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        November 29, 2018
        Washington Examiner:  McCaskill takes parting shot at senators for being more focused on TV hits than legislating
          The Missouri Times:  Hawley hires chief of staff, state director
          Missourinet:  Hawley chooses campaign manager as chief of staff
          P-D:  Hawley names campaign manager to run his Senate office X
          KC Star:  Hawley will take up McCaskill's duck boat safety bill after he takes her seat X
          Missourinet:  Hawley to re-introduce McCaskill's duck boat bill
          AP:  U.S. House opens gate for Delta Queen to cruise
          AP:  Congressional proposal seeks to make Route 66 historic trail
          The Missouri Times:  More proposed initiative petitions filed with SOS office
          Missourinet:  Missouri House Ethics Committee holds closed-door meeting
          JCNT:  Freshmen lawmakers make first appearance at Capitol X
          Washington Missourian:  Sen. Jill Schupp (D-Creve Coeur) plans to file seven gun-control bills
          JCNT:  Dept. of Higher Ed report:  LU, State Tech in need of updates X
          AP:  Dept. of Higher Ed:  State's universities need $1.5 billion for repairs
          SE Missourian:  Galloway audit rates Perry County 'good' overall +
          The Missouri Times:  Policy for witnessing executions in Missouri changed following lawsuit
          KC Star editorial:  Missouri voters nixed gas tax hike, but legislators should still raise gas taxes and fees X
          P-D op-ed:  Missouri DSS Acting Director Steve Corsi applauds Vicky Hartzler for her work on SNAP X
          Priddy:  Come January 2019, multiple men will be in statewide offices they were not elected to - but it's happened once before
          SNL op-ed:  Spencer Fane's Paul Satterwhite:  Missouri marijuana amendment creates new challenges for employers X
          SE Missourian letter:  Cape Girardeau man says Prop D proposal was chock-full of "gimmicks," "hidden agendas" and "chicanery" +
          P-D letter:  Kirkwood man bored by Tony Messenger's habitual defense of lawbreakers X
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        November 28, 2018
        Twitter:  Jo Mannies to end full-time reporting role in January;  Will return in part-time role in March
          KCUR:  Up to Date:  Prop D postmortem:  MoDOT's Patrick McKenna on why fuel tax measure failed (link fixed)
          The Missouri Times:  Millennials stepping up to leadership within the Missouri General Assembly
          KWMU:  Politically Speaking podcast:  Rep.-elect Mary Elizabeth Coleman (R-Arnold) on her legislative priorities, 'right to work' and the demise of working-class Democrats
          SE Missourian:  Governor requests, state auditor agrees to audit past administrative practices of DPS director's office +
          The Missouri Times:  Parson requests audit of Department of Public Safety director's office
          JCNT:  Auditor to examine Department of Public Safety X
          AP:  Concerns lead to Missouri public safety administration audit
          Missourinet:  Galloway to audit DPS director's office;  Parson and Karsten called for audit
          Missourinet:  State Budget Director Dan Haug talks tax and revenue changes
          P-D:  MO Dept. of Higher Education report says colleges and universities need more money for repairs X
          P-D:  Missouri lawmakers to take another crack at legalizing sports betting X
          JCNT:  Hawley defends investigation of alleged clergy abuse X
          AP:  Hawley seeks court order for church files
          AP:  Missouri changes execution media policy after lawsuit
          Missourinet:  Lawsuit dismissed after Missouri changes policy on execution witnesses
          Washington Missourian:  Missouri Dept. of Conservation agents searching for polluters;  Person or persons dumped motor oil into Bourbeuse River
          KWMU:  Activists, academics theorize on impact of climate change on Missouri
          P-D editorial:  Missouri should make the anti-transparency Confide app disappear once and for all X
          KC Star editorial:  Medical marijuana users beware:  Working while high could cost you your job X
          Messenger:  Local gun-control advocates express anger at NRA X
          P-D letter:  St. Louis woman says requiring open meetings for legislators might inhibit compromise X
          KC Star letter:  Woman who chooses to live in Kansas thinks Claire McCaskill was a great senator X
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        November 27, 2018
        The Missouri Times:  Clean Missouri fallout:  What changes, what doesn't
          KCUR:  Up to Date:  Prop D postmortem:  MoDOT's Patrick McKenna on why fuel-tax measure failed
          KC Star:  Medicaid expansion could appear on 2020 ballot X
          AP:  Group that gave to pro-Greitens PAC faces IRS complaint
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Sen.-elect Cindy O'Laughlin (R-Shelbina) looks for state departments to be efficient
          P-D:  Missouri's HIV laws could get an update X
          The Missouri Times:  Appellate judicial commission to interview all applicants for Van Amburg vacancy
          SE Missourian:  Missouri State Public Defender's office in Jackson may move to larger space +
          Brownfield Ag News:  Missouri Governor's Mansion spruce arrives
          P-D:  State Treasurer Eric Schmitt's Chief of Staff Andrew Dziedzic once downloaded the Confide app X
          Joplin Globe:  Missouri DNR approves $2.75 million loan for Webb City wastewater plant X
          P-D:  Lawsuit from Rep. Bruce Franks (D-St. Louis City) against police claims physical and psychological injuries after 2014 riot X
          SNL:  Cool weather helped hunters during Missouri firearms season X
          KWMU:  Missouri campuses part of effort to find qualified minorities
          P-D op-ed:  Hawley's investigation overlooks the obvious in church abuse scandal X
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        November 26, 2018
        Missouri Farmer Today:  Election shows trends among Missouri voters
          Missouri Farmer Today:  Missourians vote no on favored fuel tax
          KC Star:  Not just guns - Missouri's medical marijuana law could impact jobs, insurance policies X
          P-D:  Missouri lawmakers, legislative staff prepare to deal with Clean Missouri's new paperwork requirements X
          KWMU:  As lawmakers mull changing voter-approved proposals, 'right to work' appears to be off the table
          Washington Missourian:  Rep. Kirk Mathews (R-Pacific) won't seek third term X
          KCUR:  Up to Date:  Steve Kraske talks with Margie Vandeven about her return to education commissioner role
          P-D:  MoDOT invites runners, walkers to bridge event Saturday X
          KC Star letter:  Democratic volunteer responds to Cleaver's criticism of McCaskill, says incumbent congressman is "lethargic" X
