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| October 7, 2024 | Midwest Races Shifting Blue; Abortion Stays Central; Harris Building Lead | 07 Oct 2024 | 01:13:18 | |
TALKIN’ POLITICS Cook political Midwest races: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AXeZAkcuJTPPoCMTZZR2gH_02Po6rMac/view?usp=drive_link Danforth blames Hawley: https://missouriindependent.com/2024/10/04/jack-danforth-blames-josh-hawley-for-missourians-losing-out-on-radiation-compensation/
Missouri Polling: https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/senate/2024/missouri/ Abortion: Reports that women seek sterilization: https://missouriindependent.com/2024/10/03/more-women-are-seeking-sterilizations-post-dobbs-experts-say/ 2024 Election Era: 270 to win polling: https://www.270towin.com/2024-presidential-election-polls/national 538: https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-general/2024/national/ Job Numbers are in and they are stellar: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/04/september-jobs-report-economy-00182505
Trump is a coward who wont’ debate Harris because he knows he can’t beat her: https://thehill.com/homenews/media/4898291-bret-baier-trump-not-harris-debate-holdup-fox-news/ Trump caught on tape: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/04/trump-fundraiser-recording Trump continues to be his own worst enemy: https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/national/national-politics/trump-has-hand-does-he-have-game GOP endorsements for Harris https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/04/politics/trump-january-6-cheney-2024-analysis/index.html Trump’s election litigation machine: https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/04/politics/trump-campaign-ground-game/index.html @TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads Co-Hosts Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Threads) Sean Diller (no social) The Heartland Collective - Sign Up Today! JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK! “Change The Conversation” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium | |||
| October 4, 2024 | "He Resorted To Crimes" Special Counsel Filing; Tina Peters (MAGA Clerk) Sentenced; Missouri Check In | 04 Oct 2024 | 00:26:47 | |
Special Counsel Filing: https://static01.nyt.com/newsgraphics/documenttools/73357920e3c8d739/8fc8bfd0-full.pdf In a new poll from NPR 58% of Americans are concerned about voter fraud in 2024, with 86% of Republicans saying they are very concerned about voter fraud. https://www.npr.org/2024/10/03/nx-s1-5130284/election-concerns-voter-fraud-trump-harris-poll One woman in Missouri, out of Columbia, has been charged now with felonies for forging false documents in her quest to prove that local officials were accepting bribes from undocumented mexicans to get liquor licenses for local mexican restaurants. @TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads Co-Hosts Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Threads) Sean Diller (no social) The Heartland Collective - Sign Up Today! JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK! “Change The Conversation” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium | |||
| September 30, 2024 | Missouri State House 54 - Eric Stevens (D) | 30 Sep 2024 | 00:55:31 | |
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| 2024 Presidential Prediction: Adam's Electoral College "Non-Model" Analysis | 27 Sep 2024 | 00:38:58 | |
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| September 23, 2024 | It's Harris' Race To Lose | 23 Sep 2024 | 01:22:53 | |
TALKING POLITICS Quick Hits:
True or False: Trump is a victim of unfair rhetoric
JORSH
You Don’t FKN Say
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| September 20, 2024 | Billboards and Blue Dots in Warren County, MO | 20 Sep 2024 | 00:20:47 | |
How to help:
Email warrencomodems@gmail.com to see how you can help.
The Warren County Democrats are contracting for the billboard. Please Venmo your donation to them & include: 1) billboard 2) your full name 3) your address 4) your occupation 5) your age. I appreciate you giving them all that info as they need it for their MEC reports. The billboard will go up 10/7. We are so excited & so grateful to you - this couldn't happen without you! @TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads Co-Hosts Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Threads) Sean Diller (no social) The Heartland Collective - Sign Up Today! JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK! “Change The Conversation” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium | |||
| September 16, 2024 | Trump | 16 Sep 2024 | 01:04:50 | |
Sena and Adam talk about Trump, because right now that's the story, and its not a good one. @TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads
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| 2024 Debate: Certified Pet Meat Free + Taylor Swift Endorses Harris | 11 Sep 2024 | 00:39:28 | |
Sean and Adam react to the debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump of September 10, 2024@TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads
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| September 9, 2024 | The "Facts" Of Life, Missouri Abortion Amendment, Harris Raises 3x Trump In August | 09 Sep 2024 | 01:04:18 | |
Quick one: Missouri abortion amendment 3 has a set back in court ruling, let’s understand where it is in reality
https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article292074825.html
MONEY TALKS: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13825833/Trump-donors-skullduggery-25th-amendment.html @TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads Co-Hosts Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Threads) Sean Diller (no social) The Heartland Collective - Sign Up Today! JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK! “Change The Conversation” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium | |||
| September 6, 2024 | Down Ballot Races and Upward Momentum | 06 Sep 2024 | 00:30:25 | |
Contest every race: https://www.contesteveryrace.com/ @TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads Co-Hosts Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Threads) Sean Diller (no social) The Heartland Collective - Sign Up Today! JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK! “Change The Conversation” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium | |||
| September 4, 2024 | Antitrust, Google, and The Future of Journalism | 04 Sep 2024 | 01:05:47 | |
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| August 30, 2024 | The 2024 Electoral Map Flyover View | 30 Aug 2024 | 00:47:12 | |
Adam and Sean start a breakdown of the electoral college and senate seats that are catching their eyes in 2024@TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads
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| DNC (Fist) Bump: Rachel and Adam react to the Democrats big week, plus JD Vance keeps being weird | 26 Aug 2024 | 01:59:32 | |
DNC (Fist) Bump: Rachel and Adam react to the Democrats big week, plus JD Vance keeps being weird@TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads
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| THAT'S MY DAD! - The Walz Family Feel Good Moment (and Sean and Adam predict...) | 22 Aug 2024 | 00:30:59 | |
Adam and Sean talk about Tim Walz speech and the moment of "THAT'S MY DAD!" - PLUS - they predict the special guest for DNC night 4... and they might have nailed it. @TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads Co-Hosts Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Threads) Sean Diller (no social) The Heartland Collective - Sign Up Today! JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK! “Change The Conversation” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium | |||
| August 21, 2024 | Adam's Guide To Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit | 21 Aug 2024 | 00:42:46 | |
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/19/us/politics/jason-isbell-dnc.html
Jason Isbell: https://www.jasonisbell.com/home
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| August 19, 2024 | Josh Hawley Can't Stop Lying About "The Debate" That Wasn't with Guest Host Don Looney | 19 Aug 2024 | 01:27:48 | |
SPECIAL GUEST HOST: DON LOONEY - Let’s Get to it: Talkin’ Politics Quick Hit: Shot: Project 2025 billboard in Tennessee Chaser: Project 2025 co-author’s executive orders for Trump Talkin’ Debates True or False: Hawley’s state fair stunt hurts him by elevating Kunce Audio clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s74XSGVVly0&t=32s Mo Gov Debate: https://missouriindependent.com/2024/08/15/mike-kehoe-crystal-quade-agree-to-missouri-gubernatorial-debate-on-policy/ Big Dog: VP Debate https://missouriindependent.com/briefs/walz-agrees-to-oct-1-vice-presidential-debate-on-cbs/ Yeah…NO
https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/aug/13/amazon-labor-nlrb Amazon has argued the country’s top labor watchdog is violating the constitution as the company fights to dismiss unfair labor practice charges, leaning on a recent conservative US supreme court ruling. Yeah…Yeah! Missouri ballot initiatives SOS Official: https://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/petitions/2024BallotMeasures
2024 Election Era Fake electors still love Trump: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/16/fake-electors-trump-donation Trump elevates being a major jerk breaking previous record held by himself: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/15/trump-attack-kamala-harris-press-conference-bedminster-00174312 Trump went on Twitter with Elon and it was… in a word… weird.
