White-associated PAC pours more than $100K into negative ads against Carter

Don't expect to receive any relief from the negative flyers that have been filling our mailboxes or the negative advertising that dominates the airwaves until August 2 is in the rearview mirror.

A 24-hour report filed today with the Missouri Ethics Commission shows the Southwest Missouri Patriot PAC. which MEC records indicate is affiliated with Sen. Bill White, R-Joplin, spent $14,768.20 today for direct mailing.

A report filed three days ago with the Commission showed $20,000 being spent on broadcast media.

The spending was already underway well before the two most recent reports

The PAC's 8-days-before-election report shows $59,072.80 spent for direct mailing, $11,000 for broadcast media and $2,500 for research during the first three weeks of July.

Those contributing to the advertising blitz since the first of the month:

Missouri Pork Producers, Columbia, $2,500

Craig and Nancy Schnuck, St. Louis, $2,500

POL Pac, Jefferson City, $2,400

Missouri Dental PAC, Jefferson City, $2,000

Lincoln PAC, Springfield, $7,500

Missouri American Water, St. Louis, $5,000

Missouri Realtors, Columbia, $2,500

NEMO Leadership, Jefferson City, $5,001

AGC of MO PAC, St. Louis, $2,000

The Southwest Missouri Patriot PAC raised $62,401 and spent $77,436.70 during the first three weeks of the month.

Jill Carter campaign raises $47K, spends $35K since July 1

The Jill Carter campaign reported receiving $47,202.90 and spending $35,369.94 since July 1, according to the 8-days-before-election disclosure report filed today with the Missouri Ethics Commission.

Carter, a first-time candidate who is seeking to unseat incumbent Bill White, had $35,765.06 in the bank at the end of the reporting period.

Carter spent $19,950 for "media" and $2,400 with Zimmer Marketing, according to the report.

Those contributing at least $1,000 to the Carter campaign:

Carla Grewe, St. Louis, $1,823.70

Rick Brown, Carthage, 2,303.70

Arlan Campbell, Stark City, $1,800

Larry Newman, Carthage, $1,000

Hal Roper, Joplin, $1,000

Terrance Meyer, Joplin, $1,500

Jamie Meyer, Joplin, $1,500

Brian Glasser, Charleston, West Virginia, $2,500 ($100 returned)

Missouri Freedom Foundation, Wardsville, $1,750

Christopher Banwart, Joplin, $2,400

Lynda Banwart, Joplin, $2,400

Ben Carter, Granby, $1,900

Juanita Carter, Granby, $1,900

Jill Presley, Kansas City, $2,500 ($100 returned)

Gary Burger, St. Louis, $2,500 ($100 returned)

Greg Bowman, Joplin, $2,000

LaRea Griggs, Kansas City $2,500 ($100 returned)

David Frye, Seneca, $2,400

Ronald Jones, Webb City, $2,000

Bill White campaign spends nearly $100,000 since July 1

The Bill White campaign received $73,546.20 in contributions during the first three weeks of July and spent $94,053.03, according to the 8-day-before-election disclosure report filed today with the Missouri Ethics Commission.

The White campaign spent $75,833 on media advertising, according to the report.

Campaign donors contributing at least $1,000 are listed below:

Brian Curtis, Joplin, Freeman physician, $2,400

Dealers Interested in Government, Jefferson City, $2,400

Larry McIntire, Carthage, Freeman physician $2,400

Missouri CPA PAC, St. Louis, $1,500

Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce $2,400

Lincoln PAC, Springfield (Sen. Lincoln Hough), $2,400

Missouri Chamber of Commerce, Jefferson City, $2,400

John Braham, Stella, Branco, $1,000

Dorothy Farber, Neosho $2,400

Rudy Farber, Neosho $2,400

Aaron Farber, Neosho, $1,000

Hallmark PAC, Kansas City, $1,000

Hyvee PAC, Jefferson City, $1,000

MAFP PAC, Jefferson City, 2,000

Missouri Bankers Association Regional PAC, Jefferson City, $2,000

Missouri Bankers Association Ozark Region, Jefferson City, $1,000

Jon Stouffer, Granby Telephone Company, $1,000

Rural Telecommunications Committee PAC, Jefferson City, $1,400

AMECPAC, Jefferson City, $1,400

Missouri Corn Growers Association, Jefferson City, $1,000

Southwest Missouri Leadership PAC, Saginaw, $2,400

Conservative Leadership for Southeast Missouri, Kennett, $2,400

Caleb Arthur, Springfield, CEO, Sun Solar, $1,921.20

Credit Union PAC, Jefferson City, $1,500

Missouri Gaming PAC, Jefferson City, $1,400

David Winton, Winton Policy Group, Columbia, $2,450 ($50 returned), lobbyist

Jacob Winton, student, Columbia, $2,450 ($50 returned)

