MO Headlines

Associated Press

AP: Missouri education legislation falters

AP: Mo. lawmakers fail to put vehicle tax on ballots

AP: Mo. lawmakers pass contraception bill on final day

AP: Apparent murder-suicide in Cape Girardeau

AP: Mo.-based pet food maker issues another recall

AP: Mo. bill would make disturbing worship a crime

AP: Mo. lawmakers trim disparity in drug sentences

AP: Ex-St. Louis radio host convicted of murder

AP: Koster urges Supreme Court to set execution dates

AP: Mo. may soon get its first Muslim funeral home

AP: Fenton mayor: We have space if Rams want it

AP: St. Louis boy, 8, takes loaded gun to school

AP: Joplin hospital offers land for tornado museum

AP: Wash U. researchers get $4 million grant

AP: United Arab Emirates to announce Joplin gift

Missourinet

Missourinet: Royals can’t hold on to lead

Missourinet: Cardinals battle back, can’t hold on

Missourinet: Mizzou softball wins regional opener

Missourinet: Clay County deputy charged with assaulting girlfriend

Missourinet: Wentzville women face child endangerment charges after dead animals found in home

Missourinet: Kansas City man charged with kidnapping and assaulting date.

Missourinet: Murder-suicide suspected in Cape Girardeau

Missourinet: Missouri man faces extradition to Australia for assault charges

Daily RFT

RFT: Oklahoma to St. Louis in Nine Minutes

RFT: Leonardo Drisdel Convicted of Murdering Cassandra Kovack

RFT: Metro Pass Prices Will Increase Come July

RFT: Nicholas Haegele and Bryan Boide: "Beavis & Butt-Head Duo" Allegedly Started Fires. FIRE! FIRE!

RFT: St. Louis Actors' Studio Cancels One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

RFT: George Allen: Hearing Today Will Try to Clear Inmate -- 8 Years After RFT Confirmed DNA Didn't Match

The Pitch Plog

Pitch: Royals fans, we need to talk about Eric Hosmer

Pitch: Terrence Richardson found shot to death inside taxi cab at 44th and Spruce

Pitch: Michael Knox found dead in the street at 69th and Prospect

Pitch: Missouri Senate to consider teen tanning bed legislation

Pitch: Kansas DMV isn't doing itself any favors with system hiccups

Pitch: Summoning spirits: A brief history of Kansas City speakeasies

KWMU

KWMU: 2012 Missouri legislative session ends

KWMU: Missouri legislative session heads into homestretch

KWMU: Mo. lawmakers face contraception issue on last day

KWMU: Mo. lawmakers trim disparity in cocaine sentences

KWMU: End of session will lack drama, but not fireworks

20 Pounds of Headlines

KMBC: KC State Take Over Bill Dies on Final day of Jeff City Session

KMBC: Is Kansas ‘Wrap-Up’ Session Coming Off the Rails?

KMBC: Kobach’s Court Threat Can’t Break Kansas Redistricting Log Jam

KMBC: Mo. Lawmakers Re-establish Car Tax, Nixon Says Public Voter Required

KMBC: Brownback Signs Proclaimation Apologizing for Segregation

Post-Dispatch

Post-Dispatch: Missouri Legislature ends combative session

Post-Dispatch: List of bills considered by the Missouri Legislature in its 2012 session

Post-Dispatch: Missouri lawmakers approve anti-abortion, contraception bill

Post-Dispatch: Clarkson Valley mayor surprises cities with map plan maneuver

Post-Dispatch: Mo. Legislature approves change in crack cocaine sentencing

Post-Dispatch: Two take leaves of absence from St. Louis County assessor's office

Post-Dispatch: Child-care pilot program passes in Mo. Capitol

Post-Dispatch: Bill restoring funds to childcare providers goes to governor

Star

Star: When Kansas preacher starts to pray, senators wonder just what he'll say

Star: Missouri finds a drug option for executions

Star: Kansas House minority leader seeks to join redistricting lawsuit

Star: Compromise tax plan still eludes Kansas lawmakers

Star: KC school bill dies as Missouri lawmakers adjourn

Star: Five Kansas justices recuse selves from Phill Kline case

Star: Missouri education legislation falters

Star: Missouri lawmakers pass contraception legislation on final day

Beacon

Beacon: Legislators act to prohibit state health insurance exchange

Beacon: Senate majority leader sees a way forward on car tax measure

Beacon: Nixon balks at General Assembly's approach to restore car sales tax, hints at veto

PoliticMo

PoliticMo: Nearly half of Republican ‘Blueprint for Missouri’ heading to governor

