Sunday, November 30
KC Star's Steve Rose: Pundit Charlie Cook believes
Claire McCaskill will run for governor
P-D: A+ Scholarship funding is rocky; Comments
from MNEA's Otto Fajen, DESE's Sarah Potter, others
JCNT: Preview of education issues for upcoming
session: MSBA's Mike Reid, MASA's Mike Lodewegen, Show-Me
Institute's Brittany Wagner X
AP: Rep. David Wood (R-Versailles) to revive student
transfer bill
CDT: Plan for campus repairs could open political
scramble over available funds X
CDT: List of bond funding allocations by university X
P-D/Kaiser Health News: State cope with big bill for
Hepatitis C drug; Comments from Rep. Sue Allen (R-Town and
Country), DSS' Rebecca Woelfel
KC Star: With no money to replace them, we may have to
rely upon old voting machines +
Washington Missourian: Activist hopes new rule will
prohibit Ameren landfill in flood plain
P-D: Advocates hope federal coal ash rules spur
oversight in Missouri
KC Star: Probation caseload in western Missouri
becomes an even greater challenge +
Missourinet: Filmmakers raise money to showcase "The
Missouri Approach" to juvenile justice rehabilitation
Missourinet: Nixon to call Legislature back early due
to cost incurred by Ferguson rioters
P-D: Nixon: Rioters inflicted "more violence
than we expected"
GQ:
Nixon ranks #12 on magazine's "Least Influential People of 2014"
(pic); People of Ferguson "think their governor is a very large
tank"
Washington Missourian: McCulloch's Franklin County
counterpart says St. Louis County prosecutor made the right call in
using grand jury
SE
Missourian: Experts: Court precedent made Wilson conviction
unlikely +
KWMU: Darren Wilson resigns from Ferguson police
department
P-D: Darren Wilson resigns from Ferguson police
department
P-D: Police shut down peacekeeping "Oath Keepers"
group in Ferguson
P-D: West Florissant Avenue may or may not ever revive
AP: St. Louis protesters march inside a Trader Joe's,
block Brentwood-area traffic
P-D: Protesters flood Brentwood business
district; Civilian stuck in traffic: "At least they aren't
looting anything"
JCNT: NAACP march could disrupt holiday events;
Annual candlelight tours of Governor's Mansion have been canceled due
to "security concerns" X
KWMU: NAACP begins march to Jeff City, while others
protest area stores; Organizer: "They (?) can't have Target
goods, no Trader Joe's groceries until they (?) acknowledge the police
state we live in"
Columbia Missourian: 150 begin march from Ferguson to
Jefferson City
AP: Ferguson updates: Wilson resigns;
Protesters begin march to Jefferson City; Michael Brown's father
takes a trip to Florida
KC Star letters: Mother of black son says Michael
Brown would be alive if he showed some respect, while Kenisha Brown
compares Michael Brown to MLK and Nelson Mandela +
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Saturday, November 29
CDT: Gov. Roger Wilson (D) gone from politics but not
forgotten
X
SNL: State funding for Head Start dries up; Area
director calls news "devastating" X
KRES (Moberly): Rep. Holly Rehder (R-Sikeston) hopes
Sen. Rob Schaaf (R-St. Joseph) drops his opposition to
prescription-drug monitoring program
KRES
(Moberly): Sen. Brian Munzlinger (R-Williamstown) concerned about
rural bridge conditions
CDT: Number of new concealed-carry permits in Boone
County jumped when Legislature overrode Nixon's veto X
KRES (Moberly): Ameren seeks higher energy efficiency
surcharge
KWMU: Nixon to call special session to pay for
Ferguson-related security costs
The Missouri Times: Nixon: Rioting has pushed
Missouri National Guard over budget; Governor calling special
session
AP: Nixon calls for special session over funding
KSGF (Springfield): Audio: Rep. Eric Burlison
(R) on what Nixon could learn from Slay; Complainer/dependent
culture; Bill to stop legislators' pay increase; Koster and
campaign ethics
KWMU: Dellwood Mayor Reggie Jones 'demanding answers'
from Nixon after 13 businesses burned in riots
P-D: Riot-damaged Dellwood vows to rebuild
P-D: Oath Keepers stand tall to protect Ferguson
property owners from rioters, looters, arsonists
NY Times: Protesters in Ferguson are arrested after
blocking traffic; One chant: "The only solution is a
Communist revolution!"
AP: 15 arrested as demonstrations return to Ferguson
P-D: Protest updates: Packs of protesters beat
drums, gyrate, yell inside area malls; Communist literature
distributed; Caterwauling carolers change joyful "Silver Bells"
to plaintive "Life is Hell"; More
KWMU: 'Brown Friday' pauses shopping at three area
malls
AP: Protesters pause purchasing at three area
malls; Galleria and Des Peres close momentarily, reopen;
Chesterfield Mall closes early at night
P-D: Video: Two Galleria Macy's employees
support effort to harm their employer's sales, chant "No Black Friday!"
KC Star: KC rally for Michael Brown draws 15 +
Columbia Missourian: Leaders of NAACP march say up to
50 protesters will hike from Ferguson to Governor's Mansion
Washington Missourian editorial: McCulloch's no-win
situation: No amount of evidence can sway the type of people who
dislike police, prosecutors and the justice system
P-D editorial: We should spend more time talking about
race.
Rudi Keller: Reporters unhappy about having their
Capitol offices moved X
P-D letter: California man suggests McCulloch does not
represent non-whites
P-D letter: Michael Brown's thievery, disrespect for
law enforcement helps show black parents where work needs to be done
P-D letter: Brown's stepdad's "Burn this bitch down!"
was an incitement to riot
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Friday, November 28
KWMU:
Blunt, Missouri Chamber of Commerce oppose Obama administration ozone
rule
NY
Times Magazine: The military's rough justice on sexual
assault; McCaskill takes moderate and non-radical approach,
serving as "the most vocal critic" to Gillibrand's proposal
The
Missouri Times: Freshman profiles: Sen.-elect Bob Onder
(R-Lake Saint Louis)
Missourinet:
Hunters "Share the Harvest" with needy families across Missouri
KC
Star: Winter-like conditions didn't freeze Missouri deer
hunters; Shooters dropped 167,020 animals in season that ended
Tuesday +
P-D:
Dope discussions played part in Ferguson prosecutors' approach;
Construction-worker witness extolled virtues of "wax" THC to marijuana
enthusiast Michael Brown
P-D:
Nixon thanks National Guard, law enforcement working to maintain peace
on Thanksgiving Day
AP:
Fires, other incidents investigated after protests
The
Missouri Times: Scott Faughn provides input on Murdoch's UK news
network
Kraske:
The Chat: Kinder chews up Nixon on Ferguson +
Missourinet:
Security ramped up for Show-Me Bowl; Law enforcement seeks to
provide safe environment for those watching state high school football
championships
AP:
Protesters say even if "Hands Up" narrative was a lie, it is an
important symbol for larger issues
Missourinet:
NAACP says it will launch 7-day, 120-mile march from site of Brown's
attack to Governor's Mansion
AP:
Protesters focus rage on Wal-Marts; Demonstrations of strolling,
chanting last "a few minutes at each store"
Washington
Missourian editorial: With rioters less than an hour away from
WashMo, be thankful for police, our justice system - and for grand
jurors, who made the right decision
Washington
Missourian editorial: Regardless of grand jury ruling, STL
region's "criminal element was present to exploit any decision"
P-D
editorial: Citizens review boards can build public confidence in
police
P-D
op-ed: Blake Ashby: It's hard to see how burning down
businesses will help residents who had their place of employment
destroyed
P-D:
14 out of 163 - or eight percent - of Missouri legislators called on
EPA to increase smog regulations
P-D
letter: Marcus Brown: Minimum wage higher than the federal
rate, but that's still not high enough
KC
Star letters: Call McCaskill and Blunt
staffers/secretaries/interns and tell them you oppose war; If
Nixon cared about black lives, he'd oppose death penalty +
P-D
letter: Ferguson man says Nixon's use of National Guard was too
late, and delay will harm town for decades to come
P-D
letter: Nixon knew protesters were going to riot, but did nothing
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Thursday, November
27 Happy
Thanksgiving! Thanks to riots,
there will be no St. Louis parade on Thanksgiving Day
P-D: Blunt says Obama administration's new ozone
standards could be 'the most expensive regulation ever'
Politico: Blunt's bill aims for "less burdensome
approach to menu labeling"
P-D: McCaskill denies Harry Reid claim she has 'hate'
for former St. Louis Archbishop Raymond L. Burke
KC Star: Missouri lawmakers face renewed calls to
change loose ethics laws +
AP:
Schweich's audit: Missouri commission kept veterans in the dark
KC Star: Schweich's audit finds improvement in Hickman
Mills School District +
AP: Missouri taxpayers sue Nixon for Common Core test
JCNT: Schweich audit gives Miller County poor rating X
SE
Missourian: Be safe - it's prime time for deer collisions;
In 2013, more than a quarter of traffic collisions involving animals
happened in urban areas +
Columbia Missourian: Number of deer killed up six
percent; Shooters enter open season on antlerless animals
AP: Moment-by-moment look at August 9: How
Michael Brown and Dorian Johnson's Saturday morning wake-and-bake
mission turned into tragedy
P-D: State of Missouri to assist in probe of Ferguson
protesters' looting, arson and vandalism
P-D: Nixon: There will be no special prosecutor
in Darren Wilson case
P-D: New Black Panther Party's 'minister of law'
plotted to blow up Arch, kill McCulloch; Perps couldn't afford
more bombs "until one suspect's girlfriend's EBT card was replenished"
KWMU: People are buying 'I Love Ferguson' mugs and
donating to help damaged businesses
P-D: Donations roll in for Ferguson bake shop
AP: Protesters dwindle to small groups in Ferguson
KWMU: Protesters attempt to demonstrate inside City
Hall; Protest leader Rasheen Aldridge: "It ain't [sic] right that they shut us down"
P-D: Police break up demonstration at City Hall,
arrest 3
P-D: Ferguson video series: Protest at City
Hall; Protesters in Ferguson shout at black officer, call him
"Uncle Tom"; More
KWMU: Social media updates
McClatchy: Breaking: People discussed Ferguson
decision, riots on platforms widely referred to as "social media"
KC Star: Area protesters' march remains peaceful +
Columbia Missourian: MU chancellor to provide forum
Monday for students to sit around and talk about their feelings
SE
Missourian: SEMO president offers Ferguson students a place to
stay +
CDT's Waters: Riots show that few people have the time
or patience for thoughtful reflection of the facts X
KWMU's Chris McDaniel, others: Analysis: Wilson
provided inconsistent testimony; Michael Brown's assault on
officer's face wasn't really that bad; More
Priddy: Words mean things; Why did some media
say "failed to indict" rather than "failed to find enough evidence to
indict"?
KWMU op-ed: SLU law prof: Wilson case shows why
we should change Missouri's use of force law
P-D op-ed: Dana Milbank: The face of racism is
not Darren Wilson. It is Bob McCulloch.
P-D letter: Looters use "life is so unfair" excuse to
damage area small businesses
P-D letter: Post-decision editorial was balanced
P-D letter: Decent St. Louisans should attempt to show
the world the region is not entirely comprised of looting and rioting
savages
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Wednesday, November 26
P-D:
Ferguson coverage
KWMU:
Ferguson coverage
KWMU:
Live social-media updates from Ferguson
KMOX:
Ferguson coverage
KTRS: Ferguson coverage
KTVI:
Live social-media updates from Ferguson, Day 2
KMOV: Ferguson
coverage
KSDK: Ferguson coverage
Missourinet:
Ferguson coverage
The
Missouri Times: Ferguson update
Fox
News: Ferguson coverage
MSNBC: Ferguson
coverage
USA
Today: Protesters smash windows, torch police car in Ferguson
P-D:
Looter roundup: Thieves steal cigarillos, cigars, codeine, cough
syrup, Legos, panties, more: Names, ages, items pilfered, most
recent dwellings
St.
