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        Friday, July 31, 2020
       
Brownfield Ag News:  Graves, Hartzler praise Water Resources Development Act 2020 passage
          Missourinet:  Hawley says U.S. Senate has not acted on his duck boat legislation
          KWMU:  St. Louis on the Air preview:  Show-Me Institute's Patrick Ishmael, Missouri Foundation for Health's Ryan Barker to discuss Medicaid expansion
          SNL:  Medicaid expansion campaign promotes state, local Chamber endorsements
          Columbia Missourian:  August election preview:  Secretary of state primaries
          The Missouri Times:  Senate tipsheet:  Competitive races ahead of primary elections
          KWMU:  St. Louis area officials 'confident' primary results will come on time
          Washington Missourian:  County clerk predicts 26% voter turnout for Aug. 4 primary
          The Missouri Times:  Coronavirus interview series:  Dept. of Higher Education and Workforce Development's Zora Mulligan
          KWMU:  Update on local districts' virtual learning plans
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri NEA says most teachers support remote learning
          P-D:  Daily regional China virus update, with school-reopening information
          The Missouri Times:  Police successfully subdue protesters blocking traffic, resisting arrest;  8 taken into custody
          Missourinet:  Protesters demonstrate against anti-crime efforts;  Rep. Rasheen Aldridge (D-St. Louis City):  "We was [sic] approaches [sic] by over policing and unconstitutional arrests."
          KWMU:  St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell will not charge Darren Wilson for defending himself in 2014 attack
          Missourinet:  St. Louis County prosecutor says no charges against officer assaulted by Michael Brown
          P-D:  Bell will not charge assault victim Darren Wilson;  Protesters call for boycott of store where Michael Brown stole cigarillos and attacked minority business owner
          St. Joseph News-Press endorsement:  'No' on Medicaid expansion
          KC Star endorsement:  Laura Loyacomo over incumbent Rep. Mark Sharp in District 36 Democratic primary
          P-D op-ed:  St. Louis Regional Chamber's Tom Chulick:  Congress can prevent painful budget cuts for Missouri
          CDT op-ed:  Show-Me Institute's Elias Tsapelas:  Debunking the myth of a costless Medicaid expansion
          KC Star's Matthew Kelly:  Anti-Medicaid ad uses baseless claims against illegal immigrants to warn against expansion
          Messenger:  Six years later, Bell reviews Michael Brown case, reaches same conclusion as DOJ
          JCNT letter:  Jefferson City septuagenarian disagrees with Gov. Parson on reopening Missouri, wants governor to focus on "systemic racism"
          P-D letter:  Florissant sexagenarian expresses anger at Gov. Parson over GM tax breaks, urges "Yes" vote on Medicaid expansion
          P-D letter:  Creve Coeur man mocks McCloskeys for receiving support from President Trump, Gov. Parson, AG Schmitt
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        Thursday, July 30, 2020
       
St. Joseph News-Press:  Hawley wants to remove federal immunity from tech firms
          Missourinet:  U.S. Rep. Jason Smith introduces bill aimed at keeping Missouri's struggling rural hospitals afloat
          Missourinet:  Northern Missouri food bank leader testifies before Congress about hunger needs during pandemic
          The Missouri Times:  White House puts Missouri in 'red zone' for coronavirus cases
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri Restaurant Association joins call for $120 billion in federal assistance over coronavirus losses
          P-D:  August election preview:  Lacy Clay vs. Cori Bush
          Columbia Missourian:  Medicaid expansion series, Part I
          Columbia Missourian:  Medicaid expansion series, Part II
          Missourinet:  Gov. Parson meets with Missouri school leaders to discuss reopening plans
          SNL:  Gov. Parson backs Springfield Public Schools' re-opening plan
          KWMU:  Gov. Parson meets with St. Louis area superintendents, says he will let districts make their own decisions on reopening
          P-D:  Some area school districts will start the year online
          P-D:  Daily regional China virus update
          Columbia Missourian:  Federal visa policy won't apply to international students under latest plan
          The Missouri Times:  "Next Steps" legislative preview series:  Video lottery terminals
          JCNT:  Cole County to 'throw in the towel' on 2013 Ameren lawsuit
          St. Joseph News-Press editorial:  Flood victims deserve answers
          Priddy:  President Trump sending federal help to Kansas City isn't an assistance - it's an invasion
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Missouri Right to Life's Susan Klein:  Vote 'No' on Amendment 2:  Missourians should not pay for more abortions as the price for expanding Medicaid
          SE Missourian's Jon Rust:  The latest news on COVID-19, vaccines, a local church exposure and Cape County statistics
          P-D letter:  St. Charles County Democratic Central Committee's Cheryl Hibbeler supports Medicaid expansion
          KC Star letter:  Nurture KC Executive Director Tracy Russell supports Medicaid expansion
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        Wednesday, July 29, 2020
       
Missourinet:  Blunt discusses U.S. Senate GOP's $1 trillion HEALS Act
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Blunt wants distribution plan ready for COVID vaccine
          Missourinet:  USDA approves Missouri's request to extend food stamp benefits
          CDT:  Pet center owner vows to keep replacing Trump signs after vandalism
          KWMU:  Politically Speaking podcast:  Rep. Mary Elizabeth Coleman (R-Arnold) talks with Jason Rosenbaum about Gov. Parson vs. Nicole Galloway, Medicaid expansion, special session, more
          SE Missourian:  State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick, Rep. Cody Smith (R-Carthage) campaign against Medicaid expansion
          Joplin Globe:  Citing inevitable budget cuts, Missouri GOP leaders oppose Medicaid expansion
          Joplin Globe:  Video:  Fitzpatrick, Smith discuss budget toll of Medicaid expansion
          SNL:  Medicaid expansion series, Part II:  What Medicaid expansion would mean for Missouri health care providers
          SNL:  Medicaid expansion series, Part III:  Can the state afford it?
          KC Star:  August election preview:  Medicaid expansion
          Missourinet:  August election preview:  Four Republicans hope to replace term-limited Libla in southeast Missouri Senate district
          KWMU:  Legal roundtable preview:  Freedom Center of Missouri's Dave Roland, others discuss McCloskeys, St. Louis County extortion case, more
          The Missouri Times:  Nearly 20 testify in favor of violent crime bill
          Missourinet:  Missouri Senate committee gets to work on crimefighting package
          KWMU:  Missouri Legislature holds first hearing for special legislative session on violent crime
          P-D:  Police, prosecutors support giving judges more latitude in sentencing budding criminals for unlawful use of weapons, armed criminal action
          St. Joseph News-Press:  New law allows electronic monitoring at long-term care facilities
          JCNT:  Governor, mid-Missouri school leaders discuss reopening
          The Missouri Times:  Interview series:  DHSS Director Randall Williams talks with Scott Faughn about possible vaccine, much more
          SE Missourian:  Nearly 50 coronavirus recoveries in Cape County announced Tuesday
          P-D:  Daily regional China virus update
          KC Star:  Daily regional China virus update
          The Missouri Times:  Updated list:  Where are masks required in Missouri?
          CDT:  Curators give Choi dual position of president, chancellor at University of Missouri
          KWMU:  University of Missouri curators approve merger of system president and chancellor over faculty opposition
          P-D editorial:  Gov. Parson, rejecting Missouri's pandemic reality, labels New York 'a disaster'
          P-D letter:  Glendale sexagenarian says Gov. Parson makes her feel "disgust and anger" over back-to-school approach
          P-D letter:  St. Louis County octogenarian says he'll vote against Gov. Parson over lack of statewide mask mandate
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        Tuesday, July 28, 2020
       
