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Archive - March 2021



    

       
       
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
       
Missourinet:  U.S. Rep. Jason Smith considering U.S. Senate run in 2022, pledges to fight for working families
          Columbia Missourian:  Photo:  Anti-Hawley protest draws fewer than 50 combined attendees and counter-protesters
          KRES/KWIX:  Randolph County Right to Life hosting event in April;  Terry Beatley to discuss NARAL founder's change of heart on infanticide
          KWMU:  VP Kamala Harris touts St. Louis mass vaccination site, plugs Medicaid funding
          SNL:  Springfield to be site of state's largest vaccine event
          The Missouri Times:  Capitol Briefs:  Vaccination team provides update
          KC Star:  Gun control advocacy series:  Poverty and violence in one St. Louis man's life;  "Structural racism" to blame for individuals' decisions to rape, rob and murder
          KC Star:  Event promo:  Please join Report for America and Missouri Foundation for Health at our next gun-control event today
          P-D:  Audit shows Great Circle overbilled Missouri's Medicaid program $2 million
          P-D:  Bill from House Budget Chairman Cody Smith (R-Carthage) gives funding boost to mental health, public defenders, nursing homes
          Missouri Independent:  Missouri House Republicans reject efforts to fund Medicaid expansion
          KC Star:  Missouri House overwhelmingly rejects Democratic proposals for Medicaid spending
          SNL:  Bill from Rep. Mike Bernskoetter (R-Jefferson City) would tie duration of unemployment benefit handouts to unemployment rate
          Missouri Independent:  Missouri lawmakers raise concerns bill would limit oversight of dark money, affect labor unions;  Comments from "Sen. Jill Schupp (R-Creve Coeur) [sic]"
          P-D:  Missouri Senate grants initial approval to adoption proposal from Sen. Andrew Koenig (R-Manchester)
          Missourinet:  Missouri Senate endorses law enforcement bills to ban chokeholds
          SNL:  Bill on police chokeholders, KC police emancipation takes another step forward
          Missourinet:  Proposed constitutional amendment from Rep. Justin Hill (R-Lake Saint Louis) is aimed at checkpoints and roadblocks
          KRES/KWIX:  Rep. Tim Taylor's (R-Bunceton) prescribed burn bill passes out of House
          Joplin Globe:  Missouri section of Bella Vista Bypass scheduled for completion by fall
          KC Star editorial:  Missouri GOP berserk over Medicaid;  Comments from Dem "Rep. Peter Meridith [sic]"
          Washington Missourian editorial:  Missouri House GOP stance on Medicaid funding will lead to "wasteful litagation [sic]"
          Joplin Globe editorial:  Go, but go slow on black bear season
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Leader of female prisoner re-entry program:  Lawmakers should support GOP bill on inmate tampons
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Cori Bush and Rasheen Aldridge:  Bill to help protect citizens from protester behavior is anti-democratic




        Tuesday, March 30, 2021
       
The Missouri Times:  Eric Schmitt releases first U.S. Senate campaign ad:  'My conservative values run deep'
          KC Star's Bryan Lowry and Jeanne Kuang:  Missouri AG Schmitt sues Treasury over tax cut restrictions in COVID stimulus plan;  Comments from state Rep. J. Eggleston of "Mayfair [sic]"
          Missouri Independent:  Missouri sues over tax cut penalties in federal COVID-19 relief bill
          Columbia Missourian:  CoMo for Progress to hold protest against Hawley today
          The Missouri Times:  Remington rated among top GOP polling firms
          Missourinet:  Central Missouri man accused in January's attack on U.S. Capitol
          SE Missourian:  Ninth annual Stand Up for Life event scheduled for April 18
          Joplin Globe:  Ron Richard's father, professional bowler Carl Richard, passes away at 97
          KWMU:  FEMA to give 168,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses at eight-week St. Louis event
          P-D:  FEMA to open 8-week vaccination site in St. Louis City, at least tripling city capacity
          KWMU:  Missouri nursing homes are allowing indoor visits for the first time in a year
          Twitter.com:  KWMU statehouse reporter Jaclyn Driscoll quits midway into her second legislative session
          SNL:  Missouri Department of Conservation says disposing of dead fish waste properly is a must
          Poynter:  McClatchy, parent company of Kansas City Star, is outsourcing page design and typesetting, helping to eliminate at least 26 jobs
          Missouri Independent:  House to debate Missouri budget
          P-D:  With Medicaid expansion in limbo, House set to vote on budget;  House Superminority Leader Crystal Quade (D-Springfield) calls GOP colleagues "petulant children"
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri Hospital Association commissions poll showing Missourians support implementation of Medicaid expansion
          Missourinet:  Missouri House Special Committee on Redistricting wants to hear from 8th District constituents today
          KRES/KWIX:  Rep. Chuck Basye (R-Rocheport) reflects on election bill passage
          The Missouri Times:  Senate passes bill freeing Kansas City police officers from urban residency
          P-D:  Missouri Senate sends KC police emancipation, chokehold ban to House
          Columbia Missourian:  Lawmakers looking at need to expand rural broadband access
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri Senate to consider agriculture facility inspection bill
          The Missouri Times:  PDMP bill perfected in Senate
          P-D:  Missouri Senate gives initial approval to prescription drug monitoring program
          Missourinet:  Missouri Senate committee to tackle school bus safety today
          JCNT:  Missouri House passes bill to regulate faith-based residential care
          P-D:  Missouri House backs new rules for boarding schools aimed at stopping abuse and neglect
          Missouri Independent:  Lawsuit against Missouri House over lack of mask mandate moved to federal court
          SNL:  Better Business Bureau says 'use caution' with this Missouri medical marijuana card company
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Nicotine and marijuana vapes showing up in schools
          P-D editorial:  Missouri GOP lawmakers turn their backs on voters and the poor
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Southeast Missouri Transportation Service Executive Director Denny Ward:  SMTS does not support HB 52
          SE Missourian letter:  Man who twice ran unsuccessfully for 8th Congressional District seat says Jason Smith is wrong on stimulus and a wide range of issues



        Monday, March 29, 2021
       
This Week in Missouri Politics:  Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe talks with Scott Faughn about 2024 gov race, his pro-life record, school choice, Biden's gun control push, more;  Panel of Sen. Karla Eslinger (R-Wasola), Columbia Mayor Brian Treece, Axiom's Hannah Beers Sutton, and The Missouri Times' Kaitlyn Schallhorn discuss GOP U.S. Senate primary, COVID, more
          SNL:  This Week in Missouri's 2022 U.S. Senate race:  Eric Greitens, Eric Schmitt, Scott Sifton and Dem also-rans
          KC Star:  500 attend Asian rally in Kansas City;  Zero attacks on police officers, torched American Flags or looted businesses
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Some rural Missouri hospitals receiving CARES money, some not
          KC Star:  KC metro reports only 35 new COVID-19 infections, no additional deaths Sunday
          KWMU:  As expected, some metro area residents choosing to travel to rural areas for COVID vaccine
          Missouri Independent:  State continually improving data, demographic details on COVID website;  PROMO complains that "transgender" option not inclusive enough, wants to see "gender non-binary" or "gender nonconforming" added
          SNL:  Profile:  Missouri Foundation for Health's new CEO Dwayne Proctor
          Missourinet:  What we're watching this week in the Missouri Legislature:  Medicaid expansion, budget, PDMP and proposal to reduce Missouri House's size
          KC Star:  House Budget Chair Cody Smith (R-Carthage) says he's prioritizing Missouri's most vulnerable populations by funding public defenders, school transportation and mental health
          KRES/KWIX:  Rep. Ed Lewis (R-Moberly) expects to see increase in core funding for community colleges
          KRES/KWIX:  Sen. Denny Hoskins (R-Warrensburg) on broadband expansion, and ensuring cities and counties don't add new taxes on satellites
          CDT:  At candidate forum, incoming House superminority member David Tyson Smith says Missouri ranks only 3rd in "voter suppression"
          Missouri Independent:  Lawmakers seek to protect constituent info from disclosure under Sunshine Law;  other amendments to bill inspire debate
          P-D:  Missouri fixing dam at shuttered Jay Nixon State Park
          P-D editorial:  Missouri has the right law on juvenile offenders. Now it needs to fund it.
          P-D editorial:  Banning chokeholds, reporting data a step in the right direction
          P-D's Bill McClellan:  Reality is more complicated than it appears on TV;  "60 Minutes" offers simplistic and biased puff piece on Kim Gardner, with no mention of botched Greitens case or other snafus
          P-D's Tony Messenger:  Republicans in Missouri, Georgia turn their backs on democracy
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Rep. Ashley Aune (D-Kansas City):  List of House GOP transgressions:  Medicaid funding, minimum wage, initiative petition processes, ignorance of "food desert" victimhood theme, more
          Columbia Missourian op-ed:  Angelica Ittzes:  House Bill 37 denies rights to no one
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Coalition for Transparent and Secure Elections:  Missouri legislators must make hand-marked paper ballots the official Missouri ballot
          P-D letter:  St. Louis County septuagenarian says Eric Greitens is not a real Navy SEAL
          P-D letter:  Clayton man wants to see Eric Greitens "back to the trash heap along with former St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger"
          Joplin Globe letter:  Webb City octogenerian says GOP state lawmakers' "atrocities" have her feeling emotions ranging from scared to depressed



        Sunday, March 28, 2021
       
Washington Missourian:  Dave Schatz considering run for U.S. Senate
          KC Star:  Greitens' return signals more dramatics on horizon;  Springfield activist takes aim at "these men who have used their power" against women
          KC Star:  "Stop Asian Hate" rally draws nearly 150;  Civilized crowd makes political statement with zero reports of arson, assaults on police officers, or blocked traffic endangering drivers
          P-D:  City officials, activists already positioning for federal stimulus money;  Leader of "Vacancy Collaborative" seeks cash to remedy "racism, redlining and racially restrictive covenants and white flight and all that history"
          P-D:  Mass vaccination events distribute some 18,000 doses in three days
          CDT:  Rowden:  Gas tax the 'short-term fix' Missouri transportation needs
          Columbia Missourian:  Missouri House approves new voting protections
          Washington Missourian:  State gives cannabis industry a break as businesses adjust to new deadlines
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Finding marijuana use among drivers tricky for law enforcement
          JCNT:  State parks director:  Rock Island Trail project on track
          P-D editorial:  Missouri GOP's effort on voter ID is the real election fraud
          P-D editorial:  A minimum wage delayed is a minimum wage denied
          Joplin Globe editorial:  Maneuvering shameful:  Fund Medicare [sic] expansion
          P-D op-ed:  Planned Parenthood's Michelle Trupiano:  Missouri women's health depends on erasing Trump-era regulations
          KC Star's Jonathan Shorman:  Missourians' rate of refusal for COVID-19 shot won't truly tame the pandemic
          Columbia Missourian's Grace Zokovitch and Tatyana Monnay:  With Medicaid vote, GOP state lawmakers seek to illegally undo the will of the people
          P-D letter:  Septuagenarian man living in Central West End imagines scenario of Eric Greitens and "lap(ping) it up like heavy cream"
          KC Star letter:  Kansas City man expresses emotions over 2010 puppy mill vote, threatens to vote against Republicans over Medicaid funding
          P-D letter:  Creve Coeur septuagenarian opposes GOP minimum wage proposal, concludes argument with early 1990's punchline "Not."



