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Archive - March 2018



    

       
       
Saturday, March 31
       
Clayton Times:  Lacy Clay speaks to Clayton Democrats, says unions' anti-'right to work' campaign doesn't connect with voters
          P-D:  Labor issues will likely be a focus for Democrats in 2018 X
          Washington Missourian:  Franklin County Lincoln Day dinner features Luetkemeyer, others;  Curtman circulates petition to protect state monuments from historical revisionists X
          P-D:  GOP Senate candidate Austin Petersen calls for legalization of machine guns X
          Washington Missourian:  Overview of filings for federal, state offices X
          KWMU:  Overbuilt levees are raising flood risks in northeast Missouri
          P-D:  Corps' St. Louis District says all heights are correct for area's Mississippi River levees
          The Missouri Times:  Diane Franklin goes all in with $100k donation to her Senate bid
          Columbia Missourian:  Cathy Richards files for state representative as Republican;  Former Boone County Democratic official says party has been overtaken by radicals and "far-left liberals"
          CDT:  Pro-life activists rally in Columbia ahead of court hearing X
          KWMU:  As the Greitens World Turns:  Weekly update on events in ongoing saga:  Rex Burlison and the jury of peers
          Drebes:  Greitens makes a handful of appointments to boards and commissions
          Missourinet:  Hawley to announce investigation involving a major tech company on Wednesday
          KWMU:  Missouri lawmakers advance state budget and several other bills after returning from spring break
          AP:  In-home budget cuts affect fewer than 400 senior citizens, handicapped
          Missourinet:  Richard, Kehoe share thoughts on Eigel's tax package
          Missourinet:  Rep. Bruce DeGroot (R-Chesterfield) wants accused rapists to lose parental rights but still pay child support
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri Air Conservation Commission looks to rescind nine obsolete, out-of-date rules
          SNL:  Cops swarm to scene at News-Leader parking lot;  Man on probation for dope drives 49 in a 25 with suspended license, curses police;  Criminal's girlfriend blames racism X
          JCNT editorial:  Federal budget could help Lincoln University X
          P-D editorial briefs:  McCaskill vs. Clinton;  Missouri GOP wrong on foam cups, drunk driving, and statues X
          KC Star editorial:  Missouri lawmakers don't need Greitens;  Legislature doing quite well under Ron Richard and Todd Richardson X
          KC Star editorial:  House Superminority Leader Gail McCann Beatty, other lawmakers shouldn't benefit from college courses on the public's dime X
          Washington Examiner's Emily Jashinsky:  Hawley campaign highlights anniversary of McCaskill's vote against Gorsuch
          P-D letter:  Creve Coeur man praises Clay and Wagner for supporting anti-poverty program, wants Wagner to support gun control X
          KC Star letter:  Prairie Village trucking company responds to anti-trucking op-ed X
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        Friday, March 30
       
KCUR:  Area illegals fear enforcement of immigration laws;  Advocacy group claims nearly 20,000 anchor babies live in KC area
          JCNT:  Missouri River Regional Library hosts discussion on immigration policy X
          Brownfield Ag News:  Americans for Farmers and Families launches project to protect ag from trade retaliation;  Former Rep. Casey Guernsey (R) spearheads effort
          St. Joseph News-Press:  With November victory, Sam Graves will set record for 6th District terms X
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Video:  Graves talks guns, border wall and Trump X
          Clayton Times:  Lacy Clay to speak at Clayton Township Democrats monthly meeting
          SE Missourian:  Lincoln Day dinner speaker Alveda King injured, won't attend;  Pro-life advocate Gianna Jensen will headline instead +
          JCNT:  Mollie Freebairn to try again for state Senate;  Democrat came within eighty (80) points of victory in 2014 nail-biter X
          Drebes:  Patricia Churchill to rep Missouri Supreme Court
          Kirksville Daily Express:  Treasurer Eric Schmitt touts loan program for small businesses
          KTVO (Kirksville):  Schmitt's new lending program cuts red tape for small business owners
          JCNT:  Missouri lawmakers honor scores of Vietnam Veterans X
          The Missouri Times:  In Fox News interview, Hawley calls situation with Greitens 'very grave'
          JCNT:  Special House committee investigating Greitens meets at Capitol X
          Missourinet:  Missouri House approves $28 billion budget after Bourbon virus takes center stage
          KWMU:  Missouri House sends $28 billion budget to the Senate
          AP:  House GOP budget boosts funding for early education
          P-D:  Missouri House sends its budget to the Senate X
          KC Star:  Education wins in House budget X
          Missourinet:  House debate shows diverse views on sobriety checkpoints, saturation patrols
          KWMU:  Missouri Senate gives first-round approval to tax cut proposal
          AP:  Senate leaders express concerns about plan to overhaul state's taxes
          The Missouri Times:  Senate votes to lower cap on historic tax credits
          SNL:  Citing Greene County's legal bills, Senate votes to give more power to state auditor X
          Columbia Missourian:  Opioid, marijuana legislation making its way through Legislature
          The Missouri Times:  General Assembly rolls back restrictions on college degree programs
          SE Missourian:  Dicamba lawsuits will play out in Cape courtroom +
          Joplin Globe editorial:  Statue of Truman should replace Francis Preston Blair Jr. in Statuary Hall X
          P-D editorial:  Missouri Senate makes the same insane tax-cut mistake, hopes for different result X
          KCUR's Dan Margolies:  State of Missouri pays the price for trying to undermine Obamacare
          P-D letter:  Richmond Heights septuagenarian urges sophisticated St. Louis liberal youths to educate rural hayseeds about benefits of gun control X
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        Thursday, March 29
       
KC Star:  McCaskill asked black leaders to push back on criticism of her campaign. No one would. X
          Politico:  Obama will appear at McCaskill fundraiser in Beverly Hills
          P-D:  GOP rejoices in news of McCaskill-Obama Beverly Hills party X
          KWMU:  Local National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency leader prepares for new headquarters and more demand for analysis
          Drebes:  Freedom, Inc. fined by Missouri Ethics Commission for botching disclosures on 741 expenditures for 21 campaigns
          P-D:  Greitens goes on offense with new radio ad
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Missouri Chief Justice Zel Fischer addresses gathering in Moberly
          The Missouri Times:  Unions rally against 'right to work' at Capitol
          JCNT:  Unions rally against 'right to work' X
          Missourinet:  Unions rally at Capitol against 'right to work'
          KWMU:  Unions rally against 'right to work,' other bills
          JCNT:  General Laws Committee hears from Rowden, 'right to work' supporters X
          SNL:  Popular Missouri income tax deduction will probably double next year X
          The Missouri Times:  Senate gives initial approval to Eigel's massive tax overhaul measure
          Missourinet:  Missouri Senate gives initial approval to sweeping tax plan
          P-D:  Missouri Senate passes massive tax-cut package
          KC Star:  Missouri Senate passes income-tax cut X
          KWMU:  Missouri House finishes amending state budget;  vote scheduled today
          P-D:  Gas-tax hike receiving renewed attention from Missouri lawmakers
          JCNT:  MoDOT prepares for 9-bridge repair project X
          The Missouri Times:  Per Rule 47, arbitration bill shelved
          KWMU:  GOP bill would require specific signage at schools where teachers carry firearms
          KC Star:  Bill from Rep. Shawn Rhoades (R-West Plains) would expand right-to-carry areas X
          Columbia Missourian:  Gun debate heats up
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri AARP pushes for Franklin's CARE Act to aid family caregivers
          The Missouri Times:  Rowden's sports-betting bill advances out of committee
          KC Star:  Bill from Rep. Becky Ruth (R-Festus) would help first-time home buyers X
          P-D editorial:  Court ruling frees "retirement investors [sic]" to profit against clients' best interests;  Rep. Ann Wagner wrong to fight regulatory overreach X
          P-D editorial:  Lawmakers consider reversing post-Ferguson court reforms passed just three years ago X
          SNL editorial:  Missouri has processes to hold officials accountable. They just don't work. X
          P-D letter:  Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition thanks Blunt for preserving incentives for adoption X
          KC Star letters:  Springfield septuagenarian expresses resentment over young people's "overpriced, fancy phones," says Missouri legislators will put olds and the handicapped in dog shelters;  KC septuagenarian says the 250 voters registered at gun-control rally will flip control of Congress and the Missouri Legislature X
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        Wednesday, March 28
       
The Missouri Times:  Candidate filing ends:  Comprehensive list of all candidates for Missouri's state and federal offices
          KWMU:  No big last-minute surprises as Missouri's candidate filing ends
          JCNT:  Democrats running against incumbent Republican congressmen sign "Our Promise to America" document, use imaginations to describe a world in which they are winners X
          CDT:  Missouri Democrats take realistic view of November success, accept fate as legislative minority;  Rep. Kip Kendrick (D-Columbia) says 2018 will be "rebuilding" year X
          AP:  Overview of federal, state candidate filings
          SNL:  McCaskill calls for 'common-sense gun safety' at MSU forum X
          P-D:  Clay blasts Dept. of Commerce decision to add citizenship question to 2020 Census, says asking about legal status is "racist"
          SE Missourian:  Naturalization ceremony to take place in April +
          This Week in Missouri Politics:  Mid-week update:  Judge Rex Burlison's wise decision, Greitens' team political and legal strategy, Ike Turner Republicans, much more
          KWMU:  Jefferson County could be canary in coal mine for Missouri GOP
          Missourinet:  Unions to bus in members for anti-'right to work' rally at Capitol today
          Drebes:  Kids Win Missouri seeks director of policy and advocacy
          The Missouri Times:  Budget perfected:  House restores proposed cuts to education, agrees to tuition cap with universities
          SNL:  House, university leaders strike deal to restore Greitens' cuts to colleges X
          Columbia Missourian:  UM stands to get $14 million in exchange for a 1 percent tuition cap
          AP:  Missouri House, state schools work out funding deal
          Missourinet:  Agreement between schools and legislature to boost funding for higher education
          P-D:  House moving to restore proposed cuts to education X
          P-D freelancer Virginia Young:  Missouri legislators can go to school on the state's dime X
          Missourinet:  Budget moving to House floor restores some funding for MoDOT
          Columbia Missourian:  Lawsuit limits earn favor in state legislature
          The Missouri Times:  Curtman's bill legalizing industrial hemp approved by Senate committee
          Missourinet:  MetroLink officials tell Missouri lawmakers they need a dedicated transit police force
          The Missouri Times:  Five expedited Certificate of Needs approved
          KWMU:  How Missouri is making it easier to transfer college credits
          SE Missourian:  Hawley broadens inquiry into Mississippi County jail +
          KC Star editorial:  Missouri Republicans taking needed steps to lift veil of government secrecy X
          P-D editorial:  Judge Rex Burlison eases concerns about his impartiality in the Greitens case X
          KC Star's Tod Palmer:  State Senate candidate Hillary Shields (D), Lee's Summit students are local heroes in fight for gun control X
          St. Joseph News-Press' Alonzo Weston:  Bag Head's not dead yet;  Sexagenarian columnist imagines conversation between himself and fictitious Jheri-curl adorned grifter regarding guns and other hot topics X
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        Tuesday, March 27
       
