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        Monday, November 30, 2020
       
CNN:  Blunt says Biden "likely" to be sworn in as president on Jan. 20
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Graves bill to end FEMA 'clawbacks' passes House
          Missourinet:  Rep. Andrew McDaniel (R-Deering):  state employees and teachers should receive pay raises, not elected officials
          SE Missourian:  Missouri November firearms deer harvest smallest in six years, MDC says
          KWMU:  UMKC associate psychology professor:  Missouri gun laws to blame for increase in suicides
          Missouri Independent:  Missourians asked to contact trace on their own
          KC Star:  Daily state, regional China virus update
          P-D:  Daily state, regional China virus update
          KC Star editorial:  Missouri GOP wanted local COVID rules. Now, Rep. David Gregory (R-Sunset Hills) wants local control. Which is it?
          Missouri Independent op-ed:  Jim Anderson:  State lawmakers should hand out $1,000 checks to people who already burned through regular unemployment benefits
          P-D letter:  Glendale septuagenarian wants Blunt, Hawley and Wagner to pass stimulus bill for restaurant workers
          P-D letter:  St. Louis septuagenarian says Gov. Parson's option to have National Guard help with pandemic is "disgusting"
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        Sunday, November 29, 2020
       
SNL:  Meet Greene County's new state reps:  Democrat Besty Fogle, Republicans Bishop Davidson, Bill Owen, Alex Riley
          JCNT:  Sen. Ed Emery (R-Lamar) talks COVID liability legislation
          KC Star:  Former reform school students claim Agape's ties to law enforcement stifle investigations
          JCNT:  Mental health services reaching Missouri consumers through federal program
          KC Star:  "COVID slide":  Forcing students into online environment leaves many behind
          JCNT:  Details still to be finalized in Gov. Parson's plan to aid hospital staffing
          KC Star:  A look at China virus' impact on rural Missouri hospitals
          P-D:  Daily state, regional China virus update
          KC Star:  Daily state, regional China virus update
          P-D's Kevin McDermott:  Blunt should more clearly, and loudly, criticize President Trump
          P-D letter:  Veteran news reporter Terry Ganey:  Blunt, Hawley are Trump abettors and lack integrity
          JCNT letter:  Jefferson City septuagenarian expresses anger at how President Trump, Gov. Parson have managed spread of COVID
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        Saturday, November 28, 2020
       
Brownfield Ag News:  Army Corps of Engineers working on funding repair issue for Missouri River
          P-D:  After state sets aside CARES Act cash for workforce development, COVID-19 paved way for new careers
          The Missouri Times:  Child support payments main concern of special session, Hegeman says
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Kendrick looking forward to role as chief of staff for Kansas City senator
          JCNT:  Missouri high court upholds life sentence in juvenile murder case
          SE Missourian:  Missouri Department of Conservation:  Deer census not needed within Cape
          P-D:  State will be ready for first 50,000 doses of COVID vaccine
          The Missouri Times:  CDC to begin coronavirus study in Missouri schools next week
          SNL:  Missouri state park indoor areas temporarily closing due to coronavirus
          P-D:  Daily state, regional China virus update
          KC Star:  Daily state, regional China virus update
          P-D editorial briefs:  Against legalized sports betting and CAFOs
          SE Missourian op-ed:  Kathy Swan:  Congress is running out of time to support frontline doctors
          Messenger:  Former corrections officer criticizes how state handled China virus in prisons;  Kerri Fowler lasted nearly two (2) months on the job
          SNL's Christopher Dixon:  Gov. Parson should force statewide mask mandate
          P-D letter:  Manchester septuagenarian says he is embarrassed by St. Louis native Emily Murphy
          SE Missourian letter:  Jackson sexagenarian wants Gov. Parson to force statewide mask mandate
          P-D letter:  Chesterfield septuagenarian woman named Karen wants Gov. Parson to force statewide mask mandate, say it would cost "practically nothing"
          P-D letter:  Clayton septuagenarian says Missourians should not blame county officials for restaurant restrictions, wants people to direct "anger and frustration" at Gov. Parson instead
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        Friday, November 27, 2020   Black Friday
       
St. Joseph News-Press:  The elephant in Buchanan County:  How Missouri Democrats lost what was once a stronghold
          Missouri Independent:  Missouri Senate to vote next week on COVID funding;  fate of liability bill uncertain
          KRES/KWIX:  Rep. Louis Riggs (R-Hannibal) previews legislative session:  budget challenges, in-school learning, remote workforce study, more
          SNL:  Hunters killed more than 176,000 Missouri deer despite lousy weather
          KC Star:  Daily state, regional China virus update
          P-D editorial:  While Gov. Parson stubbornly refuses to issue mask mandate, rural Missourians need to comprehend seriousness of coronavirus
          P-D letter:  Webster Groves sexagenarian wants to hear Blunt and Hawley say that Biden was elected president
          P-D letter:  Overland sexagenarian cheers Jack Danforth for criticizing President Trump
          P-D letter:  Crestwood sexagenarian wants 2017 executive order on prescription drug monitoring to be rescinded
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        Thursday, November 26, 2020   Happy Thanksgiving!
       
P-D:  Inside Ann Wagner's victory over Jill Schupp
          P-D:  Rep. David Gregory (R-Sunset Hills) exploring run for statewide office;  GOP auditor primary could pit Gregory vs. Rep. Mary Elizabeth Coleman (R-Arnold)
          P-D:  St. Louis City continues racking up homicides, hits 241;  Single-season record is 267 slayings (1993)
          JCNT:  Liberal groups criticize state's handling of COVID inside prisons
          P-D:  SLU law prof wants Gov. Parson to set criminals loose;  Fewer than 30 Missouri inmates have died due to COVID
          P-D:  Daily state, regional China virus update
          KC Star:  Daily state, regional China virus update
          SNL:  State, regional China virus update
          Missouri Independent:  Federal judge denies ACLU request to keep landlords from evicting derelict renters
          KC Star:  Federal judge denies KC Tenants lawsuit over derelict renters
          Priddy:  Inspiration for freshmen legislators:  You will be forgotten in ten (10) years, and no one will remember what you said or did
          Missouri Independent op-ed:  Kaiser Health News' Alex Smith:  Rural areas in Missouri send their sickest patients to cities, straining hospitals
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        Wednesday, November 25, 2020
       
KWMU:  Politically Speaking podcast:  Rep. Kip Kendrick (D-Columbia) on his departure from Legislature, term limits, Medicaid expansion, more
          Missourinet:  Missouri unveils new COVID-19 vaccine website
          Missourinet:  CDC in Missouri Monday to begin COVID-19 study within schools
          Missourinet:  Veterans Commission homes continue to fight coronavirus
          SNL:  Marshfield cites local-control guidance from Gov. Parson, DHSS in issuing mask order
          Missouri Independent:  Under Gov. Parson's model, some local governments are choosing to mandate masks
          P-D:  St. Louis County Council Democrats tell Gov. Parson to issue statewide mask mandate, ask him for more money
          P-D:  SEIU holds COVID media event to push for hazard pay
          KC Star:  Daily state, regional China virus update
          P-D:  Daily state, regional China virus update
          Missouri Independent:  State, regional China virus update
          Missourinet:  Missouri Supreme Court issues key ruling involving juvenile murderer
          The Missouri Times:  PSC approves Empire fuel rate increase
          Missouri Independent:  Five years after Ferguson Report, race activists still complaining;  MOGOP's Jean Evans, Rep. Rasheen Aldridge (D-St. Louis City) on liberals' "defund the police" campaign
          Missouri Independent op-ed:  Sam Panettiere:  Kit Bond and Gov. Parson show how to replace populism and pity parties with persuasion and pragmatism;  Lawmakers should focus on working together and not launching petty personal potshots
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Rep.-elect Ashley Aune (D-Kansas City):  On freshman bus tour, new GOP colleagues sent a message:  "Your health and safety are of no concern to me."
          KC Star letter:  Raymore woman wants to see Gov. Parson "work and worry and cry" over COVID
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        Tuesday, November 24, 2020
       
KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Sen. Blunt says initial round of vaccine will be available soon
          SE Missourian's Lucas Presson:  Blunt talks COVID vaccine, election results and Trump legacy
          KC Star:  Blunt secures federal funding for UMKC to partner with local churches on COVID testing
          AP:  Execution scheduled for killer of pregnant woman in Skidmore, Mo.;  Lisa Montgomery murdered Bobbie Jo Stinnett, then used kitchen knife to cut baby from mother's womb
          P-D:  Voter turnouts in St. Louis were large, but not record-breaking
          St. Joseph News-Press:  No polling problems in Missouri elections
          P-D:  Inauguration Day 2021 to look different than swearing-in of past years
          The Missouri Times:  Social justice activist David Tyson Smith (D) wants Kip Kendrick's open seat
          CDT:  David Tyson Smith wants Democratic Central Committee nod for Kip Kendrick's safe Dem seat
          Missourinet:  Schatz:  Missouri Senate to return next week;  two senators who tested positive for COVID have recovered
          SE Missourian:  Regional China virus update
          KC Star:  State, regional China virus update
          Missouri Independent:  State, regional China virus update
          KC Star:  Missouri drop suits against KC homeowners associations after removal of antiquated language from documents
          KC Star editorial:  Why are Missouri senators still afraid to say it? Joe Biden won the election
          P-D editorial:  Rural Missourians learn that voting Republican has consequences as big hog farms move in
          KC Star's Bryan Lowry:  "The Buzz" column:  D.C. gossip:  Liberal CNN analyst Carl Bernstein says Roy Blunt doesn't like Donald Trump
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Conservative, liberal groups want legislative leaders to create "meaningful virtual option" for public to participate in hearings
          Columbia Missourian op-ed:  Project Coyote's Vicki Markus:  It's time to protect Missouri black bears
          KC Star letter:  Kansas City man expresses anger over President Trump, threatens to cast votes against Blunt, Hawley
          P-D letter:  Ladue octogenarian expresses anger over President Trump, calls Blunt and Hawley "unpatriotic" and "suckers"
          P-D letter:  Webster Groves sexagenarian expresses anger over President Trump, says Blunt, Hawley and Ann Wagner have no conscience
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        Monday, November 23, 2020
       
P-D:  Cops catch man who looted pawn shop where David Dorn was slain;  Budding criminal Kyri Morgan, 19, caught on video during George Floyd riot while facing separate felony gun charge
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Rep. Sheila Solon (R-St. Joseph) goes after unlicensed youth facilities in new report
          Columbia Missourian:  Missouri lawmakers propose regulating religious boarding schools
          P-D:  Livingston County activists complain about planned animal operation
          KC Star:  Daily state, regional China virus update
          P-D editorial:  The case against Google may be valid, as long as Hawley/Schmitt ideology is kept out of it
          P-D editorial:  Missouri needs a dang mask mandate. Now.
          St. Joseph News-Press editorial:  The case for flip-flopping:  Gov. Parson should capitulate on mask mandate
          Phill Brooks:  What's next for Gov. Parson's agenda?
          Tony Messenger:  Gov. Parson opposes local control when China corporation donates to his campaign, but supports it when China virus sweeps Missouri
          P-D's Michele Munz:  Former Missouri Democratic Party Chair Roy Temple, others express anger at Gov. Parson over lack of statewide mask mandate, China virus cases at old folks' homes, etc.
          Joplin Globe op-ed:  Hammond Institute for Free Enterprise's Rik Hafer:  Economic freedom in Missouri improves
          P-D letter:  Show-Me Institute's Jakob Puckett:  Raising gas tax, adding toll roads would help Missouri highways
          P-D letter:  Sexagenarian St. Charles couple predicts that if Gov. Parson doesn't issue statewide mask mandate, "people will be dying at home or in the streets"
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        Sunday, November 22, 2020
       
JCNT:  Trump supporters rally at state Capitol
          P-D:  Photo and video gallery:  Supporters rally for President Trump downtown:  American flags, pickup trucks, zero assaults on law enforcement officers
          SNL:  State board proposes raise for Missouri lawmakers, would be first since 2007
          Columbia Missourian:  Missouri parents' interest in home schooling grows during pandemic
          Washington Missourian:  Gov. Parson:  Vaccines to be distributed next month
          JCNT:  State taking steps to simplify Medicaid application process
          KWMU:  St. Louis on the Air:  Legal Roundtable preview:  ACLU lawsuits against Missouri over fake-meat law, Office of Public Defenders' use of waiting lists
          KC Star:  Daily state, regional China virus update
          P-D:  Daily state, regional China virus update
          Joplin Globe's Andy Ostmeyer:  A wild year for Missouri state parks
          KC Star's Lisa Guttierez:  Missourians who resist mask mandates, question virus hysteria are causing emotional trauma for friends and family
          P-D letter:  St. Louis County septuagenarian Francine Buerke expresses anger at President Trump, wants Blunt, Hawley and Wagner to resign
          P-D letter, April 2019:  St. Louis County septuagenarian Francine Buerke wants Blunt, Hawley and Wagner to impeach Trump
          P-D letter:  September 2019:  St. Louis County septuagenarian Francine Buerke calls President Trump a "fascist," wants Blunt, Hawley and Wagner to resign
          JCNT letter:  Jefferson City septuagenarian wants statewide mask mandate, compares China virus spread to a militia kidnapping and killing Missourians
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        Saturday, November 21, 2020
       
P-D:  Resist STL protests Thor Hearne's law firm, blocks traffic in Clayton
          P-D:  Photo gallery:  Resist STL protest:  Obese Caucasoid woman and normal-sized pal attempt to twerk in traffic (#11);  "True North Law Firm Suppress [sic] Black Votes" (#10);  More
          P-D:  Levee districts, many controlled by Husch Blackwell, charge millions to taxpayers - and bills keep rising
          Scott Faughn:  Under a Biden Administration, things look up for Missouri Republicans;  Gov. Parson keeping his word on masks;  Urban finger-wagging at Senate GOP caucus;  More
          JCNT:  Empower Missouri outlines state legislative wish list:  More SNAP handouts, removing sentenching enhancements for HIV criminals, minimizing LIHTC benefits for "wealthy communities," etc.
          The Missouri Times:  Mandatory background checks, access to abuse complaints among lawmakers' recommendations for youth residential facilities
          P-D:  Gov. Parson considering military to help Missouri hospitals
          SE Missourian:  Regional China virus update
          Missouri Independent:  Regional, state China virus update
          KC Star:  Daily state, regional China virus update
          KC Star:  Harvard University tool shows counties' "tipping points" for China virus
          Washington Missourian editorial:  Governor calls on counties to make their own decisions on masks, and Franklin County does so
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Missouri Farm Bureau's Eric Bohl:  Georgia runoffs could impact Missouri farmers
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Missouri Health Care for All's Jen Bersdale, others:  Coverage under Obamacare critical for Missourians
          Messenger:  COVID-19 brings a death sentence to Missouri prisons, and Gov. Parson looks the other way
          P-D letter:  St. Louis septuagenarian wants Blunt and Hawley to declare that Biden won presidency
          P-D letter:  University City "Women's Voices Raised for Social Justice" septuagenarian says GOP state lawmakers to blame for urban street violence
          Washington Missourian letter:  St. Louis City woman wants Gov. Parson to force statewide mask mandate
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        Friday, November 20, 2020
       