        Saturday, March 27, 2021
       
The Missouri Times:  To accelerate recovery efforts, Gov. Parson extends ongoing state of emergency through Aug. 31
          SE Missourian:  Phase 2 of virus vaccine plan begins Monday
          P-D:  Free rides and free shuttles to North St. Louis City vaccination event this weekend, but hundreds of spots remain unclaimed
          KWMU:  Despite clear instructions from St. Louis City officials, urbanites forward vaccine invitation e-mails and create confusion;  University City woman:  "You sort of trust the government to handle things."
          KC Star:  Local Asian activists plan weekend protests, blame Donald Trump for racism in America;  Galpals promote new victimhood designation "hapa" for half-Asians
          The Missouri Times:  Rep. Tricia Derges (R-Nixa) indictment grows to include alleged $900k COVID fraud scheme
          SNL:  Feds:  Indicted Rep. Derges misled Greene County to get $300k COVID test grant
          Missourinet:  Derges charged in alleged $900k COVID-19 fraud scheme
          AP:  Prosecutors add 3 fraud charges against Missouri lawmaker
          KWMU:  St. Louis on the Air with Sarah Fenske:  Wash U.'s "Voter Access and Engagement Initiative" lead says GOP state lawmakers seeking voter protections are racist
          Missourinet:  Video:  Recap of Missouri Legislature's work this week on education bills
          Missouri Independent:  Todd Graves meeting with senators ahead of confirmation vote
          The Missouri Times:  House Majority Floor Leader Dean Plocher (R-Des Peres) sponsors tax credit for businesses affected by shutdowns
          The Missouri Times:  Senate leadership still sees path forward on local health department restrictions
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Luetkemeyer's bill would intercept stimulus checks headed for prisoners
          KRES/KWIX:  Rep. Louis Riggs (R-Hannibal) confident in performance audit bill after strong House support
          SNL:  Missouri Department of Conservation announces state's first black-bear hunting season this fall
          P-D:  Season, limits set for first-ever Missouri black bear hunt this October
          SNL:  Missouri Department of Conservation is offering five permits for 2021 elk-hunting season
          KC Star editorial:  Missouri Legislature to voters:  Drop dead. We won't do as you told us on Medicaid
          P-D editorial:  Credit to nine GOP state senators who sided with Dems on local control
          JCNT editorial:  Chokeholds should be banned, with rare exception
          SE Missourian's Lucas Presson:  Cape's Shad Burner played role in state COVID vaccination rollout
          Missouri Independent op-ed:  Kaiser Health News' Lauren Weber:  Missouri's public health defunding led to chaos
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Smoke Free Missouri's A.J. Moll:  Tobacco 21 will address youth use;  Legislature should pass HB 517



        Friday, March 26, 2021
       
The Missouri Times:  Campaigns, cocktails and the Capitol:  The Missouri Times launches Third Read podcast:  U.S. Senate scrum, 2024 gov race, ESA bill, more
          NY Times:  Republicans fear flawed candidates could imperil key Senate seats;  Comments from Peter Kinder, Gregg Keller
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Hawley weighs in on campaigns for U.S. Senate seat
          SNL:  Springfield's Dee Wampler representing three Missouri men charged with entering U.S. Capitol during riot
          KWMU:  St. Louis on the Air with Sarah Fenske:  Some local Asian leaders says St. Louis' focus on black issues made them feel left out of victimhood discussions
          KWMU:  Missouri's China virus cases fall as vaccine program succeeds, doctors say
          Missourinet:  Missouri COVID-19 rate lowest in nation;  St. Louis area events to vaccinate up to 18,000
          KWMU:  Thousands of Missourians find relief at St. Louis mass vaccination
          P-D:  St. Louisans line up for COVID-19 vaccine
          Missourinet:  Missouri House gives final approval to photo ID legislation;  bill also allows no-excuse absentee voting
          Missouri Independent:  Republican lawmakers vote down funding for Missouri Medicaid expansion
          KC Star's Jeanne Kuang:  Jay Ashcroft praises House Republicans for "commitment to fiscal responsibility" on Medicaid vote;  Reaction from "Rep. Peter Merideth (D-University City [sic])"
          Columbia Missourian:  House committee votes no on Medicaid expansion funding
          P-D:  Republicans vote down funding for Medicaid expansion in Missouri
          SNL:  Missouri House Budget chief wants three-year pause on minimum wage increases
          The Missouri Times:  Senate to consider bipartisan unemployment overpayment waiver
          Columbia Missourian:  House approves new school choice bill
          Columbia Missourian:  Senate rejects local health order restrictions after marathon session
          The Missouri Times:  Senate approves renewable natural gas program
          KC Star editorial:  Medicaid vote in Missouri rejects reason, law, sense - and worst, the voters' will
          Joplin Globe editorial:  Do not change dates of municipal elections
          Columbia Missourian's George Kennedy:  Missouri just might miss Roy Blunt in the U.S. Senate
          P-D letter:  St. Louis County sexagenarian says Missouri GOP and Greitens "don't give a hoot" about Missourians
          P-D letter:  Ballwin man upset by Legislature's action on ballot initiatives
          P-D letter:  Octogenarian founder of "Women's Voices Raised for Social Justice" says state lawmakers should stop trying to protect children from gender reassignment surgery or keep boys from competing against girls in high school sports



        Thursday, March 25, 2021
       
KWMU:  AG Eric Schmitt jumps into Missouri's U.S. Senate race
          The Missouri Times:  AG Eric Schmitt officially jumps into Senate race
          The Missouri Times:  A look at how Eric Schmitt has taken on the federal government as attorney general
          The Missouri Times:  AG Eric Schmitt:  A timeline of his career
          SNL:  Schmitt launches Senate bid to succeed Roy Blunt
          AP:  Schmitt running for U.S. Senate
          Missouri Independent:  Eric Schmitt joins race for U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Roy Blunt
          KC Star:  Schmitt launches U.S. Senate bid
          KC Star:  Conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt grills Greitens
          SE Missourian:  U.S. Rep. Jason Smith joins a call to probe Biden's border wall construction suspension
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Local gun store owner weighs in on Biden's gun-control push
          P-D:  Kamala Harris' husband makes stop in St. Louis, promotes Biden stimulus and "gender wage gap" theory;  Area "gender nonbinary" says it was passed over for school district promotions because it looked like a man
          P-D photo gallery:  Harris' husband, Mayor Lyda Krewson sit through complaint session featuring four minorities and "gender nonbinary" Caucasoid
          KC Star:  Louis Enrique Colon of Blue Springs pleads not guilty to conspiracy, other charges in Capitol riot case
          Columbia Missourian:  New DHSS resource to provide statewide access to vaccination transportation
          Missouri Independent:  Missouri Vaccine Navigator especially helpful for large-scale vaccination events, local health departments say
          The Missouri Times:  ESA bill takes first step in the Senate
          Columbia Missourian:  K-12 teachers could receive $500 tax deductions
          Missourinet:  Rep. Louis Riggs (R-Hannibal) says requiring student broadband access report will help to close digital divide
          Missouri Independent:  Missouri lawmakers seek answers from DSS on oversight gaps of unlicensed reform schools
          Missouri Independent:  Abortion amendment puts bill to finance Missouri Medicaid program in limbo
          KRES/KWIX:  Sen. Denny Hoskins (R-Warrensburg) says Wayfair is a priority
          KWMU:  Missouri House committee discusses giving businesses more time to implement minimum wage hikes
          Columbia Missourian:  House bill would help businesses brace for forced wage increases
          Missourinet:  Rep. Brian Seitz (R-Branson) says Missouri seniors are having difficulty paying property taxes
          AP:  Missouri House moves to tighten bail rules
          KC Star:  Bill to free Kansas City police officers gets initial Missouri Senate approval
          Columbia Missourian:  Missouri senators discuss resources for homeless and unaccompanied youth
          Columbia Missourian:  Proposed state budget reallocates funds for in-home services
          The Missouri Times:  Bill to lessen power of local officials during pandemics fails in Senate
          P-D:  Bipartisan group in Missouri Senate sinks attempt to limit local health authorities
          P-D:  Lawmakers weigh bills to make daylight savings time permanent in Missouri
          Columbia Missourian:  Ban on same-sex marriages will stay on the books in Missouri
          The Missouri Times:  Ameren Missouri gets green light for new solar facility
          P-D:  Ameren gets state approval to build its largest solar project
          P-D:  Missourians' Spire bills are going up, and a federal case will determine how much
          P-D:  Coalition that includes former Gov. Jay Nixon fights court-ordered sale of Missouri parkland
          KC Star:  Northeast Kansas City newspaper publishes blank front page as cry for help;  Publisher, managing editor plead for cash
          P-D editorial:  Pandemic funds to states are for pandemic relief, not GOP tax-cut-mania
          P-D's Tony Messenger:  The two Erics prepare to do battle on Fox News for the soul of the Missouri Republican Party
          Columbia Missourian op-ed:  House Bill 37 on vaccine religious exemptions denies rights to parents, teachers to have safe schools