          P-D letter:  St. Louis man says road repairs should be paid for by cigarette tax X
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        November 25, 2018
        P-D:  Flood worries prompt St. Charles County opposition to port plan;  Comments from Great Rivers Habitat Alliance's David Stokes X
          JCNT:  Corps:  Water releases on Missouri River to slow X
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Sen. Denny Hoskins (R-Warrensburg) talks transportation funding
          AP:  Advocates:  Missouri crime victim aid law is working
          Joplin Globe:  Deferred maintenance at Missouri colleges, universities a 'major challenge' X
          Washington Missourian editorial:  GOP's success in Missouri state legislative races provides an important opportunity X
          Joplin Globe editorial:  Higher education needs to be higher priority in Missouri X
          P-D editorial:  Think crime doesn't pay? Probation-monitoring companies beg to differ X
          Kraske:  KC Public Schools on the verge of a breakthrough, with full accreditation in reach X
          P-D letter:  Women's Voices Raised for Social Justice septuagenarian says parents should be scared of guns at state Capitol, thinks snail-mailing complaints to Office of Administration will make a difference X
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        November 24, 2018
        KC Star:  Motorist killed in head-on collision in KC:  Rep. Emanuel Cleaver among those helping at scene X
          SNL:  Family settles duck boat lawsuit with Ripley Entertainment X
          KWMU:  Missouri's general revenue remains down, but officials stay optimistic
          SE Missourian:  Area lawmakers support bills ranging from texting ban to tax credits +
          KWMU:  Missouri Dept. of Higher Education says Missouri's public colleges need $1.4 billion in maintenance upgrades
          KWMU:  Missouri deer hunters ease food burden for families statewide
          KC Star letter:  Napoleon man baffled by state's support for conservative candidates and eclectic ballot issues X
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        November 23, 2018
        JCNT:  Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe:  Reflection on blessing can be 'mind-numbing';  About 250 attend annual prayer breakfast X
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Medical marijuana adds variables to legal equation
          AP:  Missouri bingo fans hope vote helps reverse decline in games
          Washington Missourian:  MoDOT invites federal, state officials to Highway 47 ribbon-cutting next Saturday X
          AP:  Missouri Governor's Mansion Christmas trees arriving soon
          Joplin Globe:  Missouri Public Service Commission reduces gas, electric rates X
          SE Missourian:  New Madrid County farmer faces federal indictment on charges of illegally applying dicamba herbicide +
          P-D editorial:  The new office of 'state demographer' must truly be nonpartisan X
          P-D editorial:  West Lake problem solved! EPA chief downgrades radioactive urgency X
          Joplin Globe editorial:  Latest education commissioner search should have been handled with more transparency X
          P-D op-ed:  Sen. Rob Schaaf (R-St. Joseph) and Tishaura Jones:  Legislators must not thwart Clean Missouri X
          Messenger:  Time for Missouri's leaders to put the debtor's prison band back together X
          P-D letter:  St. Louis septuagenarian wants Hawley to flip-flop on Trump support X
          KC Star letter:  Veteran marijuana activist Dan Viets responds to piece on Missouri doctors' opposition to cannabis X
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        November 22, 2018   Happy Thanksgiving!
        KC Star:  Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker wants to lead Missouri Democratic Party X
          P-D:  Austin Chambers, former top aide to Eric Greitens, looks to national role X
          JCNT:  Haze of confusion surrounds medical marijuana in Missouri X
          KCUR:  Gas tax defeat forces lawmakers to look for alternative sources of funding
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Deer harvest just shy of record
          KWMU:  Missouri farmer first in U.S. to face charges related to intentional misuse of herbicide
          Brownfield Ag News:  Missouri forgoes additional state regulatory label for dicamba herbicide in 2019
          KC Star editorial:  Jay Ashcroft should investigate Josh Hawley's use of campaign consultants X
          P-D letter:  Fenton sexagenarian wishes Prop D campaign was more honest about gas tax proposal X
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        November 21, 2018
        Rosenbaum:  Who wants to be a treasurer? Parson has a large group of Republicans to choose from
          Columbia Missourian:  Fact check:  Medical marijuana and gun purchases
          The Missouri Times:  Parson ups executive ethical standards through executive order
          AP:  Parson revises Greitens' ethics order
          Missourinet:  Parson issues executive order modifying code of conduct started under Greitens
          The Missouri Times:  Margie Vandeven rehired as Missouri Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education
          KWMU:  Vandeven gets her old job back as Missouri's education commissioner
          P-D:  Missouri school board rehires Margie Vandeven X
          AP:  Fired Missouri education commissioner rehired
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Paris Superintendent Aaron Vitt reacts to Vandeven's rehiring
          KC Star:  In response to newspaper advocacy series, UMKC professor suspended for 'slave labor' of graduate students X
          Columbia Missourian:  For some sex offenders, new law ends lifelong registration
          Clayton Times:  Sen. Jill Schupp (D-Creve Coeur) to file gun-control bills
          Missourinet:  Missouri State Highway Patrol to be visible on roads throughout Thanksgiving holiday
          Missourinet:  Missouri Supreme Court upholds death sentence for murderer Terrance Anderson
          P-D:  Missouri farmer who misused herbicide could face 20 years in prison;  Parma's Bobby David Lowrey violated EPA guidelines, lied to Missouri Dept. of Agriculture X
          KC Star editorial:  Missouri Democrats need new ways to reach black voters, but that's not why McCaskill lost X
          P-D editorial:  Vandeven's rehiring is light at the end of the dark tunnel where Greitens left Missouri schools X
          SE Missourian's Jon Rust:  Remembering Harry Rust +
          KC Star op-ed:  Labor-Management Council of Greater Kansas City's Bob Jacobi wants proper respect paid to Claire McCaskill X
          Rudi Keller:  Short-timer John Sundvold to lead curators without long-term role X
          SE Missourian letter:  Jackson man says potential medical marijuana users should think twice before sacrificing Second Amendment rights +