Missourinet:  Departing House Speaker Elijah Haahr (R-Springfield) reflects on successes, disappointments
          KWMU:  St. Louis County may get its first charter school
          P-D:  Normandy School District establishment opposes new charter school
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Missouri House committee releases recommendations to protect children at reform schools
          Missouri Independent:  Missouri lawmakers recommend new regulations for religious schools
          KC Star:  Missouri lawmakers recommend changes to end 'cycle of abuse' at reform schools
          SNL:  Former and current state Children's Division workers complain about budget cuts, leadership
          JCNT:  Constitutionality of sexual assault law challenged
          The Missouri Times:  Constitutionality of Missouri's rape kit law questioned in court
          SNL:  Gov. Parson urges precautions around holiday gatherings
          The Missouri Times:  Gov. Parson issues public health warning to communities on COVID
          The Missouri Times:  What coronavirus executive orders has Gov. Parson signed?
          Missourinet:  Video:  Gov. Parson's COVID-19 briefing
          Missourinet:  Gov. Parson's administration issues public health warning on coronavirus
          Missourinet:  Missouri issues public health warning for local governments to implement, plus travel advisory
          KWMU:  Gov. Parson extends state of emergency until March 2021
          Columbia Missourian:  Gov. Parson:  Missouri residents must make 'tough decisions' regarding COVID-19, holiday gatherings
          P-D:  Gov. Parson calls hospital capacity 'a problem,' calls on Missourians to limit holiday gatherings
          The Missouri Times:  Rep. Nick Schroer (R-O'Fallon) calls for legislative action on 'unlawful' county mandates
          KC Star:  Daily state, regional China virus update
          The Missouri Times:  Ameren, Marriott unveil new electric vehicle charging station in Jefferson City
          JCNT editorial:  Careful balance required for liability protection measure
          P-D letter:  Empower Missouri's Christine Woody wants Blunt and Hawley to push for more stimulus handouts
          P-D letter:  Kirkwood sexagenarian says Missourians have shown they are irresponsible and therefore need a government mask mandate
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        Thursday, November 19, 2020
       
St. Joseph News-Press:  Hawley addresses Biden briefings, troop drawdown
          KC Star:  Campaign 2024:  Dems criticize Hawley for having Ozark, Mo. voting address while family's new house is being built in Christian County
          Columbia Missourian:  Fact check:  Hartzler's tweet regarding unemployment rate is accurate
          KC Star:  A bill to make duck boats safer advances in U.S. Senate, two years after Missouri tragedy
          Missourinet:  Blunt, Cleaver announce legislation to mint Negro Leagues commemorative coin
          Joplin Globe:  Missouri unemployment falls slightly in October
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri officials could see first pay raise in 14 years
          KWMU:  Some St. Louis families face unexpected challenges setting up nursing home cameras
          The Missouri Times:  PSC approves Ameren rate change delay
          Missouri Independent:  Missouri utilities offer handouts to payment derelicts. Will it affect your rates?
          Missourinet;  Gov. Parson explains "Show Me You Care" coronavirus education campaign
          Columbia Missourian:  State job centers now requiring masks, appointments for in-person services
          P-D:  Gov. Parson touts open economy, keeps up busy travel schedule across Missouri
          P-D:  Local China virus task force leader again calls on governor to flip-flop on mask mandate
          JCNT:  Colleges:  Students can stay if in quarantine
          P-D:  Patient in mental hospital is latest COVID-19 victim in state facility
          Missouri Independent:  Daily state China virus update
          KC Star:  Daily state, regional China virus update
          P-D:  St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson (D) won't run for re-election
          KC Star editorial:  Josh Hawley pretends his lack of a real Missourian address is an elitist attack
          P-D editorial:  Gov. Parson talks a lot about local control. If only he meant it.
          KC Star editorial:  False claims of voter fraud insult Kansas City election workers who make voting safe
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Sen.-elect Jason Bean (R):  Missouri lawmakers can take one of three roads on Medicaid expansion
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Liberty Alliance USA's Chris Vas:  The "Missouri Independent" is a wolf in sheep's clothing. Missourians should reject it.
          P-D letter:  Moscow Mills sexagenarian wants Gov. Parson to force a mask mandate
          P-D letter:  Lake Saint Louis named Karen mocks Gov. Parson's pro-life beliefs, says governor "sure doesn't care about babies or their parents and grandparents"
          P-D letter:  St. Peters man applauds Post-Dispatch editorial board for choosing Antonio French as diversity hire, says board should also add conservative woman to group
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        Wednesday, November 18, 2020
       
The Missouri Times:  Union Strong:  IAFF backed winning Missouri candidates Ann Wagner, Mike Kehoe, Eric Schmitt
          SNL:  Josh Hawley hopes to pass duck boat safety bill in final months of current Congress
          Missourian:  Hawley praises bipartisan movement on duck boat legislation
          Missourinet:  Blunt, Gov. Parson, local officials take part in groundbreaking ceremony at Columbia Regional Airport
          CDT:  State, local leaders break ground in virtual ceremony for new Columbia airport terminal
          KC Star:  Bill from Blunt and Cleaver to commemorate Negro Leagues baseball heads to President Trump's desk
          SE Missourian:  Bow tied on 2020 election results;  Cape County Clerk Kara Clark Summers details final election results, process
          P-D:  Failure to pay Missouri Ethics Commission fine could cost Bruce Franks about $75,000
          Missouri Independent:  Overview:  COVID liability legislation
          KC Star:  Prosecutor:  Gov. Parson directs AG to help investigate Missouri reform school, 'possible charges'
          Columbia Missourian:  Rain, wind hinder hunters on opening weekend of Missouri deer season
          SE Missourian:  Cape County medical director sees 'twinkling of light' in coronvirus tunnel
          Missourinet:  White House Coronavirus Task Force keeps Missouri in red zone
          AP:  Urban teachers union wants Gov. Parson to flip-flop on mask mandate
          Missouri Independent:  Daily state, regional China virus update - plus comments from Rowden on Senate GOP retreat
          P-D:  Daily state, regional China virus update
          KC Star:  Daily state, regional China virus update
          St. Joseph News-Press editorial:  Missouri should bolster unemployment insurance
          P-D editorial:  Businesses that want virus liability protection should accept restrictions
          Priddy:  On Missouri's presidential election results, nitpicking Gov. Parson's statement on number of Missouri governors, more
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        Tuesday, November 17, 2020
       
KWMU:  "Report for America" advocacy series:  SLU sociology prof warns of Census data dangers:  "We may not feel this urgency to make Missouri a more inclusive state":  Talk of "historical patterns of discrimination," "social vulnerability index," etc.
          The Missouri Times:  This Week in Missouri Politics recap:  Gov. Parson talks election, "defund police," COVID, more;  Panel discusses Cleaner Missouri's win
          Columbia Missourian:  Departing Rep. Kip Kendrick (D-Columbia) offers reality check for Missouri Democrats:  "There is reason for Missouri Democrats to be fairly pessimistic at this point ... we took a significant beating on election day."
          The Missouri Times:  Politically Speaking podcast:  Rep.-elect Adam Schwadron (R-St. Charles County) on absentee balloting, COVID liability, congressional redistricting, more
          P-D:  Unions to Missouri Supreme Court:  GOP labor law 'rigged' against workers
          JCNT:  Gov. Parson joins three counties to celebrate 200 years of history, vision for the future
          The Missouri Times:  Where Missouri's supplemental budget funds are going
          SNL:  COVID-19 cases in Missouri Senate delay special session
          JCNT:  COVID-19 delays Missouri special session until after Thanksgiving
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri Senate postpones special session due to COVID among members, staff
          Missouri Independent:  Missouri delays meetings for special session
          KWMU:  Missouri Senate postpones special session
          P-D:  Missouri Senate postpones special session
          The Missouri Times:  New House member bus tour postponed;  orientation to continue in Capitol
          JCNT:  Health care provider:  Missouri prisons working with hospitals
          SNL:  Missouri Hospital Association president wants Gov. Parson to force mask mandate
          SE Missourian:  Regional China virus update
          P-D:  Daily state, regional China virus update
          KC Star:  Daily regional China virus update
          KC Star editorial:  COVID will shame Gov. Parson and state's Republican leadership for years
          P-D editorial:  Pleas from doctors, hospitals have fallen on Gov. Parson's deaf ears
          Missouri Independent op-ed:  Jeff Smith:  Missouri GOP's dominance in 2020 leaves Democrats wishing for an Eric Greitens comeback
          KC Star's Jonathan Shorman:  GOP senators deal with COVID after refusing to wear masks at Big Cedar Lodge retreat
          P-D letter:  University City sexagenarian wants Blunt and Hawley to criticize Trump, calls trio "hypocrites"
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        Monday, November 16, 2020
       
