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Missourian: Flood, sweat and tears: Combination of weather,
trade disputes have farmers reeling +
AP:
Lacy Clay introduces gun-control bill
Missourinet: Lacy Clay says state lawmakers are "being
held hostage by the NRA"
P-D: Lacy Clay pushes gun-control bill X
KWMU: Moms Demand Action, others cheer Clay's
gun-control proposal
AP:
After U.S. Supreme Court ruling, states poised to take up fight over
partisan gerrymandering
The Missouri Times: Dem primary for Greg Razer's
seat: Attorney Drew Rogers enters race
The Missouri Times: This Week in the Governor's
Office: Week of June 24, 2019
JCNT: Kehoe signs 4 bills into law while acting as
governor X
JCNT: Kehoe establishes food manufacturing task force X
AP:
Judge George Draper set to be next Missouri Supreme Court chief justice
The Missouri Times: Planned Parenthood allowed to
continue providing abortions for now, state panel rules
P-D: Order allows abortions at Planned Parenthood
clinic in St. Louis until at least August 1 X
AP:
Order: Abortions can continue at Planned Parenthood clinic
KWMU: Abortions can continue at Planned Parenthood
until at least August
KC Star: Planned Parenthood in St. Louis granted stay
to provide abortions during licensing case X
The Missouri Times: Rep. Matt Sain (D-Kansas City)
looks to serve as assistant superminority floor leader
SNL: Missouri Conservation Commission tentatively OKs
first elk hunts X
St. Joseph News-Press editorial: Elitist and entitled
USDA employees show disdain for heartland X
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Friday, June 28, 2019
KC Star: Cost from river flooding already tops $1
billion. And that's just for levee damage. X
JCNT: Levee breaks in north Jefferson City X
AP: Levee breaks near Jefferson City as Missouri River
swells
St. Joseph News-Press: Rosecrans project included in
national defense bill X
KWMU: Supreme Court redistricting ruling is mixed bag
for Missouri critics of gerrymandering
KWMU: St. Louis on the Air: Liberals discuss
Missouri's new pretrial rules
KWMU: St. Louis Public Radio hires Riverfront Times
Editor Sarah Fenske as new host of St. Louis on the Air;
Executive Producer Alex Heuer emphasizes that station pushed "diverse"
candidates, but ultimately chose competency over race
P-D: Nicole Galloway's soft launch for governor begins
with demand that Parson combat "dark money" X
KWMU: Politically Speaking podcast: Sen. Karla
May on the push to overhaul Missouri's criminal justice system;
St. Louis City Dem weighs in on abortion legislation, "racial
profiling," more
The Missouri Times: Former Missouri Republican Party
Chairman David Cole launches Senate campaign for District 29;
Sen. David Sater (R-Cassville) is term-limited
CDT: Democrat plans to challenge Sara Walsh in 50th
District; Kari Chesney describes herself as "very liberal,"
supports "Medicare for All" X
Missourinet: Missouri state offices will be closed on
July 4-5
KWMU: With St. Louis abortion clinic's license set to
expire, Planned Parenthood seeks extension
P-D: Profile: DHSS Director Randall Williams X
The Missouri Times: Missouri roughly $3.9 billion
under Hancock Amendment limit in 2018
Missourinet: Kansas City business leaders hopeful
about end to "border war" between Missouri and Kansas
The Missouri Times: Galloway urges veto to state's
contracting process
The Missouri Times: Missouri Corrections Officers
Association sues state over access
SE
Missourian: 24 medical marijuana applications filed in 8th
Congressional District +
St. Joseph News-Press: Missouri to start allowing
people to apply for medical cannabis X
SNL: Mercy 'not recommending' medical marijuana X
SNL: Cox 'will not be certifying' for medical pot X
P-D letter: Wash U. Med School prof wants St. Louis
abortion clinic to stay open X
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Missourian letter: Cape Girardeau septuagenarian wants GOP state
legislators to raise taxes +
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Thursday, June 27, 2019
Missourinet: Missouri native Seth Appleton confirmed
as HUD Assistant Secretary
KC Star: Union underboss predicts "catastrophic
attrition" from USDA move to Kansas City X
The Missouri Times: Sen. Bob Onder (R-Lake Saint
Louis) on Capitol Hill to testify against union bill; U.S. Rep.