          Washington Missourian letter:  Missouri Retailers Association's David Overfelt:  Put pro-businesses policies first X
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        November 20, 2018
        The Missouri Times:  Todd Graves cites GOP successes in farewell statement
          Missourinet:  Missouri Democratic Party sits in a dark place after November's election;  Comments from Jack Cardetti, others
          KWMU:  Missouri farmers feeling impact of tariffs, bumper crop
          Show Me Missourah:  Scotland County:  Scott Faughn talks with Presiding Commissioner Duane Ebeling, others about first civilized settlers, Confederate vs. Union split, the Bushwhackers, current attractions and much more
          Missourinet:  Federal law to block Missouri medical marijuana users from owning gun
          Missourinet:  Parson signs executive order giving most state employees a holiday this Friday
          P-D:  Former Missouri school chief Margie Vandeven seeking old job X
          Missourinet:  Familiar faces seeking Missouri education commissioner job
          P-D:  Missouri's unofficial state holiday - deer season - nets 248,000 animals so far X
          St. Joseph News-Press editorial:  Missourians should be cautious about Big Marijuana's dubious claims X
          Priddy:  A goddess comes to Earth:  Reflection, observations and pontifications on Ceres statue (3,135 words)
          SE Missourian letter:  Cape Girardeau man expresses gratitude to Cape Girardeau County Clerk Kara Clark Summers, her staff and volunteers for a smoothly-run election +
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        November 19, 2018
        FOX News:  Sunday Morning Futures:  Blunt on McCaskill-Hawley, Trump's popularity, Senate Republicans' agenda, China and defense spending, more (transcript)
          ABC News:  This Week:  Blunt on Saudi Arabia sanctions, Mueller investigation, more (video)
          ABC News:  This Week:  Blunt on Saudi Arabia sanctions, Mueller investigation, more (transcript)
          This Week in Missouri Politics:  Attorney general appointee Eric Schmitt on priorities as AG, thoughts on Josh Hawley, more;  Panel of Gregg Keller, Reps. Shamed Dogan (R-Ballwin) and Bruce Franks (D-St. Louis City), J.P. Johnson on Eric Schmitt, state treasurer appointee, Clean Missouri court challenge, House Dem leadership, more
          SE Missourian:  Peter Kinder speaks at gathering celebrating the life of Neal Boyd, who died in June +
          AP:  St. Louis Fed report shows farm income on the decline
          KWMU:  Holiday travel expected to be up in Missouri this Thanksgiving
          Missourinet:  Finalists to interview today for top Missouri education spot
          KC Star:  UMKC widens investigation into professsor who used fellow Indians for household chores X
          KC Star editorial:  Emanuel Cleaver should vote to dump Nancy Pelosi X
          Washington Missourian editorial:  Gov. Mike Parson batting 1.000 with appointments X
          Columbia Missourian's Ken Midkiff;  Josh Hawley opposed successful November ballot initiatives;  ipso facto, he is mentally ill
          P-D's The Bottom Line video series:  Business columnists Jim Gallagher and David Nicklaus debate impact of Missouri's higher minimum wage X
          KC Star op-ed:  St. Charles County Prosecutor Tim Lohmar:  Most of those in Missouri's prisons have earned their place;  Debunking feel-good "criminal justice reform" myths X
          Messenger:  Rep. Justin Hill (R-Lake Saint Louis) targets probation-for-profit companies in Missouri X
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        November 18, 2018
        SE Missourian:  Smith gets leadership role in House, Blunt in Senate +
          JCNT:  Business sector braces for negative impact of minimum wage increase on prices, staffing X
          KWMU:  Completing the Rock Island Trail brings opportunity - but with a cost;  Comments from Missouri State Parks Deputy Director Mike Sutherland
          KC Star:  Former UMKC graduate students complain that professor abused "cultural kinship" with Indian students, forced them to dog-sit and perform other household tasks X
          SNL:  Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources offers free well testing for TCE contamination in northwest Springfield area;  Comments from Rep. Sonya Anderson (R-Springfield) X
          JCNT editorial:  Eric Schmitt a good pick for attorney general X
          KC Star editorial:  Medical marijuana or your gun? In Missouri, you'll have to make a choice X
          CDT Editor Rudi Keller:  Maybe Prop D wasn't ambitious enough X
          Waters:  Another road tax mystery X
          P-D's Nicklaus:  $12 minimum wage may hurt young Missourians and rural areas X
          P-D letter:  St. Charles County man outraged at Missouri Legislature for not expanding Medicaid X
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        November 17, 2018
        KC Star:  U.S. Reps. Emanuel Cleaver, Lacy Clay blame McCaskill loss on poor black outreach, mock her ads X
          P-D:  Briefs:  U.S. Rep. Jason Smith re-elected to leadership post;  McCaskill casts lame-duck votes in Senate X
          KC Star:  Liberal "American Democracy Legal Fund" insists its Election Day lawsuit against Hawley should be taken seriously X
          Washington Missourian:  Franklin County Clerk Debbie Door addresses voter concerns:  TurboVote's failure to successfully register voters, anti-"right to work" group's voting-record gimmick X
          The Missouri Times:  MEC dismisses wide-ranging complaint regarding activity during Tony Luetkemeyer-Harry Roberts primary
          Missourinet:  Medicaid expansion among first submissions for Missouri ballot measures in 2020 election
          JCNT:  Jay Ashcroft says initiative petition process needs attention X
          The Missouri Times:  This Week in the Governor's Office:  Week of November 12, 2018
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri Director of Insurance Chlora Lindley-Myers named treasurer of the nation insurance compact
          The Missouri Times:  This Week in the Missouri PSC:  November 5, 2018
          P-D letter:  St. Charles octogenarian has low expectations for Josh Hawley X
          Washington Missourian letter:  Anonymous author taunts Republicans over "Clean Missouri" passage, asks for name to be withheld due to "political intensity" X
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        November 16, 2018
        Clayton Times:  J.P. Johnson to run for chairman of Missouri Democratic Party
          Kraske:  Republicans dominate Missouri politics now - and maybe for years to come X
          KWMU:  St. Louis on the Air:  Foreign doctor living in St. Louis complains about U.S. gun laws, cuts 27-minute promo against National Rifle Association
          The Missouri Times:  Activists already filing ballot initiative petitions for 2020 cycle
          AP:  Missouri unemployment ties for record low
          P-D:  Parson restores concealed-carry rights in Missouri Capitol X
