President Trump agrees to delay the State of the Union address, a Springfield citizen who was hoping to run for city council gets denied his candidacy after a weird charter rule was revealed, and more.
State of the Union:
Yesterday President Trump and Nancy Pelosi sent letters to each other fighting about the State of the Union address. After all of that Trump announces he is postponing it…
- Ending showdown with Pelosi, Trump postpones State of Union. (AP)
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As the Shutdown was going on, Nancy Pelosi asked me to give the State of the Union Address. I agreed. She then changed her mind because of the Shutdown, suggesting a later date. This is her prerogative – I will do the Address when the Shutdown is over. I am not looking for an….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 24, 2019
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….alternative venue for the SOTU Address because there is no venue that can compete with the history, tradition and importance of the House Chamber. I look forward to giving a “great” State of the Union Address in the near future!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 24, 2019
Democrat 2020 Race for President:
We are already up to 9 candidates on the Democrat ticket officially running for President. Most of the time campaign staff jobs are volunteer, but now they are asking to be paid minimum wage.
Sheila Jackson Lee/ #MeToo:
The Congresswoman stepped down from her leadership role of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and her House Judiciary subcommittee chairmanship after she was named in a lawsuit that she fired someone after she filed a complain about a sexual assault.
- Sheila Jackson Lee Leaves 2 Posts After Aide Says She Was Fired for Reporting Sexual Assault. (New York Times)
- Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee resigns as Congressional Black Caucus Foundation chairwoman in wake of ex-staffer’s lawsuit. (Fox News)
- Statement from the office of Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. (Facebook)
Missouri Gas Tax:
The state may be gearing up for another try at a gas tax.
- Gov. Mike Parson should try again to pass a gas tax for crumbling Missouri highways. (Kansas City Star)
Springfield City Council Elections:
On Tuesday Larry Flenoid II, who was hoping to run for Springfield City Council General Seat D in the April election, was told that he was not certified as an official candidate because of an obscure charter rule.
- City States They Did Not Target Flenoid Signatures. (Ozarks Independent)
Author of the Week:
Author Brad Meltzer chats with Nick Reed about a secret plot he learned about to kill the first President.
- The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington. (KSGF)
- ABC Books. (Facebook)
Daylight Savings:
Kansas is thinking about ditching switching the clock for daylight savings.
This has been brought up in the past in Missouri- but lawmakers were concerned about citizens that live on the border.