Louis Business Journal: Overnight arrest report: 45
perpetrators; Molotov cocktail, guns, urine-filled bottles
confiscated
NY
Times: Security in Ferguson is tightened; Michael Brown's
stepfather urged protesters to "Burn this bitch down!"
ABC
News: Video: Darren Wilson discusses being attacked by
Michael Brown
Washington
Post: And so, Darren Wilson begins a life in danger
Fox
News: Video: Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder criticizes Nixon's
handling of National Guard
KC
Star: KC reaction, Day 2 +
KOMU:
Columbia reaction, Day 2
Columbia
Missourian: Columbia reaction, Day 2
JCNT:
NAACP plans march for Saturday X
SE
Missourian: Cape Girardeau reaction, Day 2 +
SNL:
Springfield reaction, Day 2 X
KODE:
Joplin reaction, Day 2
Columbia
Missourian: Journalists talk about themselves, their influence on
Ferguson
SNL:
Going twice: Billy Long's auctioneering skills in high demand in
Washington X
KOMU:
Lobbyist Kerry Messer makes first appearance since wife disappeared
Drebes: Office of
Administration Director Doug Nelson's son, Trey Nelson, leaves DSS and
joins governor's office as deputy director of scheduling
SNL:
Can the homeless vote? Where? The answers from Greene County
X
KRES
(Moberly): AG Chris Koster to discuss government's regulatory
effects on agriculture at Dec. 17 event in Columbia
CDT:
Rep. Holly Rehder (R-Sikeston) leads push to set up prescription drug
monitoring program X
KRES
(Moberly): Sen. Brian Munzlinger (R-Williamstown) plans to file
comprehensive ag bill December 1
KRES
(Moberly): MoDOT area engineer Brian Haeffner says agency finds
bridges in poor condition - and situation will get worse unless
legislators provide more funding
KOMU:
Neighbors react to MO Dept. of Conservation issuing permit for hog farm
P-D
editorial: Ferguson burns. Time for Justice Dept. to act.
KC
Star editorial: Ferguson pays a high price for mistakes by Nixon,
McCulloch +
SE Missourian
editorial: State program subsidizes utility bills for the poor
+
Shelly:
Police, National Guard did too little to protect Ferguson +
KMOX
op-ed: MU Journalism icon Phill Brooks on political correctness
and reality: Affordable Care Act/Obamacare,
African-American/black, revenue enhancement/tax increases, more
KC
Star letter: Regardless of facts and careful deliberation, many
in black community will be unhappy about grand jury ruling +
P-D
letter: Silly for paper to compare property damage from storms to
criminal handiwork of protesters
P-D
letter: Kirkwood man says it doesn't matter if "hands up"
storytelling was a lie - Wilson should not have shot Brown
P-D
letter: Ladue man applauds work of Democrat Bob McCulloch,
applauds jury for considering facts of the case
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Tuesday, November 25
P-D: Ferguson coverage
KWMU:
Ferguson coverage
KWMU: Live social-media updates from Ferguson
KMOX: Ferguson coverage
KTRS:
Ferguson coverage
KTVI: Live social-media updates from Ferguson
KMOV:
Ferguson coverage
KSDK:
Ferguson updates
Missourinet: Ferguson coverage
The Missouri Times: Ferguson coverage
Fox News: Ferguson coverage
MSNBC:
Ferguson coverage
CDT: Ferguson reaction X
Columbia Missourian: Ferguson reaction
JCNT: Ferguson reaction X
SNL: Ferguson reaction X
KC Star: Missouri politicians' reactions +
Messenger: Finding empathy is enduring struggle in
post-Ferguson world
Kraske: The Chat: Chuck Hatfield on Nixon and
Ferguson; Hanaway on Amendment 10; Blunt on Iran sanctions +
P-D: In wake of Iran nuclear talk extensions, Blunt
calls for tougher sanctions
KODE (Joplin): Billy Long speaks to elementary school
students
KOMU (Columbia): Rep. Vicky Hartzler gives speech
honoring MU's 175th anniversary
P-D: Nixon's comments to EPA suggest carbon-rule
tweaks to give Missouri more time to comply
Drebes:
Patrick Baker leaves Missouri Dental Association to be Sen. Mike
Parson's chief of staff
KRES (Moberly): Sen. David Pearce (R-Warrensburg) on
effects of Amendment 10
SE
Missourian: Rep. Holly Rehder (R-Sikeston) wants prescription
drug database +
P-D: Holly Rehder makes new push for prescription drug
monitoring in Missouri
SE
Missourian: Pseudoephedrine sales down in Missouri, but meth
problem remains +
KRES (Moberly): Missouri Public Service Commission
concludes evidentiary hearings for Grain Belt Express
The Missouri Times: PSC's Cold Weather Rule in effect
until March 31
CDT: Missouri DNR approves hog farm proposed for
Callaway County X
P-D: KDNL Channel 30 to launch 'non-traditional'
newscast starring Jamie Allman
P-D editorial: Response to grand jury decision
KC Star editorial: Response to grand jury decision +
P-D op-ed: Legal Services of Eastern Missouri's Amanda
Schneider: North County school districts should use suspension or
expulsion of teens only as a last resort
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Monday, November 24
Kraske: The Chat: Silvey on expanding
Medicaid; Barnes on pay raises; John Hancock vs. Ed Martin
for control of MOGOP +
KZRG (Joplin): Audio: Sen. Roy Blunt on Keystone
XL, importance of allowing Ferguson officers to protect themselves
St. Joseph News-Press: Round 2 arrives for health care
sign-ups X
KWMU: Missouri has much at stake as EPA nears deadline
for regulating coal ash
KZRG (Joplin): Gubernatorial candidate Catherine
Hanaway speaks to Jasper County Republicans in Carthage, says she's
pleased with passage of Amendment 10
The Missouri Time: Update on marijuana-legalization
petition
Drebes:
Beverly Cain, former legislative assistant to Scott Rupp, will be
working in the Secretary of the Senate's office this session
KRES (Moberly): Paris, Mo. native prepares to work
with legislators as public policy manager for Missouri Corn Growers
Association; Samantha Davis will work with Shane Kinne
AP: Missouri agriculture bill to get second chance
this session
KC Star: As Missouri education commissioner, Chris
Nicastro ruffled feathers but also raised the bar +
KOMU: State promotes "Click It or Ticket" campaign
P-D: Court: Judge hasn't agreed to release
Ferguson grand jury evidence if no indictment
P-D: Protesters block traffic on Kingshighway near
Shaw neighborhood; LA Times reporter Matt Pearce hit by projectile
KSDK: Flora Place gates, near Shaw protests,
vandalized: "If we burn, you burn with us"
KTVI (St. Louis): Michael Brown, Sr. joins 1990s
celebrity athletes at North County bar's grand opening; Doorman
gets shot and killed
P-D: Dreary Sunday passes with no grand jury
updates; Man-on-the-street interviews
KC Star: Area clergy in KC pray for peaceful outcome
in Ferguson +
KWMU: Attorney for Brown family calls grand jury
handling in Darren Wilson case 'unfair'
KC Star editorial: New postmaster faces lots of
turmoil as more cuts loom nationwide +
P-D editorial: A Chris Koster-Tom Schweich race would
lead to ethics reform in Missouri
SE
Missourian editorial: Celebrating the virtues of drug court +
CDT's Waters: Missouri Republicans continue to deny
heath care to millions of residents X
KC Star's Joe Robertson: How to fix Kansas City public
education - stay tuned +
P-D letter: St. Louis leaders need to stand up to
local coal companies
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Sunday, November 23
AP: Senate scrutinizes soaring generic drug
prices; Missouri man complains about cost of his Lyme-disease meds
SNL: Billy Long finds new passion in program that
helps wounded veterans through fishing trips
X
KODE (Joplin): Local environmentalist speaker draws
crowd of 10 to Southwest Missouri Democrats' monthly meeting
SNL: Q&A with Matt Morrow, former Ashcroft aide
now leading Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce X
KOMU (Columbia): Sen. Ryan Silvey (R-Kansas City)
seeking to expand Medicaid for veterans
JCNT: Rep. Jay Barnes (R-Jefferson City): No
raises for legislators while state employee wages lag X
JCNT: State funding has failed to keep pace with
growing education needs X
CDT: MU graduate students take part in nationwide
lobbying effort, tally 269 phone calls to congressional staff,
secretaries, interns X
The
Arrow (SEMO): Until state of Missouri approves alternative test,
SEMO requiring students take MAPP 2 before graduating
AP: Missouri hunters still prefer lead bullets
AP: Daily update on protester/law enforcement
statements; Lesley McSpadden to protesters: "I don't want
nobody [sic] getting hurt"
P-D: Protesters block traffic, get arrested
Missourinet: Police union leader Jeff Roorda expects
violence, says media underreported protesters' attacks on officers
Missourinet: St. Louis City Police Chief Sam Dotson
has no qualms about Nixon's call for National Guard troops
KOMU: Missouri Task Force 1 prepared for civil unrest
in Ferguson
National Review: Police consider worst-case scenario
that involves loss of life by citizens, protesters, officers
P-D: Grand jury to reconvene Monday
The Missouri Times: Sen. Jamilah Nasheed (D-St.
Louis), without gun, victim of attempted carjacking outside her
home; Detailed description of perp
P-D: Nasheed says she stood up to carjacker, scared
him off; Paper provides minimal description of perp
SNL letter: Area woman expresses anger over state's
conservative economic policies, recommends legislators starve
themselves to teach themselves a lesson X
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Saturday, November 22
KWMU: On immigration, McCaskill criticizes House GOP
inaction and reliance on executive orders
KWMU: Immigrants react; "Rosa": "The
illegal people like me, we live, like, under the table because we don't
have driver's license, we don't have opportunities"
CDT: Local effects of Obama immigration order not yet
known X
Columbia Missourian: Obama order on immigration sparks
celebration, uncertainty
AP: Summary of Missouri and immigrant facts
SE
Missourian: Rep. Jason Smith appointed to House Ways and Means
Committee +
Washington Times: McCaskill, others probe contractor
over documents silencing whistleblowers
KC Star: Senate hearing on air bags draws apologies
from Japanese company and U.S. automakers; Comments from McCaskill +
AP: No clear answers on air bag safety; Comments
from McCaskill
AP: As first reported weeks ago by Dave Drebes'
Missouri Scout subscription service, John Hancock plans to challenge Ed
Martin for control of Missouri GOP
Drebes:
Power babies: Rich and Betsy AuBuchon welcome Connor James last
weekend; Ryan and Sarah Hart welcome Eva Grace
KWMU: Region's Planned Parenthood announces new
CEO: Mary Kogut
P-D: Reps. Mark Parkinson (R-St. Charles), Jay Barnes
(R-Jefferson City) balk at possible pay raise
Columbia Missourian: Chris Nicastro reflects on her
controversial decisions as education commissioner before stepping down
SE
Missourian: More than 40 nominated for state education
commissioner +
SNL: Nixon touts bonds to repair aging MSU buildings X
STLBJ: Couple's $127K student loan debt is your
problem, too; Assistant AG Nicole Follmer, others lament struggle
of borrowing large sums of money and being expected to pay it back
KWMU: Arguments heard in lawsuit seeking to save solar
rebates in Missouri
KTVI (St. Louis): Protesters stage mock lynching in
downtown St. Louis; Adult men and women engage in asphyxiation,
bondage role-play during workday
P-D: Two with Black Panther connections charged in St.
Louis in federal firearms case; Search warrants executed in St.
Louis City, Spanish Lake
AP: FBI sends 100 additional agents to Ferguson
P-D: Preparation continues for grand jury announcement
NY Times: Region braces for grand jury decision
Missourinet: Holder releases guidelines for
police/protester relations
AP: Police, protesters announce pact for Ferguson
KWMU: Slay, Dooley report some agreement between
protesters and police
P-D: Obama has no plans to speak on Ferguson before
grand jury decision
AP: Obama to Ferguson: Keep protests peaceful
P-D: Ferguson area small business owners plead for
civilized behavior
P-D: Local pediatrician specializing in poor kids
urges protesters to keep offspring at home
SNL: Area officials plead for "civil" behavior after
grand jury decision X
AP: Updated Michael Brown timeline: From robbery
of convenience store to Nixon's appointment of Ferguson Commission
AP: Daily update on protester/law enforcement
statements
KWMU: Jennings School District cancels classes Monday
and Tuesday
KWMU: Ferguson Commission profiles: Rich
McClure, Grayling Tobias, T.R. Carr
KWMU: Ferguson Commission: Who didn't make it?
