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        Sunday, July 30
        JCNT:  New federal law steps up work on agro-terrorism defense;  McCaskill sponsored bill X
          The Hill:  McCaskill says Trump's trangender announcement "the height of disrespect" to Defense Secretary James Mattis
          STLBJ:  McCaskill expands opioid probe to include Mallinckrodt
          The Missouri Times:  Rep. Paul Curtman (R-Washington) draws 700 to launch of U.S. Senate exploratory committee
          CDT:  Hartzler proposes bill to ban smoking at low-income housing units X
          JCNT:  Anti-Trump "Indivisible" group holds Saturday rally outside Luetkemeyer's office X
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Anti-Trump "Persisterhood" protest draws fifteen (15) females to streetcorner X
          JCNT:  State agencies begin complying with Greitens' order to trim regulations X
          P-D:  More special sessions unlikely this summer
          AP:  Greitens meets pushback on foster care spending
          Washington Missourian:  Sheriff says less political angst over Second Amendment rights has led to fewer concealed carry permits in 2017 X
          Columbia Missourian:  UM Board of Curators asks state for $150 million for MU project
          CDT:  University of Missouri curators request $253 million for building needs
          P-D editorial:  McCaskill among moderates seeking a health care compromise
          P-D editorial:  Greitens sets up expensive legal showdown over new abortion law
          Washington Missourian editorial:  Abortion bill a good one
          P-D op-ed:  Sen. Rob Schaaf (R-St. Joseph):  Eric Greitens' bait-and-switch gambit:  Support transparency when running for governor, then use dark money to attack opponents
          SNL's Steve Pokin:  Local grandma, a Second Amendment fan, ready to shoot local thieves;  Granddaughter had her bike stolen X
          SNL letter:  Truman State College Republicans President Ben Terrell:  Truth seems to evade Claire McCaskill X
          SNL letter:  Area Democrat wants Billy Long to hold public forum X
          SNL letter:  Local sexagenarian unhappy with Greitens' support of abortion legislation X
          P-D letter:  Area gals disagree with courts op-ed by Rep. Nick Schroer (R-O'Fallon)
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        Saturday, July 29
        KWMU:  McCaskill, Blunt both claim to want compromise on health care
          Missourinet:  Columbia College prof Terry Smith analyzes McCaskill, Blunt stances on health care and McCaskill's re-election bid
          KWMU:  Empower Missouri opposes Trump's budget cuts
          P-D:  Lacy Clay speaks at Urban League event;  Democratic scion says he's fighting Trump's "duplicitous and savage assault on voting rights"
          P-D:  Final NGA site prep to start next month
          KWMU:  A plan to address Mississippi River flooding rests on those who disagree on control measures
          CDT:  Local Democratic party chairwoman resigns X
          The Missouri Times:  Governing Magazing scores new chief execs, gives Greitens 'Surviving' grade
          The Missouri Times:  'Right to work' opponents score victory with new court ruling
          Missourinet:  Missouri appeals court reverses lower court decision in 'right to work' ballot case
          P-D:  Court sides with Missouri unions in 'right to work' dispute
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Rep. Chuck Basye (R-Rocheport) says new abortion regulations will help make women safer
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Greitens:  Opioid crisis a call to arms X
          The Missouri Times:  Republican base getting excited for education overhaul
          Columbia Missourian:  State offices and MU plan for the coming eclipse
          Columbia Missourian:  UM Board of Curators asks state for $150 million for MU project
          P-D:  Missouri prison on lockdown after inmate stabs state corrections officer
          Missourinet:  State Fair officials take Missouri's tougher carnival ride inspections seriously
          SNL:  Attorney:  Net cast too wide in Asian massage parlor raids X
          SNL:  Here's what authorities took from Asian massage parlor raids:  Stained table skirt, stained bedding, stained baseboard, samples from stains on a wall, more X
          Columbia Missourian:  Missouri law enforcement catch almost 2,000 speeders in multi-state campaign
          KC Star:  New Kansas City police chief will be KCPD Maj. Rick Smith
          Washington Missourian:  Former co-publisher of the Missourian dies;  Tom Miller Sr. served as president of Missouri Press Association in 1992 X
          JCNT editorial:  As summer heats up, so does 2018 Senate race;  McCaskill trying to position herself as a moderate X
          KC Star editorial:  Greitens is behaving just like those 'corrupt career politicians'
          KC Star's Sanchez:  Hartzler's stance on military transgenders echoes 1940s arguments against black soldiers
          KC Star letter:  KC sexagenarian dislikes Missouri's rural "farmers and ranchers" having a say over urban minimum wages
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        Friday, July 28
        Kraske:  What a Democratic wave could mean for McCaskill
          Missourinet:  Hartzler happy Trump is making her transgender-surgery amendment unnecessary
          USA Today:  Hartzler's push on transgender troops draws national attention
          Columbia Missourian:  Woman who seeks to fill Democratic ballot slot against Hartzler organizes protest
          CDT:  Anti-Hartzler protest draws 45;  Conservative counter-protester succeeds in disrupting speaker, instigating crowd X
          CDT photo gallery:  Anti-Hartzler rally:  Male soldiers who had sex-change operations, Trump supporter agitating liberals, more X
          KWMU:  Lacy Clay, Jason Smith push bill to preserve Civil Rights Movement sites
          KC Star:  Missouri resists bowing to 2016 Obama order forcing politically-correct language;  State documents continue use of "American Indian" rather than "Native American," "Oriental" rather than 'Asian-American"
          The Missouri Times:  National Urban League kicks off annual conference by mistakenly advertising Greitens appearance
          Missourinet:  A look at new abortion legislation:  Privately-owned radio network features views from supporters, opponents of legislation
          KWMU:  St. Louis on the Air preview:  A look at new abortion legislation:  Public radio station to host executives from Planned Parenthood and NARAL, no supporters of legislation
          Washington Missourian:  Missouri moves toward REAL ID compliance X
          SE Missourian:  Funding for free ACT for all juniors cut;  Taxpayers will continue to pick up tab for poor kids +
          KWMU:  School districts, pressured to stop suspending unruly students, turn to new methods;  Bad behavior earns Maplewood Richmond Heights students time in "chill zone" comfy recliner
          KC Star:  Greitens again appoints former federal prosecutor to Kansas City police board
          Missourinet:  Missouri bridge is being renamed for veteran MoDOT employee Lyndon Ebker, killed in the line of duty
          The Missouri Times:  This Week in the Missouri PSC:  July 26, 2017
          Washington Missourian editorial:  With his comments on St. Louis City savagery, Greitens is just stating the obvious
          Messenger:  As National Urban League gathers in St. Louis, NAACP issues a Missouri travel warning
          P-D op-ed:  Drug monitoring in Missouri:  It takes two
          KC Star letter:  Sen. Ron Richard (R-Joplin) says 'right to work' already improving Missouri's business climate
          SE Missourian letter:  Rep. Holly Rehder (R-Sikeston):  'Right to work' is good for workers +
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        Thursday, July 27
        KC Star:  Hartzler scores win in push to keep taxpayers from funding soldiers' sex-change operations
          KC Star:  Area man uses VA benefits to transition into womanhood;  Navy vet, already "so angry" with Hartzler, in a tizzy over Trump decision
          P-D:  Blunt praises Sessions, says he should stay on the job
          P-D:  House passes Lacy Clay-Jason Smith bill directing Park Service to commemorate civil rights movement
          The Missouri Times:  Schmitt considering bid for U.S. Senate
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  MRP Vice Chair Kay Hoflander talks U.S. Senate primary, party's focus on beating Claire McCaskill
          KWMU:  Hawley's office wants to reinstate ban on PAC-to-PAC transfers
          Drebes:  Follow-up on House 60 candidates:  David Griffith and Pat Rowe Kerr in the fray
          Missourinet:  Sen. Denny Hoskins (R-Warrensburg) says Dollar Tree distribution center a big win for Johnson County, region