        Wednesday, March 24, 2021
       
KC Star:  Hawley stands by 2018 call for Greitens to resign
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Former state lawmakers weigh in on Greitens bid:  Thoughts from retired Reps. Pat Conway, Galen Higdon, Jim Neely
          The Missouri Times:  Capitol Briefs:  Gov. Parson celebrates National Agriculture Week
          Brownfield Ag News:  Gov. Parson:  Ag Day gets farmers' story to the world
          The Missouri Times:  Capitol Briefs:  Gov. Parson establishes Show Me Strong Recovery Task Force
          P-D:  Missouri reports decline in new COVID-19 cases
          KC Star:  Kansas City metro adds fewer than 100 COVID-19 cases as rolling average sees drop
          KC Star:  KC Health Department vaccination data shows blacks outpacing other minorities
          CDT:  Coronavirus vaccinations continue to ramp up
          SNL:  As high court weighs Obamacare, House Majority Leader Dean Plocher (R-Des Peres) seeks statewide vote on pre-existing conditions
          Missourinet:  Proposed Missouri constitutional amendment would change legislative term limits
          Missourinet:  Missouri bill would enable more people to become substitute teachers
          Missouri Independent:  Emancipation of KC police officers wins initial approval of Missouri Senate
          The Missouri Times:  Senate perfects effort to free Kansas City police officers
          P-D:  Missouri Senate give initial approval to bill emancipating Kansas City officers
          P-D:  GOP-backed budget plan would fund one round-trip Amtrak ride between St. Louis and Kansas City per day
          KC Star:  Missouri reform school investigation grows:  Gov. Parson directs AG Eric Schmitt to investigate Agape
          SNL:  Schmitt's office investigating Cedar County Christian boys' reform school
          KC Star:  Legislation addressing Missouri reform school abuse gets widespread support in House
          Missourinet:  Lawmakers to question DSS chief about boarding school abuse investigations
          Columbia Missourian:  House advances bill regulating seclusion and restraint in schools
          Washington Missourian:  "Ludicrous":  Union R-XI school board president rips bills to move school board elections to November and restrict use of district resources for campaigning
          KRES/KWIX:  Truman President Dr. Sue Thomas says Gov. Parson is "very supportive" of public higher education, says schools want increase in funding
          KRES/KWIX:  Rep. Louis Riggs (R-Hannibal) previews second-half legislative topics: Wayfair, fuel tax, Corps of Engineers bill
          Joplin Globe:  Bill pairs Second Amendment preservation and armed volunteer group
          P-D:  Missouri Health Care Association, others support proposal to give businesses more time to implement forced minimum wage hikes
          KC Star:  Bill from Rep. Cody Smith (R-Carthage) would give businesses more time to adapt to rising labor costs
          JCNT:  Disability rights advocates reach out to Missouri lawmakers
          Columbia Missourian:  Removing "food deserts" is the goal of bill from Sen. Doug Beck (D-Affton)
          Columbia Missourian:  State adds spice to Swift Prepared Foods incentives
          P-D:  February's freeze could raise Missouri gas bills 15% or more
          KC Star:  Mayor Quinton Lucas unhappy with pricey natural gas bill from Texas provider;  Spire's Scott Weitzel explains concepts of weather, supply and demand
          SNL:  House Superminority Leader Crystal Quade (D), Rep. Betsy Fogle (D) weigh in on local school board campaign shenanigans
          P-D editorial:  It's up to Missouri's GOP to keep the deeply unfit Greitens away from the Senate
          Washington Missourian editorial:  Independent pharmacies step up in vaccine effort
          KC Star's Dave Helling:  Eric Greitens' U.S. Senate run means a migraine for Missouri Republicans - and Democrats, too
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Rep. John Wiemann (R-O'Fallon):  We cannot let trial lawyers shut down our state
          P-D letter:  St. Charles woman wants Bill Eigel of "Weldon Springs [sic]" to ask Caleb Rowden to please scuttle bills regarding initiative petitions



        Tuesday, March 23, 2021
       
The Missouri Times:  Jay Ashcroft opens up about his decision not to run for U.S. Senate
          KWMU:  Lt. Gov. Kehoe passes on U.S. Senate contest to run for Missouri governor
          Missouri Independent:  Mike Kehoe passes on 2020 U.S. Senate run to focus on 2024 Missouri governor's race
          SNL:  Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe won't seek U.S. Senate seat, running for governor instead
          SNL:  Who's running to replace Roy Blunt in the U.S. Senate? 'Everyone'
          SNL:  Former Gov. Eric Greitens announces run for Senate, brushing off past scandals
          KWMU:  Eric Greitens announces run for Senate
          The Missouri Times:  Greitens jumps into 2022 U.S. Senate race
          The Missouri Times:  Dan Shaul enters race for SD 22
          The Missouri Times:  Becky Willard joins Hawthorne Foundation as its new executive director
          KC Star:  State to put more than half of unspend federal aid in unemployment fund to help Missourians in need
          Missouri Independent:  Federal aid, Medicaid expansion top issues for Missouri House Budget Committee
          Missouri Independent:  Budget plan shows first Missouri savings from federal Medicaid changes
          The Missouri Times:  Capitol Briefs:  Senate bill seeks to block prisoners from receiving coronavirus stimulus checks
          Columbia Missourian's Jose Luis Adriano:  Bill from "Sen. Roger Stone, R-St. Charles" [sic?!?] addresses bail and conditions of release from custody
          The Missouri Times:  Senate takes a shot at permanently allowing sale of mixed drinks to go
          Brownfield Ag News:  Missouri Soybean Association supports bill to provide more food options to women, children
          The Missouri Times:  NAACP, others oppose Eigel's bill on protester accountability
          P-D:  Organization for Black Struggle, ACLU, et al. oppose protester-accountability bill;  Sen. Bill Eigel (R-Weldon Spring) takes time out to gift Rep. Rasheen Aldridge (D-St. Louis City) with a "teachable moment"
          Columbia Missourian:  Bill seeks to help police better corral protester mobs
          P-D:  Rep. John Wiemann (R-O'Fallon) wants to apply ethics standards to cities, starting with St. Louis City
          KRES/KWIX:  Rep. Chuck Basye (R-Rocheport) discusses biodiesel content bill
          KRES/KWIX:  Rep. Tim Taylor (R-Bunceton) talks about meat processing tax credit
          Columbia Missourian:  Dentists, optometrists and more professions now eligible as vaccinators in Missouri
          SE Missourian:  Daily average of vaccine doses administered falls slightly
          KC Star:  KC metro's daily rolling average of COVID-19 cases holds steady
          KC Star editorial:  The depraved Eric Greitens thinks we have a short memory, Missouri. Prove him wrong
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Sen. Jason Bean (R-Holcomb):  Time is right for more high-speed Internet access in Missouri
          St. Joseph News-Press op-ed:  Missouri Farm Bureau President Garrett Hawkins:  Incentive programs work for rural Missouri
          Columbia Missourian's Ken Midkiff:  Missouri GOP lawmakers, like their Georgia counterparts, seek to prevent black people from voting



        Monday, March 22, 2021
       
NBC:  Meet the Press:  Roy Blunt:  "Democracy is give and take"
          The Missouri Times:  Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe announces gubernatorial bid, forgoing U.S. Senate bid
          Missouri Independent:  Top 10 rankings for GOP U.S. Senate candidates:  Congressional delegation, Eric Schmitt, Scott Fitzpatrick, Mike Kehoe, others
          Washington Missourian:  Local Moms Demand Action chapter promotes traveling t-shirt gimmick
          Missourinet:  What we're watching this week in the Missouri Legislature:  budget and preexisting condition legislation
          KWMU:  Missouri Legislature second-half preview:  Budget, Medicaid funding, school choice, sports betting
          KRES/KWIX:  Sen. Cindy O'Laughlin (R-Shelbina) discusses future of school choice bills
          KRES/KWIX:  Rep. Louis Riggs (R-Hannibal) talks rural broadband
          KRES/KWIX:  Rep. Ed Lewis (R-Moberly) talks election-related proposals
          KRES/KWIX:  Rep. Ed Lewis (R-Moberly) expects significant pay increase for Dept. of Corrections workers
          Missourinet:  It's back:  Seersucker Wednesdays
          KC Star:  KC metro reports fewer than 35 new virus cases, no additional deaths Sunday
          P-D editorial:  Missouri lawmaker's police-dog bill deserves to go nowhere
          KC Star's Kevin Hardy:  "Missouri Gun Violence" advocacy series, sponsored by Missouri Foundation for Health and Report for America:  Missouri's gun laws to blame for rural suicides
          Columbia Missourian's Mallory Daily:  As state lawmakers open their arms to agribusiness and regulations vanish, CAFOs hurt communities
          P-D letter:  St. Peters octogenarian shares thoughts on Hawley, Civil War and Sherman's March to the Sea



        Sunday, March 21, 2021
       
Politico:  Sunday talk show lineup:  Roy Blunt on 'Meet the Press'
          P-D:  Minor flooding expected in the St. Louis area
          P-D:  After multiple historic floods, Eureka, region rethink river management
          SE Missourian:  River rising, floodgates closing on Cape Riverfront
          Missourinet:  Thousands vaccinated at successful Arrowhead event, many from Jackson County's poorest neighborhoods
          KC Star:  KC metro records only 64 new COVID cases, no new deaths Saturday
          Washington Missourian:  Rural Americans less likely to get COVID vaccine as independent pharmacies step up
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Latest highway funding fix could include a rebate
          Missourinet:  Legislation to keep sex offenders away from Department of Conservation centers has bipartisan support
          Washington Missourian:  County transportation committee members share criticisms of MoDOT staff
          KC Star editorial:  Gov. Parson's appointment of Todd Graves to university board gives enormous power over KC to one hyperpartisan law firm
          P-D's Kevin McDermott:  Fantasizing about an Eric Greitens campaign and the return of "swagger" and "machine guns"
          JCNT letter:  Jefferson City sexagenarian opposes gas tax increase
          Joplin Globe letter:  Joplin septuagenarian opposes minutemen bill