Abby Finkenauer (D-Iowa) gets emotional
KWMU's Nancy Fowler: PrideFest promo: President
Donald Trump, state of Missouri still oppressing LGBTQIA* community
Columbia Missourian: PrideFest promo: Drag
pageant adds "regent" title to "king" and "queen" for those who
identify as "gender-fluid"; "Gayest Pet" competition among
highlights
The Missouri Times: Nicole Galloway gears up for
gubernatorial race
The Missouri Times: Rep. Rebecca Roeber (R-Lee's
Summit) makes 2020 re-election bid following serious car accident
JCNT: Missouri Corrections Officers Association suing
state X
The Missouri Times: DHSS rolls out interactive medical
marijuana map
The Missouri Times: Missouri leans on federal law, not
state, for medical marijuana advertising
P-D: St. Louis County has second-most marijuana
business applications in Missouri X
JCNT: Moniteau County health board weighs CAFO
regulation X
The Missouri Times: A look at Missouri's death penalty
laws, history
SNL: Missouri Department of Conservation reduces
number of counties in disease management zone
X
Priddy:
Event promo: State Historical Society building dedication (889
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Wednesday, June 26,
2019
KC Star: U.S. House passes budget with no money for
USDA move to Kansas City X
Morning Consult's Eli Yokley: Gun-control activist
Becky Morgan seeks to fill Dem ballot slot for Ann Wagner's 2020
re-election
KWMU: St. Louis on the Air: Gun control
activists promote priorities; Wash U. prof thanks KWMU for
promoting agenda (27:30)
KWMU: St. Louis on the Air: Liberal bookstore
Left Bank Books' 50-year anniversary: Reflections on 1969
anti-war movement, LGBTQIA* community, current social justice warrior
spirit, more
KWMU: St. Louis on the Air preview: Promo for
40th Anniversary of St. Louis PrideFest: Metro Trans Umbrella
Group, others share thoughts on press conference with "Mayor Lyda
Krewsom [sic]"
AP:
Flood damage at least $2 billion for Mississippi River towns
SNL: Army Corps of Engineers to open all 10 spillway
gates at Table Rock Lake as more water coming from Beaver Lake X
P-D: Nicole Galloway set to launch campaign for
governor X
The Missouri Times: Democrat Patty Lewis launches 2020
bid for Greg Razer's open House seat
The Missouri Times: Details of second annual Missouri
vs. Illinois Bi-State Softball Showdown next month
The Missouri Times: Erica Engelby, aide to Speaker of
the House Elijah Haahr, launches clothing line geared toward
conservative women
The Missouri Times: Changes to Missouri's fledgling
hemp program signed into law
SNL: Missouri reveals a bit more about where
dispensaries and other marijuana companies will locate X
P-D: Missouri, other states adopt "don't ask, don't
tell" policy on obtaining seeds for marijuana cultivation X
The Missouri Times: Kehoe signs bill expanding
timeframe for museum, cultural district creation
Joplin Globe: Arts district amendment signed into law X
Missourinet: Schatz talks Rocheport bridge funding,
PDMP
P-D: License dispute over Missouri's last abortion
clinic heads to state commission X
The Missouri Times: 2020 session preview: Next
steps for 'Wayfair' Internet sales tax
St. Joseph News-Press: Giffords Law Center unhappy
with Missouri gun regulations X
SE
Missourian: Russell Bucklew scheduled for execution again;
U.S. Supreme Court denied appeal in April +
KCUR: Missouri Supreme Court sets execution date for
rapist/murderer Russell Bucklew
Missourinet: Missouri murderer scheduled to be
executed in October
P-D editorial: Missouri's traffic-stop racial
disparities suggest much work remains to be done X
KC Star's Melinda Henneberger: Why is Kansas City's
ego so fragile? Don't take USDA employees' reaction so personally X
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Tuesday, June 25, 2019
CNN: Lacy Clay endorses Kamala Harris for president
The Missouri Times: Missouri Dept. of Agriculture
follows EPA, allows for sale of E15 during summer months
Missourinet: Kehoe makes state's second request for
federal disaster declaration
AP: Missouri requests second federal disaster
declaration
KWMU: St. Louis On the Air preview: Local
gun-control advocates to promote their policies
The Missouri Times: In Missouri, jobs continue to grow
while wages increase
The Missouri Times: Kehoe takes over as governor while
Parson is on vacation
Missourinet: Rep. Brandon Ellington (D-Kansas City) to
leave chamber this summer, will be sworn in as Kansas City councilman
August 1
CDT: Former GOP legislative aide Carter Ballman
sentenced for child porn X
The Missouri Times: Judge kicks Planned Parenthood
case to Administrative Hearing Commission
SNL: Battle over Missouri's lone abortion clinic is
heading to a new court this week X
P-D: Missouri's only abortion clinic can keep license
through Friday as it appeals to state commission X
KWMU: Judge sends abortion dispute to state commission
AP: Missouri judge allows abortions to continue, for
now
The Missouri Times: On This Week in Missouri Politics,
Senate Minority Leader Gina Walsh says pro-life bill is 'pretty scary'
Missourinet: Hyperloop study group considers potential
effect of flooding on system
KWMU: Missouri Dept. of Conservation scientists fight
to save a fish with teeth like an alligator
JCNT: 7 counties removed from Missouri Department of
Conservation's chronic wasting disease management zone X
KWMU/Corporation for Public Broadcasting "Sharing America"
racism reporter Andrea Henderson: Arch City Defenders' "Racial
Justice Film Series" highlights how white people and "corporate
intenties [sic]" conspire to
oppress blacks
JCNT editorial: Parson has served Missouri well in his
first year X
Joplin Globe editorial: Missouri Public Service
Commission makes the right call on wind farm
X
P-D editor's desk: An apology to our readers for
sharing video of dying officer's last minutes
X
Nicklaus: A rural Missouri hospital has a plan to stay
alive, but the federal government is objecting
X
P-D letter: Rep. Sarah Unsicker (D-Shrewsbury) says
Republicans should expand Medicaid X
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Monday, June 24, 2019
CDT: Missouri River rising again as flooding continues X
This Week in Missouri Politics: Sen. Gina Walsh
(D-Bellefontaine Neighbors) talks with Scott Faughn about working with
Parson and Schatz, transportation legislation, next year's gov race,
more; Panel of David Barklage, Angela Bingaman, Willis Jones, and