KWMU:  McCaskill calls for more federal attention to rising drug prices
          SNL:  In Springfield speech, Blunt praises Trump's results and splits with him on trade X
          SNL:  Video:  Blunt on omnibus spending bill, gun-control marches, Kudlow, transportation funding, more X
          The Missouri Times:  As Clinton unfavorability in Missouri hits 62 percent, Missouri Rising pins McCaskill to Clinton
          Missourinet:  Hawley ad links McCaskill to Clinton ripping Trump voters
          The Missouri Times:  Walsh happy with November date for 'right to work' vote
          The Missouri Times:  Anti-corporate ag group leader garners ethics complaint for not registering as lobbyist
          The Missouri Times:  This Week in the Governor's Office:  Week of March 19, 2018
          The Missouri Times:  Judge denies Greitens' defense team's request for trial by judge
          KWMU:  Jury will hear felony trial of Greitens
          Missourinet:  Greitens trial will be decided by a jury, not a judge
          Missourinet:  Judge rejects request by Greitens' legal team to dismiss felony case
          AP:  Judge lets indictment of Greitens go forward
          JCNT:  1965 ruling backs judge's trial-by-jury decision in Greitens' case X
          P-D:  Judge denies motion to dismiss Greitens case X
          P-D:  Greitens' appointment czar quietly left administration in January X
          Drebes:  Missouri tax policy could use a guy like Joel Walters
          Missourinet:  Missouri lawmakers set to begin hammering out a budget plan
          P-D:  Missouri House endorses abortion ban for unborn babies older than 20 weeks X
          Missourinet:  House gives initial approval to ban most abortions after 20 weeks
          P-D:  New mothers grappling with addiction could get more help getting clean in Missouri X
          The Missouri Times:  Bills to strengthen Sunshine Law heard in committee
          Columbia Missourian:  Sunshine Law would get stronger enforcement under new bill
          KC Star:  After actions by Greitens, lawmakers take up bills to bolster open records laws X
          Missourinet:  Curtman:  Industrial hemp bill would "keep Missouri economic development dollars in Missouri"
          The Missouri Times:  Roden unsuccessful in adding 'Champ's Law' as amendment to service dog bill
          KWMU:  Some rural Missouri schools contract with private security firm to teach teachers proper firearms use
          Columbia Missourian:  Update on utility legislation
          JCNT:  Missouri lawmakers to honor Vietnam veterans Thursday X
          Missourinet:  House committee considers bill with consequences for racial profiling by police
          P-D editorial:  Hawley puts needed distance between himself and Greitens X
          KC Star letters:  Gun-control march reaction:  Teenage girl detests NRA and the "pit" of America;  Septuagenarian woman dislikes "horrible" NRA X
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        Monday, March 26
       
The Hill:  On MSNBC, McCaskill distances herself from Hillary Clinton
          Washington Examiner:  McCaskill slams Hillary Clinton:  She needs to respect all Americans, 'not just the ones who voted for her'
          Washington Missourian:  Feds' new bill would boost military here;  Blunt secures hundreds of millions
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Effect of federal tax law could extend to other utilities X
          Columbia Missourian:  At "Wine, Women and Words" event, Black Women with Voices endorse Renee Hoagenson (D) over Vicky Hartzler;  Group members read poems about fried chicken, gardening, other spellbinding imagery
          This Week in Missouri Politics:  Guest Sen. Gina Walsh (D-Bellefontaine Neighbors) talks prevailing wage, choosing when to filibuster, Greitens, more;  Panel of Aaron Baker, Angela Bingaman, Joe Patterson, Pat White talk prevailing wage, McCaskill vs. Hawley, more
           KWMU:  Politically Speaking podcast:  Sen. Scott Sifton (D-Affton) talks with Mannies & Rosenbaum about cracking down on dark money, heroin, Greitens and Missouri Ethics Commission vacancies, more
          Columbia Missourian:  The dark-money battle over 'right to work':  Business groups vs. "We are Missouri"
          Missourinet:  Court documents outline strategy of Greitens' defense team and St. Louis City prosecutors
          The Missouri Times:  Coalition of media organizations calls for broadcast coverage of Greitens trial
          AP:  Missouri Legislature resumes work amid investigations
          AP:  Bill targets lawsuits in 'plaintiff-friendly' St. Louis City
          AP:  Missouri workplace bill dies amid "#metoo" trend
          Missourinet:  Missouri Senate bill would phase out most electronic voting machines
          SNL:  United Healthcare Foundation report:  Too many Missouri women drinking to excess and doing drugs, as well as smoking while pregnant X
          KC Star editorial:  McCaskill and Wagner battle sex trafficking on Backpage - and score a bipartisan win X
          KC Star letter:  Ecumenical Leadership Council of Missouri praises Democratic prosecutor Kim Gardner, insists that Greitens will be treated fairly X
          SNL letter:  Springfield man dislikes Elijah Haahr's tax cuts X
          P-D letter:  St. Louis woman talks pot brownies, wants Missouri lawmakers to be "a little less uptight" about marijuana X
          P-D letter:  O'Fallon man notes Post-Dispatch hypocrisy in bashing Facebook while requiring commenters to log into Facebook X
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        Sunday, March 25
       
P-D:  Thousands march in downtown St. Louis for gun control;  McCaskill poses for selfies X
          P-D:  Photo gallery:  Black Lives Matter activists pound African drums, shout during separate "silent protest" X
          KWMU:  Gun-control rally photo gallery:  Lacy Clay primary opponent Cori Bush attempts to march near incumbent;  Youth raise "Black Power" fists;  More
          KC Star:  Gun-control rally in KC draws thousands;  Pro-2nd Amendment attendee draws "rebukes and stares" X
          SNL:  Former Gov. Bob Holden (D) headlines Springfield gun-control rally X
          SNL:  Photo gallery:  "Hey, NRA, Stop Being a DICK," other efficacious signs X
          CDT:  Residents march for gun control X
          Columbia Missourian:  Students lead march for gun control
          Columbia Missourian:  Photo gallery:  Student holds sign blaming "complissit [sic]" legislators;  Caucasoid senior citizen sports Kangol hat; more
          SNL:  Blunt, Long, Greitens speak at Greene County Lincoln Day event;  Hawley attends St. Louis County Lincoln Day X
          SNL:  Photo gallery:  Sen. Roy Blunt talks with state Senate candidate Eric Burlison, more X
          SNL:  Auditor Galloway, Greene County saga becomes campaign issue for GOP state auditor candidates X
          Drebes:  Former Sen. Rita Days (D) to run for mayor of Bel-Nor
          Washington Missourian:  Preview:  Second half of Missouri legislative session
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Industrial hemp bill to be discussed tomorrow
          KC Star:  Medical boards don't post disciplinary actions from other states;  KC doctor was sued 13 times in Illinois X
          Washington Missourian editorial:  Missouri's roads, bridges may have to become worse before federal and state legislators do anything X
          Horrigan:  U.S. Senate matchup likely to pit private-school product Josh Hawley versus "Country Claire" McCaskill
          SNL op-ed:  Rep. Sonya Anderson (R-Springfield):  Preserve NAFTA to help agricultural producers X
          SNL op-ed:  Ron Fitzwater:  McCaskill, Blunt have opportunity to help stop opioid overdoses X
          SNL op-ed:  Rep. Steve Helms (R-Springfield):  Real payday loan reform X
          Sanchez:  Profile:  Cheryl Pilate, attorney for murderer Russell Bucklew X
          KC Star op-ed:  Stacy Washington:  We don't need larger semi-trucks on Missouri roads X
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        Saturday, March 24
       
