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Archive - September 2019



    

        Monday, September 30, 2019
       
This Week in Missouri Politics:  Guest Sen. Mike Cierpiot (R-Lee's Summit) on U.S. House Dems' impeachment effort, Parson vs. Galloway, special session, more;  Panel of Mike Hafner and Rep. Raychel Proudie (D-Ferguson) talk impeachment, urban violence, Parson vs. Galloway, black voters' frustrations with Democratic party, Missouri Dems' litmus tests for candidates, more
          SE Missourian:  House Democrats' bus tour makes stop in Bootheel;  Comments from Missouri House Superminority Leader Crystal Quade (D-Springfield) +
          KWMU:  Ohio report blames Bootheel's suicide rate on gun freedoms, lack of health insurance
          Missourinet:  Enforcement credited for decrease in fatalities at Missouri rail crossings
          P-D editorial:  St. Louis lost when Washington U. took a pass on hosting 2020 debate X
          P-D editorial:  Another report confirms the obvious:  Missouri's infrastructure is still a mess X
          KC Star editorial:  Josh Hawley could learn a lot about spike in suicide from KC widow who knows too well X
          KC Star editorial:  Gov. Parson should commute sentence of Russell Bucklew X
          KC Star editorial:  This KC-area school district has crossed the line between church and state X
          P-D letter:  St. Louis City man says Blunt and Hawley support electronic voting as part of nationwide Republican conspiracy to steal elections X
          P-D letter:  Kirkwood sexagenarian wants state legislators to pass gun control measures X
          P-D letter:  St. Peters octogenerian responds to letter from Ballwin septuagenarian responding to University City septuagenarian's letter about pro-life laws X
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        Sunday, September 29, 2019
       
KC Star:  Paypal co-founder Peter Thiel supports Sen. Josh Hawley, President Donald Trump, others X
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Missouri's levees and pumps dealing with consistent flooding X
          P-D:  The floodwater is gone, but problems persist in river towns like Clarksville X
          KCUR:  Judge blocks Missouri from enforcing its ban on Down syndrome-based abortions
          P-D:  Parson appoints special victims prosecutor Brittney Smith as judge in St. Charles County X
          CDT's Rudi Keller:  Time for Missouri to regulate vaping like smoking X
          P-D letter:  Wentzville woman says state must ban hunting feral hogs to solve problem X
          SNL letter:  Springfield septuagenarian opposes execution of rapist/murderer Russell Bucklew X
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        Saturday, September 28, 2019
       
AP:  Blunt predicts House Democrats will move forward on Trump impeachment regardless of facts
          KC Star:  Blunt, Hawley react to House Dems' impeachment campaign X
          AP:  Graves announces federal funding for moveable flood wall in Clarksville
          Brownfield Ag News:  USDA's "top up" payments won't make farmers whole, Missouri Corn Growers Association's Mark Scott says
          SNL:  Cybersecurity expert applauds Greene County Clerk Shane Schoeller's efforts to secure elections X
          The Missouri Times:  New batch of automatic voter registration initiative petitions approved to circulate
          KWMU/Corporation for Public Broadcasting "Sharing America" racism reporter Andrea Henderson:  Institutional racism oppresses black voters in Missouri:  Staircases at polling places, slow-moving poll workers among hurdles suppressing black vote
          CDT:  Sen. Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia) kicks off re-election as Dems weigh options X
          The Missouri Times:  This Week in the Governor's Office:  Week of September 23, 2019
          The Missouri Times:  Federal judge reverses previous ruling preventing abortions based on Down syndrome diagnosis
          AP:  Federal judge blocks Missouri ban on Down syndrome-based abortions
          JCNT:  State panel finalizing details for Hyperloop report X
          P-D editorial:  Missouri won't track opioids or restrict guns. Death rates surge accordingly. X
          JCNT editorial:  Missouri's adult high schools seeing positive results X
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        Friday, September 27, 2019
       
Missourinet:  Blunt, Gov. Parson, Ag Director Chris Chinn react to U.S. and Japan reaching initial trade deal
          Brownfield Ag News:  Japan deal puts Missouri farmers on level playing field, Missouri Corn Growers Association's Mark Scott says
          Columbia Missourian:  UM President Mun Choi stands by China's Confucius Institute despite Sen. Josh Hawley's opposition
          The Missouri Times:  Gov. Parson receives endorsement of Missouri Right to Life
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Rep. Jim Neely (R-Cameron) says he'll run against Gov. Parson in GOP primary X
          SNL:  Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe makes campaign stop in Springfield, talks 2020 election bid X
          The Missouri Times:  Rep. Tommie Pierson, Jr. (D-St. Louis) launches Senate campaign for North St. Louis County district
          KWMU:  State hopes local courts agree to electronic monitoring to cut costs
          Missourinet:  Missouri Supreme Court hears complex rural Missouri CAFO and Clean Water Commission case
          P-D:  Hearing next month to focus on gaming machines X
          Columbia Missourian:  Local lawmakers weigh in on efforts to curb urban homicides, modify criminal mentality
          Missourinet:  Death penalty opponents want Gov. Parson to block Missouri inmate's execution
          AP:  Anti-death-penalty protest draws 20 to Capitol
          KWMU:  Russell Bucklew scheduled to be executed Tuesday
          P-D editorial:  On urban violence, St. Louis County man wonders why "Black Lives Matters" activists save agitation for officer-involved shootings and not daily street behavior X
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        Thursday, September 26, 2019
       