        Saturday, March 20, 2021
       
KC Star:  Cleaver's anti-racism rally draws "roughly two dozen people"
          P-D:  Local activists gather in St. Louis City to tell tales about perceived bigotry, linguistic slights
          P-D:  Minorities dominate 2021 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Regional Spelling Bee;  9 minorities, 1 Caucasoid reach final round
          KC Star:  Gov. Parson speaks at mega-vaccination event;  Jackson County Executive Frank White (D) praises governor, says event is essential for "communities of color"
          SE Missourian:  Teachers, school administrators line up for vaccine
          Missourinet:  CDC study of Missouri schools:  COVID-19 spread is rare in K-12 schools
          KWMU:  CDC-Wash U. study shows in-person schooling was safe all along
          P-D:  Wash U. study shows low COVID transmission in schools that follow basic protocols
          KC Star:  KC metro area adds fewer than 100 new COVID-19 cases and no deaths
          The Missouri Times:  'Tale of two governors':  New ad compares Gov. Parson's handling of coronavirus to Cuomo
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri individual tax filing, payment deadline extended through May
          CDT:  Gov. Parson:  Columbia Area Career Center a showcase for workforce development in Missouri
          KRES/KWIX:  Sen. Denny Hoskins (R-Warrensburg) gives recap of education bill
          The Missouri Times:  Gov. Parson taps new members for University of Missouri board
          Missouri Independent:  Convenience store owner pleads guilty in Missouri illegal gambling case
          Columbia Missourian:  Incoming Rep. David Tyson Smith (D-Columbia) signals priorities for term in superminority:  fighting "voter suppression," limiting effective police restraint tactics, etc.
          JCNT editorial:  Congratulate the leaders who drove successful renovation of Capitol building
          P-D letter:  Crestwood septuagenarian expresses anger over city council vote, sarcastically suggests Gov. Parson and GOP state lawmakers will reject federal relief funds



        Friday, March 19, 2021
       
SE Missourian:  Hawley, Smith back bill simplifying concealed-carry renewal
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Blunt retirement leaves speculation on replacement
          SE Missourian:  Area man seeks signatures to run as independent for U.S. Senate
          P-D:  Feds used St. Louis-area man's social media posts to place him at U.S. Capitol riot
          Brownfield Ag News:  Japan temporarily sets higher tariff on beef;  Comments from University of Missouri livestock economist Scott Brown
          KC Star:  Cleaver to host media event with Asians, others this afternoon
          JCNT:  Missouri to begin final phases of COVID-19 vaccination plan soon
          Missourinet:  Missouri's next COVID-19 vaccination phases to open earlier than expected
          SNL:  Missouri expects to open up COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to all residents by April 9
          KWMU:  All Missouri adults will be eligible for COVID vaccine April 9
          Missouri Independent:  Gov. Parson announces every Missourian will be eligible for a COVID vaccine by early April
          P-D:  Missouri opens floodgates:  All adults to be eligible for vaccine in April
          P-D:  St. Charles County aims to give 4,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine at Family Arena in largest one-day clinic yet
          KC Star:  All adult Missourians can get COVID vaccine beginning April 9, Gov. Mike Parson says
          KC Star:  Ride KC to provide shuttles to 'mega' COVID-19 vaccination event at Arrowhead Stadium
          Missouri Independent:  Missouri tax bills unlikely to trigger penalties in federal stimulus law
          CDT:  Gov. Parson picks Keith Holloway, Todd Graves for University of Missouri curator spots
          P-D:  Gov. Parson picks Todd Graves for spot on University of Missouri Board of Curators
          Missouri Independent:  Gov. Parson selects two accomplished Mizzou grads for curator posts
          Missouri Independent:  State working through backlog of payments to Missouri child care providers
          JCNT editorial:  Wayfair bill will level the playing field
          KC Star editorial:  Mass vaccination at Arrowhead can't disguise the continuing COVID-19 mess in Missouri
          SNL op-ed:  Rep. Betsy Fogle (D-Springfield):  GOP lawmakers work to disregard the voice of Missouri voters on Medicaid
          P-D letter:  Oakville octogenarian disappointed in Gov. Parson, wants him "to be on top of the facts and figures" of state budget



        Thursday, March 18, 2021
       
The Missouri Times:  Dem U.S. Senate candidate's flip-flop on abortion raises question if there's still room for pro-life Democrats in Missouri
          KWMU:  St. Louis on the Air with Sarah Fenske:  Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis' new exhibit and podcast to celebrate Cori Bush, other liberals
          SNL:  Missouri State seeks PPP loan for Ozarks Public Television, Ozarks Public Radio;  MSU CFO:  "Anywhere we can get free money, we're looking at it"
          The Missouri Times:  Flood recovery efforts outpacing past years, Gov. Parson says
          JCNT:  Flooding possible as heavy rain impacts mid-Missouri
          KRES/KWIX:   Sen. Denny Hoskins (R-Warrensburg) says state is flush with cash, opposes gas tax increase
          Missouri Independent:  SLU church helps urbanites get state ID;  St. Louis liberal explains how she got emotional about Missouri Republicans' ballot integrity efforts
          Missouri Independent:  Lawsuit alleges Washington University leaked confidential records to KC Star to undermine Title IX bill
          P-D:  Another employee charged with abuse at Webster Groves youth center
          KRES/KWIX:  Rep. Ed Lewis (R-Moberly) on teacher retirement bill
          KC Star:  Some KC-area districts open virtual schools
          P-D:  Virtual learning, first a crisis response to the pandemic, is in St. Louis to stay
          Missourinet:  Missouri Nurses Association:  It's more dangerous to be a health care worker than a police or corrections officer
          KWMU:  Missouri to vaccinate 14,000 people at several St. Louis-area events next week
          SE Missourian:  Area vaccine clinics scheduled
          P-D:  Drop in virus testing prompts Missouri leaders to emphasize its importance
          P-D:  Some Asian groups criticize Rep. Brian Seitz;  Branson Republican referred to China virus as "Chinese virus"
          The Missouri Times:  PSC approves intervention in Empire transportation electrification case
          SNL:  'Destroy' and 'dispose' moss balls infected with invasive zebra mussels, Missouri Department of Conservation urges
          The Missouri Times:  Lynne Jackson leads push to denounce Missouri Supreme Court decision from 180 years ago
          KC Star editorial:  No, Missouri cannot and should not use COVID relief to fund tax cuts
          St. Joseph News-Press editorial:  State must support corrections workers
          SE Missourian's Lucas Presson:  U.S. Rep. Jason Smith says $1.9 trillion spending bill a blue state bailout
          Columbia Missourian's Steve Spellman:  School officials, legislators at odds on reopening plans but compromise could have been reached
          JCNT letter:  Former state rep runner-up Thomas Minihan (D) accuses U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer of executing "drive-by shooting at the truth"
          KC Star letter:  Sedalia man complains about Gov. Parson's criticism of liberal reporters' complaints about vaccine distribution
          Columbia Missourian letter:  Columbia septuagenarian calls Rep. Chuck Basye (R-Rocheport) a "gutter-mouth" and will continue to not vote for him



        Wednesday, March 17, 2021   Happy St. Patrick's Day!
       
AP:  Missouri AG Eric Schmitt, others attorneys general questions stimulus barring tax cuts
          The Missouri Times:  What the new COVID relief package means for Missouri
          AP:  Missouri State Fair on this year after 2020 cancellation
          KWMU:  Politically Speaking podcast:  Sen. Barbara Washington (D-Kansas City) talks with Jason Rosenbaum about COVID liability, federal stimulus funds, KC police officer emancipation, more
          KRES/KWIX:  Rep. Louis Riggs (R-Hannibal) talks Wayfair bill progress
          KWMU:  Electronic tracking of livestock has many opponents in the U.S.;  Comments from Dept. of Ag Director Chris Chinn, Missouri Farm Bureau President Garrett Hawkins
          SNL:  Missouri starts revoking marijuana business permits at companies that didn't meet operating deadline
          Missourinet:  Missouri's National Guard Hall of Fame ready to launch in Kirksville
          P-D:  Missouri hopes for triple the doses of virus vaccine soon
          KCUR:  Seniors who failed to take initiative to get COVID vaccine now competing with wider pool
          Missouri Independent:  New York group "Equity Forward" requests documents from DSS, complains about administrative fee;  State contracts with Alliance for Life to help low-income women who choose life over death
          Washington Missourian editorial:  Gov. Parson is a committed advocate of vocational education
          JCNT editorial:  Planning Show-Me State travel? Go with Mo
          P-D editorial:  More guns isn't the solution to violence on Missouri public transportation
          P-D editorial:  Superintendent's lack of certification adds to Normandy's state accreditation woes
          Washington Missourian editorial:  Annual Sunshine Week editorial
          KC Star op-ed:  Show-Me Institute's James Shuls and Michael McShane:  No, school choice would not defund public schools in Missouri
          Missouri Independent op-ed:  Missouri Rural Crisis Center's Tim Gibbons:  Missouri DNR selling out Missourians for JBS
          P-D's Tony Messenger:  From St. Louis to Sedalia, vaccine tourists blaze a trail out west
          P-D letter:  Alzheimer's Association's Stacy Tew-Lovasz praises Blunt for support of Alzheimer's research
          P-D letter:  Barnhart sexagenarian says GOP state lawmakers seek to confuse voters
          P-D letter:  Fenton sexagenarian opposes gas tax proposal
          P-D letter:  Chesterfield septuagenarian calls GOP lawmakers' proposals "stupid" and "untenable"