P-D: ACLU wins federal court orders on right to video
police in Ferguson, elsewhere
Washington Missourian editorial: McCaskill, Blunt
correct to support Keystone XL pipeline
Washington Missourian editorial: Legislators should
follow Koster's lead on ethics; Lack of limits on campaign
contributions, lobbyist gifts is "unfathomable"
JCNT editorial: Issuance of Fulton State Hospital
bonds shows state commitment to mental health
X
Kraske: Ferguson may leave lasting scars on Missouri
Democratic Party, or maybe not +
Washington Missourian's Bill Miller: Recap of Nixon
vs. Kinder on Ferguson expenditures; KMOX caller diagnoses Nixon
with dementia
P-D's Jeremy Kohler: Ferguson statistics undermine
media narrative of violence, looting
CDT's Waters: Ferguson: Preparing for war;
Police should bear the brunt of responsibility for peace X
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Friday, November 21
KWMU: D.C. roundup: Blunt on immigration,
McCaskill on Ferguson and campus sexual assault
AP: Missouri delegation weighs in on Obama immigration
action
SNL: Limited impact for Missouri's undocumented
immigrants X
KC Star: Local immigrants, activists weigh in on
Obama's immigration announcement; Comments from Rep. Emanuel
Cleaver (D) +
P-D: Obama's order will bring people 'out of the
shadows,' St. Louis immigrant advocates say
Warrensburg Daily Star-Journal: Blunt says change in
Senate won't affect support for Missouri's military installations
WSJ: McCaskill co-sponsors whistleblower bill for auto
industry
The Missouri Times: Rep. Jason Smith (R) has historic
rise to Ways and Means Committee
KWMU: Twitter billionaire Jack Dorsey says McCaskill's
tweet from Obama speech convinced him that his work was "amazing"
The Hill: McCaskill settles World Series bet with Sen.
Dianne Feinstein (D-CA); Missouri's senior senator forced to
deliver Missouri goods, pose with octogenarian liberal
P-D/Kaiser Health News: Missouri health insurance
subsidies in jeopardy
KWMU: Schweich team launches another "open letter"
campaign, this time for gov race; Sam Fox, Jack Danforth, Jim
Talent, others sign on
The Missouri Times: Schweich releases endorsement
list: GOP elected officials, local party leaders, donors, more
AP: Schweich touts endorsement list in bid for governor
Drebes:
Rep. Keith English (D-Florissant) sues failed GOP candidate Rekha Sharma
KC Star: Rep. Mark Parkinson (R-St. Charles) to fight
pay raise proposal +
AP: Rep. Mark Parkinson vows to try to block pay raises
Truman Index: Minimum wage set to increase in Missouri
- again
Kraske: The Chat: Nixon on college affordability +
Columbia Missourian: Missouri international student
enrollment increases 5.2 percent
Missourinet: Study Missouri Consortium estimates
international students put a half-billion dollars into Missouri economy
KRES (Moberly): Kirksville City Council opposes
Ameren's Mark Twain Transmission Project; Comments from Assistant
City Manager Ash Young
AP: Police union: Charges seem unlikely for
Darren Wilson; Comments from Jeff Roorda
KC Star: Area police agencies outnumber prospective
candidates at minority recruitment job fair +
P-D: Riverview Gardens prepares to deal with grand
jury decision, fallout; Assistant supe says anxiety "is being
worn on our staff members' faces"
KC Star: Michael Brown Sr. tapes video, urges
calm; Father of deceased teen swaps out "No Justice No Peace"
t-shirt for cardigan +
The Current (UMSL): UMSL prepares for grand jury
decision
P-D: Churches to serve as safe spaces amid
post-decision unrest
P-D: Country singer David Nail cancels St. Louis City
show in light of 'state of emergency'
KC Star: Twelve students walk out of Nixon speech at
school +
KC Star editorial: AG Chris Koster ups Missouri's
ethics ante +
P-D editorial: Unify St. Louis Public Schools (Part II)
KC Star's Yael Abouhalkah: Recap of Washington Post
columnist's response to Hartzler's climate-change Twitter joke +
KC Star's Sanchez: NY Times report and campaign
ethics: It's a shame Chris Koster had to be pressured into the
sunlight +
Priddy: Nixon's Miss South Carolina moments:
Capitol press corps versus "Nixon's Communications Ministry"
P-D op-ed: Bevis Schock: Missouri GOP can change
traffic laws to help the working poor
KC Star letter: Kansas man dislikes Missouri gun laws +
P-D letter: Appointing "haves" - instead of
"have-nots" - to Ferguson commission is "all a bunch of political hooey"
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Thursday, November 20
AP: Obama to announce immigration action today;
Comments from Blunt, Ann Wagner
KC Star: Blunt: Obama's plan to change
immigration policy violates the Constitution
+
Missourinet: Obamacare open enrollment begins;
Interview with Missouri Foundation for Health's Ryan Barker
P-D/Kaiser Health News: Kaiser Family Foundation data
shows premiums increased in St. Louis area; Joan Bray's group
unhappy with insurance rate disclosures
CDT: Veterans seek answers at Truman Hospital town hall X
KWMU: Stung by NY Times, AG Chris Koster announces
personal campaign-finance limits
KC Star: Chris Koster cracks down - on himself +
AP: Koster announces self-imposed donation limits
Drebes:
Jake Zimmerman's interest in AG race accelerates Scott Sifton's
timeline as latter looks to nail down donors, endorsements
KWMU: Politically Speaking podcast: Rep.-elect
Deb Lavender (D-Kirkwood) share outlook on serving in minority,
Medicaid expansion, more
P-D: Nordyne finishing closure of Missouri factories,
cutting 700 jobs
AP:
Nordyne closing plants in Poplar Bluff, Boonville
JCNT: Missouri Development Finance Board approves
issuance of bonds for Fulton State Hospital X
JCNT: Missouri officials hail success of tracking
program, as 23,600 boxes of cold medicine were blocked last year X
CDT: Cole County case tests attorney general's power
under no-call laws X
P-D: EPA says subsurface fire at Bridgeton Landfill
won't spread radioactive material via air
P-D: Nixon appoints Sandra Farragut-Hemphill as new
circuit judge for St. Louis County
Missourinet: Victim's niece after execution: "We
lost him one spring day ... when a coward (Leon Taylor) came in to rob
the store"
P-D: Lawyer identifies St. Louis officer who killed
sandwich-gun inventor VonDerrit Myers Jr.
P-D: Protesters stage raucous protest outside Ferguson
police headquarters; Live-stream video captures protesters
screaming profanities at law enforcement
KC Star: Tensions mount in Ferguson with every day of
waiting; Insight from beauty salon owner Triondus "Tree" Sleet,
gun store owner Steven King, others +
AP: Possibility of Ferguson-related histrionics leads
country star Hunter Hayes to cancel St. Louis show
AP: E-mails obtained via open-records request showed
law enforcement tried to protect clergy
P-D: St. Louis City Alderman Antonio French takes dig
at Nixon's request for guardsmen; Slay spokesman Jeff Rainford
suggests French improve listening skills
KWMU: "Five questions" journomeme: Things to
know about the Missouri National Guard and Ferguson
KWMU: Red Cross ready to respond if need in
Ferguson; Group provided food handouts in August
Columbia Missourian: Missouri Faith Voices, NAACP,
others say they'll behave peacefully after grand jury delivers justice
P-D editorial: Bureaucratic chaos is choking off help
to poor kids, parents; Nixon and Republicans both to blame
P-D op-ed: Missouri Children's Leadership Council's
Judy Dungan: Extend funding for children's health insurance
KWMU op-ed: SLU med school prof Terry Weiss:
There is no reasonable justification for not expanding Medicaid
P-D op-ed: Wash U law prof: Why the grand jury
can't be trusted: Structural racism of St. Louis County conspires
against minorities
P-D letter: McCaskill can't criticize Republicans on
immigration
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Wednesday, November 19
KRCG:
Despite support from McCaskill and Blunt, Keystone XL pipeline loses
vote
The
Missouri Times: Keystone XL fails; McCaskill, Blunt express
disappointment
AP:
McCaskill, Blunt disappointed in Senate's failure to pass Keystone XL
Roll
Call: Blunt on Keystone: "If there's a simpler formula than
more American energy equals more American jobs, I don't know what that
formula is"
McClatchy:
Democrat McCaskill makes nice with Senate Republicans
Quincy
Herald-Whig: Thanks to McCaskill, Hannibal school getting used
computers from U.S. Senate
P-D:
Missouri woman whose son accidentally suffocated at day care takes trip
to White House
The
Missouri Times: Marijuana legalization, ethics initiative
petitions awaiting public comment
The
Missouri Times: Catherine Hanaway gathers endorsements ahead of
2016
P-D:
Former state Rep. Jake Zimmerman (D-Olivette) says he may seek
Democratic nomination for attorney general
AP:
Pay raises recommended for Missouri officials
P-D:
Renewed push for Medicaid expansion; Veterans to lead push;
Missouri Hospital Association hires Advantage Capital Partners' Rob
Monsees to lobby
Missourinet:
Dempsey, Kehoe explain disagreements with Nixon over criminal code
overhaul, state office project
The
Missouri Times: Franklin County economic development project
tests new lawmakers
The
Missouri Times: Freshman profile: Rep. Chuck Basye
(R-Rocheport)
KC
Star: Schweich's audit slams two charter school closings for
financial waste, missing receipts +
P-D:
Normandy schools to open doors for tours
SE
Missourian: Drug court saves money and lives +
Missourinet:
Missouri executes Leon Taylor for murder in Independence
Missourinet:
Comments from Gov. Jay Nixon (D), AG Chris Koster (D) in support of
murderer's execution
KWMU:
Nixon ties Mel Carnahan for most executions in one year (nine) with one
month to go
Missourinet:
Murderer's accomplice cleared to witness execution, then doesn't show up
AP:
Missouri executes Leon Taylor
Missourinet's
Mike Lear: Nixon struggles with question of where 'buck' stops in
policing Ferguson protests
P-D:
Where does the buck stop on Ferguson? Nixon's convoluted answer
makes global waves
Shelly:
With world watching, Nixon needs to get a grip +
JCNT:
Nixon's 'state of emergency' covers entire state X
JCNT:
Black Caucus: Nixon's activation of the National Guard is
stirring anxiety: Rep. Brandon Ellington (D-Kansas City):
"Rioting and protests historically is the voice of the voiceless" X
KWMU:
Nixon appoints 16-member Ferguson commission
The
Missouri Times: Nixon names Ferguson commission as area awaits
grand jury decision
P-D:
Nixon announces members of Ferguson commission
P-D:
Commission granted $100K from Development Finance Board, Lt. Gov.
Kinder disagrees
AP:
Overview of Ferguson commission: What members will do, how much
it will cost taxpayers, more
Missourinet:
Ferguson commission vows it will focus on reconciliation, healing
AP:
Gun sales surge ahead of Ferguson decision
KWMU:
Slay lays out plan to deploy 400 National Guard troops
P-D:
Slay asks for 400 National Guard troops
SNL:
Possibility of uncivilized behavior could prompt venue change for seven
state high school football championship games, set to be held in St.
Louis City X
P-D:
Police refuse to waive security guard rules to meet Ferguson demand
AP:
Probe of Ferguson police could spur broad change
St.