KWMU:  August election preview:  Insurgency vs. staying power:  Cori Bush vs. Lacy Clay rematch latest bout in national Democratic conflict
          Columbia Missourian:  Candidate profiles:  U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler, Dem and Libertarian candidates
          The Missouri Times:  Fitzpatrick, GOP lawmakers rally against Medicaid expansion
          KC Star:  August election preview:  Democratic attorney general primary:  Rich Finneran vs. Elad Gross
          The Missouri Times:  Jeff Roe's Axiom Strategies to launch apprenticeship program with focus on minority communities
          JCNT:  Gov. Parson sticks to narrowly focused special session
          The Missouri Times:  Lawmakers back in Jefferson City to tackle violent crime
          The Missouri Times:  Special session on violent crime convenes with bevy of other bills filed
          Missourinet:  Missouri Senate committee to hear violent crime legislation today
          JCNT:  Democratic state senators, protesters call for Gov. Parson to expand scope of special session
          JCNT:  Small group gathers outside Capitol to protest Gov. Parson's focus on violent crime, calls session "punitive"
          P-D:  Missouri lawmakers launch special session on violent crime
          SE Missourian:  Bill filed by Rep. Barry Hovis (R-Cape Girardeau) may affect the Madi Robinson murder case in Cape
          Missourinet:  Anti-back-to-school rally draws 40 outside Capitol
          P-D:  Video:  Gov. Parson's coronavirus press briefing and Q&A
          CDT:  Missouri state, local officials focus on COVID among youth, young adults
          CDT:  CARES Act funding applications open
          P-D:  DHSS encouraging counties to spend federal stimulus dollars on testing
          The Missouri Times:  Updated county-by-county tally of positive coronavirus cases
          KWMU:  Daily St. Louis area China virus reporting dashboard
          KC Star:  Daily regional China virus update
          KC Star endorsement:  State Senate District 9 Democratic primary:  Barbara Washington for Shalonn "Kiki" Curls' open state Senate seat
          KC Star endorsement:  State Senate District 7 Democratic primary:  Greg Razer for Jason Holsman's open state Senate seat
          KC Star editorial:  University of Missouri curators poised to make a big mistake - and UMKC will pay the price
          P-D op-ed:  Build-a-Bear's Maxine Clark wants Sen. Blunt to push for more spending on child care
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Jordan Valley Community Health Center's Kayce Morton:  Expanding Medicaid makes sense for Missouri
          Columbia Missourian op-ed:  Area public defender thinks Gov. Parson should have invited more people to violent crime roundtable
          SE Missourian:  Jackson septuagenarian says Medicaid expansion will facilitate more abortions
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        Monday, July 27, 2020
       
Fox News:  Cavuto Live:  Gov. Parson on President Trump's plan to combat violent crime in U.S. cities
          Missourinet:  State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick, House Budget Chair Cody Smith (R-Carthage) to travel state today to warn about costs of Medicaid expansion
          SNL:  Medicaid expansion series, Part I:  Two young women explain inability to pay their medical bills
          Missourinet:  August election preview:  David Cole vs. Rep. Mike Moon (R-Ash Grove) for David Sater's open state Senate seat
          St. Joseph News-Press:  August election preview:  District 9 GOP primary
          St. Joseph News-Press:  GOP state rep candidates raising more than Democratic contenders
          This Week in Missouri Politics:  Sen. Karla May (D-St. Louis City) talks with Scott Faughn about special session, McCloskeys, much more;  David Barklage and Jim Lembke talk GOP primaries
          Missourinet:  Missouri Veterans Commission unanimously selects new leader
          KWMU:  Daily regional China virus reporting dashboard
          KC Star endorsement:  Yes on Amendment 2
          St. Joseph News-Press editorial:  No quick solution to problem of urban violence
          Joplin Globe editorial:  Flexibility, transparency needed as districts resume classes
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Former Lincoln County deputy sheriff:  Missouri Legislature should prohibit "no-knock raids"
          P-D letter:  Washington woman expresses anger over mail-in ballot process, says she will vote against those who created it
          Joplin Globe letter:  St. Louis hospital employee encourages "Yes" vote on Medicaid expansion
          P-D letter:  St. Charles man criticizes Gov. Parson's back-to-school statement
          P-D letter:  St. Louis environmental activist says Gov. Parson seeks to "sacrifice human lives," especially minorities and the poor
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        Sunday, July 26, 2020
       
KC Star:  PPP funding 'a lifeline' for area charter schools, kept food service workers and janitors employed
          CDT:  August election preview:  Medicaid expansion
          The Missouri Times:  House tipsheet:  July 2020
          SNL:  Candidate survey:  HD 130 Republican primary (Rep. Jeff Messenger's open seat)
          SNL:  Candidate survey:  HD 131 Republican primary (Rep. Sonya Anderson's open seat)
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Special session on violent crime begins this week
          JCNT:  Mid-Missouri lawmakers support Gov. Parson's special session proposals
          Washington Missourian:  Area lawmakers support proposals to tackle violent crime
          SE Missourian:  Grant money available for qualified COVID-affected Missouri nonprofits
          KWMU:  Daily St. Louis area China virus reporting dashboard
          P-D:  Daily regional China virus update
          KC Star:  Daily regional China virus update
          KC Star:  Black Lives Matter protest draws 100 to disrupt traffic;  Speakers offer complaints about America, health care system, etc.
          P-D endorsement:  Michelle Sherod for Jamilah Nasheed's Missouri Senate seat
          Phil Brooks:  On aspiring journalists displaying their political bias on social media, and Mun Choi's reaction
          SE Missourian's Lucas Presson:  Holly Rehder vs. Kathy Swan battle is a clash of political powers
          P-D op-ed:  Conducting Missouri's bar exam during a pandemic is reckless
          P-D letter:  Webster Groves sexagenarian says Gov. Parson should not offer pardon to McCloskeys
          P-D letter:  Ladue septuagenarian Democrat enjoys seeing Bill Eigel being attacked by PAC
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        Saturday, July 25, 2020
       
KC Star:  The day before KC Mayor Quinton Lucas took to Twitter to complain about Operation LeGend, his office welcomed it
          Missourinet:  Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft outlines polling place changes;  21 of state's 116 election jurisdictions are increasing the number of polling places
          P-D:  August election preview:  Medicaid expansion
          KWMU:  Kaiser Family Foundation says job losses from coronavirus will help Medicaid expansion campaign
          The Missouri Times:  EMILY's List releases list of endorsed candidates:  16 Dem gals get nod
          SNL:  Political Rorschach:  GOP state Senate primary campaigns debate imagery in 'spineless' mail piece
          Missourinet:  Southern Missouri company expansion to include 130 new jobs
          SNL:  Due to 'duplicative' applications, Missouri awards five new commercial marijuana licenses
          Joplin Globe:  Loss of tuition, state funding at MSSU prompts furloughs, retirement incentives
          P-D:  Daily regional China virus update
          KC Star:  Daily regional China virus update
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri PSC considers recovery of coronavirus losses
          P-D:  PSC considering how to handle utility customers who choose to not pay their bills
          P-D:  Photo gallery:  Protesters disrupt traffic on I-70 in St. Charles
          P-D editorial briefs:  Mocking federal aid for Missouri's tourism industry
          P-D letter:  League of Women Voters octogenarian wants Medicaid expansion
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        Friday, July 24, 2020
       
Missourinet:  U.S. Rep. Sam Graves says northwest Missouri still affected by record 2019 flooding
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Blunt in the thick of COVID relief package talks
          SNL:  U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler says yanking statues from Capitol's Statuary Hall should be state's responsibility
          Missourinet:  Sen. Josh Hawley, U.S. Rep. Jason Smith introduce "Military Right to Carry Act"
          SNL:  NRA cancels Springfield meeting, says CVB
          The Missouri Times:  Nicole Galloway endorsed by gun control group
          SE Missourian:  Holly Rehder, Kathy Swan trade barbs in negative Missouri Senate race ads
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Four Republicans eye Neely's northwest Missouri state rep seat
          P-D:  Missouri unemployment numbers fall to lowest level since the start of pandemic
          SE Missourian:  Cape County's jobless rate falls below 7% as economy reopens
          KC Star:  Operation LeGend captures guns-and-dope felon;  Criminal's galpal unhappy that feds never "said who they was [sic]," thinks officers "wasn't solving nothing [sic]"
          KWMU:  Gov. Parson touts special legislative session to combat violent crime in cities
          P-D:  Gov. Parson:  Missouri special legislative session to address witness protection, police residency
          SE Missourian:  Gov. Parson meets with local leaders, law enforcement ahead of special session on violent crime
          Columbia Missourian:  Gov. Parson talks violent crime issues with Columbia leaders
          CDT:  Columbia protesters unveil new disruption tactic:  Humming "Na Na Na Na Hey He-ey Goodbye" as Gov. Parson works with local leaders to solve violent crime
          The Missouri Times:  Coronavirus testing in the Capitol - what to know
          Missourinet:  $22 million in grants available for Missouri nonprofits responding to COVID-19
          Missourinet:  Gov. Parson says he has no intention of forcing statewide mask mandate
          Missourinet:  Missouri continues to have spike in crisis calls and requests for services during COVID-19
          P-D:  Parents call for more in-school learning across St. Louis as reopening debate flares
          P-D:  Outdoors prove popular destination in Missouri during pandemic
          KWMU:  White female television reporter criticized by black female Post-Dispatch reporter for documenting protesters' violence and intimidation
          P-D endorsement:  Lacy Clay in U.S. House District 1 Democratic primary
          JCNT editorial:  Gov. Parson's back-to-school comments were insensitive, but didn't warrant the amount of liberal condemnation they garnered
          SNL op-ed:  Missouri Budget Project:  To avoid budget cuts, Missouri government should get more cash from feds
          P-D op-ed:  St. Charles County's Lynn Schmidt:  I'm a Republican, but oppose Gov. Parson and the White House
          KC Star, Oct. 2018:  St. Charles County's Lynn Schmidt:  I'm a Republican, but I support Claire McCaskill
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Sen. Tony Luetkemeyer (R-Parkville):  Specific solutions to violent crime
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Rep. Steve Roberts (D-St. Louis City):  AG Eric Schmitt cares about some victims, but not others
          P-D op-ed:  Mun Choi:  Free speech is the University of Missouri's lifeblood
          P-D letter:  Kirkwood social worker supports Medicaid expansion
          P-D letter:  Kirkwood septuagenarian says Medicaid expansion will help those with chronic brain disorders
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        Thursday, July 23, 2020
       
