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Host Adam Sommer is joined by friend and fellow Heartland POD family host, Nicholas Linke (The Delta) to discuss Nicholas' recent contracting and diagnosis of COVID-19, what he's been dealing with, and the realities of his illness v. the unvaccinated. https://heartlandpod.com/Twitter: @TheHeartlandPOD"Change The Conversation"

Host Adam Sommer is joined by friend and fellow Heartland POD family host, Nicholas Linke (The Delta) to discuss Nicholas' recent contracting and diagnosis of COVID-19, what he's been dealing with, and the realities of his illness v. the unvaccinated.

On this episode of The No Ideas Original Podcast the guys discuss the surge in hate crime, Shyheim and Killah Priest falling out over Drink Champs, McDonalds considering closing indoor dining over Delta Varient, China reducing video game screen time, and they introduce the "Give Me 5" segment for the first time!

Vaccine passports that prove a person's Covid-19 immunisation status are expected to be available from December for New Zealanders who want to travel abroad.  Professor Kim Mulholland is a Professorial Fellow at the University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, and Professor of Child Health and Vaccinology at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. He is also a member of the World Health Organisation's Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE), which advises the WHO on overall vaccine policies and strategies.

Welcome to the Says Who Good Times Fun Hour, which is what we're calling it this week as everything is A Lot and people are starting to get a bit crispy around the edges. So let's keep it light and fun! Let's talk about Rudy Giuliani eating soup! Because he does not eat it like other people. He eats it Rudy Style. And it's gross! You won't like it.Also, let's talk about medicine for horsies, because it 2021, and people take that now. And then they get a case of the Rudys. It all comes back to Rudy in the end! Seriously, though, people are taking a lot of horse medicine.And Maureen got a pair of roller skates.Saddle up, SaysWhovia! Let the fun times begin!Note: the organ music at the top of the episode is courtesy of Josh Kantor.

Listen to the SBS Sinhala discussion on What can be done to keep Children and teens away being a spreaders and protect them during COVID-19 - මෑත කාලය තුලදී දරුවන් මගින් COVID-19 වෛරසය පැතිරීමේ ඉහල ප්‍රතිශතයක් පෙන්වීම හේතුවෙන් මේ කාලය තුළ ළමයින් සහ නව යොවුන් පිරිස ආරක්ෂා කරගැනීමට සහ ඔවුන් මගින් වෛරසය පැතිරීම වැලක්වීමට කුමක් කල යුතුද යන්න පිළිබඳව SBS සිංහල සේවය සිදු කල සාකච්චාවට සවන්දෙන්න

A reading of, "Don't Let the Media Scare You with COVID Numbers from L.A. Schools," first published in Reason Aug. 25.Please also listen to or watch, “Journo-Bashing in Portland and Bad COVID Data,” with Nancy Rommelmann, recorded Aug. 25.And related Reason reading from a year ago: “Media Alarmism Is Making It Difficult To Assess School Reopening.”

Discussed in this episode:Matt Taibbi's, "Activism, Uncensored: Violence in Portland"Nancy's super (un)popular Twitter thread on the violence in PortlandMatt Welch latest for Reason, "Don't Let the Media Scare with COVID Numbers from L.A. Schools"Prefer video? We got you

This is the last full day in the Boulder area, a goodbye that's always bittersweet. It's been a good visit, but one that feels so short. And Dan and Janice prepare for the road back, which has become more complicated by the increased spread of the Delta variant, so they're planning to do the drive with as little going inside as possible, which involves a lot more planning than normal.Week 3 wraps with a full pantry and a lot of ice. The road home starts tomorrow.

Had a chance to catch up with my A.D.....yea Delly In the House!!!! We talked Covid updates along with news about the latest Delta Varient sweeping across the US. Along with news from the World Champion Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis, and other life aspects that we have encountered and overcame. Be sure to visit the website www.true2you2.com We appreciate you for listening in and supporting. PEACE BE UNTO YOU P. o s i t i v e E. n e r g y A. l w a y s C. r e a t e s. E. l e v a t i o n www.true2you2.com IG: @t_timepodcast email - true2you365@gmail.com/ttimecast@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ttimepodcast/support

The Boys explore what it takes to build and develop a winning team. They also cover NBA Free Agency, The Delta Varient, Drake's release date and more in News and Notes.

