The Flyover View, June 9, 2023 | Heartland Politics, News, and Views

Host: Kevin Smith Dives into the weekly news most impactful to the Heartland

HEADLINES

• Judge hears arguments over Missouri AG push to inflate cost of abortion initiative petition
  • Missouri Independent - https://missouriindependent.com/2023/06/07/judge-hears-arguments-over-missouri-ag-push-to-inflate-cost-of-abortion-initiative-petition/
• Okla. Catholic school set to become nation’s first religious charter
  • MSN - https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/okla-catholic-school-set-to-become-nation-s-first-religious-charter/ar-AA1caoWb

LIGHTNING ROUND

• Missouri,
  • Black motorists stopped by Missouri law enforcement are much more likely to end the encounter with a citation or in a jail cell than whites. 
    • Missouri Independent - https://missouriindependent.com/2023/06/03/report-shows-black-drivers-in-missouri-ticketed-arrested-at-much-higher-numbers-than-whites/?fbclid=IwAR0h0hIH9bsdhbNOEstO-jlvFdn5ApM_EXHvVIqnWcNyUYjoEje_PDWb3-E&mibextid=Zxz2cZ
  • Missouri teachers who quit their jobs on short notice face increasingly severe consequences
    • Springfield News-Leader https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/education/2023/06/04/mo-school-board-may-suspend-teaching-license-after-broken-contract/70271176007/
• Utah,
  • The Christian Bible has been removed from all elementary and middle school libraries throughout the Davis School District in Utah.
    • KSL Utah - https://www.ksl.com/article/50657730/davis-district-pulls-bible-from-elementaries-junior-highs-due-to-vulgarity-or-violence
• Wisconsin,
  • The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature voted no on vaccines for kids.
    • Associated Press - https://apnews.com/article/republicans-wisconsin-meningitis-chickenpox-vaccine-mandates-5d0b774f8832e75ab8e40e96f7e583c7
  • Wisconsin judge on Monday declined to dismiss a lawsuit seeking to ensure that no records are deleted from a now-closed state office created to investigate former President Donald Trump’s loss in 2020.
    • Washington Times - https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jun/5/dont-delete-records-from-probe-into-2020-trump-los/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=SocialFlow
• Iowa,
  • Mike Pence "I believe that anyone who puts themselves over the Constitution should never be president of the United States,” .
    • Des Moines Register - https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2023/06/07/mike-pence-2024-presidential-election-campaign-launch-iowa-ankeny-trump-christie/70290666007/
  • And Lastly, The Supreme Court unexpectedly upholds a provision prohibiting racial gerrymandering. 
    • NPR - https://www.npr.org/2023/06/08/1181002182/supreme-court-voting-rights#:~:text=Press-,Supreme%20Court%20upholds%20Voting%20Rights%20Act%20in%20Alabama%20redistricting%20case,the%20law%20as%20racially%20discriminatory

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