Joseph News-Press editorial: Regardless of gubernatorial
intentions, McCaskill deserves credit for voting against Harry Reid
X
P-D
editorial: Nixon demonstrates "precognition," tries to calm
things down by declaring an emergency
P-D
editorial: Nixon nails it with the Ferguson commission
P-D
letter: It's ridiculous that protesters can block traffic with no
consequences
P-D
letter: Teach the importance of respecting the grand jury process
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Tuesday, November 18 AP:
Zweifel, term-limited as state treasurer, not running for any office in
2016
Warrensburg Daily Star-Journal: Blunt hopeful about
getting spending bill, says moderate Democrats will play a key role
KCUR: Missouri Foundation for Health's Cover Missouri
targets the hard-to-reach - with particular focus on black, Latino,
Vietnamese, Bosnian, LGBTQIA communities
Kraske: The Chat: McCaskill on
immigration; Nixon on protecting law-abiding Missourians from
violence; Diehl on GOP and female voters' desires +
The Hill: McCaskill a co-sponsor of Landrieu's
Keystone bill
McClatchy: McCaskill says she's part of "moderate
middle," aims to "driv(e) people to the center"
Washington Post: Senators of both parties sign letter
agreeing to eat lunch together; McCaskill takes pro-bi-partisan
dining stand
KC Star: McCaskill's book to land on bookshelves next
summer +
SE
Missourian: Local "No on 3" masterminds describe their path to
victory: 50 yard signs, three letters to the editor, "random
canvassing," other advanced tactics +
Drebes: Dilemma: Raise tobacco tax for business
incentives, or for kids?
KWMU: Fewer Missouri children using subsidized child
care
Riverfront Times: Cornealious Anderson, set free
earlier this year due to clerical error, arrested for purse
snatching; Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce (D) refutes criminal's
claim of mistaken identity
P-D: Armed robber who got out of sentence because of
clerical error arrested again; Cornealious Anderson targeted a
woman, grabbed her purse and dragged her before snatching it free
KRES (Moberly): Deer harvest on the rise; Legal
shooters bag increasing number of animals
KWMU: "Theatrical protest" to mark Day 101 after
Michael Brown robbery/assault/shooting draws 50
P-D: Protesters congregate in Clayton; Sign
laments "Fake @ss baby steps toward jusice [sic]"
AP: Protesters block traffic in Clayton
P-D: Ferguson rioters succeeded in harming St. Louis
convention business
KWMU: With grand jury decision looming, Nixon declares
state of emergency
AP: Nixon activates National Guard to help keep order
in Ferguson
KC Star: Nixon declares state of emergency, activates
National Guard +
P-D: National Guard troops will hit St. Louis City
streets in secondary role
P-D: Ferg-Flor, Riverview send homework packets home
in case Ferguson protesters cause school cancellations
KWMU: Missouri Black Legislative Caucus wants arrest
charges dropped for non-violent Ferguson protesters: "Basically,
an amnesty program," says Rep. Karla May (D-St. Louis)
Washington Times: Can we have some decorum,
please? Tennessee man successfully raises cash to fund "Pants Up,
Don't Loot" billboard in Florissant
KWMU: Darren Wilson could go free even if convicted,
legal experts say
P-D op-ed: Thomas B. Fordham Institute's Michael
Petrilli: Higher expectations for Missouri schools
CDT letter: Grain Belt Express is a land grab for
personal profit X
KC Star letter: Grandmothers Against Gun Violence
member shares details of long road trip, visit to a Colorado Wendy's,
and being "flabbergasted" by the sight of an armed man +
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Monday, November 17
KMOX: Affordable Care Act's second enrollment
begins; Lacy Clay says GOP won't repeal
KWMU: Obamacare enrollment begins; Morbidly
obese man explains it's "very stressful" to tote around weight of high
blood pressure, COPD, and edema of the legs
P-D: McCaskill 'not crazy about' Obama immigration
order, but says Republicans have forced it
KWMU: With lame-duck session underway, McCaskill
weighs in on Iraq, immigration
KC Star: USPS says it will close 82 more processing
centers; Union unhappy +
Missouri Viewpoints: What do election results mean for
2015? Thoughts from Ed Martin (conservative) and Lindenwood's Joe
Cernik (liberal)
KWMU: Kit Bond supporting Catherine Hanaway in her bid
for governor
Priddy:
Tom Schweich may seem "a little geeky" but don't underestimate his
intensity; Auditor should drop the facade of contemplation and
announce he's taking on Hanaway
Missourinet: After deciding against 2016 run, Speaker
Tim Jones plans to use his campaign cash to help other candidates
AP: Number of women in Republican House grows
Columbia Missourian: State of Missouri deceives
minority- and women-owned businesses with "bad information and
misleading officials"
Missourinet: Missouri natural gas supply called
"robust"
P-D: Participation in subsidized child health care
drops in Missouri; No state saw a greater decline
Drebes:
Missouri Association for Social Welfare changes name, wants to be
called "Empower Missouri"
P-D: Three dozen protesters hold "die-in" in St. Louis
City; Group yells, blocks traffic near Delmar Loop
P-D: Photo gallery: Adults role-play cops &
strong-arm robbers, pretend to shoot finger guns at "victims" already
lying in chalk outlines
P-D: Q&A about Michael Brown grand jury:
Insight from attorneys Dwight Warren, Donald Wolff, Eric Zahnd
KWMU: Antonio French says he believes grand jury might
indict Darren Wilson
KWMU: Musicians respond to Ferguson: Protest
celebrity Tef Poe: "Mayor Slay is a slave master/Ron Johnson is a
m&thaf@ckin' house n!gger"
KC Star editorial: Benefits of Obamacare mount, but so
do attacks; Missouri Republicans who refuse to expand Medicaid
are mean-spirited +
SNL op-ed: Missouri Health Care for All's John
Mihalevich: Expanding Medicaid is a moral imperative X
KWMU op-ed: Susan Uchitelle: Missouri should
take its time in finding new education commissioner
AlJazeera America op-ed: The labor movement helps
Ferguson heal; Comments from Missouri AFL-CIO boss Mike Louis
P-D op-ed: Clay, Cleaver, others: In Ferguson,
memorialize Michael Brown and mobilize black voters - with 80 percent
voter turnout next time
JCNT letter: Conservative letter-writer has a message
for liberal frequent letter-writers: "Ha, ha!" X
P-D letter: Trans-Pacific Partnership is a threat to
Missouri
JCNT letter: Missourians, not the courts, should
decide on gay marriage X
KC Star letter: Area man disagrees with Will Kraus on
abortion, guns +
P-D letter: Reaction to Ferguson agenda
editorial: How about teaching young people to be respectful, and
perhaps stop packing Section 8 denizens into North County?
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Sunday, November 16
KWMU:
Health care navigators sign up low-income North Countians at area
fair; Lacy Clay says MO Republicans' refusal to expand Medicaid
is 'cynical'
P-D/Kaiser
Health News: Health insurance enrollment kicks off to tempered
expectations
KFVS:
Health care groups working to get people insured during open enrollment
SNL:
Carthage-based Leggett & Platt lobbies for contentious trade bill
X
SE
Missourian: Postal union rallies against local distribution
center phase-out +
P-D:
Missouri Guard Unit home after taking down bases in Afghanistan
KC
Star: The next national election could shape up as a rush for
legal marijuana; Comments from Dan Viets +
KC
Star: Legal views of same-sex marriage, like public opinion, have
evolved; Comments from PROMO's A.J. Bockelman +
CDT's
Rudi Keller: For the first time in 40 years, a majority of Boone
County lawmakers will be Republicans X
Drebes: Brian
Nieves is writing two books; Departing state senator posts
creatively-capitalized preview
P-D:
Black Leadership Roundtable proposes city-county school district
Missourinet:
Application period for taxpayer-funded utility-bill subsidies opens
P-D:
Ameren Missouri, other utilities say coal stockpiles near 'dire' levels
Washington
Missourian: Franklin County hearings on coal ash landfills argued
at Supreme Court
Missourinet:
Leon Taylor set to die; Of 8-year-old girl he tried - and failed
- to shoot, murderer said, "I should have choked the bitch"
AP:
Law enforcement across U.S. brace for uncivilized behavior;
Ferguson protest organizers urge lawbreakers to provide false names to
police
P-D:
Ferguson protesters train for grand jury ruling demonstrations;
Comments from ACORN/MORE
AP:
ACLU sends letter to Nixon and others, wants Ferguson demonstrators to
"protest in public without interference"
CDT:
UMSL Chancellor Tom George says Ferguson riots helped cause decline in
enrollment, loss of athlete recruits; International students
"thought St. Louis was burning" X
P-D:
Ferguson event designed to help young black youths succeed draws
mostly-white crowd of 50; Event was held in morning
CDT
op-ed: NAACP's Mary Ratliff: Execution order driven by
misfortune, systemic racism; Leon Taylor had a really rough
upbringing, and Nixon should give him a break X
SNL
letter: It's a good thing Charlie Norr was re-elected X
Washington
Missourian letter: The thugs and criminals threatening Darren
Wilson and Ferguson Mayor James Knowles are not protesters - they're
domestic terrorists
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Saturday, November 15
KOMU:
Health insurance exchange begins 2015 open enrollment today
Columbia
Missourian: Enrollment for 2015 Obamacare coverage begins today
KWMU:
Overview: Missouri, Affordable Care Act and the role of Medicaid
and non-profits
KC
Star: Here's your guide to Obamacare 2.0, which starts today +
KCTV:
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack visits KC, encourages rural residents to sign
up for Obamacare
KWMU:
McCaskill, GOP delegation support Keystone; Clay, Cleaver vote no
AP:
McCaskill, Missouri GOP delegation supports Keystone pipeline
P-D:
Luetkemeyer says feds to investigate Operation Choke Point
KWMU:
St. Louis postal workers protest possible increase in mail delivery
time; Comments from area union boss
CDT:
Potential state Senate candidate Rep. Stephen Webber (D-Columbia)
speaks to Muleskinners, assesses Dem losses; Veteran member/MU
prof says Missouri Democratic Party lacks focus, vision X
KWMU:
UMSL holds public policy conference; Will Kraus on MO
Legislature, Hanaway on Medicaid expansion, Tim Green on campaign
contribution restrictions, more
AP:
Panel debating pay raise for Missouri
P-D:
Nixon lauds Missouri National Guard in national awards address
KODE
(Joplin): Missouri Community College Association gives Most
Distinguished Legislator award to Rep. Tom Flanigan (R-Carthage)
KWMU:
Education funding could take a hit as lotto, gaming revenue drops
KRES
(Moberly): Missouri Department of Conservation's Aaron Jeffries
speaks to Rotary group, says part of his work is educating legislators
AP:
Democratic state lawmakers seek tougher smog standards
JCNT:
Youth in Government 'YIG-sters' take over Missouri Capitol X
P-D:
Paper obtains records via Sunshine Law request; Police, EMS docs
note Michael Brown's robbery, attack on officer, shooting, fallout
P-D:
Democratic Committeewoman Patricia Bynes says she was threatened by
protesters; RbG Black Rebels leader Zulu Gaddafi offers bounty
for information on Wilson, family members
P-D:
Crime up after Michael Brown riots; St. Louis City Police Chief
Sam Dotson explains "Ferguson effect": "the criminal element is
feeling empowered by the environmet"
KWMU:
St. Louis City Police Chief Sam Dotson questions presence of
Revolutionary Communist Party, Occupy, other agitators
AP:
Hazelwood School District supe says district will get 24-hour notice
before grand jury delivers justice
P-D:
Schools think they'll get advance notice of grand jury decision
KWMU:
Riot prep series: Businesses hit in first round of looting board
up their windows
KWMU:
Riot prep series: Area woman practices shooting wasp/hornet
spray, believes it will keep home invaders at bay
Washington
Missourian editorial: The Democrat is becoming an endangered
species in Missouri
JCNT
editorial: As Koster probe moves forward, Rep. Jay Barnes
(R-Jefferson City) looks to be on the right track to affect change X
Washington
Missourian editorial: Claire McCaskill might run for governor
Washington
Missourian editorial: Missouri not ranked in top ten in
cost-effective state highway systems
P-D
editorial: Toward a single standard of police excellence
Washington
Missourian editorial: Preparing for Ferguson unrest:
Despite best efforts of Nixon and others, peace can be elusive
KC
Star's Mary Sanchez: Ferguson "is about to blow" +
KC
Star's Lewis Diuguid: Community engaged in conversations on ways
to improve Kansas City public schools +
SE Missourian
letter: Bollinger County Clerk Diane Holzum: Hand count of
ballots shows optical scan machine works +
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Friday, November 14
Kraske: McCaskill's opposition to Harry Reid hints at
gubernatorial ambitions +
Kraske: McCaskill at top of Dems' statewide 2016
ticket could help negate Catherine Hanaway's advantage with women +
P-D: McCaskill opposes Harry Reid remaining leader of
Democrats; Blunt keeps Senate leadership spot, Ann Wagner remains
a whip
USA Today: Claire McCaskill takes a stand against
Harry Reid
Washington Post: Harry Reid sees dissent but holds
onto Democratic leadership role
AP: Dems choose Harry Reid as leader despite
McCaskill's opposition
AP: SLU law prof study: Missouri insurance
prices to vary widely
AP: Health advocates target urban minority
populations, rural areas
AP: Small business insurance exchanges seek
rebound; Comments from Rep. Sam Graves (R)
KMZU (Carrollton): National Farm Service Agency
administrator visits Missouri
Drebes:
Hold the Krauts: Scott Charton points out that GOP is set to
consider an all-German-sounding ticket: Schweich, Kinder, Kraus,
Schaefer, Schmitt
AP: Ray Wagner chosen as chairman of the board for
Associated Industries of Missouri
CDT: Rep. Stephen Webber (D-Columbia) sees hope for
ethics law reform in Koster investigation X
P-D: Grow Missouri releases list of public ideas
KRES (Moberly): State Treasurer Clint Zweifel hosts
local 529 winners as part of poster contest
Missourinet: Annie E. Casey foundation ranks Missouri
29th in child well-being
SE
Missourian: Meetings to map out long-range transportation needs +
KRES (Moberly): Natural gas rates dropping for Empire
customers
Missourinet: Federal panel denies stay to murderer
Leon Taylor
Columbia Missourian: Local NAACP, others oppose
murderer's execution
SE
Missourian: Deer season isn't just trophy hunting; Shooting
helps control wild-animal population +
P-D: Don't Shoot Coalition holds protester training
for upcoming grand jury decision
Missourinet: Michael Brown family attorneys say Nixon
spoke too much to protesters - and not enough to law enforcement - in
his riot-prep statement
P-D: Governor Jay Nixon should have condemned police,
Michael Brown family lawyers say
KWMU: With grand jury decision looming, Charlie Dooley
and incoming county exec not speaking to each other
KWMU: Grand jury hears from Brown family
pathologist; Attorneys say law enforcement "not equally condemned
by the governor"
Missourinet: Michael Brown family attorneys say trial
of Darren Wilson needed
KMWU: Holder calls Missouri officials regarding
Ferguson
P-D: Richard Rothstein - "a research scholar for the
liberal Economic Policy Institute" - blames Ferguson shooting on
history of segregation
KWMU race/diversity fellow Emanuele Berry: Corrections
made to spelling of Zaki Baruti and New Black Panther leader
name; Grammar error fixed
P-D editorial: Time for Legislature to adopt a
Ferguson agenda; GOP legislators should care about traffic
tickets, inner-ring schools
P-D editorial: Could pot legalization make Missouri's
2016 ballot? Let's hope so.