Fred Schmidt, St. Louis, $2,000

Southern Drawl PAC, Jefferson City, $2,000

The PAC, Columbia, $1,500

Tony PAC, St. Joseph, $2,400

Kirk Kreisel, Overland Park, Kansas, $1,000

Physician Led Anesthesia Care, $1,900

Freedom Promise PAC, St. Louis, $2,400

NEMO Leadership PAC, Jefferson City, $2,400

White also received $500 contributions from his predecessor, Ron Richard, and Freeman CEO Paula Baker.

In addition to the $94,000+, the Joplin senator spent in his re-election bid, 

Agenda posted for Joplin City Council meeting

JOPLIN CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 2022
5th FLOOR COUNCIL CHAMBERS
602 S. MAIN ST. JOPLIN MO
6:00 P.M.

1.

  Call to Order

Invocation
Pledge of Allegiance of the United States of America

2.

Roll Call

3.

Presentations

4.

Finalization Of Consent Agenda

5.

Reports And Communications

1.

News From The Public Information Office

6.

Citizen Requests And Petitions

1.

Alex Menejias Requested To Speak On Permits/Codes And Committees And To Discuss The Business Located At 1209 W. 7th St.

2.

Abbie Covington Requested To Speak On Public Safety Tax.

3.

Mary Price Requested To Speak On Proposition Public Safety.

4.

Joplin Professional Firefighters Local 59 Requested To Speak On Support For A SAFER Joplin.

7.

Public Hearings

8.

Consent Agenda

9.

Resolutions

10.

Ordinances - Emergency

1.

COUNCIL BILL NO. 2022-523

AN ORDINANCE approving the First Amendment to the 32nd Street Place Tax Increment Financing Redevelopment Plan; and containing an emergency clause.

Documents:

1. CB 2022-523 SUMMARY APPROVAL OF FIRST AMENDMENT TO 32ND STREET PLACE TIF PLAN.PDF
2. CB 2022-523 ORDINANCE APPROVING FIRST AMENDMENT TO 32ND STREET TIF PLAN.PDF
3. CB 2022-523 EXHIBIT A FIRST AMENDMENT TO 32ND STREET PLACE TIF PLAN.PDF

2.

COUNCIL BILL NO. 2022-524

AN ORDINANCE approving Redevelopment Project 3 of the 32nd Street Place Tax Increment Financing Redevelopment Plan and adopting Tax Increment Financing therein; and containing an emergency clause.

Documents:

1. CB 2022-524 SUMMARY APPROVAL OF AMENDED PROJECT AREA 3.PDF
2. CB 2022-524 ORDINANCE APPROVING AMENDED REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT 3.PDF
3. CB 2022-523 EXHIBIT A FIRST AMENDMENT TO 32ND STREET PLACE TIF PLAN.PDF

11.

Ordinances - First Reading

1.

COUNCIL BILL NO. 2022-525

AN ORDINANCE approving Redevelopment Project 4 of the 32nd Street Place Tax Increment Financing Redevelopment Plan and adopting Tax Increment Financing therein.

Documents:

1. CB 2022-525 SUMMARY APPROVAL OF AMENDED PROJECT AREA 4.PDF
2. CB 2022-525 ORDINANCE APPROVING REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT 4.PDF
3. CB 2022-523 EXHIBIT A FIRST AMENDMENT TO 32ND STREET PLACE TIF PLAN.PDF

12.

Ordinances - Second Reading And Third Reading

13.

Unfinished Business

14.

New Business

Family of bicyclist killed by Newton County patrol vehicle files wrongful death lawsuit

The father and daughter of a Joplin man who was killed July 7 when a Newton County Sheriff's Office patrol vehicle slammed into the bicycle he was riding filed a wrongful death lawsuit Thursday in Jasper County Circuit Court.

The lawsuit comes nine days after the Joplin Police Department issued its most recent news release about the accident in which Ryan Hunnell, 44, was killed. 

In the 15 days since the accident occurred, the name of the driver of the patrol vehicle has not been released and does not appear to have been made available to Hunnell's family since the driver is listed as "John Doe" in the lawsuit.

In addition to "John Doe," other defendants named in the lawsuit are Newton County, Missouri (through commissioners Bill Reiboldt, Alan Cook and David Osborn) and Sheriff Chris Jennings.