DNC this week: Harris and Walz on the road to chicago while trump plays golf and whines: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/08/14/biden-obama-clintons-democratic-national-convention/74801136007/ ACA attacks are back… stupidly https://abcnews.go.com/Health/new-lines-attack-form-affordable-care-act/story?id=112782751 @TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads Co-Hosts Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Threads) Sean Diller (no social) The Heartland Collective - Sign Up Today! JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK! “Change The Conversation” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium | |||
| August 16, 2024 | Lucas Kunce and Josh Hawley State Fair Bro Down | 16 Aug 2024 | 00:34:00 | |
The Heartland POD | August 16, 2024 Kunce calls Hawley’s bluff Speaking of chickens… Iowa residents cry “fowl” about backyard bird issues Missourians will vote on abortion issue in November Republicans in MO accused of tampering with votes Meanwhile former Colorado republican clerk is found GUILTY of exactly that Finally, in MO the GOP attempt to ban ranked choice voting awaits its fate Lots to do, so let’s go! Adam Sommer with Sean Diller - reminder learn more about us and check out our union made merch like the make abortion legal again hat at the heartland collective dot com, sign up there for $5 to be a patreon supporter and help us product this independent media content Kunce calls Hawley’s bluff, but Hawley won’t confirm real debates https://www.kfvs12.com/video/2024/08/15/hawley-kunce-face-off-missouri-state-fair/ Speaking of chickens… Iowa residents cry “fowl” about backyard bird issues Missourians will vote on abortion issue in November - along with $15 min wage, paid sick leave, and sports gambling Republicans in MO accused of tampering with votes Meanwhile former Colorado republican clerk is found GUILTY of exactly that Finally, in MO the GOP attempt to ban ranked choice voting awaits its fate @TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads Co-Hosts Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Threads) Sean Diller (no social) The Heartland Collective - Sign Up Today! JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK! “Change The Conversation” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium | |||
| Marcellus “Khaliifah” Williams Is Innocent, But Still Sitting On Death Row | 14 Aug 2024 | 00:34:50 | |
Michelle Smith with Missourians To Abolish The Death Penalty Marcellus “Khaliifah” Williams is scheduled for execution on September 24, despite DNA evidence proving his innocence. The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney has filed a motion to vacate his conviction, citing the exculpatory DNA evidence. A hearing is set for August 21 to review this evidence. The case against Williams was based on unreliable witness testimony, and forensic evidence from the crime scene does not match him. Despite these findings, the Missouri Attorney General is pushing for his execution. This case highlights issues of wrongful convictions and racial bias in the justice system. https://www.kansascity.com/news/state/missouri/article289696334.html @TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads Co-Hosts Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Threads) Sean Diller (no social) The Heartland Collective - Sign Up Today! JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK! “Change The Conversation” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium | |||
| August 12, 2024 | Republicans Endorse Harris/Walz 2024, Pies and Crowds In Rural Missouri, JD Vance Is Still Weird (Just Ask Trump) | 12 Aug 2024 | 01:51:09 | |
Adam went to the Lafayette Co. Pie Auction QUICK HITS Nelly Gettin’ Araigned In Here: https://krcgtv.com/news/local/rapper-nelly-arrested-in-st-louis-area-for-ecstasy-possession-lack-of-insurance-maryland-heights-police-department-drugs-cornell-haynes Michigan Senate Race one to watch: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/06/michigan-senate-primary-results-00172987 Mo Senate debate debates: https://missouriindependent.com/2024/08/09/josh-hawley-lucas-kunce-remain-at-an-impasse-on-missouri-u-s-senate-debates/ True or False: Missouri GOP Getting Too Cute With Ranked Choice Voting Missouri GOP Trying to End Ranked Choice Voting… But To What end? From St Louis Daily Newsletter: https://info.stlmag.com/daily-newsletter-080924 MO conservatives may be hoisted on their own petardHow much do some Missouri conservatives hate ranked-choice voting? They placed a constitutional amendment on this fall’s ballot to preemptively block municipalities from giving such novel systems a try. (St. Louis City, which switched to approval voting in 2020, would be grandfathered in.) But Dave Roland, director of litigation at the Freedom Center of Missouri, couldn’t help but notice something in Tuesday’s election results: Conservative Republicans would almost certainly have fared much better under a ranked-choice system. After all, the more centrist Lt. Governor Mike Kehoe likely won the gubernatorial primary because the flame-throwing conservatives Jay Ashcroft and Bill Eigel cut into each other’s support. (Kehoe won 40 percent to their combined 56 percent.) “It seems clear from yesterday's result that a significant majority of Republican voters wanted a conservative candidate to be the party's nominee,” Roland says. “They just couldn't agree on which one!”
As practiced by Utah Republicans (among others), ranked choice would have allowed right-leaning voters to rank their favorite candidate first and the next second. When the third-place candidate was eliminated (in this case, likely Ashcroft), his votes could have instead gone to Eigel, putting him over the edge.
Why It Matters: As Roland observes, lots of data suggests that Missouri voters like pugnacious pols in the mold of Donald Trump. But after six years of the folksy Mike Parson as governor—who was appointed to the job after Eric Greitens flamed out in a pyre of scandal—they’re looking at either Kehoe or Democrat Crystal Quade, both of whom would have likely struggled to make the runoff under a ranked-choice or approval-based system.
What’s Next: This November, voters will consider the Republican-supported ban on alternative voting systems. Democrats may hope that no one shows them this news item.—S.F. Rachel explains - WTFAre conservatives fans of Citizens United or…not? Jay Ashcroft isn’t a fan. The confluence of money - emotion - and politics in CD1 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/07/us/politics/who-is-we sley-bell.html MO Primary - 377k Dem ballots cast - just under 124k in CD1 making the district just under ⅓ of ballots - but also realize LOTS of Dems pull GOP ballots due to local races and because they want to help the least worst Republican win, etc and especially our state where the local GOP control can make Aug primaries THE election for many offices Shadowy ad cabal GARM shuts down after Elon Musk’s X files antitrust suit over censorshipYaccarino hostage video https://www.huffpost.com/entry/linda-yaccarino-x-ceo-awkward-video_n_66b273dde4b0551015a1651c Yeah… No Student Loan Law Suits https://news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/biden-student-loan-plan-gets-blocked-again-by-appeals-court Buy or Sell Dems can hold the momentum through November 5 https://www.semafor.com/article/08/09/2024/dems-in-array-on-the-road-with-harris-walz-in-michigan Texas courts for Elon? https://www.npr.org/2024/08/09/g-s1-16087/elon-musk-lawsuits-texas-same-judge-hears-them-tesla-stock 2024 Election Era Polling updates: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/us/elections/polls-president.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare Trump the grump: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/07/trump-election-campaign/ Trump’s meltdown presser Palin Audio: https://www.politico.com/video/2012/04/palin-on-newspapers-she-reads-012773 New reporting - Trump’s story about a helicopter ride swaps out one black man for another https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/10/us/politics/trump-helicopter-crash-willie-brown.html Trump’s big pitch to suburban women: don’t worry, no low income housing! https://x.com/atrupar/status/1822124336062329022?s=46&t=mukZUfs5M_R3E9tAHIu-GA It’ll prob help if he calls Harris demeaning names: https://www.axios.com/ IS THERE ANY VALUE TO THE DEMS GOING AT TRUMP? Harris/Walz hold rally in AZ while Trump is in noted battleground state and home to 4 electoral votes: Montana AZ Republican Mayor: https://www.threads.net/@acynig/post/C-d-wsMy6Xb/?xmt=AQGzfCv9hADhILwu-nseQsUqFwl3rwFbodA4-eeLdjjSxQ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/09/us/politics/kamala-harris-arizona.html
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| August 9, 2024 | Coach Walz and JV Vance; Missouri Primary Reactions; Kansas Police Chief Charged; Gov.Kelly Moving Up | 09 Aug 2024 | 00:40:07 | |
Tim Walz Is In As VP
Dem floor leader, Rep. Crystal Quade takes on Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe in Missouri gov race Marion Co. Newspaper Raid Will Result In charges Kansas Dem Gov. Laura Kelly replaces Tim Walz as head of Dem Gov. Association: https://kansasreflector.com/2024/08/07/kansas-gov-laura-kelly-assumes-leadership-of-democratic-governors-association/ @TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads Co-Hosts Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Threads) Sean Diller (no social) The Heartland Collective - Sign Up Today! JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK! “Change The Conversation” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium | |||
| August 5, 2024 | Trump Losing Fuel as Harris Fills Tank, VP Reaction, and Mo Dem Primary | 05 Aug 2024 | 01:32:59 | |
SHOW NOTES Quick Hits: Senators are softening the ground to pass major border legislation and Mark Kelly is using it in the Veepstakes: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/sen-mark-kelly-rips-trump-role-killing-bipartisan-border-bill-rcna164443 Mitch and Graham BOTH blame trump, by name, on the mic: https://x.com/kamalahq/status/1819065900529545685?s=46&t=mukZUfs5M_R3E9tAHIu-GA Missouri GOP candidate and pastor uses church to funnel funds to campaign: https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/election/article290629949.html True or False: The Harris For President Train Is Fueled By The Dobbs Case, and the fuel supply is unlimited.