The Missouri Times:  Mike Kelley's Show Me Victories says Biden has commanding lead over other 2020 Democrats in Missouri
          KWMU:  As impeachment talk intensifies, Missouri lawmakers split along party lines
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Reaction to impeachment probe falls across party lines X
          SNL:  Hawley, Long weigh in on Dems' impeachment efforts X
          KWMU:  St. Louis on the Air:  Event promo for Legal Services of Eastern Missouri's "Justice Speaks" fundraiser;  NPR's Nina Totenberg complains about Trump's success in appointing conservative judges
          KWMU:  Local UAW members continue GM strike;  Woman in her 50s laments not having saved enough money to pay two (2) months of household bills
          Detroit Metro News:  UAW workers demand to regain concessions;  Union capo Vance Pearson, a St. Charles resident, spent member dues on "personal luxuries"
          The Missouri Times:  Flotron & McIntosh adds John Gaskin III to lobbying team
          Missourinet:  Speaker of the House Elijah Haahr says Medicaid expansion would have negative impact on Missouri education
          The Missouri Times:  Who has applied for Missouri's new, "nonpartisan" state demographer position?
          KWMU:  Politically Speaking podcast:  Rep. Ian Mackey (D-Richmond Heights) on Dem presidential primary, gun control, more
          SE Missourian:  Heidi Hall, former Southeast Missourian managing editor, dies at 49 +
          AP:  Parson signs bill to save car tax break
          P-D:  Missouri Supreme Court hears arguments over Clean Water Commission appointments X
          Columbia Missourian's Kira Lovell:  Missouri attorney general warns of new phone scam targeting the elderly;  No mention of AG's name (Eric Schmitt) or political party (Republican)
          JCNT:  Some activists unhappy with attorney general's clergy abuse report X
          The Missouri Times:  This Week in the Missouri PSC:  September 24, 2019
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Missouri Department of Conservation to host free program on bats X
          KWMU:  St. Louis on the Air:  Empower Missouri promotes "#MOSNAPChallenge" sympathy game
          St. Joseph News-Press editorial:  The Army Corps' rewriting of history on floods X
          KC Star editorial:  Rep. Sam Graves, put down your burger and straw and look at the realities of climate change X
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Missouri Farm Bureau's Eric Bohl:  Missouri farmland prices steady despite tough economy
          Priddy:  Should the state of Missouri take over Jefferson City?
          KWMU's Rachel Lippmann:  Despite a violent summer for St. Louis children, Missouri lawmakers continue to loosen gun restrictions
          P-D op-ed:  Anti-death-penalty activist Elyse Max:  Spare Russell Bucklew - he was addicted to opioids X
          P-D letter:  Glendale sexagenarian outraged by Ann Wagner's position on guns, threatens to run against her X
          P-D letter:  St. Peters sexagenarian says Schatz's action on urban gun violence is "horse hockey" X
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        Wednesday, September 25, 2019
       
Brownfield Ag News:  Gov. Parson says China trade war is for the greater good
          Joplin Globe:  FEMA officials tour safe rooms in Joplin, Webb City X
          Brownfield Ag News:  Missouri Farm Bureau President Blake Hurst says historic flooding a tragedy
          SE Missourian:  Cape Pride founder Amber Moyers seeks to fill Democratic ballot slot for Kathy Swan's safe Republican seat +
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri Ethics Commission slaps former Rep. Courtney Curtis (D-Ferguson) with more than $77k in fines
          P-D:  Former Rep. Courtney Curtis nabbed for spending campaign cash on himself X
          Missourinet:  Gov. Parson visits aging southwest Missouri bridge to tout bridge bonding
          The Missouri Times:  Metrc, the company tracking Missouri marijuana from seed to sale, sues state to charge industry for tags
          P-D:  With big bucks at stake, Missouri officials sued over medical pot contract
          KWMU:  St. Louis on the Air promo:  Rep. Mary Elizabeth Coleman (R-Arnold) to discuss her experience playing Empower Missouri's "#MOSNAPChallenge" sympathy game
          SNL:  Rep. Steve Helms (R-Springfield) not giving up fight to allow judges to suspend scofflaws' drivers' licenses X
          Missourinet:  Missouri teachers using new standards in two subjects
          KC Star:  National "Freedom From Religion Foundation" threatens action against Kansas City area district for allowing prayer;  At teacher-administrator barbecue, one attendee said grace before meal was served, and other microaggressions X
          KC Star:  Discrimination case against Missouri Department of Corrections gets underway in Jackson County;  Ana Barrios says second-hand telling of hot dog joke caused her an upset tummy and other psychosomatic trauma X
          P-D:  Missouri rapist/murderer set to assume room temperature next week deserves mercy, attorneys say X
          AP:  Attorneys for Russell Bucklew claim client faces "grotesque" execution
          P-D editorial:  Legalization of medical marijuana could open the door to prescription abuse X
          SE Missourian op-ed:  Great River Habitat Alliance's David Stokes:  Recurring floods show it's time for a different approach +
          P-D's David Nicklaus:  Farm sector holds down second-quarter income growth in Missouri X
          P-D's David Nicklaus:  Outdoor recreation accounts for 2.2 percent of Missouri economy X
          P-D letter:  St. Louis County woman says state legislators should support online sales tax X
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        Tuesday, September 24, 2019
       
P-D:  Biden at Richmond Heights fundraiser:  Democrats must defeat Trump to restore "soul of the country" X
          The Missouri Times:  With primary more than 10 months away, Missouri Dems' exec director promises racially-diverse, majority-female statewide ticket
          JCNT:  Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe announces candidacy for same position in 2020 election X
          The Missouri Times:  Kehoe launches campaign for full term as lieutenant governor
          Missourinet:  Kehoe focuses on Missouri transportation and agriculture in 2020 race
          Columbia Missourian:  Kehoe announces 2020 campaign bid for lieutenant governor
          KC Star:  Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe seeks full four-year term X
          P-D:  Kehoe to seek full, four-year term X
          The Missouri Times:  Bishop Davidson enters HD 130 race, setting up primary for Jeff Messenger's open seat
          AP:  Special legislative session cost less than $72,000
          KWMU:  Gov. Parson to appoint one person to 19-member Board of Freeholders
          P-D:  Missouri cultivates 'don't ask, don't tell' tax policy for flood of CBD sales X
          CDT:  Grow-your-own conference offers tips for medical marijuana cultivators X
          P-D:  Not counting:  Missouri doesn't track how many medical pot certifications doctors write X
          KCUR:  Missourians on Medicare use more opioids than the national average
          Columbia Missourian:  Federal opioid response money in Missouri:  What is it doing in Columbia and across the state?
          P-D:  DHSS report shows Missouri life expectancy drops X
          SE Missourian:  Saint Francis Healthcare System wins $3 million grant to study maternal, infant health +
          SNL:  Report from Lending Tree corporation claims Missouri has eighth-worst roads in the nation X
          KC Star's Melinda Henneberger:  U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver now ready to impeach Trump:  "I want history to know where I stood" X
          P-D letter:  Ladue octogenarian wants Missouri lawmakers to allow payments to college athletes X
          P-D letter:  Wildwood man notes that unlike urbanites, Missouri's rural residents manage to handle firearms in a civilized manner X
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        Monday, September 23, 2019
       