          Missourinet:  Abortion bill signed into law by Greitens
          AP:  Greitens signs new abortion regulations into law
          Missourinet:  Democrats want more spending on in-home and nursing home services
          CDT:  Lack of Medicaid expansion played part in Fulton hospital closing X
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Rep. Tim Remole (R-Excello) talks about next session's push for transportation funding
          P-D:  St. Louis City accepts Greitens' help on crime, with reservations
          St. Joseph News-Press:  MO Dept. of Revenue warns against phone scammers X
          P-D:  Top academic leader will leave St. Louis Public Schools for Ohio job
          KWMU:  Fast facts on St. Louis City workhouse, state's jail regulations
          KWMU:  Ferguson Community Center opens at site of QuikTrip destroyed by rioters
          AP:  Center called a 'powerful first step' in helping Ferguson recover from havoc wreaked by rioters
          St. Joseph News-Press editorial:  Business, labor theories on impact of GOP bills will be tested X
          KC Star letter:  Lee's Summit man unhappy with Hartzler's stance on military and transgenders
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        Wednesday, July 26
        Politico:  McCaskill plays watchdog ahead of tough 2018 race;  New scrutiny on opioid epidemic could help incumbent in Trump state
          Fox Business:  US taxpayers shell out $28 million on Afghan camouflage uniforms;  McCaskill pens letter to Pentagon
          USA Today:  Pentagon to answer to McCaskill for wasting $28 million on questionable camouflage for Afghan soldiers
          KMZU (Carrollton):  After NAFTA renegotiations, McCaskill and Republican colleagues seek to protect American agricultural producers
          Brownfield Ag News:  McCaskill "very worried" about NAFTA renegotiations
          AP:  Key Obamacare insurer Centene urges government to keep customer subsidies
          P-D:  Hawley says he's focusing on doing his job, not U.S. Senate race
          P-D:  Ann Wagner calls sex-ad sites slave auctioneers, and says Justice Department lags in prosecution
          The Missouri Times:  Speaker Pro Tem candidate Q&A:  Rep. Jason Chipman (R-Steelville)
          The Missouri Times:  Speaker Pro Tem candidate Q&A:  Rep. Glen Kolkmeyer (R-Odessa)
          The Missouri Times:  Speaker Pro Tem candidate Q&A:  Rep. John Wiemann (R-O'Fallon)
          CDT:  Michela Skelton, Sara Walsh promise focus on education X
          Drebes:  Jane Beteem forms committee for Jay Barnes' state rep seat
          KWMU:  New abortion regulations headed to Missouri governor, ending 2nd special session
          The Missouri Times:  Senate resorts to PQ to pass abortion law
          P-D:  Senate sends toughter abortion regulations to Greitens
          AP:  Lawmakers send governor law tightening abortion regulations
          Missourinet:  Senate approves House abortion plan
          KWMU:  Local doctor grapples with Missouri's high rate of deaths in childbirth
          Missourinet:  Rep. Shamed Dogan (R-Ballwin) talks Blue Alert law
          Joplin Globe:  Government departments shuffle around money for Greitens' PDMP;  Lawmakers question move's constitutionality X
          SNL:  Greene County to implement drug monitoring program X
          KWMU:  National Urban League conference to take place in St. Louis
          KWMU:  U.S. appeals court:  Lawsuit against Ferguson, Darren Wilson can go forward
          KC Star editorial:  Don't give up on restoring in-home and nursing care in Missouri
          KC Star editorial:  Correction:  Editorial board dramatically exaggerates cost of Missouri special sessions, apologizes eighteen (18) days later
          Waters:  McCaskill vs. Hawley will be a rip-roaring campaign
          P-D op-ed:  Rep. Nick Schroer (R-O'Fallon):  Restoring public accountability to Missouri's courts
          Columbia Missourian Community Outreach Director Matt Dulin:  No more online commenting on articles without logging in to Facebook
          KC Star letter:  Friends of the Missouri Governor's Mansion President Randy Scherr remembers Jim Nutter
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        Tuesday, July 25
        P-D:  Blunt talks Trump's unconventional approach, GOP effort to roll back regulations;  Comments from 1/2 of P-D polisci prof pundit pool (UMSL's Dave Robertson), Kander's Abe Rakov, others
          Clayton Times:  Candidate conversation:  GOP U.S. Senate candidate Austin Petersen
          Lake Sun:  Camdenton robotics students visit McCaskill, Blunt while in D.C. for advocacy tips
          P-D:  Matt and Genny Jessee start foundation to help parents of epileptic children pay for health care
          The Missouri Times:  Summer 2017 issue:  50 Political Pros You Need to Know
          Drebes:  Top 25 committees in cash-on-hand, July 2017 quarter
          Missourinet:  Appeals court hearing upcoming on anti-'right to work' ballot measure
          The Missouri Times:  How Express Scripts can get a $250,000 no-bid contract for PDMP
          The Missouri Times:  Governor's tax commission leak update:  Rehder claims e-mail was hacked
          KWMU:  After month-long break, Missouri Senate talks for two hours, waits to address abortion-restriction bill
          The Missouri Times:  Senate returns for special session, postpones vote on abortion bill
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  GOP Reps. Nate Walker, Lindell Shumake offer predictions on Senate abortion-bill actions
          AP:  Missouri Senate reconvenes to consider abortion bill
          P-D:  Senate showdown over abortion legislation looming
          Missourinet:  House Budget Chair Scott Fitzpatrick (R-Shell Knob):  State employee pay raises "to be entirely based on revenues and growth in mandatory spending"
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Carol Comer tours Thomas Hill Power Plant;  DNR director talks permitting, says agency is an arm of economic development
          AP:  Missouri Democrats still unhappy about in-home, nursing cuts
          P-D:  Missouri aims for more equitable way to grade public schools
          SNL:  A look at license plate no-nos:  No references to violence, drugs, Nelly's early 2000's ditty "Pimp Juice," or hatred for Chicago Cubs X
          KWMU:  New York based advocacy group:  St. Louis City "definitely above average" when it comes to black women in power
          KC Star editorial:  Missouri voters, get your photo IDs ready
          P-D editorial:  One solution for jail heat:  Fewer inmates
          Waters:  Getting serious about MU budget cuts X
          SNL letter:  Local union official opposes 'right to work' X
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        Monday, July 24
        SNL:  Local AARP opposes federal cuts to their budget X
          Missourinet:  Clay, Hartzler partner to battle human trafficking
          This Week in Missouri Politics:  Guest Andrew Koenig;  Panel of Reps. Bruce Franks, Marsha Haefner and John McCaherty, with NARAL's Alison Dreith, on Greitens' surprise PDMP fiat and legislative pushback, Missouri Alliance for Freedom's suit against Schaaf, special session, more
          Missourinet:  MDP Chairman Stephen Webber:  Missouri Dems won't turn away pro-life legislative candidates
          Drebes:  Tracy King leaves Missouri Chamber for Travis Brown's group
          The Missouri Times:  Net neutrality debate underway again;  Lt. Gov. Mike Parson picks a side
          CDT:  Lt. Gov. Mike Parson talks "Buy Missouri" initiative, roads at agritourism conference X
          CDT:  Officials say Greitens' executive order won't affect local PDMP X
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Critics:  Drug-monitoring program addresses half the problem X
          SNL:  One of country's most prolific prescribers of opioids works in Springfield, Medicare data says X
          CDT:  Transportation a driving issue for much-needed state road improvements X
          Missourinet:  Rep. Joshua Peters (D-St. Louis) takes part in audit of Natural Bridge traffic
          P-D:  Generous incentives package draws logistics, industrial facilities to Hazelwood;  State lawmakers paved the way a decade ago
          SE Missourian:  Cape council may seek federal grant to fund trolley-rails structure +
          P-D editorial:  CNBC says Missouri is a better place for business but a lousy place to live
          KC Star op-ed:  Stacy Washington:  Missouri voters support slashing immigration to save jobs
          Columbia Missourian's Ken Midkiff:  Septuagenarian columnist gives nod to Ashcroft voter ID database issue as segue into career retrospective:  States lived in, never ever voting for a Republican, etc.