KC Star editorial: Ferguson Democratic committeewoman
Patricia "@Patricialicious" Bynes is right - both sides must
demonstrate discipline when grand jury delivers justice +
P-D op-ed: Washington University Law School Dean Nancy
Staudt: Wash U Law School cares about Ferguson
P-D op-ed: Don't Shoot Coalition: Q&A for
people tired of hearing Ferguson protester noise
P-D letter: U.N.'s deliberation on Ferguson is a waste of
time and money
P-D letter: Ferguson police chief should retire and
stop dealing with Nixon's malarkey
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Thursday, November 13
KWMU: Medicare enrollment open through Dec. 7;
Q&A with KC-based Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Julie
Brookhart
KWMU: Rate review laws could reduce health insurance
costs, consumer group says
P-D: Blunt says Obamacare architect has proven
President 'intentionally hid' law's costs
KOLR: Missouri, Arkansas take different approaches to
Medicaid expansion; Missouri hospitals continue push for
expansion, but GOP victories make such a move uncertain
KBIA: Forum set for Missourians facing long waits for
MO DSS programs
P-D: Ann Wagner helps lead House freshman orientation
Kraske: The Chat: Roy Blunt on coal, Tim Jones
on Koster committee +
KWMU: Politically Speaking podcast: 2016 GOP
state treasurer candidate Eric Schmitt on Medicaid expansion, tax cuts,
school transfers, more
The Missouri Times: Freshman profile: Rep.-elect
Shane Roden (R-Hillsboro) brings public safety priorities to Capitol
Drebes: Dems, Republicans dispute they've lost
Jefferson County and St. Louis County, respectively
KWMU: Outgoing Speaker Tim Jones names panel to probe
Koster's actions and donations
The Missouri Times: Jones targets Koster with special
committee
P-D: Oversight committee created to examine Koster
contribution allegations
SNL: Union for home health care workers reaches
tentative agreement on wages X
KC Star: Cerner breaks ground for its Trails
Campus; Nixon dons hard hat, wields shovel +
Columbia Missourian: NORML to hold pro-pot
presentations, reception today
Missourinet: Missouri Supreme Court rejects appeal of
double-murderer; Brian Dorsey executed his cousin and her
husband, then had sex with his cousin's dead body
AP: PROMO, others urge Koster to not defend Missouri
law on gay marriage
KWMU: Website claims gay marriage would bring Missouri
$38 million
The Missouri Times: Public Service Commission approves
fuel adjustment charge change for Empire
KWMU: Nixon backs pursuit of 'Promise Zone'
designation for poor people in North County, North City
P-D: Businesses brace for behavioral difficulties
after grand jury decision
KWMU: Dooley and Slay advise public to 'calm down' in
runup to grand jury decision
AP: Officials urge calm ahead of Ferguson announcement
P-D: Ferguson police chief resists feds' continued
efforts to remove him
P-D: Michael Brown Coalition calls for boycott during
Black Friday weekend; Comments from New Black Panther Party's
Dacia Polk, Zaki Baruti
KWMU's Emanuele Berry : Activists call for Black
Friday boycott; Comments from "a coalition of Michael Brown
supporter [sic]', "Dasha [sic] Polk" and "Zaki Biruti [sic]"
Messenger: Justice in Ferguson is about long-term
change
Jensen:
The self-appointed Michael Brown Coalition issues laughable "demands"
for law enforcement; It's not hard to tell what Ferguson
race-baiters are all about +
P-D letter: A two-hour heads-up from McCulloch's
office would give law-abiding people a chance to flee Clayton
P-D letter: Savage beating of protester-sympathizer
shows dislike for peace
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Wednesday, November 12
Rosenbaum: When losing an election isn't the end of
the story; Many of Missouri's federal, state officeholders have
learned from their defeats
KWMU: Legislators still have to-do list for lame-duck
session; A look at McCaskill, Blunt legislation
KRES (Moberly): Rep. Vicky Hartzler wants to remain on
Armed Services Committee, says she's concerned about Ebola in West
Africa
St. Joseph News-Press' Ken Newton: Despite Blunt's
optimism, it's unlikely Obama and Congress will do anything worthwhile X
Missourinet: Ford rolls out design of F-150, soon to
be built in Claycomo, Missouri
SE
Missourian: Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder arranges visit from Brad Pitt's
brother to benefit area Care to Learn program
+
Drebes:
Kyle Juvers leaves Missouri Secretary of State's office for Dave
Leipholtz's Better Together
AP: Rex Sinquefield giving weekly contributions to
Catherine Hanaway
Missourinet: Outgoing Speaker Tim Jones will announce
committee in response to NY Times piece on Koster
KRES (Moberly): Incoming Rep. Chuck Basye (R) says
John Wright didn't walk the walk on campaign finance reform, says
voters can keep tabs via Ethics Commission website
Kraske: The Chat: Nixon reassures citizens that
law enforcement will be prepared to deal with protesters'
behavior; Linda Black on party switch +
Missourinet: Rep. Jake Hummel (D-St. Louis) says Linda
Black lied to the voters of St. Francois County; She says he
flip-flopped on abortion since coming to Jefferson City
Missouri Viewpoints: The environment and your energy
bill: Mike Ferguson talks to Renew Missouri's P.J. Wilson, United
for Missouri's Carl Bearden about state's energy priorities
Missourinet: Proposed power line across northern
Missouri debated
AP: Clemency requested for condemned Missouri
inmate; Leon Taylor shot man in the head in front of victim's
8-year-old daughter
KWMU: Some area gun shop owners attribute spike in
sales to upcoming Ferguson unrest
KWMU: Nixon talks Ferguson, says he's prepared to
bring in National Guard
P-D: Nixon tries to reassure public, as citizens
prepare for the worst
Missourinet: Nixon, law enforcement make preparations
for grand jury's delivery of justice
The Missouri Times: Nixon, law enforcement prepping
for grand jury decision
AP: Nixon outlines Ferguson preparations
P-D: Police chaplains offer support for officers
enduring Ferguson protesters
P-D: Pathologist for Michael Brown family to testify
before Ferguson grand jury
Missourinet: U.S. Human Rights Network sponsors
Michael Brown's parents' first trip overseas
P-D editorial: More women in Congress doesn't
necessarily mean progress, particularly if they're conservatives like
Ann Wagner and Joni Ernst
P-D op-ed: La June Montgomery Tabron; Ensure
that safe, legal demonstrations can take place; Michael Brown's
race - not his attack on officer - likely caused his death
KC Star letter: Missouri Coalition for the Environment
supports EPA's proposed water rule +
P-D letter: Response to Show-Me Institute's Amendment
3 letter: Rex Sinquefield runs the state of Missouri
P-D letter: Response to reader's response to
gay-marriage ruling: Conservatives resist change, and there's
more to relationships than mere intercoursing
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Tuesday, November 11
Politico: Red-state Dems Manchin (WV), Heitkamp (ND)
rise in Senate; McCaskill says moderates must put "policy issues
first before politics"
Wall Street Journal: Estimated enrollees for 2015
health care decrease; In Missouri, monthly premiums will go up -
and to get lowest price, customers must switch carriers
P-D/Kaiser Health News: Missouri consumers to pay more
for health care next year; Comments from Missouri Foundation for
Health's Ryan Barker, Missouri Health Care for All's Jen Bersdale
KWMU: Missouri gets first peek at 2015 health plans on
federal exchange
KCUR: Medicaid expansion still on table following
elections; Sen. Ryan Silvey (R-Kansas City): "It is going
to be damaging to our hospitals if we don't do something"
Kraske: The Chat: Blunt on net neutrality;
Caleb Jones, Tim Jones on John Diehl and GOP Legislature's dominance +
P-D: Federal agency narrows sites for move within St.