This Week in Missouri Politics:  Gov. Mike Parson talks with Scott Faughn about 2020 elections, "defund police" movement, COVID-19, more;  Panel of Rep. Rick Francis (R-Perryville), former Rep. Patrick Naeger (R-Perryville), GOP mastermind Tom Burcham, Perry County Clerk Jared Kutz talk election results, more
          KC Star:  Missouri Democrats process 2020 beating, say outlook is grim for 2022;  Departing MO Dem Executive Director Lauren Gepford says national Dems unlikey to burn money on quixotic campaign against Blunt:  "Quite frankly, I think we'll be happy to have anybody run in 2022."
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Jay Ashcroft reflects on Missouri elections and national issues
          CBS:  60 Minutes:  Josh Hawley talks TikTok sharing data with ChiComs
          Washington Missourian:  Franklin County voters topple county turnout records
          AP:  Poll workers in Missouri and other states contract China virus, but Election Day link unclear
          The Missouri Times:  Rep. Kip Kendrick (D-Columbia) leaving House superminority to serve as Razer's chief of staff
          Columbia Missourian:  Kip Kendrick announces departure from Missouri House
          SE Missourian:  Health department medical director in tune with governor's guidelines for schools
          P-D:  Daily state, regional China virus update
          KC Star:  Daily state, regional China virus update
          KC Star:  Area health care workers complain about workload in profession they chose;  University of Arizona prof predicts flood of "PTSD" claims in coming months
          SE Missourian:  Missouri Department of Conservation offers free CWD sampling for opening weekend
          JCNT editorial:  Welcome push for COVID aid, but is it too late?
          Messenger:  Trish Gunby diagnoses Missouri Democrats' problem:  Voters "have no idea" what Democrats stand for
          KC Star's Humera Lodhi:  "Missouri Gun Violence" advocacy series, sponsored by Missouri Foundation for Health and Report for America:  Racism, state lawmakers' fiscal discipline to blame for Missouri's gun violence and COVID
          P-D's Robert Patrick:  "Missouri Gun Violence" advocacy series, sponsored by Missouri Foundation for Health and Report for America:  Gov. Parson, GOP lawmakers ignore root causes of violent criminal behavior
          P-D letter:  St. Louis woman hopes to persuade Blunt to turn on Trump, begins by calling senator a coward
          P-D letter:  Chesterfield septuagenarian wants state lawmakers to allow early voting
          P-D letter:  Webster Groves octogenarian responds to piece on GOP's statewide triumphs, calls for Missourians to "get rid of labels" and work together
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        Sunday, November 15, 2020
       
SNL:  Black Lives Matter, other liberal groups turn out dozens of supporters for pro-Biden rally in Springfield
          SNL:  Photo gallery:  Sen. Brian Williams (D-St. Louis), House Superminority Leader Crystal Quade (D-Springfield) speak;  MSU sociology professor Lyle Foster sings; Caucasoids raise Black Power fists;  more
          JCNT:  Crowd rallies at Missouri Capitol to support Trump
          Columbia Missourian:  'Stop the Steal' rally draws more than 300 in Jefferson City;  Trump supporters hear from host Sen. Cindy O'Laughlin (R-Shelbina), Jay Ashcroft, Hawley's Dan Hartman
          JCNT:  Gov. Parson:  Looking for common ground after 17-point victory
          KC Star:  Rally speakers decry alleged religious school abuse, say they'll start showing up at Capitol next year
          KC Star:  Video:  Former religous school attendees attend media avail, tell stories
          P-D:  Daily state, regional China virus update
          KC Star:  Daily state, regional China virus update
          P-D editorial:  Gov. Parson wants to use COVID funds to help businesses
          P-D editorial:  Gov. Parson, GOP state lawmakers to blame for urban violence
          KC Star editorial:  Gov. Parson won't listen to police on guns and domestic violence
          SNL's Harrison Keegan and KC Star's Kaitlin Washburn:  Tighter gun control laws would curb domestic violence in Missouri
          KC Star letters:  Smithville sexagenarian expresses anger at Missourians for approving Amendment 3;  Independence septuagenarian expresses anger at Blunt, threatents to cast one (1) vote against him next year
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        Saturday, November 14, 2020
       
The Missouri Times:  Lauren Gepford resigns as executive director of Missouri Democratic Party
          P-D:  Thor Hearne involved in Trump election integrity efforts in Michigan
          Brownfield Ag News:  Missouri Farm Bureau's Blake Hurst says new WOTUS rule could be replaced under Biden
          JCNT:  Senate introduces COVID-19 liability protection bill
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Senate introduces new legislation regarding COVID-19 liability
          JCNT:  Public survey:  Highway Patrol receives high marks for performance
          P-D:  Guns to blame for St. Louis City shootings;  Giffords Center wants Missouri to ban large-capacity magazines
          JCNT:  Local meat processors prepare for Missouri deer season
          P-D:  Judge orders changes to Missouri's 'unconstitutional' parole system
          KWMU:  St. Louis on the Air with Sarah Fenske:  Lawyers for convicted murderers say Missouri AG Eric Schmitt wrong to appeal class-action lawsuit
          KWMU:  'Coalition' campaign wants Gov. Parson to flip-flop on mask mandate
          SE Missourian:  In a calm manner, Cape Girardeau health officials encourage taking precautions as COVID cases spike in region;  Logic-based press conference features zero tears or physical stunts
          CDT:  China virus press conference production:  In opening scene, local health director drops large stack of documents on podium before first line of dialogue:  "This is out of control!"
          P-D:  China virus press conference production:  war metaphors, waterworks, other emotional appeals
          P-D's Tony Messenger:  Press conference review:  Notes on theatrical story arc, weeping, role of Gov. Parson as antagonist, backstage tension between Democrat protagonists, other subplots
          Missouri Independent:  State, regional China virus update
          KC Star:  Daily regional China virus update
          The Missouri Times:  PSC denies AARP intervention in Evergy case
          P-D editorial briefs:  Mocking the McCloskeys
          SNL's Steve Pokin:  Mocking election fraud allegations via Helms vs. Fogle
          SE Missourian's Jon Rust:  A plea from Cape Girardeau hospital execs on COVID
          P-D letter:  Crestwood septuagenarian dismayed that Post-Dispatch editorial board remains exclusively male
          P-D letter:  Warson Woods man wants Missouri AG Eric Schmitt to "keep his nose out of the Pennsylania election"
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        Friday, November 13, 2020
       