          P-D letter:  Sappington man says Post-Dispatch is blatantly anti-American
          P-D letter:  Former journalist Dale Singer:  Greitens' word choices show his lack of accountability
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        Sunday, July 23
        SNL:  Blunt offers health care update at Springfield TARGET barbecue X
          SNL:  Hawley still not ready to address Senate rumors X
          SNL:  Springfield solar businessman Caleb Arthur announces state Senate run X
          CDT:  Abortion, social issues among hot topics in Skelton-Walsh state rep race X
          KWMU:  Legislators resume abortion-focused special session
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Rep. Mike Cierpiot (R-Lee's Summit) talks next session's transportation focus, need for public support
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Highway panels to hear residents' concerns X
          JCNT:  Capitol renovations continue next year X
          Sikeston Standard-Democrat:  Charleston church to honor former First Lady Betty Hearnes' 90th birthday with celebration +
          Washington Missourian:  Local tick virus case now worldwide topic X
          KWMU:  St. Louis City officials hope installing temporary AC at jail will placate activists;  Nasheed met with Greitens, urged state action
          P-D:  Portable AC units ordered to provide more comfort for criminals
          St. Joseph News-Press editorial:  Eric Schmitt, other fiscal conservatives deserve credit for keeping Missouri from becoming Illinois X
          SNL editorial:  Greitens' executive order only part of opioid defense X
          JCNT editorial:  Drug monitoring plan moves the needle forward X
          P-D letter:  Immigration activist applauds Trump's grace for young illegal aliens
          SNL letter:  Springfield man says McCaskill flip-flopped on Waters of the U.S. rule X
          P-D letter:  Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition's Melanie Scheetz approves of Greitens restoring foster care cuts
          KC Star letter:  Union member urges Missourians to teach David Humphreys a lesson by not purchasing his company's professional-grade homebuilder materials
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        Saturday, July 22
        St. Joseph News-Press:  In conference call with reporters, McCaskill says she wants a health care compromise X
          SNL:  Josh Hawley mum on Senate bid, but others buzzing X
          P-D:  Congressional delegation's votes for the week
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Rep. Nate Walker (R-Kirksville) says he's considering entering GOP state Senate primary, says last primary campaign was "fun"
          KWMU:  Greitens' Q&A with Jason Rosenbaum:  Governor addresses skepticism of his crime plan and prescription drug monitoring program
          The Missouri Times:  Greitens' team promotes opioid effort in letter to health care professionals
          Missourinet:  Greitens says Missouri State Penitentiary project will lead to more jobs and higher pay
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  MO DNR chief Carol Comer says agency will be "the helper" - no longer "the hammer" - for Missouri stakeholders
          SNL:  Customers, others discuss AG Josh Hawley's raid of Asian sex-trafficking massage parlors;  Woman recounts experience of Asian "masseuse" in miniskirt not speaking English, touching her "in a very personal way" X
          SNL:  Massage parlors could remain open under temporary restraining order sought by Hawley X
          P-D:  Blind Missourians' 11-year court battle for money they're owed may be nearing its end
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  MoDOT approves 5-year construction plan for Northeast Missouri
          Maryville Daily Forum:  Missouri Dept. of Conservation confirms presence of Emerald Ash Borers;  Invasive pests invade communities, cause long-term damage
          KWMU:  Protesters seek to instigate police at City Workhouse;  Agitators shout into bullhorns, blow whistles in faces of officers
          KC Star's Mary Sanchez:  McCaskill helps WWII vet exposed to mustard gas
          SNL letter:  Springfield man says McCaskill not a moderate X
          P-D letter:  Wildwood man applauds Sen. Dave Schatz (R-Sullivan), Rep. Bruce DeGroot (R-Chesterfield) for condemning persecution of Falun Gong practitioners
          P-D letter:  Chesterfield octogenarian supports "Clean Missouri" ballot initiative
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        Friday, July 21
        KMOX:  McCaskill weighs in on Trump's health care struggle, says President shouldn't "go play golf"
          P-D:  Danforth, Bond, Ashcroft, Talent urge Josh Hawley to run for Senate next year
          The Missouri Times:  Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity and Missouri:  What you need to know
          P-D:  In DACA case, Missouri appeals court says illegal alien coed must pay international tuition
          KWMU's Durrie Bouscaren:  Trump Administration's immigration stance causes fear among illegal aliens
          KWMU Intern Lara Hamdan:  Area Muslim unhappy with Trump's anti-terrorism refugee ban
          P-D:  EPA, city health officials:  No airborne asbestos around Clemens House
          P-D:  Schaaf balks at Greitens' $250k no-bid contract for donor Express Scripts
          KC Star:  Greitens' campaign nonprofit gives $250k in dark money to 'right-to-work' PAC
          The Missouri Times:  Pass or veto:  A look at the bills signed by Gov. Greitens, and what could reappear in veto session
          Missourinet:  Rep. Mike Bernskoetter (R-Jefferson City) hopeful about abortion legislation
          AP:  Greitens reverses cuts to foster-care families
          P-D:  Greitens reverses cuts to foster families
          SNL:  Stories of addiction highlight opioid summit
          AP:  Appeals court:  Missouri must pay legal fees in abortion case
          AP:  Springfield, Mo. businesses raided for alleged human trafficking
          P-D:  Federal Reserve Bank report on St. Louis City minimum wage:  Most poor households have zero (0) people working, minimum wage workers are usually youngsters taking their first job, and other fact-based insights
          P-D:  In an area of disruption, University of Missouri curators shift the conversation
          KWMU:  Thanks to bill from Rep. Travis Fitzwater (R-Holts Summit), St. Louis City will get adult high school
          Missourinet:  Grant from SOS Jay Ashcroft will save vital documents threatened by spring floods in southeast Missouri
          The Missouri Times:  The Week in the Missouri PSC:  July 20, 2017
          Missourinet:  Ameren offers tips to keep utility costs in check
          P-D:  Missouri reports first case of West Nile virus in 2017
          Missourinet:  Advocacy group ranks Missouri last in safety
          JCNT editorial:  State, feds cooperate on flood aid, but deadlines loom
          P-D op-ed:  St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann:  Welcome to the fight against urban criminals, Gov. Greitens
          P-D letter:  Missouri Coalition for Oral Health's Gary Harbison:  Routine dental care is out of reach for many Missourians
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        Thursday, July 20
        USA Today:  McCaskill says she is open to nixing individual mandate as part of health care compromise
          P-D:  As Senate wrestles with health care, McCaskill says individual mandate could be on table
          AP:  Josh Hawley begins consolidating support for U.S. Senate race
          P-D:  Mizzou economics professor Aaron Hedlund, 33, says he's considering entering GOP U.S. Senate primary
          The Missouri Times:  Corporations can still make unlimited contributions to PACs, and here's how
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri Alliance for Freedom hires MRP Chairman Todd Graves' law firm to sue Rob Schaaf, Nicole Galloway over open records request
          P-D:  Missouri Alliance for Freedom files open records suit against Schaaf, Galloway
          Dunklin Democrat:  Missouri Federation of Democratic Women honor Judith Vavak as Woman of the Year;  Septugenarian recalls being appointed circuit clerk because she was a woman, praises FDR +
          Drebes:  Help Wanted:  Paraquad seeks director of public policy and advocacy
          SE Missourian:  Greitens calls for coordinated law enforcement effort to tackle drug problem
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Rehder reacts to Greitens' executive order
          KWMU:  Prescription drug monitoring programs may or may not actually curb opioid abuse
          Missourinet:  Speaker Todd Richardson, Majority Leader Mike Cierpiot to tour northeast Missouri today
          Missourinet:  Annual CNBC study says Missouri's business climate has improved;  Rehder says 'right to work' has been economic boost
          JCNT:  Governor's Innovation Task Force seeks new funding, workers for startups X
          CDT:  University of Missouri leaders discuss future look of system X
          Columbia Missourian:  UM curators, leaders say campuses must work together
          P-D:  Thousands of ticks gathered from Meramec State Park for investigation of tick-borne diseases
          KWMU:  Activists say temperature at St. Louis City jail too warm;  Rep. Josh Peters (D-St. Louis) wants DHSS investigation, asks Speaker Richardson to form commission
          Missourinet:  Chappelle-Nadal uphappy with EPA's delay on radioactive waste plan, uses multiple excretory references
          P-D:  EPA tests confirm presence of asbestos in St. Louis City fire debris
          Washington Missourian editorial:  McCaskill a moderate still out of step with many Missourians;  Thoughts on Josh Hawley, Eric Schmitt, Paul Curtman, Ed Martin X