St. Joseph News-Press:  Hawley proposal aims to rid forced labor from corporate supply chains
          AP:  Federal operation in Kansas City targets violent crime
          KC Star:  Kansas City man charged in shooting death of pregnant woman;  Jovon Burrell, 19, posted recap video on Facebook with caption, "she dead she dead"
          Faughn:  Statewide tipsheet:  July 2020
          SE Missourian:  August election preview:  Medicaid expansion
          KWMU:  August election preview:  Medicaid expansion
          The Missouri Times:  Kathy Swan:  Holly Rehder "dishonest" about lobbying past
          P-D:  Special legislative session to take place after August primary
          Missourinet:  $20 million in grant funding heading to Missouri's smaller meat and poultry processors
          SNL:  Gov. Parson announces new agriculture, mental health funding to address pandemic
          JCNT:  Missouri Children's Division takes brunt of cuts to DSS
          KWMU:  Daily St. Louis area China virus reporting dashboard
          P-D:  Daily regional China virus update
          JCNT:  State lacks updated data on hospitalizations
          P-D:  Missouri hospital execs unhappy about reporting switch by White House
          KWMU:  Missouri says 'game on' for high school sports
          SE Missourian:  Local private schools prepare for in-person classes in the fall
          KC Star:  KC superintendent wants online-only classes and a delayed school start
          P-D endorsement:  Rich Finneran in Democratic attorney general primary
          KC Star editorial:  President Trump blames KC officials for policing failure. Does he know we don't have local control?
          Joplin Globe editorial:  Keep our kids safe while trying to reopen schools
          P-D op-ed:  Wash U. Med School officials:  Vote 'Yes' on Amendment 2
          SE Missourian letter:  Western Governors University prof applauds Gov. Parson and lawmakers for taking action on rural broadband
          SE Missourian letter:  Former Cape Girardeau Board of Education member supports John Voss for Kathy's Swan's open House seat
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        Wednesday, July 22, 2020
       
Missourinet:  U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer backs President Trump's decision to withdraw U.S. from WHO
          AP:  White House calls charges against St. Louis couple "politically-motivated nonsense"
          JCNT:  Gun sales up at a fast clip
          Missourinet:  Chewy.com to open giant fulfillment center in Missouri and hire 1,200 workers
          Faughn:  The governor should have known better than to the tell the truth about COVID in an election year
          P-D:  Gov. Parson responds to "immature" distortions of back-to-school comments
          JCNT:  State's school reopening plan unveiled
          KC Star:  KC Mayor Quinton Lucas faces hysteria over Ozarks photo without mask
          Missourinet:  CARES Act is funding new Missouri PPE retooling program
          Missourinet:  Missouri's coronavirus cases increase 1,138 from Monday's total
          AP:  Missouri reports more than 1,000 new coronavirus cases
          The Missouri Times:  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) adds Missouri to "travel advisory" list
          SE Missourian:  Coronavirus 'spikes' requests for Cape County absentee ballots
          KWMU:  How to vote by mail in Missouri's August primary
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Overview:   Amendment 2
          The Missouri Times:  Senate tipsheet:  July 2020
          JCNT:  Primary preview:  GOP candidates for District 124
          The Missouri Times:  Blake Hurst retiring as Missouri Farm Bureau president
          The Missouri Times:  Profile:  Rise's Miriam Joelson
          Missourinet:  Special session preview:  Gov. Parson holds roundtable with lawmakers, law enforcement in Hannibal;  Rep. Ashley Bland Manlove (D-Kansas City) wants focus on urban witness protection, mental health, "life skills"
          The Missouri Times:  Proposed changes to PSC solar rules moving forward
          P-D endorsement:  Vote 'Yes' on Amendment 2 (Medicaid expansion)
          KC Star editorial:  Gov. Parson says kids 'gotta get back to school.' He needs a lesson on risks
          JCNT editorial:  State Fair makes responsible call to cancel
          KC Star editorial:  Missouri AG Eric Schmitt protects gun-toting white couple, blocks wrongfully convicted black man's release
          Joplin Globe editorial:  It's time to fund roads in Missouri
          Joplin Globe op-ed:  OCH Health System CEO Paul Taylor:  Vote 'Yes' on Medicaid expansion
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Sen. Karla May (D-St. Louis City):  In support of Steve Roberts, Kim Gardner
          Columbia Missourian's Madison Czopek:  Missouri's prison mask policy puts inmates and their loved ones in danger
          P-D letter:  Webster Groves man says Hawley should stop defending McCloskeys and instead focus on "pandemic and racial issues"
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        Tuesday, July 21, 2020
       
Fox News:  Gov. Mike Parson says he will pardon armed St. Louis couple who defended their home from protesters
          Fox News:  Missouri AG Eric Schmitt seeking to have felony charges dismissed against armed St. Louis homeowners
          Missourinet:  St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner (D) files felony charges against couple who defended their home;  AG Eric Schmitt gets involved
          AP:  St. Louis City couple charged with displaying guns while defending home
          KWMU:  Gardner files felony charges against couple who defended home
          P-D:  Gardner charges St. Louis City couple with felonies
          SE Missourian:  Area black pastor does not support BLM movement, praises police chief
          P-D:  Brightside St. Louis removes Black Lives Matter graffiti from building;  Sister of spray-painter says graffiti was worth "hundreds of thousands of dollars"
          SNL:  Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau says NRA will reschedule its upcoming Springfield meeting
          This Week in Missouri Politics:  Guest host Joe Lakin talks with Rep. John Wiemann (R-O'Fallon), Dem AG candidate Elad Gross and Dem consultant Taylor Jackson about China virus, Medicaid expansion vote, special session, more
          The Missouri Times:  This Week in Missouri Politics discussion recap
          JCNT:  COVID-19 testing available for people working in Missouri Capitol
          Missourinet:  Gov. Parson emphasizes fight against violent crime and homicides during Kansas City visit
          KC Star:  As Gov. Parson visits KC to highlight urban crime, woman is shot and killed pushing baby stroller
          AP:  Woman pushing baby stroller fatally shot in Kansas City
          SNL:  Opioid overdose deaths decline statewide in 2019
          KC Star:  Daily regional China virus update
          P-D:  Daily regional China virus update
          Missourinet:  Missouri hospitals scrambling to use new COVID-19 reporting system - or risk losing federal help
          AP:  St. Louis-area Catholic schools plan in-person classes
          P-D:  School reopening plans across St. Louis area vary from all in-person to all online
          JCNT:  Missouri Democratic Party, others criticize Gov. Parson's comments on school reopenings
          P-D:  Activists want Gov. Parson to let women's prison inmates loose;  Gov. Parson declines
          KWMU:  Activists want Gov. Parson to set criminals free from women's prison in Chillicothe
          P-D editorial:  If disaster is what you're looking for, President Trump and Gov. Parson have a plan with school reopenings
          St. Joseph News-Press editorial:  We must treat schools as essential - and it requires cooperation to make it work
          P-D editorial:  Gun permits, chokehold ban should be part of state violent-crime legislation
          SE Missourian op-ed:  Rep. Justin Hill (R-Lake Saint Louis):  ACLU seeks to dismantle Missouri's election safeguards
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Cerner CEO Brent Shafer:  Vote 'Yes' on Medicaid expansion
          P-D letter:  St. Louis County septuagenarian says Post-Dispatch editorial on notarized ballots was inaccurate
          P-D letter:  Florissant sexagenarian disagrees with Gov. Parson on masks
          P-D letter:  St. Louis County resident says people who vote for Trump, Blunt, Hawley, and other Republicans are to blame for future China virus deaths
          P-D letter:  SLU information technology professor Ik-Whan G. Kwon weighs in on Medicaid expansion
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        Monday, July 20, 2020
       