Rep. Raychel Proudie (D-Ferguson) talk Galloway/Sifton vs. Parson, Kim
Gardner/William Tisaby and Greitens, Dem presidential campaigns' impact
on Missouri, more
St. Joseph News-Press: Tony Luetkemeyer reflects on
first legislative session X
SNL: Why Missouri medical marijuana ads won't be on TV X
KWMU: Four charter schools opening in August;
One closing
P-D: A lawsuit by Platte County Prosecuting Attorney
Eric Zahnd could help slow spread of video gambling terminals in
Missouri X
Missourinet: Hyperloop study group to have
recommendations ready in September
P-D editorial: Hawley offers a dangerous solution to a
non-existent problem of social-media bias X
New York Daily News editorial: Social-media poison
pill: Hawley's foolish attempt to police Internet speech
SE
Missourian editorial: Flood of 2019 leaves its mark +
Wall Street Journal op-ed: Former U.S. Rep. Chris Cox
(R-Calif.): Hawley's bad idea to protect speech
KC Star letters: Wisconsin feminist outraged by
Missouri's pro-life legislation, says she won't visit state; Archie
septuagenarian unhappy with quality of responses from Blunt and
Hartzler offices X
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Sunday, June 23, 2019
Washington Examiner: McCaskill defends Biden by
comparing Jeff Sessions and Ted Cruz to segregationists: "Stinky,
creepy people"
KC Star: USDA employees share thoughts on move to
Kansas City X
The Missouri Times: Democrats avoid Senate District 15
primary as Mark Osmack waves white flag to Deb Lavender
Washington Missourian: MoDOT says flooding has pushed
back Highway 47 bridge removal by two months
X
P-D: Missouri prison tours on hold after May tornado
damages historic structures X
KC Star op-ed: Government employee union leader at
USDA: I'm from Missouri and don't want to move back X
SNL letter: Sexagenarian sociology professor:
City should put pressure on state legislators to restrict payday lenders X
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Saturday, June 22, 2019
The Missouri Times: Sam Graves wants Army Corps of
Engineers funding change in wake of catastrophic flooding
JCNT: Blunt holds community roundtables, talks
cancer-research funding X
P-D: Lacy Clay files articles of impeachment against
President Trump X
AP: Lacy Clay co-sponors resolution to impeach Trump
The Missouri Times: This Week in the Governor's
Office: Week of June 17, 2019
JCNT: Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe, Dept. of Public Safety's
Sandy Karsten speak to Missouri Highway Patrol graduating class X
The Missouri Times: Missouri denies St. Louis Planned
Parenthood license
KWMU: Missouri denies Planned Parenthood abortion
license, but clinic remains open for now
P-D: Fate of Planned Parenthood's lone termination
facility in hands of judge after state denies license X
AP:
Missouri rejects license renewal for lone abortion clinic
Missourinet: Missouri denies renewal of Planned
Parenthood abortion clinic
KC Star: Missouri relaxes pelvic-exam
requirement; Planned Parenthood official calls for Parson to
remove Randall Williams from DHSS post X
P-D: State investigating five cases of E. coli illness
potentially linked to Grant's Farm X
Joplin Globe: Missouri PSC gives Liberty-Empire
go-ahead for wind project X
P-D: Judge says Missouri should open some medical
marijuana records X
P-D letter: Jefferson City man says St. Louis Agency
on Training and Employment scams show state employees need a return to
merit system X
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Missourian letter: Male Planned Parenthood organizer says verbal
misstep by Rep. Barry Horvis (R-Cape Girardeau) gave activist a "gaping
wound" +
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Friday, June 21, 2019
Missourinet: Blunt's U.S. Senate committee approves
emergency border funding bill
KC Star: A look at how Trump's transportation
priorities have affected Kansas City area projects X
Missourinet: Missouri farmer Ronnie Russell testifies
in Washington, D.C. about impact of trade war
Missourinet: Gov. Bob Holden honored for global
efforts, asks Congress to preserve State Department funding
KCUR: Georgetown University report shows Missouri
succeeds in getting children off Medicaid and CHIP at second-highest
rate in the nation
The Missouri Times: Initiative petitions related to
abortion, prison sentences filed with Ashcroft's office
The Missouri Times: Planned Parenthood won't follow
state law, corporate officials say
KWMU: Planned Parenthood flouts state law as license
renewal looms
KC Star: Planned Parenthood refuses to comply with
state law X
SNL: Two more Ripley employees indicted on federal
charges after duck boat tragedy X
Missourinet: Two more workers of Missouri duck boat
company indicted in deadly duck boat sinking
P-D: Eapen Thampy terminates state lobbyist
registration X
GoFundMe: Eapen Thampy's legal defense fund;
Online contributions accepted, attributed or anonymous
Columbia Missourian: Pot clinic's gimmick: Free
"medical examinations" for military veterans
KC Star editorial: Missouri's last abortion clinic
right to defy order on 'dehumanizing' pelvic exams X
JCNT editorial: Outdoor cremation bill shouldn't offend X
P-D letter: St. Charles man says state and federal
officials should give Missouri River a wide berth X
P-D letter: Ballwin couple displeased by
Post-Dispatch's derisive treatment of pro-life activists X
P-D letter: St. Charles County Executive Steve
Ehlmann: Missouri's drug bust policy needed to combat epidemic X
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Thursday, June 20, 2019
The Missouri Times: How 2019 flood levels compare to
1993
Missourinet: Missouri River reopened to traffic;
Mississippi River restrictions continue
Missourinet: Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine
K. Albright to deliver lecture at Westminster College in September
The Missouri Times: Bill on wind farm taxes awaits
governor's signature
Brownfield Ag News: Moniteau County ag teacher and
farmer says local anti-CAFO regulations would harm next generation
KC Star editorial: Hawley assaults free speech with
misguided bill aimed at political bias in big tech X
St. Joseph News-Press editorial: On state corrections
workers and pay: Watching prisoners, watching the budget X
Columbia Missourian op-ed:
Blunt/Hawley/Cleaver/Graves/Hartzler: A warm welcome for federal
ag research agencies in K.C.