          Missourinet:  Legislative preview:  Priority pitches from Reps. Travis Fitzwater (R-Potosi), Sara Walsh (R-Ashland), Gina Mitten (D-Richmond Heights)
          JCNT:  Gala speaker:  Missouri's foster care progress saves lives X
          P-D:  BioGenerator seeking up to $1.5 million in state tax credits for new lab space X
          The Missouri Times:  Ceres descends from perch atop Missouri's Capitol
          JCNT:  Ceres statue leaves perch for year-long renovation X
          AP:  Missouri Capitol's Roman goddess statue removed for repairs
          Missourinet:  Historic statue atop Missouri capitol building is brought down for renovation with fanfare
          CDT:  UM curators discuss future retirement plan, online strategy X
          P-D editorial:  Cracks on I-44, and in the funding structure for Missouri highways X
          Joplin Globe op-ed:  Phill Brooks:  An eclectic but selective election:  Hawley, Galloway, marijuana, and reporting delays X
          Missourinet's Jason Taylor:  By refusing to expand Medicaid, Missouri Republicans are making the state an outlier
          P-D letter:  New Haven septuagenarian unhappy with Schatz for accepting lobbyist tickets to Cardinal and Mizzou games, playing three (3) rounds of golf, other lavish indulgences X
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        November 15, 2018
        The Missouri Times:  Roy Blunt, Jason Smith re-elected to party leadership positions in Congress
          P-D:  Lacy Clay supporting Nancy Pelosi as speaker +
          KWMU/Corporation for Public Broadcasting "Sharing America" racism reporter Ashley Lisenby:  Immigrants have positive effect on economy, but national and state Republicans are unwelcoming;  Comments from Sen. Jill Schupp (D-Creve Coeur), "Rep. Terry [sic] McCreery"
          SE Missourian:  Gun-control rally draws eight (8) in Cape +
          KWMU:  Eric Schmitt highlights his family as he prepares to be Missouri's attorney general
          KWMU:  Missouri Democratic Party Chairman Stephen Webber won't seek another term
          KNPG (St. Joseph):  Local prosecutors will still charge marijuana cases
          Joplin Globe:  Medical marijuana dispensaries unlikely to open in Missouri before late 2019 X
          P-D:  Maplewood already getting queries about medical marijuana dispensaries X
          Joplin Globe:  Former Sen. Gary Nodler receives MSSU's Richard Webster Medallion X
          Missourinet:  Incoming Missouri Senate President Pro Tem Dave Schatz previews legislative agenda
          KWMU:  Hiring the middle-aged is the next gambit to attract - and keep - teachers in St. Louis Public Schools
          Columbia Missourian:  For MLK event, MU chooses woman who climbed South Carolina flagpole to capture Confederate flag
          SE Missourian obituary:  Harry Rust, brother of SE Missourian Chairman of the Board Gary Rust, dies at age 84 +
          JCNT editorial:  Missouri making progress in foster care X
          P-D's Nicklaus:  Manufacturing surge pushes Missouri GDP growth to 5-year high X
          P-D op-ed:  St. Louis County man suggests creation of third political party;  Republicans and Democrats are too extreme, "the people" are "searching" for middle ground, etc. X
          KC Star letter:  Lee's Summit man suggests remedy for Prop D failure:  Issue traffic tickets to those who use windshield wipers without headlights on X
          P-D letter:  Farmington conservative irked by Post-Dispatch's liberal condescension X
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        November 14, 2018
        The Missouri Times:  Gov. Parson appoints Eric Schmitt as next attorney general
          AP:  Treasurer Eric Schmitt will become Missouri attorney general
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Hoskins:  Schmitt a good choice for attorney general
          P-D:  State Treasurer Eric Schmitt to become Missouri attorney general X
          KCUR:  Missouri's next attorney general will be state treasurer Eric Schmitt
          JCNT:  Schmitt named to be new AG X
          Missourinet:  Parson appoints Schmitt as attorney general
          Missourinet:  State Rep. Travis Fitzwater (R-Holts Summit), Sara Walsh (R-Ashland) react to Schmitt appointment
          Clayton Times:  Lathrop Gage applauds Schmitt being appointed attorney general
          Columbia Missourian:  Missouri agriculture associations support new U.S., Mexico and Canada trade agreement
          The Missouri Times:  With passage of Amendment 2, Jackson Country Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker will no longer prosecute marijuana cases
          KC Star:  Jackson County prosecutor to stop charging marijuana cases, with exceptions X
          KCUR:  Jackson County will stop prosecuting most pot cases after Missouri passes medical marijuana
          CDT:  Gov. Parson wants two University of Missouri curators to stay when terms expire X
          Missourinet:  Missouri recognizes public safety officers, civilians for extraordinary acts of bravery
          KWMU:  MoDOT puts cork in I-44 bridge construction due to cracks
          P-D:  Cracks found in new I-44 bridge in Shrewsbury bring MoDOT work there to a halt X
          KC Star:  Missouri hunters had banner opening weekend, harvesting nearly 10,000 deer X
          KWMU/Corporation for Public Broadcasting "Sharing America" racism reporter Ashley Lisenby:  St. Louis NAACP adds Lambert aiport to travel warning list
          P-D editorial:  In a state still reeling from Greitens' chaos, Eric Schmitt is a solid choice for attorney general X
          P-D editorial:  Missouri should follow Florida's lead and restore voting rights to criminals X
          SE Missourian's Jon Rust:  Southeast Missourian joins Google in test to elevate civility +
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        November 13, 2018
        AP:  Parson to announce new attorney general today
          KC Star:  Medical marijuana in Missouri:  when - and if - you can get it X
          SE Missourian:  Area lawmakers:  Gas tax still an option to fund road and bridge projects +
          JCNT:  Clean Missouri opponents consider options X
          Washington Missourian:  Recap of last week's county and statewide Amendments 1-4 results X
          Washington Missourian:  Recap of last week's county and statewide Prop B, Prop C, Prop D results X
          Missourinet:  Recap of last week's state Senate results
          The Missouri Times:  St. Louis attorney Elad Gross (D), who graduated from law school four years ago, says he's running for attorney general in 2020
          JCNT:  Elad Gross says he's running for attorney general X
          KC Star:  Bill Turque named politics editor;  24-year-old Allison Kite gets moved from state politics beat to City Hall;  Hunter Woodall now covering Missouri Legislature X
          The Missouri Times:  Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Workgroup schedules first working session