KWMU:  Politically Speaking podcast:  Sen. Scott Sifton (D-Affton) talks with Jason Rosenbaum about Missouri Democrats' shellacking, and if there is any hope for the future
          SNL:  Anatomy of a blowout:  Four lessons from Missouri GOP's spanking of Democrats
          KWMU:  St. Louis on the Air with Sarah Fenske:  Wash U. law prof Ronald Levin speculates on why AG Eric Schmitt seeks to uphold election integrity in Pennsylvania
          KWMU:  State and federal efforts to help small meatpacking plants may take time
          The Missouri Times:  Ashcroft:  'No probable cause' to find Galloway misused office
          SNL:  By 76 votes, Democrat Betsy Fogle flips Missouri House seat;  Republicans now have 114 seats, for veto-proof supermajority
          Missourinet:  Look for Missouri Senate to vote on $1.27 billion supplemental next week
          Missourinet:  Gov. Parson adds COVID liability to special session call;  Reaction from House Superminority Leader Crystal Quade (D-Springfield)
          JCNT:  Gov. Parson expands special session
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Governor expands special session to include liability protections
          The Missouri Times:  COVID liability protections:  What to know
          Columbia Missourian:  Gov. Parson expands special session call to include liability protections
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri-developed coronavirus vaccine expected by the end of the year
          Missourinet:  Pfizer VP in Missouri optimistic about new vaccine, says "science is winning"
          JCNT:  Governor eases K-12 quarantine policy
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri updates school quarantine guidelines for students, staff wearing masks
          The Missouri Times:  KC Mayor Quinton Lucas, others want schools to ignore new state COVID-19 guidance
          KC Star:  Lucas advises KC schools to not follow updated quarantine guidance
          Missourinet:  Missouri schools update COVID-19 quarantine rules based on exposure
          Missouri Independent:  Missouri updates rules on when students must quarantine after China virus exposure
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Governor updates quarantine guidelines for schools
          SNL:  Missouri updates quarantine rules for masked students, teachers
          P-D:  Gov. Parson updates school guidance on coronavirus quarantines in Missouri
          Columbia Missourian:  Gov. Parson updates quarantine guidelines for schools
          St. Joseph News-Press:  29 veterans have died at Cameron Veterans Home since Oct. 17
          Missouri Independent:  Missouri health care workers complain about fatigue in the profession they chose
          SE Missourian:  Cape Girardeau mayor has COVID, urges masking and social distancing
          SE Missourian:  Regional China virus update
          Missouri Independent:  State China virus update
          KWMU:  Regional China virus update
          P-D:  Regional China virus update
          KC Star:  Regional China virus update
          P-D editorial:  Illinois, Missouri approach pandemic differently, but the results are the same
          KC Star editorial:  Gov. Parson's COVID guidance for schools is just plain dangerous
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Former McCaskill aide Amanda Morrison:  Cori Bush a refreshing change from Missouri's white men like Blunt, Hawley and 2020 GOP statewide ticket
          Priddy:  Mocking GOP efforts to investigate vote fraud
          Messenger:  Gov. Parson employs shifting definition of freedom as COVID-19 crisis deepens in Missouri
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        Thursday, November 12, 2020
       
Missourinet:  Veterans, state lawmakers turn out in Jefferson City for groundbreaking of Gold Star Families Memorial Monument
          SNL:  Top GOP electeds back Trump's call for thorough vote-counting;  Hawley:  "The media do not get to determine who the president is. The people do."
          Missouri Independent:  U.S. Rep.-elect Cori Bush (D) takes aim at Gov. Parson, claims 17-point statewide victory was "racially charged ... that southern strategy," says governor running Missouri "like the chair of the carwash committee"
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Gov. Parson reflects on service, next commander-in-chief during local visit
          Jason Rosenbaum:  Missouri Republicans can shape state government and policy for years to come, while Democrats are still in the wilderness
          Scott Faughn:  More election fallout:  Amendment 3, Dems' misplaced state Senate resources, and what Democrats could learn about rebuilding from Peter Kinder
          SNL:  House leaders to investigate claims against GOP Rep.-elect Rick Roeber
          KC Star:  Utah Highway Patrol arrests man for drunk driving;  36-year-old told officers he was high on LSD and Adderall, and wanted to kill Claire McCaskill
          P-D:  Family says Missouri veterans home patient died of neglect, not coronavirus
          Columbia Missourian:  Prospects bright for Missouri firearms deer hunters this fall
          P-D:  Ameren and St. Louis City officials separately announce new solar energy initiatives
          KC Star:  Daily state, regional China virus update
          P-D:  Daily state, regional China virus update
          P-D editorial:  Farm Bureau's 'guerrilla' tactics won Amendment 3, but a court battle awaits
          P-D op-ed:  SLU's Ken Warren (D):  Why has Missouri turned so red?
          Columbia Missourian's Steve Spellman:  Missouri ran free, fair election but maybe other states didn't
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        Wednesday, November 11, 2020   Veterans Day
       
MSNBC:  Video:  U.S. Rep.-elect Cori Bush (D) to police:  We will "defund your butts" (3:10)
          SE Missourian:  Local Dems, Republicans react to presidential election results
          SNL:  Race for Springfield state rep seat goes to recount
          SE Missourian:  City of Cape Girardeau:  Campaign yard signs cannot be recycled
          Missourinet:  Thousands of unemployed Missourians sign up for free online classes
          The Missouri Times:  Ford picks Kansas City for new electric vehicles, adding 150 new jobs
          The Missouri Times:  House moves forward with supplemental budget
          The Missouri Times:  Lawmakers 'moving forward with' addressing COVID liability in extraordinary session
          Missouri Independent:  Missouri lawmakers likely to consider COVID liability protection in special session
          SNL:  Missouri House OKs plan to spend remaining COVID-19 relief money
          Missourinet:  Missouri House gives initial approval to $1.2 billion supplemental budget
          Missourinet:  Haahr anticipates addition of COVID liability to Missouri's special session
          KWMU:  Missouri House approves $1.2B supplemental budget, now it heads to Senate
          P-D:  Missouri lawmakers retooling budget to target more COVID-19 relief
          Missouri Independent:  Police techniques spark debate in Missouri House committee
          Missouri Independent:  Missouri House leadership vows investigation into allegations of abuse against Rick Roeber
          The Missouri Times:  House Republican Caucus meeting over Roeber allegations next month
          The Missouri Times:  Rep. Ashley Bland Manlove (D-Kansas City) named chair of Legislative Black Caucus
          KC Star:  Newspaper can't afford lease on iconic glass building, will move out;  Printing of KC Star will move to Des Moines
          Missourinet:  DHSS says state is prepared to start vaccinating people next month, including transporting long-term patients
          P-D:  Public school enrollment down by 27,500 in Missouri, with majority of decrease from preschool and kindergarten classes
          P-D:  Two facilities for juvenile delinquents see new outbreaks of China virus
          SE Missourian:  2 virus deaths reported in region
          Missouri Independent:  Missouri adds more than 4,000 China virus cases for only third time
          P-D:  Daily state, regional China virus update
          KC Star:  Daily state, regional China virus update
          Washington Missourian editorial:  Blunt should be commended for sensible statements on counting legal votes
          P-D editorial:  Trump's fraud claims are false and toxic. Hawley must stop endorsing them.
          KC Star editorial:  After Roeber's children speak out, Missouri Republicans promise inquiry
          SE Missourian's Lucas Presson:  How did Missouri become a Republican stronghold? Thoughts from Lloyd Smith
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        Tuesday, November 10, 2020
       