PoliticMo: Steelman would have supported all four Republican budgets

PoliticMo: Tilley: Spence ‘hypocritical’ with ethics plan

PoliticMo: Nixon, Spence split on vehicle sales tax

PoliticMo: To local outlets, McCaskill touts support of post office

Missouri News Horizon

News Horizon: Nixon questions constitutionality of vehicle sales tax bill

News Horizon: Post-Mamtek tax credit reforms likely dead in Mo. legislature

News Horizon: With clock running, Lager has hope for teacher evaluation bill

KSDK

KSDK: Lawmakers seek to allow early alcohol sales at St. Louis airport

KSDK: Mo. lawmakers pass contraception bill on final day

KSDK: Arizona official may keep Obama off ballot

KSDK: Mitt Romney rejects controversial Rev. Wright ads against President Obama

News-Leader

News-Leader: Tilley critical of Spence gifts to lawmakers

News-Leader: Missouri lawmakers face contraception issue on last day

News-Leader: Disagreements jeopardize renewal of benevolent tax credits for charities

News-Leader: Missouri lawmakers act to reinstate sales tax on out-of-state car purchases

News-Leader: Bill would change MSU board of governors, block KU license plates

Post-Dispatch Platform

Post-Dispatch: Editorial: Allowing casino loans is risky business

Post-Dispatch: Editorial: The future comes FIRST at America's Center

Post-Dispatch: Editorial: Close the hospital boiler room

Post-Dispatch: Short take: Beware the killer chairs

Post-Dispatch: Kevin Horrigan: A bad case of PIISD

Post-Dispatch: Editorial: When 'la mordida' is part of the cost of doing business

Midwest Voices

Star Opinion: Running as a Mr. Fix-it isn't enough

Star Opinion: Missouri's desultory, destructive session

Star Opinion: Cleaver's response on 'costly vehicle lease'

Star Opinion: Costly tax cut bill harms Kansas' future

Star Opinion: Indian tribe 'employee' thrives on payday loans

Star Opinion: Know the health risks of being on the pill

Tribune Commentary

Tribune Opinion: Food aid programs create more trouble

Tribune Opinion: Obama is illogical on gay marriage

Tribune Opinion: What comes after one's 'debt' is paid?

Tribune Opinion: Poor Hammerschmidt

Tribune Opinion: No-call list

Tribune Opinion: Legislators must take hard look at revenue

News-Leader Opinion

News-Leader Opinion: Lawmakers must fix state's SIF

News-Leader Opinion: Trees- Watch for weed eater damage

News-Leader Opinion: Tax funds- Spend on what voters approved

News-Leader Opinion: Ozarks Honor Flights- Efforts for vets appreciated

News-Leader Opinion: Missouri State's search for new president on right track

News-Leader Opinion: Vote against repeal of Springfield's smoking ban

Missourian Opinion

Missourian Opinion: WHAT OTHERS SAY: Least offensive way to ruin judge selection still a bad idea

Missourian Opinion: GUEST COMMENTARY: Enhanced enterprise zones bring jobs, growth to community

Missourian Opinion: DEAR READER: Your stories make us better

Missourian Opinion: GUEST COMMENTARY: Human trafficking has ambiguous presence in western Missouri

Missourian Opinion: J. KARL MILLER: Who decreed wealth and profit evil?

Missourian Opinion: DAVID ROSMAN: Columbia needs to recognize growing gang problem

Globe Opinion

Globe Opinion: Our View: Great divide

Globe Opinion: Our View: Fiscal cliff

Globe Opinion: Our View: Politics at play

SEMissourian Opinion

SEMissourian Opinion: Making a difference in lives of foster children

SEMissourian Opinion: Plenty to do

SEMissourian Opinion: Prayer 5/18/12

SEMissourian Opinion: Postal Service business tactics compound its problems

SEMissourian Opinion: Speak Out 5/18/12

Around the Blogosphere

The Turner Report

Turner: Preview offered of HLN coverage of Joplin Tornado anniversary

Turner: Talboy: No jobs, House session was a disappointment

Turner: Tim Jones: We succeeded because we had a plan

Turner: Cunningham Pool, damaged in Joplin Tornado, to reopen

Turner: Large crowds anticipated for Day of Unity May 22 in Joplin

Turner: Surveillance footage of Joplin Tornado hitting St. John's released

Fired Up!

Fired Up!: BREAKING: David Nicklaus Not The Expert He Purports To Be

Fired Up!: Tim Jones Continues to Devolve Into Madness

Fired Up!: David Nicklaus Is Still Fine With You Making $290 Every Week

Fired Up!: How to Act Human: James Lipton's Advice for Mitt Romney

Fired Up!: Tim Jones Gleefully Trumpets Passage of Anti-Freedom, Women's-Healthcare-Limiting Legislation

St. Louis Activist Hub

St. Louis Activist Hub: Gateway Pundit Jim Hoft Embraces His Inner Birther

Show Me Progress

SMP: Campaign Finance: making the republican primary race for governor a personal spending thing

SMP: Otto Fajen (Missouri NEA) - Jefferson City - May 17, 2012

SMP: All politics is local - smoke free in Springfield, Missouri

SMP: Teresa Hensley (D) in Warrensburg - May 17, 2012

SMP: Jefferson City - In the House, May 17, 2012 - photos