P-D:  Congressional votes for the week:  A look at who voted "Yes" and "Not" [sic] X
          KWMU:  Rural schools getting their cut of federal logging revenue again
          KWMU:  Event promo:  "March for Our Lives" gun-control rally
          KC Star:  Event promo:  "March for Our Lives" gun-control rally X
          Missourinet:  Gun-control groups plan marches in eight Missouri cities today
          SNL:  Springfield school walkouts:  Area girl calling herself "Aaron" says she will shoot NRA;  Counterprotests feature patriotic students waving American flags, vowing to make America safe again X
          The Missouri Times:  Analysis:  What a federal court's ruling on "dark money" means for Missouri
          KWMU:  As the Greitens World Turns:  Weekly update on events in ongoing saga
          The Missouri Times:  Hawley confirms 15 subpoenas issued in The Mission Continues investigation
          The Missouri Times:  With subpoena power, Hawley would reopen Confide investigation
          KWMU:  Hawley steps up pressure in The Mission Continues inquiry
          Missourinet:  Hawley calls on those subpoenaed to cooperate in Greitens investigation
          P-D:  Hawley's office has issued subpoenas in investigation of Greitens' veterans charity X
          KWMU:  Gardner alleges Greitens could have used text-erasing app in invasion of privacy case
          Faughn:  Updating the players in the Greitens investigation
          Messenger:  Of judges, appearances of impropriety and Gov. Eric Greitens:  A tale of two cases
          P-D:  Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner (D):  Greitens used message-destroying app in invasion of privacy case X
          KC Star:  Prosecutors seek to disqualify Greitens' defense team ahead of his felony trial X
          Drebes:  Ethics complaints against Rep. Mary Nichols (D-Maryland Heights) dismissed
          JCNT:  Greitens reports possible Blind Pension Fund fraud X
          AP:  Hundreds of licensed Missouri drivers receive blind benefits
          KWMU:  Preview:  Second half of legislative session
          Missourinet:  Democrats preview second half of session;  Thoughts from House Superminority Leader Gail McCann Beatty (D-Kansas City)
          KC Star:  Marriage-bill advocacy series:  Missouri seeks to toughen child bride law X
          CDT op-ed:  "Phil [sic] Brooks":  The decline of committee hearings X
          SE Missourian op-ed:  Cape Girardeau physician Richard Martin:  Medical marijuana legislation is a bad idea +
          KC Star letter:  Salisbury farmer glad Blunt, others understand value of NAFTA to Missouri's ag community X
          P-D letter:  Sen. Jill Schupp (D-Creve Coeur):  Gun background checks make sense X
          P-D letter:  St. Charles sexagenarian wants Legislature to beef up no-call list enforcement X
          P-D letter:  St. Louis Earth Day's Jennifer DeRose:  Time for Legislature to support ban on Styrofoam X
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        Friday, March 23
       
KC Star:  McCaskill undecided on Mike Pompeo as secretary of state X
          Missourinet:  McCaskill says metal tariffs will hurt Missouri's manufacturing and agriculture industries
          SNL:  Hawley ad tying McCaskill to Clinton draws praise from Rush Limbaugh X
          The Missouri Times:  Hawley's office pushes back against criticism from Democratic lawyers
          CDT:  At hearing, Hartzler highlights Russian troll attack during MU race agitation X
          Missourinet:  Hartzler:  Americans "need to wake up" to nefarious efforts of Russian Twitter trolls
          KC Star:  New census numbers show Kansas City holding ground, St. Louis slipping X
          The Missouri Times:  Amendment 2 provision barring businesses from contributing to their own PACs being challenged in court
          KWMU:  St. Louis on the Air:  State auditor candidate series:  Nicole Galloway offers election preview:  "I am tough and I am thorough"
          KC Star:  Republicans may move 'right to work' election to August X
          KWMU:  Missouri Ethics Commission in limbo without a quorum
          Missourinet:  Ex-husband of Greitens' lover seeks order of protection from the governor
          P-D:  Top Greitens aides say legal woes are not a distraction
          KWMU:  Schmitt seeks to make state loan program more accessible
          KC Business Journal:  Missouri revamps loan program to better support small businesses, farmers
          Missourinet:  Schmitt launches program to help expand small businesses and farms
          JCNT:  Efforts to changes state's employee culture moving forward X
          KC Star:  Bill from Sen. Ed Emery (R-Lamar) would protect whistleblowing professors at Missouri universities X
          Columbia Missourian:  Moms Demand Action, other groups recruiting students for gun-control march;  Student "organizer" says Saturday traipse will help candidates "clean of NRA money"
          SNL:  Students hold gun-control rally;  Sen. Bob Dixon (R-Springfield), local elected officials sit through lectures from teenagers X
          Columbia Missourian:  'How a bill becomes a law' series:  Overview
          Columbia Missourian:  'How a bill becomes a law' series:  Drafting a bill
          Columbia Missourian:  'How a bill becomes a law' series:  Legislative hearings
          Hannibal Courier-Post:  Missouri Dept. of Conservation investigating after white pelicans shot X
          Missourinet:  Nasheed asks HUD secretary to come to Missouri for emergency meeting on Clinton Peabody
          P-D:  Nasheed, Franks lead protest over public housing project's living conditions
          KC Star editorial:  Missouri not doing enough to protect elections from foreign meddling X
          CDT editorial:  Let free market decide University of Missouri's tuition X
          P-D editorial:  Missouri prisons shouldn't come equipped with revolving doors
          P-D's Raasch:  McCaskill, Blunt, Hawley camps give statements on Cambridge Analytica
          KC Star letter:  Kansas man sides with lawmakers versus DHSS over Bourbon virus data X
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        Thursday, March 22
       
SE Missourian:  McCaskill touts passing of bill targeting sex trafficking +
          P-D:  Long fight against online sex trafficking for McCaskill, Wagner culminates in Senate passage
          Missourinet:  McCaskill, Blunt race to avoid sending federal workers home from looming shutdown
          KWMU:  Politically Speaking podcast:  GOP U.S. Senate primary candidate Tony Monetti talks to Mannies & Rosenbaum about his military service, support for more significant tax cuts, more
          Drebes:  Rex Returns:  Sinquefield tosses $250k to Missouri Club for Growth, could play in McCaskill race
          SE Missourian:  Cape County Democrats to attend St. Louis gun-control rally Saturday +
          SNL:  Mystery Springfield statehouse candidate says his main concern in eugenic sterilization;  Dennis Lee Chilton says running as a Democrat meant enduring too much "crap" X
          KWMU:  Census Bureau:  St. Louis no longer among the top 20 most populous metro areas
          P-D:  St. Louis region falls out of the Top 20 metros in the U.S.
          KWMU:  Judge in Greitens' case will not speed up trial date
          P-D:  St. Louis judge keeps May 14 trial date in Greitens case
          AP:  Experts:  Plenty of reasons for Greitens to seek bench trial
          JCNT:  Six Democratic lawyers challenge Hawley's 'Confide' investigation X
          JCNT:  Parson splits with Greitens on sports complex tax credits X
          Missourinet:  Rep. Curtis Trent (R-Springfield) talks rural broadband
          The Missouri Times:  This Week in the Missouri PSC:  March 21, 2018
          KWMU:  Judge finds St. Louis County public defenders have unconstitutionally high caseloads;  ACLU also sued state in federal court last year
          SNL:  Condemned man still wants Missouri to kill him with gas instead of needles X
          SNL:  Galloway renews call for Greene County audit X
          KC Star editorial:  Missouri GOP attacks the poor by saying no cigarettes, booze with welfare money X
          JCNT editorial:  Missouri earns A+ for adult education X
          KC Star editorial:  Community theater is not sufficient community service in death of Brandon Ellingson X
          P-D op-ed:  Sen. Claire McCaskill:  Combatting sex trafficking and stopping the next Backpage
          KC Star letters:  KC man thinks students' class-skipping will "make a difference" to GOP legislators;  Lee's Summit man says MO DNR ignores the rights of local residents X
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        Wednesday, March 21
       
KWMU:  Hundreds of veterans in Missouri lost out on care at non-VA facilities, report says
          SNL:  Missouri to get $28 million in federal funding for conservation, outdoor recreation X
          Drebes:  Help Wanted:  DESE seeks government affairs coordinator
          P-D:  Obituary:  Visitation, funeral arrangements for Rep. Cloria Brown
          The Missouri Times:  Schmitt announces Missouri FIRST initiative to help small businesses and farmers
          KY3:  Schmitt promotes loan program in Springfield
          SNL:  Lifting limits on small-business loans will spur economy, State Treasurer Eric Schmitt says X
          JCNT:  State program overhaul to benefit farmers, small business owners X
          JCNT:  Galloway launches second audit into income tax refunds process X
          SNL:  Hawley's office:  'Not unusual' that Greitens' lawyer monitored staff's Confide interviews X
          KWMU:  Greitens' attorneys say prosecutor misled grand jurors about the law
          AP:  Greitens attorneys:  No evidence photo was transmitted
          Missourinet:  Greitens' attorneys question whether key photo exists
          KWMU:  A closer look at the House committee that wields power over Greitens' future
          Missourinet:  Dixon overhauling bill to bring LGBT and religious freedom groups together
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Rural broadband bill passes out of House
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Senate passes industrial hemp bill
          Missourinet:  Anti-payday-loan group supports bill capping interest
          SNL:  Springfield Public Schools to let students skip class Friday for gun-control rally X
          KWMU:  U.S. Supreme Court grants second stay of execution for Russell Bucklew
          Missourinet:  Prosecutor calls murderer who escapes execution a "homicidal Energizer bunny"
          KC Star:  U.S. Supreme Court halts execution of Russell Bucklew at last minute X
          AP:  Bucklew gets second stay of execution from high court
          JCNT editorial:  Raise the age for juvenile criminals - it's the right thing to do X
          St. Joseph News-Press editorial:  Big shift in remedial higher ed courses at Missouri's state schools X
          P-D op-ed:  Rep. Stacey Newman (D-Richmond Heights):  Basye, Cornejo and some Democrats are wrong on gun control
          Jensen:  Gun control won't solve gun violence;  Comment from MSU coed raises questions about who is to judge "bad guns" and "bad people" +
          P-D letter:  Coalition to Protect the Missouri River calls Messenger's column 'divisive'
          P-D letter:  Richmond Heights man wants more state government regulation of opioids
          KC Star letter:  Man who chooses to live in Kansas passes judgment on Missouri budget decisions +
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        Tuesday, March 20
       