Columbia Missourian op-ed: Missouri Farm Bureau's Eric
Bohl: Farmers are grateful for federal aid after disaster but
need more help
Priddy: Briefs: Eric Schmitt vs. Fatty Perkins
Columbia Missourian's David Rosman: Prepare
yourself: Compliant ID will soon be required in Missouri
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Wednesday, June 19,
2019 Juneteenth
The Missouri Times: Republican National Committee
touts re-election efforts for Trump: A look at Missouri's numbers
St. Joseph News-Press: Blunt, Hawley weigh in on Iran
and military tech readiness X
KC Star: Hawley's bill requires audits for Facebook,
other sites to prove no political bias X
KWMU: FEMA data shows Missouri gets buyouts for
flood-prone homes more than any other state
KWMU: St. Louis on the Air: Event promo:
Rally for paid family leave legislation
Columbia Missourian: Stan Herzog moves $150,000 into
conservative nonprofit American Democracy Alliance
AP: Some black activists blame racism for perjury
charges against William Tisaby and criticism of Kim Gardner;
Police union leader Jeff Roorda says allegations of racism are "absurd"
The Missouri Times: 2020 session preview: Next
steps for civil asset forfeiture proposals
CDT: Moniteau County debates CAFO rules before state
law kicks in X
The Missouri Times: Missouri Association of Counties
looks for new office after tornado decimated downtown building
The Missouri Times: Schmitt says 'impressive progress'
made in tackling untested rape kits
St. Joseph News-Press editorial: The risk of going to
paperless ballots X
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Missourian editorial: Municipalities grappling with how to handle
state's medical marijuana law +
KC Star op-ed: Anthropocene Alliance's Harriet
Festing: St. Louis Mills mall flooding, closure products of TIF
policy X
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Tuesday, June 18, 2019
JCNT: Gov. Bob Holden gets national award for
supporting diplomacy X
SNL: Libertarian presidential candidates talk
abortion, smaller government in Springfield; State convention
draws crowd of two dozen X
The Missouri Times: Fitzpatrick talks 2020 plans,
"proactive" approach to unclaimed property
The Missouri Times: Schmitt files Sunshine Law
violation suit against Garden City
KC Star: Schmitt sues Cass County town for disbanding
police force 'behind closed doors' X
The Missouri Times: Joe Driskill elected Association
of Defense Communities president
KWMU: St. Louis prosecutor's investigator in Greitens
case charged with perjury, evidence tampering
AP: William Tisaby indicted on 7 counts for lying
under oath about Greitens investigation
P-D: Former FBI agent who investigated Greitens
indicted in St. Louis as part of perjury investigation X
KC Star: Investigator on Greitens case indicted on
perjury charges X
KC Star: Court filing reveals details of botched
abortions at Planned Parenthood's St. Louis facility X
KCUR: St. Louis judge says Missouri lawmakers
unlawfully cut off Planned Parenthood's Medicaid funding
AP: Planned Parenthood wins in suit over Missouri
funding
P-D: St. Louis judge sides with Planned Parenthood X
AP: Parson appoints conservative ex-judge to
Administrative Hearing Commission
St. Joseph News-Press: Missouri corrections officers
may see 3-13% salary increase X
JCNT: Former Lincoln University employee sues over job
loss, says she was discriminated against for being white X
P-D: Dorian Johnson loses round as court rules his
lawsuit should be tossed; Man who concocted "hands up" tale
sought payday from City of Ferguson and assault victim Darren Wilson X
KC Star editorial: The border war is back: It's
Kansas vs. Missouri in a pointless battle for USDA jobs X
P-D editorial: New report from Annie E. Casey
Foundation shows that Missouri's GOP legislators are not 'pro-life' X
KWMU's Evie Hemphill: Join the Women's Foundation of
Greater St. Louis, Sen. Jill Schupp (D-Creve Coeur), and others to
advocate for paid family leave legislation
P-D op-ed: Septuagenarian animal-rights activist wants
more state regulations X
Columbia Missourian's Ruby Bailey: A new way to
support the Missourian: Create an account with Seattle's
"XeePay," give the company access to your bank account information, and
send us money after reading stories you like
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Monday, June 17, 2019
Missourinet: Missouri Farm Bureau praises USDA's
Kansas City relocation proposal
KWMU: Flooding slows business and barges along the
river
KC Star: More rain this week in KC area could worsen
Missouri River flooding X
Washington Missourian: Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft
proposes eliminating Missouri's presidential primaries, wants Parson to
call special session this summer X
KWMU: Politically Speaking podcast: Missouri
Republican Party Executive Director Jean Evans talks with Jason
Rosenbaum about state party's role, Ann Wagner's upcoming re-election,
pro-life legislation, much more
This Week in Missouri Politics: State Treasurer Scott
Fitzpatrick talks with Scott Faughn about state revenue, MO ABLE, and
more; Panel of Rep. Tracy McCreery (D-Olivette), Victory
Enterprises' Brett Dinkins, and former Dem Reps. Jeff Roorda and Bruce
Franks on abortion battles, state budget, more
St. Joseph News-Press: Rep. Brenda Shields (R-St.