Greetings from the road, SaysWhovia! Dan is in the wilds of Colorado. Maureen is in Philadelphia. Both are super alarmed by the fact that no one seems to be wearing masks! They do not like it!There's been news this week—classic, SaysWho type news. Rudy Guiilliani is having a bad time. He's broke. He's in trouble. He's down to the cheap booze and his pants keep falling off. Trump is no longer taking his calls. So this is the right time to give an interview and let it all hang out.Meanwhile, COVID can't stop, won't stop—because people won't take simple measures.Then Maureen gets distracted by her own Tumblr feed and things just devolve from there.Mask up, vax up, let's go! It's Says Who Time!CONTENT NOTE: at the 30 minute mark, there is a brief mention of the Cuomo sexual harassment and abuse allegations. We don't go into any detail at all—we just mention that it's happening, and it's bad

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Dan is out on the road, not in a hot car. Maureen is up in the cool mountains of Massachusetts. Did politics happen this week? Probably. Dan and Maureen do not want to know. For a blissful moment, they are Somewhere Else doing Something Else. Both have chosen good times to be somewhere else, because things are going great, and nothing is happening with COVID. Or everything is! No one knows. This is the time for hot, maskless gatherings in Nebraska parking lots and anti-tax teachers to head into schools. In short, nothing can go wrong now.Then Maureen starts speaking German. Jetzt wir hatten eine gute Zeit! 

This week on Welcome to Monday Tim meets Israel Adesanya and is an idiotWe talk about the Delta Varient and the bubble popping for tran tasman bubble for 8 weeksdiscuss Chloe Swarbrick owning Mark Richardson manhood and why im a bit confused about the police arming.Chur Whanau hope you all have a massive week

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On Today's Episode of Hard Factor... Megan Thee Stallion is one of the cover models for the new Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and Wes isn't impressed. Walmart loses a court battle after firing an employee with down syndrome. A bunch of little kids are talking with British accents because they've been watching way too much Peppa Pig. (00:00:00) - Timestamps Cup Of Coffee In The Bigtime (00:03:40) - Daily Observances (00:04:30) - On This Day In History (00:07:16) - Honorable Mentions - Texas Dems + New Thicc Swminsuit Edition (00:09:30) - #5 - The Steerlers Get Melvin Ingram (00:09:40) - #4 - Luke Prokop First Openly Gay Hockey Pro (00:12:18) - #3 - GOP House Committee Picks Out (00:14:24) - #2 - New Kanye Record Coming (00:16:33) - #1 - Delta Varient & The Stock Market (00:20:50) - Walmart Loses ADA Lawsuit - Mark tells us about Marlo Spaeth, a Walmart employee from Wisconsin who got canned because she was inflexible with her schedule TikTok International Moment (00:29:15) - UK - A TikTok war against fast food (00:31:42) - Malaysia - Government crushes thousands of bitcoin mining machines (00:38:14) - UK - US Kids are watching so much Peppa Pig they're developing British accents. (00:39:30) - Philly Bakery Accidentally Insults Cops - Pat tells us about The Bakery House, a cakemaker who printed some choice words on a cake they were making for a cops 25th anniversary celebration (00:48:18) - Russian Circus Bears Out of Control - Mark tells us about the repeated attacks on This, and much more, was brought to you by our incredible sponsors… LightStream - Go to http://lightstream.com/factor to Lower your interest rate and save with a Credit Card Consolidation Loan from LightStream Tru Niagen - Go to http://truniagen.com/factor and use code Factor to start your healthy aging journey at 10% off today Candid - Go to http://candidco.com/hardfactor to get the straighter, brighter smile you've always wanted. Use code Hardfactor for $75 off your starter kit Listen/Subscribe to Hard Factor: Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Follow Hard Factor: Twitter - @HardFactorNews Instagram - @HardFactorNews Youtube - HardFactorNews Voice Mail - 512-270-1480 Hard Factor Mark: Twitter - @HardFactorMark IG - @HardFactorMark Hard Factor Pat: Twitter - @HardFactorPat IG - @Pclassidy Hard Factor Wes: Twitter - @HardFactorWes IG - @HardFactorWes Hard Factor Will: Twitter - @HardFactorWill IG - @HardFactorWill

Press the “play” button at the top left or on the picture to start the show. Call in number:  215 383-3832. Action Radio live shows and podcasts:  BlogTalkRadio.com/citizenaction International calls online - Skype name - GregPenglis Bill writing site:  www.WriteYourLaws.com Email:  Greg@WriteYourLaws.com Patreon sponsors:  https://www.patreon.com/ActionRadio ***** Action Radio Show Notes:  7/20/21 00:00 - The Virnig Report, with Jean Virnig.  Jean talked today about doing your own research and "due dilligence," so you don't believe everything you hear. 20:00 - The Cruise and Travel Report, with Shelby Frenette.  Shelby had an update on the slow recovery of cruise lines, masks on airplanes, and how travel agents are trying to figure it all out. 40:00 - South of the Border Report, with Josie Cossey.  This was more of a vaccine report, which was great because it fed right in to the second hour.  Josie introduced us to a new caller who I think will start a new Gen Z Report. 1:05:00 - Main Topic, Guests and Callers.  215 383-3832.  I had several articles on the myth of the Delta Varient, how many more times the number of vaccinated people are dying than non-vaccinated in an English study, and how Dr. Fauci knew the cure to Covid, and banned it anyway so he and Big Pharma could sell vaccines. ***** Action Radio is the synergy of radio broadcast technology, the internet, the radio audience, articles, podcasts, news videos, state and federal legislators, the governors, and even the President, in an entirely new way to make our laws.  