Missouri Independent:  Missouri AG Eric Schmitt joins Republican AGs in challenging Pennsylvania mail-in ballot dump
          The Missouri Times:  This Week in Missouri Politics recap:  Dean Plocher on GOP unity and Cleaner Missouri's victory;  Panel discusses demoralizing Dem defeats
          Columbia Missourian:  Phone calls from the final stretch:  Interviews with six (6) Biden supporters, zero (0) Trump supporters
          KC Star:  Nearly half of workers at Jackson County Election Board out sick with COVID-19
          Missouri Independent:  Budget Committee approves $1.3 billion COVID spending bill
          JCNT:  Budget director:  State's intent is to spend all CARES Act money
          The Missouri Times:  Supplemental budget bill advances in the House
          P-D:  House passes spending plan
          Columbia Missourian:  House Budget Committee approves $1.3 billion supplemental budget;  Comments from "Rep. Peter Meredith [sic]"
          Missourinet:  Missouri gets $6 million in federal aid to create thousands of tech apprenticeships
          Missouri Independent:  House Committee on Children and Families hears stories from youth residential facilities
          KC Star:  Lawmakers hear complaints about youth facilities
          KWMU:  Missouri S&T looks to a future with more private investment, less state funding
          P-D:  Law enforcement officials address misconceptions around "chokeholds," other tactics
          JCNT:  Missouri House panel seeking consensus on police techniques
          Missouri Independent:  Children of Rep.-elect Rick Roeber (R) want Speaker Rob Vescovo (R-Arnold) to block rep from being seated
          SNL:  Remember REAL ID? Deadline draws near
          The Missouri Times:  Why COVID Exposure Notifications don't work on phones in Missouri
          KWMU:  China virus pandemic complicates how criminals adjust to life after prison
          KC Star:  State, regional China virus update
          P-D:  State, regional China virus update
          KWMU:  Local activist complains about lack of diversity, high professional standards in Missouri medical marijuana market
          KWMU:  Event promo:  Sierra Club, Arch City Defenders, et al. hold online complaint series about "environmental racism"
          KC Star editorial:  Missouri AG Eric Schmitt thinks his job is to fight the 'possibility' of a Biden win
          KC Star's Jonathan Shorman:  After his quixotic China lawsuit, Missouri AG Eric Schmitt signs onto case that won't change election results - and is dangerous for democracy
          P-D Editorial Page Editor Tod Robberson:  Post-Dispatch finds first black editorial board member since 2007;  Antonio French to join all-male editorial board, write columns
          KC Star letter:  Kansas City liberal criticizes McCaskill for post-election comments, says Missouri Democratic Party needs non-white leadership
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        Monday, November 9, 2020
       
Washington Post:  The pride of Villa Duchesne, St. Louis native Emily Murphy, is in charge of handing transition resoures to Biden - and she's waiting until results are official
          Missourinet:  Blunt says final elections results unlikely to change enough to make a difference
          This Week in Missouri Politics:  Incoming House Majority Floor Leader Dean Plocher (R-Town and Country) talks with Scott Faughn GOP supermajority success, Cleaner Missouri, Ann Wagner's win, more;  Panel of Rep. Jim Murphy (R-St. Louis County), Victory Enterprises' Joe Lakin, senior Democratic consultant Jane Dueker, Dem attorney Sam Gladney discuss Dems' loss of moderates, Wagner-Schupp, Koenig vs. Lavender, Doug Beck's big margin, more
          Columbia Missourian:  Former MU political science professor David Leuthold:  Increase in Trump votes nationwide "certainly a matter of concern"
          KWMU:  Local environmental group organizes yard sign recycling drive
          KC Star:  KC home lender James B. Nutter & Co. sued by feds for fraud
          Missouri Independent:  Preview:  Gov. Parson's first full term in office, relationships with GOP lawmakers:  Thoughts from top GOP consultant James Harris
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Sen. Tony Luetkemeyer (R-Parkville) has big plans for majority whip position
          Missourinet:  Missouri's state budget director to testify today in detail about supplemental budget
          Missourinet:  Missouri's health director to outline vaccine plan and testify about COVID numbers
          P-D:  Daily state, regional China virus update
          KC Star:  Daily regional China virus update
          KC Star editorial:  Voters choose Rick Roeber (R) for Missouri House. Lawmakers should expel him.
          Independence Examiner editorial:  Now that election is over, Gov. Parson should force a statewide mask mandate
          JCNT letter:  Ashland septuagenarian wants Blunt, Hawley to criticize Trump on coronavirus response
          P-D letter:  Creve Coeur man predicts Cori Bush will pass no legislation, will be "just another congressperson collecting a check"
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        Sunday, November 8, 2020
       
P-D:  As Biden strikes concilatory tone, Black Lives Matter agitators block St. Louis City streets, scream "F@ck Trump!"
          Twitter:  Post-Dispatch whitewashes Black Lives Matter protester's language, removes "F@k Trump!" from photo caption
          KWMU:  Anti-Trump protest draws dozens downtown
          KC Star:  Anti-Trump rally features car parade, dancing;  Obese woman barks "F@ck you!" to two young men peacefully holding Trump sign (1:21)
          Columbia Missourian:  Anti-Trump crowd rejoices with Biden win;  Waterworks, attempted rhyming, other performative acts
          Columbia Missourian:  Trump supporters gather for "Stop the Steal" rally
          JCNT:  More votes cast this year in Missouri;  party line solidified
          P-D:  McCloskeys sue UPI, photographer over iconic image defending home
          The Missouri Times:  General revenue report shows high gains over last fiscal year
          JCNT:  Missouri National Guard leader:  Force remains strong during pandemic
          The Missouri Times:  Rep. Derek Grier (R-Chesterfield) building national reputation for expertise in licensing and other regulatory rollbacks
          KC Star:  Legislative hearing preview:  Lawmakers to hear stories on Monday about alleged abuse at southwest Missouri boarding schools
          KC Star:  Collection of stories from boarding schools students
          KC Star:  Former boarding school student says experiences led to bad dreams
          Washington Missourian:  Franklin County leads state following youth deer season opening weekend
          KC Star:  Daily regional China virus update
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        Saturday, November 7, 2020
       
KWMU:  St. Louis on the Air:  GOP leader details how Missouri Republicans trounced Democrats;  Jean Evans on Dems' lack of ground game, liberals' history of crying wolf on "racism," much more
          Missourinet:  Blunt says all legal votes should be counted
          KWMU:  Blunt, Hawley, Clay weigh in on vote-counting brouhaha
          KC Star:  Former Sen. Jack Danforth - who left office in 1995 - weighs in on vote counting
          SE Missourian:  Military, overseas ballot deadline passes
          The Missouri Times:  What would a presidential recount look like in Missouri?
          P-D:  Inside Gov. Parson's landslide win;  Rep. Mary Elizabeth Coleman (R-Arnold) potential candidate for state auditor in 2022
          KC Star:  Dave Drebes of the Internet gives preview of Missouri's 2022 U.S. Senate race
          KWMU:  Missourians' support of Cleaner Missouri could lead to national fight over "one person, one vote"
          P-D:  St. Charles County officials promise change after COVID-positive judge works Election Day
          AP:  Missouri poll worker kept COVID diagnosis mostly to herself
          SE Missourian:  Former U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Sr. speaks at 2020 Respect for Law banquet
          P-D:  Surveillance of two top aides to Gov. Parson prompts federal probe;  No comment from Rep. Dottie Bailey (R-Eureka)
          KC Star:  FBI investigating after GPS devices found on Erdmann, Steelman cars
          AP:  Audit finds $8 million in potential Missouri Medicaid overpayments
          Missouri Independent:  COVID precautions ordered for northwest Missouri hunting site
          Missouri Independent:  State China virus update
          AP:  State China virus update
          P-D:  Daily state, regional China virus update
          KWMU:  Regional China virus update
          KC Star:  Regional China virus update
          Washington Missourian editorial:  Dem demise:  Missouri Republicans have the right message at the right time
          KC Star editorial:  Jack Danforth disputes election fraud claims. Blunt and Hawley should join him.
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        Friday, November 6, 2020
       