P-D:  Week in review:  Gov. Parson weighs in on St. Louis City couple defending their home from trespassing mob, China virus' effect on school reopenings, more
          SE Missourian:  State legislative candidates support reopening schools, differ on logistics
          AP:  Facing uncertain fall, schools make flexible reopening plans
          KWMU:  Online learning will be big part of upcoming school year
          KWMU:  Some area teachers take to Facebook to complain about returning to work
          Missourinet:  COVID-19 could cause greater Missouri teacher and bus driver shortages this fall
          Missourinet:  Gov. Parson wants special session on violent crime to be done as quickly as possible
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Local lawmakers had bills signed into law by governor
          The Missouri Times:  A look at Missouri's first constitution
          AP:  Black Lives Matter group organizes worker strike today;  Workers at McDonald's locations in St. Louis City, Ferguson will prove point by not working
          Washington Missourian editorial:  Local values line up with President Trump, Gov. Parson and Sen. Hawley on St. Louis City couple - if you come on my property yelling and screaming, you risk getting shot
          SE Missourian editorial:  Missouri's Department of Economic Development offers grant money to small businesses hurt by pandemic
          KC Star editorial:  Gov. Parson wastes COVID-19 funds on luring tourists to pandemic hotspots
          Columbia Missourian op-ed:  Columbia Public Schools Superintendent Peter Stiepleman:  Vote 'Yes' to expand Medicaid in Missouri
          Waters:  Gov. Parson and Missouri Press Association both wrong on veto of HB 1854
          SE Missourian's Lucas Presson:  Cape County Chief of Police Wes Blair Q&A:  On "defund the police" calls, and what changes are needed in Missouri
          Messenger:  University of Missouri president declares the four-campus system a safe space. No dissent allowed.
          P-D letter:  Kirkwood man says Gov. Parson defending St. Louis City couple "could lead to bloodshed"
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        Sunday, July 19, 2020
       
KMBC:  Vandals deface signs for U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler, Rick Brattin, other GOP candidates;  Female shorthair caught on video tearing down "Blue Lives Matter" flag
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Overview:  August primary candidates for U.S. Rep. Sam Graves' November re-election
          P-D:  Overview:  Statewide candidates' July fundraising quarter numbers
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Overview:  Statewide candidates' July fundraising quarter numbers
          JCNT:  August election preview:  Dem gov candidates:  Nicole Galloway, others
          JCNT:  August election preview:  GOP gov candidates:  Gov. Mike Parson, others
          JCNT:  August election preview:  Amendment 2
          JCNT:  Decontamination system in Jefferson City one of select few in U.S.
          SE Missourian:  No new Perry County coronavirus cases in two days
          KWMU:  Daily St. Louis area China virus reporting dashboard
          P-D:  Daily regional China virus update
          KC Star:  Daily regional China virus update
          AP:  Daily statewide China virus update
          SE Missourian:  Cape County mask mandate difficult to enforce, officials say
          SNL:  Two Missouri political science profs pontificate on Gov. Parson's relationship with masks
          AP:  Gov. Parson says pardon likely if St. Louis City couple charged over defending home
          SNL op-ed:  CASA of Southwest Missouri's Laura Farmer:  More kids entering foster care, but DSS budget cut
          Columbia Missourian's Molly Hart:  Missouri's public health system is underfunded
          P-D op-ed:  Sen. Brian Williams (D-University City):  Policing ideas:  Missouri should ban chokeholds, create "Civil Rights Accountability Board," etc.
          P-D letter:  St. Louis man says Blunt and Hawley are "cowards" for not weighing in on Roger Stone brouhaha
          P-D letter:  Creve Coeur woman wants McCloskeys to see "professional consequences"
          P-D letter:  Sunset Hills woman wonders why Post-Dispatch investigates McCloskeys but not the funding sources of "Black Lives Matter" mobs
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        Saturday, July 18, 2020
       
KC Star:  Protesters oppose federal help in solving violent crime;  Crowd chants ditties criticizing Mayor Quinton Lucas, vandalizes monument
          P-D:  Protesters set up camp outside St. Louis City Hall, demand reparations for slavery
          Brownfield Ag News:  Bulk of Missouri State Fair canceled
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri State Fair cancels most events, goes 'back to basics' after all
          JCNT:  Missouri State Fair to focus solely on youth livestock
          Missourinet:  Missouri State Fair cancels many activities, remains youth livestock show
          P-D:  China virus outbreak claims Missouri State Fair
          JCNT:  Missouri offers small business, PPE manufacturing grants
          KC Star:  Missouri gets $15 million to aid state's ailing tourism industry
          Missourinet:  Missouri working through a backlog of COVID-19 tests
          KCUR:  Missouri loses access to its own hospital data following federal reporting changes
          KWMU:  New feature:  Daily China virus statistics for St. Louis region
          KC Star:  Daily China virus update
          Washington Missourian:  Franklin County Clerk's office helping hundreds of voters each day with questions about mail-in ballots
          Missourinet:  96 Missouri Childrens Division positions getting eliminated August 3
          Joplin Globe editorial:  Sen. Blunt a consistent supporter of national service programs
          P-D editorial:  Gov. Parson should start wearing a mask
          SNL op-ed:  U.S. Rep. Billy Long:  Breaking down the barriers for rural students
          CDT op-ed:  Women's Foundation CEO Wendy Doyle:  Occupational licensing changes pave the way for women's economic leadership in Missouri
          P-D letter:  St. Louis City septuagenarian says requiring ballots to be notarized is equivalent to a racist poll tax
          P-D letter:  St. Louis City man wonders why Post-Dispatch scrutinizes McCloskeys but gives free pass to common street criminals
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        Friday, July 17, 2020
       
Missourinet:  Hawley calls for federal probe of top St. Louis City prosecutor in case of armed couple defending their home
          AP:  Hawley seeks civil rights probe in case of St. Louis City couple who faced down mob
          JCNT:  Missouri statewide office candidates report campaign finances
          JCNT:  $15 million in aid for Missouri tourism available
          Missourinet:  Missouri receives $15 million in CARES Act funding to help rebuild tourism industry
          Columbia Missourian:  Gov. Parson discusses state's economic recovery, tourism grant
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri unemployment rate drops in June
          P-D:  Unemployment drops to 7.9% in Missouri as thousands return to work
          AP:  Bankers say economy remains weak in rural parts of Midwest states
          P-D:  In Missouri, the State Fair will go on
          St. Joseph News-Press:  New legislation adds protections for sexual assault victims
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri expands meat donation program
          Faughn:  On urban media's mask hysteria, Kehoe and American ambulances - and Eric Greitens helps with a bandage
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri schools should consider face masks for older students in the fall, state says
          Missourinet:  Springfield hospital opens COVID-19 intensive care unit due to rising cases
          P-D:  PAC for Rep. David Gregory (R-Fenton) gave to church that sued St. Louis County over coronavirus restrictions
          JCNT:  State workers' Missouri Leadership Academy capstone projects take on added importance
          KWMU:  Politically Speaking podcast:  Former U.S. Senate candidate Jason Kander on new venture, voting, more
          SNL:  Springfield massage parlor raids won't result in felony charges in Missouri
          St. Joseph News-Press editorial:  Through PPP, St. Joseph businesses reap short-lived cash infusion
          P-D editorial:  Missouri has made voting by mail needlessly complicated. Here's how to do it anyway.
          P-D editorial:  Cowardice, complicity abound in the growing McCloskey circus
          Washington Missourian letter:  New Haven octogenarian urges "Yes" vote on Medicaid expansion
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        Thursday, July 16, 2020
       
Brownfield Ag News:  St. Louis County farmer Warren Stemme says COVID throws monkey wrench into China trade
          Rosenbaum:  Gov. Parson, Nicole Galloway campaigns gearing up for expensive fall campaign
          AP:  Gov. Parson's PAC continues to outraise Galloway's
          The Missouri Times:  July 2020 quarterly campaign finance reports:  Statewide candidates
          The Missouri Times:  July 2020 quarterly campaign finance reports:  PACs
          The Missouri Times:  July 2020 quarterly campaign finance reports:  Missouri Senate candidates
          The Missouri Times:  July 2020 quarterly campaign finance reports:  Missouri House candidates
          JCNT:  Gov. Parson calls special session to address violent crime
          SNL:  Gov. Parson calls special session on violent crime
          The Missouri Times:  Gov. Parson calls special session to address violent crime later this month
          KWMU:  Gov. Parson calls special session to address violent crime
          Columbia Missourian:  Lawmakers will return to Jefferson City to address violent crime
          AP:  Gov. Parson calls special session to address urban violence
          P-D:  While other states hamper policing efforts, Gov. Parson wants to give law enforcement more tools to tame criminals
          KC Star:  What will federal involvement in Kansas City crime investigations look like? Here's what leaders say
          Missourinet:  Kansas City getting 225 federal agents to help solve murders
          The Missouri Times:  Sen. John Rizzo (D-Independence) requests COVID-19 testing during special session for those in Capitol
          JCNT:  Gov. Parson finishes signing 2020 bills
          SNL:  Gov. Parson vetoes bill to clear way for convention center, says lawmakers should address early childhood education issue in clean bill next session
          Columbia Missourian:  Motorcycle helmet law, medical marijuana provisions among bills signed by Gov. Parson
          SE Missourian:  Ex-Cape mayor, former motorcyclist Jay Knudtson among those with "mixed emotions" on helmet law easing
          Missourinet:  Missouri long-term care patients will soon be allowed to have monitoring devices in their room
          P-D:  Daily China virus update
          AP:  China virus roundup:  New cases, school district actions
          SE Missourian:  DHSS data shows opioid deaths drop in Missouri
          CDT:  How China virus affects state budget, Part I:  The pandemic's toll on Missouri's health system
          KC Star:  State budget realities lead to layoffs at Missouri DSS
          Missourinet:  Missouri DED:  temporary layoffs at GM's Wentzville plant will not impact $1.5 billion investment project
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri Public Service Commission extends natural gas pipeline waivers due to coronavirus
          SNL:  MoDOT to build new, wider Long Creek bridge on Table Rock next to old one
          KY3:  Five permits issued for Missouri Department of Conservation's first elk hunts
          KWMU:  Profiles:  The inspirational young heroes who organized Black Lives Matter traffic disturbances in St. Charles County
          Rust:  Here's what doesn't help:  Shutting down economies or attacking each other over masks
          SE Missourian's Lucas Presson:  Cape PD chief shares insight on hires;  Gov. Parson calls for special session to address crime
          P-D letter:  "Guardian Angel Settlement Association" wants U.S. Senate to spend more money on SNAP handouts
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        Wednesday, July 15, 2020
       