Justice & Drew discuss the democrats that packed themselves like sardines on an airplane last week and have now caught COVID.

It's really summer now SaysWhovia, but Dan and Maureen are gearing up for... leaving? Is that still a thing? That is if covid variants and government bureaucracy let them go.But before they leave town, how about discussing the various Trump legal clowns who have been playing clown games this week. Sure, of course there's Rudy because there's always Rudy, but there's enough clownage to go 'round this time.Put on your giant shoes and your rubber nose, SaysWhovia, because it's clown time. 

INTRO: Welcome back to Flyover View, a member of the Heartland Pod family of podcasts and a look at heartland news from 30,000 feet, from the gateway arch to the rocky mountains, I'm your host, Kevin Smith. I have two parts to today's show: the Heartland Headlines segment, where I cover the BIGGEST stories of the week, followed by the Lightning Round- where I cover the rest of our favorites in rapid succession.HEARTLAND HEADLINES HEADLINE 1: COVID RATES ARE UP AS DELTA VARIANT SPREADSLink:https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/us/missouri-covid-cases.htmlhttps://www.ksdk.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/vaccine/map-covid-19-vaccine-hesitancy-st-louis-missouri-illinois/63-551df1ce-a195-48c3-bd44-6fce604d7f38https://account.kansascity.com/paywall/registration?resume=252480233In the heartland states we are seeing a troubling trend emerge as vaccination rates stall out while new COVID cases rise. In Missouri, the 7 day average for new cases has risen to almost 1,000 again, after dipping as low as 375 in March of 2021. Rural counties in the SW of the state have seen the steepest increase, but numbers all around the state continue to climb. Meanwhile in Ohio, new cases are down to rates not seen since early April of 2020. The biggest difference on paper? Vaccination rates. In Ohio, 45% of all residents are fully vaccinated, and 55% of those 18 and up are fully vaccinated. In Missouri, those numbers are 39% for the general population and only 49% for those 18 and up. In Missouri, only 73% of those 65 and up are fully vaccinated, while in Ohio that number is at 80%In Colorado, where the overall rate is 52% and 18 and up is at 63%, numbers remain on the downward trajectory as well. While in Oklahoma, with numbers like Missouri at 38% overall and 49% for 18 and up fully vaccinated, the cases are up with a 37% increase over the last 14 day periodIn a story from early June of 2021, over ⅓ of Missourians in suburban St. Charles county showed hesitancy to get vaccinated at all, and in rural counties that number is higher. All in all it points to a simple reality: A failure to have a vaccinated population could lead to more cases, with the faster spreading and deadlier Delta Varient, as vaccine rates stall out. It is impossible not to point to the leadership in the states where rates of new cases are up and vaccination rates are suppressed and wonder where they are on this issue. In Ohio you may recall the vaccine lottery, which saw a great response. Meanwhile, in Missouri many legislators and Statewide officials seem to ignore the need for vaccinations. Missouri Governor and noted sentient goldfish, Mike Parson, in what is best described as a complete 180 from his prior statements, is now urging folks to get the vaccine and walking back his prior comments comparing COVID to merely the seasonal flu. And now a report comes form the KC star that Gov. Parson has requested federal help for containment efforts. Nothing like some good old fashioned leadership from behind. Time will tell just how much of a difference it all makes, but the early indications show that many heartland states could be headed for a catastrophic second wave of the pandemic. If only we had seen something like this 100 years ago… oh wait, we did, with the spanish flu which had a second wave that eclipsed the first in scale for deaths. At least this time no one is telling us to drink bleach. HEADLINE 2: Iowa Permitless Carry Law Goes Into EffectLink:https://www.desmoinesregister.com/news/politics/Death rates up: https://apnews.com/article/ia-state-wire-iowa-gun-politics-business-laws-656a5ba4382a64f2d93790f56050ce3cIowans can now buy and carry handguns without first getting a permit, after a new law went into effect Thursday. For the first time, the law makes having a permit optional for adults 21 and older to buy a handgun or carry one in most public places. Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the Iowa law, which advocates often refer to as "constitutional carry" or "permitless carry," in April. More than a dozen states - including Missouri - have similar laws. The new law won't change the rules for long guns, like rifles and shotguns, which didn't require a permit under the previous law. Customers will still need to pass a background check when buying long guns and handguns from a federally licensed dealer.Meanwhile, in 2020 gun deaths in Iowa are up by 23% from 2019, making back to back record breaking years in Iowa for gun deaths. When Missouri passed a similar law in 2007, gun related crime rates spiked nearly instantly. They must still pass an instant federal background check to buy handguns at retailers, but face no such requirement if buying through private sellers. They will not need any permit to carry guns on themselves or in their cars in most places, including the Iowa Capitol, and they no longer need to take an online training course on gun safety and self-defense.Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the bill in April following pressure from conservative activists. She previously said the permitting system was “reasonable and responsible” and should remain.Supporters say the Iowa law will prevent law-abiding citizens from having to apply to the government and pay a $50 carry permit fee to exercise their gun rights, while allowing them to quickly obtain handguns for self-defense.