          P-D editorial:  Foster care providers confounded by Greitens' mixed message
          Columbia Missourian op-ed:  Show-Me Institute's Andrew Wilson:  How Medicaid expansion turned into a runaway locomotive
          P-D letter:  Chesterfield septuagenarian praises Greitens' PDMP plan, criticizes P-D editorial board and legislators
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        Wednesday, July 19
        Missourinet:  McCaskill, Blunt share thoughts on GOP health care plan
          KWMU:  To survive, rural hospitals need to grow - but the demographics don't add up
          KSMU (Springfield):  "Springfield Indivisible," "Stand and Resist Howell County," other anti-Trump groups protest outside Blunt's office
          SNL:  VA trying to find new future for vacant buildings in Missouri X
          KWMU:  After McKee property catches fire in North St. Louis City, EPA takes samples to check for asbestos;  Nearby resident has already visited hospital for "chest pains" and "stress"
          KWMU:  Filmmaker promotes activists' Coldwater Creek and West Lake Landfill theories, drama
          P-D:  Activists promote "Atomic Homefront" movie
          The Missouri Times:  National poll on governors shows Greitens with 51% approval rating
          St. Joseph News-Press' Ray Scherer:  With the campaign over, so are Greitens' visit to Northwest Missouri X
          P-D:  Speaker of the House Todd Richardson preparing for state auditor bid
          KWMU:  Rep. Courtney Curtis (D-Ferguson) fined for possible campaign finance violations;  he says he'll appeal
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri Ethics Commission slaps Curtis with $100k in fines
          P-D:  Curtis fined $114,000 for campaign finance violations
          AP:  Curtis to appeal fines tied to campaign finances
          CDT:  After last month's pledge to not take lobbyist money, state rep candidate Michela Skelton (D) to keep some contributions from lobbyists, return others X
          Columbia Missourian:  League of Women Voters' "How to Run for Office" workshop draws seventeen (17) to library
          Missourinet:  Lt. Gov. Mike Parson on net neutrality:  "Scrap it"
          The Missouri Times:  Jay Ashcroft talks voter ID and media bias
          AP:  Missouri unemployment rate drops slightly
          KWMU:  Politically Speaking podcast:  Sen. Andrew Koenig (R-Manchester) talks with Mannies & Rosenbaum about abortion special session, upcoming use of PQ, and skepticism of PDMP
          Clayton Times:  Greitens' PDMP deal with Express Scripts includes $250k no-bid contract
          SNL:  Here's what to expect at Thursday's opioid summit X
          The Missouri Times:  Rehder praises governor's PDMP program, says hers is still needed
          P-D:  Debate over PDMP isn't over, key lawmakers say
          Columbia Missourian:  City councilmen weigh in on Greitens' PDMP plan
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Sen. Brian Munzlinger (R-Williamstown) wants funding for Missouri Emergency Response Commission
          CDT:  Mun Choi:  University of Missouri in a "very critical period" X
          KWMU:  Missouri appeals court:  State's Human Rights Act does not cover gender identity;  KC high school girl wants to use boys' locker room
          SE Missourian:  Interview tapes of murder suspect missing from Attorney General office
          P-D:  Special master appointed to review misconduct claims in Chain of Rocks Bridge murders;  Reginald Clemons and pals robbed pair of Hazelwood East grads, raped them, then threw them off bridge to their death
          AP:  Special master to probe Missouri death penalty claims
          P-D editorial:  Greitens' PDMP falls short of the model
          JCNT letter:  Local octogenarian supports Hartzler's effort to keep taxpayers from funding sex-change operations X
          KC Star letter:  Will Kraus:  Why union bosses hate 'right to work'
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        Tuesday, July 18
        The Hill:  Vicky Hartzler won't enter GOP primary for U.S. Senate seat
          The Missouri Times:  Hartzler seeking re-election, won't run against McCaskill in 2018
          USA Today:  Hartzler opts against Senate bid to challenge McCaskill
          P-D:  Hartzler to seek re-election, won't enter GOP primary field
          AP:  Hartzler running for re-election
          JCNT:  Obamacare supporters rally at Lincoln University forum X
          The Missouri Times:  July 2017 Missouri House and Senate quarterly filings
          P-D:  Luetkemeyer, Wagner have biggest campaign coffers of region's members of U.S. Congress
          KWMU:  Greitens, other candidates fatten bank accounts for 2018 contests
          Columbia Missourian:  Skelton outpaces Walsh in fundraising, spending
          The Missouri Times:  Cindy O'Laughlin forms election committee for Brian Munzlinger's Senate seat
          Drebes:  The return of Jeremy LaFaver
          Faughn:  Anatomy of a dumpster fire, continued:  Greitens' team uses Highway Patrol resources to investigate tax-hike plan "hacking," and other thinskin heavy-handed machinations
          SNL:  After legislative quagmire, Greitens creates statewide database to offset opioid crisis X
          The Missouri Times:  Greitens launches PDMP with executive order
          KWMU:  Greitens' executive order creates statewide prescription drug monitoring program for Missouri
          SE Missourian:  Greitens orders prescription drug monitoring program;  Local lawmakers say it won't solve opioid addiction +
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Drug monitoring program aims to curtail "modern plague" X
          P-D:  Greitens launches painkiller database after lawmakers don't
          Missourinet:  Greitens signs executive order on PDMP
          Missourinet:  Kehoe, Walsh talk abortion legislation and Senate action
          KWMU:  Missouri replaces algebra requirement at state colleges, universities
          P-D:  Hundreds of Missouri students flock to rural school district's free online summer school
          Missourinet:  Missouri State Fair addressing mammoth delays accessing its RV park last year
          P-D editorial:  With regulatory rollback, Luetkemeyer and Wagner are fighting to make sure that the little guy gets crushed
          KC Star editorial:  Greitens orders needed drug monitoring program but stumbles on the details
          P-D editorial:  Illinois' economy stacks up to Missouri's, despite Schmitt's criticism
          KC Star op-ed:  Former state Rep. Myron Neth (R-Liberty):  Greitens' hollow complaints about 'career politicians'
          P-D op-ed:  Rep. Michael Butler (D-St. Louis City):  Eric Greitens must really have something against St. Louis City
          St. Joseph News-Press op-ed:  Former MO Dept. of Higher Ed Deputy Commissioner:  Higher ed is not a partisan issue X
          SNL op-ed:  Missouri should expand legal uses of CBD oil X
          SNL letter:  Watershed Committee of the Ozarks' Mike Kromney:  Thanks to Rep. Long for protecting water X
          SE Missourian letter:  Area sexagenarian unhappy with Andy Blunt's $10/k month no-bid University of Missouri contract, threatens to withhold vote from Roy Blunt in 2022 re-election +
          P-D letter:  St. Louis man disagrees with pro-life legislation, urges Missourians to call Greitens' office
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        Monday, July 17
        Missourinet:  MU prof Sheena Greitens:  Missile defense should not be U.S.'s first line of defense with North Korea
          Faughn:  Anatomy of a dumpster fire:  How the robotically on-message Greitens adminstration shot themselves in the foot over tax credits ... with a howitzer (Parts I and II)
          CDT:  Democrats face uphill fight in 50th District X
          CDT:  Profile:  50th District candidate Michela Skelton (D) X
          Nevada Daily Mail:  Former Lt. Gov. Bill "Full Time" Phelps:  From Nevada High athlete to political star
          KC Star:  Fewer than 65,000 to be cut from prescription drug program
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Advocacy group wants state to spend more money on food handouts X
          P-D:  Thousands of out-of-state Mizzou students slash tuition by gaining Missouri residency
          Missourinet:  Missouri legislative task force on dyslexia to make recommendations by September
          Drebes:  Tech upgrade coming to Missouri Department of Conservation
          CDT:  Local cities to use Grain Belt for renewable energy cost savings, jobs X
          JCNT:  Jefferson City eyes penitentiary for redevelopment X
          KC Star editorial:  Blue Spring man sees irony in anti-GOP editorial board's plea for Greitens to burn taxpayer money on urban violence effort
          P-D letter:  University City Planned Parenthood supporter opposes Blunt, GOP health care plan
          P-D letter:  Chesterfield liberal dislikes Greitens' spending cuts
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        Sunday, July 16
        Washington Missourian:  CDC:  Franklin County among the higest in nation for opioid prescriptions X
          Drebes:  Tony Luetkemeyer's team says they'll have strong fundraising numbers this quarter for GOP primary vs. Nick Marshall;  Winner will replace Rob Schaaf
          P-D:  After governor's call for tax credit overhaul, historic tax credit in crosshairs
          Washington Missourian:  Local police chiefs support Blue Alert system
          SNL:  MSU enrollment soars as Mizzou slips X
          JCNT:  Missouri Department of Conservation explains recent work and heavy spending in Cole County X
          JCNT:  Missouri Housing Development Commission, Housing Authority work to provide low-income housing in Jefferson City X