AP:  AP VoteCast survey:  How Missouri voters split among Trump-Biden and Parson-Galloway by age, education, location
          KC Star:  U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says Dems should put McCaskill out to pasture:  "Why do we listen to people who lost elections as if they are experts in winning elections?"
          AP:  Missouri voters dump 2018 redistricting "reforms";  Sean Soendker Nicholson (D) says campaign "worked hard" to persuade voters "someone was trying to dupe them"
          Priddy:  Why won't election day losers simply say, "I wasn't good enough"?
          Columbia Missourian:  Judy Baker:  'We didn't leave anything undone'
          Columbia Missourian:  Inside the Boone County Democrats somber watch party:  Nearly 30 gather to process defeat
          KMOV:  Sarah Steelman, Drew Erdmann tracked by GPS devices;  Private investigator claims Rep. Dottie Bailey (R-Eureka) and Farmington business owner helped him find Steelman's vehicle
          SE Missourian:  Sen.-elect Holly Rehder (R-Scott City) ready for the next challenge in Jefferson City
          P-D:  St. Charles County poll worker tested positive for China virus, worked Election Day and died
          AP:  St. Charles County election judge worked despite COVID-19 diagnosis, then died
          KWMU:  St. Charles County poll worker infected with China virus dies after election day
          Missourinet:  Gov. Parson:  more than 500 Amazon jobs heading to southwest Missouri's Republic
          SNL:  Rep. Crystal Quade (D-Springfield) re-elected as House superminority leader
          The Missouri Times:  What to expect from this month's supplemental budget session
          The Missouri Times:  Special vs extraordinary session - what's the difference?
          Missouri Independent:  Gov. Parson open to adding COVID liability to special session agenda
          P-D:  GOP lawmakers seek to add businesses protections to special session
          Columbia Missourian:  Missouri continues to work on COVID-19 vaccine, increasing testing
          The Missouri Times:  Lawmakers ask governor to expand special session to include COVID liability
          AP:  Missouri lawmakers consider $1.2B for China virus response
          Columbia Missourian:  Special session focuses on $1.3B in additional COVID-19 funding
          Missourinet:  Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe:  initial report about COVID deaths in Missouri veterans homes mentions air flow systems
          P-D:  Nearly half of Missouri's COVID deaths occur in nursing homes
          SNL:  200K+ rapid-result COVID-19 tests sent to Missouri public, private schools
          KWMU:  Advocates for handicapped discuss sheltered workshops and changes to subminimum wage policy
          Missouri Independent:  Childcare operators want more money from state
          Missourinet:  White House report:  91% of Missouri counties have moderate to high levels of COVID-19 transmission
          KC Star:  Daily state, regional China virus update
          P-D:  Daily state, regional China virus update
          SE Missourian:  Regional China virus update
          Joplin Globe editorial briefs:  Applauding Roy Blunt for vote-counting statement;  Missouri Republicans dominate on Election Day
          KC Star's Melinda Henneberger:  Missouri voters rejected science and competence by choosing Gov. Parson over Galloway
          KC Star op-ed:  Berkeley, California "Earth Land Institute" manager:  Missouri wrong on black bear management
          P-D letter:  St. Louis woman thanks Lacy Clay for her cats' happiness after they were released from animal testing lab
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        Thursday, November 5, 2020
       
Jason Rosenbaum:  Answering 11 big questions about a Republican romp in Missouri
          Scott Faughn:  What a night for Missouri Republicans;  Thoughts on Galloway's poorly-run campaign, Wagner vs. Schupp, and what Missouri Dems could learn from their rare white male who supports police
          KWMU:  St. Louis on the Air:  Jason Rosenbaum and UMSL's Anita Manion discuss statewide election results
          P-D:  Ann Wagner thwarts Democrats' bid for St. Louis suburbs;  Jill Schupp underperforms 2018 Dem silver medalist Cort VanOstran
          SNL:  Billy Long re-elected with 69% of the vote
          SNL:  Republicans sweep statewide offices, hold line on supermajorities
          P-D:  Jubilation for Missouri Republicans, "shock" and "disappointment" for Democrats over Galloway's spanking
          SNL:  Missourians support Cleaner Missouri:  A look at the numbers
          P-D:  Video:  U.S. Rep.-elect Cori Bush (D) praises "Resist STL" crowd:  "You showed that you been [sic] all you been [sic] doing is getting like your getting your your [sic] presence in."
          KC Star:  Video:  Anti-Trump rally draws 40;  Pink-haired human named "Jae" says it has been "dreading election day" thanks to "homophobic, racist, fascist dictator" Donald Trump
          The Missouri Times:  Republicans maintain House supermajority
          KWMU:  St. Louis-area counties see high, but not record, turnout for 2020 election
          SE Missourian:  Record number of ballots cast Tuesday in Cape County
          The Missouri Times:  Rep. Dean Plocher (R-Town and Country) chosen to be next House Majority Floor Leader
          SE Missourian:  Wayne Wallingford doing well after Monday's kidney transplant, looking forward to returning to Missouri House
          Missouri Independent:  Missouri lawmakers return with $1.3 billion COVID package on agenda
          P-D:  Gov. Parson outlines plan for $1.2 billion in pandemic spending
          Missouri Independent:  White House report suggests Missouri reduce restaurant capacity, urges Missourians to wear masks
          P-D:  Daily state, regional China virus update
          P-D editorial:  Ann Wagner could enjoy easier re-election campaigns by tempering her conservative positions
          Phill Brooks:  Election night reporting history
          P-D letter:  St. Louis man expresses anger at rural Missourians, says St. Louis and KC hospitals should refuse to provide care to rural patients
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        Wednesday, November 4, 2020
       
KWMU:  Missourians choose Donald Trump for president
          Missouri Independent:  Missouri voters pick Donald Trump over Joe Biden
          Missouri Independent:  On Election Day, Missouri Republicans dominate up and down the ballot
          KWMU:  Wagner beats Schupp in Missouri's nationally watched 2nd Congressional District race
          The Missouri Times:  Ann Wagner holds onto 2nd Congressional seat
          Missouri Independent:  Ann Wagner prevails over Jill Schupp
          P-D:  Ann Wagner defeats Jill Schupp by 7-point margin
          Missourinet:  Graves coasts to re-election, says it's time to get the economy open again
          CDT:  Vicky Hartzler wins sixth term in Congress
          KWMU:  Cori Bush wins easily in 1st Congressional
          The Missouri Times:  Gov. Parson elected to full term as Missouri governor
          KC Star:  Parson defeats Galloway by 17 points;  Comments from GOP consultant James Harris, former state Sen. Jeff Smith (D-St. Louis City)
          P-D:  Despite being outspent, Gov. Parson defeats Nicole Galloway
          Missourinet:  Gov. Parson defeats Nicole Galloway
          Missouri Independent:  Mike Parson defeats Nicole Galloway in race for Missouri governor
          KWMU:  Mike Parson wins first full term as governor
          SNL:  Mike Parson wins Missouri governor race against Nicole Galloway;  GOP sweeps other statewide offices
          P-D:  Missouri voters choose Republicans for statewide posts
          Missourinet:  Mike Kehoe defeats Alissia Canady, plans to focus on infrastructure and veterans issues
          Missouri Independent:  Jay Ashcroft whips Yinka Faleti
          Missouri Independent:  Scott Fitzpatrick wins Missouri treasurer race over Vicki Englund
          Missouri Independent:  Eric Schmitt stomps Rich Finneran in Missouri attorney general race
          KWMU:  Missourians scrap "Clean Missouri" in favor of Amendment 3
          The Missouri Times:  Missourians approve Amendment 3
          Missouri Independent:  Voters support Cleaner Missouri
          SNL:  Photo gallery:  GOP watch party:  Gov. Parson and First Lady Teresa Parson, U.S. Rep. Jason Smith, others
          SNL:  Photo gallery:  Greene County Democrats watch party:  House Superminority Leader Crystal Quade (D-Springfield), potential superminority member Betsy Fogle, others
          Missouri Independent:  Missouri Republicans maintain supermajorities in House and Senate
          The Missouri Times:  Doug Beck keeps SD 1 under Democrats' control
          The Missouri Times:  Andrew Koenig beats Deb Lavender by 8-point margin
          The Missouri Times:  Caleb Rowden keeps Senate seat in victory over Judy Baker
          CDT:  Caleb Rowden secures re-election in 19th District state Senate race
          SNL:  Betsy Fogle (D) leads Rep. Steve Helms (R-Springfield) by 34 votes, with some absentee ballots still remaining
          CDT:  Cheri Toalson Reisch wins re-election to House District 44
          CDT:  Sara Walsh (R) re-elected in 50th District
          CDT:  Chuck Basye (R) wins re-election to a final House term
          SNL:  Extra workers and policing voter attire:  Following Shane Schoeller on election day
          P-D:  Polling place reports:  Long lines, heavy turnout, mostly smooth sailing around St. Louis area polling places
          P-D:  Missouri distilleries fight end of tax break
          SNL:  Young Missouri hunters killed 15,591 deer during youth season
          Missouri Independent:  State, regional China virus update
          P-D:  Daily state, regional China virus update
          P-D editorial:  Missourians wrong on Gov. Parson, Ann Wagner, and Amendment 3
          KC Star editorial:  Mike Parson wins Missouri governor's race. Does he plan to govern the entire state?
          KC Star editorial:  When will Missouri finally update its voting laws?
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        Tuesday, November 3, 2020  Missouri election results (available after 7 p.m. CST)
       