        Tuesday, March 16, 2021
       
The Missouri Times:  A look at how AG Eric Schmitt has taken on the federal government
          KWMU:  St. Louis City will receive more than $500 million in coronavirus cash - most in Missouri
          The Missouri Times:  This Week in Missouri Politics recap
          KRES/KWIX:  Rep. Chuck Basye (R-Rocheport) discusses bill which allows school districts to share superintendents
          KC Star:  Proposals from Reps. Suzie Pollock (R-Lebanon) and Chuck Basye would protect minors from transsexual-related surgery and hormone treatments, keep boys out of girls' high school sports
          St. Joseph News-Press:  State bans device to weigh corn - without a scale
          P-D:  St. Louis area school districts begin vaccinating teachers
          KWMU:  Teachers roll up sleeves for COVID vaccine
          Joplin Globe:  Teachers, staff receive first vaccinations as new tier opens
          KC Star:  Need a COVID test in Missouri? Worlds of Fun and Kansas City Zoo will play host
          Missouri Independent:  CDC study:  Most Missourians who got first COVID vaccine dose got recommended second shot
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Two nearby Department of Corrections prison facilities temporarily close due to staff shortages
          Columbia Missourian:  Proposed legislation honors legacy of David Dorn;  Retired police captain was murdered in St. Louis City during George Floyd riots and looting
          JCNT:  New Missouri tourism campaign launches
          P-D:  Explore St. Louis praises Missouri's new tourism campaign, starring black woman;  NAACP complains
          Washington Missourian editorial:  Senate President Pro Tem Dave Schatz applies business sense to transportation funding
          Phill Brooks:  Missouri's legislative second half:  Taxes, school choice, ballot integrity and COVID-19 promise to be dominating issues
          Columbia Missourian op-ed:  Columbia attorney W.B. Tichenor:  No state subsidy for private schools
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Rep. Bruce DeGroot (R-Chesterfield):  Police transparency efforts will help both public, law enforcement officers
          P-D letter:  Pasadena Hills septuagenarian says Blunt left Senate to flee Trump, mixes metaphors involving life-support systems, California landslides and Moses
          P-D letter:  Warson Woods man responds to Post-Dispatch editorial that criticized state's position on infanticide



        Monday, March 15, 2021
       
KRES/KWIX:  Blunt says Biden's stimulus will backfire when Missouri voters realize funds went to illegals, prisoners, poorly-managed states
          KRES/KWIX:  Luetkemeyer says Biden's "buddy-buddy, chummy-chummy" approach to foreign foes is disconcerting
          This Week in Missouri Politics:  Rep. Phil Christofanelli (R-St. Peters) on Roy Blunt, ESAs, personal life, property taxes, election integrity, more;  Panel of Reps. Peter Merideth (D-St. Louis City) and Jim Murphy (R-St. Louis County), David Barklage, and Ryan Hawkins talk Blunt, COVID lockdowns, initiative petition changes, more
          The Missouri Times:  Rep. Phil Christofanelli (R-St. Peters) deftly rises as young star of Republican Party, says he is gay
          Missourinet:  Budget to take center stage in Missouri House when lawmakers return from Spring Break
          P-D:  Pandemic didn't crush Missouri state budget as had been expected
          KRES/KWIX:  Sen. Cindy O'Laughlin (R-Shelbina) explains vote against gas tax increase
          Missouri Independent:  Todd Graves' path to curator spot will face "some pretty strong opposition," Missouri Senate Democrats' counsel Chris Schappe warns
          Missourinet:  Missouri Public Defender System handles about 6,000 deadbeat criminal cases annually
          P-D:  State, regional China virus update
          P-D editorial:  Missouri GOP wants to make it easier to deceive voters and harder for them to speak
          P-D's Tony Messenger:  Like native grasses taking root, better flood-plain policy is emerging in Missouri
          Joplin Globe letter:  Joplin septuagenarian says Billy Long is lying about stimulus "fluff"
          P-D letter:  Glendale sexagenarian says serving as a poll worker gives her election expertise that Rep. Justin Hill (R-Lake Saint Louis) lacks
          P-D letter:  St. Louis City octogenarian supports gas tax increase
          Joplin Globe letter:  Citizens for Modern Transit's Kimberly Cella:  Concealed carry permit holders should be unarmed when enduring St. Louis' MetroLink and other public transportation
          Joplin Globe letter:  Joplin woman frightened by minutemen proposal



        Sunday, March 14, 2021
       
Washington Missourian:  Blunt explains decision to not seek re-election
          KC Star:  Profile:  Hawley consultant Timmy Teepell;  Successful Louisiana advisor declines to talk to liberal reporters;  Comments from anonymous rival GOP consultants, Democrats, etc.
          Columbia Missourian:  Rep. Chuck Basye (R-Rocheport) won't back down from criticism of union tactics, labels Columbia NEA's arguments "complete bullsh!t"
          KRES/KWIX:  MSBA's Brent Ghan anticipates full funding of foundation formula
          KC Star:  Circle of Hope students happy with charges
          SNL:  Missouri Supreme Court weighs key transparency case
          Columbia Missourian:  Boone County vaccine distribution runs smoothly at area's first state-sponsored clinic
          P-D:  New state data provide clearest picture yet on vaccine flow in Missouri
          KC Star:  Regional China virus update
          Joplin Globe:  Newspaper eliminates Sunday print edition, replaces it with "Weekend Edition" delivered on Saturday
          P-D editorial:  Gov. Parson sits on a mountain of federal aid yet complains about the new package
          P-D's Kevin McDermott:  Roy Blunt personified a GOP establishment that passively abetted Trump's mayhem
          P-D "The Bottom Line" video series:  Seasoned business reporters Jim Gallagher and David Nicklaus say Missouri's system of utility regulation protected St. Louisans this winter
          P-D letter:  Florissant septuagenarian suggests Gov. Parson arranged vaccine distribution to reward those who voted for him



        Saturday, March 13, 2021
       
KWMU:  'Not a last chapter guy':  Blunt looks ahead
          KC Star:  After mass layoffs gutted federal agency in Kansas City, push to restore jobs pays off
          JCNT:  Cole County could see millions in federal COVID-19 aid
          SE Missourian:  State data shows southeast Missouri's unemployment picture improving
          SE Missourian:  Local chambers cheer Wayfair passage in Missouri Legislature
          Joplin Globe:  Southwest Missouri lawmakers share upcoming bills, goals for 2021 session
          Joplin Globe:  Rep. Ben Baker (R-Neosho) proposing changes for local elections
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Campus leaders weigh in on bill from Sen. Tony Luetkemeyer (R-Parkville) to reorganize career and technical training services
          Missouri Independent:  Lawmakers seek answers on Missouri vaccine plan
          SNL:  Missouri teachers are eligible for COVID vaccine next week - but will they take it?
          P-D:  Poll of fewer than 425 Missourians shows a quarter say they won't get COVID vaccine
          KC Star:  Want the COVID vaccine in the KC area? These tips will improve your chances
          KC Star:  Local China virus update
          P-D:  State China virus update
          KWMU:  Missouri seeking to get correct data from vaccine providers regarding mutiracials
          St. Joseph News-Press editorial:  Here's to hoping Missouri's next U.S. senator shows St. Joseph as much love as Roy Blunt did
          Joplin Globe editorial:  Gas tax plan unorthodox but needed
          Joplin Globe editorial:  Annual Sunshine Week promo
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Renew Missouri's James Owen:  Assault on clean energy financing in Jefferson City continues
          Columbia Missourian's David Webber:  Missouri Legislature should not put limits on citizen input


        Friday, March 12, 2021
       
P-D:  Gov. Parson confirms he's not running for Blunt's seat;  Rizzo endorses Sifton to fill Dem slot
          Missouri Independent:  Dems consider options to take the hit in U.S. Senate race:  Jay Nixon, Scott Sifton, various urban and diversity candidates
          KRES/KWIX:  Luetkemeyer says students need to return to school
          Jason Rosenbaum:  How the coronavirus dramatically changed Missouri politics and policy
          Columbia Missourian:  Gov. Parson gives hope to Missourians with recent COVID news
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri independent pharmacies receive 16,000+ coronavirus vaccines in first week of program
          Missourinet:  Kansas City's Arrowhead Stadium will be mega-vaccination site for two-day event
          JCNT:  'Mega-vaccination' event planned for Kansas City
          SE Missourian:  Cape County reopens vaccine waitlist
          Columbia Missourian:  Lawmakers consider creating fund to bring doctors to rural areas
          JCNT:  Gov. Parson visits Nichols Career Center
          The Missouri Times:  Governor promotes Work Ready communities with visit to Nichols Career Center
          Washington Missourian:  Governor visits Four Rivers Career Center
          JCNT:  Gov. Parson, Lt. Gov. Kehoe reflect on Capitol renovation effort and success
          KWMU:  Changing the Missouri Constitution could get harder
          SNL:  Missouri reps want higher standard for constitution changes
          Columbia Missourian:  House gives final push to bills on constitution changes, local health orders
          The Missouri Times:  Capitol Briefs:  Senate reconsiders vote on tax cut bill
          The Missouri Times:  Wayfair tax bills pass out of both chambers - but with some differences
          KWMU:  Missouri Legislature advances online sales and gas taxes
          Columbia Missourian:  State Senate passes Wayfair and gas tax bills
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri Senate passes syringe services program bill
          Missouri Independent:  Few Missouri prosecutors file gambling charges sought by patrol
          P-D:  Normandy schools superintendent not certified to lead the provisionally-accredited district
          KC Star:  Two women handed new roles at Star;  Melinda Henneberger promoted to newspaper VP and editorial page editor;  Mara Rose Williams moving to opinion staff after conceiving paper's whiteness-apology series
          SE Missourian editorial:  Celebrating Missouri's bicentennial year of statehood
          KC Star editorial:  Finally, Missouri moves on abusive 'reform school,' but don't credit AG Eric Schmitt
          P-D's Antonio French:  Even Democrats might miss Roy Blunt one day
          Columbia Missourian's William Skipworth:  Blunt statement on reopening schools rated "half true"
          P-D's Michele Munz:  Missouri's underfunded public health departments deserve more money, but GOP lawmakers seek to hurt them
          Columbia Missourian's Caitlin King:  Missouri Republicans push misleading information on gender dysmorphia, rush witnesses through committee testimony
          P-D letter:  St. Louis County septuagenarian wants "a candidate for statewide office" to propose curbing Centene's ability to profit from Medicaid



