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Archive - October 2017



    

        Tuesday, October 31   Happy Halloween!
       
The Missouri Times:  National "Tax Cut Now Tour" heads to Missouri
          AP:  Claire McCaskill's husband in intensive care
          KWMU:  Relatives claim pattern of negligence at St. Louis Veteran's Home
          P-D:  Documentary on sex-trafficking scourge draws crowd to Kirkwood High;  Comments from U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner
          KC Star:  Feds:  Racist graffiti, arson at black KC church were cover-up for theft by black employee
          AP:  "Hate crime" hoax a convenient excuse for ex-con to steal crack-cocaine money from church
          CDT:  Renee Hoagensen, seeking to fill Democratic ballot slot against Vicky Hartzler, boots campaign manager Nate Irvin after his DWI crash and arrest X
          The Missouri Times:  This Week in Missouri Politics panel talks about role of experience in race for state auditor
          The Missouri Times:  Chris Dinkins chosen as GOP nominee to replace Fitzwater
          Missourinet:  AG Josh Hawley to expand investigation into pharmaceutical companies over opioid epidemic
          SNL:  PDMP slowly spreads in Missouri;  Head of American Medical Association says it's not enough X
          Missourinet:  Rep. Holly Rehder (R-Sikeston) to introduce needle-exchange bill
          KCUR:  Planned Parenthood files second lawsuit challenging portion of new Missouri abortion law
          AP:  Ron Richard:  Special session on disabled cuts unlikely
          P-D:  Missouri lawmakers won't have special session on health care
          Columbia Missourian:  Capitol metal detectors reflect rift between lawmakers, administration
          JCNT:  DNR eyes project for Volkswagen-settlement revenue X
          Missourinet:  Lending Tree study:  St. Louis, Kansas City lag behind other urban centers for dynamic growth
          Missourinet:  4,600 Missouri motorists struck deer in 2016;  Animals meander onto roads, threaten safety of drivers
          KWMU:  Politically Speaking podcast:  Rep. Clem Smith (D-Velda Village) talks about serving in Democratic superminority, GOP bill to protect drivers from protesters blocking roads, the need to get rid of white St. Louis City judges, more
          P-D editorial:  Legalizing medical marijuana sales could boost Missouri's bottom line
          CDT op-ed:  Global Healthy Living Foundation's Seth Ginsberg:  Missouri's chronically-ill at risk of being denied treatment X
          P-D letter:  Washington man is pleased D.C. congressional staffers listened to his pitch on human trafficking
          P-D letter:  St. Louis County man says Greitens is using education board for personal gain
          P-D letter:  St. Louis man calls urban marijuana proposal "dumb"
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        Monday, October 30
       
NBC's Meet the Press:  Transcript:  McCaskill talks Trump's tax plan, name-checks presidential candidate Jason Kander, more
          Business Insider:  How Austin Petersen went from anti-Trump libertarian to MAGA Republican
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Local agency opposes cuts to its federal funding X
          KC Star:  Local woman's latest fundraising stunt takes aim at Betsy DeVos;  Debi Jackson's previous gimmicks have included enrolling son in Girl Scouts, etc.
          This Week in Missouri Politics:  Guest Lt. Gov. Mike Parson on 'Buy Missouri,' transportation funding;  Panel of Jo Mannies, Reps. Joe Adams (D-University City), Phil Christofanelli (R-St. Peters), Shane Roden (R-Cedar Hill) on SB43 and HUD funding, GOP state auditor primary, Cierpiot's election, Hawley misrepresenting McCaskill tweet, more
          Missourinet:  Profile:  Springfield, Mo. chapter of Missouri Faith Voices
          P-D:  Missouri groups try again to get medical marijuana on the ballot
          Columbia Missourian:  Campaign contribution limits fail to stem tide of donations
          Columbia Missourian:  Security expert visits Boone County, talks election-ballot security
          P-D:  Missouri wants ideas on how to spend money from Volkswagen settlement
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Silver Haired Legislature delegates set priorities, aim to communicate with real legislators X
          KC Star editorial:  Why the Kansas-Missouri economic border war is a waste of time and money
          CDT op-ed:  Columbia Housing Authority CEO Phil Steinhaus:  Low-income housing tax credits are crucial for Missouri X
          Riverfront Times Editor Sarah Fenske:  Post-Dispatch editorial page editor chastises paper's writers for having opinions
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        Sunday, October 29
       
SNL:  Here's the status of Obamacare in Missouri, with enrollment starting Nov. 1 X
          AP:  16 public safety officers, 2 civilians honored for valor
          JCNT:  Area state Senate and House campaign fundraising reports:  Mike Bernskoetter for state Senate, Sara Walsh vs. Michela Skelton rematch, more X
          Drebes:  Moody's Analytics study shows value of systemic tax overhaul to Missouri
          KWMU:  Missouri lawmakers surveying residents on how they want to pay for transportation needs
          JCNT:  Profile:  Patrick Baker named new state Senate administrator X
          AP:  After 3 misfires, Greitens names new school board member
          KRES/KWIX:  Missouri Veterans Commission Service Officer Arthur Nott-Hopkins talks services and benefits available to Missouri's veterans
          SNL:  Greitens appoints numerous Springfield women to political positions X
          AP:  Greitens appoints 30 women to various boards, commissions
          Joplin Globe:  State still slow to pay counties for housing prisoners
          Washington Missourian editorial:  Greitens should set his presidential campaign aside and concentrate on Missouri
          St. Joseph News-Press editorial:  Beware rural/urban split on roads X
          Washington Missourian editorial:  The promise of Hyperloop is profound, but Missouri officials should first focus on fixing current roads and bridges X
          SNL editorial:  State must adjust community college funding X
          KC Star letter:  American Farm Bureau's Young Farmers & Ranchers Chairwoman Kalena Bruce of Stockton, Mo.:  Tax cuts would help revitalize rural communities
          SNL letter:  Willow Springs sexagenarian expresses anger over Koch brothers' business success, roots for McCaskill victory X
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        Saturday, October 28
       
Missourinet:  McCaskill issues statement on taxes, says Trump told her he won't cut taxes for "the rich"
          Missourinet:  McCaskill seeks info about Afghan trainees going AWOL in the U.S.
          KWMU:  St. Louis on the Air:  SLU Health Law Policy Center's Sidney Watson talks Obamacare open enrollment
          SNL:  Springfield gets $4M in HUD money to eliminate urban "slums and blight" X
          Columbia Missourian:  Boone County Democrats name office in honor of Wendy Noren
          Kraske:  Jacob Turk doesn't care if his independent Missouri Senate campaign hurts the GOP
          Drebes:  Tim Jones' Leadership for America PAC increases cash on hand through wise investments
          The Missouri Times:  This Week in the Governor's Office:  Week of October 21, 2017
          The Missouri Times:  Auditor cites fiscal note issues, but 2017 House bill from Rep. Hannah Kelly (R-Mountain Grove) could have addressed some concerns
          The Missouri Times:  On #moleg podcast, Senate Minority Caucus Chief Counsel Chris Schappe talks parliamentary tricks and serving as a bridge between Ds and Rs
          KSMU:  PDMP counties in southwest Missouri growing
          The Missouri Times:  Rep. Dean Dohrman (R-La Monte) contributes to national security, electromagnetic pulse study
          SNL:  Greitens names Joplin chaplain for state Board of Education X
          SNL:  MSU Board of Governors bans masks, torches, weapons from campus protests X
          P-D:  Missouri Highway Patrol cuts hours on St. Louis interstates as pilot program ends
          The Missouri Times:  Highway Patrol wins award for customer service
          P-D:  Municipal League says more than 3 dozen cities united against statewide vote on city-county merger
          P-D editorial briefs:  On McCaskill and mustard gas;  Response to KC Star editorial board's jabs at St. Louis
          SNL editorial:  College of the Ozarks wisely requires military science course X
          McClellan:  Amiable septuagenarian's medical update:  Old cancer, new cancer
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        Friday, October 27
       
