California cakewalk? No big-name rivals for Gov. Newsom

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

43% : St. Louis faces dimming prospects absent new efforts to draw population KMOV plans to leave downtown St. Louis, eyeing Maryland Heights area 'Living like the Kardashians': Jury orders wife of ex-Chesterfield executive who embezzled millions to pay Missouri House takes up marijuana legalization in push to sink ballot question Police chief: Body camera video 'speaks for itself' in contested traffic stop involving alderman 'He bet on himself': South Korean teen Won-Bin Cho brings intriguing swing to Cardinals' minor-league camp Prominent corner in Clayton eyed for $100M high-rise How Renée Zellweger's obsession with Pam Hupp saga led to 'The Thing About Pam' Feds charge former principal, friend in 2016 murder of St. Louis teacher 6 teens charged with murder in Iowa school shooting Feds say Creve Coeur chiropractor defying court order with claims of COVID cure MLB postpones pageantry of Cardinals' home opener, stalls labor spat after 'last-ditch effort'Newsom's campaign bankroll at an early stage, paired with the power of incumbency and the state's prominent Democratic tilt, go a long way to ward off Republicans who might want the job.

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