        Thursday, March 11, 2021
       
The Missouri Times:  Eric Schmitt to announce candidacy for U.S. Senate
          KWMU:  Jay Ashcroft won't run for U.S. Senate - opening the door to a crowded field
          SNL:  Jay Ashcroft says he won't run for Blunt's seat in 2022
          KC Star:  "4Star Politics":  John Hancock, Mike Kelley weigh in on GOP U.S. Senate primary field:  Thoughts on Eric Schmitt, Mike Kehoe, Jason Smith, Ann Wagner, Vicky Hartzler, Democrats' "retreads" and "wallpaste personalities"
          SNL:  Here's what Missouri would get from Biden's $1.9T aid plan
          The Missouri Times:  Freshman profile:  Rep. Michael Johnson (D-Kansas City)
          SE Missourian:  State vaccination plan prepares to enter new segment
          Missouri Independent:  St. Louis, KC regions to get even larger share of Missouri vaccine supply under new model
          P-D:  Thousands more vaccine doses bound for St. Louis as Missouri adjusts distribution
          KWMU:  Some illegals uneasy about getting vaccine;  Advocates wants vaccine details translated into foreign languages for immigrants who refuse to learn English
          KC Star's Jeanne Kuang:  Rep. Emily Weber (D-Kansas City) files HR complaint against Rep. Brian Seitz (R-Branson) for calling China virus "Chinese virus"
          The Missouri Times:  Circle of Hope owners arrested in 'most widespread sexual, physical, mental abuse' cases, Schmitt says
          Missourinet:  Schmitt:  Circle of Hope is one of the most widespread cases of physical and sexual abuse patterns in state history
          SNL:  Schmitt charges Circle of Hope Girls Ranch owners with abuse, child molestation, statutory rape
          KC Star:  Schmitt details 'horrific' abuse in charges against girls reform school owners
          P-D:  Owners of Missouri reform school charged with more than 100 felonies
          P-D:  GOP lawmakers move to raise standard of changing Missouri Constitution
          The Missouri Times:  Schatz's gas tax increase perfected by Senate
          SNL:  Missouri lawmakers talking about nearly doubling gas tax - but you could opt out
          KC Star's Jeanne Kuang:  Missouri senators discuss tax cuts;  Comments from Sen. Bill Eigel of "Weldon Springs [sic]"
          P-D:  Tax cut push in Missouri could jeopardize federal relief funds
          KRES/KWIX:  Missouri School Boards' Association Brent Ghan says several GOP bills "not particularly friendly to public education"
          P-D:  Missouri House favors plan allowing students to switch school districts
          KRES/KWIX:  Rep. Chuck Basye (R-Rocheport) predicts overwhelming vote to protect high school girls from males dominating athletic competitions
          P-D:  Bill from Rep. John Wiemann (R-O'Fallon) would bar judges from rewriting ballot language
          The Missouri Times:  Senate formally condemns Missouri Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision
          KWMU:  Murderer's lawyers to file for habeas corpus after Supreme Court loss
          Washington Missourian editorial:  Blunt's decision not to seek re-election is a loss for Missouri
          KC Star editorial:  KC can't go on a spending spree with federal COVID-19 relief
          P-D editorial:  Religious boarding schools must not get a pass from basic state oversight
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Missouri Hospital Association's Herb Kuhn:  Sen. Holly Rehder (R-Scott City) offers the wrong prescription for Medicaid overhaul
          Bob Priddy:  Reflections on the filibuster's value to the Missouri Senate (741 words)
          P-D letter:  Louisiana sexagenarian calls Gov. Parson a coward and says lawmakers should not change Missouri Conservation Commission



        Wednesday, March 10, 2021
       
SNL:  Blunt expresses optimism for country's future, offers advice to Missouri's next U.S. senator:  "Democracy is not for sissies"
          The Missouri Times:  Roy Blunt praised by Trump after Senate announcement
          SE Missourian:  Peter Kinder, others weigh in on Blunt's announcement;  Local Dem leader suggests House Superminority Leader Crystal Quade or Dem AG primary runner-up Elad Gross take the hit for Dems in 2022
          The Missouri Times:  'Fated from birth':  Judge Stith retires from Supreme Court after venerable career
          The Missouri Times:  Ben Brown to run for Schatz's open seat
          SNL:  AG Eric Schmitt's office:  Circle of Hope Girls Ranch owners in custody
          Missourinet:  AG Eric Schmitt to provide update today on Circle of Hope facility
          P-D:  Critics continue to second-guess Missouri's vaccine distribution logistics
          KCUR:  Urban leaders complain about inability to read and interpret vaccine data provided by state
          KWMU:  St. Louis on the Air with Sarah Fenske:  Rep. John Simmons (R-Washington) explains voter ID bill
          KWMU:  Politically Speaking podcast:  Rep. Tony Lovasco (R-O'Fallon) talks with Jason Rosenbaum about federal stimulus money for Missouri, Medicaid spending, voter ID, charter schools, more
          The Missouri Times:  Schatz's gas tax increase stalls in Senate
          Missourinet:  Missouri gas tax hike proposal put in park
          P-D:  Gas tax increase with rebate option slams into wall of opposition in Missouri Senate
          The Missouri Times:  Capitol Briefs:  Wayfair tax bill perfected in House
          Missourinet:  Missouri reviews whether it can give teachers a bonus. There's good news and bad news.
          Missouri Independent:  Rep. Jeff Coleman (R-Grain Valley) says he's avoiding distractions as he moves social media bill forward;  Tennessee activist tells reporter to "kiss my (posterior)"
          Missouri Independent:  Committee votes to increase size of Missouri Conservation Commission
          P-D:  Missouri House debates vaccination rules as COVID-19 cases tumble
          The Missouri Times:  Capitol Briefs:  Rep. Bridget Walsh Moore (D-St. Louis City) sponsors employment bill to help workers with disabilities
          P-D:  Measure to merge St. Louis County police departments meets pushback in Missouri House
          KWMU:  Tampon bill moves forward
          P-D editorial video:  Tod Robberson and Kevin McDermott on Blunt's departure:  Two retirement-age white men discuss Blunt's retirement, say senator should have bashed Trump and Republican Party and predict Blunt will join sons in lobbying
          P-D editorial:  St. Louis cautiously reopens, but GOP in Missouri and elsewhere unilaterally disarms
          Missouri Independent op-ed:  Missouri Jobs With Justice's Caitlyn Adams:  Josh Hawley hurts us with his lies
          P-D letter:  Chesterfield man suggests Hawley is racist for opposing left-winger's appointment
          P-D letter:  St. Louis County octogenarian labels Gov. Parson incompetent, uses inaccurate farming analogy



        Tuesday, March 9, 2021
       
The Missouri Times:  Roy Blunt won't seek re-election to U.S. Senate in 2022
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri political figures react to Roy Blunt's retirement announcement
          The Missouri Times:  Sen. Roy Blunt:  A timeline of his career
          SNL:  Blunt says he's not running for re-election, reshaping 2022 race
          Joplin Globe:  Reflections on Roy:  Thoughts from Nick Myers, Gary Nodler, Ron Richard, former aide Steve McIntosh, local Dems
          Columbia Missourian:  Photo gallery:  Roy Blunt through the years
          P-D:  Roy Blunt, at Springfield airport, declines to insert himself into early GOP scramble for his seat
          P-D:  Video:  Blunt says GOP primary "will sort itself out," says he's confident Republicans will keep seat
          Missouri Independent:  Blunt won't run again in 2022, likely sparking crowded GOP primary
          Missouri Independent:  10 potential candidates for Blunt's seat
          Missourinet:  Blunt will not run for another term as U.S. Senator
          KC Star:  Field of possible GOP U.S. Senate candidates forms after Blunt's announcement;  KC Mayor Quinton Lucas considering bid to fill Democratic ballot slot
          KC Star:  Missouri AG Eric Schmitt leading effort of 12 attorneys general to fight back against Biden "social cost" environmental order
          KC Star:  Man accused of threatening to kill Cleaver will remain detained
          SE Missourian:  More than 1 million Missourians receive one dose of COVID vaccine
          Missouri Independent:  Missouri adds 81,206 'probable' COVID-19 cases to pandemic report
          KC Star:  KC Health Department leader wants more vaccine doses
          KC Star:  COVID vaccines for Missouri teachers gain priority under federal directive
          Columbia Missourian:  Protecting health care workers from violence the focus of new bill
          Missourinet:  House Budget Chairman Cody Smith (R-Carthage):  Missouri expects to receive billions under new stimulus package
          KRES/KWIX:  State working to catch up on jail reimbursement debt;  Comments from Rep. Peggy McGaugh (R-Carrollton)
          P-D:  Conservative effort to eliminate Missouri's personal property tax hits turbulence, falls short
          KRES/KWIX:  McGaugh's elections bill moves to House floor
          Washington Missourian:  Voter ID bill from Rep. John Simmons (R-Washington) moves to Senate
          The Missouri Times:  Capitol Briefs:  Senate perfects bill restricting use of education funds for campaigning
          KRES/KWIX:  Rep. Chuck Basye (R-Rocheport) stands by "strong language" regarding Missouri NEA
          The Missouri Times:  KC Public Schools Superintendent Mark Bedell criticizes charter school legislation
          Columbia Missourian:  Problems in medical marijuana rollout cause tense discussion among lawmakers
          P-D:  Missouri House passes bill to honor Second Amendment rights on public transit
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri Senate to debate asbestos litigation legislation
          KRES/KWIX:  Bill would extend co-op tax credits through 2027
          Joplin Globe editorial:  Roy Blunt was always good to Southwest Missouri
          P-D editorial:  Roy Blunt's departure speaks volumes about GOP's shift to the radical right
          KC Star editorial:  Does Blunt want to be remembered for defending the GOP or Trump?
          KC Star's Dave Helling:  Republicanism changed under Roy Blunt's feet, leaving him no place to stand
          SE Missourian's Adrienne Ross:  Farewell column, and a heartfelt thank you to the Rust family
          P-D op-ed:  R Street Institute's Anthony Lamorena:  Missouri's cash bail laws need changing
          P-D letter:  University City man says Gov. Parson sends vaccines to rural areas because of racism