KWMU:  St. Louis international students relieved that they can stay without risking China virus;  Comments from one (1) foreigner
          SE Missourian:  Despite rule reversal, SEMO foreign student program facing challenges
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Federal water resources bill could help Northwest Missouri;  Comments from U.S. Rep. Sam Graves
          Missourinet:  Gov. Parson says President Trump will "take action" in legal clash over couple who defended their home
          P-D:  Gov. Parson says St. Louis City couple had "every right" to defend home against mob
          KWMU:  Gov. Parson defends couple who stood up to trespassing protesters
          AP:  Gov. Parson says President Trump asked about couple who stood up to trespassing mob
          The Missouri Times:  Gov. Parson expected to outline special session call about urban violent crime today
          P-D:  St. Louis City police chief says morale of officers 'being drained' by shootings, riots
          Missourinet:  Governor says calls for "police reform" should be addressed during next year's regular session
          JCNT:  Gov. Parson signs land transfer bill for port
          Missourinet:  Gov. Parson signs megabill with partial motorcycle helmet repeal
          SNL:  Gov. Parson signs motorcycle helmet repeal
          AP:  Gov. Parson signs motorcycle helmet law
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri eases motorcycle helmet requirements
          KWMU:  Gov. Parson announces $50 million in relief grants for business;  finishes bill signing
          The Missouri Times:  What bills did the governor veto this year?
          Missourinet:  Missouri expands child support payment options to allow Apple Pay, Google Play and Paypal
          SNL:  Gov. Parson approves KC Democrat's free COVID-19 testing plan
          Joplin Globe:  Medicaid expansion campaign makes stops in Lamar, Joplin
          SE Missourian:  Local GOP state rep candidates support Gov. Parson's reopening plan
          KC Star:  Overview:  How to vote mail-in absentee ballots in Missouri
          JCNT:  Gov. Parson:  Increasing COVID-19 hospitalizations under control
          P-D:  Daily China virus update
          AP:  China virus update:  Cases, hospitalizations, more
          P-D:  Wastewater testing could provide early warning of COVID-19 spread
          Priddy:  Coronavirus series, Part IX:  Thoughts on Gov. Parson's recommendations, Spanish Flu, importance of wearing a mask, more (980 words)
          P-D letter:  Wash U. researcher wants Missourians to expand Medicaid
          JCNT letter:  Jefferson City sexagenarian urges 'Yes' vote on Medicaid expansion
          P-D letter:  Lake Saint Louis septuagenarian wonders why Post-Dispatch doesn't hold black community accountable for black-on-black shootings
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        Tuesday, July 14, 2020
       
SNL:  Here are the southwest Missouri companies that got at least $150k from the Paycheck Protection Program
          KWMU:  Poll from SLU's Ken Warren (D) raises question:  How will President Trump's performance affect Gov. Parson's margin of victory in November?
          SNL:  Democratic pollster Ken Warren claims Galloway in dead heat with Gov. Parson
          Five years ago:  Ken Warren (D):  Hillary Clinton can win Missouri
          This Week in Missouri Politics:  Rep. Mary Elizabeth Coleman (R-Arnold) and Dr. Heidi Miller debate Medicaid expansion;  Rep. Steven Roberts (D-St. Louis City), Planned Parenthood's Jesse Lawder talk Medicaid expansion, China virus testing, Clean Missouri, more
          The Missouri Times:  This Week in Missouri Politics recap:  Medicaid expansion debate, panel discussion
          The Missouri Times:  Conservative groups rally behind Bill Eigel ahead of primary
          SNL:  Three House Republican primary forums set for this week
          Brownfield Ag News:  Gov. Parson:  Feedback to hold State Fair has been positive
          Missourinet:  Missouri sheltered workshops get $4 million in coronavirus relief aid
          AP:  Overview:  List of bills signed by Gov. Parson this week
          Missourinet:  Gov. Parson signs major foster care legislation into law
          The Missouri Times:  Gov. Parson signs bills increasing child protection, making changes to foster system
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri adds greater protections for rape victims, streamlines kit testing
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Missouri receives grant to expand officer training on alcohol- and drug-impaired driving detection
          Missourinet:  Missouri schools scrambling to update new sexual assault and discrimination regulations;  Comments from Missouri School Boards' Association's Kelli Hopkins
          KWMU:  Some area teachers unhappy about returning to classrooms
          P-D:  Teachers protest going back to work at schools
          KWMU:  St. Louis on the Air:  Rewriting history books:  Comments from Harris-Stowe dean, SLU "diversity fellow," local Indian, others
          P-D:  FBI looking into complaints over Cole County ambulance deal
          P-D:  Two men slain near Saint Louis University;  Eric Greitens claims he put tourniquet on one of the victims
          The Missouri Times:  Sen. Brian Williams (D-University City) wants special session on policing
          P-D:  Police capture man who attacked city workers;  Daundre Fitzpatrick hit city worker in the head with firearm, punched another;  Second attacker still on the loose
          KC Star editorial:  Gov. Parson says wear a mask or social distance. Too bad he doesn't bother.
          P-D editorial:  Prosecuting the McCloskeys might feel good, but it's a no-win case
          KC Star letter:  Kansas City man wants Sen. Blunt to support CORPS Act for national service
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        Monday, July 13, 2020
       
Missourinet:  ESPN suspends NBA writer for vulgar response to Sen. Josh Hawley
          KWMU:  Mark Twain among national forests hoping to be destinations during coronavirus uncertainty
          Brownfield Ag News:  Gov. Parson says he's in talks with multiple parties to open packing plants in Missouri
          Missourinet:  Major Missouri bills awaiting governor's action
          Missourinet:  Sen. Doug Libla (R-Poplar Bluff) urging colleagues to increase funding for MoDOT
          Missourinet:  Missouri schools scrambling to overhaul new sexual assault and discrimination regulations
          JCNT:  DHSS report:  Rate of maternal mortality declining in Missouri
          JCNT:  New art piece finds home at Governor Office Building
          AP:  State reports 5 more China virus deaths Sunday
          SNL:  COVID-19 Q&A:  Mask requirements, expanded testing and positive results, more
          P-D:  Daily China virus update
          KC Star:  Prison inmates complain about some staff not wearing masks
          KWMU:  St. Louis City protest update:  Protesters attack police, threaten news crew
          KMOV:  Protesters grab news camera, threaten to beat female reporter
          P-D:  Seven arrested, two officers injured in violent protest at St. Louis City Hall
          CDT:  MUPD arrests student for tampering with statue
          Messenger:  Schmitt says Gardner is weak on crime. These numbers tell a different story.
          KC Star letter:  Odessa woman wants Hawley to fight President Trump on immigrant student visas
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        Sunday, July 12, 2020
       
SNL:  Hawley criticizes NBA over support for China, jersey virtue-signaling
          SNL:  U.S. Rep. Billy Long says he'll seek 2 rule changes to make Corps projects safer
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Missouri River down, but not out
          Brownfield Ag News:  COVID broadband funding is a plus for rural residents;  Comments from Ag Director Chris Chinn
          Washington Missourian:  Statewide mask mandate unlikely;  Thoughts from Sen. Dave Schatz (R-Sullivan), Rep. Aaron Griesheimer (R-Washington)
          AP:  State reports new coronavirus cases, 5 more deaths
          KC Star:  High demands for China virus tests leads to lab logjams
          JCNT:  Primary preview:  Gov. Parson vs. also-rans
          JCNT:  Missouri judge denies injunction in mail-in ballot case
          St. Joseph News-Press:  A potential solution to incentivized opioid prescriptions
          Washington Missourian:  MoDOT:  Franklin County projects still a go
          KC Star:  Lucas asks McClatchy bankruptcy judge to choose 'a steward' as new owner of the Star
          P-D:  Attorney for Portland Place couple turns handgun over to police
          JCNT editorial:  Missouri's economic recovery task force could help Missouri tourism
          Joplin Globe editorial:  MSSU, other area schools pass online test
          SNL op-ed:  Brain Injury Association of Missouri Executive Director Maureen Cunningham:  Gov. Parson should veto helmet bill
          P-D letter:  St. Charles octogenarian wants state lawmakers to allow St. Louis City to make up its own gun laws
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        Saturday, July 11, 2020
       