“The relationship between your state government and the citizen is going to be flipped 180 degrees,” said state GOP Sen. Jason Schultz, who noted that the push to loosen Iowa's firearm rules has taken decades. “You can bear that firearm without permission from the state in the form of a concealed weapon permit or in violation of any open-carry laws.”He said this would not harm public safety, calling it a “blessing on the citizenry and a problem for criminals because there's more good guys armed out there.” But the new law is highly unpopular: two-thirds of those surveyed this month for the Des Moines Register's Iowa Poll said they disapprove.Yes, this law is part of the now traditional GOP response to voters, passing unpopular laws and ignoring the public at large.HEADLINE 3: Missouri's AG loses case to former AG candidatehttps://missouriindependent.com/2021/06/29/missouri-supreme-court-state-cant-charge-attorney-fees-for-sunshine-law-requests/In a 6-0 ruling, the Missouri supreme court has ruled that attorney review time for public records released by public entities cannot be charged for. Missouri attorney and former Democratic AG hopeful Elad Gross made what is often referred to as a “sunshine law” request under Missouri's chapter 610 which requires public entities and governments to provide access to public records. The Parson administration provided the documents after redaction by attorneys but tried to charge $3,618.40 for the access to Mr. Gross. In the unanimous opinion, Judge Patricia Breckenridge wrote that the court concluded the allegations were sufficient to plead that “the Governor's Office had an intent to violate the law.”The case now goes back to the trial court for further proceedings. Said Gross in response to the ruling “Now there's a very clear ruling that those practices have always been illegal, should never have been used to stop the public from accessing public records or members of the media for that point, too,” Gross said. “And hopefully those kinds of abuses will now be put to an end.”Our own attorney, and Heartland POD host Adam Sommer said of the ruling: “This ruling is a clear message to not just the administration that it acted in bad faith, but to any and all Missouri governmental or other public entities that the Sunshine law of Missouri is not optional. People have a right to know what the government is doing and they have a right to have access to that information without it costing exorbitant fees. You shouldn't need an extra $4,000 on hand, and a law degree, to get public records. It's pretty simple. The law allows for some charges, mostly related to the actual costs for physical copies of a staff member to make those copies or search for those records and locate them. It doesn't provide for the cost of a lawyer to review them for redactions. The government, and it's lawyers, have a duty to do that work already, that cost cannot be passed on, we already paid for it with our tax dollars.”The remaining case is part of an investigation into a dark money group best known for its connection to former Governor, and now Senate candidate, Eric Grietens. HEADLINE 4: A Clean FRA Bill Heads to Governor in Missourihttps://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article252476943.htmlhttps://missouriindependent.com/2021/06/29/no-changes-in-committee-as-fra-bill-heads-to-missouri-house-for-debate/On Wednesday Missouri lawmakers finally sent the renewal of the Federal Reimbursement Allowance, or FRA, a critical extension to the major source of funding for Medicaid in the state, to Gov. Mike Parson, just ahead of a deadline he imposed for enacting drastic budget cuts across the state. Missouri has had the tax, called the FRA, in place for about three decades, and its renewal has been routine. This year, hardline conservatives in the Senate sought to add provisions banning Medicaid coverage of certain forms of birth control, which they called akin to abortion, and block the program from making payments to Planned Parenthood. In a win for pragmatism neither provision was included in the renewal sent to the governor.· GOP Supermajority failed to pass the extension during regular session· GOP got what it wanted, hours of pontificating on the evils of Planned Parenthood and birth controlo Only 12 clinics in the entire state, 11 of which are only family planning clinics. Only one can be considered an abortion clinic· In a statement, House Speaker Rob Vescovo, Speaker Pro Tem John Wiemann and Majority Leader Dean Plocher said they had supported both the FRA and anti-abortion efforts.o “We are proud of the work done by the House today to approve the FRA renewal so the vital programs that assist many of Missouri's most vulnerable citizens can continue to be funded,” they said. “We're also proud of our members for taking a strong stand in defense of the lives of the unborn as we approved House Bill 2 to prevent taxpayer dollars from going to abortion providers.”· Minority Leader Crystal Quadeo “All it was was a political move,”· Barring any funny business from Parson I'm happy to just be done talking about this.BREAK: Really quick reminder for folks if you or someone you know has been on or is now on unemployment, the ACA coverage may be available to them free of charge for the rest of 2021, go to marketplace.org to learn more on that. For Monday, the heartland pod has special guest host Jessica Piper and a Mt. Rushmore draft of the best patriotic movies, plus a talkin politics about the Trump org charges and the Missouri special session.Missouri Prison health care contract changes companieshttps://www.thepitchkc.com/missouri-prison-healthcare-contract-won-by-company-accused-of-bid-rigging-in-tennessee/Centurion Health, a Virginia subsidiary of St. Louis-based managed care company Centene, beat out four other bidders – including current provider Corizon Health – for a contract awarded May 28. Under the terms of the