The plaintiffs are Hunnell's father, David Hunnell and his daughter Belle Hunnell.

From the petition:

On July 7, 2022, Newton County Sheriff’s Office deputy John Doe drove his patrol vehicle into Ryan D. Hunnell from behind, killing Mr. Hunnell. 

At the time of the collision, Ryan Hunnell was on a bicycle traveling eastbound on East 32nd Street in Joplin in the outside lane in between Connecticut and Finley Avenue. The roadway at the location was well lit by streetlights on the roadway and by parking lot lights from neighboring businesses as depicted on the video made on the morning of the collision as depicted in real time in the video recording found in this link: https://www.koamnewsnow.com/joplin-police-major-crash-team-investigate-e-32nd-crash.

Hunnell was struck from behind by a Doe’s cruiser, which was traveling eastbound in the same lane as Hunnell. Doe was driving at an excessive speed for conditions. 

Hunnell died in Jasper County Missouri at Freeman West Hospital on July 10, 2022, from trauma resulting from being hit from behind by Deputy John Doe.

At the time of his death, Ryan Hunnell was only 44 years old. Hunnell was survived by his father, Plaintiff David Hunnell, his daughter, Belle Hunnell and his wife.

Ryan Hunnell’s death resulted from an act, conduct, occurrence, transaction, or circumstance which, if death had not ensued, would have entitled such person to recover damages in respect thereof.

Defendants are liable in this action for damages, notwithstanding the death of the person injured.

Defendant Doe had a duty to operate his motor vehicle on the public roadway in question using the highest degree of care. 

Defendant Doe breached his duty of care to decedent in one or more respects including but not limited to the following: 

a. Failing to keep a careful lookout; 

b. Failing to yield to a bicyclist; 

c. Failing to drive at a speed safe for conditions; 

d. Striking decedent’s bicycle in the rear; 

e. Failing to swerve, slacken speed or sound a warning prior to the collision; 

f. Failing to drive within the marked lanes of the roadway; 

g. Failing to yield

As a direct and proximate result, decedent Ryan Hunnell suffered damages, pain, suffering and emotional distress during the three days that he survived after being struck from behind by Doe’s motor vehicle. 

Ryan Hunnell did not survive his grievous bodily injury caused by Doe’s negligence and died as a direct and proximate result of his injuries caused by Doe.

Plaintiffs are entitled to recover such damages as the deceased may have suffered between the time of injury and the time of death and for the recovery of which the deceased might have maintained an action had death not ensued. 

Plaintiffs are entitled to recover for the pecuniary losses suffered by reason of the death, funeral expenses, and the reasonable value of the services, consortium, companionship, comfort, instruction, guidance, counsel, training, and support of which those on whose behalf suit may be brought have been deprived by reason of such death. 

No mitigating circumstances attending Ryan Hunnell’s death exist. 

Aggravating circumstances attending the death of Ryan Hunnell exist. 

At the time of the collision, John Doe was acting within the scope and course of his duties as a Newton County Sheriff’s Department deputy. Sheriff Chris Jennings employed Deputy John Doe and is vicariously liable for the acts of Doe committed in the scope and course of his employment. 

Alternatively, Defendant Newton County, by and through its Commissioners, employed Deputy John Doe and is vicariously liable for the acts of Doe committed in the scope and course of his employment

 At the time of the collision, Defendants maintained a policy of insurance providing for coverage for liability arising from motor vehicle accidents, thereby waiving any defense of sovereign immunity.

The Hunnell family is represented by the Springfield law firm of Douglas, Haun & Heidemann, P. C.

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Public meeting scheduled to discuss Joplin public safety ballot issue

(From the City of Joplin)

Public Safety is a significant priority for all communities. On August 2, 2022, Joplin citizens will vote on whether they agree with the status quo or improvements for the Joplin Police and Fire Departments as they consider Proposition Public Safety.

Proposition Public Safety is an effort to improve funding for Police and Fire services within the community, which will help offer stability and consistency for these departments for a S.A.F.E.R. Joplin. 

City staff and committee members are using the acronym S.A.F.E.R. to help explain the proposition identifying it as focusing on key elements it addresses as Safer, Accountable, Financial, Economic Development, and Recruitment and Retention.

