants Trump impeached
Missouri Independent: Cori Bush joins calls for Trump
impeachment
JCNT: Area congressmen intended to object to electoral
votes
Missouri Independent: Trump should 'absolutely not' be
blamed for U.S. Capitol riots, Gov. Parson says
The Missouri Times: Demonstrators hold peaceful rally
in Jefferson City
JCNT: Peaceful rally at Missouri State Capitol shows
support for President Trump
JCNT: Missouri lawmakers pray for guidance during new
General Assembly
The Missouri Times: Rep. Rob Vescovo (R-Arnold)
officially elected Speaker of the House
Missourinet: Missouri House chooses Vescovo as Speaker
Missourinet: New Missouri House Speaker Rob Vescovo
focusing on education and adoption: "I will work with any member
from any party"
The Missouri Times: Mini-profiles: New state
senators
SNL: Missouri lawmakers return, outline priorities for
new year
JCNT: Missouri General Assembly convenes
AP: Missouri lawmakers return to work
P-D: Photo gallery: First day of Missouri
Senate, House
JCNT: Nearly $127 million in withholds released in
state budget
Columbia Missourian: Gov. Parson announces federal
funding for higher ed, releases millions in restricted 2021 money
AP: Gov. Parson unblocks $127M, announces $68M for
Missouri colleges
Missourinet: Missouri is building a COVID-19
vaccine-specific dashboard
Missouri Independent: COVID wastewater project could
ID arrival of UK strain in Missouri
P-D: Daily state, regional China virus update
KC Star: Daily state, regional China virus update
KC Star: Opinion editor Colleen Nelson quits, takes
job with The Sacramento Bee
KC Star editorial: Sen. Josh Hawley has blood on his
hands in Capitol coup attempt
P-D editorial: Trump, with a Hawley assist, incites
supporters to insurrection
Joplin Globe editorial: Closed primaries are the wrong
move for Missouri
P-D's Tony Messenger: Hawley sets the Constitution on
fire, and chaos ensues
P-D letter: Woodson Terrace octogenarian apologizes to
Walmart for company's apology for anti-Hawley tweet
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Wednesday, January 6,
2021
The Missouri Times: Here's where Missouri's
congressional delegation stands on certifying election results
KRES/KWIX (Moberly): U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer says
a Biden administration would stymie economy, likely over-regulate and
over-tax Americans
SE
Missourian: Hawley's Virgina home vandalized, family terrorized
by Antifa
KC Star: "Shutdown DC" says it did not vandalize
Hawley's home during bullhorn protest
KWMU: Politically Speaking podcast: Maria
Chappelle-Nadal looks back at 16 years in the Missouri Legislature
The Missouri Times: Dave Berry joins Tom Dempsey's
First Capitol Advisors
P-D: New federal aid package will give Missouri more
time and money in pandemic response
Missourinet: Missouri's 2021 legislative session to
start today; Rob Vescovo set to become House Speaker
Missourinet: What the new legislative session will
look like in a pandemic
Missouri Independent: Legislative session
preview: Budget, COVID liability, education, gas tax, marijuana,
ethics
KRES/KWIX (Moberly): Rep. Peggy McGaugh (R-Carrollton)
talks legislative priorities, says government can't rely on "manna from
above"
KC Star: Lawmakers to consider COVID liability, county
health orders
SNL: Missouri State Teachers Association survey:
94% of teachers support suspending state tests this spring
Missouri Independent: Missouri teachers wants state
standardized tests suspended for 2020-21 school year, survey says
The Missouri Times: Missouri unveils new coronavirus
wastewater testing project
St. Joseph News-Press: Veterans Commission report says
Cameron Veterans Home didn't immediately isolate COVID-19 patients
JCNT: COVID-19 pandemic, flu season look similar
P-D: Daily state, regional China virus update
KC Star: Daily state, regional China virus update
P-D editorial: Ann Wagner, in a welcome switch,
supports the people's will over democracy defiance
KC Star's Michael Ryan: Hawley, other Republicans
simply stating what's on the minds of tens of millions of Americans
KC Star's Bryan Lowry: Hawley, other Republicans'
objection to election certification has long-term consequences for
American democracy
Columbia Missourian's Steve Spellman: A tribute to Kip
Kendrick
The Missouri Times op-ed: Citizens for Modern Transit
Executive Director Kimberly Cella: Only 2 of 34 Missouri transit
agencies to receive funds; state assistance needed