Joseph) making a name for herself in the Missouri House X
Missourinet: Medical marijuana patients in Missouri
can apply for the drug earlier than planned
P-D: Area clinics set market prices for marijuana
access; Brentwood "alternative medicine clinic" to charge $99 for
dope prescription X
P-D's "The Bottom Line" video series: Jim Gallagher
and David Nicklaus say Missouri is mired in economic slump, recommend
state legislators raise taxes X
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Missourian op-ed: Former Missouri PSC Commissioner Terry
Jarrett: There is still a need for coal in America's power
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Train hits 9-year-old girl walking on tracks; Railroad,
lobbyists, and Sam Graves are to blame
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Sunday, June 16, 2019
Father's Day
KC Star: On which side of Missouri-Kansas border will
USDA offices be located? Feds yet to decide. X
Washington Missourian: Ashcroft talks abortion
petition, raising approval threshold for all referendums during county
visit X
JCNT: Gov. Mike Parson looks back on first year as
governor X
JCNT: Parson reflects on future, life in Capital City X
P-D: Voters said no to gas take hike, so Missouri will
start limited bridge replacement program X
Joplin Globe: Medicaid advocates unhappy with decline
in enrollment X
Columbia Missourian: Bill to repeal motorcycle helmet
law is on Parson's desk
Washington Missourian editorial: Millions for
infrastructure shows Parson is in line with most Missourians X
P-D editorial: Missouri's health chief asserts
'safety' to justify GOP's dirty work X
KC Star op-ed: U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny
Perdue: Moving USDA jobs to Kansas City: All wisdom does
not reside in Washington X
P-D's David Nicklaus: Now that Better Together's plan
is dead, let's create something that's truly better X
McClellan: Area nonagenarian attempts to attain a REAL
ID-compliant drivers license - and wacky government bureaucracy ensues X
SNL letter: Missouri Health Care for All displeased by
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Saturday, June 15, 2019
Brownfield
Ag News: Disaster payments to Missouri farmers limited by
appropriations
Missourinet:
Graves optimistic about USDA moving to Kansas City region
The
Missouri Times: This Week in the Governor's Office: Week of
June 10, 2019
The
Missouri Times: Parson takes off for first overseas trade mission
to Europe
The
Missouri Times: Who serves in Missouri's executive branch? A look
at the 22 positions
KC
Star: Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly plans action to end Kansas-Missouri
border war, after Parson signed truce bill X
The
Missouri Times: Cole County judge dismisses second referendum
lawsuit
AP: Push
to overturn pro-life law hits roadblock
SNL:
Missouri will take online applications for marijuana ID cards a week
early X
The
Missouri Times: Medical marijuana patient, caregiver applications
to be accepted early by DHSS
CDT:
State moves up date for medical pot applications X
Columbia
Missourian: Missouri Medical Cannabis Trade Association's Jack
Cardetti explains licensing process
SNL:
How City of Springfield's legislative priorities fared in Jefferson City
X
SE
Missourian: Like Vikings and Jedi: Missouri to allow
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Washington
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Friday, June 14,
2019
Flag Day
The Missouri Times: Kansas City selected as new home
for two USDA labs: What that means for Missouri
Missourinet: Kansas City wins future sites of USDA
research headquarters - and hundreds of jobs
Brownfield Ag News: Cleaver says funding needed to
secure ERS/NIFA move
Missourinet: Cleaver says USDA move to Kansas City
region isn't a done deal
Brownfield Ag News: Chinn pleased with USDA's
relocation choice
KC Star: Hundreds of USDA jobs headed to Kansas City
after 'united effort' by Missouri and Kansas
X
KC Star: Some federal employees unhappy with USDA
relocation; Small group tantrums during employee meeting, turn
their backs to USDA chief X
St. Joseph News-Press: Hawley says U.S. should be wary
of China's nefarious intentions X
The Missouri Times: Gov. Bob Holden to receive
national award for diplomacy, state economic development programs
KC Star: Truman Library and Museum to undergo massive
renovation X
KWMU: Politically Speaking podcast: State
Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick talks with Jason Rosenbaum about state
budget picture, low-income housing tax credits, MO ABLE, unclaimed
property
P-D: Better Together taps new chief: Dave
Leipholtz X
P-D: Parson to hand off power to Kehoe while on
overseas trip later this month X
The Missouri Times: Cole County judge dismisses one
lawsuit seeking to put abortion bill on ballot
P-D: Abortion vote lawsuit dismissed X
The Missouri Times: DHSS asks judge to reconsider in
Planned Parenthood case, cites 'deficiencies' with clinic
P-D: State asks St. Louis judge to rescind order in
abortion clinic's license fight X
Brownfield Ag News: Moniteau County to consider CAFO
ordinance before state law kicks in
KC Star: Missouri set to legalize outdoor funerals X
CDT: PSC holds meeting on Ameren rate hike X
KWMU: Advocacy group claims flooding may have polluted
more than 140,000 residential wells in Missouri
St. Joseph News-Press editorial: USDA move makes sense X
Joplin Globe editorial: Blunt's adoption legislation
deserves support X
Nicklaus: Missouri taxing districts may be 'special,'
but they're certainly not transparent X
P-D op-ed: St. Louis woman says pro-life legislation
is devastating to women X
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Thursday, June 13, 2019
KWMU: Hawley confident his skepticism of tech
companies will gain congressional momentum
KC Star: Michigan attorney withdraws name from federal
bench consideration, blames Hawley and others
The Missouri Times: Rep. Bryan Spencer (R-Wentzville)
launches campaign for state Senate; Former teacher seeks Jeanie
Riddle's open seat
KWMU: Legal Roundtable: Show-Me Institute's
Brenda Talent, others discuss abortion law
Missourinet: Parson says Missouri and Kansas have both
spent more than $100 million on border war
The Missouri Times: This Week in the Missouri
PSC: June 12, 2019
SNL: What's new about Missouri black bears? Missouri
Department of Conservation plans open house meetings X
SNL: Liberal group issues annual health care rankings,
says Missouri should expand Medicaid X
P-D op-ed: National Parents Organization:
Lawmakers should pass shared-parenting legislation X
SNL op-ed: Anti-CAFO activists: Missouri Clean
Water Commission is a tool of agriculture interests X
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Wednesday, June 12,
2019
Brownfield Ag News: Blunt: Trump's Mexico deal
is a message to China
The Missouri Times: Ashcroft rejects third referendum
petition seeking to put abortion bill to vote
P-D: Secretary of state rejects third abortion petition X
The Missouri Times: Abortion referendum lawsuits back
in court next week with amended petitions
KWMU: Abortion clinic employees, Georgetown University
feminist angry over state's approach to Planned Parenthood and safety
The Missouri Times: Parson signs 'border wars' bill
restricting tax incentives for certain businesses moving across state
lines
KWMU: St. Louis on the Air: Medical marijuana
advocates promote industry, talk prescription process
The Missouri Times: Missouri Hemp Association to host
conference covering cultivation to marketing; Executive Director
Dale Ludwig talks "Seed to Sale" event
KWMU: State school board denies Riverview Gardens'
appeal for full accreditation
Missourinet: Parson offers Massachusetts governor a
friendly wager on NHL's Stanley Cup Game 7
P-D: Former St. Louis County jail inmate dies shortly
after arriving at state prison X
P-D: Missouri Press Association, others want movement
on public-records ruling request X
P-D: State-ranking survey of the day: WalletHub
says Missouri not a good state to live in X
Priddy:
I woke up with a brilliant, original idea: Politicians should
incorporate NASCAR-like sponsorships to show who is paying them;
868 words on corporate influence of Ameren, Anheuser-Busch, Monsanto [sic], others
Reddit archives, 2014: When was the first use of the
tired, overdone cliche that politicians should incorporate NASCAR-like
sponsorships to show who is paying them?