KWMU/Corporation for Public Broadcasting racism reporter Andrea Henderson:  Trip to Arizona shows local organization why border wall, enforcing immigration laws is wrong
          SNL:  Activists hold "climate strike" event on Springfield square;  Overfed Indian woman warns of consuming too many resources;  Signs express desire to "End capitalism," other fantasies X
          JCNT:  Jefferson City Veterans Council thanks veterans, remembers those who did not return from war X
          This Week in Missouri Politics:  Panel of Carl Bearden, Missouri Dems' Lauren Gepford, Jake Silverman, Rep. Gretchen Bangert (D-Florissant) talk Trump's popularity, Dems' inability to find opponent for Ann Wagner, Gov. Parson's re-election, much more;  Gepford says Dems will fill majority of statewide slots with women candidates
          P-D:  Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe set to kick off campaign today
          Missourinet:  DESE proposes $6.3 billion budget for next fiscal year
          Missourinet:  October hearing on illegal slot machines expected to draw crowd to Missouri Capitol
          P-D:  Local officials weigh what they can - and cannot - regulate in medical marijuana business X
          Brownfield Ag News:  Ag Director Chris Chinn says Asian Swine Flu training crucial across states
          P-D letter:  St. Louis County septuagenarian says Hawley must stop supporting President Trump, says she feels "frustrated and trapped" X
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        Sunday, September 22, 2019
       
SNL:  Independent PACs help candidates take their message to Missouri voters;  Nicole Galloway, Gov. Parson, Speaker Elijah Haahr, Sen. Lincoln Hough (R-Springfield) among those following the law X
          The Missouri Times:  This Week in the Governor's Office:  Week of September 16, 2019
          The Missouri Times:  DHSS working on reviewing medical marijuana facility applications
          JCNT:  Missouri First Ladies gather for preservation fundraiser X
          St. Joseph News-Press:  MoDOT still using contractor associated with tar incidents X
          JCNT:  MoDOT:  U.S. 54 safety updates considered X
          Washington Missourian editorial:  Managing Missouri's CWD threat X
          SNL op-ed:  Phill Brooks:  Harry Truman's statehouse legacy X
          Columbia Missourian op-ed:  Gov. Parson should halt execution of Russell Bucklew;  Lethal injection could cause rapist/murder discomfort
          P-D letter:  Ballwin man says Missouri's "medical" marijuana farce essentially legalizes recreational use X
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        Saturday, September 21, 2019
       
KWMU:  Activists congregate downtown to complain about climate change;  Student who skipped school to wave sign demands leaders act "before it's to [sic] late"
          P-D:  Climate activists march downtown;  Overfed blue-haired humanoid holds sign advocating "Eat the Rich" X
          KC Star:  Kansas City youths join global "Climate Strike";  Self-identified socialist urges proletariat to "Yeet the Rich" X
          CDT:  Activists gather at MU for climate strike;  Mizzou coed uses pet bird as prop during speech;  Local sexagenarian predicts humans will be extinct in 10 years X
          Joplin Globe:  Local residents rally against climate change;  Teenager says skipping school will teach "CEOs and politicians" what's what X
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Local food bank hosts congressional staffers, state legislators X
          SE Missourian:  VA set to construct new health center in Cape, completion set for 2022 +
          JCNT:  Army Corps of Engineers:  Flood control has been our focus X
          The Missouri Times:  Gov. Parson creates task forces, dedicates $2M for victims to combat violent crime in St. Louis
          P-D:  Senior officials in former AG Chris Koster's office failed to disclose evidence in policeman's self-defense shooting, report claims X
          SNL op-ed:  SLU research center director:  How Missouri's new school calendar will affect students X
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        Friday, September 20, 2019
       
KC Star:  Emanuel Cleaver endorses Joe Biden in 2020 Democratic presidential race X
          KC Star:  Hawley presses Facebook's Zuckerberg to sell Instagram in name of privacy X
          Missourinet:  Clinton Secretary of State Madeleine Albright speaks in Fulton, criticizes Trump
          Fulton Sun:  Albright bashes Trump at Fulton appearance X
          CDT:  Albright:  Trump too cozy with dictators X
          Columbia Missourian:  Albright visits Fulton, slams "isolationism"
          Columbia Missourian:  Fact check:  Galloway's watchdog-bragging claim "Mostly True," but omits important context
          P-D:  No baloney:  Gov. Parson cuts taxpayers' food bill in half X
          KWMU:  Gov. Parson pledges state troopers, victim support in plan to curb violent crime in St. Louis region
          Missourinet:  Gov. Parson lays out plan for state to help St. Louis region fight crime
          P-D:  Gov. Parson says state will put 'boots on the ground' Oct. 1 to help St. Louis police deal with criminals X
          KC Star:  Steps toward border war ceasefire continue with KC plan to cap some local incentives X
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri abortion law blocked by federal judge again
          KCUR:  Federal judge denies Missouri's request to let abortion ban take effect
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Missouri school safety task force presents findings;  Comments from Missouri School Boards' Association's Melissa Randol, others X
          St. Joseph News-Press:  State representatives honor St. Joseph School District coordinator of counseling X
          KWMU:  Missouri opioid prescribing rate went up 10% in 2018, county program finds
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri officials confirm first vaping-related death in state
          AP:  Missouri health officials say the state has recorded its first vaping-related death
          Missourinet:  Members of House Democratic superminority to make appearance at GM picket line in Kansas this morning
          Joplin Globe:  Oklahoma newspaperman Dale Brendel named new publisher of Joplin Globe X
          KC Star editorial:  Gov. Parson makes third trip to St. Louis to tackle urban violence. Has he heard of Kansas City? X
          Washington Missourian editorial:  Missouri cases show the dangers of vaping X
          Priddy:  Missouri casinos are making too much money
          P-D letter:  St. Louis woman suggests shooting of white suburban children might get state lawmakers' attention X
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        Thursday, September 19, 2019
       