Priddy: State legislators should give themselves a pay
raise
P-D letter: Los Angeles, CA man mocks Missouri for
electing Josh Hawley
P-D letter: Northwoods woman worries that Hawley is
making Missourians look like "dumb hicks"
P-D letter: Ballwin man calls Hawley "a hack and a
charlatan," says senator "should resign in shame"
Joplin Globe letter: Joplin octogenarian applauds
Hawley for standing up for honest elections
KC Star letter: Kansas City septuagenarian says
Danforth should have supported Claire McCaskill over Hawley in 2018
election
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Tuesday, January 5, 2021
P-D: Ann Wagner breaks with other Missouri Republicans
on certifying election results
Missouri Independent: Ann Wagner bucks Missouri GOP
colleagues on electoral vote objections
Missourinet: Ann Wagner says she will not object to
election certification
KC Star: After receiving national attention, Cleaver
says his "a-woman" statement was "a lighthearted pun"
P-D: Former Sen. Jack Danforth, who left office in
1995, criticizes Josh Hawley
SNL: Here's where pandemic unemployment programs, $300
boost stand in Missouri
KWMU: Local theaters, live music venues want federal
money
The Missouri Times: David Jackson joins Gamble and
Schlemeier leadership team
SE
Missourian: Profile: Wayne Wallingford ready to go back to
House
The Missouri Times: Profile: Sen.-elect Steven
Roberts (D-St. Louis City)
Missourinet: Gov. Parson to take part in legislative
prayer service tomorrow in Jefferson City
Joplin Globe: Legislative session preview: Local
lawmakers expect COVID, budget to be in the spotlight
KWMU: Legislative session preview: Medicaid
budget burden, COVID liability, Zoom logistics, more
P-D: Legislative preview: Bill from Rep. Danny
Busick (R-Newtown) could allow dentists to volunteer as vaccinators
during emergencies
Joplin Globe: List of bills pre-filed by local
lawmakers for the 2021 session
Missourinet: Vandeven says boosting teacher pay
remains at top priority
The Missouri Times: Missouri failing to reimburse
counties for incarceration costs, audit finds
The Missouri Times: Legislative preview: Bill
from Rep. Rasheen Aldridge (D-St. Louis City) takes aim at "police
accountability"
KC Star: Daily state, regional China virus update
P-D editorial: Josh Hawley shamelessly maneuvers to
lure Trump supporters to his camp
KC Star editorial: Call the D.C. offices of Sam Graves
and Vicky Hartzler and complain about stance on election certification
KC Star editorial: Missouri Legislature should adjourn
"for a few weeks or even months until more vaccinations have been
administered"
Joplin Globe editorial: Use Missouri Veterans
Commission report as lauching point for overhaul
Phill Brooks: A time for setting legislative priorities
JCNT letter: Jefferson City man applauds Josh Hawley
for standing up against election fraud
P-D letter: Affton man calls Hawley a "reverse Robin
Hood"
P-D letter: Florissant sexagenarian calls Hawley a
"right-wing extremist"
KC Star letter: Lowry City octogenarian wants news
outlets to "cease publishing" Josh Hawley's photo
P-D letter: Dogtown man expresses displeasure with
Hawley, acknowledges vote against Hawley in 2024 will have no
consequence
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Monday, January 4, 2021
KWMU: Cori Bush promises to "use this voice and not
back down," votes for Pelosi on first day in office
Fox News: Rep. Cleaver ends opening prayer for new
Congress: "Amen and awoman."
SE
Missourian: March for Trump bus tour makes stop in Cape Girardeau
KRES/KWIX (Moberly): Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R)
addresses vaccine distribution
KRES/KWIX (Moberly): VA rate increasing, hospital
bills resuming
Missourinet: Career retrospective: Sen. Jamilah
Nasheed (D-St. Louis City) reflects on 14 years at Capitol, emphasizes
bipartisanship
KRES/KWIX (Moberly): Rep. Louis Riggs (R-Hannibal)
outlines budget challenges, anticipates "hard choices" for 2021 session
P-D: Legislative preview: Medicaid burden, gas
tax, redistricting, more
Missouri Independent: Legislative preview: Party
registration, closed primaries
KWMU: Democrats will seek to loosen absentee voting
requirements
KWMU: Rep. Shamed Dogan (R-Ballwin) wants recreational
cannabis program, no caps on dispensaries
Missourinet: Gov. Parson says Vizient partnership is
expanding Missouri's hospital capacity
KC Star: Missouri prisoners complain about COVID,
share tall tales: "The nurse don't [sic] check on you for 14 days!"