KC Star letter: Sen. Cindy O'Laughlin (R-Shelbina) on
the Star's campaign against Title IX changes and the all-out war on
young men X
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Tuesday, June 11, 2019
The Missouri Times: FCC announces additional funding
for rural broadband: what that means for Missouri
CDT: FCC grants $24.1 million for broadband expansion X
KWMU: Mississippi River crested, but the waters remain
high for now
SE
Missourian: The work begins after floodwaters recede +
Columbia Missourian: Hawley calls for overhaul of U.S.
asylum process
P-D: New Missouri GOP leadership tightens belt after
$200k flows to Todd Graves' group X
KWMU: Politically Speaking podcast: Sen. Jill
Schupp (D-Creve Coeur) talks with Jason Rosenbaum about legislative
session, Nathan's Law, pro-life legislation, Clean Missouri, and hopes
for a Dem comeback in Missouri
The Missouri Times: Abortion referendum lawsuit
hearings set for today
KC Star: Pro-choice activists say regulations will
worsen infant mortality rate X
KC Star: Missouri lab records show evidence of failed
abortion at clinic with 're-aspiration' X
The Missouri Times: St. Louis judge gives state
deadline to make decision on Planned Parenthood's license
AP:
Judge says abortion clinic can remain open
KWMU: Judge temporarily allows abortions at Planned
Parenthood's St. Louis clinic
P-D: St. Louis abortion clinic can stay open, for now X
Missourinet: Parson signs $29.7 billion state budget,
giving pay boost to state workers
KWMU: St. Louis on the Air preview: Medical
marijuana advocates to promote industry
Missourinet: Missouri Legislative Black Caucus Chair
Steven Roberts (D-St. Louis City) praises passage of criminal justice
bills
St. Joseph News-Press: Missouri Department of
Conservation to increase shooting range prices by $1 X
SE
Missourian: AG report shows whites more likely to be stopped in
Charleston than blacks +
The Missouri Times: Missouri Sheriffs' Association
responds to traffic-stops report, wants valid benchmarks
The Missouri Times op-ed: Ygrene Energy Fund's Byron
DeLear: Lawmakers must help Missourians prepare for future
tornados and floods
The Missouri Times op-ed: Missouri Farm Bureau's Eric
Bohl: Disasters and decisions weigh heavily in farm country
Columbia Missourian op-ed: Midwest Center for
Investigative Reporting: The health care crisis in rural Missouri
P-D letter: St. Louis woman expresses outrage over
pro-life legislation, demands six months paid maternity leave X
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Monday, June 10, 2019
CBS "Face the Nation": Video and transcript:
Sen. Roy Blunt talks trade tariffs, immigration
This Week in Missouri Politics: Ann Wagner talks to
Scott Faughn about immigration crisis and national pro-life
legislation; Panel of Scott Dieckhaus and Reps. Gretchen Bangert
(D), Jim Murphy (R), Steven Roberts (D) talk pro-life legislation,
Galloway's gubernatorial primary bid, Roberts' state Senate bid,
special election for Jean Evans' seat, more
St. Joseph News-Press: Levees 'overwhelmed' as river
levels stay high X
Brownfield Ag News: Nearly 700 witness ceremonial
signing of CAFO legislation in Sedalia
SNL: Meetings set about future of new state parks X
KWMU: Rock Island Trail gets option to raise money,
but no state funds; Comments from Missouri State Parks Deputy
Director Mike Sutherland
P-D: In the Missouri Capitol, a shoeshine stand could
return X
P-D editorial: State site for school-performance
assessments is incomplete, inaccessible X
KC Star editorial: Medical marijuana dispensaries are
arriving soon. Will Kansas City be ready? X
Waters: Nicole Galloway claimed she wanted to serve
four years as auditor, but senses the lure of higher office X
Messenger: Patch of dry ground adjacent to Mississippi
River is monument to bad flood policy X
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Sunday, June 9, 2019
The Missouri Times: Missouri Republican Party
refocusing structure on grassroots, voter contact
SNL: U.S. Rep. Billy Long backs state PDMP in
Springfield visit X
SE
Missourian: Mississippi River crest forecast for Monday;
weekend rain could alter river levels +
SNL: Photo gallery: Hodgepodge of liberal groups
hold protest to complain about abortion laws, perceived racism, gun
control, etc. X
Washington Post: MSNBC's Rachel Maddow calls pelvic
exams "state-sanctioned sexual assault" X
SE
Missourian: Jobs to juries: Rep. Kathy Swan (R-Cape
Girardeau) discusses bills passed by Missouri lawmakers +
St. Joseph News-Press: State owes county more than
$500,000 in jail costs X
SNL: Cedar County activists unhappy about CAFO
legislation X
KC Star editorial: Missouri's Republicans are afraid
of voters on abortion - and everything else X
P-D editorial: GOP radicals are muzzling public
opposition to Missouri's new abortion law X
P-D's Nicklaus: Trump's tariffs mean a positive
turnaround for steel pipe manufacturer in St. Charles X
KC Star's Ed McKinley and Jason Hancock: How the Star
helped overcome lobbyists and dark money forces to defeat Title IX
legislation X
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Saturday, June 8, 2019
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Missourian: U.S. Rep. Jason Smith: Overcrowded detention
centers, overwhelmed agents on the southern border +
Missourinet: Missouri requests joint damage
assessments for flooding, tornados
AP:
Central U.S. flooding hits tourism in Missouri, other states
JCNT: Pro-life activists celebrate Missouri law X
The Missouri Times: Humphreys contributes $1 million
to committee seeking to put abortion ban to vote
KC Star: Humphreys gives $1 million to overturn
abortion law, sues Ashcroft X
The Missouri Times: Missouri Planned
Parenthood-contracted lab briefly loses accreditation as state, federal
officials investigate botched abortions