Missourinet:  Jeff Roe poll shows Josh Hawley leading Claire McCaskill 48-45;  Columbia College prof Terry Smith weighs in
          Clayton Times:  Cort VanOstran has $182k cash on hand, leads pack among Dems seeking to fill ballot slot against Ann Wagner
          AP:  New Media Investment Group, parent of Columbia Daily Tribune and other Missouri papers, reports Q3 loss
          Columbia Missourian's George Kennedy:  Columbia Daily Tribune is now run by "vulture capitalists," making the Missourian far and away the best paper in town
          KSGF:  Nick Reed Show:  Paul Curtman talks about bid for state auditor, says Nicole Galloway is a "bureaucrat" who lacks the leadership to work with Legislature (6:25)
          SNL:  Republican Paul Curtman promises Springfield crowd leadership if elected Missouri auditor X
          P-D:  State Senate races begin to take shape;  Rep. Courtney Curtis (D-Ferguson) to seek Chappelle-Nadal seat;  Sen. Jill Schupp (D-Creve Coeur) may get free pass
          The Missouri Times:  Doug Libla fundraiser rakes in more than $50k for charity
          The Missouri Times:  Rep. Justin Hill (R-Lake Saint Louis) tapped to lead new committee looking into stabilizing Missouri's health insurance market
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri Health Facilities Review Committee seat vacated ahead of Certificate of Need meeting;  Andrew Lear says interrogation into family made him uncomfortable
          Clayton Times:  Mizzou emerges as top school for online courses
          The Missouri Times:  Ozarks Technical Community College touts economic value to community
          KWMU:  Riverview Gardens principals say district is falsifying attendance records to gain state re-accreditation
          The Missouri Times:  Historical Society explores Missouri for bicentennial commemoration
          Missourinet:  St. Louis alderman will introduce bill to reduce marijuana penalties today
          JCNT:  Last of Medicaid-stunt Senate-gallery disruptors gets probation X
          AP:  Media groups complain about reporter arrests during riots, pen strongly-worded letter to mayor;  Koran Addo, former City Hall reporter and current City Hall employee, says he hasn't seen the letter
          P-D:  Protesters block traffic in Central West End, migrate to Mayor Lyda Krewson's house for "noise rally";  Troop chants, "Who's outside? We [sic] outside!"
          KWMU:  St. Louis City tries to attract decent police chief amidst strife;  Protest leader lists desirable characteristics of winner, admits group is seeking "a unicorn"
          P-D editorial:  Banking legislation shows Ann Wagner, other Republicans won't fight for the little guy
          P-D editorial:  Gov. Greitens shrugs at ethics in effort to sway school-commissioner decision
          P-D editorial page editor Tod Robberson:  Post-Dispatch reporters should stop showing their blatant political bias on social media
          Columbia Missourian's Tateanna McCaskill:  Greitens wrong about MU enrollment drop
          P-D letter:  Former state Sen. Wayne Goode (D-Normandy):  State boards meant to be independent of governor, Legislature
          P-D letter:  St. Louis man wonders why protest crowd doesn't care about most St. Louis City murders
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        Thursday, October 26
       
SE Missourian:  Trump appointee Peter Kinder seeks to make every dollar count, trims $500k in administrative fat from Delta Regional Authority +
          Columbia Missourian:  Obamacare navigators in Missouri still peddling open enrollment
          KWMU:  Hawley says he sides with Trump on tax cuts, blasts McCaskill
          AP:  Hawley says he supports tax cuts for working Missourians, criticizes McCaskill
          USA Today's Deirdre Shesgreen:  Pushback on tax-cut claim leaves Hawley flummoxed
          P-D's Kevin McDermott:  Hawley lies about McCaskill and taxes
          Drebes:  October quarter:  Top 25 for most cash on hand
          CDT:  Medical marijuana group joins in Parson veterans event, and he's groovy with it X
          SE Missourian:  Lt. Gov. Mike Parson visits Cape Girardeau to promote 'Buy Missouri' campaign +
          Missourinet:  Missouri COO Drew Erdmann says state is competing for Amazon in a practical way
          KC Star:  Kansas City's Amazon plea is making all the 'most desperate stunts' lists
          Missourinet:  Rep. Travis Fitzwater (R-Holts Summit):  Jobs will be a top theme in 2018 Missouri legislative session
          The Missouri Times:  Mizzou emerges as top school for online courses
          AP:  College of the Ozarks encourages patriotism with required class for freshmen
          P-D:  Riverview Gardens falsified attendance reports to improve chances for re-accreditation, administrators allege in lawsuits
          KC Star:  'Uber for birth control' draws fire in Missouri, other states for offering Plan B
          The Missouri Times:  This Week in the Missouri PSC:  Week of October 25, 2017
          KWMU:  St. Louis Alderman seeks to block enforcement of state, federal marijuana laws
          P-D:  New bill would allow use, sale and growth of marijuana in St. Louis City
          Hannibal Courier-Post:  Missouri Department of Conservation says fencing is an effective deterrent to feral hogs;  Wild animals' destructive rooting and wallowing costs $1.5 billion annually
          KWMU:  Protester Celebration Series:  Sexagenarian and millennial complain about law enforcement, perceived racism, etc.
          KC Star editorial:  Gov. Greitens, let's focus on Missouri. The White House can wait.
          JCNT editorial:  Supporting Missouri-made products, services X
          St. Joseph News-Press editorial:  Black and Hispanic students consistently disappoint in Missouri schools, but the United Way is trying to help X
          KC Star op-ed:  Former NPR executive got to know Missouri evangelicals and found a way out of his liberal comfort zone
          P-D letter:  St. Louis sexagenarian responds to Eigel op-ed on West Lake Landfill, disagrees with EPA's science and facts
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        Wednesday, October 25
       
St. Joseph News-Press:  Blunt, GOP attempt to keep attention on tax reform X
          P-D's Chuck Raasch:  Blunt could get more attention from D.C. media if he chose to attack Trump
          AP:  McCaskill helps WWII vet get benefits for mustard gas claim
          P-D:  With McCaskill's help, WWII vet wins appeal over mustard-gas exposure
          KTVI:  Macon man receives overdue benefits from federal government
          Missourinet:  Vicky Hartzler wants to address VA hiring shortage
          The Missouri Times:  #moleg podcast:  Freewheeling discussion with Launch Code executive director and Twitstigator extraordinaire Jeff Mazur
          The Missouri Times:  Paul Curtman announces bid for state auditor
          KWMU:  Paul Curtman jumps into race for Missouri auditor
          Missourinet:  Paul Curtman to run for auditor in 2018
          The Missouri Times:  Sam Cooper elected as new executive director of Missouri GOP
          JCNT:  Dave Griffith becomes third Republican to enter race for Jay Barnes' seat X
          The Missouri Times:  Profile:  Democrats Tyler Maxwell and Rosetta Okohson of M.O. Political Consulting
          SNL:  Buy Missouri, Lt. Gov. Mike Parson encourages state's consumers X
          SNL:  Pro-life advocates rally as new laws take effect X
          CDT:  Pro-life activists start campaign as law takes effect X
          Missourinet:  House Budget Committee Chairman Scott Fitzpatrick (R-Shell Knob) says options are there to replenish money cut from nursing care
          KWMU:  St. Louis on the Air:  Area doctors, professors weigh in on opioid epidemic
          JCNT:  Appeals court:  Human Rights Commission must allow 2 employees to sue Office of Administration X
          Missourinet:  No more Missouri county jail payments to be made this quarter
          Missourinet:  Missouri panel prepares to make criminal justice recommendations
          Missourinet:  Council of State Governments says more community treatment, policing will lower Missouri prison population
          Missourinet:  Former sheriff's deputy Rep. Galen Higdon (R-St. Joseph) will file bills targeting driving safety
          The Missouri Times:  Renew Missouri calls on Legislature to look into grid modernization
          KC Star editorial:  The ultrafast Hyperloop from KC to St. Louis not really all that it's cracked up to be
          P-D op-ed:  U.S. Chamber's Glenn Spencer:  Fixing Obama's anti-employer NLRB policies will restore common sense to workplaces in Missouri and beyond
          KC Star op-ed:  Longtime KC Star "society pages" editor Laura Hockaday dies at 79;  Reporter focused on minorities, bragged of wearing flats to formal events instead of high heels
          JCNT letter:  Jefferson City man hopes someone checks on Maria Chappelle-Nadal to make sure she is "sane and functionally literate" X
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        Tuesday, October 24
       
P-D:  McCaskill, Blunt votes for the week:  Budget, Medicare, state and local tax deductions
          Columbia Missourian:  Politifact rating:  Hartzler statement on military crash deaths rated "Mostly True"
          The Missouri Times:  Q&A with Cort VanOstran:  Visiting lecturer at Wash U. Law School seeks to fill Democratic ballot slot in Ann Wagner's re-election
          KWMU:  St. Louis on the Air:  Activist Tom Schweizer peddles book on "white privilege"
          JCNT:  Members of Faith Voices for Jefferson City meet to swap horror stories of "subliminal, institutional and environmental racism" X
          KWMU:  ACLU seeks to limit police tools used to subdue protesters;  Group compares use of pepper spray to 1960s water hoses
          The Missouri Times:  On This Week in Missouri Politics, panelists talk Jacob Turk as stalking horse and impact on McCaskill's re-election
          KWMU:  New limits to campaign financing confuse Missouri's political candidates
          Drebes:  New MEC opinion on filing on personal financial statements
          The Missouri Times:  Romine says he was 'not made aware' of SB43/HUD letter
          KWMU:  Judge says new Missouri requirement does not impose 'undue burden' on abortion customers
          Columbia Missourian:  New abortion regulations take effect today
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Commission could support opiate monitoring X
          P-D:  Greitens campaign reimbursed visiting school board chief candidate;  $1,576 covered hotels, rental-car expenses and a cup of coffee
          Brownfield Ag News:  Getting more beef into Missouri schools
          St. Joseph News-Press' Ken Newton:  Broad reach to bridge gap on broadband X
          P-D op-ed:  St. Louis Regional Chamber's Joe Reagan:  Congress should pass DREAM Act
          Columbia Missourian op-ed:  MU Law prof Sandy Davidson says Judge Jeff Harris wrong to try to censor media
          P-D letter:  Ferguson man mocks Greitens' support of Hyperloop
          P-D letter:  Ladue man mocks Greitens' support of Hyperloop
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        Monday, October 23
       