contract, Centurion would be paid $174.6 million for the year starting July 1. The initial contract term is three years, with four optional years, and Centurion's bid totals $1.4 billion over the full period.Lawmakers appropriated $152.8 million for prison medical services in the coming year, the third year where the amount has been unchanged. The actual cost in fiscal 2020 was $149.9 million.In the formal protest filed last week, Corizon wrote that it was treated unfairly in the scoring and that Centurion failed to report problems that cost it a Tennessee contract on May 10 — including that key personnel involved in its Missouri bid were fired over their involvement in the Tennessee scandal.https://www.cpr.org/2021/06/30/covid-vaccine-incentive-uchealth-employees/Anti-Vaxxers: FACED! UCHealth pays $500 incentive to employees who get the COVID vaccineUCHealth plans to give $500 dollars to those among its 26,000 employees who are vaccinated. Contractors can also receive the bonus. The system operates 12 hospitals and about 700 individual clinics across Colorado, southern Wyoming and western Nebraska. The bonus applies to thousands of additional contractors, like those working as security guards or valets.Those UCHealth workers who are now vaccinated will get the money in mid-July, and anyone who gets vaccinated between now and August 22 would get it on Sept. 3. “UCHealth will mandate the vaccine for all of our employees and contractors at some point, likely later this year,” said Dan Weaver, Vice President of Communications for UCHealth, via email. He noted the system already requires employees to get the flu vaccine. “We want to provide the safest possible environment for our patients, visitors and employees, and requiring everyone to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in the same way we mandate influenza vaccinations will help improve safety for everyone.”https://www.riverfronttimes.com/newsblog/2021/06/30/st-louis-mayor-tishaura-jones-80-million-relief-proposal-heads-to-board-of-aldermenMayor Jones Gives and ServesMayor Tishaura Jones' $80 million direct relief proposal was approved by the St. Louis Board of Estimate and Apportionment, but faces a challenge for final approval with the board of alderman."The past year and a half has been devastating for St. Louis families and businesses," Comptroller Darlene Green, who is one third of E&A, said in a press release. "The relief package presented by Mayor Jones prioritizes addressing the most urgent needs for our residents, and I encourage everyone to work together so that we can quickly put these relief funds to work for our community."Jones and Green both voted for the package, but E&A's third member, Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed, refused. Reed and Jones are frequent rivals and have quarreled throughout the process. The proposal passed by E&A, which has oversight of a swath of city finances, could clash with a separate proposal in the Board of Aldermen.Reed called out Jones saying she cannot do the job of the Board, to which Mayor Jones replied: “You can't do the job of the Mayor either, honey.”EXXON Mobil in the hot seathttps://www.npr.org/2021/07/01/1012138741/exxon-lobbyist-caught-on-video-talks-about-undermining-bidens-climate-pushExxon Mobil has been attempting a new face lately, obtaining new board members “focused on climate change” and claiming to finally be sensitive to the issue. However, a recent sting by the group Greenpeace finds one major lobbyist for Exxon sowing some doubt on that new branding. Keith McCoy, the oil giant's senior director for federal relations was caught on camera during what he thought was a job interview blatantly revealing that tactics to sow doubt on the science and protect profits by working with "shadow groups," and influencing senators to weaken climate elements of President Biden's infrastructure plan. Saying "Joe Manchin, I talk to his office every week," calling Manchin a "kingmaker" Rep. Ro Khanna, a Democrat from California, says he will hold a hearing this fall about "climate disinformation & the coordinated attack on scientific truth among polluters and their lobbyists."It should be an interesting hearing. Among McCoy's comments to the undercover activists, he said Exxon Mobil has a playbook for dealing with hearings like what Khanna plans. He said they usually send trade group representatives to be "the whipping boy."Dark Money Is Just Fine, says the US Supreme Courthttps://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf/19-251_p86b.pdfIn a 6-3 ruling, and bringing the term to an end, the US Supreme Court has ruled that people who donate to political nonprofits have a first amendment right to remain anonymous. The case, stemming from a california rule requiring disclosure of donors, similar to a political candidate, was one of the few this term that lined up exactly on the 6-3 right and left lines of the high court. The reasoning was that while a state may have an interest in preventing fraud in non-profits, these kinds of non-profits really don't represent enough potential fraud to matter and that forcing disclosure of donor information could be chilling to the First Amendment right of free association. So there you have it folks, you have no protection for your information if you give money to a candidate, but as long as it's to a hyper partisan nonprofit, you can give all you want and no one has to know. It will be our little secret. Outro: That's all the time we have, thanks for joining us. If you have a story you feel we should look into and possibly highlight on the show tweet us @theheartlandpod and visit us for links to all our shows and our merchandise shop at heartlandpod.com. The Flyover View is a production of Mid Map Media LLC. This week's episode featured reporting from The Pitch out of kansas city, The Riverfront Times, The Missouri Independent, Colorado Public Radio, Associated Press, New York Times, KSDK St. Louis, The Des Moines Register, & Supreme Court.gov, Remember to Subscribe so you get this show and all our Heartland Pod offerings, with new episodes released Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Thanks for joining us, and see you next week: same time, same place. 