KC Star:  Blunt resists House Democrats' effort to spend taxpayer money on gun-control studies, says National Institutes of Health already has ability to fund research X
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Hawley continues to apply heat to Big Tech companies X
          SNL:  Missouri Farm Bureau cheers WOTUS repeal;  Environmental activists outraged X
          P-D:  St. Louis UAW official embezzled funds, feds say;  Vance Pearson used member dues to buy champagne, steak dinners, new outfits, spa treatments X
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri NEA files six proposed ballot measurers with secretary of state's office
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri Ethics Commission takes no further action on late campaign finance reports from Rep. Wiley Price IV (D-St. Louis City)
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri sees slight job growth in August as unemployment remains lower than federal rate
          KWMU:  Thousands of Missourians are still waiting for tax refunds
          AP:  Judge denies Missouri request to allow 20-week abortion ban
          KC Star:  Federal judge denies Missouri request to unblock 20-week abortion ban X
          AP:  Gov. Parson to unveil plan aimed at reducing St. Louis homicidal behavior
          Washington Missourian:  Four proposed medical marijuana dispensaries in Washington apply for state permits X
          The Missouri Times:  This Week in the Missouri PSC:  Week of September 18, 2019
          Joplin Globe:  Missouri Department of Conservation plans first Monarch Festival to increase awareness of butterfly in Joplin X
          SE Missourian:  Catholic bishops ask Gov. Parson to halt execution, spare murderer's life +
          KC Star editorial:  Why won't Missouri lawmakers allow a weapons ban at KC's Plaza Art Fair? X
          Columbia Missourian's Steve Spellman:  Missouri's new child care safety law should be changed next year
          P-D letter:  Town and Country woman wants Blunt, Hawley, Parson to support gun control X
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        Wednesday, September 18, 2019
       
KC Star:  Former Kansas City Mayor Sly James endorses Pete Buttigieg for president X
          KWMU:  Audio:  Sen. John Rizzo (D-Independence) talks Medicaid expansion, gun control, more
          SNL:  Missouri NEA preps ballot initiative petitions;  Comments from MNEA's Mark Jones, Americans for Prosperity's Jeremy Cady X
          The Missouri Times:  Dave Gragg seeks to fill Democratic ballot slot in safe Republican House District 130
          The Missouri Times:  St. Louis City Election Board quietly changes requirements for deputy Democratic director, drops college-degree requirement
          AP:  Missouri law governing CAFOs now in effect
          Missourinet:  Galloway audit shows new western Missouri fire station is still a ghost town
          KRCG:  Missouri Dept. of Conservation offers free CWD testing as deer hunting season begins
          Missourinet:  Rep. Richard Brown (D-Kansas City) talks urban homicides
          P-D editorial:  Missouri's stilted probe of clergy abuse must not be the last word on the issue X
          KC Star editorial:  Predator priests:  When will Missouri scrap statute of limitation for sex crimes? X
          KC Star letter:  Kansas man says Missouri's A+ scholarship program should maintain high standards and not become another entitlement program X
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        Tuesday, September 17, 2019
       
Columbia Missourian:  Fact check:  Blunt's statement about USMCA benefits rated "True" X
          The Missouri Times:  GM workers strike:  What it means for Missouri, Wentzville plant
          P-D:  Sen. Josh Hawley's open-records lawsuit against Steve Stenger appears headed toward resolution X
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft praises farmers at bureau's meeting X
          The Missouri Times:  Former state Rep. Vicki Englund (D) to run for state treasurer
          P-D:  Vicki Englund poised to announce bid for Missouri treasurer X
          Missourinet:  Gov. Parson warns about police officer shortage;  'Back the Blue' plates unveiled
          Brownfield Ag News:  Gov. Parson explores ag tech and more in California
          Missourinet:  Gov. Parson goes to California to find more business for Missouri
          CDT:  David Steelman among those applying for medical marijuana permits X
          KWMU:  Missouri CAFO law goes into effect
          SNL:  Record number of Missouri school districts adopt 4-day weeks X
          JCNT:  Local journalist Bob Watson recognized by Jefferson City X
          JCNT editorial:  'Back the Blue' not just another specialty license plate X
          Helling:  Sen. Josh Hawley's attack on Facebook is just one part of his radical agenda X
          Columbia Missourian's Ken Midkiff:  "Big Ag," MU conspire on CAFOs X
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        Monday, September 16, 2019
       
JCNT:  Residents pray to end abortion as part of national event X
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Luetkemeyer wants vote on USMCA
          Missourinet:  Largest U.S. nail manufacturer hires 120 workers at Missouri plant
          KC Star:  Some state tax-incentive deals, in the works before Missouri-Kansas 'ceasefire,' still to be announced;  Waddell & Reed headed to Missouri
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Local labor unions insistent upon their relevance, prep for election year
          This Week in Missouri Politics:  Nicole Galloway consultant Patrick Lynn and David Barklage talk Gov. Parson vs. Galloway matchup;  Panel of St. Louis Labor Council's Pat White and Reps. Donna Baringer, Jim Murphy and Rasheen Aldridge
          Missourinet:  Gov. Parson:  Meeting with local leaders on urban violence was about 'boots on the ground'
          Washington Missourian:  Local state reps react to Dems' calls for gun control X
          KC Star editorial:  Why is Missouri giving college aid to affluent families - and not the neediest students? X
          P-D letter:  Kirkwood septuagenarian calls GOP state legislators bigots X
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        Sunday, September 15, 2019
       