Missourinet:  Greitens' speech in Iowa stirs speculation about earlier-than-expected presidential bid
          Missourinet:  Cleaver, Congressional Black Caucus focusing on race-agitating Russian Facebook ads from fall 2016
          Sacramento Business Journal:  McClatchy, parent company of Kansas City Star, reports third-quarter loss
          SeekingAlpha.com:  McClatchy conference call transcript:  Company execs discuss drop in audience revenues, including digital; "pretty nice gain" from dumping KC Star building;  benefits of cutting compensation costs;  maximizing "page views per editorial dollars spent;" much more (free registration required)
          This Week in Missouri Politics:  Guest Sen. Bill Eigel (R-St. Charles) on transportation funding plans;  Panel of Reps. Kathie Conway and Cora Walker, Matthew Lieberman and Jennifer Bukowsky talk Greitens' office keeping HUD letter from legislators, Jacob Turk as stalking horse, transportation, more
          KWMU:  Politically Speaking podcast:  Speaker-to-be Elijah Haahr on state tax credits, 2018 'right to work' ballot measure, funding transportation and overhauling utility regulations, much more
          Drebes:  Austin Montee, son of Susan Montee, to run for Pat Conway's open House seat
          The Missouri Times:  Q&A:  Sen. Gary Romine (R-Farmington) on SB 43, governor's office not sharing letter from feds, tendency of complainers to 'cry wolf' about imaginary discrimination, work across the aisle with Sen. Scott Sifton (D-Affton), more
          JCNT:  Profile:  New Senate Administrator Patrick Baker X
          KSMU:  Missouri State says it won't adapt to new Title IX guidelines, says its process already gives falsely-accused men a fair shake
          St. Joseph News-Press:  City Council in support of Missouri Housing Development Commission projects X
          SE Missourian:  Cape's casino flourishing as it celebrates fifth year +
          KC Star editorial:  Missouri Republicans will reneg on their promise to restore aid for the disabled
          Washington Missourian editorial:  Low tax reality:  there will be some collateral damage when keeping taxes low for working Missourians X
          Columbia Missourian's Ken Midkiff:  Missouri should not sell off Eleven Point River park
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        Sunday, October 22
       
Cedar Rapids Gazette:  Jason Kander speaks to local Dems, talks plans to open campaign offices in five states
          Joplin Globe:  Blunt, Jason Smith among those introducing legislation to help protect and support victims of domestic abuse
          Washington Post:  Claire McCaskill joins in on Twitter's "#metoo" hashtag activism, recounts horror of former Speaker of the House Bob Griffin's (D) oral sex punchline
          KWMU:  AFL-CIO locks convention doors to protect attendees from St. Louis City protesters;  Rep. Bruce Franks (D-St. Louis City) reminds union leadership of his help in failing to stop 'right to work':  "I don't see a lot of the people that was [sic] calling for me to speak on the floor."
          P-D:  Two men killed in separate shootings in St. Louis City on Saturday;  Zero protests or riots reported
          Brownfield Ag News:  Lt. Gov. Mike Parson to launch 'Buy Missouri' in fly-around
          AP:  Few hit so far by cuts to aid for elderly, handicapped
          AP:  Missouri waves birth-certificate fees for foster-care children
          KC Star:  Hyperloop:  Missouri speed route from KC to STL is top 5 contender, perhaps top 3
          Columbia Missourian:  Pharmacists say prescription drug monitoring program a big help
          AP:  Ameren making $130 million of repairs to Missouri nuclear plant
          P-D:  In Jefferson County air quality debate, Doe Run's loss will be Ameren's gain
          JCNT editorial:  Bold proposals could change state's industry, transportation X
          P-D editorial:  Missouri Republicans' hateful new discrimination law creates a deliberate $500,000 mistake
          SE Missourian editorial:  Crime data rises;  Law-abiding citizens in "rough neighborhoods" are doing their best to discourage hoodlums and support law enforcement +
          Waters:  2018 endorsement series:  "Law-and-order moderate" Claire McCaskill over Josh Hawley X
          P-D letter:  University City sexagenarian responds to letter responding to Kristen Taketa piece promoting diversity/guilt lessons in schools, spins yarns of Southern segregation
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        Saturday, October 21
       
P-D:  St. Louis native Emily Murphy faces tough task heading Trump's federal procurement, facilities office
          Missourinet:  UPDATE:  Headline:  "Liberal group stages event to criticize southwest Missouri GOP congressman"
          Missourinet:  Original headline (Friday morning):  "Liberal group stages event to pester southwest Missouri GOP congressman"
          Missourinet:  Jack Cardetti says GOP congressmen must begin delivering on conservative promises made, or face voter wrath at midterms
          KWMU:  St. Louis on the Air preview:  "Understanding What it Means to Be White and Privileged" author Tom Schweizer given noon hour to promote his (self-published) book
          Drebes:  Sen. Jill Schupp (D-Creve Coeur) posts strong quarter with no GOP opponent in sight
          The Missouri Times:  Carroll County Clerk Peggy McGaugh to run to replace son in HD 39 special election
          The Missouri Times:  This Week in the Governor's Office:  Week of October 16, 2017
          The Missouri Times:  Buy Missouri is 'first of many' from Lt. Gov. Mike Parson
          The Missouri Times:  Behind the Headlines:  Why did Missouri submit a separate bid for Amazon HQ2?
          SNL:  Long-term care cuts in Missouri affecting fewer than 30 people X
          KC Star:  Fewer disabled Missourians impacted by budget cuts than predicted so far
          P-D:  Lawmakers claim they have solution to health care cuts for disabled and elderly
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  AG office's Casey Lawrence to speak to area olds about Sunshine Law
          The Missouri Times:  PSC rule changes seek to add broadband to USF offering, but jurisdiction questioned by providers
          The Missouri Times:  Police officers testify that arrest warnings to troop of protesters were clear
          P-D editorial:  McCaskill doing her best to fix her statements on DEA legislation
          KC Star editorial:  KC's bid for Amazon's HQ2 is a template for the region's future
          Washington Examiner op-ed:  Does Claire McCaskill not respect intellectual property, or does she just not like Native Americans?
          Columbia Missourian's George Kennedy:  Join the Flagship Council to help educate ill-informed Greitens and legislators, put Missouri State in its place and help the PAC elect pro-Mizzou candidates
          P-D letter:  Oakville man suggests death row inmates are charged for murder due to being murderers, not due to poverty or their race
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        Friday, October 20
       
Missourinet:  Jason Smith to wrap up southern Missouri tour today
          SNL:  Billy Long brings top federal arts official to Springfield for tour of the town X
          Missourinet:  Liberal group stages event to pester Billy Long
          P-D:  Trumka talks unions' agenda as AFL-CIO convenes in St. Louis
          KWMU:  Open enrollment for Obamacare begins Nov. 1 amid 'daily confusion'
          SNL:  MSU among hundreds of colleges signing pro-DACA letter to Congress X
          KWMU:  Federal grants will help school districts dealing with non-English-speaking immigrants
          Washington Missourian:  Rep. Paul Curtman (R-Pacific) not running for U.S. Senate, sets sights on auditor race instead X
          Missourinet:  Petition seeks constitutional amendment to expand Medicaid in Missouri is approved;  Missouri Hospital Association's Dave Dillon prescribes dose of realism
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Andrew County Collector Phillip Rogers to run for Delus Johnson's state rep seat X
          The Missouri Times:  Profile:  The Kelley Group's Show Me Victories
          The Missouri Times:  Governor pitches Missouri to Amazon, touting hyperloop and the future
          KWMU:  St. Louis and Missouri submit bids for Amazon's 2nd headquarters
          Missourinet:  Missouri pitches to Amazon a three-city innovation corridor
          AP:  Missouri proposed innovation corridor for Amazon's 2nd home
          AP:  Hyperloop One:  Missouri among top 5 for high-speed track
          P-D:  Missouri banking on futuristic tube travel in bid for Amazon HQ2
          KC Star:  KC area's secret bid for Amazon HQ offers a few sites. Where could it go?
          The Missouri Times:  Greitens appoints Rep. Joe Don McGaugh (R-Carrollton) as next Associate Circuit Judge for Carroll County
          P-D:  Greitens names Joe Don McGaugh to judicial post
          SNL:  Greitens appoints Amy Dent as new Christian County auditor X
          JCNT:  Earthquake drill highlights some longtime faults in state's preparedness X
          Columbia Missourian:  Politifact rating:  Greitens' statement on Veterans Treatment Court graduation rates rated "Mostly True"
          SNL:  U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission says new discrimination law won't imperil Missouri's federal funding X
          AP:  Missouri Supreme Court rules on public defender caseloads
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri Supreme Court rules against public defenders' stunt
          Drebes:  As the State Board of Education Turns:  Team Greitens could boot Margie Vandeven after all
          KWMU:  Special education teachers spread thin in St. Louis region
          CDT:  Members picked to rename Lee school;  Reference to Civil War figure deemed insensitive to certain groups X
          The Missouri Times:  This Week in the Missouri PSC:  Week of October 19, 2017
          P-D:  At public forum on West Lake Landfill, EPA officials entertain theories from amateur epidemiologists
          KWMU:  Despite overwhelming weight of scientific evidence that no radioactive material moved, EPA to conduct further testing at West Lake Landfill;  Activists celebrate "huge win"
          SNL:  As Missouri's elk herd grows, elk hunting season might be just around the corner X
          P-D:  St. Louis police say their efforts to corral herd of protesters and rioters was lawful and appropriate
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Let's apply fringe West Lake Landfill gals' group "Just Moms STL" logic to Obamacare and frolic in the absurdity
          KWMU's Durrie Bouscaren:  Trump's decisions on health care likely to hurt Missourians
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Columbia activists freaking out about Robert E. Lee school name should focus on academics instead
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        Thursday, October 19
       