          JCNT:  Missouri Highway Patrol analyst makes sure missing aren't forgotten X
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Local eclipse safety team seen as state leader X
          SNL editorial:  McCaskill, Blunt should oppose GOP health care bill X
          P-D editorial:  Bipartisan war on human trafficking is a bright spot;  Missouri's congressional delegation plays a key role
          SE Missourian editorial:  State needs to keep close eye on dicamba +
          JCNT letter:  Sexagenarian Dept. of Correction retiree dislikes Anne Precythe's bragging about her performance in North Carolina, says supervised release plan is not feasible X
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        Saturday, July 15
        Moberly Monitor-Index:  McCaskill tour makes stop in Moberly;  Town hall questions cover health care, Grain Belt Express, sheltered workshops, VA issues, more
          P-D:  "Vicki [sic] Hartzler," Eric Schmitt, Josh Hawley, Paul Curtman among Republicans weighing a challenge to McCaskill
          AP:  House narrowly rejects Hartzler's attempt to ban taxpayer funding of soldiers' sex-change surgeries
          KWMU:  Trump nominates Jeffrey Jensen for U.S. attorney in Eastern District of Missouri
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Stephen Webber talks about past state Democratic party leaders' failure to recruit candidates
          CDT:  State rep candidate Michela Skelton, Greitens' Will Scharf spar over Democrat's Karl Marx quote X
          Drebes:  Paraquad's Cathy Brown leaving to run division of Easter Seals Midwest
          Missourinet:  Liberal groups pressure businesses to keep $10/hour wage
          P-D:  "Save the Raise" campaign wants employers to keep pay at $10/hour
          KWMU:  St. Louis on the Air:  Host Don Marsh talks with voter-ID critic Denise Lieberman, St. Louis Election Board's Gary Stoff about well-run St. Louis City aldermanic election
          Missourinet:  Ron Richard uncertain chamber will pass House's proposed abortion regulations
          AP:  Confusion over how pro-life bill could affect St. Louis City
          JCNT:  Greitens signs state pension system changes X
          JCNT:  Boat railing bill among Greitens' five vetoes X
          P-D:  Greitens vetoes three proposed laws
          Moberly Monitor-Index:  Dept. of Corrections Director Anne Precythe visits Randolph County to hear, act on input from local DOC employees
          Washington Missourian:  State of Missouri will not longer pay for ACT X
          P-D:  Leader of foster care group says providers are upset over state budget cuts
          Brownfield Ag News:  Missouri dicamba ban lifted with restrictions
          Brownfield Ag News:  Monsanto stands by new low-volatility herbicide
          Dunklin Democrat:  Missouri's dicamba ban lifted after just one week +
          JCNT editorial:  Opportunities abound with conveyance of Missouri State Penitentiary X
          KC Star op-ed:  MU's 2015 race agitators were modern-day Martin Luther Kings
          JCNT letter:  Holts Summit sexagenarian responds to letter on Medicaid, says criticism of program is insulting X
          P-D letter:  Mizzou student says this week's New York Times article on race protests has done more damage to the university than did 2015's race agitators
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        Friday, July 14
        SNL:  With no clear leader, lesser-known Republicans line up to defeat McCaskill X
          The Missouri Times:  Rep. Paul Curtman (R-Pacific) launches exploratory committee into 2018 U.S. Senate race
          Missourinet:  Curtman forms exploratory committee for U.S. Senate bid
          Missourinet:  Advocacy groups oppose GOP health care plan
          P-D:  Wagner, McCaskill ask Justice Department to investigate Backpage.com's sex advertising
          The Missouri Times:  Sara Walsh, Michela Skelton share visions for Missouri in candidate forum
          Drebes:  A new Democratic candidate steps in, breaks streak of Vicki Englund-Cloria Brown battles
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Federal authorities clear Missouri IDs for flight X
          KWMU:  Missouri GOP quick to change law for possible smelter, steel plants, but neither materializing yet
          P-D:  St. Louis City employers face dilemma over minimum wage;  Comments from Local 655's Collin Reischman, others
          AP:  Unions, other advocacy groups launch campaign to pressure St. Louis City businesses to keep $10 minimum wage
          Missourinet:  Task force examines ways to improve Missouri's prisons
          Missourinet:  Between MSP, NASA and the solar eclipse, Rep. Travis Fitzwater (R-Holts Summit) says it's an exciting time for Jefferson City
          KWMU:  Missouri lifts some restrictions on dicamba herbicide
          Reuters:  Missouri offers new guidance on dicamba applications
          SNL:  Missouri Department of Conservation offers online adult hunter education course X
          KWMU:  St. Louis on the Air:  Rep. Bruce Franks (D-St. Louis City) talks with host Don Marsh about serving in Democratic superminority, Greitens, thoughts on various city government issues, more
          Missourinet:  Ameren offers tips on keeping summer utility bills low
          P-D editorial:  Mun Choi will earn his pay at University of Missouri
          SNL op-ed:  Claire McCaskill:  Bipartisan work for Missouri's veterans X
          CDT op-ed:  Assistant MU political science prof Jake Haselswerdt:  Call Blunt's office to tell him to oppose GOP reform bill;  McCaskill deserves credit for publicly shaming Orrin Hatch X
          Waters:  With the Grain Belt Express, who gets to decide? X
          P-D editorial page editor Tod Robberson:  Looking for crime-fighting solutions? Ask a pro, not Eric Greitens
          KC Star op-ed:  UMKC's Gerald Wyckoff:  Greitens' veto of UMKC arts campus funding misses the big picture
          P-D letter:  St. Louis man says Greitens' budget cuts prove he's a bully
          JCNT letter:  Area sexagenarian unhappy with Will Kraus' commitment to tax breaks X
          KC Star letter:  KC man says Star's liberal headlines push concepts like nonexistent "white privilege"
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        Thursday, July 13
        JCNT:  California first on list of McCaskill's town hall meetings X
          Missourinet:  Blunt says Intelligence Committee's first priority should be investigating allegations of Russian interference in election
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Luetkemeyer sees progress - and promise - for GOP health care bill
          P-D:  McCaskill has worst approval rating of half-dozen Dems facing re-election in Trump states
          KWMU:  McCaskill up to $5.1 million in the bank as she readies for 2018 re-election bid
          Missourinet:  U.S. House passes Vicky Hartzler's sex trafficking bill
          KC Star:  James B. Nutter remembered as 'larger than life' political power broker
          P-D:  At age 86, former Congressman Bill Clay still coherent;  Octogenarian remembers names of seasoned Congressional Black Caucus members, talks about olden days
          Missourinet:  Applications for public aid from spring floods in Missouri due by Friday
          AP:  Greitens' not-for-profit to run TV ads across Missouri
          CDT:  50th District candidates Michela Skelton, Sara Walsh spar at Chamber forum X
          Columbia Missourian:  50th District candidates Sara Walsh, Michela Skelton talk education, taxes at Chamber of Commerce forum
          JCNT:  Walsh, Skelton value small communities, depart on economic role of government X
          Missourinet:  Lt. Gov. Mike Parson, Ag Director Chris Chinn to meet with Chinese delegation in Washington, D.C.
          JCNT:  Ashcroft answers questions on voter ID law X
          The Missouri Times:  Ashcroft continues voter ID tour, touts successful election in St. Louis City
          KWMU:  Hawley:  Backpage lawsuit 'frivolous,' no First Amendment right to human trafficking
          AP:  Documents cast doubt on Backpage.com defense claims
          SNL:  Greitens wields new website as weapon in war on 'red tape' X
          P-D:  Greitens to attend National Governors Association meeting in Rhode Island
          AP:  So far, costs for abortion special session under $75k
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Governor signs Munzlinger's bill to help state get 911 funding, other provisions
          P-D:  Missouri prisoner was repeatedly assaulted while state workers lied about cell checks
          KWMU:  Greitens announces taxpayer-funded "trauma counseling" for urban students;  St. Louis Public Schools says it has waited two (2) whole days for information
          The Missouri Times:  Critics, supporters weigh in on new discrimination law;  Comments from NAACP's Nimrod Chapel, Chamber's Dan Mehan, St. Louis attorney Jerry Hunter
          The Missouri Times:  This Week in the Missouri PSC:  July 12, 2017
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Mamtek lawsuit over in Missouri
          Missourinet:  Rep. Brandon Ellington (D-Kansas City) promoting symposium on violent crime;  KC cop also promoting his own efforts
          SNL:  Area transgender involved in fistfight claims to be victim of 'hate crime;'  Large group of local hoodlums scuffled in public park, with video shared on social media X
          Columbia Missourian:  Paper introduces "Accolades" section;  Regular feature will serve as dumping grounds for press releases, readers' self-promotional items, PR pitches that don't merit staff reporter attention
          KC Star editorial:  Absentee landlords are a drag on Kansas City neighborhoods. Bill signed by Greitens could help.