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Deer disease a concern for Missouri Dept. of Conservation
          P-D editorial:  Parson, new majority leader signal meeting of the minds on priorities;  Comments from "Senate minority leader Gina Walsh of Bellefontaine [sic]" X
          KC Star editorial:  Overturning the voters' decision on Clean Missouri would be dirty politics X
          St. Joseph News-Press editorial:  Todd Richardson is right - make Medicaid more efficient, don't expand it just because other states are doing so
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        November 12, 2018
        This Week in Missouri Politics:  Jeff Smith, Jeff Mazur, David Barklage, state Rep.-elect Mary Elizabeth Coleman (R-Arnold) dissect McCaskill-Hawley, state demographics, national media's anti-Trump obsession helping Republicans, more;  Guest Rep. Steve Roberts Jr. (D-St. Louis City) talks about 2019 legislative session
          Kraske:  McCaskill was a master of policy, politics - and we may not see the likes of her again X
          KWMU:  Politically Speaking podcast:  Sen.-elect Cindy O'Laughlin (R-Shelbina) on education, tossing Clean Missouri, legislature's relationship with Gov. Parson, more
          P-D:  Prop D's defeat leaves officials searching anew for MoDOT funding cure X
          Missourinet:  Departing state Rep. Charlie Davis (R-Webb City) predicts Legislature will tackle transportation in 2019
          Washington Missourian:  Sen. Dave Schatz (R-Sullivan) wins re-election, joins Senate leadership X
          Washington Missourian:  GOP wins four local state rep seats X
          Waters:  Caleb Rowden as Senate Majority Leader good news for Columbia and University of Missouri X
          P-D letter:  University City octogenarian says Hawley's election proves that Missourians are racist, misogynst, and hate immigrants X
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        November 11, 2018
        P-D:  Jack Danforth's advice to Josh Hawley:  Move your family to Washington and befriend the Beltway crowd X
          SNL:  ICE says Mexican immigrant's three Springfield murders were preventable, but New Jersey sanctuary county let criminal flee;  Illegal alien Luis Perez boasted that his gun was "ment [sic] to be blasting mofos" X
          Columbia Missourian:  Local marijuana supporters in high spirits after Tuesday's election
          CDT:  Options for highway funding narrow with defeat of fuel tax X
          Washington Missourian:  Tuesday's turnout one of the largest in Franklin County history X
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Missouri's Medicaid-expansion activists fantasize of a receptive state legislature
          Columbia Missourian:  MU women's group plans to lobby state legislators to remove taxes on tampons and washable "menstrual cups";  Leader of national group says some men and non-binary humanoids also menstruate
          P-D:  Cost to park a camper at Missouri state park going up an extra $2 each day X
          P-D editorial:  Missourians elected Josh Hawley because they don't know who he is X
          Washington Missourian editorial:  Prop D defeat tough to stomach X
          P-D editorial:  Prop D failure shows pitfalls of ballot measures, but organizers must try again X
          CDT News Editor Rudi Keller:  You don't really know what I think - yet X
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        November 10, 2018
        Missourinet:  On Fox News, Cleaver says he's worried Democrats will get bogged down with impeachment
          KC Star's Allison Kite, Jason Hancock and Lindsay Wise:  Missouri Democrats try to rebuild;  Comments from Jack Cardetti, Rep. DaRon McGee (D-Kansas City), "Rep. Peter Meredith [sic]" X
          KWMU:  'Never forget':  St. Louis veterans will call roll of Missourians who died in World War I
          SNL:  Missouri will have 192 medical marijuana dispensaries by 2020, backers of Amendment 2 say X
          P-D:  Rep. Cora Faith Walker (D-Ferguson) leaves Black Caucus after her alleged rapist is elected caucus chairman X
          KWMU:  John Gaskin III becomes new president of St. Louis County NAACP
          The Missouri Times:  This Week in the Governor's Office:  Week of November 5, 2018
          The Missouri Times:  This Week in the Missouri PSC:  Week of November 5, 2018
          KC Star editorial:  Missouri voters elect too many white men X
          Messenger:  Fifty years after Danforth revived the Missouri GOP, the script has been flipped X
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  AIM's Ray McCarty:  Missouri employers disappointed by failure of Prop D, passage of Prop B
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        November 9, 2018
        Kraske:  With McCaskill defeat, Missouri Democrats have hit rock-bottom. Now what? X
          Missourinet:  Hawley drew overwhelming support from non-urban areas
          KWMU:  Parson to pick Missouri's next attorney general soon
          KWMU:  In Missouri, historic number of women candidates doesn't translate to historic number of winners
          July 23:  P-D columnist/beauty-product reviewer Aisha Sultan:  A pink wave of female Democratic candidates in Trump-friendly St. Charles County;  Gals gab about dreams of winning elections to Congress, state Legislature X
          SNL:  Guns and medical marijuana - you can't have both, despite Amendment 2 X
          Missourinet:  Medical marijuana distribution outlined as advocates speak out
          Joplin Globe:  No clear alternative for road funding after Prop D fails;  Rep.-elect Lane Roberts (R-Joplin):  "We may have to decide, what are we not going to fund in order to fund road repairs?" X
          SE Missourian:  Area counties' results on some ballot issues differ from statewide outcomes +
          The Missouri Times:  Schatz selected to lead Senate Republicans;  Gina Walsh re-elected as minority leader
          KWMU:  Two St. Louis-area lawmakers elected to legislative leadership posts
          AP:  Republicans pick Schatz as Senate president pro tem
          The Missouri Times:  Both parties elect new leadership in the House
          SNL:  Rep. Crystal Quade (D-Springfield) to be next superminority leader of Missouri House of Representatives X
          St. Joseph News-Press:  State, local focus remains on workforce development
          Missourinet:  Sculpture of goddess on top of Missouri Capitol to be renovated
          The Missouri Times:  Newly-elected Black Caucus leadership to focus on criminal justice reform
          SE Missourian:  Business opportunities with MoDOT subject of workshop held in Cape Girardeau +
          SE Missourian:  Missouri Dept. of Conservation to deer hunters:  Get those deer tested +
          Missourinet:  Opening of deer season means increased traffic expected today
          SNL:  Criminal indictments filed in duck boat tragedy X
          AP:  Missouri tour boat captain indicted after sinking kills 17