Brownfield Ag News:  Blunt, other senators keep pressure on Trump over Renewable Fuel Standard
          Missourinet:  Missouri Catholic policy group supports bill to protect pro-life health providers
          JCNT:  'Growing Pains' star charms at Vitae Foundation event X
          The Missouri Times:  In campaign ad, Hawley highlights McCaskill's support of Hillary Clinton
          KC Star:  NRSC event tomorrow will raise money for Hawley X
          KWMU:  Rep. Cloria Brown (R-St. Louis County) dies after battle with cancer
          The Missouri Times:  Missourians mourn passing of Rep. Cloria Brown (R-St. Louis County)
          Missourinet:  Speaker Todd Richardson:  "Missouri has lost a humble public servant in Cloria Brown"
          SNL:  Dee Wampler's 10-year-old granddaughter dies after public battle with cancer X
          CDT:  Friends, family remember Lizzy Wampler X
          Drebes:  Help Wanted:  Missouri Republican Party seeks administrative assistant
          KWMU:  St. Louis on the Air:  Mini-profiles of local activist youths:  Coed pushing gun control, Black Lives Matter/girl power/LGBTQIA* teen, pro-life Catholic Caucasoid male
          Clayton Times:  Greitens defense team wants to move up trial date
          KWMU:  Greitens' defense team looks to speed up trial - again
          P-D:  Greitens wants trial to start in two weeks and will ask for judge, not jury, to hear case
          AP:  Greitens wants criminal trial moved up to April 3
          KC Star:  Subpoenas issued as part of investigation of Greitens' use of charity donor list X
          The Missouri Times:  Republicans could move 'right to work' vote to August
          Missourinet:  Rep. Mike Henderson (R-Bonne Terre) wants to ban texting-while-driving in Missouri's school zones
          SE Missourian:  Judge rejects government defendants' arguments in personal-injury lawsuit +
          Missourinet:  Former Missourinet news director Bob Priddy to be inducted into Missouri Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame
          Missourinet:  Three options remain for Missouri man scheduled to be executed today
          KC Star editorial:  Missourians can't trust Hawley investigation into Greitens' use of text-destroying app X
          St. Joseph News-Press editorial:  Missouri taxpayers deserve more from SNAP recipients abusing the system X
          SE Missourian's Adrienne Ross:  Turning pupils into protesters;  Students used as pawns for anti-Trump and anti-NRA liberals +
          KC Star op-ed:  Abortionist Colleen McNicholas:  Missouri's pro-life health clinics must be shut down X
          KC Star's Allison Kite:  Missouri Republicans' budget cuts are punishing your grandma X
          KC Star letter:  Anti-death-penalty group applauds Star's anti-death-penalty editorial X
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        Monday, March 19
       
Politico:  In Missouri and other key states, Republicans bet their Senate majority on Trump
          This Week in Missouri Politics:  Panel of Rep. Phil Christofanelli (R-St. Charles), Gregg Keller, Mark Dalton, JP Johnson on U.S. Senate race, Haahr's tax cut plan, Greitens and MEC, more
          SNL:  Local officials don't know Springfield candidate who registered as Republican and Democrat X
          P-D:  Halftime report:  Despite Greitens distraction, Missouri Legislature moving forward on key priorities
          Missourinet:  Richardson is hopeful Missouri House will decide on transportation funding solution by May
          P-D:  EPA extends rebates to Missouri schools for cleaner bus upgrades
          SNL:  Activists plan gun-control event Friday;  MSU coed says policy goal is "not to take away all your guns," just "the bad ones" X
          Missourinet:  Still on Missouri Legislature's agenda:  Seat belt law, texting-while-driving, boat dock safety
          P-D:  The Bottom Line video series:  Business reporters David Nicklaus and Jim Gallagher talk changes at the St. Louis Regional Chamber
          AP:  Bucklew execution scheduled for tomorrow
          Missourinet:  Bucklew set to be executed tomorrow
          P-D editorial:  Immigration officials should give illegal aliens in Missouri a break
          P-D editorial:  It's time for Mike Parson to replace Eric Greitens as governor
          KC Star editorial:  Abolish the death penalty in Missouri X
          KC Star's editorial:  Why Greitens should halt tomorrow's execution of a guilty man X
          P-D's Samantha Liss:  Courageous St. Louis women take on the gun lobby;  Come support "March for Our Lives" and attend the next Moms Demand Action meeting
          Messenger:  Corporate donations drive Missouri push to limit residents' access to courts
          P-D letter:  Archdiocese maintains opposition to death penalty
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        Sunday, March 18
       
P-D:  Congressional votes for the week
          Drebes:  Stacy Reliford going to Pfizer
          P-D:  Democrats called his Greitens investigation a 'sham.' Now, the investigator is defending himself.
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Rep. Kip Kendrick (D-Columbia) talks about lack of quorum on Ethics Commission
          AP:  Missouri lawmakers, DHSS battle over Bourbon virus data
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Sen. Brian Munzlinger (R-Williamstown) talks gas tax, diesel tax
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Rep. Lindall Shumake (R-Hannibal) talks benefits of prevailing wage bill
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Missouri prisoners to receive smart tablets X
          Washington Missourian:  Students split on gun issues;  Some call for gun control, others want teachers to be able to carry firearms X
          P-D:  Rockwood sixth-grader repeats as winner of Post-Dispatch spelling bee;  Minority female chooses to study hard, achieves goal
          Missourinet:  Bill would make theatre in Arrow Rock the state's official theatre
          CDT:  Galloway's office releases report on civil seizures X
          Washington Missourian editorial:  Missouri River flooding:  Not nature, the Corps to blame X
          Waters:  Columbia Public Schools handled school walk-outs correctly X
          P-D letter:  St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society supports Schupp's bill on "surprise billing"
          P-D letter:  University City woman upset about decision to live in a state that is "gun-obsessed"
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        Saturday, March 17   Happy Saint Patrick's Day!
       
The Monett Times:  District reps for McCaskill, Blunt, Long talks tariffs, banking bill, gun control at Chamber breakfast;  Fitzpatrick talks state budget, higher ed funding, more
          The Missouri Times:  Hawley becomes latest Republican target for a Democratic ethics complaint
          Drebes:  Help Wanted:  American Cancer Society seeks Missouri government relations director
          SNL:  Hawley's office didn't challenge Greitens' executive privilege claim, fearing backfire X
          JCNT:  Assistant AG defends Sunshine probes X
          KWMU:  As the Greitens World Turns:  Miniseries hosted by Mannies & Rosenbaum recaps the week in gubernatorial drama
          KWMU:  Halftime arrives for Missouri 2018 legislative session
          Washington Missourian:  State committee votes for cuts to DHSS budget over Bourbon virus reporting X
          Missourinet:  House to debate Haahr tax bill after Spring Break
          Columbia Missourian:  Missouri House supports bill cracking down on welfare abuse
          Washington Missourian:  Twin Bi-State Development bills moving quickly through Legislature
          The Missouri Times:  House approves Gregory's bill for state to regulate amateur MMA, kickboxing
          Columbia Missourian:  Bill pushes for mental health services, active shooter training in schools
          Missourinet:  Holiday weekend includes statewide Missouri State Highway Patrol enforcement
          AP:  Activists seek release of inmate Bobby Bostic;  Budding criminal and pal robbed and shot at a group delivering presents for the needy, then carjacked and sexually assaulted a woman, then celebrated with a dope party
          P-D editorial briefs:  Greitens and Missouri Ethics Commission;  GOP crackdown on welfare recipients' frivolous spending
          KC Star editorial:  Missouri may legalize sports betting X
          CDT editorial:  Wendy Noren was a legend X
          KC Star's Max Londberg:  Bobby Bostic should be freed from jail X
          SNL letter:  Joplin feminist angry over Dixon's support of faith-based pregnancy resource centers X
          St. Joseph News-Press letter:  Faucett man urges lawmakers to keep historic tax credits X
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        Friday, March 16
       
P-D:  Democrat lawyer Jane Dueker says Hawley broke the law by not disclosing free legal services he received
          KWMU:  Attorneys for Greitens say they still don't have photo at center of felony case
          SNL:  Greitens gets to choose the people who will investigate him for an ethics violation X
          The Missouri Times:  Senators not happy about lame duck Ethics Commission, suggest Lt. Gov. Mike Parson make MEC appointments
          The Missouri Times:  Before losing quorum, Missouri Ethics Commission selects new chair and vice chair
          JCNT:  Senators discuss options without active Ethics Commission X
          AP:  Lawmakers voice concerns about Ethics Commission
          Missourinet:  Missouri Senate weighing options for MEC
          P-D:  After complaint, Greitens choosing ethics committee is a "constitutional crisis," Dixon says
          SNL:  NYU Law School report:  Greitens' nonprofit an example of 'secret cash' trend X
          P-D:  Profile:  Lobbyist Edens Davis
          P-D:  Greitens visits Cherokee Street shop whose owner is being harassed for supporting police
          Missourinet:  Spring Break update:  Mid-session comments from Speaker Todd Richardson, House Superminority Leader Gail McCann Beatty
          Missourinet:  Missouri House members deliver on threat to cut health department over virus info
          The Missouri Times:  Kolkmeyer's venue and joinder bill moving to Senate
          The Missouri Times:  House moves forward on rural broadband grant program
          KWMU:  Senate discusses legislation to bring broadband to rural Missouri
          Columbia Missourian:  Grant to improve Missouri broadband access passes House
          AP:  House votes to stiffen penalties for welfare fraud
          KWMU:  Some Missouri schools allow teachers to carry firearms to protect themselves, students
          Washington Missourian:  Bill would raise juvenile court age
          Missourinet:  Missouri Senate approves bill on industrial hemp
          KWMU:  House Democrats pushing bill to ban foreign ownership of Missouri farmland
          Washington Missourian editorial:  Leadership vacuum:  Response to state employee survey story from SNL's Will Schmitt X
          JCNT editorial:  Senate takes first step toward fixing state roads, bridges X
          KC Star editorial:  GOP lawmaker wrong to want to install porn-blocking software on computers X
          SE Missourian editorial:  Annual Sunshine Week editorial +
          KC Star's Melinda Henneberger:  McCaskill "helped shape" a very bad banking bill X
          Messenger:  Landmark ruling cements flooding reality:  The Missouri River needs room to roam
          KC Star's Tessa Weinberg:  New limits on food stamps will hurt children X
          P-D letter:  Teenage girl who skipped class in name of gun-control activism says playing hooky was "amazing and inspiring"
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        Thursday, March 15
       
