Friday鈥檚 edition of Politically Speaking explores three different storylines to watch as candidates and campaigns ramp up for the November election.
The first one that 漏 2024 外网天堂鈥檚 Jason Rosenbaum and Jo Mannies tackle is U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill鈥檚 upcoming meeting with Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump鈥檚 latest pick for the U.S. Supreme Court. Both are pressuring McCaskill on how to vote on Kavanaugh鈥檚 nomination, which comes as she runs against GOP Attorney General Josh Hawley.
The second issue this week: As the expensive and competitive Senate race between McCaskill and Hawley continues, unidentified money is flowing into ballot initiatives 鈥� including a bid to raise Missouri鈥檚 minimum wage to $12 an hour. A group called has given nearly a million dollars to that initiative 鈥� and has refused to say where its money comes from.
Finally, the GOP nominee for state auditor, Saundra McDowell, is facing questions about whether she鈥檚 qualified to run for the statewide office. The Kansas City Star about how legal scholars wonder if McDowell has lived in Missouri for the minimum 10 years required to be auditor. McDowell that she believes qualifies.
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