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INTRO: Welcome back to Flyover View, a member of the Heartland Pod family of podcasts and a look at heartland news from 30,000 feet, from the gateway arch to the rocky mountains, I'm your host, Kevin Smith. I have two parts to today's show: the Heartland Headlines segment, where I cover the BIGGEST stories of the week, followed by the Lightning Round- where I cover the rest of our favorites in rapid succession.HEARTLAND HEADLINES HEADLINE 1: COVID RATES ARE UP AS DELTA VARIANT SPREADSLink:https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/us/missouri-covid-cases.htmlhttps://www.ksdk.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/vaccine/map-covid-19-vaccine-hesitancy-st-louis-missouri-illinois/63-551df1ce-a195-48c3-bd44-6fce604d7f38https://account.kansascity.com/paywall/registration?resume=252480233In the heartland states we are seeing a troubling trend emerge as vaccination rates stall out while new COVID cases rise. In Missouri, the 7 day average for new cases has risen to almost 1,000 again, after dipping as low as 375 in March of 2021. Rural counties in the SW of the state have seen the steepest increase, but numbers all around the state continue to climb. Meanwhile in Ohio, new cases are down to rates not seen since early April of 2020. The biggest difference on paper? Vaccination rates. In Ohio, 45% of all residents are fully vaccinated, and 55% of those 18 and up are fully vaccinated. In Missouri, those numbers are 39% for the general population and only 49% for those 18 and up. In Missouri, only 73% of those 65 and up are fully vaccinated, while in Ohio that number is at 80%In Colorado, where the overall rate is 52% and 18 and up is at 63%, numbers remain on the downward trajectory as well. While in Oklahoma, with numbers like Missouri at 38% overall and 49% for 18 and up fully vaccinated, the cases are up with a 37% increase over the last 14 day periodIn a story from early June of 2021, over ⅓ of Missourians in suburban St. Charles county showed hesitancy to get vaccinated at all, and in rural counties that number is higher. All in all it points to a simple reality: A failure to have a vaccinated population could lead to more cases, with the faster spreading and deadlier Delta Varient, as vaccine rates stall out. It is impossible not to point to the leadership in the states where rates of new cases are up and vaccination rates are suppressed and wonder where they are on this issue. In Ohio you may recall the vaccine lottery, which saw a great response. Meanwhile, in Missouri many legislators and Statewide officials seem to ignore the need for vaccinations. Missouri Governor and noted sentient goldfish, Mike Parson, in what is best described as a complete 180 from his prior statements, is now urging folks to get the vaccine and walking back his prior comments comparing COVID to merely the seasonal flu. And now a report comes form the KC star that Gov. Parson has requested federal help for containment efforts. Nothing like some good old fashioned leadership from behind. Time will tell just how much of a difference it all makes, but the early indications show that many heartland states could be headed for a catastrophic second wave of the pandemic. If only we had seen something like this 100 years ago… oh wait, we did, with the spanish flu which had a second wave that eclipsed the first in scale for deaths. At least this time no one is telling us to drink bleach. HEADLINE 2: Iowa Permitless Carry Law Goes Into EffectLink:https://www.desmoinesregister.com/news/politics/Death rates up: https://apnews.com/article/ia-state-wire-iowa-gun-politics-business-laws-656a5ba4382a64f2d93790f56050ce3cIowans can now buy and carry handguns without first getting a permit, after a new law went into effect Thursday. For the first time, the law makes having a permit optional for adults 21 and older to buy a handgun or carry one in most public places. Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the Iowa law, which advocates often refer to as "constitutional carry" or "permitless carry," in April. More than a dozen states - including Missouri - have similar laws. The new law won't change the rules for long guns, like rifles and shotguns, which didn't require a permit under the previous law. Customers will still need to pass a background check when buying long guns and handguns from a federally licensed dealer.Meanwhile, in 2020 gun deaths in Iowa are up by 23% from 2019, making back to back record breaking years in Iowa for gun deaths. When Missouri passed a similar law in 2007, gun related crime rates spiked nearly instantly. They must still pass an instant federal background check to buy handguns at retailers, but face no such requirement if buying through private sellers. They will not need any permit to carry guns on themselves or in their cars in most places, including the Iowa Capitol, and they no longer need to take an online training course on gun safety and self-defense.Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the bill in April following pressure from conservative activists. She previously said the permitting system was “reasonable and responsible” and should remain.Supporters say the Iowa law will prevent law-abiding citizens from having to apply to the government and pay a $50 carry permit fee to exercise their gun rights, while allowing them to quickly obtain handguns for self-defense.