KWMU:  Trump touches down in St. Louis to bolster Hawley's Senate bid
          P-D:  At Boeing roundtable, Trump hears about benefits of his tax overhaul package
          P-D:  Photo gallery:  Trump visit
          AP:  Trump visits Missouri
          Washington Post:  In St. Louis speech, Trump pokes fun at Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, describes negotiations
          KWMU:  Landowners win suit against Army Corps of Engineers for Missouri River flood damage
          KC Star:  Judge says Corps of Engineers is responsible for damaging floods along Missouri River X
          AP:  Judge:  Corps responsible for flooding on Missouri River
          P-D:  Man investigating Greitens affair was himself investigated by the FBI for bigamy
          SNL:  Complaint alleges Greitens lied to Missouri Ethics Commission about donor list X
          AP:  New complaint from Roy Temple cites Greitens' use of charity resources
          The Missouri Times:  Uncertainty surrounds Greitens' legal defense as lobbyist gift from former 'at no cost' attorneys
          The Missouri Times:  Barnes confirms subpoenas have been used in investigation
          Missourinet:  Barnes updates reporters about Missouri House committee investigating Greitens' indictment
          JCNT:  Barnes:  House investigative committee "on track" X
          KWMU:  Committee investigating Greitens indictment has issued subpoenas, but other details scant
          CDT:  No deal on tuition freeze as House panel reviews budget X
          The Missouri Times:  Still waiting on tuition freeze deal, House committee signs off on budget bills
          SNL:  House lawmakers carve out funding for Springfield medical campus, pharmacy school X
          Drebes:  Background on Carol Jones, her Capitol lobbyists and why they're trying to block HB 1650
          KWMU:  Advocates see Missouri case as the next frontier in juvenile sentencing reform
          JCNT:  Communications workers bring state employee complaints to Capitol X
          The Missouri Times:  House bill divides Berry's utility bill in two, gives initial approval
          The Missouri Times:  Organizations call on Legislature to pass utility rate caps, House moving forward with bills
          Missourinet's Jason Taylor:  Utility legislation moves further than previous years in Missouri with passage of House bill;  Comments from Rep. "Peter Meredith [sic]"
          KC Star's Tessa Weinberg:  Marriage-bill advocacy series:  Bill from Rep. Jean Evans (R-Manchester) supported by U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner, House Speaker Pro Tem "Elijah Haar [sic]" X
          Clayton Times:  Clayton High School senior one of three students in the world to land perfect score on AP chemistry test;  Tong Zhao chooses to work hard, achieves success
          KWMU:  Anti-gun protests give area students reason to skip class
          SE Missourian:  Local students skip class in name of activism +
          P-D:  Local class-skipping activities include school assemblies, 'die-ins,' other free time
          P-D:  Photo gallery:  Teen girl weeps, leans on male shoulder for support;  Other dramatic adolescent-angst shots
          CDT:  Hundreds of students get free time for walk-out X
          Columbia Missourian:  Photos:  Students laugh, joke during walkout free time
          KWMU:  Corporation for Public Broadcasting funds race-conflict series heaquartered in St. Louis;  Diversity champions took no-whites-need-apply approach to hiring for series on "intersection of race, identify and culture"
          SE Missourian editorial:  Smelter is big news, important economically to region +
          KC Star editorial:  Why is Greitens leaving the Missouri Ethics Commission to languish? X
          KC Star's Melinda Henneberger:  Josh Hawley launches the Senate campaign we don't need;  GOP candidate must stop deriding "elites on the coasts" X
          JCNT letter:  Jefferson City septuagenarian wonders:  What if Eric Greitens is innocent? X
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        Wednesday, March 14
       
The Missouri Times:  Hawley kicks off U.S. Senate campaign;  Trump to appear with GOP hopeful tonight
          KWMU:  Trump visit expected to bolster bank account, and hopes, of Josh Hawley
          Rosenbaum:  Hawley banking on Trump helping his campaign against McCaskill
          P-D's Chuck Raasch:  Trump comes to St. Louis for his third Missouri presidential visit;  Comments from Hawley consultant "Bradd [sic] Todd," 1/2 of P-D polisci prof pundit pool (UMSL's Dave Robertson)
          P-D:  Hawley strikes populist stance at Chesterfield event
          SNL:  At Springfield rally, Hawley vows to take on "D.C. cartel" X
          SNL:  Hawley rally photo gallery:  Protesters hold handwritten signs with same catchphrase;  Morbidly obese protester tests strength of small folding chair;  More X
          Missourinet:  IRS:  More than $23 million in unclaimed Missouri tax refunds about to expire
          SNL:  Christian County GOP troubled by infighting X
          The Missouri Times:  Kristian Starner to join Cerner's government affairs team
          JCNT:  Pro-life movement has day in Capitol X
          The Missouri Times:  Sifton asks Galloway to investigate whether Hawley's records are open under Sunshine Law
          KC Star:  Sifton seeks investigation into Hawley's disclosure of records under Sunshine Law X
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Rep. Jim Hansen (R-Frankford) talks Foundation Formula funding, restoring nursing home cuts
          The Missouri Times:  Full repeal of prevailing wage passes House with narrow margin
          P-D:  Repeal of prevailing wage earns bipartisan support in House
          Missourinet:  Missouri House gives final passage to prevailing wage repeal, sends bill to Senate
          KWMU:  Benevolent tax credit being weighed by Missouri Senate panel
          Columbia Missourian:  Effort to create state bridge repair fund lacks one thing:  money
          St. Joseph News-Press:  New MoDOT district engineer appointed
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Rep. Nate Walker (R-Kirksville) talks industrial hemp legislation
          JCNT:  Senate education testimony includes local voices X
          KWMU:  St. Louis Public Schools transition process officially starts but there's no hard deadline
          SNL:  Regulatory uncertainty surrounds payday loans X
          Missourinet:  Missouri Gaming Commission official:  Your March Madness pool is illegal
          JCNT:  Clean Water Law amendment to hit House floor X
          KWMU:  Environmental regulators are trying to turn a former lead mining site back into a forest
          KC Star editorial:  Missouri should make a vow:  Don't be a destination for 15-year-old brides X
          JCNT editorial:  Missouri deer hunters again show their generosity X
          KC Star op-ed:  Lt. Gov. Mike Parson:  Trump tax overhaul reaps benefits for Missourians X
          Messenger:  From Jetton to Greitens, a lesson in the political perils of pride
          KC Star's Jason Hancock:  Public may never know who's paying Greitens' legal bills X
          Columbia Missourian's David Rosman:  Conversion therapy bill doesn't go far enough
          P-D letter:  Ballwin septuagenarian responds to letter about St. Louis County corruption, says corruption lies mostly with Republican Party and Greitens
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        Tuesday, March 13
       
P-D:  Another day, another U.S. Senate poll;  Gravis surveyed fewer than 1,000 Missouri voters, versus Axios' 17,000+
          The Missouri Times:  Gravis polling shows tight U.S. Senate race, Greitens disapproval at 50%
          P-D:  Gravis poll shows poor approve-disapprove number for Greitens
          KWMU:  Politically Speaking podcast:  Austin Petersen talks to Mannies & Rosenbaum about running as a Republican, abortion, Trump tax plan, soliciting endorsements from GOP congressmen, more
          AP:  Greitens unlikely to campaign for Hawley;  Comments from SLU polisci prof/Dem consultant Ken Warren
          KC Star:  Trump's St. Louis roundtable event to focus on tax cuts;  Reformatted event to focus on workers' stories, not politicians' messages X
          The Missouri Times:  Soybean, corn associations oppose capping RINs
          CDT:  Tributes to Wendy Noren honor her work to improve elections X
          The Missouri Times:  TWIMP panel talks job, the economy and Greitens
          The Missouri Times:  Dowd Bennett no longer defending Greitens in Confide lawsuit
          P-D:  Source:  Prosecutors turn over testimony of former lover and Greitens phone records to defense
          The Missouri Times:  Ways and Means passes Haahr's tax bill with 6-3 vote
          Missourinet:  House committee approves Haahr tax bill
          Columbia Missourian:  Haahr's tax package clears another hurdle in the House
          JCNT:  10-cent fuels tax increase passes first Senate hurdle X
          Missourinet:  GOP House members keep the pressure on DHSS to provide Bourbon virus numbers
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Rep. Nate Walker (R-Kirksville) says House will restore much of Greitens' education cuts
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Sen. Jeanie Riddle (R-Mokane) discusses budget priorities, higher ed spending
          Missourinet:  House approves welfare bill;  Measure would keep those on the dole from spending taxpayer money at liquor stores, strip clubs
          P-D:  Push to allow parole officers to protect themselves with guns wavering in Legislature
          Columbia Missourian:  Supporters say House bill would help rural hospitals and clinics defend against superfluous lawsuits
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Munzlinger talks omnibus ag bill, hemp legislation
          Missourinet:  Nasheed wants to consolidate all Missouri departments to state data center
          The Missouri Times:  Conservation Federation of Missouri holds annual convention
          KC Star editorial:  Forget Trump's proposal. Florida gun law should be the model for Missouri. X
          P-D editorial:  A bad discrimination law prompts federal repercussions for Missouri
          KC Star letter:  Kearney man dislikes length of Missouri's tax form X
          P-D letter:  Wildwood woman expresses fear of firearms in bars
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        Monday, March 12
       