          KC Star editorial:  Here's how Greitens could help Kansas City combat violent crime
          P-D editorial:  Greitens' plan to battle St. Louis City crime leans heavily on political theatrics
          The Missouri Times letter:  Congress must act to bring broadband to rural Missouri
          P-D letter:  Sierra Club's John Hickey:  State, local governments can work to reduce air pollution
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        Wednesday, July 12
        Missourinet:  Blunt, McCaskill prepare for revised GOP health care plan
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri Budget Project opposes GOP health care plan
          KWMU:  Monroe City residents weigh in on Obamacare, GOP health care plan
          KC Star:  VP Mike Pence urges Josh Hawley to challenge Claire McCaskill for U.S. Senate
          USA Today:  Missouri's U.S. Senate race catches Vice President Mike Pence's attention
          P-D:  Area man, woman to spend time and resources competing to fill Democratic ballot slot in Ann Wagner's re-election
          Drebes:  Help Wanted:  DESE seeks Senior Policy Advisor - Government Affairs
          P-D:  Eric and Sheena Greitens put Central West End home up for sale
          JCNT:  City takes possession of 32 acres of MSP X
          The Missouri Times:  Greitens signs Kehoe's MSP conveyance bill
          Missourinet:  Greitens signs MSP bill, says it's about more jobs and opportunities for Missourians
          The Missouri Times:  Schmitt urges Missouri Legislature:  "Don't be like Illinois"
          AP:  Missouri treasurer to lawmakers:  Don't be like Illinois
          KWMU:  Missouri given extension for REAL ID compliance for military bases, nuclear plants
          AP:  Missouri receives extension on REAL ID mandate
          KC Star:  MU to New York Times:  You left out the good stuff
          The Missouri Times:  Drivewyze's only option will be to install their own weigh-in motion systems
          The Missouri Times:  Dicamba ban affecting farmers, but could soon be lifted
          Brownfield Ag News:  BASF writing Missouri use label for dicamba
          Brownfield Ag News:  CropLife America calls states' decisions on dicamba 'premature'
          AP:  Missouri Supreme Court rules on juvenile prison sentencing
          SNL:  Council to vote on local drug-monitoring program X
          P-D:  Meramec State Park employee dies after catching mysterious tick illness
          KWMU:  Missouri health officials launch tick study in state park amid rise in tick-borne diseases
          P-D:  Backpage sues Missouri attorney general to block investigation into adult ads
          Messenger:  When asked about governor's anti-crime plan, Rep. Bruce Franks (D-St. Louis City) chooses to use excrement expletive
          Missourinet's Jason Taylor:  Missouri Republicans move at a glacial pace toward passage of special session abortion bill;  Senate Republicans subject to erratic behavior
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        Tuesday, July 11
        KCUR:  Urban Institute opposes GOP health care bill, says Missourians would lose coverage
          SE Missourian:  Missouri Budget Project, other advocacy groups oppose Senate GOP health care bill +
          KWMU:  Anthem asks Missourians to think twice before using emergency room as their primary care physician
          AP:  McCaskill raises $3 million for re-election bid
          The Missouri Times:  Panel talks changes in 2018 U.S. Senate landscape
          AP:  Lawsuit:  Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) negligent in case of illegal alien who murdered 5 in Missouri
          KWMU:  Greitens puts unspecified amound of state money, employees toward stemming St. Louis City crime
          The Missouri Times:  Greitens rolls out St. Louis City 'safety plan,' increasing Highway Patrol presence
          Missourinet:  Crime-fighting initiative underway in St. Louis City
          AP:  State Highway Patrol to help address violence in St. Louis City
          P-D:  Greitens announces crime plan for St. Louis City
          JCNT:  Greitens to sign bill granting MSP property to Jefferson City X
          Missourinet:  Rep. Tim Remole (R-Excello):  Drug monitoring program should not be addressed during a special session
          KWMU:  Kansas City, St. Louis City take stock of minimum-wage hikes being undone by GOP lawmakers
          NY Times:  Long after protests, students shun the University of Missouri
          CDT:  University of Missouri seeking lobbyist to replace laid-off staff;  Andy Blunt keeps $10,500/month contract through June 2018 X
          KWMU:  In St. Louis City, public and charter schools are in the business of recruiting students
          JCNT:  Audit a win for state lottery commission X
          P-D:  EPA:  New data on West Lake Landfill stormwater show no public-health risk
          SNL editorial:  Adult high school could boost Springfield X
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Missouri Association of Rehabilitation Facilities' Greg Kramer:  Missouri's budget should strengthen community provider system, not weaken it
          Columbia Missourian op-ed:  Missouri Students Association's Nathan Willett:  What the New York Times got wrong about MU and the 2015 race agitation
          P-D letter:  Maplewood sexagenarian responds to editorial on Medicaid funding, applauds Republicans for attempting to rein in costs
          JCNT letter:  Centertown sexagenarian says media outcry over state budget "cuts" shows their ignorance of math X
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        Monday, July 10
        NY Times:  Health care providers says GOP bill would lock in disparities in federal Medicaid funding;  Missouri Hospital Association's Herb Kuhn says result would be 'have' and 'have not' states
          Missourinet:  Georgetown study analyzes impact of Medicaid program on Missouri's rural elderly
          KC Star:  'A profound loss':  Cerner CEO Neal Patterson dies from cancer at age 67
          This Week in Missouri Politics:  Rep. Phil Christofanelli (R-St. Peters), Joe Lakin, Jane Dueker, Steven Roberts Sr. talks Missouri's U.S. Senate race, abortion special session, Missouri voter data, Greitens' anti-politician rhetoric, more
          Missourinet:  Greitens and St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson to hold news conference today about St. Louis City public safety
          Missourinet:  Missouri Rx program extended until at least 2022
          P-D:  First test of Missouri's new voter ID law will come tomorrow with St. Louis City aldermanic election
          Washington Missourian:  Judge:  Heroin a 'cancer' in county;  Drug is sourced from St. Louis City, where addicts purchase drugs in dangerous neighborhoods X
          P-D editorial:  Senate should support McCaskill's legislation for mustard gas victims
          Washington Missourian letter:  Washington octogenarian opposes Truman statue, says former president was wrong on Japan, Israel, most other topics X
          KC Star letter:  Kansas octogenarian criticizes Missouri for lack of jail-inspection regulations
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        Sunday, July 9
        P-D:  St. Louis Democratic Socialists of America, anti-Trump groups hold sit-in inside Blunt's Clayton office
        CDT:  Local impact of Obamacare repeal uncertain
        SNL:  Senate GOP health bill could cost Missouri millions in Medicaid money X
        KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  McCaskill concerned over North Korea
        KC Star:  James B. Nutter, Kansas City Democratic power broker, dies at age 89
        Drebes:  Austin Montee, son of former state auditor, running for Missouri House
        KWMU:  Ashcroft responds to criticism over support for Trump voter-fraud panel
        JCNT:  Ashcroft urges feds to recognize "Safe at Home" protection program X
        Washington Missourian:  Roundabout trend continues as state engineers tout safety benefits X
        Washington Missourian editorial:  Highway task force has an impressive name, but don't expect much from state lawmakers X
        KC Star editorial:  Missouri General Assembly's special session is a slow-moving fiasco
        Washington Missourian editorial:  Kudos to governor, state legislators for Blue Alert law X
        JCNT editorial:  Adult high schools not worth the investment X
        KC Star letter:  Kansas septuagenarian enjoys Star's criticism of McCaskill, Trump
        P-D letter:  Illinois septuagenarian responds to Messenger column, opposes 'dark money'
        SNL letter:  Springfield nonagenarian dislikes Ashcroft's participation in voter-fraud effort X
        P-D letter:  St. Louis septuagenarian opposes state's unclaimed property being listed in Post-Dispatch
        JCNT letter:  Liberal activist Sue Gibson says Blunt, Greitens, Kehoe seek to traumatize families X
        P-D letter:  Creve Coeur man wonders where Blue Alert criminals will be imprisoned
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        Saturday, July 8
        KC Star:  Anti-Trump group protests health care bill outside Blunt's office
          Missourinet:  Columbia College prof Terry Smith:  Despite liberals' outcry over lack of town halls, GOP congressional delegation will cruise to re-election
          CDT:  GOP U.S. Senate primary could see crowded race X
          P-D:  Paul Curtman set to enter GOP U.S. Senate primary
          Joplin Globe's Susan Redden:  Republicans look for candidate to challenge McCaskill;  "Anne [sic] Wagner" out, "Austin Peterson [sic]" in X
          KC Star:  Democratic donor Jim Nutter dies
          The Missouri Times:  Jeff Layman named finance chairman for Missouri Republican Party
          Drebes:  Greiten's tax commission report elicits schizophrenic reaction from Missouri liberals
          Missourinet:  Greitens signs Haahr's bipartisan technology trust fund bill
          AP:  Correction to abortion story:  Missouri bill targets ambulance calls to abortion clinics
          KWMU:  Leaders of rural Missouri schools 'getting used to' transportation cuts
          CDT:  Greitens' cuts mean uncertain future for University of Missouri cooperative programs X
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Truman State secures federal funding for Upward Bound program
          Brownfield Ag News:  Missouri Ag Director Chris Chinn puts temporary ban on dicamba
          Brownfield Ag New:  Missouri Farm Bureau President Blake Hurst:  Temporary dicamba ban 'the right decision'
          SE Missourian:  Missouri issues temporary ban on dicamba +
          P-D:  Missouri temporarily bans use of herbicide
          KWMU:  Missouri temporarily bans sale, use of herbicide;  Dicamba is manufactured by Monsanto, BASF, others
          P-D:  Greitens signs population measure into law
          KC Star editorial:  Missouri budget cutters learned all the wrong lessons from Kansas
          KC Star letter:  Area liberal wants Blunt to hold town halls
          P-D letter:  Manchester woman criticizes letter from cancer survivor praising Ann Wagner
          The Missouri Times letter:  SOS Jay Ashcroft:  Jason Kander's voter ID attacks are pure politics
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        Friday, July 7
        Quincy Herald-Whig:  McCaskill talks health care, other issues at Monroe City town hall
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  McCaskill says GOP health care bill is a tax cut for the wealthy
          Politico:  McCaskill jabs Republicans, predicts they will fail to repeal Obamacare
          SNL:  With Ann Wagner out, some GOP bigwigs look to Vicky Hartzler for U.S. Senate race
          Roll Call's Nathan Gonzalez:  With Ann Wagner out, Republicans have no female candidate to run against McCaskill
          Morning Consult:  To avoid Senate primary fight, Missouri Republicans want Josh Hawley to decide
          Kraske:  Claire McCaskill's biggest nightmare just might be Josh Hawley
          The Weekly Standard's Fred Barnes:  Missouri's political phenom:  Why so many Republicans want Josh Hawley to run for the Senate
          P-D:  Federal report:  Painkiller prescribing varies greatly by county
          KWMU:  Urbanites unhappy with Trump's proposed Justice Department budget
          SNL:  Jeff Layman, Greitens' finance guru, picked as finance chairman of Missouri Republican Party
          CDT:  Misinformation, fears over voter data lead to flood of calls to Ashcroft office
          SNL:  Elijah Haahr switches law firms, talks future legislative action
          The Missouri Times:  Greitens re-issues call for special session with some changes
          AP:  Greitens expands call for abortion legislation
          The Missouri Times:  Greitens signs Blue Alert bill into law
          KWMU:  Greitens signs Blue Alert system into law as means to aid police
          Missourinet:  Greitens signs Blue Alert legislation into law
          AP:  New law will alert Missourians of violence against police
          KWMU:  In-home health care recipients file appeals after Greitens' veto;  Comments from the handicapped and their advocates
          The Missouri Times:  State Treasurer Eric Schmitt confirms tax cuts are coming to Missouri
          Missourinet:  Schmitt announces income tax cut for Missourians
          KWMU:  Quiz:  Do you have the basic forms of identification allowing you to vote in Missouri?