AP:
Missouri abortion clinic's lab re-accredited after review
KWMU: Women who received abortion services at Planned
Parenthood's clinic remained pregnant
P-D: Missouri investigating 'multiple' botched
abortions at St. Louis Planned Parenthood X
The Missouri Times: This Week in the Governor's
Office: Week of June 3, 2019
KC Star editorial: Missourians should be outraged over
traffic-stop data X
P-D letter: Affton sexagenarian says Navy would never
tolerate Greitens' behavior X
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Friday, June 7, 2019
The Missouri Times: What the federal aid package means
for Missouri as devastating flooding continues
KC Star: Missouri requests FEMA's help with flood,
tornado damage assessments across the state X
CDT: U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler talks federal aid and
flood control X
KWMU: As floodwaters remain high, some in St. Louis
wonder if they'll reach Flood of '93 levels
KWMU: Hawley seeks to bar YouTube from recommending
videos featuring minors
Missourinet: U.S. Rep. Billy Long describes opioids as
"scourge," supports PDMP
KWMU: Referendums to overturn new abortion ban
rejected by Missouri secretary of state
The Missouri Times: Two abortion bill referendum
petitions rejected, third still under review
The Missouri Times: ACLU files legal challenge to
rejection of abortion bill referendum
Missourinet: Ashcroft rejects two referendum petitions
against abortion bill
JCNT: Ashcroft: 2 petitions seeking abortion
bill referendum don't meet Constitution requirements X
AP: Effort to repeal abortion rules hits roadblock
KC Star: ACLU of Missouri sues "John [sic] Ashcroft" for rejecting
abortion bill referendum X
The Missouri Times: State agriculture agency selects
new state veterinarian
The Missouri Times: This Week in the Missouri
PSC: June 5, 2019
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Thursday, June 6,
2019 D-Day
Brownfield Ag News: Blunt: Mexican tariffs would
not help U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement
KWMU: Rivers expected to crest at St. Louis tomorrow
KC Star: Nicole Galloway taking aim at Parson in
op-ed, stump speeches X
KWMU: Mark Osmack, Rep. Deb Lavender (D-Kirkwood)
angling to take on Koenig in Missouri Senate contest
The Missouri Times: Lavender flip-flops on re-election
stance; Kirkwood rep says her state Senate agenda would focus on
abortion laws, climate change, and gun control
The Missouri Times: Republicans nominate Scott Cupps
to fill Fitzpatrick's vacant House seat
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Missourian: Rep. Kathy Swan (R-Cape Girardeau) to speak at First
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The Missouri Times: Jackson County Democrats honor
Victor Callahan
P-D: Cannabis lobbyist Eapen Thampy pleads not guilty
to drug charges X
The Missouri Times: Revenue collections up 2.1 percent
so far from 2018
P-D: Missouri budget numbers on plus side heading
toward final weeks of fiscal year X
AP:
DHSS's Randall Williams stresses safety over access
KWMU: Planned Parenthood lawyers: Missouri
officials are not following licensing procedures
The Missouri Times: Renew Missouri seeks to change PSC
solar rules
The Missouri Times: Invenergy acquisition of Grain
Belt project gets approval from state regulatory committee
AP:
Missouri OKs Invenergy's acquisition of wind power project
Missourinet: Energy line project clears major Missouri
regulatory hurdle
KC Star editorial: How Missouri harasses women seeking
abortions X
St. Joseph News-Press editorial: Flood aid finally
provides a boost X
P-D letter: St. Charles woman angry at Parson, says
pelvic exams are "state-sponsored rape" X
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Wednesday, June 5, 2019
The Missouri Times: What the federal disaster aid
package means for Missouri as devastating flooding continues
The Missouri Times: Judge quells subpoenas of abortion
clinic doctors, sets hearing for whether lone facility can remain
operational
AP:
Judge: Doctor testimony not needed in Missouri abortion case
KWMU: Court rules doctors don't have to testify in
Planned Parenthood license case
P-D: St. Louis judge calls Planned Parenthood hearing
for this morning X
Missourinet: Galloway says Missourians are calling her
office to complain about late state tax refunds
SNL: Missouri posts medical marijuana applications for
patients, businesses X
The Missouri Times: Missouri rolls out medical
marijuana applications
P-D: Cannabis advocate Eapen Thampy faces charges in
marijuana case X
CDT: Rocheport bridge rehab could be 'poison
pill'; Comments from Blunt, MoDOT's Patrick McKenna, Parson's
office X
The Missouri Times: Teresa Parson to give commencement
address as inmates complete entrepreneurship program
The Missouri Times: 2020 session preview: Next
steps for criminal justice legislation
P-D op-ed: Conservative author Rachel Bovard:
Hawley's due diligence draws unfair criticism
X
P-D op-ed: BJC CEO Richard Liekweg and Wash U. Med
School's David Perlmutter: Pro-life legislation intrudes into
doctor-patient relationship X
P-D letter: Webster Groves "nonbinary lesbian" student
expresses disdain for state of Missouri, says she only applied to
Mizzou as a "safety school" X
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Tuesday, June 4, 2019
P-D: Officials voice both confidence and caution as
rivers continue near-historic rise X
Missourinet: Missouri River closed to shipping from
St. Louis to Kansas City
KC Star: Federal aid headed to Missouri as disaster
bill passes X
P-D: Schmitt settles state tax credit fraud lawsuit
against McKee's Northside Regeneration X
The Missouri Times: Rep. Dean Plocher (R-Town and
Country) announces bid for floor leader
The Missouri Times: MEC advisory opinions clarify
Clean Missouri amendment