Yeah…No: Missouri CD1 - Wesley Bell’s phone call telling Rep. Bush he won’t run, and his response to the audio that she was going to endorse him
Gov race and AG: Trump’s super weak universal endorsements: https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/election/article290586759.html Reminder: Friends don’t let friends vote for Mike Hamra https://www.threads.net/@msraitchetp /post/C-LJz0NOSlP?xmt=AQGzpMH3VkEUDeyNzRZcB8SNwmDs8IOmKrMQfA69H3yuhQ Big One: The outcome of 2024 is still a serious question, but let’s play out current trends - assuming Trump loses, the ground work is being laid always for his challenge to the outcome and we will see autocratic leaders across the WORLD move to prop him up
Possible money paid to Trump from reception leaders - a prime example of the networks https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2024/08/02/trump-campaign-egypt-investigation/ 2024 Election Era: Trump goes to a live panel with National Association of Black Journalists and, well, you all know what happened:
FOX IS FLAILING: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/jesse-watters-vote-for-women-trans-fox-news-1235071300/ Trump, who has claimed no connection, gets Project 2025 chair fired: https://www.threads.net/@ronaldfilipkowski/post/C-D88aCywNj?xmt=AQGzzn5_PqcB4Ha_argxR7FKdJClEdcQOxsFxDrXmiw7hQ https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/30/politics/project-2025-paul-dans/index.html Trump on attack in Georgia… against a Republican. https://x.com/ewerickson/status/1819861779410833530?s=46&t=mukZUfs5M_R3E9tAHIu-GA HARRIS PLOUFFE JOINS HARRIS TEAM https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/02/plouffe-joins-harris-campaign-as-senior-adviser-00172478 The (Fille In The Blank) for Harris Movement Kamala Harris VC’s group: https://www.vcsforkamala.org/
Fed Rate cuts will matter: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/31/fed-interest-rate-cuts-trump-republican-backlash-00171918 What kind of electoral map could we really see: https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/30/politics/kamala-harris-atlanta-rally Polling: my biggest take away - look at the “Other” column https://www.270towin.com/2024-presidential-election-polls/national @TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads Co-Hosts Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Threads) Sean Diller (no social) The Heartland Collective - Sign Up Today! JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK! “Change The Conversation” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium | |||
| August 2, 2024 | Missouri Primary Primer Prediction Special w/ Jenna Roberson | 02 Aug 2024 | 01:36:13 | |
Adam is joined by Jenna Roberson to breakdown state house, state senate, house, senate, treasurer, secretary of state, and governor races in Missouri for the August 6th primary votes with predictions!@TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads
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| July 31, 2024 | Crystal Quade, Teen Vogue, and "Girls State" the documentary, with Cecilia Bartin | 31 Jul 2024 | 00:37:12 | |
Cecelia's article in Teen Vogue: https://www.teenvogue.com/story/girls-state-documentary-missouri-governor @TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads Co-Hosts Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Threads) Sean Diller (no social) The Heartland Collective - Sign Up Today! JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK! “Change The Conversation” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium | |||
| July 29, 2024 | What A Year Of A Week It Was | 29 Jul 2024 | 01:40:58 | |
SHOW NOTES Quick Hit: Citizens United reminds us all of the definition of iron: https://missouriindependent.com/briefs/citizens-united-gop-state-parties-file-fec-complaint-over-biden-harris-campaign-funds/ Quick Hit: Missouri Gov debates happened - Kehoe was a no show, Quade ate Hamra’s lunch — also Quade gets endorsements from Mayor Quinton Lucas of KC and Mayor Tishaura Jones of STL; meanwhile Kehoe gets the Trump nod (Trump endorsed all Gov GOP candidates; see MO Independent link) True or False: The best thing to do right now is ignore the prognosticators
Yeah…No: JD Vance’s extreme abortion comments (found on Drudge) https://www.newsweek.com/jd-vance-abortion-audio-travel-banned-1930761 Chris Murphy, X: https://x.com/ChrisMurphyCT/status/1816673432697762037 https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/jd-vance-audio-leak-abortion-614642
Big One: Biden’s Oval address and its place in history https://theheartlandcollective.com/2024/07/25/bidens-historic-patriotic-farewell-address/ AP Coverage: https://apnews.com/article/biden-oval-office-speech-2024-d7a5e913e4e9c347ed314e5879db3480 2024 Election Era Trump tells Christian group they won’t have to vote any more and that he’s not a Christian Trump tells Christian voters they 'won't have to vote anymore' if he's elected https://www.npr.org/2024/07/27/nx-s1-5054272/trump-christian-wont-vote-anymore-speech 270 to Win polling; https://www.270towin.com/2024-presidential-election-polls/national Harris is in: https://dnyuz.com/2024/07/25/harris-narrows-gap-against-trump-times-siena-poll-finds/ Obama endorses Harris: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/22/kamala-harris-endorsements-democrats VP Discussion heats up, who are early leaders? Cook political breakdown: https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/national/national-politics/breaking-down-veepstakes-what-top-prospects-could-bring-harris?check_logged_in=1 Their order: Shapiro, Kelly, Cooper, Brashear BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c80ekdwk9zro Harris drawing distinctions on Mid east: https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/25/politics/kamala-harris-israel-policy/index.html Fox news top line on Friday - Trump’s bond provider didn’t charge enough https://www.foxnews.com/politics/billionaire-helped-trump-175m-bond-probably-didnt-charge-enough GOP going in on immigration: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/harris-failed-combat-root-causes-illegal-immigration-former-border-patrol-union-chief @TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads Co-Hosts Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Threads) Sean Diller (no social) The Heartland Collective - Sign Up Today! JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK! “Change The Conversation” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium | |||
| July 26, 2024 | Lizz Callahan for Missouri 103, Political Mailers, Polling and Prediction Malpractice | 26 Jul 2024 | 01:02:59 | |
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| July 24, 2024 | From Roe to Dobbs And Beyond w/ Devon Heinen of States News Room + BONUS 2024 Democrat VP Mt. Rushmore Draft | 24 Jul 2024 | 01:57:54 | |
Rachel sat down for a chat with Devon Heinen, a journalist with States Newsroom who principally writes for the Tennessee Lookout . States Newsroom has created State Capitol level coverage with sites like Missouri Independent, Iowa Capitol Dispatch, Kansas Reflector, and more. Listeners of our shows often hear us cite to these sources because they have proven themselves to be quality journalism that takes the work of reporting facts with context seriously. Devon is no exception to that rule. Learn more about Devon: http://www.devonheinen.com/articles.html Article: http://www.devonheinen.com/images/2024-Heinen-AL-Reflector-Diane-Derzis-Story.pdf @TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads Co-Hosts Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Threads) Sean Diller (no social) The Heartland Collective - Sign Up Today! JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK! “Change The Conversation” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium | |||
| July 22, 2024 | There Is Risk Everywhere... | 22 Jul 2024 | 01:38:40 | |
Quick Hit: KC Star endorsed Crystal Quade, recurring guest here on the pod, maybe one of our most prolific in terms of appearances on the pod actually https://www.kansascity.com/opinion/editorials/article289981759.html Global tech outage: https://www.cnn.com/business/live-news/global-outage-intl-hnk/index.html True or False: JD Vance was a mistake JD didn’t like Trump: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/16/jd-vance-political-views-trump Vox’s “Yikes” piece: https://www.vox.com/politics/360283/jd-vance-trump-vp-vice-president-authoritarian I’m a never Trump guy, says Trump’s VP pick: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/07/15/jd-vance-donald-trump-comments-00168450 JD Vance, of the shire? https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/07/19/lord-of-the-rings-jd-vance-00169372 Opinion piece: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/21/opinion/jd-vance-kamala-harris.html Yeah, Yeah: Mo Dems raising big $ (see PDF in slack)