          The Missouri Times:  West Lake Landfill owner continues attempt to spread cost of cleanup
          P-D:  It's time to talk about a legislative response to GOP voter suppression X
          Washington Missourian editorial:  Missouri should allow early voting X
          P-D editorial:  Republicans who voted for Saundra McDowell are guilty of blind partisanship X
          SE Missourian editorial:  Be careful as another deer hunting season begins +
          KC Star's Melinda Henneberger:  Missouri voters send mixed messages on candidates and ballot initiatives X
          SNL's Steve Pokin:  Ridiculous attack ads put Republican Lincoln Hough in a hot tub of money and portrayed Democrat Rob Bailey as a bad dad X
          P-D letter:  Brentwood liberal says McCaskill would have won if she moved further left X
          P-D letter:  St. Louis County man says Prop D played games with gas tax X
          P-D letter:  Spanish Lake woman wants candidates and campaigns to remove their yard signs immediately X
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        November 8, 2018
        Rosenbaum:  Answered:  8 big questions about Tuesday's historic elections
          KWMU:  Politically Speaking podcast:  Dissecting the impact of Missouri's election results
          KWMU:  St. Louis on the Air:  Mannies, Rosenbaum and UMSL polisci prof Anita Manion field listener questions about election results
          P-D's Kurt Erickson:  As Missouri turns red, Democrats search for relevance;  Comments from 100% of P-D polisci prof pundit pool (UMSL's Dave Robertson) X
          P-D:  Hawley netted enough rural votes to sink McCaskill, despite her strength in Missouri cities X
          SNL:  <X things> journomeme:  Five (5!) things to know about U.S. Senator-elect Josh Hawley X
          Faughn:  Election fallout:  Likely (and unlikely) candidates to fill Hawley's AG slot;  HRCC's performance, McCaskill's legacy, more
          KC Star:  Friends and foes reflect on McCaskill's political legacy X
          KSMU (Springfield):  Doctors, hospitals raise questions on dosage, training after Missouri legalizes medical marijuana
          SNL:  Local law enforcement concerned with pot vote X
          AP:  Rollout of medical marijuana will take several months
          KWMU:  Next steps unclear after Missouri gas tax increase fails
          P-D:  How Missouri's vote on ballot initiatives will affect you X
          Missourinet:  Speaker-to-be Elijah Haahr pleased with election results
          The Missouri Times:  MO Farm Bureau, Missouri Right to Life, EMILY's List, Missouri Chamber react to election results
          AP:  Missouri voter turnout highest for midterm since 1994
          KC Star:  Clay County vote machines stopped for hours when staff didn't press button X
          P-D:  Election officials in St. Louis, St. Charles County defend voting snafus X
          The Missouri Times:  Rep. John Wiemann (R-O'Fallon) to serve as next House Speaker pro tem, Rep. Sonya Anderson (R-Springfield) as caucus chair
          AP:  Missouri House Republicans pick Wiemann for leadership spot
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri Supreme Court hears arguments in legal challenge to Kehoe's appointment as lt. gov.
          Missourinet:  Missouri Supreme Court looking at Democrats' challenge to Gov. Parson's lt. gov. appointment
          Missourinet:  Missouri House Ethics Committee meets behind closed doors at statehouse
          P-D editorial:  Josh Hawley won by "kowtowing to Trumpism" and lying about health care X
          KC Star editorial:  Rejection of gas tax was the worst decision Missouri voters made on Tuesday X
          P-D letter:  Des Peres sexagenarian liberal offers McCaskill feedback on campaign mistakes X
          KC Star letter:  Independence septuagenarian says he supports higher fuel tax but disagreed with Prop D wording X
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        November 7, 2018  Missouri Secretary of State Election Results
        KWMU:  Hawley ousts McCaskill to help Republicans keep control of U.S. Senate
          The Missouri Times:  Hawley defeats McCaskill, flipping a blue seat red
          SE Missourian:  Hawley overtakes incumbent McCaskill X
          Missourinet:  McCaskill on defeat:  "My record ends at 22-2. Not a bad record."
          P-D:  Hawley topples McCaskill in nationally watched U.S. Senate race X
          KC Star:  Hawley beats McCaskill to capture U.S. Senate seat in Missouri X
          KC Star:  Hawley's victory destroys Democratic foothold in Missouri;  Cleaver:  "People don't want checks and balances. They want Trump and want Trump only." X
          AP:  Hawley's victory secures Republican dominance in Missouri
          Missourinet:  Hawley beats McCaskill by 6 points
          KWMU:  Ann Wagner, other local congressional incumbents win
          P-D:  Ann Wagner holds off newcomer VanOstran to return to Congress X
          CDT:  Vicky Hartzler cruises to victory X
          SE Missourian:  U.S. Rep. Jason Smith wins re-election with 74 percent of vote, same as two years ago +
          SNL:  Voters pick Billy Long for 5th term in Congress X
          AP:  AP "VoteCast" captures views of Missouri voters and nonvoters
          The Missouri Times:  Galloway pulls out victory over McDowell in state auditor race
          Missourinet:  Nicole Galloway wins Missouri state auditor's race
          KWMU:  Galloway takes state auditor's race, Missouri's lone Democratic statewide winner
          P-D:  Democrat Galloway fends off GOP challenger in race for Missouri auditor X
          The Missouri Times:  Voters reject fuel-tax increase while approving medical marijuana, Clean Missouri, minimum wage increase, and bingo changes
          SE Missourian:  Gas tax headed for defeat;  medical marijuana, minimum-wage hike pass +
          KWMU:  Missourians back Clean Missouri, minimum wage hike, medical marijuana, reject gas-tax hike
          KC Star:  Missouri voters pass Clean Missouri, minimum wage, but not gas tax X
          P-D:  Medical marijuana, Clean Missouri, minimum wage questions victorious, but gas tax gets doused X
          Missourinet:  Clean Missouri passes
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri becomes 31st state to legalize marijuana
          AP:  Missouri voters say yes to medical marijuana
          KC Star:  Missouri voters approve medical marijuana with a constitutional amendment X
          Missourinet:  Minimum-wage hike passes
          Missourinet:  Missouri's gas-tax proposal voted down
          KWMU:  Two Jefferson County seats go Republican;  Mary Elizabeth Coleman, Paul Wieland victorious
          SNL:  Eric Burlison, Lincoln Hough wins state Senate races X
          SE Missourian:  Republicans Rick Francis, Kathy Swan, Barry Hovis win state rep elections +
          CDT:  Incumbents win in Boone County's state rep races X
          SNL:  Fishel, Helms, Quade among state rep winners X