Missourinet:  McCaskill criticizes GOP for not giving specifics about proposed tax changes
          CDT:  Hartzler bills seek to spur VA recruiting X
          CDT:  Few revisions expected by Congress from 2014 farm bill X
          Columbia Missourian:  Hartzler outlines plans for new farm bill
          The Missouri Times:  Anarchy in the 8th:  Democrats score big win over Republicans by placing Jacob Turk on the ballot
          The Missouri Times:  Rep. Nate Walker (R-Kirksville) to run for Brian Munzlinger's state Senate seat
          Missourinet:  Republicans jockey for position in race to replace Munzlinger
          The Missouri Times:  As many as 7 candidates face off for Republican nomination for Paul Fitzwater's HD 144 seat
          Drebes:  Ryan Nonnemaker leaving Bob Onder's office
          Missourinet:  House Superminority Leader Gail McCann Beatty (D-Kansas City):  Greitens and GOP knew new law would cause loss of federal funds
          P-D:  Restoring $35 million in cuts affecting old, handicapped proving tough for Republicans
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Lawmakers, locals look at addressing opioid epidemic X
          Missourinet:  More than 500,000 Missourians prepare for annual earthquake drill today
          P-D:  FBI in St. Louis arrests four sex traffickers, rescues teenage girl
          Missourinet:  Young prostitutes, pimps captured in trafficking crackdown
          Columbia Missourian:  Forum:  MU Title IX leader needs deep understanding of range of people, systems
          KWMU:  Hawley takes dim view of attorney general reviewing police-involved killings
          Columbia Missourian:  "Race Matters, Friends" seek volunteers to sit in on local traffic case hearings, document perceived "unfair treatment"
          P-D:  Top-level EPA officials to sit through West Lake Landfill activists' "community listening session"
          KWMU:  First wave of Stockley verdict protesters and rioters might get off scot-free
          P-D:  Judge:  Testimony about St. Louis City police conduct during protests 'very, very concerning'
          JCNT editorial:  Galloway's audit shows need to improve tracking of tax breaks X
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  NARAL's Alison Dreith:  Hawley takes his anti-choice obsession to the U.S. Senate
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Campaign Life Missouri's Sam Lee:  Satan worshippers threatening Missouri values
          Columbia Missourian's David Rosman:  Blunt, Hartzler should flip-flop on health care
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        Wednesday, October 19
       
The Missouri Times:  October quarterly filings:  What we learned
          Jensen:  McCaskill unwise to kick off campaign with liberal Al Franken
          SNL:  McCaskill gets wooed by White House to join tax-overhaul effort
          P-D:  McCaskill:  'Honest, sloppy' mistake led her to blame cancer ordeal for going MIA on DEA
          SNL:  McCaskill admits 'sloppy' mistake on where she was when DEA bill was signed
          Missourinet:  McCaskill:  Trump's "sabotage" of Obamacare could be remedied by legislation
          AP:  McCaskill, Blunt pitch Kansas City and St. Louis for Amazon's second headquarters
          Missourinet:  Mizzou economist hopes Amazon does not choose Missouri for second HQ:  "Missouri would be the biggest sucker"
          KC Star:  KC wants all $40 million available from feds for Buck O'Neil bridge fix
          The Missouri Times:  Jeff Roe's consulting empire expands with acquisition of California-based Revolvis
          Hannibal Courier-Post:  Shelbina businesswoman Cindy O'Laughlin (R) enters race for state Senate
          KTVO (Kirksville):  North Missouri businesswoman Cindy O'Laughlin announces state Senate run
          Chicago Tribune:  Tax Foundation report:  Missouri ranks 16th in tax climate for business
          Missourinet:  Transportation task force debates increase in gas tax
          Missourinet:  Rep. Warren Love (R-Osceola) reacts to House Ethics Committee
          The Missouri Times:  Ron Richard:  Not considering filing St. Louis City-County merger 'at this time'
          The Missouri Times:  This Week in the Missouri Supreme Court:  Week of October 17, 2017
          Washington Missourian:  East Central College ready for accreditation visit
          JCNT:  High-tech political learning on wheels;  Students board C-SPAN bus
          SE Missourian:  Cape Girardeau's increasing homicide rate tied to drugs
          Columbia Missourian:  Politifact rating:  Fox News contributor's statement about St. Louis City and nation's highest crime rate rated "Mostly True"
          P-D:  Protesters make a scene at court hearing on Galleria arrests;  Pack circles, howls at woman who spoke in support of police
          KWMU:  Protesters' agitation has led to increased earnings for police officers;  Wash U. economics prof calls protesters' economic relevance "miniscule"
          Messenger:  Military officer snubbed by Greitens in quest for answers on violent arrest
          KC Star editorial:  What KC can learn from bidding for Amazon's HQ2
          Missourinet's Jason Taylor:  Hartzler makes herself scarce for town halls, spends time with district youth instead
          P-D letter:  Ballwin man responds to piece on Galloway audit, wants legislators to stop handing out tax breaks
          KC Star letter:  Kansas octogenarian offended by editorial on age limits for elected officials
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        Tuesday, October 17
       
The Missouri Times:  October 2017 Missouri quarterly campaign finance filings
          KWMU:  Missouri auditor candidates amass cash for 2018 election
          JCNT:  Leonard Steinman launches U.S. Senate race;  Key plank involves replacing herbicides with hoes X
          Missourinet:  McCaskill, Blunt team up to pitch Missouri for new Amazon headquarters
          SNL:  White House to host Speaker-elect Elijah Haahr (R-Springfield), others for tax talk today X
          Brownfield Ag News:  Greitens, other GOP governors plead with Trump in Renewable Fuels Standard letter
          The Missouri Times:  Hawthorne Foundation brings Greitens to Europe for second trade mission
          Missourinet:  Greitens to depart for second trade mission
          The Missouri Times:  Ethics Committee to advance to preliminary hearing after Warren Love's Facebook comment
          Missourinet:  Missouri House committee will hold hearing about lawmaker's Facebook post
          AP:  Ethics panel to review complaint against Rep. Warren Love (R-Osceola)
          KWMU:  Missouri lawmaker who made 'hang 'em' remark on Facebook will face ethics complaint
          The Missouri Times:  Kehoe on This Week in Missouri Politics:  Transportation, education, tax-credit overhaul big issues of 2018
          The Missouri Times:  Schroer on TWIMP:  Criminals impeding traffic puts law-abiding Missourians at risk
          CDT:  University of Missouri System picks top GOP aide Dustin Schnieders for staff lobbyist X
          Columbia Missourian:  University of Missouri System hires director of governmental relations to oversee day-to-day operations
          SNL:  Safer schools is mission of new group formed in Missouri X
          KWMU:  Politically Speaking podcast:  Rep. Sarah Unsicker (D-Webster Groves) lists Democratic superminority's dreams, including ending tax breaks for job creators, raising minimum wage, etc.
          P-D editorial:  McCaskill exposes the unholy alliance between regulators and opioid profiteers
          JCNT editorial:  Greitens needs more transparency;  Blocking woman who used "puke" emoji on Facebook was foolish X
          P-D op-ed:  Judy Baker:  Threatened Medicaid, CHIP programs are vital to our health care system
          P-D op-ed:  Sen. Bill Eigel (R-Weldon Spring):  If the EPA wants to excavate the West Lake Landfill, the truck stops here
          P-D letter:  Veteran St. Louis City protesters says urban youth need education, not woe-is-me self-pity "social justice" lessons
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        Monday, October 16
       
Missourinet:  Al Franken to visit Missouri next month to help McCaskill's re-election campaign
          Washington Missourian:  McCaskill talks re-election, voting trends
          P-D:  Profile:  GOP U.S. Senate candidate Austin Petersen
          Missourinet:  Jason Smith meets with Pence on tax overhaul, will tour southern Missouri this week
          Missourinet:  Blunt, Luetkemeyer applaud Trump's support of coal;  Comments from Sierra Club's John Hickey, others
          AP:  Joplin haggles with FEMA over tornado repairs
          JCNT:  C-SPAN to wheel into Jefferson City on rolling bus tour of state capitals X
          This Week in Missouri Politics:  Guest Mike Kehoe on transportation funding, Cierpiot's election, HUD and discrimination bill, Chappelle-Nadal;  Panel of Rep. Nick Schroer (R-O'Fallon), Mindy Mazur, David Barklage, Anne Schweitzer talk Trump's health care order and Senate Republicans' lack of testicular fortitude, McCaskill's re-election, discrimination bill and HUD money, bill to stiffen penalties for human roadblocks, more
          The Missouri Times:  Jeff Knight wins nomination for special election to replace Sandy Crawford
          Drebes:  Jamilah Nasheed's birthday bash fundraiser today
          Washington Missourian:  Sen. Dave Schatz (R-Sullivan) to run for Senate President Pro Tem X
          KC Star:  Criminals are stealing more firearms than ever - and KC gun owners are making it too easy
          P-D:  Two slain, a dozen injured in St. Louis City shootings since Saturday morning;  Shootings lead to zero (0) street protests
          KC Star editorial:  Missouri delegation should oppose NRA on guns
          CDT editorial:  Auditing tax breaks:  Galloway finds another oversight X
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        Sunday, October 15
       