Big One: Tech goes MAGA? https://www.axios.com/2024/07/17/trump-andreessen-horowitz-tech-billionaires 2024 Election Era Polling: https://www.270towin.com/2024-presidential-election-polls/national#google_vignette The Map: https://www.270towin.com/
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| July 19, 2024 | Chuck Summers for Congress - MO 2nd | 19 Jul 2024 | 00:31:45 | |
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| July 17, 2024 | Amanda Taylor for Missouri's 103rd | 17 Jul 2024 | 00:28:11 | |
@voteamandataylor on FB and Tik Tok A former researcher A content creator with her own website who has found a groove with entertainment interviews And an active member of her local community where she is running for the Missouri state house of representatives in the 103rd district @TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads Co-Hosts Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Threads) Sean Diller (no social) The Heartland Collective - Sign Up Today! JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK! “Change The Conversation” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium | |||
| July 15, 2024 | A Moment Of Reflection | 15 Jul 2024 | 00:18:53 | |
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| July 12, 2024 | The Potential Impacts of Ending Chevron | 12 Jul 2024 | 01:02:36 | |
This episode is not intended as legal advice, but as commentary. Join Adam and Rachel as they dive into the cases surrounding the termination of the Chevron Doctrine and the possible new world of Administrative law. @TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads
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| July 10, 2024 | No, Really, Project 2025 Y'all | 10 Jul 2024 | 00:29:30 | |
Adam scratches the surface of Project 2025, plus a portion of a prior show isolated to help highlight the GOP hypocrisy on display. @TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads
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| July 8, 2024 | Project 2025, The Heritage Foundation, and 2024 | 08 Jul 2024 | 01:27:22 | |
Quick touch on Immunity case and encouraging folks to listen to the episode Reminder: Chevron case is, in all reality, a bigger deal: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/06/chevron-doctrine-supreme-court-ruling
ONE WEEK AFTER DEBATE: BUY OR SELL: Barring major health issue this is the bottom for Biden? POLLING - slight change toward Trump after debate, no major crater https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-general/2024/national/
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| July 1, 2024 | The Immunity Case | 02 Jul 2024 | 01:11:55 | |
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| July 1, 2024 | Confirmation Bias | 01 Jul 2024 | 01:18:35 | |
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| Biden blunders in debate, SCOTUS throws out MO AG Bailey's censorship case, Colorado Dem establishment defeats progressive State House incumbent Elisabeth Epps and more | 28 Jun 2024 | 00:11:13 | |
Biden bombs, Trump pounces in first debate of 2024 | Supreme Court rejects Missouri lawsuit alleging feds bullied social media platforms | The unemployment rate in Kansas has been under 3% for 30 months | Sean Diller mourns the senseless loss of another progressive Colorado Democrat, as incumbent State Representative Elisabeth Epps was defeated in a primary this week | IL Gov JB Pritzker announces new Department of Early Childhood
One prominent operative texted, “Time for an open convention.” President Joe Biden stands on stage during a commercial break in a presidential debate at CNN Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 27, 2024. | Francis Chung/POLITICO 06/27/2024 10:15 PM EDT Updated: 06/27/2024 10:27 PM EDT President Joe Biden opened the debate with a raspy voice and disjointed, rambling answers, reigniting Democratic concerns about his age and ability to take on former President Donald Trump. Many of the president’s answers were hard to follow. At one point, seemingly losing his train of thought, Biden said “we finally beat Medicare,” misspeaking about his own policy on earned benefits. In text messages with POLITICO, Democrats expressed confusion and concern as they watched the first minutes of the event. One former Biden White House and campaign aide called it “terrible,” adding that they have had to ask themselves over and over “What did he just say? This is crazy.” Another veteran Democratic operative texted, “Biden seems to have needed a few minutes to warm up. I wonder if the lack of an audience was the right decision. And poor guy needs a tea. Maybe a whiskey.” An attorney and Democratic activist from New Hampshire said, “Biden is toast — calling it now.” Biden’s rambling answers provided Trump multiple opportunities to jump in with retorts. At one point, after an answer ostensibly on immigration, Trump said, “I don’t know what he said at the end there. I don’t think he knows what he said.” The president’s performance was widely panned online and will likely reinforce the impression that he’s lost a step. The 81-year-old president’s age has long been a liability, with poll after poll showing even many Democrats concerned about his age. Biden aides and allies had hoped the on-stage split screen between the two men would help to focus voters’ attention on the race. But during the debate, many Democrats have begun to doubt that strategy would actually work out in Biden’s favor. A person familiar with Biden’s health claimed that his performance is due to a cold. But the president’s team hadn’t mentioned that to reporters until Biden began to answer questions in the debate. One prominent operative texted, “Time for an open convention.”
BY: JASON HANCOCK - JUNE 26, 2024 9:15 AM The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected arguments by Missouri and Louisiana that the federal government violated the First Amendment in its efforts to combat false, misleading and dangerous information online. In a 6-3 decision written by Justice Amy Coney Barrett, the court held that neither the states nor seven individuals who were co-plaintiffs in the case were able to demonstrate any harm or substantial risk that they will suffer an injury in the future. Therefore, they do not have legal standing to bring a case against the federal government. Plaintiffs failed to prove that social media platforms acted due to government coercion, Barrett wrote, rather than their own judgment and policies. In fact, she wrote, social media platforms “began to suppress the plaintiffs’ COVID–19 content before the defendants’ challenged communications started.” Plaintiffs cannot “manufacture standing,” Barrett wrote, “merely by inflicting harm on themselves based on their fears of hypothetical future harm that is not certainly impending.” The ruling overturns a lower court decision that concluded officials under Presidents Joe Biden and Donald Trump unlawfully coerced social media companies to remove deceptive or inaccurate content out of fears it would fuel vaccine hesitancy or upend elections. Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey called the federal government’s actions “the biggest violation of the First Amendment in our nation’s history.” But those arguments were greeted with skepticism by the court in March, with justices from across the ideological spectrum punching holes in the lawsuit and raising concerns about the consequences for public safety and national security. In an emailed statement, Bailey made no mention of the court’s decision to dismiss the case, instead declaring that his office will continue to pursue evidence of social media censorship by the federal government. “Missouri is not done,” Bailey said. “We are going back to the district court to obtain more discovery in order to root out Joe Biden’s vast censorship enterprise once and for all.” The lawsuit was filed in 2022 by Missouri and Louisiana, along with seven people who either were banned from a platform or whose posts were not prominently featured on social media sites such as Facebook, YouTube and X, then known as Twitter. Among the co-plaintiffs is Jim Hoft, founder of the St. Louis-based right-wing conspiracy website Gateway Pundit. Hoft has built a career on promulgating false conspiracies on a wide range of topics, from the 2018 Parkland school shooting to former President Barack Obama’s birth certificate. His company recently filed for bankruptcy as it faces defamation lawsuits in Missouri and Colorado filed by people who say they faced threats after being vilified by Gateway Pundit in false stories. Hoft claims claims that Twitter, in December 2020, censored content about the Hunter Biden laptop story at the urging of the federal government. But Barrett wrote that Twitter acted according to its own rules against posting or sharing “privately produced/distributed intimate media of someone without their express consent.” There is no evidence, Barrett wrote, that Twitter adopted its policy in response to pressure from the federal government. 3. Kansas unemployment has been under 3% for almost 3 years running