Missouri Farmer Today:  Missouri rural health care limited by tech, doctor shortage;  Comments from Missouri Hospital Association's Dave Dillon, Missouri Farm Bureau's Spencer Tuma
          KWMU:  Fort Leonard Wood takes a new approach to suicide prevention
          SNL:  Here's who's putting big money behind Missouri Medicaid expansion X
          P-D:  Gov candidate Nicole Galloway (D) makes appearance at gun-control march X
          SNL:  Speaker Haahr says Republicans are considering legislative approach to urban violence X
          Washington Missourian:  Pot businesses apply for permits - to sell, grow, infuse medical marijuana X
          St. Joseph News-Press:  City sees intense interest for marijuana licenses X
          KWMU:  DHSS confirms two cases of illness related to vaping
          St. Joseph News-Press editorial:  Missouri's House Democrats have a grandiose view of controlling street savagery - just look at how well gun control worked for Chicago X
          Washington Missourian editorial:  No solution in sight for urban homicides X
          P-D letter:  Webster Groves sexagenarian says Missouri Republicans are to blame for shortage of rural hospitals X
          P-D letter:  Kirkwood septuagenarian says Gov. Parson and lawmakers would care more about homicides if the violence took place in Jefferson City X
          SNL letters:  Springfield sexangenarian woman wants Gov. Parson to flip-flop on gun control;  Springfield sexagenarian man says Jesus Christ disagrees with Gov. Parson's fiscal policies X
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        Saturday, September 14, 2019
       
KWMU:  Missouri Farm Bureau says Waters of the U.S. was one of the worst laws to come from D.C.;  Environmental activists unhappy with repeal
          Headline update:  Rep. Mike McGirl (R-Potosi) endorses Parson for governor, but Post-Dispatch fails to update piece X
          The Missouri Times:  This Week in the Governor's Office:  Week of Sept. 9, 2019
          The Missouri Times:  Beverly Cain, longtime Capitol employee, retires after 30 years of service
          KWMU:  Car sales tax passes, Gov. Parson to sign
          P-D:  Senate President Pro Tem Dave Schatz (R-Sullivan) convenes working group to discuss potential efficacy of an urban violence committee X
          SE Missourian:  High Street and more:  State releases locations of medical marijuana applications +
          Missourinet:  Schmitt seeks prosecution for 12 former Catholic clergy after statewide investigation
          KWMU:  Schmitt to refer 12 clergy sex-abuse cases to prosecutors
          AP:  12 ex-clergy could face prosecution
          P-D:  Missouri AG to refer 12 cases of Catholic clergy sex abuse to local prosecutors X
          KC Star:  The Hyperloop pod arrives in Kansas City:  'When people see this, it's believing' X
          The Missouri Times:  This Week in the Missouri PSC:  September 11, 2019
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Missouri Farm Bureau's Blake Hurst:  Frivolous lawsuit over CAFO bill won't silence farmers
          KC Star letter:  NetChoice CEO disagrees with Josh Hawley on technology regulations X
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        Friday, September 13, 2019
       
P-D:  Mexican illegal sentenced in St. Louis for transporting aliens;  Rene Flores-Calderon caught after packing 13 aliens into SUV X
          Reuters:  Senior union official from St. Charles charged in federal corruption probe;  Prosecutors say UAW capo Vance Pearson and pals embezzled money to purchase lavish vacations, Cristal champagne
          Brownfield Ag News:  Gov. Parson pleased Waters of the U.S. rule repealed
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri Farm Bureau, ag groups endorse Gov. Parson's 2020 gubernatorial bid
          Brownfield Ag News:  Missouri commodity groups turn out for Gov. Parson
          P-D's Jack Suntrup:  Only 13 GOP state representatives yet to formally endorse Gov. Parson;  List includes "Rep. Mike McGirl" X
          JCNT:  Missouri Senate committee advances sales tax proposal X
          Missourinet:  AG Eric Schmitt to release report today about clergy abuse in Missouri's Roman Catholic church
          AP:  Schmitt to release report on Roman Catholic sex crimes
          P-D:  Area activist criticizes Schmitt's report on Roman Catholic sex crimes - before report is released X
          Columbia Missourian:  Speaker of the House Elijah Haahr (R-Springfield) talks improved economy and Medicaid enrollment
          Columbia Missourian:  Nearly 70 apply to open medical marijuana businesses in Boone County
          P-D:  DHSS reports nine suspected vaping-related illnesses in Missouri, two hospitalized at St. Louis Children's Hospital X
          KWMU:  Missouri colleges are trying to convince future students that teaching is a good job
          Brownfield Ag News:  Missouri Dept. of Ag says number of complaints about misuse of dicamba herbicide down sharply this year
          Joplin Globe editorial:  New software - and recipient notifications that look like junk mail - to blame for drop in Medicaid recipients X
          Joplin Globe op-ed:  Family physician Dr. Charles Bentlage:  Missourians should vote to expand Medicaid X
          P-D letter:  St. Charles County man suggests Ann Wagner seeks to hurt clients of financial services industry X
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        Thursday, September 12, 2019
       