Missourinet:  Federal disaster declaration approved for 19 Missouri counties hit by May storms
          AP:  Missouri to get federal help for costly May storms
          KC Star:  ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski sends vulgar e-mail to Sen. Josh Hawley's official account;  Hawley invites ESPN CEO to office for civilized, adult discussion
          SE Missourian:  Hospitalization data provides insight into pandemic's effects
          KWMU:  Area health leaders share thoughts on Missouri's expanded coronavirus testing and increase in positive cases
          P-D:  Daily China virus update
          AP:  Some Missouri cities begin requiring masks
          KC Star:  KC mayor extends mask order 'indefinitely'
          AP:  Missouri sees decline in opioid deaths
          Columbia Missourian:  Director says medical marijuana could be in dispensaries this fall
          SE Missourian:  Rep. Kathy Swan (R-Cape Girardeau) gives annual legislative update to Cape Chamber:  State budget, cost of Medicaid expansion, more
          SNL:  Academics from Missouri State, UMKC, Florida State University weigh in on Missouri's new crime bill
          P-D:  With urban violence increasing, Gov. Parson considering special session on crime
          Missourinet:  State answers frequently asked questions about Missouri school reopening
          The Missouri Times:  "Next Steps" legislative preview series:  Competency-based learning incentives
          P-D:  Missouri utilities sit in bulls-eye for heat stress, analysts say
          The Missouri Times:  MDC approves conservation area expansion
          P-D:  Protester stabbed by fellow protester outside City Hall
          AP:  Police successfully remove protesters from outside City Hall early Friday
          P-D:  Portland Place couple who confronted trespassers have a long history of not backing down
          Rust:  With local COVID numbers going up, not wearing masks means vulnerable are at greater risk
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        Friday, July 10, 2020
       
AP:  Eight-year sentence in terrorism case with ties to Missouri;  New York man guilty of helping St. Louis County's Ramiz Hodzic and Abdullah Ramo Pazara
          KWMU:  Foreign students weigh in on visa issue
          P-D:  Area foreigners share thoughts on new immigration rule
          The Missouri Times:  Clem Smith promises to 'keep things simple' as acting chair of Missouri Democratic Party
          The Missouri Times:  Associated Industries of Missouri endorses Gov. Parson;  Comments from Chairman of the Board Jerry Hunter
          The Missouri Times:  Gov. Parson announces $125 million for workforce development
          Missourinet:  Missouri's workforce development and higher education efforts get $125 million boost
          KWMU:  $175 million in coronavirus relief to go to Missouri higher ed and job training
          P-D:  Budget cuts affect school safety programs;  Comments from Missouri School Boards' Association Executive Director Melissa Randol
          JCNT:  Gov. Parson, administration prioritize reopening of schools
          SE Missourian:  Cape schools announce tentative plan for classes
          SE Missourian:  Perry County ER doctors test positive for coronavirus;  several cases reported in region
          AP:  Missouri reports 795 new coronavirus cases
          P-D:  Daily update:  China virus numbers
          KC Star:  Daily update:  China virus numbers
          Missourinet:  State health officials sending staff to Macon following church revival
          AP:  Protesters attack 2 St. Louis City employees outside City Hall
          St. Joseph News-Press editorial:  Mail or no mail, Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft must build confidence in ballot security
          JCNT editorial:  The increased importance of Missouri broadband
          KC Star editorial:  Feds kick off crime-fighting effort in Kansas City by disrespecting local leaders
          SNL op-ed:  Dept. of Corrections Director Anne Precythe:  It's time to lift the ban on Pell grants in prison
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative Executive Director Colin Wellenkamp:  Federal government should act with largest and smallest communities in mind
          KC Star op-ed:  Former Civic Council of Greater Kansas City Chairman Bill Gautreaux:  Medicaid expansion would be an investment in Missouri's health and a growing economy
          P-D op-ed:  Empower Missouri's Jeanette Mott Oxford:  Missouri legislation is another tough-on-crime bill that will tilt against blacks
          P-D letter:  St. Charles octogenarian blames spread of coronavirus on "Gov. Mike Parson, the Republican Party and all who support it"
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        Thursday, July 9, 2020
       
AP:  Federal government to combat violent crime in Kansas City
          KC Star:  DOJ to launch anti-violence effort named after 4-year-old murdered in June
          KCUR:  Kansas City to get federal help with investigating spike in fatal shootings
          P-D:  As shootings soar, St. Louis City's top public safety official says violence is 'in every portion' of city
          P-D:  Daily protest update:  At downtown demonstration, Rep. Rasheen Aldridge (D-St. Louis City) demands reparations, calls for defunding police
          P-D:  Two people shot blocks away from downtown protest
          KWMU:  St. Louis on the Air:  UMSL prof Richard Rosenfeld promotes "Defund the Police" movement, explains how social workers will take on some police operations
          Columbia Missourian:  Journalism student/Columbia Missourian reporter Ian Laird charged with vandalism;  Graffiti sprayed near Thomas Jefferson statue
          CDT:  MU School of Journalism student charged with anti-Jefferson graffiti near statue
          AP:  St. Louis name change? Not happening, Gov. Parson tells President Trump.
          Columbia Missourian:  Federal visa policy won't apply to MU students under current fall plan
          KWMU:  Danforth Center's Jim Carrington says move on visas has "a bit of a terrorizing effect"
          KC Star:  Missouri, KC-area counties moving forward with fairs
          CDT:  Local hospitals see large uptick in demand for COVID-19 testing this week
          P-D:  As Missouri ramps up China virus testing, companies struggle to pump out timely results
          P-D:  A closer look at how Missouri coronavirus numbers are gathered and reported
          KC Star:  Daily update:  new China virus totals
          CDT:  Medicaid expansion campaign makes stop in Columbia
          Missourinet:  New Missouri Democratic Party acting chair Clem Smith talks upcoming elections
          KC Star:  Missouri Democrats, former Speaker of the House Tim Jones (R) swap salvos over anonymous Twitter accounts
          Missourinet:  Missouri gives $4.5 million in federal funding to local election authorities
          Missourinet:  Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft explains voting options, requirements ahead of primary election
          Columbia Missourian:  Missourians have more voting options in 2020 due to COVID-19
          Missourinet:  Missouri court hears lawsuit again about mail-in voting law
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri Ethics Commission launches new annual report system
          The Missouri Times:  The race to replace Sen. Gary Romine (R-Farmington):  stolen campaign signs, black-op surveillance wars and delinquent taxes
          The Missouri Times:  MoDOT:  Missouri's bridges improving as scheduled
          Missourinet:  Gov. Parson says schools provide vital safety net to some students, says reopening is necessary
          KCUR:  School every-other-day could make social distancing possible in Missouri
          The Missouri Times:  PSC expands coronavirus relief program
          JCNT editorial:  Missouri's new crime law welcome;  more needed
          P-D editorial:  President Trump, Gov. Parson wrong on reopening schools
          CDT op-ed:  U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler:  It's time for students to return to the classroom
          Helling:  Missouri Medicaid expansion advocates say Oklahoma is a template for voter approval
          P-D letter:  Creve Coeur sexagenarian wants Missouri to raise cigarette tax
          P-D letter:  Chesterfield sexagenarian says changing a statue will not reduce street savagery
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        Wednesday, July 8, 2020
       