SNL:  Mizzou economics professor Aaron Hedlund, weighing GOP Senate bid, talks to Greene County Pachyderms X
          CDT:  Josh Hawley on similar career path as John Danforth X
          KC Star:  Josh Hawley attends Americans for Prosperity seminar in New York
          P-D:  Paul Curtman could challenge David Wasinger in GOP bid for state auditor nomination
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Luetkemeyer expresses frustration with U.S. Senate's lack of action of health care, tax overhaul and immigration protections
          P-D:  Upset by players' disrespect, St. Charles VFW post stops showing NFL games
          Washington Missourian:  Local Korean War Veterans group opposes NFL players being 'disrespectful to the flag, the national anthem and veterans wo served their country"
          Columbia Missourian:  Profile:  Missouri Faith Voices on the warpath for peace, social justice
          P-D:  Missouri farmers talk challenges, opportunities enabled by decades-old weedkiller dicamba and new application regulations
          P-D:  Downtown protesters block traffic
          P-D:  Protest photo gallery:  Well-fed Caucasoid displays "EAT IT" tattoo whilst blocking traffic, more
          P-D editorial:  Galloway's review of legislative tax breaks lists 8-year cost to Missouri at $8 billion and up
          Messenger:  Protesters' disruptions earn capitulation from Mayor Lyda Krewson
          KC Star letters:  Kansas men criticize Koch brothers and tax cuts
          SNL letter:  Sen. Sonya Anderson (R-Springfield):  Teamsters, trial lawyers goad West Lake Activists to caterwaul for costly, unnecessary "excavation" X
          P-D letter:  St. Louis City man says North St. Louis City magnet school is correct to avoid suspensions, focus on teaching kids yoga and social justice
          P-D letter:  UMSL's J. Martin Rochester:  Public schools' focus on "diversity" is really social justice warrior indoctrination
          P-D letter:  St. Charles woman responds to piece on school group's slanted curriculum
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        Saturday, October 14
       
KWMU:  St. Louis illegal immigrant profile:  Mexican who snuck into America at age 2 complains about going to school with white children, other atrocities
          TonysKansasCity.com:  Historic Kansas City theatre cancels Milo Yiannapolous event, citing security concerns
          SNL:  Area Elizabeth Warren fan makes her own trading cards of famous gals, rattles online tin cup for cash X
          KWMU:  Big names, big money come through to help medical marijuana initiative;  Comments from New Approach Missouri's Jack Cardetti, others
          The Missouri Times:  Former Rep. Sheila Solon to run for Delus Johnson's open state rep seat
          The Missouri Times:  This Week in the Governor's Office:  Week of October 8, 2017
          P-D:  Greitens appoints attorney Katie Fowler as St. Louis judge
          SNL:  Lower license fees for pharmacists, podiatrists and psychologists to cost state $2 million X
          Columbia Missourian:  More than 20 states, including Missouri, remain out of compliance with REAL ID law
          Missourinet:  EPA requires 2018 safeguards for popular weedkiller dicamba
          P-D:  One of three men who assaulted police officers during Ferguson riots gets probation, 'shock time'
          KWMU:  Protesters' Ferguson stunt succeeds, ends in arrests;  Congressional candidate Cori Bush (D) to police:  "You [sic] yanking her around, you could have broke [sic] her arm!"
          P-D:  Protesters block traffic in Ferguson
          P-D:  Protest photo gallery:  Millennial Caucasoids wave desecrated American flag, sit Indian-style in middle of street
          KC Star editorial:  Campaign contribution caps mean the world may never know how much Rex Sinquefield donates to conservatives
          St. Joseph News-Press editorial:  David Steelman's views deserve a wider airing X
          P-D editorial:  Greitens right to consider Highway Patrol for police investigations, wrong to praise cops who corralled rioters
          Washington Missourian's Bill Miller:  McCaskill's town hall attracts mostly elderly women, features senior Senator's "frank, factual, to-the-point" answers X
          P-D letter:  Florissant man suggests Amazon remove St. Louis City from HQ consideration, look for a city whose mayor stands up to street anarchists
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        Friday, October 13
       
Bloomberg:  Under Trump, Obamacare navigators' funding teat drying up;  Comments from Missouri Association of Area Agencies on Aging
          SNL:  State senator who wished Trump dead links him to Hitler X
          AP:  Maria Chappelle-Nadal's latest social media post:  Comparing Trump to Hitler
          Missourinet:  Chappelle-Nadal's tweet compares Trump to Hitler
          Missourinet:  Blunt says Missouri leads the nation in mental health treatment
          Columbia Missourian:  Politifact check:  Blunt statement on length of tax code rated "True"
          KWMU:  McCaskill sets blistering fundraising pace, while rival Hawley files first report
          The Missouri Times:  McCaskill breaks record with $2.9 million raised this quarter
          SNL:  McCaskill, Hawley boast of fundraising totals as Missouri Senate race heats up X
          Missourinet's Jason Taylor:  BREAKING:  Missouri's U.S. Senate race could be expensive, competitive
          The Missouri Times:  Republicans accuse Dems of 'dirty political games' with Jacob Turk as a spoiler in SD 8
          Drebes:  Sen. Jill Schupp (D-Creve Coeur) could get free pass in re-election campaign
          The Missouri Times:  Profile:  Republican Jack Spooner
          The Missouri Times:  Hawley closer to prosecuting trafficking ring
          The Missouri Times:  Enacting discrimination law means Missouri could lose less than $500k/yr. in HUD funds
          SNL:  Missouri's new discrimination law imperils federal funding, HUD told state in July X
          KWMU:  New discrimination law puts Missouri at odds with HUD
          AP:  Missouri discrimination law change means funding loss
          KC Star:  Discrimination law could cost Missouri less than $500k in federal funds
          Missourinet:  Missouri's new discrimination law not in compliance with federal standards
          SE Missourian:  Bills addressing equal child custody to be filed, legislators say +
          Hannibal Courier-Post:  Missourians invited to MDC webcast on invasive species;  Certain plants, animals travel to areas they don't belong, cause headaches and economic damage
          P-D:  Protesters congregate in Clayton outside Greitens' fundraiser, chant "Come outside/We [sic] outside!";  Group plans agitation today in Ferguson
          P-D photo gallery:  Protester howls into the night
          KWMU:  ACLU documents students' misbehavior, punishment
          AP:  Black students more likely to be punished for bad behavior, ACLU claims
          Missourinet:  ACLU report focuses on black students' behavior, punishments
          KC Star editorial:  We may need age limits for politicians, young and old;  U.S. Senate has too many octogenarians
          CDT editorial:  AG Josh Hawley's political maneuver should come as no surprise X
          P-D editorial:  The mayor came for a dialogue. Protesters tried to see who could shout the loudest.
          Columbia Missourian's Phill Brooks:  Good state regulations demand legislative expertise
          P-D letter:  Greenway Networks' Greg Poleski:  Greitens should reopen three new state parks, support new rails-to-trails state park
          KC Star letter:  Kansas woman growing tired of Greitens' incessant "athletic" tryhard chestpuffery
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        Thursday, October 12
       