SNL:  Josh Hawley will kick off Senate campaign against McCaskill with tour this week X
          P-D:  Josh Hawley kicking off Senate bid with tour tomorrow
          Missourinet:  Southeast Missouri official fighting for area jobs says Trump tariffs a good thing
          CDT:  Wendy Noren, longtime Boone County clerk, dies after lengthy battle with cancer X
          This Week in Missouri Politics:  Panel of GOP Reps. John Wiemann and Jean Evans, Dem Reps. Brandon Ellington and Gretchen Bangert talk Trump tariffs, prevailing wage, special investigative committee, industrial hemp, more
          P-D:  Once a selling point, Greitens' charity now under microscope
          Drebes:  Greitens, opponents, Mission Continues fortify their positions
          Missourinet:  Richardson, Kendrick discuss process for Missouri House committee investigating Greitens' indictment
          JCNT:  DSS director still being overpaid X
          Missouri Farmer Today:  Wide-ranging discussions at Missouri legislative day
          St. Louis Jewish Light:  Anti-"boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel" bill advances in Missouri Legislature
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Bill could make drug use during pregnancy a felony
          JCNT:  Arts campus in Kansas City back on legislative agenda X
          KWMU:  School districts' communications staff pen statements on planned walkouts
          SNL:  Springfield's first CBD store touts healing powers of hemp oil. Doctors, a lawyer are wary. X
          St. Joseph News-Press editorial:  Annual fly-in puts St. Joseph region on D.C. agenda X
          KC Star editorial:  Weapons down:  Missouri lawmakers should curb celebratory gunfire X
          Columbia Missourian op-ed:  Show-Me Institute's Susan Pendergrass:  What's going on with high school graduation rates in Missouri?
          Columbia Missourian letter:  Form letter against asbestos legislation, "written" by Jefferson City man
          Daily Journal letter:  Form letter against asbestos legislation, verbatim language as above, "written" by Hillsboro woman
          CDT letter:  Form letter against asbestos legislation, verbatim language as above, "written" by Columbia sexagenarian X
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        Sunday, March 11
       
SNL:  Federal, state lawmakers weigh in on Anthem ER-visit policy;  Comments from Missouri Hospital Association's Dave Dillon X
          CDT:  Profile:  Despite media hysteria, local 2nd Amendment supporters Larry and Brenda Potterfield stand with NRA X
          Washington Missourian:  Washington School District to let high school kids skip class Wednesday X
          SNL:  Photo gallery:  2nd Amendment enthusiasts sport patriotic gear X
          Drebes:  Jeanie Lauer to run for Jackson County Legislature
          Missourinet:  Missouri House week in review:  taxes and investigation dominate attention
          Columbia Missourian:  What's next for Greitens? Missouri Constitution provides multiple possibilities
          Columbia Missourian:  Legislators weigh in on hypothetical Gov. Parson scenario;  Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal (D-University City) wants Greitens to remain in office since "Parson would be worse"
          Columbia Missourian:  Protest for more higher-ed funding draws small crowd;  Coed seeking to become social worker angry at Greitens over her decision to take on excessive debt
          JCNT:  Sparse crowd attempts chants outside Governor's Mansion;  Student from North St. Louis County expresses resentment about humble upbringing, complains about future salary in career she chose X
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Industrial hemp bill almost through the Senate
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Pensions bill from Rep. Tim Remole (R-Excello) presented to Senate committee
          St. Joseph News-Press:  CDC data:  Some expectant mothers still smoking in Missouri X
          KC Star:  Marriage-age bill advocacy feature:  Teen bride, lawmakers weigh in on raising Missouri's marriage age X
          KC Star:  Marriage-age bill advocacy feature:  Years later, 15-year-old male who married 17-year-old girlfriend is happy with his decision X
          KC Star:  Marriage-age bill advocacy feature:  Some Missouri grooms could have been charged with "rape" in other states X
          JCNT:  Conservation Federation of Missouri committee votes to promote 5 new state parks projects X
          SNL editorial:  Leaked employee survey shows Missouri must fix its leadership problem X
          Washington Missourian editorial:  Nonresident hunting and fishing bill should be shot down X
          Washington Missourian editorial:  Hawthorn Foundation turns 35 X
          McClellan:  The Greitens affair is a matter for the electorate
          P-D op-ed:  Lt. Gov. Mike Parson:  Free trade is vital to Missouri's economy
          P-D's Samantha Liss:  Missouri lawmakers must fix insurers' "balance billing" scheme
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        Saturday, March 10
       
P-D:  Trump to visit Boeing on Wednesday afternoon prior to Hawley event at night
          SE Missourian:  Jason Smith, Greitens, Rep. Don Rone (R-Portageville) speak at smelter event;  Former Noranda worker, now employed at new site:  "We wouldn't be here without Trump." +
          Missourinet:  Aluminum smelter expected to create 450 new jobs with average salary of $64k
          SNL:  Conservative activist Georjene Tilton announces bid for Lyndall Fraker's state rep seat X
          Drebes:  Rep. Cora Faith Walker (D-Ferguson) to hold D.C. fundraiser next week
          The Missouri Times:  This Week in the Governor's Office:  Week of March 5, 2018
          KWMU:  As the Greitens World Turns:  New weekly Q&A series to focus on governor's saga
          AP:  Husband of woman who had affair with Greitens testifies
          The Missouri Times:  Ex-husband's attorney accuses Greitens and supporters of 'slut-shaming'
          JCNT:  Lawyer accuses Greitens' legal team of 'slut-shaming' X
          P-D:  In evolving realm of privacy law, Greitens case has little precedent
          KWMU:  Missouri House and Senate pass 41 bills this week as Spring Break approaches
          Missourinet:  Rep. David Gregory (R-St. Louis County) eager to get his Revenue Department savings plan moving forward
          The Missouri Times:  Lack of state oversight for private probation services leaves system open for abuse
          CDT:  No movement on budget deal tied to tuition freeze X
          Missourinet:  Bill would allow universities and community colleges to offer higher degrees
          JCNT:  Senate sends STEM bill to House X
          Columbia Missourian:  Lawmakers suggest prohibiting local bans, fees and taxes on disposable food containers
          JCNT:  Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Callaway County work toward clean water X
          Clayton Times:  Rep. Courtney Curtis (D-Ferguson) to hold special committee hearing on airport oversight
          St. Joseph News-Press editorial:  'No' on gas tax? Offer a better idea. X
          JCNT editorial:  State must strike a balance with opioid initiative X
          KC Star editorial:  Gov. Greitens, say yes this time to UMKC's downtown arts campus X
          SNL letter:  Springfield sexagenarian who testified in favor of Equal Rights Amendment calls testimony "brilliant" X
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        Friday, March 9
       
St. Joseph News-Press:  McCaskill one of 16 Democrats to support GOP bill to roll back Dodd-Frank red tape X
          P-D:  Poll:  McCaskill is 8 points behind Hawley
          Missourinet:  Poll shows Hawley ahead of McCaskill in U.S. Senate race
          KWMU:  U.S. Rep. Jason Smith wants to restore timber-revenue payments to rural school districts
          Delta Dunklin Democrat:  Rep. Andrew McDaniel (R-Deering) speaks at Dunklin County Lincoln Day dinner, talks defending 2nd Amendment from liberals +
          P-D:  Greitens' defense lawyers ask about rewards, threats made by prosecutors to woman
          The Missouri Times:  Richardson fields questions about investigative committee and transparency, asks for patience
          SNL:  Consent and the Greitens case:  Pontifications from legal types, female lawmakers X
          KTVI (St. Louis):  Kim Gardner asked why she's putting more effort into Greitens case than she does St. Louis City's violent crime
          SNL:  Leaked workforce survey data show widespread leadership problems in Missouri government X
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri's unemployment rate remains steady
          Missourinet:  Rep. Don Rone (R-Portageville) invites public to attend today's smelter event at former Noranda site
          Drebes:  Alex Zumsteg to serve as chief of staff to Sen. Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia)
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri House approves of 23 bills
          AP:  House passes changes to asbestos lawsuits
          KWMU:  Missouri House passes pro-business asbestos bill
          Missourinet:  Missouri House passes asbestos bill
          The Missouri Times:  Senate rolls through third-read calendar, knocks out Raise the Age, captive cervids, and MO ABLE bills
          AP:  Senate approves Wallingford's bill to increase age for adult courts
          KWMU:  Missouri Dept. of Labor and Industrial Relations working with HUD to clear up misinterpretations of last year's Senate Bill 43
          CDT:  Missouri House budget plan offers relief for higher education X
          CDT:  Campus abortion foes, MU dispute reason for poster removal X
          Columbia Missourian:  Posters removed in Ellis Library not related to student group's petition
          P-D editorial:  In Iron County, the rural health care catastrophe comes home;  Missouri Republicans wrong to not expand Medicaid
          CDT editorial:  At UM, cuts are unfortunate, but necessary X
          P-D Editorial Page Editor Tod Robberson:  A look at how Eric Greitens' list of accumulated enemies made his scandal the story of the year
          Messenger:  Lawyer who filed Confide lawsuit takes Hawley to school
          Phill Brooks:  The House has two ways to deal with Greitens
          SNL letter:  Battlefield sexagenarian outraged over Billy Long's effort to extend 529 options X
          P-D letter:  Brentwood sexagenarian wants Republicans to expand Medicaid
          P-D letter:  Greendale sexagenarian baffled by concept of campaign nondisclosure agreements
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        Thursday, March 8
       