Citizens are invited to learn more about this initiative during a Public Meeting from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 27 at the Silver Creek Community Center at 3106 Silver Creek Drive. Attendees can talk with Joplin Police Chief Sloan Rowland and Assistant Fire Chief Andy Nimmo along with members of the Citizens Committee for Prop PS and other City officials about this important question. The meeting will provide the opportunity for citizens to ask questions about this proposal before voting on this important community question on August 2. Informational handouts will also be provided during the meeting.

Citizens will vote on Proposition Public Safety on August 2 on whether they support a property tax to grow and support public safety services in our community. The proposed tax will levy a $1.00 tax for every $100 of assessed value on all real and personal property, leading to a S.A.F.E.R community. Property tax revenue will improve salaries for public safety, as well as provide funding for additional police officers and firefighters.

Along with the City, both the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 27 and the Joplin Professional Firefighters Local 59 agree on these improvements as everyone works together to solve for a SAFER Joplin.

 

A SAFER Joplin is focused on Service. Unfortunately, with recent trends and higher wages in the private sector, the number of people seeking careers in law enforcement and firefighting is declining, creating a challenge to provide these essential services for our community.

A SAFER Joplin is being Accountable. Our firefighters and police officers are responsible for critical services that the private sector does not offer. They are proud to be the stewards in roles of this magnitude.

A SAFER Joplin utilizes Financial resources responsibly. Joplin is near the top of the sales tax limit. We currently have a 17-cent property tax – which is restricted to Health, Parks, and Recycling services only. Assessing a general property tax lessens the reliance on economy-driven sales tax revenues while providing a resource to fund critical public safety services.

A SAFER Joplin seeks Economic Development opportunities for our community. Those looking to invest or relocate to Joplin expect protection not only for themselves but their loved ones, their property, and the community as a whole.

A SAFER Joplin Recruits and Retains public safety personnel. We value the significance of public safety services with competitive pay and positive working conditions to provide quality essential services to our community.

More information will be available at the public meeting and can also be found on the City’s website at www.JoplinMo.org/Elections

Billy Long: Is Joe Biden the best president ever?

(From Seventh District Congressman Billy Long)

The nation's ire grows as headlines across America read: “inflation is topping 13.2%, and a new Louis Harris poll is out that shows 71% of Americans think the President is incompetent.” 

These attention-grabbing headlines were from July 27, 1979, as President Jimmy Carter steered the U.S. into the unusual combination of inflation and a recession at the same time. Today we witness history repeating itself as President Biden strives to wrestle the title of 'worst President ever' away from the peanut farmer from Georgia. 

So why then would I ask if Biden is the best President ever? Because by trying to destroy America he may very well be saving it. He has given Americans a much-needed wake up call. Biden, the Democrats and their far left wing progressive buddies have had their time in the sun with their trial balloons of socialism, defunding the police, open borders and Green New Deal shenanigans that will put an end to American economic prosperity and security. 

They have put their cards face up on the table and shown us what a disaster continuing in the hand will bring. That will motivate moderate Democrats, Independents and Republicans to throw the bums out in November of 2022 and again in November of 2024. This liberal progressive hand needs to be folded.

In the last year and a half, Americans have seen the difference a president can make on their quality of life. Under President Trump, America was producing the most oil in its history. Gas was affordable, groceries and baby formula were never in short supply and not out of reach of the average wage earner. Workers saw their real wages increasing over 3% pre-pandemic, and the unemployment rate was at 3.5%, the lowest in over a generation.

So what changed? Everything. President Biden had such a severe case of 'Trump Derangement Syndrome' that he immediately reversed every good Trump policy that was moving the nation forward, beginning with the cancelation of the Keystone XL Pipeline. 

When combined with his excessive spending plans, it’s all led to the worst inflation since President Carter. And that’s not all. Since 2020 the Democrats have demonized our police, with many even calling to ‘Defund the Police.’ This has predictably caused crime to skyrocket. 

Thankfully, some Democrats are starting to realize this is unsustainable, but their attempts at a fix are too little too late. Americans want more police to reduce crime not less but many holdout Democrats still demonize our brave men and women in blue. Demonize them except when they require police officers to accompany them everywhere they go for their own personal protection. As Democrat Rep. Cori Bush (Missouri-01) says "I need the protection because I'm important and doing important work."

What makes this even worse is that the Biden Administration doesn’t seem to care about the rising prices that you’re paying. Just this week Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg was speaking before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. He said that “the more pain we are all experiencing at the gas pump the more benefit there is for those who can afford electric vehicles.” 

This is just the latest let them eat cake comment from a cabinet secretary about high gas prices. Secretary Buttigieg and Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm have both said that we should just buy electric vehicles if we can’t afford gas. 