SNL:  Blunt comes to Springfield to talk mental health push X
          KC Star:  Blunt says new program will help fill treatment gap in mental health care
          KWMU:  McCaskill offers Medicare option for middle-aged people at 46th town hall
          AP:  McCaskill petitions Homeland Security for help at Busch Stadium
          Missourinet:  McCaskill helps Cardinals' anti-terrorism efforts
          St. Joseph News-Press:  McCaskill to GOP hopeful Josh Hawley:  Talk to Missourians X
          KC Star:  Blunt has kind words for Josh Hawley
          Missourinet:  Columbia woman seeks to fill Democratic ballot slot in Vicky Hartzler's re-election
          P-D:  New U.S. attorney vows increased focus on violent crime, opioids
          Quincy Herald-Whig:  Cindy O'Laughlin enters Missouri Senate race
          Kirksville Daily Express:  Cindy O'Laughlin announces run for Missouri state Senate
          The Missouri Times:  Lathrop Gage joins with Gallagher Consultants to form new consulting firm
          KWMU:  Politically Speaking podcast:  National Review's David French talks to Mannies & Rosenbaum about anti-free-speech stance of college thinskins and Trump's pro-Pledge stance against NFL owners
          P-D:  National Review columnist tackles free speech, NFL protests in talk at Wash U.
          SNL:  Greitens:  'The flag brings real patriots to their feet, not their knees' X
          P-D:  In video, Greitens makes pitch for Amazon HQ to choose Missouri
          The Missouri Times:  Galloway:  Inaccurate fiscal notes worsen 'budget crisis in Missouri'
          KWMU:  Galloway audit finds Missouri not accurately tracking tax breaks
          Missourinet:  Galloway audit says tax-incentive system does not adequately show fiscal impact
          AP:  Galloway:  State lacks tracking of tax breaks
          AP:  Missouri gets 4 more months to comply with REAL ID Act
          The Missouri Times:  #moleg podcast:  Sen. Dave Schatz (R-Sullivan) talks transportation, Senate and his bid for pro tem
          Drebes:  Schatz swings for the fences, as annual golf fundraiser brings in six-figure sum
          The Missouri Times:  Transportation Task Force entertains ideas on how to best improve Missouri infrastructure
          Missourinet:  State task force discusses transportation funding options, including gas tax
          Missourinet:  Kehoe:  Plan to preserve care for handicapped Missourians to be submitted soon
          SE Missourian:  Child-custody advocate:  State law needs fix to provide parents with more equal custody +
          SNL:  MoDOT:  Open-container penalty has done some good X
          KWMU:  Activists demand state officials encroach on EPA jurisdiction and monitor radioactive waste in Bridgeton Landfill stormwater
          KWMU:  Mayor Lyda Krewson attempts to speak with protesters at forum, gets rewarded with screams and chants
          P-D:  Crowd at protester forum gets violent;  Man gets punched for suggesting Mayor Lyda Krewson be heard
          P-D photo gallery:  Angry woman screaming, grown man wearing baseball cap indoors, etc.
          KC Star editorial:  Will Greitens keep his promise to clean up state government?
          P-D editorial:  Former state lawmaker Caleb Jones and current St. Louis City alderman Sarah Wood Martin should not choose to feed their families by lobbying
          KC Star op-ed:  Americans for Prosperity's Jeremy Cady:  Will McCaskill help fix the broken tax code?
          KCUR's Frank Morris:  Blunt continues pushing for tax cuts despite harm done to middle class, budget deficit
          P-D letter:  Bella Villa octogenarian says herds of protesters on highways could block fire trucks, ambulances
          P-D letter:  Lake Saint Louis man responds to Tod Robberson column, says black community is harmed by men who abandon the children they create
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        Wednesday, October 11
       
Missourinet:  Blunt welcomes Trump Administration's support of coal
        KWMU:  On Mental Health Day, Blunt calls for truce between Trump and Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN)
        P-D:  Blunt suggests Trump and Corker should play nice
        KC Star:  McCaskill:  Brownback's Kansas should be 'cautionary tale' on taxes
        KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  In wake of Las Vegas shooting, Luetkemeyer says stories of gun owners fighting off attacks are rarely mentioned by media
        The Missouri Times:  Hawley enters 2018 Missouri Senate race
        The Missouri Times:  McCaskill, Courtland Sykes respond to Hawley's U.S. Senate announcement
        SNL:  GOP competitors lob criticisms at Josh Hawley X
        Morning Consult:  Paul Curtman says he's considering state auditor bid, speaks highly of Hawley
        AP:  Hawley must unite GOP factions in Missouri Senate race
        KWMU:  Hawley announces U.S. Senate bid, setting up possible matchup with McCaskill
        KWMU:  High crime rate earns North St. Louis County's Castle Point neighborhood a cool million of taxpayer dollars to try to improve behavior
        The Missouri Times:  Democratic candidate's husband among those signing Jacob Turk's state Senate petition
        Drebes:  Martin Rucker II seeks to fill Democratic ballot slot in race for Schaaf's seat
        KWMU:  Greitens isn't dismissing idea of changing who investigates police-involved killings
        The Missouri Times:  Rep. Bruce Franks (D-St. Louis City) answers questions about his rap lyrics glamorizing violence against fellow African-Americans, thorough intercoursing of females
        P-D:  Protest updates:  Pack marches to location where heroin dealer pulled gun on officer, got put down;  Bruce Franks to speak at panel today, then lead group on streetwalk during business hours
        Missourinet:  Greitens:  800 new National Guard jobs are coming to Missouri
        The Missouri Times:  Planned Parenthood, ACLU sue state over latest abortion law
        P-D:  Planned Parenthood sues Missouri over newest abortion law
        Missourinet:  ACLU, Planned Parenthood file lawsuit challenging new abortion regulations
        CDT:  Planned Parenthood Columbia location given green light to terminate fetuses X
        Missourinet:  Rep. Nate Walker (R-Kirksville) wants to debate use of taxpayer money on NFL teams
        KC Star:  In wake of flag protests, Walker wants to review state money used for Arrowhead
        Messenger:  On Nate Walker, NFL protests and pack of protesters who made a scene in state Senate gallery
        CDT:  University of Missouri calls off search for staff lobbyist, will stick with Andy Blunt X
        Columbia Missourian:  Mistakes of past weak leadership won't be repeated, Steelman says
        CDT:  Curator David Steelman:  University of Missouri events of 2015 "a meltdown" X
        SNL:  MSU's gun-control panel disussion draws fewer than 50 X
        KWMU:  School districts taking responsibility for cost of ACTs after state stops paying the tab
        P-D:  Who should run St. Louis City schools? Appointed and elected school boards trying to figure that out
        The Missouri Times:  Missouri Hyperloop Coalition conducting hyper loop study
        Missourinet:  Missouri state trooper accused of having sex with underage boy
        Missourinet:  Dallas Delay case highlights changes in Missouri law regarding first degree murder
        KC Star editorial:  Is it too much to ask that Claire McCaskill and Josh Hawley fight fair in U.S. Senate race?
        KC Star editorial:  Don't punish protesting NFL players by cutting state money for Arrowhead Stadium
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        Tuesday, October 10
       
AP:  Josh Hawley announces bid for U.S. Senate
          SNL:  Hawley makes Senate bid official X
          SNL:  Ex-Trump strategist Steve Bannon backs Hawley X
          P-D's Kevin McDermott:  To the surprise of no one, Hawley formally throws his hat in the ring for U.S. Senate;  Thoughts from 1/2 of P-D poli sci prof pundit pool (UMSL's Dave Robertson)
          Missourinet:  Hawley releases video announcing bid for Senate
          KC Star:  Hawley challenging McCaskill for Senate seat
          The Missouri Times:  Quarterly fundraising numbers begin to roll in;  Analysis from Jack Cardetti and Scott Dieckhaus
          P-D:  Liberal "Media Matters" group takes aim at St. Louis conservative radio host Jamie Allman
          The Missouri Times:  Buchanan County Presiding Commissioner Harry Roberts announces bid for SD 34
          AP:  Satanic Temple's abortion lawsuit headed to Missouri Supreme Court
          AP:  Judge rules Missouri owes $26.3 million to blind residents
          SNL:  Missouri's REAL ID waiver just expired, but Greitens says state has a plan X
          KWMU:  Likelihood of another special session getting slimmer
          The Missouri Times:  House Superminority Leader Gail McCann Beatty (D-Kansas City) wants Greitens to testify against Rep. Warren Love (R-Osceola)
          Missourinet:  Superminority Leader invites Greitens to appear before committee to criticize Love
          SE Missourian:  College algebra to be removed from Southeast required curriculum;  2016 Senate bill helped pave the way for flexibility +
          Missourinet:  Nasheed to file legislation regarding officer-involved deaths
          The Missouri Times:  On This Week in Missouri Politics, Rep. Bruce Franks (D-St. Louis City) and Dave Spence talk "root causes" for riots and protests
          P-D:  Two St. Louis City judges sit through hours of activist complaints involving "unfair" treatment
          St. Joseph News-Press editorial:  Missouri State Highway Patrol must try to find elusive qualified minority applicants X
          Hannibal Courier-Post's Eric Dundon:  Public should be more impressed than they are about journalists' use of Sunshine Law X
          P-D letter:  Black man says Post-Dispatch's milquetoast Caucasoids should stop patronizing African-Americans and start holding criminals accountable for savage behavior
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        Monday, October 9   Columbus Day
       
KWMU:  At St. Charles gun show, 2nd Amendment enthusiasts add facts to 'bump stock' hysteria
        Quincy Herald-Whig:  Local group helping residents sign up for Obamacare
        JCNT:  Rural hospitals continue to struggle in Missouri X
        This Week in Missouri Politics:  Guest Jay Barnes on decision to choose family over state Senate, culture of incivility and "abnormal" people, more;  Panel of Rep. Bruce Franks (D-St. Louis City), Jack Cardetti, Jeff Mazur, Dave Spence on abortion lawsuits, rage agitation and street protests, Josh Hawley vs. Claire McCaskill, more
        Missouri Viewpoints:  Missouri Marijuana Legalization Movement's Tim Gilio talks about campaign for recreational and medical pot;  Missouri Jobs with Justice's Richard von Glahn shares details of liberals' "Clean Missouri" plan
        St. Joseph News-Press:  Buchanan County Presiding Commissioner Harry Roberts (R) to run for Schaaf's seat;  Rep. Delus Johnson (R) says he "probably will not" run X
        Drebes:  Former Rep. Jim Avery (R-Crestwood) registers as lobbyist
        Missourinet:  Columbus Day one of 12 Missouri state holidays
        Columbia Missourian:  Columbus Day now viewed through culturally-sensitive prism;  Comments from Indian coed, others
        KC Star:  Satanist wins transfer of her abortion case to the Missouri Supreme Court
        Missourinet:  Missouri Supreme Court hears argument against law barring convicted felon from having guns
        Missourinet:  Sen. Bob Dixon (R-Springfield) thinks Missouri should overhaul county jail payment system
        KMOX:  Changing demographics at street protests:  More whites than blacks showing up to disrupt traffic, cause disturbances;  Rep. Bruce Franks (D-St. Louis City) says street activation hasn't begun "for real"
        P-D:  Protesters mark 3-year anniversary of police shooting in St. Louis City;  Budding criminal VonDerrit Myers fired shots at officer, was put down
        KC Star op-ed:  Missouri Chamber's Dan Mehan:  Greitens and unified Legislature making sure Missouri isn't the 'Sue-Me State'
        KC Star letter:  Area pediatrician wants delegation to extend CHIP;  KC man says Hartzler is "mindless"
        P-D letter:  Webster Groves nonagenarian dislikes Blunt's position on guns
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        Sunday, October 8
       