KWMU:  At roundtable discussion on reopening schools, Gov. Parson reassures President Trump he won't cave to pressure on renaming St. Louis
          KC Star:  Here are the Missouri businesses that received Paycheck Protection Program payments
          SNL:  Sen. Roy Blunt, U.S. Rep. Billy Long reach out to Army Corps of Engineers over Bull Creek crossing
          The Missouri Times:  Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft travels state to educate voters about absentee and in-person ballot options
          JCNT:  Ashcroft encourages voter registration, discusses voting safety
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Ashcroft touts in-person voting during local visit
          P-D:  St. Louis County Election Board employees getting COVID tests after one tests positive over weekend
          SE Missourian:  Cape County tax receipts indicate people still spending money despite coronavirus
          JCNT:  Nearly 600 tested in Jefferson City for COVID
          SE Missourian:  Contact tracing helps identify coronavirus cases in the region;  Cape County surpasses 300 total
          P-D:  Fourth of July holiday causes China virus reporting delay
          The Missouri Times:  Updated:  List of mask requirements in Missouri jurisdictions
          The Missouri Times:  DESE changes attendance standards due to COVID-19
          KWMU:  Overview:  Area school safety guidelines for the fall semester
          KWMU:  Advocacy group "Mission:  Readiness" issues state spending wish list:  more money for teachers, child care, schools, etc.
          KWMU:  St. Louis on the Air:  St. Louis Magazine's Nicholas Phillips discusses profile of St. Louis City Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner
          KWMU:  Florissant police release video showing protesters' vandalism
          SE Missourian:  Confederate monument in Cape boxed up, prepared for relocation
          P-D editorial:  'Small business' relief funds went to wealthy churches, well-heeled lawyers
          KC Star editorial:  Can we trust Missouri's data for COVID-19 cases? The numbers keep changing.
          P-D editorial:  Centene opts for an alternative headquarters, and local leaders are to blame
          KC Star social justice reporter Katie Moore:  In Missouri, coronavirus numbers took a wrong turn in June. Here's how.
          P-D letter:  Former St. Charles Mayor Sally Faith (R):  Medicaid expansion would bring home money and jobs
          P-D letter:  Chesterfield man says media wrong to focus on McCloskeys and not unruly mob of trespassers
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        Tuesday, July 7, 2020
       
Missourinet:  Hawley offers amendment to hold public hearings on military-base renaming
          KWMU:  These Missouri companies received the largest federal paycheck protection loans
          P-D:  Thousands of St. Louis area employers tapped the federal Paycheck Protection Program for help
          The Missouri Times:  Galloway campaign says it raised $1.1M in Q2
          SNL:  Missouri Democrats, former Speaker of the House Tim Jones disagree over anonymous Twitter accounts
          KWMU:  St. Louis on the Air preview:  75-year-old reminisces over '60s California protests, organizes local "car marches" for those who don't want to walk
          The Missouri Times:  Gov. Parson signs major crime bill after visiting injured officer's family
          Missourinet:  Gov. Parson signs major crime legislation into law
          KWMU:  Gov. Parson signs Missouri crime bill
          AP:  Gov. Parson signs bill to stiffen penalties for gun crimes, second-degree murder and gang crimes
          Missourinet:  Gov. Parson to call special legislative session about violent crime
          P-D:  Off-duty St. Louis City sheriff's deputy puts down carjacker in Spanish Lake;  Criminal stole car, then tried to run over victim and his 10-year-old grandson
          The Missouri Times:  Sen. Paul Wieland (R-Imperial) issues travel advisory to constituents over St. Louis City violence
          SE Missourian:  Charges filed, suspect remains at large after attacking 12-year-old dancer in Cape
          The Missouri Times:  Gov. Parson expands license reciprocity in Missouri
          Missourinet:  Beef plant that opened in March now has 175 employees;  Interview with Rep. Warren Love (R-Osceola)
          P-D:  Officials say St. Louis area schools can reopen under safety guidelines
          KWMU:  Scientists test state's wastewater to learn where coronavirus could strike next
          SE Missourian:  Coronavirus case count increases by 40
          SNL:  Few SW Missouri China virus patients hospitalized as cases increase
          KC Star:  KC area sees another uptick in China virus cases
          SE Missourian:  Cape City Council votes to remove, store Confederate monument
          P-D:  Photo gallery:  Daily protest update:  Florissant
          St. Joseph News-Press editorial:  USMCA provides relief for area farmers
          SE Missourian op-ed:  Attorney General Eric Schmitt:  Rediscovering the American idea
          SE Missourian's Lucas Presson:  Cape police chief says state should enhance sentencing
          Columbia Missourian op-ed:  MoCannTrade's Dr. Mimi Vo:  Medical cannabis industry puts patient care, advocacy first
          P-D op-ed:  Missouri Coalition for the Environment's Sophie Watterson:  Missouri meat plant workers are not sacrificial lambs
          P-D letter:  Santa Cruz, California septuagenarian wants Missouri voters to expand Medicaid
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        Monday, July 6, 2020
       
JCNT:  Missouri Farm Bureau President Blake Hurst hopeful for future under new trade agreement
          Missourinet:  EPA grant will help Missouri schools test for lead contamination in water
          Joplin Globe:  Q&A:  Joplin League of Women Voters' Neely Myers promotes mail-in absentee voting
          P-D:  Missouri to spend $50 million to boost Internet access
          SNL:  Local municipal leaders discuss re-opening their economies after China virus lockdowns
          SE Missourian:  12-year-old attacked in downtown Cape;  Assailant, Cedric Moore, on probation for felony domestic assault and still on the loose
          SNL:  Mt. Vernon man among 5 who lucked out with 1st Missouri elk permit
          KWMU:  Daily protest update:  St. Louis City, Florissant
          P-D editorial:  Raise Missouri's cigarette tax and generate much-needed revenue
          Messenger:  Centene CEO Michael Niedorff should campaign to end Missouri's Hancock Amendment
          P-D letter:  Hartsburg sexagenarian upset at Roy Blunt for "providing cover" for President Trump
          P-D letter:  University City sexagenarian says getting mail-in absentee ballots notarized is very hard
          P-D letter:  Florissant sexagenarian says Tony Messenger paints criminal in positive light while besmirching McCloskeys
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        Sunday, July 5, 2020
       
Columbia Missourian:  "Back the Flag, Back the Blue" rally shows support for veterans, law enforcement;  Rep. Sara Walsh (R-Ashland) introduces "Back the Blue" license plate
          KWMU:  Woman filling Democratic ballot slot for Jason Smith's November re-election aims to build network of remaining Missouri rural Democrats
          KC Star:  Jean Peters Baker quits as chair of Missouri Democratic Party
          SNL:  Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall is back this weekend in Springfield
          SNL:  Veterans help assemble Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall
          JCNT:  Democratic AG candidates describe civil rights views
          P-D:  'Fast and loose':  Fake medical marijuana patient certifications spotlight gaps in Missouri rules
          KC Star:  Daily China virus case update
          KCUR:  San Francisco group claims 36% of Missouri students can't learn from home due to slow Internet, wants $4 billion in federal spending
          Washington Missourian:  Due to species-specific virus, no show for rabbits at 2020 State Fair
          P-D:  Spate of shootings result in at least seven deaths over 2 days in St. Louis City, County
          P-D:  Daily protest update
          KC Star:  Protesters burn American flag in march following "Freedom Rally"
          Columbia Missourian:  Daily protest update
          Washington Missourian editorial:  As Gov. Parson noted, Ted and Pat Jones helped make the Katy Trail possible
          St. Joseph News-Press editorial:  On Missouri unemployment payments and why advocacy groups' "handout challenge" gimmicks are worthless
          P-D editorial:  As Missouri rejects gun sanity, blacks die at highest rate in America
          SNL op-ed:  Faith Voices of Southwest Missouri's Susan Schmalzbauer:  Public officials must enforce mask requirement, despite "loud and unruly voices"
          P-D op-ed:  St. Louis Public Defender's Office's Erika Wurst:  Central West End couple should face indignity of being arrested, jailed and convicted of felonies
          P-D letter:  Ballwin sexagenarian wants Ann Wagner to stop "kowtowing to the president and her rich benefactors"
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        Saturday, July 4, 2020   Independence Day
       
P-D:  Gallery:  Drive-in naturalization ceremony for new Americans;  55 men and women from around the world take oath of allegiance, become legal
          Brownfield Ag News:  Missouri Farm Bureau says USMCA is a win but could have some hiccups
          CDT:  U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler releases details about PPP loans to family business;  Woman seeking to fill Democratic ballot slot for Hartzler's November re-election criticizes incumbent
          Missourinet:  DHSS' Randall Williams urges Missourians to practice good hygiene, social distancing this weekend
          P-D:  Missouri inks contract with Washington University to assist with virus tracking
          P-D:  St. Louis area health experts urge residents to not get complacent about China virus
          Missourinet:  MoDOT response to pandemic is praised by Missouri lawmakers
          KC Star:  Daily update on new China virus cases
          KC Star:  Two counties in Kansas City metro area buck trend to mandate masks
          Joplin Globe:  State report assesses Missouri higher education's rapid shift online
          The Missouri Times:  Liberty Alliance launches ad campaign in support of crime bill
          The Missouri Times:  Ameren begins upgrading electric meters
          The Missouri Times:  Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas wants Gov. Parson to call special session on violent crime
          KC Star:  With 101 homicides, KC is on pace for deadliest year ever
          KC Star:  KCPD officer hospitalized after shooting is 'on the right path'
          AP:  Man who shot police officer identified as Ky Johnson, 31
          KC Star:  ACLU says 'failure to obey' arrests in KC protests were unconstitutional
          P-D:  Daily protest update:  Anti-Israel march, Black Lives Matter disturbances
          AP:  Protesters return to St. Louis City area where couple defended home
          SNL:  Dixie Outfitters takes down Confederate flags above store
          KC Star editorial:  After 2 KCPD officers shot, Gov. Parson's prayers are not enough
          P-D letter:  University City man supports Obamacare, says Blunt, Hawley, Gov. Parson and Eric Schmitt "callous" and "morally bankrupt"
          P-D letter:  St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann says Post-Dispatch is hypocritical on privacy expectations
          P-D letter:  St. Louis County man wonders why "politically correct statue tearer-downers" aren't making a stink over Chuck Berry statue
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        Friday, July 3, 2020
       