The Missouri Times:  President Donald Trump endorses Gov. Mike Parson
          SNL:  President Donald Trump endorses Missouri Gov. Mike Parson X
          The Missouri Times:  Nicole Galloway blasts Eric Greitens' spending, takes aim at "ambiguous and contradictory" expense laws for governor
          AP:  Galloway issues audit on former Gov. Eric Greitens
          SNL:  Galloway lambastes Greitens' spending X
          P-D:  Greitens repeated predecessors' spending habits, audit finds X
          KC Star:  Galloway audit takes aim at Greitens and Confide app X
          P-D:  Galloway's office begins accepting applications for "nonpartisan" demographer X
          The Missouri Times:  Herzog Contracting donates $250k to Parson PAC
          Missourinet:  Federal data shows Missouri's uninsured rate slightly increases
          The Missouri Times:  Dept. of Corrections inmates earn nearly $12,000 for flood preparation work
          Missourinet:  20 House Democrats vote for vehicle sales tax bill pushed by Gov. Mike Parson
          Columbia Missourian:  Vehicle sales tax bill passes with bipartisan support
          SNL:  Missouri House approves fix for sales tax issue X
          AP:  Missouri lawmakers advance measure on sales tax break for vehicle trade-ins
          KWMU:  Car tax legislation passes House, heads to Senate
          JCNT:  Missouri House passes bill rectifying sales tax uncertainty X
          The Missouri Times:  House sends vehicle sales bill to Senate
          The Missouri Times:  General Assembly declines to override 2019 vetoes
          Missourinet:  No overrides at Missouri legislative veto session
          P-D:  Speaker of the House Elijah Haahr (R-Springfield) hopes to have gun violence proposal ready for debate by January X
          The Missouri Times:  Democratic Sens. Jamilah Nasheed, Shalonn "Kiki" Curls lament urban violence as "public health crisis" during veto session
          CDT:  Boone County sees 61 medical marijuana license applications X
          Columbia Missourian:  Mystery medical costs, high drug prices targeted by state lawmakers;  Committee hears from James Harris, Show-Me Institute's Patrick Ishmael
          JCNT:  Court order lifted, CAFO law takes effect X
          SE Missourian:  Southeast Missouri hepatitis A outbreak winding down thanks to vaccines +
          KC Star editorial:  President Donald Trump's endorsement of Gov. Mike Parson shouldn't matter to Missouri voters X
          P-D editorial:  A rural Missouri company reflects the burden caused by Trump's folly X
          Washington Missourian editorial:  Missourians might vote on Medicaid expansion X
          JCNT editorial:  Legislative fix needed for new child care law X
          Messenger:  The governor comes to St. Louis City to talk crime and leaves the black prosecutors behind X
          P-D letter:  Clayton sexagenarian says President Donald Trump is an illiterate racist, and Missouri's GOP congressional delegation should stop supporting him X
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        Wednesday, September 11, 2019
       
JCNT:  Local first responders, veterans, legislators remain committed to remember 9/11 X
          AP:  Missouri asking federal government to add counties to disaster declaration
          KWMU:  Sen. Lincoln Hough (R-Springfield) talks with Rosenbaum about appropriations, EcoDevo, Medicaid, more
          P-D:  Gov. Parson travels to St. Louis City to meet with local leaders, law enforcement about urban violence X
          P-D:  Video:  Gov. Parson travels to St. Louis City to address urban violence X
          P-D:  Photo gallery:  Gov. Parson at urban-violence meeting X
          Missourinet:  Gov. Parson meets with St. Louis-area leaders
          AP:  Gov. Parson travels to St. Louis to address homicides
          KWMU:  Gov. Parson, St. Louis-area leaders meet to discuss containing, minimizing urban violence
          SNL:  Special session gets going in earnest X
          Columbia Missourian:  Bill restoring tax break for vehicle trade-ins moves to Missouri House
          JCNT:  Tax-credit bill works through Missouri Legislature X
          Missourinet:  Speaker of the House Elijah Haahr (R-Springfield) expects no overrides in veto session
          JCNT:  Missouri's 'Back the Blue' license plate unveiled X
          SNL:  Who wants to own a marijuana dispensary in Springfield? New state records show locations X
          Joplin Globe:  Dozens of applications filed in southwest Missouri for medical marijuana operations X
          P-D:  State records on marijuana dispensary applications show nearly 400 would-be pot shops in St. Louis area X
          P-D editorial:  Candidates for Missouri governor should forego the bogeyman, stick to real issues X
          P-D letter:  Lake Saint Louis sexagenarian urges Missourians to sign Medicaid-expansion petition X
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        Tuesday, September 10, 2019
       
KWMU:  St. Louis on the Air:  Event promo:  Wash U. Med School to host anti-Trump speaker;  Jane Elliott regurgitates Charlottesville hoax, other "racism" tropes
          KWMU:  Eric Schmitt joins state attorneys general investigating Google
          The Missouri Times:  Rep. Holly Rehder (R-Sikeston) launches campaign for SD 27:  "We need to to be helping people become self-sufficient"
          The Missouri Times:  Show Me Districts series:  Rep. Mike Stephens' (R-Bolivar) House District 128
          The Missouri Times:  Special session kicks off with Wallingford introducing vehicle sales tax bill
          AP:  Missouri lawmakers take up sales tax break for car trade-ins
          P-D:  House Democratic superminority to hold press conference today to complain about special session, bemoan urban criminals' homicidal behavior X
          KWMU:  It sounds like science fiction, but hyperloop in Missouri could be reality in just 7 years
          KWMU:  CAFO issue still a hot topic among some in rural Missouri
          KC Star:  Legal Aid of Western Missouri unhappy with its success rate in Medicaid disability benefits cases X
          Missourinet:  Missouri State Penitentiary tours in Jefferson City to resume, following May tornado
          Fox News op-ed:  U.S. Rep. Vicky Hartzler:  The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement is a deal Congress should support
          P-D op-ed:  Local environmental activist wants Ann Wagner to support carbon fees X
          Messenger:  New report highlights failure of Missouri to fund public defenders X
          KC Star's Mara Rose Williams:  Missouri's unfair college aid system discriminates against urban students X
          P-D letter:  Clayton coed wants Blunt and Hawley to support bill on education "gender gap" X
          P-D letter:  Chesterfield woman says Missouri pro-choice activists are a militant minority X
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        Monday, September 9, 2019
       
Sedalia Democrat:  Illegal alien Alejandro Alcala-Avala charged with statutory rape, statutory sodomy and sexual molestation in Pettis County
          Columbia Missourian:  Task Force 1 returns home after aiding with relief in wake of Hurricane Dorian
          The Missouri Times:  Gov. Parson goes home to Bolivar for gubernatorial campaign announcement:  'Now is the time to get to work'
          SNL:  Gov. Parson announces run for full term for governor X
          SNL:  Photo gallery:  Gov. Parson on stage with family;  Supporters say Pledge of Allegiance;  Former Gov. John Ashcroft speaks;  Protester who chooses to be obese holds sign about health care;  More X
          KSMU:  From his hometown, Gov. Parson announces bid for second term
          AP:  Gov. Parson announces 2020 bid to keep his job
          P-D:  Gov. Mike Parson, a cattle-raising former sheriff, announces bid for 4-year term X
          Missourinet:  Preview:  This week's special legislative session
          KWMU:  House Democratic superminority plans to take symbolic actions during special session, suggest legislation unrelated to task at hand
          CDT's Rudi Keller:  State's low cigarette tax promotes death from smoking X
          SNL letter:  Former Ozarks Greenways leader disagrees with U.S. Rep. Billy Long on climate change X
          P-D letter:  Chesterfield septuagenarian alarmed by HRCC's Casey Wheat's statement on campaign spending X
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        Sunday, September 8, 2019
       