P-D:  St. Louis police union endorses President Trump, Gov. Parson
          KC Star:  Kansas City police say they're ready for any Election Day riots
          Missouri Independent:  Biden campaign releases names of top bundlers:  Joyce Aboussie, Tom Carnahan, Jason Cohen, others
          Columbia Missourian:  Gov. Parson, Nicole Galloway make campaign stops in mid-Missouri
          Missourinet:  Election preview:  SD 31:  Rick Brattin vs. Raymond Kinney for Ed Emery's open seat
          The Missouri Times:  List of election night watch parties
          The Missouri Times:  More than 800,000 ballots already cast in Missouri
          P-D:  Missouri turnout expected to hit 75%
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri voters who test positive for coronavirus must rely on local election authorities for voting guidance
          Missourinet:  Speaker Elijah Haahr (R-Springfield) chooses Rep. Dirk Deaton (R-Noel) as new House Budget Committee vice chairman
          The Missouri Times:  Rep. Dirk Deaton (R-Noel) tapped as House Budget Committee vice chair
          SE Missourian's B Magazine:  Missouri becomes national model for post-incarceration success
          Missourinet:  Blunt:  There are at least four companies with a cornavirus vaccine - and distribution needs to be funded
          Missourinet:  Missouri Veterans Commission:  12 more COVID deaths at veterans home in Cameron
          SNL:  Schmitt's office files 24 charges against Oregon County woman for dog breeding
          The Missouri Times:  United WE CEO Wendy Doyle on how China virus affects Missouri women
          P-D:  Daily state, regional China virus update
          KC Star:  Daily regional China virus update
          SNL:  Regional China virus update
          P-D editorial:  Endorsement summary for federal and state offices:  Six (6) Democrats, zero (0) Republicans
          KWMU/Corporation for Public Broadcasting "Sharing America" racism reporter Andrea Henderson:  Missouri should restore voting rights to felons
          P-D letter:  Hermann sexagenarian calls Gov. Parson "a toadie" for President Trump
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        Monday, November 2, 2020   Election Eve
       
Rosenbaum:  11 questions that could shape Missouri's election
          The Missouri Times:  #F150CampaignTour:  Scott Faughn visits Cooper and Boone Counties:  Insight on local state rep race, Judy Baker campaign, Yinka Faleti vs. Jay Ashcroft, more
          This Week in Missouri Politics:  Rep. Tracy McCreery (D-Olivette) and Missouri Farm Bureau's Blake Hurst debate Cleaner Missouri;  Panel of David Barklage, Reps. Mary Elizabeth Coleman (R) and LaKeySha Bosley (D), Jeff Rainford talk Trump's margin, Gov. Parson vs. Galloway, Jill Schupp vs. Ann Wagner, legislative races, more
          Joplin Globe:  Life Chain group gathers in Joplin with aim to end abortions
          Missourinet:  Final GOTV schedules for Gov. Parson, Nicole Galloway
          AP:  Final preview:  Gov. Parson vs. Nicole Galloway
          SNL:  November election preview:  Amendment 1
          SNL:  November election preview:  Amendment 3
          Missourinet:  November election preview:  Caleb Rowden vs. Judy Baker
          The Missouri Times:  Rowden says pro-Baker PAC spreading misinformation about his campaign
          SNL:  Election day guide:  Polling places, ID requirements, what you can't wear, more
          KC Star:  More than 700,000 Missourians had voted as of Thursday
          Missourinet:  Columbia College prof Terry Smith says absentee votes will make election-night predictions more challenging
          KWMU:  Profiles of local poll workers
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Sen. Dan Hegeman (R-Cosby):  School funding retains "challenges," big moves now unlikely
          P-D:  Missouri officials divided on policing of gaming machines
          KWMU:  Deadly infection for deer is spreading in Missouri
          P-D:  Daily state, regional China virus update
          KC Star:  Daily regional China virus update
          P-D endorsement:  'No' on Amendment 3
          Messenger:  Led by Josh Hawley, Republicans cry wolf over alleged 'censorship' at Twitter and Facebook
          Columbia Missourian's Paul Schloesser:  Jill Schupp's claims about Ann Wagner's donations rated "Half True"
          Columbia Missourian's William Skipworth:  Galloway campaign correct to criticize Gov. Parson over medical coverage for pre-existing conditions
          Joplin Globe op-ed:  Newton County Prosecuting Attorney Will Lynch (R):  Amendment 3 will undo damage caused by Clean Missouri
          P-D letter:  St. Charles sexagenarian, who moved to Missouri from East Coast last year, wants Missourians to reject Cleaner Missouri
          P-D letter:  Old Monroe sexagenarian says state GOP lawmakers are wrong on taxes, Medicaid, labor laws, Second Amendment, and environmental regulations
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        Sunday, November 1, 2020
       
November 2019 Missouri political news headlines
          November 2018 Missouri political news headlines
          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
          The Missouri Times:  #F150CampaignTour:  GOP statewides rally in St. Peters;  Union lit drop in Ballwin;  Phone chat with woman filling Democratic ballot slot for Jason Smith's re-election;  More
          Columbia Missourian:  Photo gallery:  Pack of Black Lives Matter protesters fails to block Trump Train from parading in Columbia
          Columbia Missourian:  NAACP's massive GOTV push draws 15 (fifteen) volunteers in Columbia
          SNL:  History before histrionics:  Stone County presiding commissioner explains artifact display that sparked Dems' recent media activation
          Washington Missourian:  Political yard signs dot region's landscape as election day looms
          CDT:  Political signs are replaceable. It's still a misdemeanor to vandalize them in Missouri, though
          Washington Missourian:  County sets early voting record ahead of Tuesday's election
          JCNT:  Mid-Missouri clerks:  Hefty voter turnout possible
          JCNT:  How absentee ballot is submitted dictates when, if it's counted
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri Veterans Hall of Fame inducts first class of honorees
          KC Star:  Daily regional China virus update
          CDT Executive Editor Jim Van Nostrand:  We don't do endorsements because we don't have an editorial board - but vote against Donald Trump and Caleb Rowden
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Amendment 3 is a wolf in sheep's clothing
          P-D letter:  League of Women Voters member opposes Cleaner Missouri
          JCNT letter:  Jefferson City man encourages 'Yes' vote on Amendment 3, says he voted against leftists' Clean Missouri in 2018
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