          The Missouri Times:  No 'Blue Wave' as Republicans maintain supermajority in Missouri General Assembly
          SE Missourian:  Turnout nearly double that of 2014 midterm in Cape County +
          KC Star:  'Every vote matters':  Missouri election results not released until last ballot was cast X
          KC Star:  In Clay County, about a dozen electronic voting machines experience malfunctions X
          AP:  U.S. Supreme Court hears murderer Russell Bucklew's request for change in execution method
          KC Star editorial:  After failing to do his last job, Josh Hawley must be more serious about U.S. Senate X
          KC Star editorial:  Missouri should have early voting X
          P-D editorial:  Missouri should have early voting X
          P-D editorial:  On most ballot propositions, GOP and Democratic voters see eye-to-eye X
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        November 6, 2018  Election Night Reporting (results available after 7 p.m. CST)
        SE Missourian:  Trump brings conservative star power to Cape Girardeau +
          SE Missourian:  In his hometown, Rush Limbaugh introduces Donald Trump +
          SE Missourian:  Trump rally attendees:  Why is it important for you to be here? +
          The Missouri Times:  GOP heavyweights campaign for Hawley in tight U.S. Senate race
          AP:  Trump in Cape Girardeau:  "In a sense, I am on the ticket"
          Missourinet:  General election overview:  Vicky Hartzler (R) vs. Renee Hoagenson (D)
          Washington Missourian:  General election overview:  Blaine Luetkemeyer (R) vs. Katy Geppert (D) X
          Missourinet:  Missouri Farm Bureau opposes Amendment 1
          P-D editorial:  Electronic voting is fast and convenient - but beware the drawbacks X
          Missourinet's Jason Taylor:  Trump misleads during Cape Girardeau speech, hogs stage time from Hawley
          KC Star's Melinda Henneberger:  The issue that Blunt says will decide McCaskill-Hawley race - the economy - has barely been mentioned X
          P-D Editorial Page Editor Tod Robberson:  My daughter, who attends an elite school in upper Manhattan, mailed in a Missouri absentee ballot - isn't she a hero? X
          KC Star letter:  KC conservative wonders why any conservative candidate would waste time meeting with KC Star editorial board X
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        November 5, 2018   Election Eve
        SE Missourian:  Rush Limbaugh, Lee Greenwood, Sean Hannity to accompany Trump at rally tonight +
          SE Missourian:  Rallygoers to face 'wind and wet' weather tonight +
          SE Missourian's Jon Rust:  Interview:  U.S. Rep. Jason Smith and his views of the president +
          P-D's Chuck Raasch:  How Missouri goes, so goes the nation;  Comments from 100% of Post-Dispatch polisci prof pundit pool (UMSL's Dave Robertson) X
          Rosenbaum:  Eight things to look for in tomorrow's pivotal Missouri midterm elections
          Columbia Missourian:  A day on the campaign trail:  Liberal nonprofit draws seven (7) volunteers to push Amendment 1, Prop B at doors
          Missourinet:  Ashcroft:  November 2018 ballot is one of the longest in Missouri history
          P-D:  Election boards make attempts to accomodate the handicapped X
          KWMU:  Missouri steps up effort to control feral pigs
          KC Star endorsement:  Nicole Galloway (D) for state auditor X
          SE Missourian editorial:  Welcome to Southeast Missouri, Mr. President +
          SE Missourian op-ed:  SEMO political science professor Dr. Jeremy Walling:  President's visit is significant for Senate, Trump's re-election +
          Waters:  Endorsements for federal and state offices:  Seven (7) Democrats, zero (0) Republicans X
          KC Star influencer series:  Prop D X
          SE Missourian letter:  Peter Kinder:  The historical component to President Trump's visit +
          SE Missourian letter:  Cape Girardeau sexagenarian unhappy about Trump vists, says president makes her "cringe" +
          P-D letter:  St. Charles octogenarian crestfallen that Missourians have elected Donald Trump, Josh Hawley and Blaine Luetkemeyer X
          P-D letter:  Jefferson City man says Amendment 1 has fatal flaws X
          P-D letter:  St. Charles sexagenarian says marijuana measures are unneeded X
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        November 4, 2018
        AP:  NRA President Oliver North campaigns for Josh Hawley
          AP:  McCaskill tries to reach right in GOP-leaning Missouri
          KC Star:  Area union bosses, members weigh in on McCaskill-Hawley X
          SE Missourian:  What to know about Trump's visit tomorrow night +
          Clayton Times:  Cort VanOstran tells supporters he is "statistically tied" with Ann Wagner
          CDT:  Mid-Missouri ballots feature several heated races X
          AP:  General election overview:  Nicole Galloway (D) vs. Saundra McDowell (R)
          Missourinet:  General election overview:  8th Senate District:  Mike Cierpiot (R) vs. Hillary Shields (D)
          P-D:  Missouri's magnificent Capitol is home to the people's art collection X
          Washington Missourian endorsement:  No on all three marijuana proposals X
          CDT endorsements:  Cheri Reisch (R), Martha Stevens (D), Adrian Plank (D), Michela Skelton (D) X
          KC Star editorial:  Hawley and McDowell declined to seek our endorsement, and that makes us very frustrated X
          P-D editorial:  Missouri voters should send Trump a message by electing McCaskill, VanOstran X
          P-D editorial:  Trump stumps in Missouri, oblivious to the pain his trade war caused X
          KC Star's Jason Hancock:  Hawley running from questions about our week-before-election expose X
          Waters:  Choosing Nicole Galloway (D) over Saundra McDowell (R) is a no-brainer X
          P-D letter:  Democratic donor/former Build-A-Bear CEO Maxine Clark supports Prop B X
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        November 3, 2018
        KCUR:  Pence rallies for Hawley in Kansas City
          AP:  Pence lauds economy at GOP rally in Kansas City
          The Missouri Times:  GOP calls for federal investigation into anonymous anti-Hawley mailers
          P-D:  McCaskill-Hawley race is also a high-stakes, big-bucks fight between Schumer and McConnell X
          P-D:  Campaign profile:  Claire McCaskill wraps up her final campaign X
          P-D:  Campaign profile:  Hawley invokes Trump in disciplined bid to unseat McCaskill X
          CDT:  McCaskill rallies troops in Columbia X
          Columbia Missourian:  McCaskill tells supporters she's "statistically tied" with Hawley
          SE Missourian:  General election overview:  Proposition D +
          CDT:  General election overview:  House District 47:  Chuck Basye (R) vs. Adrian Plank (D) X
          KC Star:  General election overview:  Local state legislative races X
          AP:  Sen. Jay Wasson (R-Nixa) resigns to join Tourism Commission