Louis area
SNL's Amos Bridges: Journalist's "no free cookies"
rule could have helped Chris Koster avoid NY Times story X
AP: Scott Sifton officially announces bid for attorney
general in 2016
Drebes:
Ethics complaint against Rep. Keith English (D-Florissant) dismissed
SE
Missourian: Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder teams up with Brad Pitt's
brother to help children in poverty +
The Missouri Times: Q&A with newly-minted
Republican Rep. Linda Black
The Missouri Times: Missouri Club for Growth looks to
pivot election wins into legislative success
The Missouri Times: Incoming GOP state Rep. Becky Ruth
says she'll bring Jefferson County priorities to Capitol
AP: Missouri panel: Boosting judges' pay not a
priority; Comments from Chairman Charlie Schlottach (R)
JCNT: Office of Administration's agency for children
marks 10th year X
CDT: Former Mamtek CEO sentenced to seven years in
prison X
Missourinet: Architect of Mamtek scam in Moberly
sentenced to prison
KRES (Moberly): Former Mamtek CEO Bruce Cole sentenced
P-D: Former CEO of Mamtek sentenced to 7 years in
prison for theft, fraud
AP: Former Mamtek CEO gets 7 years for theft, fraud
Missourinet: Same-sex marriage debate has many fronts
in Missouri
KWMU: What's changed, what's next for Missouri's
same-sex marriage laws
The Missouri Times: KCP&L takes center stage with
Public Service Commission
The Missouri Times: Public hearings looming for water
cases around Missouri
P-D: Public Service Commission hearings on Grain Belt
Express transmission line begin
Missourinet: Video: Bob Priddy goes behind the
scenes at Missouri's only commercial nuclear reactor
KFEQ (St. Joseph): New deer restrictions in effect for
state; Rules regulating shooters do not apply in Missouri's urban
areas
AP: New riot gear at the ready in Ferguson
P-D: McCulloch says grand jury still working, decries
'rank speculation' on decision timing
P-D: Michael Brown's parents get free trip to
Switzerland; Lawyers say Officer Darren Wilson's actions violate
U.N.'s anti-torture convention, want Nixon to apologize to protesters
KWMU: Lacy Clay, Maria Chappelle-Nadal discuss
temporary Ferguson-inspired fissure in solid St. Louis County
Democratic voting bloc
CDT's Waters: Timing was bad for John Wright;
For District 47 voters to oppose a Democrat based on party is ridiculous X
Columbia Missourian's David Rosman: Time for same-sex
marriage to apply to all in Missouri
SNL letter: Constituents of Roy Blunt and Billy Long
are not concerned about climate change, but legislators should push for
a carbon fee anyway X
KC Star letter: Kansas woman passes judgment on
Missouri's Medicaid system +
CDT letter: Sexagenarian questions motives behind Rex
Sinquefield's public policy agenda X
P-D letter: Beating of protester-sympathizer shows
where the real brutality lies
P-D letter: Paper's anti-police headline fans the
Ferguson flames
P-D letter: Paper's anti-police headline puts police
officers in danger
P-D letter: Ferguson residents can ward off savagery
by hanging their Christmas decorations; A big red bow or festive
window candle should do the trick
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Monday, November 10
Omaha World-Herald: Small businesses give an Obamacare
program a new look, and some pass; Small Business Health Option
program tested in Missouri, four other states
KWIX (Moberly): Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer on national
GOP's path forward and his future plans for Missouri office
SNL: Greene County Clerk predicts record turnout in
2016 general election; Outdated speculation about Tim Jones'
plans, more (updated with correction) X
Kraske: The chat: Dems will have a hard time
finding someone to fill ballot slot against Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder +
KWMU: Scott Sifton set to jump into 2016 contest for
Missouri attorney general
The Missouri Times: Scott Sifton announces bid for
2016 Democratic attorney general nomination
P-D: Scott Sifton will seek 2016 Democratic nomination
for attorney general
AP: Analysis: With record margin and Amendment
10, voters give new powers to Missouri GOP lawmakers
Washington Missourian: UM System President Tim Wolfe
visits Washington Middle School, emphasizes benefits of college degree
SE
Missourian: Nixon restores $2M in A+ funding +
JCNT: Juvenile justice reformers prepare proposal X
St. Joseph News-Press: Silver Haired Legislature
meets, recommends real legislators spend more taxpayer money on
programs for the old, Medicaid, more X
Brownfield
Ag News: Missouri Ag Director Richard Fordyce urges Missourians
to nominate farmers for awards in categories of innovation,
stewardship, education and food animal/vet
St. Joseph News-Press: Woman awarded $850,000 in MoDOT
discrimination case X
Missourinet: Missouri State Parks Director Bill Bryan
says camping is up six percent this year, continuing a trend
KWMU: Index of Ferguson coverage across all
categories: Michael Brown's robbery and assault/shooting, riots,
looting, impact on taxpayers, facts about grand jury, more
KSDK: Demonstrators march in support of police;
No looting, vandalism, or violent crime reported
Missourinet: Ahead of grand jury decision, Captain Ron
Johnson sets high behavioral expectations
KWMU: Protesters hold trainings in preparation for
grand jury decision
CDT's Waters: Even with Democrat John Wright's defeat,
ban of lobbyist gifts could succeed through legislation from Rep. Caleb
Rowden (R-Columbia) X
KC Star's Diuguid: Health care advocacy group: 1
in 10 people are mentally ill, and they're costing Missouri $2.5
billion every year +
Columbia Missourian op-ed: "Gone Girl," other movies
provide minimal long-term benefits
P-D letter: Gerrymandering to blame for GOP legislature
P-D letter: Missouri Supreme Court is not vehicle for
change in municipal courts
P-D letter: Ferguson protesters should channel energy
into halting St. Louis City's savage beatings
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Sunday, November 9
SNL: Shifting power: Roles figure to be changing
for McCaskill, Blunt in wake of elections X
Gannett: With GOP in firm control, Louisiana Senate
race loses national luster; McCaskill lends name to Landrieu's
"Off and Running Moneybomb" effort
Washington Missourian: Franklin County Clerk Debbie
Door disappointed in county's 38 percent turnout
Washington Missourian: Republicans dominate House,
Senate races; Comments from Dave Schatz, Justin Alferman, Paul
Curtman
KC Star: Republicans rule in Missouri and Kansas
statehouses, and consequences could be profound +
P-D: Speaker John Diehl will be a strong counterpoint
to Nixon
Drebes: Compendium of new campaign committee,
government staff changes; Rachel Mobley gets new title at
Missouri Department of Agriculture, more
Drebes:
Missouri Optometric Association's Jay Hahn fakes in-flight engine
failure, proposes to Senate Research's Kayla Crider
P-D/Kaiser Health News: Advocates concerned about
truncated health plan enrollment period; Data from Kaiser Health
Foundation, comments from Missouri Foundation for Health
P-D/Kaiser Health News: Multi-state small businesses
face challenge with new insurance marketplace; Comments from
progressive Small Business Majority, Urban Institute
P-D Gallagher: Pre-paid tuition plans: Trust
them, or don't; State-sponsored plans carry risk, while private
college plans come with limitations
AP: Mexican meth increasingly supplanting at-home labs
in Missouri; Comments from Franklin County chief narcotics
officer Jason Grellner
CDT: Black clergy, NAACP, Missouri Faith Voices hold
Ferguson vigil; Group leader predicts evidence-based ruling will
bring "black rage and white backlash" X
Columbia Missourian: Black clergy organize Michael
Brown vigil: "We have witnessed the swelling of pain felt by
young black men and women"
KC Star: In wake of Ferguson, black teens and KC
police discuss trust; 17-year-old Tyrese Gully recounts hardships
encountered whilst driving his mother's Mercedes-Benz +
KMOX: McCaskill talks Ferguson; Missouri's
senior senator weighs in on personnel issues of a municipal police
department
SNL editorial: Submissive pleas to dominant GOP:
Billy Long should do more; Amendment 10 should be sorted
out; Republicans should be gentle with tax cut, and loosen voting
laws X
Washington Missourian editorial: Tim Wolfe's
experience as a businessman and change agent will serve him well as he
leads the University of Missouri into the future
SE
Missourian editorial: Local schools deserve credit for trying new
approaches: Reading Plus and ABC Today
+
Washington Missourian editorial: Be alert:
Monday's robbery and assault is a reminder WashMo is close enough to
urban St. Louis for crime fallout to occur
CDT op-ed: KC ob/gyn urges congressional delegation to
expand Medicaid payment increase X
P-D letter: Post-Dispatch, other mainstream outlets
ignore election of Tim Scott and Mia Love in favor of tired liberal
cliches on race
KC Star letter: Normal, decent people are leaving
urban areas to find refuge in civilization; Sad, slow decline of
once-fine Kansas City Star is much deserved +
P-D letter: Olivette man says he is disgusted,
revolted by St. Louis judge's ruling on gay marriage
P-D letter: Olivette man asks: If two people of
same sex can marry, why not cousins?
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Saturday, November 8
The
Hill: McCaskill, other Dems renew call for patent reform
Washington
Post: This 'egregious' patent troll just got smacked by the
FTC; McCaskill calls company "bottom feeder"
NY
Times: McCaskill, others seek inquiry of Takata airbag accusations
KWMU:
St. Louis veteran receives long-overdue Purple Heart
AP:
McCaskill helps Korean War vet get Purple Heart six decades later
P-D:
Photo gallery: McCaskill, Ann Wagner attend medal presentations
this week
Kraske:
2014 general election highlights: Cleaver's opponent gets within
single digits; Jay Ashcroft takes an L; Jeff Roe piece on
Schaaf opponent is funny +
SE
Missourian: AG Chris Koster's office cancels First Friday
speaking engagement after NY Times article +
Drebes:
Kinder begins gearing up for 2016 re-election
Washington
Missourian: Area education officials celebrate Amendment 3's
overwhelming defeat
The
Missouri Times: Sen. Brian Munzlinger (R-Williamstown) joins
Senate leadership as whip
KWMU:
Top leaders in House Democratic, Black Caucuses remain unchanged
KC
Star: Rep. Brandon Elllington (D-Kansas City) to lead Missouri
Legislative Black Caucus +
AP:
Nixon will use $4.5M in TANF money to fund another 1,500 summer
jobs; Urban youth will earn $8/hr.
AP: Second
judge rules against gay marriage ban; Koster will appeal
The
Missouri Times: Federal judge strikes down Missouri's ban on gay
marriage
Missourinet:
ACLU: Judge strikes down Missouri same-sex marriage ban
P-D:
Another gay-marriage victory in Missouri, as federal judge in Kansas
City strikes down ban
KWMU:
Federal judge declares Missouri's ban on same-sex marriage
unconstitutional
AP:
Gay couples begin to marry in Kansas City
CDT:
Waiting begins for area lesbians seeking marriage license X
Columbia
Missourian: Second ruling tosses out gay marriage ban, but leaves
Boone County unaffected
KC
Star: Missouri oil production is strong but growing +
AP:
Nixon briefs Obama on Ferguson
P-D:
Man beaten at Ferguson protest strategy meeting; Dem
committeewoman Patricia "Patricialicious" Bynes attributes attack to
Lost Voices, but group leader Bud Cuzz says he saw nothing
KWMU:
Justice Department teaches police to counter their implicit instincts
AP:
Justice Department hosts St. Louis police training
P-D
editorial: There's value in having an NFL team in St. Louis, but
at what cost? Consider the plight of Spanish Lake youth, and how
they might one day turn out.
KC
Star op-ed: Area woman's diabetic daughter, unemployed pal
benefit from Obamacare - and you should, too; Legislators must
support Medicaid expansion +
P-D
letter: Koster, state legislators far too enamored with Jefferson
city honey pot
P-D
letter: Show-Me Institute's Brittany Wagner on Amendment 3:
Tenure protects underperforming teachers
P-D
letter: WGU Chancellor Angie Besendorfer: Online university
helps make college education a reality
KC
Star letter: Lee's Summit woman says legislators who support
concealed-carry are bullies, and maybe even terrorists +
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Friday, November 7
KWMU: GOP control over Senate brings Blunt to new
prominence
Kraske: Blunt on GOP's approach, Cleaver on Obamacare
prospects +
The Maneater: GOP has a banner night in Missouri, U.S.
