As part of our ongoing Urban Go-team: Inside Politics program, we are helping students find news related to political races and issues that are of interest to them. Each week we will be posting a number of news articles, videos, and graphics that help explain what’s going in Campaign 2016. Some of them will be local to St. Louis, some of them will be focused nationally.
This week, Bobbi Clemons is helping scour the internet for interesting things to read. (In future weeks we hope to have Go-Team members contribute! If you are interested in contributing links, please email [email protected])
Friday:
- The Missouri Governor race is going to stay interesting (and expensive!): National Republican Governors Association puts $1 million into Missouri gov race (St. Louis post Dispatch)
- Right now Polls show Trump winning Missouri: In Missouri, Voter Polls Show Tight Races for President, Governor (STL Magazine)
- Charges of election fraud in local races against a political dynasty: Bruce Franks Jr. calls for a re-vote in state rep. race against Penny Hubbard (St. Louis American)
- It doesn’t have to do with real fraud, but feelings: Americans have become much less confident that we count votes accurately (Washington Post)
- Trump saying more outrageous things: Donald Trump: I meant that Obama founded ISIS, literally (CNN)
- Some coverage on issues: Trump, Clinton spar over economic plans in dueling speeches (Fox News)
Thursday:
- Maybe if Missouri tightened/enforced it’s ethics laws, we wouldn’t have to worry about this: Another ethics complaint filed in governor’s race (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
- Here’s some of the ballot issues that will be voted on in Nov.: Campaign donation limits, tobacco taxes on Missouri ballot (Springfield News Leader)
- Happy birthday Missouri!: Missouri enters the Union, Aug. 10, 1821 (Politico)
- Keep up the good work, Arch City Defenders!: Suit takes aim at ‘debtors’ prisons’ in St. Louis County cities (STL Public Radio)
- Finally on the national front: In a move to pressure Trump, Clinton will release 2015 tax returns this week (CNBC)
Tuesday:
- We took students to night court for Urban Go-Team a few summers ago: ‘It’s Racist As Hell’: Inside St. Louis County’s Predatory Night Courts (ThinkProgress.org)
- Civitas is already planning to host some debate watching parties: Clinton challenges Trump by saying she’ll attend all three debates (CNN)
- Interesting update on campaign donors/money: Donors for Bush, Kasich and Christie Are Turning to Clinton More Than to Trump (New York Times)
- A new challenger is entering the ring: Former CIA agent launches independent bid for president (Kansas City Star)
- The local races get ugly: Missouri Democrats jump into governor’s race in online attack mode (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Monday
- This story highlights a problem in Missouri with poverty and justice. As an added bonus, we will have a member of the Arch City Defenders talk about this (and tons of other things) at an event in September: Chronic Underfunding Drove Public Defender’s Ballsy Trolling of Governor Nixon (RFT)
- As we approach the anniversary of Michael Brown’s death in Ferguson, here’s an update of the aftermath: 2 years later, Ferguson protests have produced some change (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
- Mega donor to Missouri politics Rex Sinquefeld dropped $11 million on local elections and the 3 campaigns he gave the most to lost: What did $11 million buy Rex Sinquefield in Tuesday’s primaries? Not much (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
- On the national level, Clinton is faring much better in polls than Trump: Poll: Clinton leads by 13 points among likely voters (Politico)
- Trump gave a speech in Detroit and used it to launch some details for his economic plans: Trump vows to jolt economy with tax cuts and more, hammers Clinton record (Fox News)