          Missourinet:  Eigel:  Raising taxes is not the answer on transportation
          P-D:  Controversial St. Louis City ordinance targeted by Greitens seen as largely symbolic
          Washington Missourian:  East Central College President Jon Bauer:  'A discouraging day' for East Central as Greitens slashes higher ed funding by $24 million
          KWMU:  Politically Speaking podcast:  Rep. Josh Peters (D-St. Louis) says drugs fuel high crime rates in North St. Louis City
          KC Star editorial:  McCaskill, Kansas' Jerry Moran show a path to a possible health care compromise
          Washington Missourian editorial:  A bold infrastructure funding plan for Missouri would help Greitens' presidential campaign
          P-D editorial:  Dead last in safety, Missouri has only one way to go from here
          P-D op-ed:  St. Louis Building & Construction Trades Council's John Stiffler:  Response to pro-'right to work' op-ed
          KC Star op-ed:  Warren Erdman:  Missouri should be accountable for UMKC arts campus
          P-D letter:  Olivette man says Greitens lacks compassion, violates tenets of Jewish faith
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        Thursday, July 6
        SNL:  Protesters play dead in the rain outside Blunt's office;  Grown woman dresses up as Grim Reaper, walks street X
          CDT:  Photo gallery:  Grown man dresses up in chicken costume to mock Blunt at McCaskill town hall X
          CDT:  Voters question McCaskill on health care, abortion X
          The Missouri Times:  McCaskill hosts town halls across mid-Missouri
          KMIZ:  McCaskill weighs in on Greitens' performance, special sessions, PDMP
          Missourinet:  McCaskill says Missouri's lack of PDMP is a 'welcome mat' for heroin dealers
          Columbia Missourian:  Photo gallery:  McCaskill town hall in Ashland
          Columbia Missourian:  McCaskill talks health care at town hall
          AP:  Residents question McCaskill during town halls
          AP:  Former Libertarian presidential hopeful Austin Petersen announces bid for U.S. Senate as Republican
          Faughn:  2018 GOP U.S. Senate primary:  Handicapping the frontrunners and those who may be considering a bid
          KWMU:  Clayton art gallery displays confetti from Hillary Clinton's November defeat party
          The Missouri Times:  Gov. Scott Walker pens fundraising plea to 'fight back' and support Greitens
          The Missouri Times:  Court of appeals grants stay in right-to-work referendum case, get expedited schedule
          The Missouri Times:  Greitens signs four more bills into law, establishing adult high schools and tort reform
          SNL:  Greitens signs bill that could help high school dropouts in Springfield X
          KCUR:  Greitens signs adult high school bill in rare Kansas City appearance
          Missourinet:  Greitens signs lawsuit bill, bipartisan adult high school measure
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Sen. Brian Munzlinger (R-Williamstown) talks about bill Greitens signed to decrease regulations on Missouri farmers and loggers
          Missourinet:  Rep. Becky Ruth (R-Festus) wants Greitens to sign bill about newborn screenings
          Missourinet:  Rep. Deb Lavender (D-Kirkwood) unhappy with Greitens' veto of in-home nursing care funding
          KWMU:  Still unclear whether Missouri taxpayers, businesses will see small tax cut
          AP:  Missouri appears on track for income-tax cuts
          P-D:  Ashcroft appears on CNN, talks voter fraud
          Rosenbaum:  Krewson won't sue over state GOP wiping out St. Louis City's minimum wage hike
          Drebes:  Senate starts Interim Committee on Labor Reform
          Columbia Missourian:  With more cuts to UM System, programs under review
          Washington Missourian editorial:  Eric Greitens, Jason Kander have their ambition engines in high gear X
          P-D editorial:  Greitens' tax committee did yeoman work, which he ignored
          SNL editorial:  Statewide opioid attention a must X
          St. Joseph News-Press editorial:  Transportation task force's 'roads scholars' start studying X
          Philadelphia Inquirer op-ed, January 2017:  Disability attorney Stephen F. Gold:  Medicaid cuts would endanger disabled and poor seniors
          P-D op-ed:  Colleen Kelly Starkloff:  Entire op-ed lifted from the above, with "Missouri" replacing "Pennsylvania" and copied without attribution
          P-D op-ed:  McCaskill, Blunt should support more spending on foster-children health care
          P-D's Samantha Liss:  Republicans' Medicaid cuts will hurt Missouri's elderly
          P-D letter:  Ballwin man wants Lacy Clay to explain vote siding with illegal-alien criminals over victims
          P-D letter:  Creve Coeur septuagenarian dislikes Missouri's publicly-available voter data being sent to Trump
          P-D letter:  St. Louis man responds to Messenger column, says voter data is already public
          KC Star letter:  Kansas man dislikes Star's "Murder capital" headline, says St. Louis and Chicago are more savage cities
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        Wednesday, July 5
        Missourinet:  McCaskill gears up for mid-Missouri town halls
          KWMU:  Return of year-round Pell Grants could help community college students the most;  Comments from St. Louis Community College's Tony Cruz
          KWMU:  15 years in the making, Truman likely to get a statue in U.S. Capitol
          KWMU:  Politically Speaking podcast:  Former Sen. John Griesheimer (R-Washington) on Greitens' "career politicians" line, transportation funding, Medicaid spending, PDMP, more
          SNL:  Numerous bills remain unsigned by Greitens X
          Drebes:  Missouri Court of Appeals Western District to hear case over public defender funding
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Moberly veterinarian talks new animal health legislation
          KC Star:  UMKC expands "gender-inclusive" housing for transgenders
          Washington Missourian:  State park visitor infected with rare Bourbon virus
          Missourinet:  Rep. Brandon Ellington (D-Kansas City) to host local job fair, other events
          P-D editorial:  Trump's voter 'integrity' panel chases a non-existent problem for political reasons
          KC Star editorial:  Harry S Truman statue should be installed in U.S. Capitol
          P-D op-ed:  Professors applaud Blunt's work to increase research funding for National Institutes of Health
          P-D op-ed:  UMSL's Dave Robertson:  Pass the "Clean Missouri" initiative to limit campaign contributions and lobbyist gifts
          Priddy:  On the Founding Fathers and Missouri's dark money
          Columbia Missourian's David Rosman:  On Americans for Prosperity, special sessions and Greitens' presidential campaign
          SNL letter:  Mansfield octogenarian supports Hartzler's move on transgender military recruits X
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        Tuesday, July 4   Happy Independence Day!