AP:  Gov. Mike Parson to launch re-election bid today
          AP:  A look at recent pro-life laws across the country;  Comments from Campaign Life Missouri's Sam Lee
          JCNT:  Local lawmakers:  Special session won't be taxing X
          JCNT:  Missouri National Guard leadership transfers during Saturday ceremony X
          Washington Missourian editorial:  Statewide Medicaid-expansion proposal X
          JCNT editorial:  Gov. Parson should heed legal opinion on Sunshine Law X
          KC Star editorial:  Gov. Mike Parson wants to reduce gun violence without actually doing anything about guns X
          P-D editorial:  Gov. Parson should lead, not follow, in response to St. Louis City's gun-violence crisis X
          P-D's David Nicklaus:  Higher tariffs put a squeeze on Missouri cap company X
          Waters:  Since state lawmakers won't do the right thing, it's up to Missouri voters to expand Medicaid X
          CDT op-ed:  Owner of "Namaste Health Clinic":  Rural Missouri needs Medicaid expansion X
          KC Star op-ed:  Rep. Sarah Unsicker (D-St. Louis County):  Federal judge's action on Missouri's eight-week abortion ban a cause for celebration X
          KC Star's Jason Hancock and Crystal Thomas:  As Gov. Parson kicks off re-election, voters should examine his campaign contributions from Steve Tilley X
          Joplin Globe op-ed:  Missing moments with dear friend Carol Stark X
          P-D letter:  Santa Cruz, Calif. septuagenarian disagrees with Blunt on climate change X
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        Saturday, September 7, 2019
       
KWMU:  Sen. Blunt calls for more job training, increased trade outside China
          KWMU:  Former right-hand-man to St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger (D) gets 15 months in prison for role in pay-to-play scheme
          AP:  Former Stenger chief of staff sentenced to 15 months
          P-D:  Stenger's former chief of staff sentenced to 15 months in federal prison X
          The Missouri Times:  Kirkwood Democrat Kim Linhares to run for Deb Lavender's House seat:  "Because we are such a superminority, this is when we need people to step up"
          The Missouri Times:  Profile:  Women's Foundation's Wendy Doyle
          The Missouri Times:  This Week in the Governor's Office:  Week of September 2, 2019
          P-D:  Preview:  Next week's special legislative session X
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri Lottery Commission faults unregulated machines as detrimental to education funding
          Brownfield Ag News:  Judge overturns restraining order on CAFO law
          Missourinet:  Missouri is giving away nine bridges for free - with a catch
          JCNT:  Missouri State Penitentiary tours to resume in October X
          SNL:  DHSS offering free mass vaccination event in Ava;  Restaurant employee had hepatitis A X
          P-D:  Post-Dispatch building developer seeks tax credits, subsidies to cover half of $70 million project X
          SNL:  Former News-Leader Editor David Stoeffler honored for leaving 'lasting legacy for our children' X
          P-D:  Man gets 30 days in jail, probation for throwing bricks and tire iron at officers in Ferguson protest X
          St. Joseph News-Press editorial:  Fog of inaction:  Missouri lawmakers - now stuck with unelected 'nonpartisan' demographer - can avoid further bad luck by taking stand on marijuana X
          JCNT editorial:  Gov. Mike Parson, black lawmakers working together on urban violence X
          Messenger:  Speaker of the House Elijah Haahr helps constituents navigate Medicaid bureaucracy;  After Springfield family failed to provide state with basic paperwork, Haahr stepped in to help X
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        Friday, September 6, 2019
       
The Missouri Times:  Federal government announces $1.8 billion grant to combat opioids:  What this means for Missouri
          The Missouri Times:  Galloway accepting applications for 'nonpartisan' state demographer
          KC Star:  Conservative Leadership PAC raking in big bucks;  Jim Lembke says group will help elect more conservatives to state Senate X
          P-D:  St. Louis City Alderman Megan Green raising funds to run in Democratic primary for Jamilah Nasheed's state Senate seat X
          SNL:  Preview:  Next week's special legislative session X
          Columbia Missourian:  Gov. Parson's financial aid program gives education opportunities to Missouri adults
          Missourinet:  New Missouri law aims to shrink the number of offenders locked up
          Missourinet:  Missouri Lottery Executive Director May Scheve Reardon:  I-44 corridor highlights problem with illegal slot machines
          P-D:  Missouri Lottery says gas station gaming machines taking toll on ticket sales
          SNL:  New rules from Missouri Department of Conservation would broaden use of night-vision, thermal scopes to control wild animal populations X
          KWMU:  Missouri clergy leaders believe Gov. Parson will work to reduce gun violence
          AP:  Gov. Parson, St. Louis City leaders meet to discuss urban violence
          P-D:  Gov. Parson pledges even more state resources to help reduce urban violence X
          The Missouri Times:  This Week in the Missouri PSC:  September 4, 2019
          KC Star editorial:  Missouri lawmakers don't have sense enough to expand Medicaid. Let voters decide. X
          P-D's David Nicklaus:  With both fairness and revenue at stake, Missouri lags in collecting online sales tax X
          P-D op-ed:  Former DPS Director Gregg Favre:  Gov. Parson and state departments can help stop urban violence X
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        Thursday, September 5, 2019
       