KSDK:  McCaskill, Blunt team up for gun background-check legislation
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Luetkemeyer weighs in on teachers, school resource officers protecting themselves and students with firearms
          Columbia Missourian:  Columbia gun shops uphold existing laws related to firearms purchases
          Washington Post:  Branson business owners attend 'Hispanics 101' for Puerto Rico lessons;  City businesses seek to attract hardworking Boricua
          KBIA (Columbia):  Local marijuana activists describe health ailments, pot pilgrimages to Colorado and weed's mellowing effects
          Gateway Journalism Review:  Are social media accounts public records?  Court will decide.
          The Missouri Times:  Graves Garrett forms legal expense fund for Greitens' staff
          SNL:  Briefs:  Lawmakers investigate Greitens in police station
          KWMU:  Nasheed, Schaaf urge committee investigating Greitens' indictment to be more transparent
          Drebes:  Kehoe's civil service overhaul could help state employees get promoted faster
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Prevailing wage repeal passes House
          SNL:  Ticked:  Missouri lawmakers pledge budget cut if health officials withhold Bourbon virus data
          Washington Missourian:  DHSS director blasted for withholding Bourbon virus info;  Budget cuts threatened
          Columbia Missourian:  House panel plans to restore higher education cuts if tuition stays flat
          AP:  Fitzpatrick finds funds for higher education
          The Missouri Times:  Budget tops Ozark Technical Community College's priorities
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Moberly Area Community College work approved with HB19 money
          KWMU:  Parents flock to meetings on how to use 529 plans for private K-12 tuition
          KWMU:  Greitens' plan for CHIP money seeks to revitalize rural Missouri
          Columbia Missourian:  Bill from Rep. Hannah Kelly (R-Mountain Grove) would allow some nurses to practice independently
          JCNT:  Bill increasing coverage for chiropractic visits passes Senate
          Columbia Missourian:  Obstacles for telehealth would be removed in proposed bill
          KC Star:  Bill from Rep. David Gregory (R-St. Louis County) targets frivolous lawsuits
          The Missouri Times:  'Asbestos Bankruptcy Transparency Act' perfected by the House
          JCNT:  Landowner rights discussed in rural broadband bill
          The Missouri Times:  Senate gives initial approval to Munzlinger's industrial hemp bill
          The Missouri Times:  House committee hears three different liquor bills
          SNL:  Alzheimer's rally in Missouri Capitol draws more than 100 in purple and with flowers
          JCNT:  Alzheimer's advocates lobby for continued respite funding
          The Missouri Times:  This Week in the Missouri PSC:  Week of March 7, 2018
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Rep. Cheri Toalson Reisch (R-Hallsville) explains poaching-fines bill
          KC Star editorial:  Secretive investigation into secretive Gov. Greitens can't be trusted
          The Missouri Times' Jennifer Bukowsky:  Hawley correct to join anti-Obamacare lawsuit
          P-D's Kurt Erickson:  Police station stakeout creates jocular environment for political reporters young and old
          KC Star op-ed:  Missouri Chamber's Dan Mehan:  Not enough Junior Mints in a box? That shouldn't be grounds for a lawsuit, and bill would prevent such nonsense
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        Wednesday, March 7
       
P-D:  Missouri exporters share thoughts on Trump tariffs;  Comments from American Automotive Policy Council's Matt Blunt, Missouri Farm Bureau's Blake Hurst
          The Missouri Times:  Coalition fighting to preserve NAFTA grows as Trump puts pressure on Canada, Mexico;  Comments from Missouri Corn Growers' Shane Kinne, others
          Delta Dunklin Democrat:  At Lincoln Day dinner, U.S. Rep. Jason Smith gives update on efforts to rescind regulations, Trump, biased national news media, Pelosi's "crumbs" condescension, more +
          SE Missourian:  U.S. Rep. Jason Smith, Rep. Don Rone (R-Portageville) welcome new aluminum smelter to New Madrid +
          Missourinet:  Revival of aluminum plant gives hope to New Madrid
          P-D:  Amazon opening first Missouri fulfillment center in St. Peters, creating 1,500 jobs
          SNL:  Steve Forbes to speak in April at College of the Ozarks X
          P-D:  At Bridgeton meeting, EPA officials sit through complaints about West Lake Landfill cleanup plan
          The Missouri Times:  The Mission Continues continues to distance themselves from Greitens
          AP:  Charity backs probe into 'misuse' of resources by Greitens
          KWMU:  Special committee investigating Greitens' indictment holds brief first meeting
          The Missouri Times:  House investigative committee to hold closed hearing today
          Missourinet:  Missouri House committee investigating Greitens indictment to meet today
          P-D:  Secrecy concerns send Greitens investigation to Jeff City police station
          KC Star:  House investigation of Greitens begins X
          P-D:  Greitens trial will stay in St. Louis;  Jurors could be sequestered
          SNL:  Greitens campaign staff signed nondisclosure agreements X
          KWMU:  Politicians and candidates ponder the impact of Greitens' troubles at the ballot box
          Drebes:  Help Wanted:  Missouri Republican Party seeks regional field directors
          KWMU:  Politically Speaking podcast:  Sen. Jill Schupp (D-Creve Coeur) talks Greitens, whistleblower protections, 'paycheck protection' and prevailing wage, more
          The Missouri Times:  House perfects Justus' prevailing wage repeal bill
          AP:  Missouri House votes to repeal prevailing wage law
          Missourinet:  Prevailing wage bill moves forward
          Missourinet:  Cierpiot bill would have gov, gov lite run on same ticket
          The Missouri Times:  MLB, casinos back differing sports betting bills in Senate
          AP:  House bill would relax university meal plan mandate
          SE Missourian:  Rep. Kathy Swan (R-Cape Girardeau) seeks to revise condemnation law in wake of her court battle with city of Cape Girardeau +
          KWMU:  Federal court upholds execution of Missouri inmate;  Rapist/murderer Russell Bucklew scheduled to assume room temperature March 20
          KWMU:  Ferguson monitor says city is on pace to meet requirements of consent decree
          AP:  Court-appointed monitor:  Ferguson needs more staff to implement policies
          P-D editorial:  Missouri, other states betting Supreme Court will legalize sports wagers
          P-D editorial:  Rep. Courtney Curtis (D-Ferguson) wrong to address intern harassment issue
          Jensen:  'Hate' label potentially harmful to Sikeston;  Southern Poverty Law Center fabricated tale of a cross lighting +
          P-D letter:  Bridgeton septuagenarian angry over Homeland Security enforcing immigration laws
          P-D letter:  Fenton man says "incompetent" Kim Gardner loves to burn through taxpayer money
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        Tuesday, March 6
       
Rosenbaum:  At Democrat Days, party leaders home in on GOP rivals, Trump tariffs and a critical election
          KCUR:  Jason Kander sticks to Democratic talking points, says 'maybe' he'll run for office again
          Missourinet:  McCaskill weighs in on Missouri gun giveaways, further firearms restrictions
          SNL:  Springfield man announces Libertarian bid for U.S. Senate X
          KC Star:  Activists rally after illegal immigrants are arrested;  Despite online petitions and other keyboard jockeying, lawyers for aliens say situation is "all bleak," "pretty hopeless" X
          The Missouri Times:  Missourians for Patient Care boasts about fundraising lead over other pot initiatives
          Columbia Missourian:  'Serial petitioning' becoming a trend for policymaking
          The Missouri Times:  Legal defense fund for Greitens created, House investigative committee prepares for first meeting
          The Missouri Times:  On This Week in Missouri Politics, Rowden talks 'doing the right thing' regarding Greitens
          Missourinet:  St. Louis City Prosecuting Attorney Kim Gardner adds high-profile member to team prosecuting Greitens;  Ronald S. Sullivan Jr. represented family of police assailant Michael Brown
          AP:  Lawyer for Michael Brown's estate joins Greitens prosecution
          P-D:  House probe of Greitens starts today
          The Missouri Times:  Seasoned Democrats twitstigate Greitens over "executive privilege"
          AP:  Second Satanic Temple member sues over Missouri abortion laws
          AP:  Missouri Senate passes bill on parental rights, rape
          AP:  New Missouri initiative to target opioid over-prescription
          AP:  Missouri House passes prescription drug take-back bill
          The Missouri Times:  House Ways and Means Committee hears Haahr's tax bill
          Missourinet:  Haahr optimistic about tax-overhaul bill
          KWMU:  Haahr sponsoring proposal to cut Missouri's income tax
          CDT:  Enrollment losses, state cuts put MU in $60 million budget hole X
          AP:  House passes bill to require legal names on ballot
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Proposal would legalize sports betting in Missouri X
          JCNT:  PSC hosting water rate hearings beginning today X
          Delta Dunklin Democrat:  St. Francis Street Committee Chairman Chancellor Wayne visits Jefferson City, talks chiropractor reimbursements and block grants +
          AP:  Missouri Senate boosts training on sexual harassment;  Lawmakers, staff will now sit through lectures every other year
          P-D editorial:  Hawley sees no evil, speaks no evil in Confide probe against Greitens
          Washington Missourian editorial:  With Hawley report on Confide, Greitens team celebrating any win it can get X
          Joplin Globe editorial:  Missouri's historic tax credits protect city's history X
          P-D op-ed:  SLU med school prof:  EPA solution for West Lake Landfill doesn't go far enough;  Republic Services is a profitable corporation and must be punished
          Columbia Missourian's Kathryn Hardison:  Hypocritcal Greitens criticizes lobbyists, then gains three in a week
          KOLR:  MSU's Brian Calfano:  It is too soon to call for Greitens' resignation
          Priddy:  Succession:  A historical view of the lieutenant governor replacing the governor (2,036 words)
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        Monday, March 5
       
KWMU:  Illegal immigrants, supporters lead march on Delmar Loop Friday night;  Group arrives at McCaskill's office after it's closed for the week
          Clayton Times:  Ann Wagner files for re-election
          P-D:  Second Amendment rally in Jefferson County draws 200
          Missourinet:  Jason Smith, asked about Greitens, shares thoughts
          This Week in Missouri Politics:  Guest Caleb Rowden talks Greitens;  Panel of Reps. Donna Baringer (D), Shamed Dogan (R), Bruce Franks (D), Mike Henderson (R) talk Greitens, investigation committee, more
          Hannibal Courier-Post:  Nate Walker, Cindy O'Laughlin disagree on Greitens
          AP:  Missouri Senate approves changes to education board make up
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Macon Superintendent wants more state money for foundation formula, transportation
          CDT:  Bill to loosen state tuition cap stalled in Senate X
          AP:  Bill would require legal last names on candidate filing
          Columbia Missourian:  Proposed conversion therapy bill from Rep. Tracy McCreery (D-Olivette) misses the religious mark
          Missourinet:  Southern Poverty Law Center says number of Missouri "hate groups" has declined
          KC Star editorial:  After Florida school shooting, Missouri lawmakers want to make gun laws even worse X
          P-D editorial:  Pregnant drug addicts need treatment, not punishment
          P-D editorial:  Low funding and large caseloads put Missouri's public defenders at sharp disadvantage
          Messenger:  Greitens accused of using Boys State emails to benefit his campaign
          P-D letter:  Local pipefitters official disagrees with Rep. Holly Rehder (R-Sikeston) on 'right to work'
          P-D letter:  Chesterfield sexagenarian says he's tired of Messenger tying every issue - including Greitens' alleged blackmail - to race
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        Munday, March 4
       
