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All eyes on former governor in Missouri Senate primary

Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens hopes to complete a stunning political comeback Tuesday as voters narrow the field for a pivotal spot in the U.S. Senate

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Former Jan. 6 investigator John Wood files petition for independent US Senate run in MO

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Former U.S. attorney John Wood, an independent candidate for U.S. Senate in Missouri who is seeking to appeal to moderate Republicans, said he collected 22,000 signatures to get his name on the November ballot.

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Donald Trump endorses ‘ERIC’ in MO Senate race, declining to pick Greitens or Schmitt

ST. LOUIS — Former President Donald Trump hedged his endorsement in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Missouri, giving his support to “ERIC,” without specifying which one — the scandal-plagued former governor or the state attorney general who appears to be leading in the polls.

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Voting in Missouri’s Aug. 2 primary election

Missouri’s statewide primary election is scheduled for Aug. 2, 2022. Here is what you need to know about voting in the primary:

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Trump endorses ‘Eric’ in Missouri’s Senate primary without specifying which one

‘I trust the Great People of Missouri, on this one, to make up their own minds’

The Independent UK

Independent John Wood turns in signatures to make ballot in Missouri’s US Senate race

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — An independent candidate seeking to scramble Missouri’s hotly contested race to replace Republican Roy Blunt in the U.S. Senate said he collected more than 20,000 signatures to get his name on the Nov. 8 ballot.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Three states’ Senate primaries will fill gaps in fall landscape

WASHINGTON — Voters in three states will pick Senate nominees Tuesday, with Missourians setting the general election contest to fill the seat being vacated by the pending retirement of a fixture in Missouri and Capitol Hill politics. In Arizona and Washington state, all eyes will be on who makes it…

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Three states’ Senate primaries will fill gaps in fall landscape - Roll Call

Republicans are picking challengers to Arizona's Mark Kelly and Washington's Patty Murray, while Missouri sets matchups for open seat.

Roll Call

Five questions about House primaries in five states - Roll Call

Arizona, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri and Washington elections feature incumbents facing ouster, battleground challengers being chosen.

Roll Call

Lucas Kunce: ‘Populism is about everyday people coming together’

Former US Marine with a progressive take on identity and masculinity hopes Missouri Democrats will pick him as their nominee for US Senate

The Guardian - US

Signature verification deadline for Missouri marijuana legalization initiative is August 9

In Missouri, there are two citizen-initiated measures pending signature verification. One would legalize marijuana in the state. The other proposal would enact an electoral system combining top-four primaries and ranked-choice voting for general elections. The state must verify whether enough signatures have been collected by August 9.

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Open US House seats draw large field of Missouri Republicans

Aspiring Republican candidates are jumping at two open Missouri U.S. congressional seats

The Independent UK

Derges resignation only irregular officeholder transition in Missouri for July 2022

In July, there was one irregular officeholder transition in Missouri for offices within Ballotpedia’s coverage scope. We define irregular officeholder transitions as transitions that occur due to resignation, death, appointment, or winning of a special election in positions such as a state executive office, a seat in the General Assembly,…

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Missouri woman acquitted of murder in teen daughter's death

A judge has acquitted a southwestern Missouri woman on murder and two other felony charges in the death of the autistic teenage daughter that she gave up for adoption as a baby

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Missouri GOP contenders distance themselves from McConnell

As the U.S. Senate primary campaign nears its end in Missouri, all three of the leading Republican candidates are making it clear that if elected, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell won't have their support

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Seven Missourian candidates completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection Survey since July 17

Below are a selection of responses from the candidates who filled out Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey since July 17. To read each candidate’s full responses, click their name at the bottom of the article.

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FEC data shows Schmitt leading in fundraising, Hartzler in spending in Missouri’s Republican U.S. Senate primary

Based on figures released this month by the Federal Election Commission, five candidates in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Missouri have raised at least $1 million. Their fundraising totals were as follows:

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Republican-led states sue Department of Agriculture over nondiscrimination school meal guidance

Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery (R), joined by 21 Republican attorneys general, filed a lawsuit on July 26, 2022, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee that aimed to overturn guidance from the Biden administration and the Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service.…

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Signature verification deadline for Missouri top-four ranked-choice voting initiative is August 9

In Missouri, there are two citizen-initiated measures pending signature verification. One would enact an electoral system combining top-four primaries and ranked-choice voting for general elections. The other proposal would legalize marijuana in the state. The state must verify whether enough signatures have been collected by August 9.

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Missouri’s average gas price falls to $3.90

As of July 29, Missouri’s average gas price according to AAA was $3.90 for regular gas, which was below the national average of $4.26. Gas prices fell from the previous week’s average of $4.10 and were below the June average of $4.58. On July 29, 2021, the state’s average price…

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A look at Missouri’s upcoming state legislative primaries and beyond

Thirty-five of the 132 Missouri state legislators who filed for re-election—13 Democrats and 22 Republicans—will face challengers in the upcoming Aug. 2 primaries, the largest number since at least 2014.

The Conversation

Charles Henry Turner: The little-known Black high school science teacher who revolutionized the study of insect behavior in the early 20th century

On a crisp autumn morning in 1908, an elegantly dressed African American man strode back and forth among the pin oaks, magnolias and silver maples of O’Fallon Park in St. Louis, Missouri. After placing a dozen dishes filled with strawberry jam atop several picnic tables, biologist Charles Henry Turner retreated…

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A look at state legislative wave election

Welcome to the Friday, July 29, Brew.

Tribune News Service

Missouri Democratic Senate primary turns bitter as many voters remain undecided

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City resident Floyd Pentlin walked into Clay County Democratic Headquarters Saturday for a meet and greet with Trudy Busch Valentine, one of the top contenders for the Missouri Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate.

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Eric Greitens’ lost chapter: Inside his disappearance from public life before Senate run

WASHINGTON — Around 20 minutes before Eric Greitens officially became the former governor of Missouri, he put out a 1,485-word list of his gubernatorial accomplishments.

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