“The relationship between your state government and the citizen is going to be flipped 180 degrees,” said state GOP Sen. Jason Schultz, who noted that the push to loosen Iowa's firearm rules has taken decades. “You can bear that firearm without permission from the state in the form of a concealed weapon permit or in violation of any open-carry laws.”He said this would not harm public safety, calling it a “blessing on the citizenry and a problem for criminals because there's more good guys armed out there.” But the new law is highly unpopular: two-thirds of those surveyed this month for the Des Moines Register's Iowa Poll said they disapprove.Yes, this law is part of the now traditional GOP response to voters, passing unpopular laws and ignoring the public at large.HEADLINE 3: Missouri's AG loses case to former AG candidatehttps://missouriindependent.com/2021/06/29/missouri-supreme-court-state-cant-charge-attorney-fees-for-sunshine-law-requests/In a 6-0 ruling, the Missouri supreme court has ruled that attorney review time for public records released by public entities cannot be charged for. Missouri attorney and former Democratic AG hopeful Elad Gross made what is often referred to as a “sunshine law” request under Missouri's chapter 610 which requires public entities and governments to provide access to public records. The Parson administration provided the documents after redaction by attorneys but tried to charge $3,618.40 for the access to Mr. Gross. In the unanimous opinion, Judge Patricia Breckenridge wrote that the court concluded the allegations were sufficient to plead that “the Governor's Office had an intent to violate the law.”The case now goes back to the trial court for further proceedings. Said Gross in response to the ruling “Now there's a very clear ruling that those practices have always been illegal, should never have been used to stop the public from accessing public records or members of the media for that point, too,” Gross said. “And hopefully those kinds of abuses will now be put to an end.”Our own attorney, and Heartland POD host Adam Sommer said of the ruling: “This ruling is a clear message to not just the administration that it acted in bad faith, but to any and all Missouri governmental or other public entities that the Sunshine law of Missouri is not optional. People have a right to know what the government is doing and they have a right to have access to that information without it costing exorbitant fees. You shouldn't need an extra $4,000 on hand, and a law degree, to get public records. It's pretty simple. The law allows for some charges, mostly related to the actual costs for physical copies of a staff member to make those copies or search for those records and locate them. It doesn't provide for the cost of a lawyer to review them for redactions. The government, and it's lawyers, have a duty to do that work already, that cost cannot be passed on, we already paid for it with our tax dollars.”The remaining case is part of an investigation into a dark money group best known for its connection to former Governor, and now Senate candidate, Eric Grietens. HEADLINE 4: A Clean FRA Bill Heads to Governor in Missourihttps://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article252476943.htmlhttps://missouriindependent.com/2021/06/29/no-changes-in-committee-as-fra-bill-heads-to-missouri-house-for-debate/On Wednesday Missouri lawmakers finally sent the renewal of the Federal Reimbursement Allowance, or FRA, a critical extension to the major source of funding for Medicaid in the state, to Gov. Mike Parson, just ahead of a deadline he imposed for enacting drastic budget cuts across the state. Missouri has had the tax, called the FRA, in place for about three decades, and its renewal has been routine. This year, hardline conservatives in the Senate sought to add provisions banning Medicaid coverage of certain forms of birth control, which they called akin to abortion, and block the program from making payments to Planned Parenthood. In a win for pragmatism neither provision was included in the renewal sent to the governor.· GOP Supermajority failed to pass the extension during regular session· GOP got what it wanted, hours of pontificating on the evils of Planned Parenthood and birth controlo Only 12 clinics in the entire state, 11 of which are only family planning clinics. Only one can be considered an abortion clinic· In a statement, House Speaker Rob Vescovo, Speaker Pro Tem John Wiemann and Majority Leader Dean Plocher said they had supported both the FRA and anti-abortion efforts.o “We are proud of the work done by the House today to approve the FRA renewal so the vital programs that assist many of Missouri's most vulnerable citizens can continue to be funded,” they said. “We're also proud of our members for taking a strong stand in defense of the lives of the unborn as we approved House Bill 2 to prevent taxpayer dollars from going to abortion providers.”· Minority Leader Crystal Quadeo “All it was was a political move,”· Barring any funny business from Parson I'm happy to just be done talking about this.BREAK: Really quick reminder for folks if you or someone you know has been on or is now on unemployment, the ACA coverage may be available to them free of charge for the rest of 2021, go to marketplace.org to learn more on that. For Monday, the heartland pod has special guest host Jessica Piper and a Mt. Rushmore draft of the best patriotic movies, plus a talkin politics about the Trump org charges and the Missouri special session.Missouri Prison health care contract changes companieshttps://www.thepitchkc.com/missouri-prison-healthcare-contract-won-by-company-accused-of-bid-rigging-in-tennessee/Centurion Health, a Virginia subsidiary of St. Louis-based managed care company Centene, beat out four other bidders – including current provider Corizon Health – for a contract awarded May 28. Under the terms of the contract, Centurion would be paid $174.6 million for the year starting July 1. The initial contract term is three years, with four optional years, and Centurion's bid totals $1.4 billion over the full period.Lawmakers appropriated $152.8 million for prison medical services in the coming year, the third year where the