CDT:  Thanks to husband's riches, McCaskill leads Missouri congressional delegation in wealth;  Luetkemeyer, Hartzler lead House delegation in assets X
          SNL:  Joplin's David Humphreys is Missouri's rising Republican mega-donor X
          JCNT:  Frenchman speaks to Missouri Catholic Conference, urges state to be kinder to immigrants X
          Drebes:  Urban shuffling:  Rep. Michael Butler (D-St. Louis City) to take on incumbent Recorder of Deeds Sharon Carpenter, while Josh Peters and Bruce Franks will battle for Nasheed's state Senate seat
          SNL:  Former Schweich treasurer Joe Passanise receives 'Lawyer of the Year' recognition X
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Rep. Nate Walker (R-Kirksville) says Legislature will work with Eric Schmitt to keep state pensions strong
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  MoDOT Director Patrick McKenna says smartphones are causing dramatic increases in Missouri fatalities
          SE Missourian:  Missouri State Highway Patrol begins 'preliminary inquiry' into Oran timecard fraud allegations +
          Washington Missourian editorial:  Blunt is right to push for a fairer, simpler tax code X
          Washington Missourian editorial:  Patriotic stand by College of the Ozarks on National Anthem is refreshing X
          Washington Missourian editorial:  Before being judgmental about officer-involved shootings, we should imagine how we would react if faced with street savagery X
          KC Star op-ed:  UMKC's Allan Katz:  At upcoming "civility" forums, attendees will ring bells when political speakers get hysterical or dramatic
          P-D letter:  Florissant man suggests police impound highway-blocking protesters' cars
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        Saturday, October 7
       
Politico:  In advance of poor Obamacare enrollment numbers, McCaskill accuses GOP of "trying to sabotage the markets"
          P-D:  Federal, state lawmakers weigh in on Trump's new birth control coverage rules
          P-D:  Congressional votes for the week
          Missourinet:  GOP Senate candidate Austin Petersen says he feels 'singled out' for gun giveaway
          P-D:  Profile:  GOP U.S. Senate candidate Courtland Sykes;  Instigatory online ads, written Q&A take right-wing aim at "Big Media," feminist frumps and Muslim mayhem
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri PSC commissioner - and former NFL Pro Bowler - Bill Kenney talks about anti-Trump kneeling protests
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri Soybean Association, other ag groups denounce Joe Maxwell's liberal "Family Farm Action" group
          The Missouri Times:  This Week in the Governor's Office:  Week of October 2, 2017
          Drebes:  GOP critic says Greitens' anti-red-tape push could be mere window dressing;  Effort likely to culminate in self-glamorizing Facebook video
          SE Missourian:  Missouri DOD Director Rob Dixon speaks at First Friday coffee, talks about need for skilled workforce +
          KWMU:  Some public defenders decline new cases after Missouri Supreme Court disciplines lawyer
          Missourinet:  Missouri Supreme Court decision means stealing convictions under state law stay in place
          The Missouri Times:  Grain Belt appeals PSC decision, asks Court of Appeals to re-establish Commission's authority
          The Missouri Times:  Threat assessment amendment depends on utilities bill
          P-D:  Protesters march in Ferguson, yell at police officers;  Congressional candidate Cori Bush delivers stump speech to throng
          KWMU:  State of the Riots series, Episode 2:  Editor Shula Neuman, reporter Willis Ryder Arnold:  Protesters' highway shutdown and arrests, Board of Aldermen proposal limiting police tools, more
          JCNT editorial:  Paying for college?  Consider MOST +
          P-D editorial briefs:  David Humphreys must pay the price for having lobbyist use a parking lot garage space
          P-D letter:  Missouri Pharmacy Association's Ron Fitzwater:  Pharmacists do their part in fight against meth
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        Friday, October 6
       
Washington Post:  The Axe Files:  David Axelrod talks to Jason Kander about 2020 presidential campaign, guns
          SNL:  A look at NRA activity in Missouri:  Endorsing Chris Koster (D) over Eric Greitens (R), supporting Blunt, opposing McCaskill, more X
          P-D:  List of NRA, gun-control groups' activity in Missouri
          Helling:  Blunt's support of 2nd Amendment in 2016 re-election was "a cutural signal" to voters
          Reuters:  McCaskill drafts bill in response to Allergan patent maneuver
          Politico:  Josh Hawley has a phone chat with Steve Bannon;  Comments from James Harris, Jane Cunningham
          KC Star:  Josh Hawley chats with Steve Bannon about U.S. Senate run;  Ed Martin has not ruled out a primary bid
          Missourinet:  Missouri Hospital Association's Dave Dillon, Truman Medical Centers' Charlie Shields talk CHIP renewal
          P-D:  Nick Pistor discusses new book 'Shooting Lincoln,' detailing photography during the Civil War
          SE Missourian:  Missouri Democratic Party Chairman Stephen Webber holds meeting in Cape Girardeau, talks Medicaid +
          JCNT:  Barnes says no to state Senate race X
          Missourinet:  Rep. Jay Barnes (R-Jefferson City) decides against state Senate run
          Dunklin Democrat:  Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft holds meeting in Kennett +
          The Missouri Times:  Eric Schmitt named Rodel Fellow by Aspen Institute
          KWMU:  Politically Speaking podcast:  Rep. Justin Alferman (R-Hermann) chats with Mannies & Rosenbaum about campaign-contribution limits, possible special session for in-home cuts, and suggests street-riot crowd attempt to articulate what they want
          KWMU:  Missouri Highway Patrol struggling to find qualified minority and lady applicants;  Both groups more likely than white men to throw in the towel during training
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri Supreme Court denies transfer of 'right to work' cases
          The Missouri Times:  This Week in the Missouri Supreme Court:  Week of October 2, 2017
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri Housing Development Commission committee, annual commission meeting postponed
          Drebes:  Bumps lie ahead for Greitens' Board of Education takeover plan;  Holsman could hinder gov's plans to stack the deck
          SE Missourian:  Southeast president addresses budget challenges, opportunities during state of university address +
          P-D:  Missouri highway signs have jokes;  A look behind the sometimes-lippy humor
          Missourinet:  Study:  Missouri a "high-risk" state for drivers hitting deer;  Feeble-minded animals tend to get in way of traffic, cause damage
          P-D:  Traffic-blocking protesters begin encountering citizen opposition;  Counterprotesters gather to show support for police;  One driver doesn't let pack of protesters stop vehicle's progress
          Washington Post:  Limelight from riots, street stunts help raise urban politicians' profiles:  Mini-profiles of congressional candidate Cori Bush, Rep. Bruce Franks (D-St. Louis City)
          P-D editorial:  Street and mall riots less effective than civilized voting activities
          P-D editorial:  Yes to outside police investigations. No to St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner's poor money management and sense of entitlement.
          P-D letter:  St. Louis County man wonders why anti-police editorial left out the "savagery and brutality" of protesters
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        Thursday, October 5
       