          The Missouri Times:  This Week in the Governor's Office:  Week of October 29, 2018
          The Missouri Times:  Rep. Jean Evans (R-Manchester) recognized by Republican State Leadership Committee
          P-D:  Greitens switches voter registration to Warren County X
          The Missouri Times:  To spread cost of cleanup, West Lake Landfill owner adds another company to lawsuit
          P-D:  Fire at Bridgeton Landfill is extinguished;  authorities say no contamination X
          KWMU:  Fire breaks out on surface of Bridgeton Landfill is put out;  Activists flock to inhale fumes at site of "public health emergency"
          SE Missourian's Lucas Presson:  A presidential visit is something to celebrate +
          P-D op-ed:  American Society of Civil Engineers - St. Louis President Chad Schrand says Prop D will provide taxpayers with safety and savings X
          P-D letter:  Moms Demand Action member expresses outrage over Ann Wagner's presence at vigil honoring Jews killed at synagogue X
          P-D letter:  Missouri Jobs With Justice's Richard von Glahn responds to Dan Mehan's letter on Amendment 1 X
          P-D letter:  Springfield man supports Brad Bradshaw's Amendment 3 X
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        November 2, 2018
        The Missouri Times:  Trump rallies Republicans in Columbia, says Dems "have gone totally loco"
        Columbia Missourian:  Greeted by thousands of Missourians, Trump campaigns for Hawley in last-minute election push
        Columbia Missourian:  Experts say Trump's Columbia visit likely to ramp up GOP support across ballot
        Columbia Missourian:  Local transgenders protest Trump visit;  Local "genderqueer" woman wants 12-year-old son to transition to a female;  Local schoolteacher says he is "agender," which means he thinks he is neither male nor female
        Missourinet:  Trump rally draws thousands to Columbia
        AP:  Trump urges Missourians to choose Hawley over McCaskill
        KC Star:  'Just pretend he's one point down,' Trump says in stump speech for Hawley X
        SNL:  Trump's visit to Springfield in September cost city less than $125k;  Largest portion went to law enforcement for overtime X
        Delta Dunklin Democrat:  McCaskill touts accomplishment:  "There are a hundred things I got for you and your families ... all different kinds of stuff." +
        Delta Dunklin Democrat:  Hawley makes campaign stop near Portageville +
        P-D:  General election overview:  2nd Congressional District;  Ann Wagner vs. Cort VanOstran X
        Delta Dunklin Democrat:  At Kennett stop, MDP Chair Stephen Webber says Democrats will flip legislative seats in Trump territory +
        AP:  Liberal Texas billionaire bankrolls gerrymandering initiatives in Missouri, other states
        KWMU:  Missouri voters face confusing options in battle over marijuana proposals
        Missourinet:  Among marijuana proposals, Amendment 2 most popular among newspaper editorial boards;  Opponents of initiatives begin raising profile
        The Missouri Times:  Missouri Right to Life opposes Amendment 3
        The Missouri Times:  Prop D gains support of Missouri School Boards' Association, Municipal League, Association of Counties
        Washington Missourian:  General election overview:  House District 61:  Aaron Griesheimer (R) vs. Pamela Menefee (D) X
        Washington Missourian:  General election overview:  House District 110:  Dottie Bailey (R) vs. Cody Kelley (D) X
        The Missouri Times:  Parson, Ashcroft talk election security preparedness
        Missourinet:  Ashcroft predicts safe, hack-free election
        P-D:  St. Louis County Election Board says 253 voters got letter mistakenly saying they can't vote X
        JCNT:  Parson, Schmitt tout information transparency X
        P-D:  West Lake Landfill owner targets another company to help shoulder costs at Superfund site X
        KC Star endorsement:  Claire McCaskill (D) for U.S. Senate X
        KC Star endorsement:  Yes on Amendment 1 X
        Columbia Missourian op-ed:  Research doesn't support marijuana as medication
        SE Missourian letter:  Jackson liberal unhappy about Trump's upcoming visit to Cape Girardeau +
        KC Star letter:  Independence man opposes Prop B, says government should not dictate wages X
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        November 1, 2018
        November 2017 Missouri political news headlines
        November 2016 Missouri political news headlines
        November 2015 Missouri political news headlines
        November 2014 Missouri political news headlines
        November 2013 Missouri political news headlines
        KWMU:  Biden rallies buoyant Democrats ahead of Tuesday's midterm elections
        P-D:  Character on the ballot, Biden tells crowd at rally for McCaskill X
        P-D:  Photo gallery:  Former Vice President "Joe Bidden [sic]" stumps for McCaskill in St. Louis:  Special appearances by rising Democratic stars Jean and Rusty Carnahan, others X
        Missourinet:  Biden rallies in St. Louis area for McCaskill
        KC Star:  McCaskill, Hawley disagree on immigration - but neither will comment on Trump's position on anchor babies X
        Missourinet:  McCaskill, Hawley weigh in on illegal immigration
        AP:  Hawley backs Trump's push to end "chain migration"
        CDT:  Missouri Dems' anti-Hawley tour makes stop in Columbia X
        Missourinet:  Outside money in Missouri's U.S. Senate race tops $70 million
        KC Star:  National group sends anonymous mailers targeting Hawley, other GOP U.S. Senate candidates X
        P-D's Jack Suntrup:  November pre-election expose:  One of Josh Hawley's first moves as Missouri AG was scrapping environmental division X
        KC Star's Jason Hancock:  November pre-election expose:  Out-of-state political consultants helped direct Josh Hawley's AG office X
        KWMU:  Raising Missouri's minimum wage has widespread support but voters might not have final say
        Washington Missourian:  House District 119 overview:  Nate Tate (R) vs. Marcie Nichols (D) X
        CDT:  House District 44 overview:  Maren Bell Jones (D) vs. Cheri Toalson Reisch (R) X
        The Missouri Times:  Lawsuit alleging insufficient funding for implementing voter ID law can move forward
        Clayton Times:  State touts improved transparency through Show-Me Checkbook, Missouri Budget Explorer
        AP:  Video catches teachers cheering on violence at urban day care's 'fight club';  MO DHSS did not respond to phone calls
        CDT endorsement:  Vicky Hartzler (R) for U.S. Congress X
        P-D editorial:  Missouri could benefit from Illinois' experience with medical marijuana X
        P-D op-ed:  Rep. Shamed Dogan (R-Ballwin):  Amendment 1 would weaken African-American representation X
        Waters:  Only vote for Democrats this year X
        Columbia Missourian letter:  Columbia man says McCaskill is a perfect senator - for New York or California
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