Missourinet:  Blunt, Graves question FEMA's handling of flood aid
          Brownfield Ag News:  Missouri Ag Director Chris Chinn says state's levee system, trade remain top priorities
          Columbia Missourian:  USDA data shows 'food insecurity' down in Missouri
          P-D:  University of Missouri gets $5 million in federal funds to address primary care doctor shortage X
          KWMU:  Medicaid-expansion advocates seek signatures for ballot initiative
          The Missouri Times:  Medicaid-expansion advocates seek to get issue on 2020 ballot
          SNL:  Advocates for Medicaid expansion launch 2020 campaign X
          AP:  Advocates push to get Medicaid expansion on 2020 ballot
          KC Star:  Group launches petition campaign to put Medicaid expansion on 2020 ballot X
          The Missouri Times:  Democrat Ryan Myers launches bid for Kiki Curls' Senate seat
          The Missouri Times:  Republican Alex Riley looks to replace term-limited Speaker Elijah Haahr
          The Missouri Times:  United for Missouri sues Office of Administration over public records request
          SNL:  Medical pot:  'Exceptionally large number' of applicants want a Missouri dispensary license X
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri Board of Pharmacy opens applications for new drug take-back program to combat opioid crisis
          The Missouri Times:  Rep. Michael O'Donnell (R-Oakville) joins parent group advocating for Boy Scouts
          KWMU:  Ameren Missouri proposes solar energy farms for three rural cities
          Columbia Missourian:  Search begins for Governor's Mansion Christmas tree
          Missourinet:  Missouri Dept. of Agriculture reports significant drop in number of herbicide-drift complaints
          Daily Journal:  Feral hog trap demo;  Experts from MO Dept. of Conservation, USDA discuss managing population of destructive animals
          KWMU:  Politically Speaking podcast:  Rosenbaum, staff journalists, "Sharing America" racism reporter discuss St. Louis City's impressive homicide tally
          P-D editorial:  Video gamers claim it isn't gambling. That's for Missouri regulators to decide. X
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        Wednesday, September 4, 2019
       
Missourinet:  Hawley vows to be 'bulldog' about new veterans' clinic opening delay
          JCNT:  Callaway County awaits FEMA assistance X
          P-D:  Stenger's chief of staff says Rochelle Walton Gray had been bribed on mall redevelopment, document reveals;  Former state rep would be given "shops or something," and Democratic campaign consultant Elbert Walton handed a "consulting" contract X
          The Missouri Times:  Sen. Jamilah Nasheed (D-St. Louis City) fined for campaign finance bookkeeping errors
          KWMU:  St. Louis County voters to mostly use paper ballots
          Missourinet:  Nestle Purina investing $115 million in southeast Missouri plant;  30 new jobs coming
          P-D:  After complaints, Missouri accepts 119 marijuana applications after deadline, rejects 20 X
          Missourinet:  First Family moves out of Governor's Mansion for a major remodel
          Missourinet:  Parson and Missouri Legislative Black Caucus discuss urban gun violence, agree to future meetings
          KWMU:  Black Caucus leaders get meeting with governor, complain to reporters afterward
          AP:  Black Caucus gets meeting with Parson on urban gun violence
          P-D:  After Nasheed asks, Senate President Pro Tem Dave Schatz (R-Sullivan) says he'll consider panel on gun violence X
          P-D:  Ameren seeks to add three 'solar-plus-storage' facilities in Missouri X
          CDT:  Gatehouse hires new state editor;  Jim Van Nostrand was previously editor of paper in Astoria, Oregon X
          KC Star editorial:  Gov. Parson is ignoring the AG and withholding government records X
          P-D letter:  St. Louis County man uses sarcasm to express anger at Parson over special session and urban gun violence X
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        Tuesday, September 3, 2019
       
KWMU:  Missouri secures another $21 million in federal funding to replace rural bridges
          Missourinet:  Missouri Task Force One, Red Cross volunteers deployed to help with Hurricane Dorian response
          P-D:  Missouri first responders head to Florida in preparation for Hurricane Dorian X
          KWMU:  Dept. of Homeland Security to test 'smart cities' emergency system with St. Louis City
          Missourinet:  Parson predicts improved economic results for Missouri following state government reorganization
          KWMU:  New abortion restrictions take effect in Missouri, minus 8-week ban
          KC Star:  Overview:  Issues that led to next week's special session on vehicle taxes X
          KWMU:  State program will subsidize hearing aids
          KWMU:  DHSS issues advisory for possible e-cigarette health issues
          Joplin Globe editorial:  Heed MDC's warnings and prepare for black bear safety X
          P-D op-ed:  BroadbandNow's Kendra Chamberlain:  Missouri's battleground for community broadband X
          P-D letter:  St. Louis City man disagrees with Parson on gun control X
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        Monday, September 2, 2019   Labor Day
       
Columbia Missourian:  Missouri's Task Force One, utility crews head to Florida in advance of Hurricane Dorian
        Washington Post Magazine:  Conservative Josh Hawley's crusade against Big Tech
        The Arrow (SEMO):  Sen. Roy Blunt visits Southeast's drone program
        Marshall Democrat News:  Blunt's Hannah Cleeton addresses Saline County InterAgency Council
        Columbia Missourian:  Labor Day 2019 finds historic local workforce, jobless rates
        St. Joseph News-Press:  GOP state Sens. Tony Luetkemeyer, Dan Hegeman place wagers on upcoming local college football games X
        P-D book review:  Ben Westhoff's 'Fentanyl, Inc.' is an urgent crash course on drug epidemic X
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        Sunday, September 1, 2019
       
September 2018 Missouri political news headlines
          September 2017 Missouri political news headlines
          September 2016 Missouri political news headlines
          September 2015 Missouri political news headlines
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Blunt discusses broadband access in rural areas X
          The Missouri Times:  Profile:  St. Louis Labor Council's Pat White
          The Missouri Times:  This Week in the Governor's Office:  Week of August 26
          The Missouri Times:  Show-Me Institute sues Office of Administration
          St. Joseph News-Press:  New state law to result in early release of prisoners X
          Columbia Missourian:  Some local day care providers complain about new state standards
          JCNT:  State researchers look to find out more about chronic wasting disease X
          JCNT editorial:  Should the state own Missouri State Penitentiary? X
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Donna Lichtenegger:  Government benchmarking betrays free market
          P-D letter:  St. Louis County woman says NRA controls Blunt, suggests senator's family might get caught in crossfire X
          P-D letter:  Chesterfield man says Post-Dispatch's anti-police bias fans racial flames X
          P-D letter:  St. Louis County man says Post-Dispatch's blatant bias puts it in the category of National Enquirer X
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