Politico:  Blunt, others unveil bipartisan criminal justice overhaul package
          Washington Post:  Blunt, bipartisan group unveil latest attempt at sentencing overhaul
          SE Missourian:  Local Moms Demand Action leader says Las Vegas shooting ruined her event:  "This was supposed to be a big party, rah-rah" +
          Missourinet:  Americans for Prosperity to run ads targeting McCaskill on taxes
          P-D:  Missouri U.S. Senate campaign bits:  Former Kander spokeswoman Anne Feldman to Dems' superPAC;  Other Kander staffers move to Iowa to lay groundwork for presidential campaign
          AP:  Jeff Jensen confirmed as U.S. attorney for eastern Missouri
          Dunklin Democrat:  MDP Chairman Stephen Webber to hold town hall meeting tonight at Dunklin County Courthouse
          AP:  Greitens hits campaign trail for other GOP governors
          The Missouri Times:  Greitens calls for special election in HD 97, 129, 144
          The Missouri Times:  Rep. Mike Bernskoetter (R-Jefferson City) kicks off Senate District 6 campaign
          CDT:  Caleb Jones leaving Greitens office for electric co-op post X
          The Missouri Times:  Caleb Jones leaving governor's office, takes VP job with Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives
          Missourinet:  Caleb Jones heading to Association of Electric Cooperatives
          AP:  Caleb Jones leaves governor's office for Missouri electric co-op job
          The Missouri Times:  To honor gals' group 25-year anniversary, Greitens to hand out 25 appointments to 25 women in 25 days;  Sheena Greitens delivers the news
          Columbia Missourian:  New health care funding proposals would cut from senior tax credits
          The Missouri Times:  UM System looks to hire new in-house lobbyist, but rules could prevent some from taking the job;  Top contenders include Kelly Gillespie, Jeff Davis, David Pearce
          SNL:  Anti-Trump feminist speaks at MSU, makes dire predictions of impending American autocracy X
          Columbia Missourian:  Politifact rating:  Statement from Sen. Andrew Koenig (R-Manchester) on Planned Parenthood founder and eugenics rated "Mostly False"
          Drebes:  State bids out security guard services
          Missourinet:  Rep. Nick Schroer (R-O'Fallon) wants to increase penalties for those who block interstates without permits;  Rioters damaged cars in St. Charles last month
          The Missouri Times:  This Week in the Missouri PSC:  October 4, 2017
          AP:  Missouri court rules in favor of lesbian seeking custody
          P-D editorial:  Alderman's bill goes overboard to protect protesters, constrain police
          P-D letter:  Perryville sexagenarian says sometimes-columnist Bill McClellan is no longer liberal enough
          P-D letter:  Clayton septuagenarian wants state legislators to pass tighter gun laws
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        Wednesday, October 4
       
Bloomberg:  McCaskill blasts Trump for saying tax plan won't benefit him
          St. Joseph News-Press:  McCaskill continues push for contractor oversight X
          SNL:  Federal CHIP funding could run out in Missouri by March X
          SE Missourian:  Delta Regional Authority to invest $2.4 million to aid economic development in region;  Comments from Peter Kinder, Jason Smith, Eric Greitens +
          Missourinet:  Missouri's Stephen Censky to serve as USDA's second in command
          The Missouri Times:  AFL-CIO announces national convention in St. Louis
          P-D:  GOP looks to hold legislative seats in special elections
          SNL:  Greitens' team creates new official social media accounts X
          Missourinet:  Missouri State Treasurer Eric Schmitt:  student loan debt has surpassed mortgage debt
          Missourinet:  State of Missouri sending out latest wave of county jail reimbursements
          P-D:  Satanic Temple and Planned Parenthood score initial win in abortion fight
          The Missouri Times:  Legal victory paves the way for three pregnancy-termination clinics
          Missourinet:  Abortion provider moving quickly to expand termination services after 8th Circuit Court decision
          AP:  New study examines how far women in each state must travel to terminate unborn babies
          SNL:  DHSS memo:  Missouri plans to require abortion providers to have a physician on-call 24/7 X
          Missourinet:  Missouri Supreme Court to hear challenge to 2008 law banning convicted felons from having guns
          The Missouri Times:  Annual conference discusses ways Missouri can move forward with energy consumption
          KC Star:  Charges dropped against illegal alien accused of on-campus rape of UMKC student;  February incident created hysteria among campus rape activists
          SE Missourian:  State declares test results for schools invalid +
          SNL:  Man nabbed after digging ginseng root on Missouri Dept. of Conservation land X
          KWMU:  Missouri conservation officials propose ban on commercial wild turtle trapping
          Missourinet:  Missouri Dept. of Conservation says fall turkey hunting could be challenging
          JCNT:  Hundreds of mid-Missouri students pray together;  "See You at the Pole" events lead to zero broken windows or assaults on law enforcement officers X
          KWMU:  Rep. Bruce Franks (D-St. Louis City), others participate in highway-blocking stunt;  Woman who assaulted police officer during Galleria riot addresses pack of protesters outside jail
          P-D:  Protests block highway;  Police succeed in corralling herd onto side streets
          P-D:  Alderman's proposal would limit police tools used to control rioters
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        Tuesday, October 3
       
Missourinet:  Elected officials, candidates and staff pen statements on Las Vegas
          KY3 (Springfield):  Blunt aims to give more protection to victims of domestic violence
          CNBC:  More scrutiny for Allergan over Indian tribe deal;  McCaskill calls patent partnership an "absurd loophole"
          Missourinet:  NAFTA negotiation critical for Missouri railroad company
          AP:  McCaskill unhappy with DeVos' stance on rights of those accused of campus sex assaults, wants to talk to Trump about it
          AP:  Community college sociology prof peddles book claiming citizens were harmed by mysterious government airplanes spraying chemicals;  Government study shows no evidence, but Lacy Clay wants investigation anyway
          P-D:  New campaign limits spur growth of PACs
          The Missouri Times:  Pat Rowe Kerr (R) to run for Jay Barnes' open state rep seat
          Drebes:  Help Wanted:  Missouri House seeks Publications Specialist
          AP:  Monthly survey indicates more economic growth ahead for Midwest
          The Missouri Times:  Dose of legislative reality serves as antidote for Democratic superminority's health care plan
          SNL:  Court ruling could speed up pregnancy terminations in Springfield X
          Missourinet:  Planned Parenthood wins fight to expand abortion in Missouri
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Rep. Holly Rehder (R-Sikeston) talks needle-exchange bill
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri American Water case could change how Missouri decides rates
          Missourinet:  Green lender in Missouri cooperating with FBI investigation into contractor
          KWMU:  Union leader Jeff Roorda (D) to run for Jefferson County county executive
          P-D:  Pepper spray deployed effectively during Friday protest;  Black clergy hold press conference to complain
          KWMU:  Small sect of protest crowd attempts to register voters in St. Louis City
          P-D editorial:  To quell riots, St. Louis deploys a commando.
          Waters:  Race at MU:  Cartwright joins the fray X
          P-D letter:  Sierra Club rep opposes Greitens' environmental moves
          P-D letter:  Wildwood man responds to protester caterwauling, says people of his Jewish faith have faced discrimination and still manage to thrive whilst loving America
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        Monday, October 2
       
P-D's Raasch:  McCaskill, Blunt typify how Washington is adjusting to the spontaneity of Donald Trump
          This Week in Missouri Politics:  Panel of Rep. Tracy McCreery (D-Olivette), Jim Avery, Judy Baker, Brianna Lennon talk Jacob Turk playing spoiler in state Senate race, Nicole Galloway's first statewide election, Democratic superminority's health care plan, St. Louis riots, more
          Drebes:  Melissa Etheridge lends name to medical marijuana group's fundraising e-mail
          Brownfield Ag News:  Josh Hawley, others attorneys general urge EPA to abolish Obama's "Waters of the U.S." rule
          P-D:  Gov. Jay Nixon reflects:  On legislators' complaints of his "aloof" approach, Ferguson riots, Rams, state parks, more
          SNL:  Restoring care for 8,000 Missourians likely means cutting tax credits for seniors X
          Washington Missourian:  Rep. Nate Tate (R-St. Clair) talks transportation at St. Clair Chamber of Commerce meeting X
          Missourinet:  Missouri falls six months behind in paying county jail bills
          Missourinet:  National Chamber group, MATA weigh in on new GOP-backed lawsuit laws
          Columbia Missourian:  Missouri Press Association awareds:  Columbia Missourian wins Best Online Newspaper or Website
          P-D:  Success of St. Louis police sergeant in outsmarting rioters irks protesters
          P-D editorial:  Congress should change law hindering Missouri's Western Governors University
          P-D editorial:  Target stores right to raise minimum wage, while Missouri GOP legislators are still wrong;  Greitens lacked the courage to actually sign GOP bill
          Washington Missourian editorial:  National Newspaper Week a good time to highlight the value of small newspapers X
          KC Star letter:  Jefferson City man wants state Dept. of Conservation to treat deer the same way they treat mountain lions
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        Sunday, October 1
       
October 2016 Missouri political news headlines
          October 2015 Missouri political news headlines
          CDT:  Rural hospitals on life support in Missouri X
          Columbia Business Times:  Former journalists find life beyond the news cycle:  A look at Scott Charton, John Fougere
          Drebes:  Help Wanted:  St. Louis Realtors seeks assistant director of government affairs
          CDT:  Local activists, experts say "ban the box" law is not doing minorities any favors X
          CDT:  State-school minority data:  MU sees decrease in black students since Fall 2015 race agitation;  UMSL Chancellor Tom George addresses high level of minority enrollment X
          SNL:  Drury University speaking series to host Rhode Island conservative;  Tom Nichols has a sense of humor, says many Americans act like "Cheers" know-it-all Cliff Clavin X
          SNL:  Drury University speaking series to host St. Louis liberal;  Sarah Kendzior is a feminist, bemoans Trump's "atrocities" X
          St. Joseph News-Press editorial:  Despite street-protester logic, market is best at setting wages X
          SNL editorial:  Missouri State grows, thrives despite cuts X
          Washington Missourian editorial:  Ameren Missouri is right on renewables X
          P-D editorial:  Union employee who wrote pro-police tweet should get their "butt" kicked out of the job
          KWMU's David Cazeres:  Heroic protesters won't be deterred as they stomp around Galleria mall, impede traffic in Richmond Heights
          P-D letter:  St. Charles man says Rep. Bruce Franks (D-St. Louis City), other protesters should stop blaming white people for their problems and try marching around their own violent neighborhoods
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