KWMU: Abortion ban opponents could face referendum snag
SNL: Springfield police investigating abortion-rights
rally violence; Lateya King, others charged after assaulting
police officers and resisting arrest X
SNL: Video: Protestor holding "Hoes Before
Embryos" sign captures Lateya King punching, kicking police officer X
KWMU: Democratic state Senator from Illinois says
Missouri lawmakers should "reconsider" pro-life policies
Missourinet: Speaker of the House Elijah Haahr
(R-Springfield) praises bipartisan oversight committee for DOR
investigation
SNL: State to post medical marijuana application forms
for would-be patients today X
P-D: Today is the first day to apply to use, grow or
sell medical marijuana in Missouri X
Missourinet: Seventeen Missouri nursing homes on
national list for poor care
KWMU: Missouri DNR pulls plan to regulate coal ash
ponds and landfills
KMBC: Missouri Department of Conservation provides
guidelines to stay safe in black bear country
The Missouri Times: Lawmakers, activists issue
statements regarding AG traffic-stops report
P-D op-ed: Nicole Galloway: By signing pro-life
bill, Gov. Parson delivers another dose of Todd Akin X
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Monday, June 3, 2019
KWMU: Advocacy groups prepare for 2020 Census
P-D: Wentzville shows greatest growth of all cities in
St. Louis region; Residents flock to St. Charles County town for
safety, prosperity X
This Week in Missouri Politics: Gov. Mike Parson talks
with Scott Faughn about pro-life legislation and reflects on first year
in office; Panel of Jane Dueker and Reps. Dottie Bailey (R), Mary
Elizabeth Coleman (R) and Wiley Price IV (D) talk pro-life legislation,
Parson's first year
P-D: One year later: Whereabouts of Eric
Greitens and former staffers X
KC Star editorial: The state of Missouri owes Jackson
County almost $2 million. When will it pay up?
X
Columbia Missourian's Ken Midkiff: Parson's supporters
are mostly men, and state lawmakers are "Neanderthals"
KC Star's Crystal Thomas and Bryan Lowry: Gov. Parson
should not have appeared on This Week in Missouri Politics; Photo
of Scott "Faun [sic]", via
"Missouri House of Republicans [sic]" X
SNL letter: Springfield septuagenarian expresses anger
over GOP opposition to Clean Missouri, attempts punchline involving
1967 Aretha Franklin song X
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Sunday, June 2, 2019
KC Star: In Independence, son of late Sen. John McCain
accepts Truman award on behalf of his father X
Columbia Missourian: 2020 census ramps up;
Democrats fret over potential question on citizenship
SNL: Overview: State of Missouri's abortion
debate: Facility safety, pro-life legislation, and national
context X
P-D: Parson wraps up first year facing outrage from
pro-choice activists X
KC Star: Abortion business may pick up in
Illinois; a look inside one termination facility X
SNL: Some Springfield-area doctors eager to provide
medical marijuana certification notices; Clinic fees begin at
$100 for diagnosis X
St. Joseph News-Press: Advocates say bill delaying
first day of school would help Missouri tourism X
JCNT: Medicaid-expansion advocates promote favorable
national study X
KC Star op-ed: League of Women Voters septuagenarian
wants Blunt and Hawley to support proposals to ban "big money" in
politics, mandate same-day voter registration, other nonstarters X
SNL's Christopher Dixon: Missouri should regulate
short-term lenders X
P-D letter: American Tort Reform Association wants
continued tort-overhaul legislative success next year X
P-D letter: Richmond Heights sexagenarian displeased
by pro-life legislation X
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P-D: Stenger chief of staff Bill Miller pleads guilty
to felony charge in pay-to-play scheme X
KWMU: Bill Miller pleads guilty in pay-to-play scheme
over lobbying contract
KC Star: Greitens case triggers Navy review of how to
handle misconduct allegations X
The Missouri Times: Democrats pick their candidate to
flip Fitzpatrick's vacant House seat: Lisa Kalp, a vegetarian
from Boston
P-D: David Humphreys endorses effort to overturn
Missouri abortion law X
The Missouri Times: This Week in the Governor's
Office: Week of May 27, 2019
P-D: St. Louis unemployment rises slightly, but
Missouri shows uptick in job openings X
SE
Missourian: State of Missouri owes Cape County more than
$500k; state is $35M behind paying local governments X
SNL: Doping while destitute: laws invovling
medical marijuana and welfare unclear; Drug could violate policy
for those who choose to accept taxpayer-funded handouts X
SNL: Five arrested, law enforcement assaulted at
abortion-rights protest X
SNL: Pro-choice protest photo gallery: Organizer
declares Missouri a "filth-wallowed uncultured backwoods state";
Puns involving intercoursing male elected officials; other
persuasive messaging X
The Missouri Times: Planned Parenthood allowed to
continue abortion services in Missouri, judge rules
KWMU: Judge's order keeps Missouri's sole abortion
clinic open - for now
P-D: Missouri's only abortion clinic keeps its license
for now, judge rules X
AP:
Judge says Missouri clinic can keep performing abortions
KC Star: Missouri's new law is sending more rape kits
to lab X
The Missouri Times: Parson signs protections for
livestock operations into law
AP:
Parson to sign livestock bill June 8 at Missouri Cattlemen's annual
steak fry
JCNT: Missouri Conservation Commission proposes
hunting, fishing rules changes X
The Missouri Times: AG's office releases annual report
on traffic stops
P-D letter: St. Louis Jobs With Justice wants
University of Missouri to capitulate on "living wage," unions for
graduate students, etc. X
P-D letter: St. Louis City sexagenarian says Gov.
Parson makes her "blood boil" X
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