Missourinet:  Hawley says news reports of Russia offering Taliban militants bounties to kill U.S. troops 'don't square very well'
          AP:  In Kansas City, Veterans Affairs says agency is improving its culture
          KC Star:  VA secretary visits KC after "discrimination" complaints at hospital
          KWMU:  Jean Peters Baker quits as Missouri Democratic Party chairwoman
          KC Star:  Missouri next up among states voting on Medicaid expansion
          SE Missourian's B Magazine:  Q&A with District 27 Republican state Senate candidate Holly Rehder
          SE Missourian's B Magazine:  Q&A with District 27 Republican state Senate candidate Kathy Swan
          SE Missourian's B Magazine:  Q&A with District 27 Democrat state Senate candidate Donnie Owens
          JCNT:  $50 million available to address Missouri's broadband needs
          The Missouri Times:  Gov. Parson announces $50 million for broadband expansion
          Missourinet:  Missouri announces $50 million program for broadband expansion, including telehealth
          Columbia Missourian:  Missouri allocates $50 million from CARES Act to improve broadband
          Missourinet:  Eight Missouri jobs centers reopen to in-person help
          Missourinet:  Those receiving unemployment benefits must begin showing effort to find work next week
          SE Missourian:  Hospitalizations decrease, new cases increase in Cape County
          CDT:  Boone County reports 39 new COVID cases
          KC Star:  KC metro adds 112 new China virus cases
          AP:  Missouri jurisdictions divided on requiring face coverings
          P-D:  CoxHealth CEO campaigns for more mask restrictions
          The Missouri Times:  Where are face masks required in Missouri?
          KC Star:  Despite recent China virus cases, southwest Missouri to see surge in holiday tourists
          The Missouri Times:  PSC orders refunds for utility replacements
          KC Star:  After three people killed in one day, Kansas City nears its 100th homicide this year
          KC Star:  Criminal dead, Kansas City police officer in emergency surgery following attack
          AP:  KC police officer shot, criminal dead after shooting
          KC Star:  A second KCPD officer is shot Thursday
          AP:  Three shot, including police officer, after robbery
          KC Star:  Lucas condemns violence in KC as two police officers are shot
          SE Missourian:  Black leader calls mayor's comments about Confederate monument 'insensitive'
          P-D:  Video:  Black Lives Matter protesters hold "noise party" outside mayor's home
          Washington Missourian editorial:  In the face of complaints about King Louis IX and "microaggressions," the Fourth of July is a great day to voice support of our country
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Missouri Farm Bureau's Eric Bohl:  USMCA raises the bar for ag trade
          KC Star letter:  Kansas City woman is offended by Cleaner Missouri
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        Thursday, July 2, 2020
       
AP:  Census door-knockers starting in Kansas City later this month
          The Missouri Times:  Democratic primary opponent of Rep. Mark Sharp (D-Kansas City) critical of "homophobia and misogyny" in 2011 Facebook posts;  Union groups defend Dem rep from "cancel culture"
          SE Missourian:  Help on the way to sort out voting options at polls, county clerk says
          AP:  Midwest business leaders say area's economy improving with reopening
          P-D:  Jobless rate for St. Louis stays at 11.6%, historically high but below national average
          Reuters:  St. Louis Fed's James Bullard warns of a financial crisis amid pandemic
          Missourinet:  Gov. Parson to sign bipartisan broadband legislation on Thursday in Tipton
          The Missouri Times:  Gov. Parson signs punitive damages bill
          AP:  Gov. Parson signs bill to help rein in lawsuits
          KWMU:  Gov. Parson says punitive damages bill will "stop the unfair and unreasonable litigation" again Missouri businesses
          The Missouri Times:  Sen. Bill Eigel (R-Weldon Spring) to propose amendment preventing state-funded abortion clinics
          SE Missourian:  DHSS report:  Most pregnancy-related deaths in Missouri are avoidable
          JCNT:  DSS most affected by state cuts
          Columbia Missourian:  State funding for UM NextGen facility unlikely, budget director says
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Missouri brings back unemployment requirements
          SNL:  CDC report:  Number of Missourians who already had coronavirus by late April may have been much greater than the number confirmed by testing
          Missourinet:  Free online classes available to Missourians unemployed by coronavirus outbreak
          Missourinet:  St. Louis metro area joins Kansas City in requiring masks;  DHSS' Randall Williams advises mask-wearing
          KWMU:  St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann won't mandate masks, says county residents "will do the right thing without government coercion"
          AP:  St. Louis City, St. Louis County to require face coverings
          P-D:  Face masks to be required in St. Louis City, St. Louis County
          AP:  Audit finds more than $115K fraud in Parma;  Tyus Byrd allegedly burned documents after losing election to Rufus Williamson
          KWMU:  Event promo:  ACLU and Wash U. Libraries' "Anniversaries of Independence" self-celebration
          P-D:  'I'd do it all again,' says armed lawyer who defended home from mob
          P-D editorial:  Why is someone altering coronavirus data on Missouri's official website?
          St. Joseph News-Press editorial:  Despite progressive hysteria, no redeeming value in pulling armed resource officers out of schools
          Columbia Missourian's David Rosman:  Vote 'Yes' on Medicaid expansion
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Former Higginsville City Administrator Lee Barker:  COVID-19 is plaguing Missouri's economy;  development will boost it
          SE Missourian Publisher Jon Rust:  Black-on-black shootings a more significant scourge than what Black Lives Matter is protesting;  Confederate statue vandalism;  more
          KC Star's Kaitlin Washburn:  Report for America self-profile:  I'll explore Missouri's loose gun laws and the gun lobby's powerful hand
          KC Star's Jelani Gibson:  Report for America self-profile:  I grew up angry about urban news coverage, and I'll expose systemic causes of gun violence, like "racial inequality"
          P-D letter:  Chesterfield octogenarian applauds Portland Place couple for defending themselves against "a gang of reckless lawbreakers"
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        Wednesday, July 1, 2020
       
July 2019 Missouri political news headlines
          July 2018 Missouri political news headlines
          July 2017 Missouri political news headlines
          July 2016 Missouri political news headlines
          July 2015 Missouri political news headlines
          SE Missourian:  Status update:  VA's $47 million Cape Girardeau hospital on schedule
          Missourinet:  Video and summary:  Gov. Parson's press briefing and Q&A:  Budget approval, withholds, layoffs, China virus update, State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick on federal funds
          Missourinet:  About 300 state workers to be laid off
          JCNT:  Missouri announces $448 million in state budget restrictions
          SNL:  With no federal aid in sight, Gov. Parson cuts $459M from FY2021 budget
          AP:  Gov. Parson cuts $450 million from state budget
          KWMU:  Gov. Parson withholds $448 million due to China virus
          P-D:  Gov. Parson signs Missouri budget
          P-D:  Missouri surpasses 1,000 China virus deaths
          KC Star:  No new COVID deaths reported in KC metro Tuesday
          SE Missourian:  10 new coronavirus cases reported in Cape Girardeau Tuesday
          KWMU:  St. Louis hospitals allow visitors after months of coronavirus restrictions
          JCNT:  Medicaid expansion campaign holds rally in Jefferson City in advance of House Budget Committee hearing
          SE Missourian's B Magazine:  Candidate Q&A:  Kathy Swan, Holly Rehder, Wayne Wallingford, others
          Missourinet:  Missouri Supreme Court rules Legislature unconstitutionally stripped Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood
          AP:  Missouri high court says state must pay Planned Parenthood
          KWMU:  Missouri must pay Planned Parenthood for treating Medicaid patients, court says
          KWMU:  St. Louis on the Air promo:  Celebrating 100 years of the ACLU and its noble war against St. Louis' racism, sexism, etc.
          SE Missourian:  Online petitions seek to remove, defend Jackson 'Indian' mascot
          Faughn:  Cities with clout:  A look at the legislators and lobbyists that make Springfield, KC, Independence, Columbia, and St. Charles County powerhouses
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Rep. Adam Schnelting (R-St. Charles):  Proud to be an American:  A defense of our national heritage
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