KC Star: Daily state, regional China virus update
P-D: Daily state, regional China virus update
KC Star letter: Kansas City woman unhappy with Hawley
over election certification stance, threatens to vote against him in
2024
Joplin Globe letter: Webb City octogenarian unhappy
with Hawley over election certification stance, threatens to vote
against him in 2024
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Sunday, January 3, 2020
USA Today: 11 GOP senators to join Hawley in objecting
to election certification
JCNT: Mid-Missouri lawmakers prepare for start of
General Assembly
Washington Missourian: State's minimum wage increases
to $10.30
JCNT: Missouri employers project job growth in food
service, hospitals
KC Star: Daily state, regional China virus update
P-D: Daily state, regional China virus update
Joplin Globe editorial: Medical marijuana here -
finally
KC Star's Humera Lodhi and Kaitlin Washburn: "Missouri
Gun Violence" advocacy series, sponsored by Missouri Foundation for
Health and Report for America: Missouri saw deadliest year
ever; State gun laws, racism to blame
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Saturday, January 2, 2021
AP: New U.S. attorney takes over in eastern
Missouri; Sayler Fleming replaces Jeff Jensen
SNL: Missouri's minimum wage hits $10.30/hr on the way
to $12 in 2023
Missourinet: Missouri social services workers develop
plan to help more youth aging out of foster care system
KC Star: Kansas City dispensaries finally got
marijuana gummies. But they're already all gone
P-D: Report provides detailed timeline of state's
response to COVID in veterans homes
SE
Missourian: Community COVID-19 testing events will continue
throughout Missouri for next two weeks
KC Star: Daily state, regional China virus update
CNN's Gregory Krieg: Trump and Hawley set off
Republican meltdown with Georgia elections looming
Columbia Missourian op-ed: Missouri NAACP President
Nimrod Chapel: Missouri Department of Corrections must act now to
control virus, offer inmates better care
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The Missouri Times: Jean Evans finishes her successful
tenure as executive director of the Missouri Republican Party
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Missourian: U.S. Rep. Jason Smith (R) will object to electoral
vote certification
Missourinet: Four U.S. House members join Hawley in
objecting to certification of Electoral College results
SE
Missourian's Lucas Presson: Kathy Swan reflects on her eight
years in the General Assembly
Missouri Independent: Profile: House Majority
Leader Dean Plocher (R-Town and Country)
The Missouri Times: Rep. Bill Owen (R-Springfield)
returns to the Missouri Capitol after 40 years
St. Joseph News-Press: Missouri's minimum wage set to
increase yet again
Missourinet: Missouri Veterans Commission releases
detailed report on COVID-19 outbreak in 7 veterans homes
Missourinet: Missouri Veterans Commission chairman
resigns
P-D: Missouri Veterans Commission releases full virus
report, chairman resigns
KWMU: COVID-19 vaccinations begin at rural Missouri
hospitals
SNL: Edible marijuana products go on sale in
Springfield, statewide
Joplin Globe: Neosho's first medical marijuana
dispensary draws big turnout on opening day
P-D: St. Louis City homicide rate in 2020 highest in
50 years with 262 killings
KC Star: Kansas City achieves deadliest year ever with
180 killings, 625 nonfatal shootings
P-D: Daily state, regional China virus update
KC Star: Daily state, regional China virus update
St. Joseph News-Press editorial: Blunt and Graves
right, Hawley wrong on defense spending vote
Washington Missourian editorial: St. Louis City's
'historically awful' violent crime rate caps unprecedented year
SE
Missourian op-ed: U.S. Reps. Jason Smith, Vicky Hartzler, Sam
Graves and Billy Long: We will object to election certification
The Missouri Times op-ed: Sen. Bill Eigel (R-Weldon
Spring): It's time to overhaul and improve Missouri's Medicaid
program
P-D's Tony Messenger: Release of investigative report
is a win for veterans and government transparency
KC Star letter: Man who chooses to live in Kansas
calls Missouri's Josh Hawley "GOP's champion grandstander"
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