KWMU:  Demo Days coverage:  As Missouri Democrats gear up for elections, a divide emerges about Greitens' future
          Clayton Times:  Visitation Academy student one of two Missourians selected for United States Senate Youth Program
          Washington Missourian:  Gun-control group holds signs outside local gun show X
          Clayton Times:  Former Clay staffer Brian Williams to run against former Reps. Joe Adams and Sharon Pace for Chappelle-Nadal's seat
          CDT:  Hawley won't defend Greitens in lawsuit X
          JCNT:  Barnes:  Lawmakers' sole duty is to determine facts behind Greitens indictment X
          Hartmann:  The hypocrite:  Eric Greitens solidifies his legacy
          Drebes:  Anthem drops plan to change reimbursement for multiple-procedures doctor visits
          CDT:  Bill would help families with children with developmental disabilities X
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Rep. Tim Remole (R-Excello) says Ameren bill a 'win-win' for everyone
          P-D editorial:  Greitens drags the charity he founded into ethical muck
          SNL letter:  Springfield man says Billy Long is reasonable on immigration X
          P-D letter:  St. Louis septuagenarian says Kim Gardner should focus on St. Louis City crime, not her vanity prosecution of Greitens
          P-D letter:  Kirkwood septuagenarian applauds Post-Dispatch for focus on Greitens
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        Saturday, March 3
       
KWMU:  On St. Louis County visit, Blunt touches on Trump tariff talk - and Greitens' woes
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Missouri agricultural groups express concern over impact of potential trade battles X
          JCNT:  McCaskill aims to end tax breaks for pharma industry ads X
          KC Star's Bryan Lowry:  Monthly profile of independent U.S. Senate candidate Craig O'Dear X
          KC Star's Bryan Lowry:  February 15:  Monthly profile of independent U.S. Senate candidate Craig O'Dear X
          KC Star's Bryan Lowry:  January 10:  Monthly profile of independent U.S. Senate candidate Craig O'Dear X
          KWMU:  Politically Speaking podcast:  U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner talks to Mannies & Rosenbaum about sex trafficking, Greitens, Trump, midterm outlook for GOP
          KWMU:  Behind the Headlines:  Ann Wagner talks sex-trafficking bill
          Missourinet:  Lacy Clay files for a tenth term
          KWMU:  Study shows more Missourians are vulnerable to river flooding than previously estimated;  Comments from Great Rivers Habitat Alliance's David Stokes, others
          Washington Missourian:  Rep. Kirk Mathews (R-Pacific) won't seek third term X
          Columbia Missourian:  Veterinarian files to run as Democrat against Rep. Cheri Toalson Reisch (R-Hallsville)
          The Missouri Times:  This Week in the Governor's Office:  Week of February 26, 2018
          AP:  Greitens criticizes St. Louis City Prosecuting Attorney Kim Gardner (D)
          KWMU:  Missouri lawmakers keep moving forward on bills despite cloud of Greitens' indictment
          Missourinet:  Sen. Dan Brown (R-Rolla) plans to use $80 million in new CHIP money for programs in "crisis mode"
          AP:  Greitens, lawmakers at odds on how to spend $80 million
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri Ethics Commission could soon be short of a quorum due to expired terms
          KWMU:  Bill to reduce juvenile population in adult jail gets first-round approval from Missouri Senate
          Columbia Missourian:  Amendment limits bill to ban cellphone use while driving
          SE Missourian:  State rebuffs court report on David Robinson's conviction +
          KC Star editorial:  Trump's tariffs on steel and aluminum will do economic damage in Missouri X
          KC Star editorial:  Greitens' secret texting app has no place in Missouri government X
          P-D family columnist/beauty-product reviewer Aisha Sultan:  The NRA better watch out in Trump country;  Liberal gals' anti-gun klatch will totally change political climate and election results in Missouri
          SE Missourian op-ed:  Edison Electric Institute's Philip Moeller:  SB 564 will provide a smarter energy grid for Missouri +
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        Friday, March 2
       
Washington Post:  Blunt concerned with impact tariffs could have on Missouri businesses
          KWMU:  McCaskill zeroes in on guns, drugs and Greitens
          SNL:  Trump to visit St. Louis for Hawley on March 14 X
          P-D:  Planned Parenthood announces $20 million campaign push - but won't bother spending money in Missouri
          Missourinet:  U.S. Rep. Jason Smith says Malden tornado highlights why changes are needed in disaster aid
          P-D:  Moms Demand Action chapter declares victory after "packed" meeting;  Gaggle of gals posts pics to Instagram, plans road trip
          Sedalia Democrat:  Parson speaks to Pettis County GOP, talks McCaskill-Hawley, 2nd Amendment, Buy Missouri
          AP:  Greitens faces inquiry into using political invite on a charity e-mail
          P-D:  Hawley announces probe into Greitens' former charity
          KWMU:  Hawley looking into The Mission Continues, clears Greitens for use of Confide app
          SNL:  No sign Greitens or his office broke law by sending self-destructing texts, Hawley says X
          Missourinet:  Hawley closes one inquiry into Greitens' office, opens another about charity Greitens founded
          The Missouri Times:  AG report says Greitens' office didn't break any laws with use of Confide app
          AP:  Hawley says no apparent violation with Greitens' use of confidential app
          P-D:  Top aides to Greitens called to testify in probe of governor
          KWMU:  Missouri House unanimously authorizes special committee to investigate Greitens' indictment
          AP:  House authorizes own probe into Greitens
          Missourinet:  House launches investigation into Greitens
          KTVO (Kirksville):  State Treasurer Eric Schmitt brings to light affordable education savings plan
          The Missouri Times:  University of Missouri System looks to showcase work with legislative day
          Missourinet:  Missouri House committee considers separate proposals on tuition and tenure
          AP:  Missouri agrees to pay $21M to underpaid blind residents
          The Missouri Times:  House energy bill moves out of committee
          Missourinet:  Contentious 2016 religious freedom measure part of wide-ranging Senate bill
          KWMU:  Missouri lawmakers weigh changes to indigent defense
          Washington Missourian:  Union city officials closely watching House bills
          The Missouri Times:  Compromise moves working animal bill forward with bipartisan support
          KC Star editorial:  Back off, Missouri lawmakers. KC school district should decide future of Southwest High School X
          Kraske:  Electing a political outsider like Greitens has its risks X
          Messenger:  A high school student studied The Missouri Continues, and then the Greitens campaign came calling
          P-D letter:  Grover man wants Messenger's column placed in opinion section, not next to news
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        Thursday, March 1
       
March 2017 Missouri political news headlines
          March 2016 Missouri political news headlines
          March 2015 Missouri political news headlines
          March 2014 Missouri political news headlines
          KWMU:  William H.T. 'Bucky' Bush, brother and uncle of presidents, dies
          Missourinet:  Hawley makes U.S. Senate bid official
          The Missouri Times:  Former Rep. Keith English (D-Florissant) found dead in apparent suicide
          KWMU:  Former Rep. Keith English has died
          SNL:  Republicans reserve ability to change date of Missouri's 'right to work' vote X
          P-D:  'Right to work' vote could move to August
          The Missouri Times:  Rep. Kirk Mathews (R-Pacific) pens letter saying he will not run for re-election
          Missourinet:  U.S. Rep. Jason Smith to tour tornado-damaged Malden today
          Delta Dunklin Democrat:  Greitens visits Malden to view damage +
          KWMU:  Greitens to go to trial May 14
          Missourinet:  May court date set as prosecutors in Missouri admit they don't have key photo
          P-D:  St. Louis judge sets May 14 trial date for Greitens;  photo "does not exist," lawyer for Greitens says
          KC Star:  St. Louis City prosecutors don't have photo at center of Greitens case +
          The Missouri Times:  Barnes files resolution to launch House investigation of Gov. Greitens
          KC Star:  Law firm defending Greitens hires statehouse lobbyist
          P-D:  At least 13 GOP House members want Greitens out. Just don't ask who they are.
          KC Star:  Greitens reaching out to Missouri GOP leaders, including Ann Wagner +
          SNL:  Americans for Prosperity won't back Senate's tax overhaul plan
          KWMU:  Missouri Senate panel considering 'paycheck protection' bill
          The Missouri Times:  One step forward, two steps back:  The Senate dance around joinder and venue continues
          Brownfield Ag News:  Missouri Farm Bureau talks Waters of the U.S. rule, farm bill at state legislative day
          Missourinet:  Speaker Todd Richardson emphasizes agriculture and broadband in address to Missouri Farm Bureau
          The Missouri Times:  Major League Baseball backs Hoskins' sports betting bill
          KWMU:  Senate proposes bill to limit fee increases at public universities
          Columbia Missourian:  Lawmakers clash over proposals to eliminate tenure and tuition caps
          Missourinet:  At committee hearing, Rep. Chuck Basye (R-Rocheport) fires back at Conservation Federation of Missouri's Brandon Butler
          SNL:  Heftier poaching penalties proposed by Rep. Jered Taylor (R-Nixa) win Missouri House's approval
          The Missouri Times:  House votes to increase fines for poaching
          P-D:  Senate approves bill to raise age to be tried as an adult from 17 to 18
          The Missouri Times:  At Capitol Day, Dept. of Corrections touts programs aimed at reducing recidivism
          Clayton Times:  St. Louis area state legislators file resolutions to support local control for St. Louis consolidation
          The Missouri Times:  This Week in the Missouri PSC:  Week of February 28, 2018
          P-D editorial:  Greitens must get one thing straight:  There was no consent to the photo;  Governor has no right to challenge woman's version of events
          P-D editorial:  Think Missouri's gun laws are dangerous now? Just wait.
          P-D's Raasch:  At Senate committee hearing, McCaskill tells folksy tale about chatting with woman at Missouri supermarket
          P-D letter:  Pacific woman says Kim Gardner (D) is engaging in political bigotry
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