The only problem is that an electric car costs on average $56,000. This is substantially higher than the cost of a gas-powered car. It all shows that the Biden Administration doesn’t really care about high gas prices. In fact, they are using them to try and ram through their Green New Deal agenda.

Americans are waking up to the realities of a nation led by the radical ideologies of the Democrat Party that rely on fearmongering rather than truth and freedom. They are beginning to understand the consequences of such policies that are skyrocketing gas prices, and fostering unaffordable cost-of-living expenses, fear for one's safety from crime and overall pessimism about the future. 

What makes President Biden possibly the best President ever is that he and the members of his administration have said the quiet part out loud, and they’ve done it many times. This has allowed the American people to see their true colors and react.

Rex Sinquefield, Nebraska governor bankrolling attack against Greitens

By Rudi Keller

Missouri Independent

Missouri’s most prolific Republican donor and the governor of Nebraska have joined forces to defeat former Gov. Eric Greitens in the GOP Senate primary.

Show Me Values, a political action committee formed June 2, is the biggest spender in the Missouri Senate race that has now cost almost $34 million. Its first full disclosure report, covering June, shows it raised $1.35 million during the month.

Rex Sinquefield, who has contributed more than $41 million to Missouri candidates over the past decade, contributed $1 million, with Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts giving $250,000. The remaining $100,000 was contributed by August A. Busch III, former CEO of Anheuser-Busch who is a long-time GOP donor and half-brother to Democratic Senate hopeful Trudy Busch-Valentine.

Ricketts, after a press conference in Lincoln on Thursday, said that Greitens was “unfit” to be a governor and is unfit to be a senator.

The Nebraska governor said Greitens, before becoming Missouri’s governor in 2016, was unfaithful to his wife, adding that there were also allegations that he abused his children.

“He’s not fit to be in office,” Ricketts said.

Show Me Values disclosed its June donors on Wednesday, the same day it also reported to the Federal Election Commission that its total spending in the race has reached $7.4 million.

The PAC has spent $3.6 million on television ads hammering Greitens by highlighting child and spousal abuse allegations made by Greitens’ ex-wife, Sheena Greitens, and accusing him of being too cozy to China.

The contribution increases Sinquefield’s investment in the Senate race to $2.5 million. Sinquefield, a supporter of Attorney General Eric Schmitt, contributed $1.5 million to a PAC called Save Missouri Values, which has reported spending $3.6 million backing Schmitt.

He has also contributed the legal maximum of $5,800 to Schmitt’s candidate committee.

Ricketts, elected in 2014 and son of the founder of TD Ameritrade, can’t run for governor again this year because of term limits. He has also contributed about $675,000 in other federal races this year, FEC filings show.

Ricketts and Greitens were once political friends. Politico, in a story about the contribution, noted that Greitens was one of the headliners at a 2017 political event hosted by Ricketts.

 

Agenda posted for Carthage City Council meeting

 

Involuntary manslaughter, DWI charges submitted for Carthage teen in fatality crash near Grand Falls

(From the Joplin Police Department)

On July 22nd, 2022 officers with the Joplin Police Department arrested the driver, Joseph C. Hill, age 19 of Carthage, in reference to this fatality crash. 

During the investigation it was found that Hill was operating the vehicle in an intoxicated condition. Hill was arrested on today's date and the following charges were submitted to the Newton County Prosecutors Office: 

Involuntary Manslaughter, Driving While Intoxicated, Assault 2nd Degree, Endangering the Welfare of a Child, and Driving with a Suspended License. 

Hill is currently in custody at the Joplin City Jail.

Earlier news release

The deceased passenger from this crash has been identified as Keenan A. Reed, age 19 of Carthage, Missouri. Next of kin has been notified. A juvenile passenger in the vehicle has been released from the hospital and the driver of the vehicle is still in the hospital in stable condition. This investigation is still ongoing and further information will be released as it becomes available. 

Original news release

On July 16th, 2022 at 2:01 am the Joplin Police Department Emergency Communications Center received information of an injury crash near Grand Falls at 5400 Riverside Drive in Joplin. 

Officers from the Joplin Police Department, along with fire and EMS personnel, responded to the scene and located a single vehicle crash with multiple occupants. Two occupants were rushed to a local hospital with one occupant being listed in serious condition and the other in stable condition with moderate injuries. 

A third occupant was determined to be deceased at the scene of the crash. No identification information is being released at this time pending further investigation and notification of next of kin. 

The Joplin Police Department Major Crash Team is actively working the investigation and further details will be released as they become available.