        Monday, March 8, 2021
       
KRES/KWIX:  U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler discusses President Trump's future role in GOP
          SNL:  Republicans look ahead to 2022 elections at Greene County Lincoln Day
          Joplin Globe:  Local Republicans gather for Lincoln Day;  Billy Long calls size of stimulus unemployment handouts "ridiculous"
          Missouri Indpendent:  Missouri man who threatened Cleaver and Tennessee congressman will have a hearing today
          Missourinet:  After two decades, Missouri Supreme Court Judge Laura Denvir Stith retires today
          Missourinet:  Look for several late nights in the Missouri Senate this week;  House to begin discussion on congressional redistricting
          KRES/KWIX:  Sen. Denny Hoskins (R-Warrensburg) wants all of unemployment overpayments forgiven
          KRES/KWIX:  Sen. Cindy O'Laughlin (R-Shelbina) discusses Wayfair bill
          P-D:  New members added to Missouri House Conservation Committee ahead of controversial vote
          KC Star:  Reps. Derges, Price and Roeber are shunned by some, but still remain in office
          KC Star:  KC area kindergarten enrollment dropped amid COVID
          Missouri Independent:  Black Missourians underachieve in obtaining COVID vaccine
          KWMU:  Legislation to provide free tampons for convicts on hold;  Report from committee hearing held two weeks ago
          P-D's Tony Messenger:  Legislative 'politics' stand in the way of improving prisoners' access to tampons
          Joplin Globe letter:  Joplin septuagenarian wants voter photo ID requirement
          P-D letter:  Creve Coeur man says Post-Dispatch editorial board shows prejudice against public funding for religious schools
          P-D letter:  Columbia, Illinois woman weighs in on Missouri driver-defense bill, details incident in which her injured son with cerebral palsy could not be reached by ambulance because of Black Lives Matter agitators



        Sunday, March 7, 2021
       
SNL:  Blunt, Hawley vote against Biden's $1.9 trillion pandemic aid bill
          KC Star:  Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker (D) expresses frustration with Black Lives Matter protesters who chose to "block traffic, and vandalize a car" during Saturday agitation
          Columbia Missourian:  More than half a million Missourians have received both doses of vaccine
          P-D:  Hundreds appear for one-shot vaccine option at north St. Louis County center
          Missouri Independent:  Missouri making state and local reports on China virus deaths match more closely by adding data on antigen tests
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Local law enforcement officials weigh in on House Bill 85 and Second Amendment freedoms
          KRES/KWIX:  Rep. Louis Riggs (R-Hannibal) shares status of performance audit bill
          KC Star:  Operator of reform schools says he would "welcome" state registration requirement
          P-D:  Feds take over case involving Great Circle adventure camp worker accused of child porn
          Joplin Globe:  Miller murder straining state's death penalty defense teams
          P-D editorial:  In an inquiry about the insurrection, Hawley is oddly focused on communications
          P-D editorial:  Ignoring hypocrisy, Missouri lawmakers reach for any excuse to block wind energy
          Columbia Missourian's Mark Ossolinski:  How Missouri Republicans are challenging the federal government
          KC Star's Kaitlin Washburn and P-D's Rachel Rice:  "Missouri Gun Violence" advocacy series, sponsored by Missouri Foundation for Health and Report for America:  Black male suicide on the rise; Guns are to blame
          KC Star op-ed:  VFW State Commander Eric Sullivan:  Don't let Missouri lawmakers cheat sick veterans out of justice for asbestos exposure
          P-D letter:  Maryland Heights sexagenarian says Gov. Parson is "selling out" and accepting bribes from Chinese companies
          Columbia Missourian letter:  League of Women Voters septuagenarian says Missouri Republicans' voter ID proposal is racist, sexist, ageist, ableist, and classist



        Saturday, March 6, 2021
       
Missourinet:  Interview:  Hawley wants separate minimum wage hike, calls for immediate tax credit for blue-collar workers
          KRES/KWIX:  Hartzler has concerns with COVID relief package
          The Missouri Times:  Freshman profile:  Rep. Ashley Aune (D-Kansas City)
          The Missouri Times:  Freshman profile:  Rep. Brian Seitz (R-Branson)
          SE Missourian:  Virus numbers continue significant drop
          KC Star:  Kansas City metro adds less than 75 new COVID-19 cases, deaths at local hospital down
          Missourinet:  Check out next week's mega coronavirus vaccination events in Missouri
          Missouri Independent:  Most Missouri mass vaccination events last week had unused doses, but waste was rare
          P-D:  Missouri rejiggering vaccine distribution protocols
          The Missouri Times:  Former House employee alleges he was fired for requesting mask mandate;  Tad Mayfield seeks jury-trial payday for "emotional pain and suffering," etc.
          Missouri Independent:  Lawsuit alleges Missouri House staffer was fired for complaining about lack of masks
          KRES/KWIX:  O'Laughlin disappointed that COVID liability bill does not include emergency clause
          KRES/KWIX:  Rep. Tim Taylor (R-Bunceton) discusses support for ESA bill
          KWMU:  St. Louis on the Air with Sarah Fenske:  Rep. Tony Lovasco (R-O'Fallon), others discuss public defender funding
          Missouri Independent:  Dan Finney resigns seat on Missouri Gaming Commission
          KRES/KWIX:  Rep. Ed Lewis (R-Moberly) moving bill to help Marceline
          KC Star editorial:  Rep. Sam Graves complains about COVID-19 aid for farmers - but only if they're black
          Joplin Globe editorial:  Senate should join House in approving bill to create online financial database to increase fiscal transparency for local governments
          SE Missourian op-ed:  Peter Kinder:  Remembering Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech 75 years ago
          Missouri Independent op-ed:  Phill Brooks:  Charter school legislative efforts vs. the Constitution



        Friday, March 5, 2021
       
KC Star:  U.S. Rep. Sam Graves (R) meets with Biden in Oval Office to discuss infrastructure plan
          SE Missourian:  Profile:  From southeast Missouri to the governor's office:  Robert Knodell
          The Missouri Times:  Freshman profile:  Rep. Chris Brown (R-Kansas City)
          The Missouri Times:  Freshman profile:  Rep. Kurtis Gregory (R-Marshall)
          KWMU:  St. Louis on the Air with Sarah Fenske recap:  2020 Dem AG primary silver medalist Elad Gross still pitching February report showing national GOP AG group invited Eric Schmitt's staff to a series of regular conference calls
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri general revenue remained strong in February, latest report says
          SE Missourian:  State unveils new vaccine program;  Even more vaccination events to be held in urban areas
          KWMU:  Gov. Parson:  Even more vaccination events will be catered to urban communities
          Missourinet:  Gov. Parson:  Distributing COVID vaccines to as many Missouri pharmacies as possible will expand accessibility
          Missourinet:  Feds to prioritize teachers in retail pharmacy vaccine program
          Columbia Missourian:  K-12 teachers, child care workers eligible for immediate COVID-19 vaccination
          KC Star:  Gov. Parson announces five pharmacies in KC to have vaccine, with three more sites in surrounding area
          Missouri Independent:  Missouri will add antigen tests to its COVID report, increasing positive case counts
          SNL:  House OKs plan allowing state officials to restrict public health orders issued by local governments
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri House moves to forgive federal coronavirus unemployment overpayments
          Missouri Independent:  Missouri House votes to forgive federal unemployment overpayments
          KWMU:  Missouri House approves unemployment overpayment forgiveness plan
          Columbia Missourian:  House passes bill to prevent collection of federal unemployment repayments
          KC Star:  Missouri House passes bill to forgive undeserved unemployment benefits
          P-D:  Some Missouri lawmakers look to make some pandemic-related voting changes permanent
          SNL:  Rep. Chuck Basye (R-Rocheport) wants public vote on new rules ensuring biological males do not compete in girls' high school sports
          KWMU:  St. Louis on the Air with Sarah Fenske preview:  Rep. Tony Lovasco (R-O'Fallon), others to discuss public defender funding
          Missouri Independent:  Interpersonal tension continues between two Missouri Gaming Commission members
          The Missouri Times:  PSC clarifies customer assistance program
          Washington Missourian:  Department of Corrections spokesperson:  Pacific prison to get garment factory
          Columbia Missourian:  Columbia NAACP holds town hall to list grievances regarding China virus within Department of Corrections
          JCNT:  NAACP complains about COVID in prisons
          KWMU:  Missouri Department of Conservation hopes videos recorded in Spanish will attract new visitors
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Rep. Doug Richey (R-Excelsior Springs):  We need to get COVID liability protections to governor's desk pronto
          P-D letter:  St. Louis County man calls Rush Limbaugh a pig
          P-D letter:  Former Ferguson-Florissant School Board President, who moved to Illinois, criticizes Missouri charter schools



        Thursday, March 4, 2021
       
KC Star:  Marionville man allegedly made threats against Tennessee Dem congressman in 2019 and Emanuel Cleaver in January
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Johnson & Johnson shot may see high use at mass vaccination events
          Missouri Independent:  Missouri to receive Johnson & Johnson vaccine in late March
          P-D:  St. Louis area hospitals may still be vaccinating seniors, rather than essential workers, in mid-March
          Columbia Missourian:  Wide ranging election proposals include eliminating presidential primary
          KRES/KWIX:  Sen. Denny Hoskins (R-Warrensburg) believes an education package will be approved
          The Missouri Times:  Capitol Briefs:  Bill allowing concealed carry on public transit perfected by House
          Columbia Missourian's Will Morris:  House bill allows concealed carry on public transit;  Comments from "Rep. Peter Meridith [sic]"
          Columbia Missourian:  Senate committee hears abortion bills
          P-D:  Republicans vote to protect businesses from local health orders
          KRES/KWIX:  House passes eminent domain bill;  Thoughts from Rep. Cheri Toalson Reisch (R-Hallsville)
          KRES/KWIX:  Rep. Danny Busick (R-Bunceton) on anhydrous regulation bill
          Columbia Missourian:  Senate committee hears testimony about medical marijuana patients and rationalizing why "food deserts" are to blame for poor diet choices
          JCNT:  Two bills would protect children from gender reassignment surgery, keep boys and girls from playing against opposite sex in high school sports;  LGBTQIA* activists unhappy
          Columbia Missourian:  At House hearing, two high school girls say they want to play on boys' teams
          Missouri Independent:  Committee hears debate on high school sports bill;  Woman complains that soccer-playing son was not allowed to join girls' team;  Former women's college basketball player says allowing men to compete against women is unfair to women
          P-D:  Activists weigh in on Basye's bill to protect female high school athletes
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri lawmakers consider cybersecurity commission
          SNL:  Sen. Mike Moon (R-Ash Grove) to Congress:  Don't 'pack' the Supreme Court
          The Missouri Times:  Cancer group moves annual lobbying day to Zoom
          The Missouri Times:  Capitol Briefs:  Women Legislators of Missouri hold college scholarship contest
          P-D editorial:  Apparently, 'safe and secure' elections aren't so safe and secure
          KC Star editorial:  Everyone knows Lamar Johnson is innocent. Why won't Missouri give him a new trial?
          Columbia Missourian op-ed:  Rep. Peggy McGaugh (R-Carrollton):  Federal flood policy needs to safeguard communities, taxpayer interests
          KC Star's Jeanne Kuang:  Republican lawmakers cite debunked conspiracy theories, push unconstitutional voter ID bill
          KC Star letters:  Kansas City septuagenarian praises vaccination system;  CEAM's Johnnie Calloway praises charter schools;  Overland Park septuagenarian wants Gov. Parson to put on "big boy pants" and stop pushing for larger Missouri share of federal stimulus funds;  Kansas City man calls Hawley "subversive white bigot"
          P-D letter:  St. Louis man takes offense to Hawley's pro-America comments at CPAC