amount has been unchanged. The actual cost in fiscal 2020 was $149.9 million.In the formal protest filed last week, Corizon wrote that it was treated unfairly in the scoring and that Centurion failed to report problems that cost it a Tennessee contract on May 10 — including that key personnel involved in its Missouri bid were fired over their involvement in the Tennessee scandal.https://www.cpr.org/2021/06/30/covid-vaccine-incentive-uchealth-employees/Anti-Vaxxers: FACED! UCHealth pays $500 incentive to employees who get the COVID vaccineUCHealth plans to give $500 dollars to those among its 26,000 employees who are vaccinated. Contractors can also receive the bonus. The system operates 12 hospitals and about 700 individual clinics across Colorado, southern Wyoming and western Nebraska. The bonus applies to thousands of additional contractors, like those working as security guards or valets.Those UCHealth workers who are now vaccinated will get the money in mid-July, and anyone who gets vaccinated between now and August 22 would get it on Sept. 3. “UCHealth will mandate the vaccine for all of our employees and contractors at some point, likely later this year,” said Dan Weaver, Vice President of Communications for UCHealth, via email. He noted the system already requires employees to get the flu vaccine. “We want to provide the safest possible environment for our patients, visitors and employees, and requiring everyone to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in the same way we mandate influenza vaccinations will help improve safety for everyone.”https://www.riverfronttimes.com/newsblog/2021/06/30/st-louis-mayor-tishaura-jones-80-million-relief-proposal-heads-to-board-of-aldermenMayor Jones Gives and ServesMayor Tishaura Jones' $80 million direct relief proposal was approved by the St. Louis Board of Estimate and Apportionment, but faces a challenge for final approval with the board of alderman."The past year and a half has been devastating for St. Louis families and businesses," Comptroller Darlene Green, who is one third of E&A, said in a press release. "The relief package presented by Mayor Jones prioritizes addressing the most urgent needs for our residents, and I encourage everyone to work together so that we can quickly put these relief funds to work for our community."Jones and Green both voted for the package, but E&A's third member, Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed, refused. Reed and Jones are frequent rivals and have quarreled throughout the process. The proposal passed by E&A, which has oversight of a swath of city finances, could clash with a separate proposal in the Board of Aldermen.Reed called out Jones saying she cannot do the job of the Board, to which Mayor Jones replied: “You can't do the job of the Mayor either, honey.”EXXON Mobil in the hot seathttps://www.npr.org/2021/07/01/1012138741/exxon-lobbyist-caught-on-video-talks-about-undermining-bidens-climate-pushExxon Mobil has been attempting a new face lately, obtaining new board members “focused on climate change” and claiming to finally be sensitive to the issue. However, a recent sting by the group Greenpeace finds one major lobbyist for Exxon sowing some doubt on that new branding. Keith McCoy, the oil giant's senior director for federal relations was caught on camera during what he thought was a job interview blatantly revealing that tactics to sow doubt on the science and protect profits by working with "shadow groups," and influencing senators to weaken climate elements of President Biden's infrastructure plan. Saying "Joe Manchin, I talk to his office every week," calling Manchin a "kingmaker" Rep. Ro Khanna, a Democrat from California, says he will hold a hearing this fall about "climate disinformation & the coordinated attack on scientific truth among polluters and their lobbyists."It should be an interesting hearing. Among McCoy's comments to the undercover activists, he said Exxon Mobil has a playbook for dealing with hearings like what Khanna plans. He said they usually send trade group representatives to be "the whipping boy."Dark Money Is Just Fine, says the US Supreme Courthttps://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf/19-251_p86b.pdfIn a 6-3 ruling, and bringing the term to an end, the US Supreme Court has ruled that people who donate to political nonprofits have a first amendment right to remain anonymous. The case, stemming from a california rule requiring disclosure of donors, similar to a political candidate, was one of the few this term that lined up exactly on the 6-3 right and left lines of the high court. The reasoning was that while a state may have an interest in preventing fraud in non-profits, these kinds of non-profits really don't represent enough potential fraud to matter and that forcing disclosure of donor information could be chilling to the First Amendment right of free association. So there you have it folks, you have no protection for your information if you give money to a candidate, but as long as it's to a hyper partisan nonprofit, you can give all you want and no one has to know. It will be our little secret. Outro: That's all the time we have, thanks for joining us. If you have a story you feel we should look into and possibly highlight on the show tweet us @theheartlandpod and visit us for links to all our shows and our merchandise shop at heartlandpod.com. The Flyover View is a production of Mid Map Media LLC. This week's episode featured reporting from The Pitch out of kansas city, The Riverfront Times, The Missouri Independent, Colorado Public Radio, Associated Press, New York Times, KSDK St. Louis, The Des Moines Register, & Supreme Court.gov, Remember to Subscribe so you get this show and all our Heartland Pod offerings, with new episodes released Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Thanks for joining us, and see you next week: same time, same place. 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