        KWMU:  Ann Wagner won't challenge Claire McCaskill for Senate in 2018, will instead seek re-election to House
          The Missouri Times:  Wagner opts to not challenge McCaskill
          P-D:  Wagner won't challenge McCaskill in 2018
          AP:  Wagner won't run against McCaskill
          Columbia Missourian:  Jay Ashcroft to release publicly-available voter data to Trump's Commission on Voter Integrity
          SNL:  Springfield Mayor Ken McClure meets with Missouri congressional delegation on trip to D.C. X
          Washington Missourian:  FEMA payouts span all points of the county;  Pacific has the highest number of claims
          Drebes:  New state rep committees
          The Missouri Times:  Majority Floor Leader race:  Up close and personal with Rep. Kirk Mathews (R-Pacific)
          The Missouri Times:  Majority Floor Leader race:  Up close and personal with Rep. Rocky Miller (R-Lake Ozark)
          The Missouri Times:  Majority Floor Leader race:  Up close and personal with Rep. Rob Vescovo (R-Arnold)
          P-D:  In Missouri, tax cuts are on the way
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Missouri School Boards' Associaion's Brent Ghan expresses appreciation to Legislature for fully funding foundation formula, recommends districts be conservative on spending
          KWMU:  Missouri boasts one of the nation's best state parks systems
          KTVI (St. Louis):  City cleans cemetery, tosses American flags in the trash
          KC Star editorial:  Eric Greitens' decisions are aimed at helping one person - Eric Greitens
          KC Star letter:  National Air Traffic Controllers Association supports Sam Graves' legislation
          P-D letter:  Florissant woman disputes GOP claims of voter fraud, wants Jay Ashcroft to deny Trump info request
          P-D letter:  Ballwin sexagenarian wants his data excluded from voter database
          EnvironmentAmerica.org:  Senior Attorney John Rumpler:  Repealing the Clean Water Rule turns the mission of the EPA on its head
          SE Missourian letter:  Environment Missouri's Amy Wang:  Form letter lifted verbatim from press release above +
          USA Today letter:  University of Cincinnati prof:  Sinclair's proposed purchase of Tribune Media is bad news for Des Moines
          P-D letter:  Same form-letter template as above, with Des Moines references replaced with "St. Louis"
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        Monday, July 3
        Joplin Globe:  State leaders analyze Senate health care bill;  Comments from Blunt, MHA's Dave Dillon, Rep. Scott Fiztpatrick (R-Shell Knob), others X
          KC Star:  How Medicaid changes in GOP health bills might affect Missouri
          AP:  Centene to fill Missouri insurance void left by Blue Cross
          SNL:  Jay Ashcroft defends decision to share voter data with Trump commission X
          SNL:  Missouri Republican Party to hold Springfield fundraiser July 20 X
          Drebes:  Sen. Jill Schupp (D-Creve Coeur) antes up into her own campaign account
          Missourinet:  Missouri Dept. of Revenue:  Annual fireworks sales reach $40 million each year
          KWMU:  New standards now in effect for Missouri's municipal courts
          SNL:  Hawley's office receives complaint over city's 'electronic meeting' X
          KC Star editorial:  Claire McCaskill misled with broad Russia denial
          P-D letter:  Farmington septuagenarian says Post-Dispatch's coverage of McCaskill's and Russia was fair - unlike the paper's liberal slant against Republicans
          P-D letter:  Frontenac octogenarian says Trump's request for states' voter data is authoritarian
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        Sunday, July 2
        P-D:  Claire McCaskill vs. Ann Wagner - or Josh Hawley - shaping up as marquee election;  Comments from 1/2 of Post-Dispatch polisci prof pundit pool (Dave Robertson, UMSL)
          St. Joseph News-Press:  McCaskill, Blunt applaud EPA for dumping Obama-era "Waters of the U.S." rule X
          Missourinet:  Wash U. law professor wants redistricting rules changed, says too many Republicans are winning
          P-D:  Roy Blunt signs up family for country club membership
          JCNT:  How the U.S. Supreme Court ruling will affect Missouri's boundary between church and state X
          Drebes:  Unions rake in cash for "We Are Missouri" anti-'right to work' campaign
          SNL:  Greitens' tax group mulled higher food and gas taxes, settles on rolling back tax credits X
          SE Missourian:  State panel proposes changes to tax-credit program, would affect historic-building redevelopment +
          AP:  Fewer than 64,000 to lose prescription aid under new Missouri Rx standards
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Corrections Director Anne Precythe says she'll "weed out" bad apples spoiling the department
          KWMU:  Harris-Stowe president says low graduation rate 'extremely deceiving'
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Group's report says Missouri is one of the worst states in the nation for teen drivers X
          KC Star:  '110lbs of marijuana seized' - Missouri Highway Patrol tweets about drug bust
          JCNT editorial:  In search of Missouri transportation solutions X
          KC Star editorial:  Brandon Ellingson's lake death an ongoing lesson in Missouri
          CDT op-ed:  Vicky Hartzler:  We must fight back against sex trafficking X
          CDT op-ed:  Local attorney Craig Van Matre:  State legislators gave power to TDDs, TIFs X
          P-D letter:  Liberal St. Louis woman opposes Blunt, GOP health care bill
          P-D letter:  Cancer survivor applauds Ann Wagner for sponsoring cancer bill
          P-D letter:  Labor lawyer disagrees with pro-'right to work' op-ed
          KC Star letter:  Concordia septuagenarian disagrees with Jay Ashcroft for accommodating Trump administration's voter data request
          SNL letter:  Springfield sexagenarian seeks to form new NOW sect, offers tips to corner co-workers and convince them they are feminists X
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        Saturday, July 1
        July 2016 Missouri political news headlines
          July 2015 Missouri political news headlines
          PBS Newshour:  Blunt:  Hard to get 50 senators to pass health bill
          SNL:  Centene to offer Obamacare plans in Greene, Christian counties X
          KCUR:  Centene to enter Missouri counties left 'bare' by Blue KC's decision to exit Obamacare marketplace
          KWMU:  Missouri to give Trump commission limited voter details
          Messenger:  Missouri GOP flip-flops on privacy to aid Trump's fake search for voter fraud
          The Missouri Times:  This Week in the Governor's Office:  Week of June 26
          KWMU:  Greitens withholds money for higher education and health care, blocks St. Louis City's minimum wage
          CDT:  University of Missouri takes $22 million budget hit as Greitens acts on state budget X
          Missourinet:  GOP Sens. Ryan Silvey, Bob Dixon take aim at Greitens' budget moves
          Missourinet:  Greitens vetoes one budget bill, will let minimum wage measure go into law
          AP:  Greitens signs budget, cuts $250 million in spending
          P-D:  Greitens signs budget, cuts $251 million in spending
          KC Star:  Greitens signs Missouri budget +
          AP:  Greitens signs discrimination bill
          P-D:  Greitens signs discrimination bill into law
          P-D:  St. Louis City minimum wage will revert back to $7.70 in August
          AP:  Greitens to let repeal of St. Louis City minimum wage become law
          Brownfield Ag News:  Greitens signs bill to allow nighttime harvest driving
          KWMU:  Greitens-backed commission wants to curb tax credit programs
          The Missouri Times:  Governor's tax committee report targets tax credits in review of state taxes
          AP:  Panel recommends overhaul of Missouri tax credits
          Missourinet:  Greitens forms task force on state corrections system
          Missourinet:  Transportation task force in search of solution to state's deteriorating roads
          Missourinet:  Children's advocate Emily van Schenkhof:  Senate Bill 160 is best bill passed in legislative session
          The Missouri Times:  Judge Zel Fischer, a Blunt appointee, to be next Missouri Supreme Court Chief Justice
          CDT:  Missouri Supreme Court kills transmission line plan X
          Missourinet:  Missouri State Highway Patrol says every available officer will be patrolling roadways this weekend
          Columbia Missourian:  Moody's downgrades UM's credit outlook to 'negative'
          P-D:  Missouri American files for $74.7 million in annual rate increases
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Missouri American Water files rate case X
          KC Star:  Planned Parenthood demands KC Royals terminate ads paid for by pro-life Vitae Foundation
          KCUR:  Rare case of tick-borne Bourbon virus identified in Missouri;  Comments from Missouri DHSS
          P-D op-ed:  Rep. Tracy McCreery (D-Olivette):  Congressional delegation should oppose cuts to clean-energy research
          Columbia Missourian's George Kennedy:  New voter ID law seems to be a benefit to voters
          KC Star letter:  Rep. DaRon McGee (D-Kansas City) on Greitens' veto of UMKC arts studio funding
          P-D letter:  St. Louis woman supports presence of Blue Lives Matter flag in Pride parade
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