legislative elections
The Maneater: MU Socialists and CoMO Socialists
celebrate election day with event at LGBTQ Resource Center
Dexter
Daily Democrat: Dem state rep candidate who lost Tuesday
recovering from serious colon damage
P-D: Candidates who received Sinquefield money did
well in general election
CDT: Nixon's staff changes elevate Columbia's Chris
Pieper to top post X
KWMU: Group files petition to put marijuana
legalization on 2016 ballot
AP: Proposal would put marijuana on 2016 ballot
KMZU (Carrollton): Carroll County Clerk Peggy McGaugh
(R) previews work of Jason Kander's Elections Integrity Task Force
KWMU: At St. Louis Regional Chamber lunch, Chris
Koster lays out proposals for state economy, education and Ferguson
KMOX: Audio: Tom Schweich talks about last
week's NY Times piece on Chris Koster (third clip on page)
Shelly: In election night speech, Tom Schweich takes
aim at Chris Koster, Jay Nixon - and, subtly, Catherine Hanaway
The Missouri Times: Tim Jones not running in 2016,
will join Lindenwood University's Hammond Institute
AP: Tim Jones won't seek office in 2016
CDT: Republicans celebrate while Nixon looks past
Democratic defeats X
KWMU: Missouri Senate re-elects Republicans Tom
Dempsey, Ron Richard to top leadership
P-D: Tom Dempsey elected again to President Pro Tem
The Missouri Times: Sen. Joe Keaveny (D-St. Louis) to
lead Senate Dems
Missourinet: Missouri Senate picks leaders, lists
priorities
AP: Missouri state senators pick leaders
CDT: Senate leaders talk cooperation despite GOP gains
in Chamber X
JCNT: Senate leaders still not interested in Medicaid
reform X
The Missouri Times: Rep. Jake Hummel (D-St. Louis)
will continue to lead Missouri House Democrats
The Missouri Times: Dems see long fight over caucus
chair vote; Rep. Gina Mitten (D-St. Louis) prevails after unnamed
members flip
AP: Missouri House Democrats keep leadership
Missourinet: Missouri lawmakers consider using new
budget powers
KODE (Joplin): Republican majority grows at Missouri
Capitol; Rep. Bill White (R-Joplin) says caucus will see healthy
intra-party debate on issues
KRES (Moberly): Audio: Rep. Tim Remole
(R-Excello) says second-term priorities include economic growth,
reducing regulations
KODE (Joplin): Video: Missouri Chamber's Dan
Mehan speaks to Carthage chamber, explains his group's priorities for
improving Missouri's business climate
CDT: Despite funding release, officials still expect
reduced A+ scholarship reimbursements X
SE
Missourian: At MSBA meeting, staff attorney says school officials
should keep an eye on elimination of Lottery funding, report cards for
school buildings, Amendment 10 impacts +
SNL: Springfield is Missouri's largest school district
- again X
AP: Missouri launches site tracking bridge closures
KMOX: On LGBTQIA marriage, AG Chris Koster walking
fine line between personal position and duties of office
AP:
Many Missouri counties not granting LGBTQIA marriage
P-D: Same-sex marriage ruling in St. Louis leads to
confusion across the state
SNL: No same-sex marriage in Greene County, but some
think there should be X
AP: Schweich's audit gives real estate agency a good
score
Drebes:
Rep. Sue Meredith (D-St. Louis) sole legislator in mock police
experience to find perp's hidden gun
KWMU: Local Normandy board could gain more authority
SE
Missourian: Youth deer harvest down 3 percent in Missouri;
Shooters have taken down just over 18,000 of the wild animals +
NY Daily News: Michael Brown's mother might face
felony armed robbery charge; Fiery redhead allegedly led posse
that beat up her ex's mother-in-law
P-D: Police investigating Brown family
fisticuffs; Lesley McSpadden upset over ex's mother-in-law
profiting from Michael Brown bandanas, other stylish wearables
Washington Post: Police investigating assault
involving Michael Brown's family members
KMOX: Audio: Ferguson Mayor James Knowles on
riot preparedness (second clip on page)
KWMU: With grand jury set to deliver justice,
"protests are expected to erupt;" ACLU unveils "mobile justice"
app to record police
P-D: ACLU unveils smartphone app for recording police
P-D: Attorney General Eric Holder praises SLU
president for handling of campus trespassers
KWMU: A look at chasm between young and old black
protesters; Insight from Ferguson Democratic Committeewoman
Patricia "Patricialicious" Bynes
JCNT editorial: Victorious politicans should learn to
compromise, power should be wielded wisely, always put constituents
first, etc. X
Washington Missourian editorial: Unlimited campaign
spending, negative ads lead to frustrated Missourians
P-D editorial: Gay marriage comes to Missouri. Wait,
what?
KC Star editorial: Celebrate positive legal ruling for
gay marriage in Missouri +
Student Life (Washington University) editorial:
Missouri's same-sex marriage ruling a step in the right direction
Washington Missourian editorial: Politicians can
promise "job creation," but results depend on the work ethic of people
in a community
Washington Missourian editorial: Preparing for the
worst: When Ferguson grand jury delivers justice in Michael Brown
case, some people will refuse to face facts
P-D op-ed: Don't Shoot Coalition's Deborah
Jacobs: Missouri making no progress in human rights; Racist
state legislators moving state back to era when women were barefoot and
pregnant
SNL op-ed: Chris Nicastro: Children need best
education we can offer X
JCNT letter: EPA's waters rules for Missouri aim to
protect, not punish X
Washington Missourian letter: Former teacher defends
tenure
JCNT letter: According to articles found on the
Internet, public schools are teaching Islam X
P-D letter: Editorial's reference to fear, grumpiness
is more accurately applied to editorial board cranks
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Thursday, November 6
NY Times: Blunt: GOP has short window to impress
voters; "(I)mportant to appear to want to be a governing party
rather than a complaining party"
SE
Missourian: Blunt looks forward to Republicans leading the Senate +
P-D: Blunt: One area of common ground may be
government modernization
P-D: Flip of Senate shifts Missouri senators' roles
St. Joseph News-Press: McCaskill, Blunt weigh in on
new balance of power X
KMBC: Cleaver says GOP set to do "some damage" to
Obamacare
P-D: St. Louis County Election Board's Rita Days on
ballot security: "Hey, they hacked the Pentagon. So I know they
can hack the St. Louis County election authority."
97.1FM (St. Louis): Audio: Speaker Tim Jones not
seeking statewide office in 2016, will join Lindenwood conservative
think tank (4:00 mark)
Rosenbaum: Answers to the six pre-election questions
KWMU: Politically Speaking: Journo gang conducts
Missouri election postmortem
The Missouri Times' Scott Faughn: Winners and losers
from Election Day
Kraske: The Chat, Election edition: Schweich
takes jab at Koster; Diehl demonstrates modesty in light of huge
GOP gains +
P-D: John Diehl to lead House with historic GOP
majority
CDT: Diehl: GOP gains "not a failure the
Democrats can pin on Jay Nixon. This is their collective failure on a
grand scale." X
Missourinet: Linda Black switches parties, joins
GOP; Minority Leader Jake Hummel not pleased
The Missouri Times: Linda Black switches parties
AP: Election brings new power to state Capitols,
including Missouri; AP forecasts "lower taxes and perhaps fewer
dollars flowing to social safety net programs"
Missourinet: Nixon says he's worried about Amendment 10
P-D: Nixon releases $5.7M of FY15 funding
The Missouri Times: Rep. Todd Richardson (R-Poplar
Bluff) chosen as House Majority Floor Leader
AP: Missouri House GOP picks new leader: Rep.
Todd Richardson (R-Poplar Bluff) to serve as Majority Floor Leader
KWMU: Briefs: Nixon disagrees with Diehl on
Amendment 10; GOP caucus elections; Nixon staff
changes; Rep. Linda Black of Desloge leaves Dems for GOP
AP: Nixon staff shifts: Chris Pieper to replace
John Watson as chief of staff; Nia Ray to lead DOR, with John
Mollenkamp returning to previous role as deputy director
The Missouri Times: Chris Pieper to serve as new Nixon
chief of staff
Missourinet: John Diehl, Jake Hummel on
Medicaid-expansion prospects
P-D/Kaiser Health News: Missouri primary care doctors
face substantial Medicaid cut
KC Star: Missouri House committee hearings on patrol
merger have prompted changes, official testifies +
Washington Missourian: Parents as Teachers celebrates
30 years in Missouri
SE
Missourian: Department of Social Services promotes Low Income
Home Energy Assistance Program; In FY14, taxpayers chipped in to
pay 146,000 households' bills +
KWMU: Missouri Foundation for Health issues report on
Baby Boomer health care needs
KODE: MoDOT begins winter operations drills
AP: Judge overturns Missouri ban on gay
marriage; Koster immediately appeals ruling
AP: Koster appeals gay marriage ruling
The Missouri Times: St. Louis circuit judge knocks
down Missouri's same-sex marriage ban
AP: Ex-brewery exec, lawyer tapped by Nixon to weigh
stadium options
Missourinet: Nixon gives 60 days for viable stadium
plans to be completed and presented to the Rams to keep the NFL in St.
Louis
P-D: Nixon is working on game plan to keep Rams in St.
Louis
P-D: Photos: Masked protesters confront police
in Ferguson as part of Anonymous' "Million Mask March"
P-D: Protesters want 48-hour notice, scaled-down
police presence with Michael Brown ruling
KWMU: "Don't Shoot Coalition" want 48-hour notice
before grand jury delivers justice
AP: Ferguson protest leaders want 48-hour heads-up on
grand jury decision
P-D editorial: Post-election lamentation: A wave
of fear and grumpiness carries GOP to big victories
JCNT editorial: Awards honor state workers'
productivity X
KC Star editorial: Kansas City should watch and learn
from Nixon's Ferguson commission +
KC Star op-ed: College student Jared Weese:
Nixon must release student aid funds +
P-D letter: P-D website is cluttered, clunky and slow
P-D letter: P-D downplayed GOP victories
P-D letter: Missouri's profit-based energy decisions
hurt community
P-D letter: Welfare recipients should be given higher
ed subsidies, then be allowed to count their school hours as real work
KC Star letter: Area man exposes GOP conspiracy to cut
taxes, put transportation tax on ballot, then humiliate voters +
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Wednesday, November 5
Secretary of State Jason Kander's Election Results Page
P-D: Voters rebuke Obama as GOP takes control of U.S.
Senate; Comments from Blunt
Missourinet: GOP tsunami means changes ahead for
McCaskill, Blunt
AP: Lacy Clay re-elected
AP: Ann Wagner re-elected
AP: Blaine Luetkemeyer re-elected
AP: Vicky Hartzler re-elected
AP: Emanuel Cleaver re-elected
AP: Sam Graves re-elected
AP: Billy Long re-elected
SNL: Billy Long wins re-election easily, expects
opponent Jim Evans to once again fail to extend dignified
congratulatory remarks X
SE
Missourian: Jason Smith re-elected +
P-D: Ann Wagner's push to get more Republican women in
U.S. House has modest results
SE
Missourian: Schweich retained by wide margin over Libertarian
candidate +
P-D: Schweich vows to fight Jefferson City corruption,
takes swipe at Chris Koster
AP: Missouri GOP wins big; Teacher tenure
measure dies
AP: Highlights of Tuesday's election
P-D: Teacher tenure, early-voting measures go down big
KWMU: Voters split on amendments
AP: Missourians approve child-abuse proposal
AP: Amendment 3 goes down
Missourinet: Missouri State Teachers' Association,
Speaker-Elect John Diehl (R) look ahead after Amendment 3
AP: Missourians nix early-voting proposal
AP: Missourians limit governors' budget-cutting powers
Missourinet: With big night, Republicans extend
supermajority in Missouri Legislature
The Missouri Times: General Assembly sees historic
supermajority
AP: GOP lawmakers keep supermajority
Missourinet: Speaker-Elect John Diehl (R) says
election results show Missourians' support for GOP platform
KWMU: GOP consolidates hold over Legislature;
Jill Schupp a rare bright spot for Democrats; Cloria Brown (R)
beats Vicki Englund (D); Wieland (R) over Roorda (D)
P-D: Jill Schupp takes Senate seat, but Republicans
expand legislative majorities
Fulton Sun: Republicans continue reign in Callaway
County; Jeanie Riddle (R) defeats Ed Schieffer (D) for state
Senate
CDT: Chuck Basye scores upset over Rep. John Wright
(D-Rocheport) in tight 47th District race X
Columbia Missourian: Chuck Basye (R) beats John Wright
(D)
KOMU: Basye wins tight race for House seat
CDT: Caleb Rowden (R) wins landslide victory to retain
seat X
Columbia Missourian: Caleb Rowden elected to second
term
SE
Missourian: Kathy Swan sweeps into another term in District 147 +
SNL: Elijah Haahr (R) easily defeats opponent X
SNL: Charlie Norr lone Ozarks Democrat with state rep
seat X
SNL: Lynn Morris (R) trounces Democrat to earn second
term X
SNL: Sonya Anderson (R) holds on in District 131 X
SNL: Lyndall Fraker (R) wins re-election X
KWMU: St. Louis County election officials to 'reasses'
after paper ballot shortage causes delays
KMBC: Nixon's office tweets voting pic that shows
woman's exposed rear; Governor's office deletes picture
KMBC: Half-moon pic (NSFW)
USA Today: Nixon office's #booty #creepshot goes viral
P-D: Nixon to discuss Rams stadium situation today
Fulton Sun: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to
decide on Ameren plant's license renewal request next month
CDT: Mamtek CEO sentencing postponed one week X
AP:
Missouri firearms hunters take 5,700 turkeys
P-D: McCulloch says grand jury still hearing evidence
in Michael Brown assault/shooting case
AP: Ferguson protesters arrested at St. Louis County
Executive-elect's acceptance speech
P-D: Ferguson demonstrators disrupt county Dems' party
P-D: Michael Brown's parents headed to
Switzerland; Website collecting donations to provide free trips
to others as well
P-D editorial: Missouri ignored municipal courts for
generations. It's time to fix them.