        Wednesday, March 3, 2021
       
KC Star:  Hawley asks FBI director about consumer data collected in Capitol riot investigation
          KC Star:  Blunt, Hawley vote to confirm Biden's pick for chair of Council of Economic Advisers
          SNL:  Eric Greitens makes appearance on St. Louis radio, criticizes Roy Blunt
          The Missouri Times:  Jesse Jackson's organization endorses black candidate in election for Kip Kendrick's open seat;  Attorney David Tyson Smith to join Democratic superminority after April election
          SE Missourian:  Coronavirus doses continue to flow into southeast Missouri
          P-D:  St. Louis-area COVID-19 patient counts hit lowest number in months;  doctors see 'light at the end of that proverbial tunnel'
          Missouri Independent:  Urban Missourians fail to step up and get vaccinated, consultant hired by state finds
          Joplin Globe:  Mass vaccination effort in Carthage draws hundreds;  Area residents explain process of putting in effort to sign up and get to site
          The Missouri Times:  Hough proposes largest income tax cut in Missouri history
          The Missouri Times:  Schatz's new bill would block some presidential executive actions
          The Missouri Times:  Capitol Briefs:  Senate considering database of failing schools
          Missourinet:  Missouri senators seek to shine spotlight on underperforming schools
          KWMU:  Standardized testing will happen this year, and some teachers are unhappy
          Missouri Independent:  Democrats "concerned" about Medicaid spending bill, theorize about GOP tricks
          The Missouri Times:  Capitol Briefs:  Senate debates time limit for product damage suits
          Columbia Missourian:  Capitol security the focus of House bill
          P-D:  "Baker bill" from Rep. Ben Baker (R-Neosho) would allow Missourians to sell homemade baked goods on the Internet
          P-D:  Bill from Sen. Doug Beck (D-Affton) would stop foreign companies from owning Missouri farmland
          The Missouri Times:  Capitol Briefs:  Lawmakers files bills to rename highway after David Dorn
          KRES/KWIX:  Prescribed burn legislation from Rep. Tim Taylor (R-Bunceton) moving forward in Missouri House
          Missourinet:  Convicted murderer Lamar Johnson's appeal rejected by Missouri Supreme Court;  AG Eric Schmitt and Kim Gardner are on opposite sides in case
          Missouri Independent:  Missouri Supreme Court denies murderer a new trial
          KC Star editorial:  If you're afraid of nationalized elections, blame Donald Trump and Eric Schmitt
          KC Star editorial:  KC business, health leaders see hope on the COVID horizon
          P-D editorial:  Cities are slighted in Missouri's vaccine distribution. It's time for a new model.
          Missouri Independent:  Former Paul LeVota intern Taylor Hirth:  As a former Missouri Capitol intern, the latest scandals come as no surprise
          KC Star letter:  Kansas sexagenarian criticizes Missouri's Josh Hawley, attempts analogy involving a child murdering its parents
          SE Missourian letter:  Jackson, Mo. union boss:  Form letter:  End 'right-to-work' laws
          Lincoln Journal-Star, Feb. 17:  Lincoln, Nebraska union boss:  Form letter:  End 'right-to-work' laws
          Lisbon Morning Journal, Feb. 18:  Ohio postal union boss:  Form letter:  End 'right-to-work' laws
          Boilermakers.org:  Choose among these five options to send "original" letters to your local newspaper



        Tuesday, March 2, 2021
       
Joplin Globe:  Josh Hawley among speakers for Jasper-Newton County Lincoln Day dinner this Saturday
          CNN:  Hawley says he evaluates Biden cabinet nominees "one at a time"
          KC Star:  Gov. Parson says Biden's stimulus package formula shortchanges Missouri
          The Missouri Times:  DHSS' Williams:  Missourians could return to normal activities by summer
          SE Missourian:  Nearly 500k Missourians have completed coronavirus vaccine regimen
          P-D:  Missouri expects 50,000 J&J vaccine doses this week
          Missouri Independent:  Gov. Parson announces adjustments to Missouri's vaccine distribution model;  U.S. Rep. Cori Bush (D) wants more attention for "black and brown" people
          SNL:  Gov. Mike Parson reverses last of 2020-21 budget cuts, citing improving economy
          Missouri Independent:  Missouri schools to receive $123 million as Gov. Parson releases budget withholdings
          KWMU:  Gov. Parson releases all budget funds previously withheld at height of pandemic
          The Missouri Times:  House perfects coronavirus unemployment overpayment waiver
          KRES/KWIX:  Sen. Denny Hoskins (R-Warrensburg) pleased with COVID liability legislation
          KRES/KWIX:  Rep. Chuck Basye (R-Rocheport) talks ESA bill passage, changes made during process
          KRES/KWIX:  Rep. Peggy McGaugh (R-Carrollton) explains why she voted against House Bill 349
          Washington Missourian:  State's proposed school funding legislation 'disgusting' to Washington School Board members
          Missourinet:  Proposal from Rep. Dottie Bailey (R-Eureka) would allow Missouri voters - not the governor - to decide who sits on the state board of education
          Columbia Missourian:  Proposal from Rep. Chuck Basye (R-Rocheport) would protect high school girls from boys seeking to compete against them in sports
          Fox 2 (St. Louis):  Video:  Lawmakers plan to investigate high beef prices affecting Missouri cattlemen;  Rep. David Gregory (R-Sunset Hills) leads legislative effort
          Brownfield Ag News:  Rep. David Gregory (R-Sunset Hills) calls for cattle market investigation
          The Missouri Times:  Capitol Briefs:  House considers multijurisdictional law enforcement evaluation
          Washington Missourian:  County opts back into prescription drug monitoring program
          SNL:  Former House Budget Chair Allen Icet (R-Wildwood) appointed Greene County Collector after billing delays
          P-D editorial:  Hawley's act falls deservedly flat even among like-minded conservatives
          Washington Missourian editorial:  Instead of voter ID, Missouri lawmakers should focus their energies on making voting more accessible
          Columbia Missourian's Ken Midkiff:  Hawley's support for Trump will hurt him with Missouri voters
          P-D op-ed:  Missouri Public Health Association's Lynelle Phillips:  Missouri lawmakers going after the wrong foe with restrictions on county health offices
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Rep. Chad Perkins (R-Bowling Green):  Some education reform policies are great for rural schools - so why are they complaining?
          P-D letter:  St. Louis County octogenarian says it's a bad idea to encourage "us old people" to use online vaccine sign-ups since "grandchild or neighbors" must be used to figure out computers



        Monday, March 1, 2021
       
March 2020 Missouri political news headlines
          March 2019 Missouri political news headlines
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          March 2017 Missouri political news headlines
          March 2016 Missouri political news headlines
          March 2015 Missouri political news headlines
          March 2014 Missouri political news headlines
          Columbia Missourian:  Museum leaders meet with congressional staffers, want more federal money
          This Week in Missouri Politics:  DHSS Director Randall Williams and Gov. Parson's Chief of Staff Robert Knodell join Scott Faughn to discuss vaccine rollout;  Panel of Reps. Ashley Aune (D-Kansas City), Betsy Fogle (D-Springfield), Aaron Griesheimer (R-Washington), and Jefferson City Mayor Carrie Tergin talk vaccine distribution, mask mandates, charter schools
          Missourinet:  Mass vaccination clinics scheduled for today in four Missouri towns
          SNL:  Essential workers' access to vaccine could be limited by supply constraints
          P-D:  Union capo, others complain about turnover at DSS' Children's Division
          Missourinet:  What we're watching this week in the Missouri Legislature
          SNL:  Missouri House OKs plan for private school, home school scholarships
          Missourinet:  Senate Education Committee to hear bill to close underperforming schools
          Missouri Independent:  School choice bills face both success and gridlock in Missouri
          SNL:  GOP lawmakers look to revive voter ID law
          SNL:  Sen. Eric Burlison (R-Battlefield) introduces 'right to work' legislation
          KWMU:  Fight continues over eminent domain for utility line across Missouri
          KC Star's Jeanne Kuang:  After violent riots, Missouri lawmakers seek to protect police;  Comments from Sen. Bill Eigel, "a St. Charles [sic] Republican"
          SNL:  Sen. Lincoln Hough (R-Springfield) wants tougher penalty for letting feral hogs loose
          Joplin Globe editorial:  Missouri stalking laws need to be updated
          St. Joseph News-Press editorial:  Missouri voters deserve a chance to decide on pre-existing conditions protections
          KC Star editorial:  Missouri needs coronavirus doses where more people live
          P-D editorial:  Missouri Senate sees a one-way street for accountability for lawbreakers
          P-D's Bill McClellan:  Some Missourians love us from afar;  Rex Sinquefield, not Rush Limbaugh, deserves state's honor
          P-D letter:  St. Louis County sexagenarian expresses gratitude for state's successful mass vaccination event at UMSL
          P-D letter:  Hillsboro septuagenarian opposes GOP proposal to protect drivers who hit human roadblocks
          P-D letter:  Ballwin septuagenarian opposes charter school bill, wants to see more taxes
          P-D letter:  St. Louis County octogenarian says Rush Limbaugh accomplished nothing to warrant celebrating his life
          KC Star letters:  Greenwood septuagenarian thanks KC Star for efforts to counter Missouri's GOP legislative supermajority



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