BY: TIM CARPENTER - JUNE 24, 2024 3:30 PM TOPEKA — The unemployment rate in Kansas was 2.9% in May, for an unprecedented 30 consecutive months with unemployment under 3%. The state’s unemployment rate has remained under 3% since October 2021, after reaching double-digits in the twilight of Trump’s presidency in 2020. In the past 12 months, Kansas’ total nonfarm employment climbed by 24,000 jobs. The Department of Labor says that was due to a surge of 18,700 private sector positions and the addition of 5,300 government jobs. The average nominal hourly earnings in Kansas for private sector workers has increased 3.4% over the past 12 months to $30.09. 4. Go along to get along type wins Colorado blue seat primary Camacho beats Epps in closely watched Colorado statehouse raceBY: SARA WILSON - JUNE 25, 2024 10:07 PM Challenger Sean Camacho defeated Rep. Elisabeth Epps in the Democratic primary for state House District 6, according to early results from the Colorado secretary of state. Camacho was ahead with 63% of the vote, according to the results as of 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, and Associated Press-subscribed outlets reported that the AP called the race for Camacho. Camacho was the establishment-backed candidate. Epps was the more progressive, yet controversial, first-term lawmaker. The race was seen as a bellwether among many state Capitol observers. Epps, who heads the Colorado Freedom Fund, won her first term in office in 2022 after another tough primary challenge from Katie March. During her two years in office, she championed progressive legislation including a ban on most semi-automatic firearms and a bill to allow overdose authorization centers. She also publicly criticized House leadership over their handling of floor speech and open meetings practices. She was reprimanded by House leadership after she joined pro-Palestinian protestors in the chamber gallery during a special session last fall. Epps was backed by labor and grassroots groups including the AFL-CIO and SEIU Local 105. Camacho had endorsements from the Democratic establishment of Colorado, including Gov. Jared Polis, Attorney General Phil Weiser, House Speaker Julie McCluskie and Senate President Steve Fenberg. Camacho vastly outraised and outspent Epps, according to campaign finance records. He also benefited from outside spending. Various committees spent over $120,000 for communications opposing Epps and over $250,000 supporting him. That included a series of negative mailers targeting Epps. 5. IL Gov JB Pritzker signs bill creating new Depaartment of Early Childhood
Gov. JB Pritzker holds up Senate Bill 1 after signing it into law, flanked by Reps. Mary Beth Canty, D-Arlington Heights, and Will Davis, D-Homewood (left) and lead Senate sponsor Sen. Kimberly Lightford, D-Maywood (right). Pritzker said the agency is expected to be up and running in 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Dilpreet Raju) Tuesday, June 25, 2024 New agency to bring multiple programs under one roofBy PETER HANCOCK SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation Tuesday creating a new cabinet-level state agency dedicated to early childhood education and development. The new Department of Early Childhood, which will become operational in July 2026, will take over programs currently housed across three state agencies, including funding for preschool programs, child care centers and the licensing of day care centers. Speaking at a bill signing ceremony at a preschool in Chicago, Pritzker said the streamlined agency should make it easier for new parents to access critical services for their children. “It's hard enough juggling all the responsibilities that fall on the shoulders of parents,” he said. “And on top of that, they shouldn't have to navigate a complex bureaucracy to get the care that they and their children deserve.”
A chalkboard welcome sign for Gov. JB Pritzker inside Eyes On The Future Child Development Center in Chicago’s far north side neighborhood of Rogers Park. Pritzker signed Senate Bill 1 there, which will create the framework for a new state agency geared towards early childhood development. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Dilpreet Raju)
Pritzker first unveiled his plan for a consolidated agency last fall, just as lawmakers were beginning their annual fall veto session, when he issued an executive order establishing an Office of Early Childhood within the governor’s office. Read more: Pritzker proposes creation of new standalone early childhood agency That order directed the Department of Human Services, the Department of Children and Family Services, and the Illinois State Board of Education to begin working on a transition plan to move the administration of their early childhood programs into a new agency. The formal bid to establish the new agency was part of Pritzker’s budget proposal to the General Assembly in February, along with a second year of increased funding for those programs under Pritzker’s Smart Start initiative. Under the plan, the new agency will take over the Early Childhood Block Grant program from the State Board of Education, which funds the Preschool for All and Prevention Initiative programs; the Child Care Assistance Program, Home Visiting programs, and Early Intervention Services currently housed in the Department of Human Services; and licensing of day care facilities, which is currently managed by the Department of Children and Family Services. The legislation authorizing the new agency, Senate Bill 1, passed unanimously in the Senate in April, and last month passed with bipartisan support in the House, 93-18. “The foundation of a child’s success and well-being is built starting the moment they are born,” Senate Majority Leader Kimberly Lightford, D-Maywood, the lead Senate sponsor of the bill, said in a statement. “As a state, it is our duty to provide the necessary support and resources to build such stability. The creation of this unique agency will break ground on our transition to a whole, trauma-informed approach to meeting children’s diverse needs.”
Gov. JB Pritzker poses for photos with early childhood advocates following a signing event for Senate Bill 1, which creates the Department of Early Childhood. Pritzker said the agency will immediately “make life simpler, better, and fairer for tens of thousands of Illinois families.” (Capitol News Illinois photo by Dilpreet Raju) Much of the debate over the bill in the legislature focused on the cost of launching a new state agency. Lawmakers appropriated $14 million in the upcoming fiscal year for initial startup costs, which include such things as hiring executive staff and opening new office space. But administration officials were reluctant to provide estimates of how much the new agency would cost annually once it’s fully operational, and whether those administrative costs would outweigh what the state is spending currently. Responding to questions from reporters Tuesday, Pritzker again declined to offer specific cost estimates but suggested consolidating the programs into a single agency could result in efficiencies and cost savings. But he did chide “people who want to complain” about how new state agencies will “cost...taxpayers.” “I really don't think it will,” Pritzker said. “I think there's real efficiency and taking programs that are desperately located in different departments and bringing them all together.” Capitol News Illinois is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news service covering state government. It is distributed to hundreds of newspapers, radio and TV stations statewide. It is funded primarily by the Illinois Press Foundation and the Robert R. McCormick Foundation, along with major contributions from the Illinois Broadcasters Foundation and Southern Illinois Editorial Association. @TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads Co-Hosts Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Threads) Sean Diller (no social) The Heartland Collective - Sign Up Today! JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK! “Change The Conversation” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium | |||
| June 26, 2024 | Quilts For Democracy with Sally Brooks | 26 Jun 2024 | 00:27:11 | |
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| The Heartland Pod for June 24 2024 - Supreme Court sides with gun control advocates - Missouri polling on Democratic and Republican primaries - Biden and Trump to debate on Thursday and more | 24 Jun 2024 | 01:07:18 | |
U.S. Supreme Court issues major gun case ruling | Missouri Democratic primary draws major questions | Montana progressive with interesting family ties running for office | 2024 Election Era Rolls On Now with a Pro Biden Fox News Poll!
