Missouri Daybook
Associated Press Missouri Daybook for Thursday, May. 15.
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NEW EVENT: Thursday, May. 15 8:00 AM 2025 POLITICO Security Summit – 2025 POLITICO Security Summit, with speakers including Deputy Assistant to the President Sebastian Gorka; U.S. Space Force Gen. B. Chance Saltzman; Republicans Sens. Deb Fischer and Eric Schmitt and Reps. Rick Crawford, Mike Lawler, Michael McCaul, and Rob Wittman; Democrats Sen. Mark Kelly and Reps. Jim Himes, Raja Krishnamoorthi, and Adam Smith; former National Security Advisor John Bolton; Palantir Head of Defense Growth Shannon Clark; Andreesen Horowitz Senior National Security Advisor Matt Cronin; and former National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan
Location: Capital Turnaround, 700 M St SE, Washington, DC
Weblinks: http://www.politico.com, https://x.com/POLITICOEvents
Contacts: POLITICO Press, press@politico.com
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NEW EVENT: Thursday, May. 15 11:15 AM Kansas City unveils memorial honoring children who died due to violence – Kansas City unveils and dedicates the Children’s Memorial at Hibbs Park, honoring the lives of children who died due to violence. Attendees include Mayor Pro Tem Ryana Parks-Shaw, Councilman Darrell Curls, civil rights leader Alvin Brooks, and community activist Teresa Perry
Location: Hibbs Park, 5905 Spruce Ave, Kansas City, MO
Weblinks: https://www.kcmo.gov/, https://x.com/KCMO
Contacts: Sherae Honeycutt, City of Kansas City, Sherae.Honeycutt@kcmo.org, 1 816 946 3611
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NEW EVENT: Thursday, May. 15 12:00 PM Ozarks Transportation Organization Board of Directors meeting
Location: Ozarks Transportation Organization, 2208 W Chesterfield St, Springfield, MO
Weblinks: http://www.ozarkstransportation.org/, https://x.com/theOTOMPO
Contacts: Nicole Boyd, Ozarks Transportation Organization, comment@ozarkstransportation.org, 1 417 865 3047 x 105
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NEW EVENT: Thursday, May. 15 12:00 PM St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer holds media availability
Location: St. Louis City Hall, 1200 Market St, St. Louis, MO
Weblinks: http://www.stlouis-mo.gov
Contacts: Rasmus Jorgensen, City of St. Louis, MO, jorgensenr@stlouis-mo.gov, 1 314 537 7207
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NEW EVENT: Thursday, May. 15 12:00 PM Missouri workers hold ‘Will of the People’ rally – Missouri workers and labor, faith, civil rights, and reproductive justice organization representatives call on state lawmakers to ‘respect the will of the people’, via rally
Location: Missouri State Capitol, 201 W Capitol Ave, Jefferson City, MO
Weblinks: https://www.moworkers.org/
Contacts: Aditi Ramaswami, Missouri Workers Center, aramaswami@moworkers.org, 1 303 437 1456
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NEW EVENT: Thursday, May. 15 5:30 PM Osage Beach Board of Aldermen meeting
Location: Osage Beach City Hall, 1000 City Pkwy, Osage Beach, MO
Weblinks: https://www.osagebeach-mo.gov/, https://x.com/OsageBeachMO
Contacts: Tara Berreth, City of Osage Beach, tberreth@osagebeach.org, 1 573 302 2000 x 1020
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NEW EVENT: Thursday, May. 15 6:00 PM AFT St. Louis hosts Education Summit III focused on artificial intelligence in public schools
Location: Carr Lane VPA Middle School, 1004 N Jefferson Ave, St. Louis, MO
Weblinks: http://www.aft.org, https://x.com/AFTunion
Contacts: Byron Clemens, American Federation of Teachers St. Louis Local 420, bclemens@aftlocal420.org, 1 314 497 1509
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NEW EVENT: Thursday, May. 15 PACE KC hosts showcase event in celebration of its one-year anniversary
Location: PACE KC, 4141 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Kansas City, MO
Weblinks: http://swopehealth.org
Contacts: Bridget Locke, Swope Health, blocke@swopehealth.org, 1 816 599 5554
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NEW EVENT: Friday, May. 16 11:00 AM Kansas City Mayor Lucas delivers Westfield State University undergraduate commencement address – Westfield State University undergraduate commencement ceremony. This year’s keynote speaker is Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas
Location: MassMutual Center, 1277 Main St, Springfield, MA
Weblinks: http://www.westfield.ma.edu/, https://x.com/westfieldstate
Contacts: Westfield State University, commencement@westfield.ma.edu
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Saturday, May. 17 8:00 AM Humane Society of Missouri and Purina Raise Dollars for Dogs hold ‘Bark in Your Park’ dog walk
Location: Turkish Pavilion, 2824 Tower Grove Ave, St. Louis, MO
Weblinks: http://hsmo.org/bark, https://x.com/hsmo
Contacts: Noah Messel, Humane Society of Missouri, Noah.Messel@omalleyhansen.com, 1 314 721 8121