SNL op-ed: MSU sociology professor Mike Stout;
Springfield liberals get their news from the Internet, while
Springfield conservatives get their news from radio X
P-D letter: Response to McClellan's paywall-blocked
column; If Missouri Republicans weren't so heartless,
protagonists Jamaal and Janicia would have Medicaid and day-care
subsidies
P-D letter: Protester-sympathizing pastor calling for
Darren Wilson's arrest is not fighting the good fight
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Tuesday, November
4 Secretary of State
Jason Kander's Election Results Page
Helling: Election Day in perspective: The
American experiment will survive our small vanities
AP: What to look for in today's election
AP: Republicans seek to keep supermajority in Missouri
Missourinet: Secretary of State's challenge to
voters: Prove turnout prediction wrong
The Missouri Times: Missouri Democrats, labor leaders,
departing GOP state Rep. Chris Molendorp defend Koster
The Missouri Times: SOS Jason Kander spent the final
week going door-to-door for Dem candidates
P-D: Write-in candidate upset with Maria
Chappelle-Nadal's Ferguson actions; Christine LaPorta describes
herself as "pretty darned liberal"
CDT: Partnership compiles data on Missouri
women; Mizzou, KC Women's Federation will examine the female
struggle, present recommendations to General Assembly
JCNT: Appeals court ruling blocks Koster on sex
offender appeal
Missourinet: A look inside maintenance at Ameren's
Callaway Nuclear Reactor
Missourinet: Condemned Missouri inmate dies in
prison; Kenneth Baumruk, 75, assumes room temperature Halloween
night
P-D: Kenneth Baumruk, who went on shooting rampage in
St. Louis County courthouse, dies in prison
P-D: Protesters picket the Post-Dispatch, say the
paper is biased against Ferguson protesters; Group hands out mock
copies of "Post-Disgrace"
P-D: Area police, firefighters postpone annual charity
boxing event due to Ferguson
AP: Liberal group ColorofChange.org uses Ferguson
references in campaign literature throughout the country
AP: White House: Ferguson no-fly didn't restrict
media
P-D: St. Louis County police say no-fly zone was for
safety, not to keep media away
SE
Missourian editorial: Vote
JCNT editorial: Vote; Cameo from Pinky and the
Brain
P-D editorial: The no-media-fly zone cover-up
threatens trust in police
SNL's Amos Bridges: On the no-call list? Be
careful you don't call them.
P-D letter: College readiness affects how states fund
education
KC Star letters: Consumers should complain to PSC
about KCP&L rate increases; Missouri GOP tax cuts are not
significant
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Monday, November
3 Election Eve
Rosenbaum: Six things to look for in tomorrow's
election
KC Star: SOS Jason Kander predicts tomorrow's
turnout: 39.8% +
Missouri Viewpoints: Video: How will left, right
fare in tomorrow's elections? Thoughts from liberal Sean Nicholson
(Progress Missouri) and conservative Ryan Johnson (Missouri Alliance
for Freedom)
AP: Individuals, committees have donated more than
$1.5M during last week
Kraske: The Chat: Missouri NEA confident on
Amendment 3; More +
Missourinet: Missouri prosecuting attorneys, defense
attorneys disagree on Amendment 2
Missourinet: Amendment 6 would bring early voting to
Missouri; Comments from Sen. Will Kraus (R), League of Women
Voters
Missourinet: Opponents say Amendment 10 could lead to
unbalanced Missouri budgets; Comments from Rep. Chris Kelly (D),
Missouri Budget Project
P-D: Bootheel features two close races: Bill
Burlison (D) vs. Don Rone (R) and Walter Dearing (D) vs. Andrew
McDaniel (R); List of other races to watch
Drebes:
It's a good time to be a Burlison: Rex, Rita and Erin prosper
with help of Nixon appointments
KC Star: Motorcycle fatalities have increased in
Missouri; Comments from MoDOT +
KTVI (St. Louis): Nixon discusses plans to handle
protesters' anger over grand jury decision
The Current (UMSL): Nixon commissions study of
Ferguson unrest
AP: Government approved Ferguson no-fly zone to keep
press out
KWMU: Michael Brown's parents set to take trip to
Geneva
KWMU: Calverton Park - neighbor to Ferguson - tries
amnesty court, but less than ten show up
SE
Missourian editorial: The Southeast Missouri celebrates 110 years +
P-D editorial: Missouri must put higher education back
within reach
The Maneater editorial: State must fund critical MU
renovations
KC Star editorial: Nixon must consider clemency
petition for 14 women in Missouri prisons; Each convict has a
hard-knock tale, and some are in poor health
+
Messenger: 2,000 jobs for poor kids is a start
St. Joseph News-Press' Steve Booher: No on Amendment 3
- but we need to start holding administrators and school boards
accountable; Sources include Gateway Pundit Jim Hoft X
JCNT letter: Area sexagenarian urges "No" vote on
every amendment: Legislators need to start making decisions
themselves X
P-D letter: If Nixon had appointed a special
prosecutor, upcoming riots would never have happened
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Sunday, November 2
P-D/Kaiser Health News: Health insurance brokers say
Obama administration had an attitude adjustment; Comments from
HHS' Kit Wagar
NY Times: Defects found before debut of health
insurance site for small businesses; Testing began in Missouri,
four other states last week
P-D: Change in balance of power in U.S. Senate would
affect roles of McCaskill, Blunt
Monett
Times: Billy Long takes on Democrat, Libertarian challengers
Webster-Kirkwood Times: Arthur Lieber, Bill Slantz
fill Democratic, Libertarian ballot slots for Ann Wagner's re-election
SE
Missourian: Area Democrat, Libertarian, Constitution Party
candidates fill ballot slots for Jason Smith's re-election +
SE
Missourian: Turnout predictions: Cape Girardeau County,
45-50 percent; Perry County, 48 percent; Scott County, 25
percent +
Washington Missourian: Franklin County Clerk Debbie
Door predicts 45 percent voter turnout
JCNT: Cole County turnout predicted to be 34 percent X
Washington Missourian: Union School District
officials, union oppose Amendment 3
The Missouri Times: Missouri House campaign tip
sheet: Updated with reader input
The Missouri Times: Candidates in close races make
weekend GOTV push
CDT: Website made with MU grant shows contributions to
lawmakers, voting records X
CDT: Liberal group Progress Missouri to hold
"Progressive Summit" Dec. 5 and 6 in Columbia; GOP presidential
candidate Ben Carson in town Nov. 16 X
Drebes:
Shawn and Melissa Furey share maternity-ward floor with Jason and
Nicole Klindt
P-D: Facilitators at Common Core meetings paid
$500; Comments from Rep. Kurt Bahr (R-O'Fallon), DESE
Kirksville Daily Express: Leaders meet in Kirksville
on Missouri's energy future
Columbia Missourian: Promise of cheaper wind power
drives Grain Belt Express power line
P-D: Michael Brown protest held in low-40s temperature
draws small, peaceful crowd
KWMU: McCulloch urges public to have faith in grand
jury proces; SLU's Ken Warren says that angry types unswayed by
facts will likely remain that way
KWMU: Community groups, union host "Michael Brown vs.
Board of Education"
P-D: No-so Anonymous: How hackers wreaked havoc
on the Knowles family, others in Ferguson case
KC Star endorsements: Yes on Amendment 2, No on
everything else +
Washington Missourian editorial: Koster's response to
NY Times piece is "laughable;" Perhaps the piece will be the
impetus for Missouri to change, but probably not
CDT cartoon: Koster and corporations X
SNL Executive Director Paul Berry: Restructuring at
the News-Leader will be painful, but will lead to valuable journalism X
Washington Missourian letter: Glendale man says NY
Times piece makes him mad at Koster and corporations
P-D letter: Improve Common Core standards instead of
rewriting them
P-D letter: Nixon can show commitment to justice by
granting clemency to women convicted of crimes
P-D letter: Slay's comments on guns belie city's
savagery
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Saturday, November 1
Kraske:
2016 questions: Will McCaskill shove Koster aside? Will
Mike Sanders run statewide? In Blunt's re-election, who will be
the sacrificial Dem? +
KWMU:
Politically Speaking podcast: Journo gang discusses NY Times'
Koster story, McCaskill's gubernatorial desires, Roorda-Wieland and
Schupp-Ashcroft
JCNT:
Overview: Luetkemeyer's re-election: Dem, Libertarian
candidates do not respond to reporter inquiries X
Nevada Daily
Mail: Local Chamber of Commerce forum features Hartzler's Evan
Helmeth vs. Nate Irvin (D), Patricia Pike and her opponents for the
late Randy Pike's seat
CDT:
Amendment 3 opponents say they're confident, not complacent X
JCNT:
Overview: Amendment 6 early-voting proposal X
JCNT:
Overview: Amendment 10 X
The
Missouri Times: Hanaway stumps for Ashcroft; GOP candidate
continues emphasis on Schupp's sex-offender vote
Washington
Missourian: District 109: Rep. Paul Curtman (R) vs. Barbara
"Bobbie" Bollmann
Columbia
Missourian: Ron Calzone leads petition drive to oppose incoming
Speaker John Diehl (R)
Columbia
Missourian: Area state rep candidates weigh in on lobbyist gifts,
campaign contributions
CDT:
Direct mail costs exceed $2 million as parties battle over legislative
seats X
CDT:
Grow Missouri GOTV effort uses publicly-available voter
information; Some denounce "voter-shaming" X
SNL:
Area voters weigh in on Grow Missouri mailer; One voter is proud
of his outstanding voting history, another feels ashamed of her
mediocre record X
Drebes: Chris Roepe
joins Noranda to lead government affairs group
The
Missouri Times: 911 reform on 2015 legislative agenda
The
Missouri Times: Houston-based Clean Line Energy Partners seeks
PSC approval for wind power transmission line
AP:
Koster announces lawsuits against telemarketing firms
KMOX:
Show-Me Cannabis purchases two billboards, wants Nixon to pardon man
with three felony drug convictions
Missourinet:
Twenty counties considered disaster areas
CDT:
MU purchase of radio station license will boost KBIA news operation
X
KMOX:
Al Sharpton comes to town, disputes law enforcement's testimony:
Michael Brown "ain't got no [sic]
gun ... I mean, the story
don't even [sic] make sense!"
P-D:
Al Sharpton back in St. Louis; Mother of Michael Brown wants
officer to "suffer the consequences"
AP:
Al Sharpton calls for federal prosecution in Ferguson
P-D:
Summit on racial inequality in St. Louis area schools set for Saturday
CDT
endorsement: No on Amendment 2 X
JCNT
endorsement: No on Amendment 10 X
P-D
editorial: Missouri Democrats have talked a big game about
turning out the vote, but there are few signs of it
SNL's
Richard Thompson: Vote for Billy Long's opponent, even though
he's going to lose; Elderly columnist succumbs to urge of making
"Long shot" pun X
Columbia
Missourian op-ed: MU prof urges opposition to "Teach Great,"
Amendment 3 and Rex Sinquefield
KC
Star letter: "Liberty for All" group opposes Hartzler, says she
supports military-industrial complex and tax subsidies to the rich +
P-D
letter: Beyond Housing's Chris Krehmeyer: Low-rent housing
wasn't the only reason for Ferguson's decline
P-D
letter: New Haven woman says "race" does not exist; "Black"
and "white" are social constructs used by one group of humanoids to
oppress another
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