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| Kansas passes huge incentive bill to lure KC Chiefs and Royals, Illinois families look forward to new Child Tax Credit, Trump thinks must-win Milwaukee is horrible and more | 21 Jun 2024 | 00:11:59 | |
The Heartland POD, Friday June 21, 2024
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Brady Singer of the Kansas City Royals throws in the first inning against the Houston Astros at Kauffman Stadium in April. (Ed Zurga/Getty Images). TOPEKA — The Kansas City Royals and Chiefs could receive hundreds of millions of dollars in sales tax revenue to move from Missouri and build new stadiums across the state line under legislation passed Tuesday by Kansas lawmakers. The House voted 84-38 and the Senate voted 27-8 to approve legislation that would expand a state incentive program in an attempt to lure one or both teams from Kansas City. The bill now heads to Gov. Laura Kelly, a Democrat, who said in a statement following the Senate vote that the effort to bring the teams to Kansas “shows we’re all-in on keeping our beloved teams in the Kansas City metro.” “Kansas now has the opportunity to become a professional sports powerhouse with the Chiefs and Royals potentially joining Sporting KC as major league attractions, all with robust, revenue-generating entertainment districts surrounding them providing new jobs, new visitors and new revenues that boost the Kansas economy,” Kelly said. Neither team has promised to move to Kansas, though both actively lobbied for the legislation’s passage. The Chiefs said in a statement that the team appreciated Kansas leaders reaching out for input on the legislation. “We look forward to exploring the options this legislation may provide,” the statement said. The Royals said the team was grateful to the legislature for its vote. “The Kansas City Royals look forward to additional conversations as we evaluate where we will play baseball in the future,” the team said. “We will always prioritize the best interests of our fans, associates and taxpayers in this process.” State Rep. Sean Tarwater, a Republican from Stilwell, said during debate in the House that Missouri had a history of losing professional sports teams and implored fellow House members to pass the legislation. “I ask you today, do you really want to put that type of an economic generation in the hands of the state of Missouri?” Tarwater said just before the vote. Rep. Sean Tarwater speaks on the floor of the Kansas House of Representatives in favor of expanding economic incentives in an attempt to bring the Kansas City Chiefs or Royals to Kansas. (Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector) Passage of the bill represents a monumental step in Kansas lawmakers’ attempts to court the teams. Both teams have signaled a willingness to move from their current stadiums at the Truman Sports Complex in Kansas City, Missouri. While neither team has announced a proposed site for a Kansas stadium, legislators speculated it could land in Wyandotte County near the Sporting KC soccer stadium, NASCAR track and outlet shops. “We have the history of building amazing projects that have brought in retail commerce, restaurants, hotels and have improved an area that was largely just a field and turned it into a tax-generating machine for our state,” said Sen. J.R. Claeys, a Salina Republican. The legislation, he said, would put Kansas in a “very good position to keep the Kansas City Chiefs and the Kansas City Royals in the Kansas City metro area.” The bill, which was not voted on by any legislative committee, would expand the state’s Sales Tax and Revenue (STAR) Bond program, which is meant to help finance tourism and entertainment districts to help pay for a professional football or baseball stadium of at least $1 billion. A developer building a stadium under the program would be eligible to finance up to 70% of the project cost by issuing bonds and repaying them with the increased sales tax collections from the stadium site. The expansion would have initially allowed up to 75% of project costs but was tweaked before introduction. Debt on a stadium constructed under the expansion wouldn’t have to be repaid for 30 years instead of the normal 20. The project could also receive a boost from liquor taxes generated in the STAR Bond district and revenues from a fund Kansas created when it legalized sports betting. During House debate, Rep. Paul Waggoner, a Hutchinson Republican, argued subsidized stadiums never generate the economic activity that they promise. He was alarmed by what he called “minimal transparency” in the deal-making process laid out in the legislation. The bill says any agreement between the state and a team would be confidential until after it has been executed. Waggoner called the legislation “bad public policy.” “This is not your mother’s STAR Bonds,” Waggoner said. “This is a jacked up super-sized version of STAR Bonds.” Patrick Mahomes throws pass against the Buffalo Bills during the third quarter in the AFC Divisional Playoff game at Arrowhead Stadium on January 23, 2022. Kansas lawmakers could offer the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals millions of dollars in tax incentives to move from Missouri to Kansas. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images). The bill limits the eligibility to National Football League or Major League Baseball teams currently near Kansas. The financing mechanism could be used for both stadiums and training facilities. Both teams have pressed lawmakers in recent weeks to pass the bill with representatives from the Royals hosting dinner for Democratic lawmakers at a steakhouse Monday night and the Chiefs throwing a lunchtime block party Tuesday steps from the Capitol. Earlier this month, a nonprofit called Scoop and Score Inc. launched to advocate for a Kansas stadium deal. The organization, which does not have to disclose its donors, hired 30 lobbyists to advocate for the STAR Bond expansion legislation. In a statement, former Kansas House Speaker Ron Ryckman Jr., a lobbyist for Scoop and Score and the Chiefs, said the Legislature “stepped up in a big way, paving the path to make sure the Chiefs stay right where they belong — in Kansas City with their loyal fans.” “The votes show overwhelming bipartisan support because Kansas lawmakers know what the Chiefs mean to us and how big of an economic opportunity this is for Kansas,” Ryckman said. Just weeks before Republican National Convention, Illinois GOP chair announces resignationAfter 3 ½ years as ILGOP chair, Don Tracy cites intraparty fighting as reason for quittingBy HANNAH MEISEL Halfway through the 2024 election cycle and just a few weeks away from the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Illinois GOP Chair Don Tracy on Wednesday announced his resignation as head of the state Republican Party. Tracy, who’d held the job since February 2021, explained his resignation in a two-page letter that cited intraparty “power struggles.” He also said he is concerned about the direction the party is taking under the current membership of the Illinois Republican State Central Committee – a 17-person body that steers the ILGOP, with one member elected from each congressional district. “In better days, Illinois Republicans came together after tough intra party elections,” Tracy wrote. “Now however, we have Republicans who would rather fight other Republicans than engage in the harder work of defeating incumbent Democrats by convincing swing voters to vote Republican.” Tracy was narrowly elected Illinois Republican Party chair in the wake of the 2020 election and Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection on the U.S. Capitol by those who sought to stop certification of the election for its winner, President Joe Biden, over former President Donald Trump. Even as Republicans publicly reckoned with the events of Jan. 6, hardline conservatives on the state central committee were pushing for a more ardent supporter of Trump and his politics than the previous chair, who was hand-picked by former Gov. Bruce Rauner. Instead, the party got Tracy, another Rauner ally who served as chair of the Illinois Gaming Board during the one-term governor’s administration. Tracy had unsuccessfully run for lieutenant governor in 2010, and in 2002, he lost a bid for a state Senate seat – but as a Democrat. Tracy’s electoral history, as well as his experience as an attorney and co-owner of his family’s food distribution business, fit the mold of previous ILGOP chairs in a state where fiscally conservative and socially moderate suburban Republicans for decades were a political powerhouse. But as Republican politics have changed both nationally and in Illinois, Tracy’s run as party chair proved tumultuous. Additionally, Tracy wrote that he was “concerned about the current infatuation” of some state central committee members “with certain individuals they call ‘grass roots’ leaders.” One such self-proclaimed grassroots Republican, former state Sen. Darren Bailey, celebrated Tracy’s resignation on social media Wednesday, calling it a “cleansing” of the state GOP. “Fake republicans got us into this mess,” wrote Bailey, who earlier this year lost a primary challenge to U.S. Rep. Mike Bost and unsuccessfully ran for governor in 2022. “Real Republicans standing firm will get us out!!!” Read more: Dems seek unity as new, former chair take no questions from media after party vote Democrats panned the state GOP as “defined by a litany of electoral disasters, constant infighting, meager fundraising, and a strict adherence to a losing set of anti-choice, anti-worker, pro-Trump policies.” “While we don’t expect new leadership to change any of that, we do wish the best of luck to the inevitable MAGA extremist who will succeed Don Tracy as Chair,” the party said. Tracy’s letter indicated he would resign upon the election of a successor, “preferably no later than” July 19 – the day after the RNC is scheduled to conclude.
Capitol News Illinois is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news service covering state government. It is distributed to hundreds of newspapers, radio and TV stations statewide. It is funded primarily by the Illinois Press Foundation and the Robert R. McCormick Foundation, along with major contributions from the Illinois Broadcasters Foundation and Southern Illinois Editorial Association. Illinois child tax credit: who gets it, how much is it?(Capitol News Illinois illustration by Andrew Adams) Thursday, June 13, 2024 $50M tax credit program will provide up to roughly $300 for low-income familiesBy ANDREW ADAMS In the final hours of their spring legislative session, Illinois lawmakers approved a tax credit of up to about $300 for families with young children. The credit is available to Illinoisans with children under age 12 who qualify for the federal Earned Income Tax Credit, or EITC. Although it has exceptions, that credit is generally available to married couples earning up to about $60,000 and single people earning up to about $50,000, depending on the number of children they have. For taxes on 2024 income, the tax credit will cap at just over $300 for tax filers with three or more children who meet certain income requirements. Taxpayers with two children face a cap of about $270 and taxpayers with one child face a cap of about $170. The child tax credit equates to 20 percent of the state’s EITC, which allows Illinois taxpayers a credit equal to 20 percent of the federal EITC. Starting in tax year 2025, the state’s child tax credit will double to 40 percent of the state EITC, meaning that it will max out at a bit over $600 for families with three children. Because the federal tax credit that determines its size is tied to inflation, the actual size of future years’ child tax credits is yet to be determined. In its first year, the program is expected to cost the state $50 million, with a cost of about $100 million in subsequent years. The idea of a permanent child tax credit in Illinois has been floated for several years, with various proposals being put forward by legislators in the General Assembly as well as advocacy groups and think tanks. Gov. JB Pritzker pitched a child tax credit in his proposed budget earlier this year that was smaller than the version that passed in the final budget. It would have applied to children under three years old and cost about $12 million. Proponents of the idea say that in addition to helping low-income families, programs like this help local economies. “Every dollar we invest in the child tax credit is immediately spent locally,” Erion Malasi, the policy director for Economic Security for Illinois, told Capitol News Illinois. Researchers at the Illinois Economic Policy Institute, a labor movement-affiliated think tank, found in a January report that child tax credits have a higher economic impact than cuts to corporate income taxes or to capital gains taxes. That report also cited several research teams that found the temporary expansion to the federal child tax credit between 2021 and 2023 reduced child poverty in the U.S. by between 25 and 36 percent. That credit provided an additional $1,000 per child on top of an existing $2,000 credit, with increases for younger children. State Sen. Omar Aquino, D-Chicago, sponsored legislation that would have created a $300 million child tax credit program that was more expansive than the version that passed. Aquino told Capitol News Illinois he will be watching the rollout of the child tax credit to see if there is room for an “expansion” in future budget years or if there is a route for the credit to be automatically applied for qualifying taxpayers. The Illinois Department of Revenue is working on guidance for next year's filing season and will provide information about how to claim the child tax credit on its website. Capitol News Illinois is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news service covering state government. It is distributed to hundreds of print and broadcast outlets statewide. It is funded primarily by the Illinois Press Foundation and the Robert R. McCormick Foundation, along with major contributions from the Illinois Broadcasters Foundation and Southern Illinois Editorial Association. Kansas’ Davids lauds court decision on abortion pill; Marshall critiques Democrats’ IVF billBY: TIM CARPENTER - JUNE 13, 2024 4:56 PM
U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, applauded a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to turn aside a lawsuit seeking to direct the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to significantly limit access to the abortion pill mifepristone. (Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector) TOPEKA — U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids of Kansas said the U.S. Supreme Court’s rejection of an attempt to undermine the federal Food and Drug Administration’s authorization of a widely available abortion medication wouldn’t be the final act by opponents of reproductive rights. On Thursday, the Supreme Court said the plaintiffs, comprised of anti-abortion physicians and organizations, didn’t have standing to pursue the lawsuit against the FDA aimed at curtailing access to the drug mifepristone. It’s possible other plaintiffs capable of showing they were harmed by availability of the pill could challenge FDA approval of the drug. It is used in approximately half of all abortions in the United States. “I will always stand with Kansans who overwhelmingly rejected extremist attempts to limit reproductive health care access,” said Davids, the 3rd District Democrat. “Yet, for the second year in a row, a vital and safe reproductive health care medication was under attack, threatening to strip Kansans’ ability to freely make health care decisions that are best for their families and futures.” Davids said the Supreme Court opinion was “a victory for our freedoms,” but the legal fight regarding abortion access was far from over. She vowed to continue opposing attempts to “interfere in our most private health care decisions.” U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, signed an amicus brief urging federal courts to rule the FDA overstepped its authority years ago in regard to use of mifepristone. U.S. Reps. Ron Estes, Tracey Mann and Jake LaTurner, signed a brief that argued the Supreme Court should reverse the FDA. These Kansas lawmakers said the FDA’s action to deregulate “chemical abortion drugs” subverted Congress’ public policy interests and patient welfare. Mifepristone, which is authorized for up to 10 weeks into a pregnancy, was part of two-drug regimen that included misoprostol as the second pharmaceutical. Meanwhile, both U.S. senators from Kansas, Republicans Jerry Moran and Marshall, voted Thursday to block legislation offered by Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois that would affirm the right of women attempting to become pregnant to seek fertility treatments that included in vitro fertilization or IVF. The Senate vote on that measure was 48-47, short of the 60 votes required to advance the measure. On Wednesday, Marshall said the Duckworth bill contained “poison pills” that violated the religious freedom of physicians and would unnecessarily broaden access to reproductive technology. He praised a piece of IVF legislation sponsored by Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas. Marshall, a physician who delivered babies for 30 years in Kansas said, “The country needs to know that Republicans believe in IVF. I happen to believe IVF is a gift from God.” Sean: Unfortunately for Senator Marshall, he doesn’t speak for all Republicans, many of whom are far out of the mainstream on whether they believe families should be able to access IVF. And today in unforced errors… Trump tells House Republicans Milwaukee is a ‘horrible city’BY: HENRY REDMAN - JUNE 13, 2024 10:51 AM
Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump speaks during a rally on Wednesday, May 1, in Waukesha, Wisconsin. (Scott Olson | Getty Images) In a closed door meeting with Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives, Donald Trump reportedly called Milwaukee, the location of this summer’s Republican National Convention, a “horrible city.” Trump’s comments were reported by Punchbowl News’ Jake Sherman. “Milwaukee, where we are having our convention, is a horrible city,” Trump is reported to have said on Thursday. The former president visited Wisconsin in May, holding a rally in Waukesha. During that visit, he talked about the RNC coming to Milwaukee, making fun of Democrats — who planned to hold the 2020 Democratic National Convention in the city but canceled it due to the COVID-19 pandemic — for not showing up to the city. Wisconsin’s House Republicans responded to the report with varying stories about what happened. Rep. Glenn Grothman told reporters Trump was talking about “election integrity” in large urban centers, Rep. Derrick Van Orden said the report was a lie and that Trump was talking about the city’s crime rate and Rep. Bryan Steil denied that Trump made the comment at all. In response to the comment, Democrats said if Trump doesn’t like Milwaukee, he doesn’t need to come. “If Donald Trump hates Milwaukee so much, we have one message for him: don’t come, we won’t miss you — your campaign is barely here in the first place,” Democratic National Committee spokesperson Addy Toevs said in a statement. “In November, Wisconsinites will show Trump how the dislike is mutual and will reject him again once and for all.” Other Democrats touted Milwaukee’s beer, food and sports teams while connecting the comments to regular Republican attacks against Wisconsin’s largest and most diverse city. “Donald Trump attacking the great city of Milwaukee as a ‘horrible city’ exactly one month before he shuffles out on stage at the Fiserv reflects the backward, twisted man Donald Trump has always been,” Wisconsin Democratic Party Vice Chair Felesia Martin said. “With entertainment, recreation and a quality of life that is unparalleled — to say nothing of a great basketball team — I am blessed to call Milwaukee home. We’re used to Republican politicians like Donald Trump showing nothing but contempt for Milwaukee and the folks who live here: they know our power, and they’re afraid of the city we are building here, together. Once again, Trump has demonstrated why he should not be elected to the highest office in the land. He does not possess the discipline, respect, thoughtfulness, nor the maturity necessary to lead our country.” Trump is expected to visit southeastern Wisconsin again next week, for a planned rally in Racine on Tuesday. Because he knows if he wants to be president again, he has to win there. Wild. @TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads Co-Hosts Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Threads) Sean Diller (no social) The Heartland Collective - Sign Up Today! JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK! “Change The Conversation” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium | |||
| Moms For Missouri 2: The Activation Grows | The Heartland POD for June 19, 2024 | 19 Jun 2024 | 00:46:16 | |
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| The Heartland POD for June 17, 2024 | Less Burgum, More Sharks? | 17 Jun 2024 | 01:30:59 | |
Quick Hit: SCOTUS tells Mrs. Hawley and company to pound sand on mifepristone case
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| Abortion opponents lose bigly at the Supreme Court, Missouri set to expand I-70, and more | 14 Jun 2024 | 00:28:00 | |
Mifepristone remains legal after major Supreme Court ruling | Trump lackey running for Michigan’s state supreme court | Nebraska’s competing abortion petitions | Kansas Farmers Faced With Major Water Shortage | South Carolina Ripe For Full Abortion Ban | Missouri begins major project to improve Interstate 70 | Indiana musician hitting the scene in a big way SHOW NOTES
Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote the opinion in the united ruling from the Supreme Court, with Justice Clarence Thomas writing a concurring opinion. “Plaintiffs are pro-life, oppose elective abortion, and have sincere legal, moral, ideological, and policy objections to mifepristone being prescribed and used by others,” Kavanaugh wrote. The four anti-abortion medical organizations and four anti-abortion doctors who originally brought the lawsuit against mifepristone have protections in place to guard against being forced to participate in abortions against their moral objections, he noted. “Not only as a matter of law but also as a matter of fact, the federal conscience laws have protected pro-life doctors ever since FDA approved mifepristone in 2000,” Kavanaugh wrote. “The plaintiffs have not identified any instances where a doctor was required, notwithstanding conscience objections, to perform an abortion or to provide other abortion-related treatment that violated the doctor’s conscience.” “Nor is there any evidence in the record here of hospitals overriding or failing to accommodate doctors’ conscience objections,” he added.
Matt DePerno, a Republican lawyer who ran for Michigan Attorney General in 2022 with the support of former President Donald Trump, is running for the state’s supreme court while facing charges for reportedly tampering with voting machines after the 2020 presidential election. Michigan’s 4-3 Democratic majority state supreme court is falling short of doing its duty, Deperno said in an emailed statement to Michigan Advance. “After watching the abuse of our legal system both here in Michigan, as well as across the country, it is clear that the Michigan Supreme Court needs members that are committed to following the constitution and rule of law,” DePerno said. “Activist judges, prosecutors, and attorney generals are using their power to prosecute their political enemies. This has to stop. And that is why I am running for Supreme Court.”
Nebraska voters who want to weigh in this November on the future of abortion in the state have three petitions to consider signing. One group that is circulating petitions wants to make abortion a state constitutional right. Two other groups circulating petitions both oppose abortion. But their petitions approach the path to further restrictions differently. Organizers of all three petition initiatives have until July 3 to turn in signatures from 10% of Nebraska registered voters, or about 123,000 people, to the Secretary of State’s Office. Of those, signatures are required from at least 5% of registered voters in at least 38 counties.
After 50 years of studies, discussions and hand-wringing about the aquifer’s decline, the state is demanding that local groundwater managers finally enforce conservation. But in this region where water is everything, they’ll have to overcome entrenched attitudes and practices that led to decades of overpumping. “It scares the hell out of me,” farmer Hugh Brownlee said at a recent public meeting in the district on the changes to come. Last year, Kansas lawmakers passed legislation squarely targeting the Southwest Kansas Groundwater Management District, which spans a dozen counties. Unlike the two other Kansas districts that sit atop the crucial aquifer, this one has done little to enact formal conservation programs that could help prolong the life of the aquifer. The new law aims to force action.
The right to legal abortion in South Carolina is in a “dire” condition, said the state senator Penry Gustafson, who lost her seat on Tuesday to a primary challenger prepared to vote to ban abortion at conception. Gustafson is one of five female lawmakers dubbed the “sister senators” who blocked legislation to outlaw abortion from the point of conception in the state. The three Republicans among them – Gustafson, Sandy Senn and Katrina Shealy – each drew male primary challengers who competed for conservative primary voters seeking more restrictive abortion access.
A groundbreaking ceremony was held today to celebrate the start of construction for the Improve I-70 project, which will widen the interstate to at least three lanes each in both directions from St. Louis to Kansas City. Construction on the $2.8 billion Improve I-70 Program is set to begin in July. The first phase of the project begins in mid-Missouri, with the interchanges of U.S. Route 63 in Columbia and U.S. Route 54 in Kingdom City. Gov. Mike Parson was on hand to commemorate the occasion. One of his top priorities throughout his tenure has been to improve Missouri’s infrastructure system. “What we’re doing in infrastructure in this state is going to set us apart from many, many other states and it’s just, for the future of our state, I can’t even explain how much of an impact it’s going to have. But it’s fun. It’s exciting to finish up your term on a high note like this,” he told reporters.
Stephen Wilson Jr. is a singer/songwriter from rural Southern Indiana. Self-described as “Death Cab For Country,” Stephen Wilson Jr. draws upon indie rock, grunge and country to create a distinct sound that is influenced by artists as diverse as The National, Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp and Nirvana. Wilson was raised by a single father who was a boxer and had him boxing from age seven through adulthood as an Indiana State Golden Gloves finalist. The self-taught guitarist moved to Nashville to pursue a degree in Microbiology at MTSU, where he started indie rock band AutoVaughn after finishing his degree. After five years of touring the world as lead guitarist with AutoVaughn, Wilson turned his creative focus toward songwriting and singing. After the band, Wilson relied back on his education where he worked for several years as an R&D scientist at Mars until signing a publishing deal with BMG Nashville in 2016. His songs were soon recorded by acts like Caitlyn Smith, Brothers Osborne, Old Dominion, MacKenzie Porter, Sixpence None the Richer and Leigh Nash. SOURCES: Missouri Independent, The Guardian, Michigan Advance, Nebraska Examiner, Kansas Reflector, Missourinet.com, Stephenwilsonjr.com @TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads Co-Hosts Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Threads) Sean Diller (no social) The Heartland Collective - Sign Up Today! JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK! “Change The Conversation” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium | |||
| Iowa Has A Cancer: A Chat w/ Shawn Ellerbroek (D) For Iowa State House 57 | 12 Jun 2024 | 00:36:55 | |
Shawn Ellerbroek - Iowa State House 57 - Butler Co. and Bramer Co. with Waverly, NE Iowa, closer to MN than Missouri https://thedudesthreads.com/collections/usa-abide Code: Iowa Dr. Shawn Ellerbroek https://www.wartburg.edu/people/dr-shawn-ellerbroek/ @TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and Threads Co-Hosts Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Threads) Sean Diller (no social) The Heartland Collective - Sign Up Today! JOIN PATREON FOR MORE - AND JOIN OUR SOCIAL NETWORK! “Change The Conversation” Outro Song: “The World Is On Fire” by American Aquarium | |||
| The Heartland POD for June 10, 2024 | Summer 2024 Is Heating Up | 10 Jun 2024 | 01:29:10 | |
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| Friday Flyover | June 7, 2024: A Special Missouri Only Episode! | 07 Jun 2024 | 00:29:55 | |
Flyover Friday episode featuring stories exclusively from Missouri!
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| The First Amendment Lives at Pride Fest | June 4, 2024 | 05 Jun 2024 | 00:36:32 | |
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| Matthew Krayton Guest Host | June 3, 2024 | 03 Jun 2024 | 01:29:59 | |
Quick Hit: 2000 Miles published sued and issues apology and to stop pushing movie of lies https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/31/media/salem-will-stop-distributing-2000-mules/index.html True or False: The Dirt Road Democrat PAC is the key to improving Democrat outcomes in rural america https://www.semafor.com/article/05/24/2024/dirt-road-democrats-look-to-pave-way-for-rural-gains You don’t f***in’ say: Joe Manchin is an Independent now Buy or Sell: Mike Johnson’s preview having a positive impact for Republicans in 2024 Project 2025: https://www.project2025.org/ 2024 Election Era
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| Flyover Friday 5/31/24: Trump Is Guilty and Stories From The Heartland | 31 May 2024 | 00:21:30 | |
On this episode of The Heartland POD, a Friday Flyover for May 31st, 2024:
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| Trump Takes A Break (From Court) To Get Booed | 29 May 2024 | 00:49:24 | |
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| Oklahoma legislature wants textbooks to push traditional gender roles, Ranked choice voting ban on the ballot in Missouri and more | 24 May 2024 | 00:30:48 | |
Gov. Parson of Missouri follows up his talk with his pen | Oklahoma textbook regulations push radical agenda through education | Iowa study shows modern school choice increases tuition costs | Missouri Republicans Run Run Run from ranked-choice voting | Kansas abortion providers are required to ask why, and they are fighting that law | Detroit is BACK in a big way, and it's more than just cars | Generations old local newspaper is sold as River Front Times ends in St. Louis | Memorial Day Is here and we have a few facts about the holidaySources Include: The Heartland Collective, Missouri Independent, Kansas City Star, Axios, Iowa Capitol Dispatch, St. Louis Public Radio, and today.com
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