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Wednesday, January 22, 2025 – Missouri political news headlines

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Fox News: Schmitt: The US created an incentive structure for illegal immigration

Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (Washington, Mo.), Tuesday morning: Will Scharf front and center as Trump signs executive orders (link opens at 10:25 mark)

St. Louis Public Radio: 18-year-old “transgender man” shares her thoughts at anti-Trump rally in D.C.

KCUR’s Dan Margolies, Sam Zeff, Kavahn Mansouri: President Trump pardoned the January 6 rioters – including these Missouri residents

KCUR, 11/30/22: KCUR news editor Dan Margolies retiring from journalism, will become “politically involved”

Feb. 2022: KCUR’s Dan Margolies vs. Eric Schmitt on X

Jan. 2025: KCUR’s Sam Zeff vs. Eric Schmitt on X

KC Star’s Jonathan Shorman and Kacen Bayless: “Reality Check” advocacy series: Missouri AG Bailey’s China lawsuit says masks slowed COVID. He claimed they ‘didn’t work’ (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

JCNT: MoDOT tries to get more eyes on human trafficking

JCNT: University of Missouri ag report predicts further decline in Missouri farm income

Missouri Independent: Tax cut push by Missouri Republicans begins with $300M capital gains legislation

P-D: Business backs Missouri Republican’s tax plan. But it could prove costly to state. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

P-D: State buys Chesterfield office as it leaves downtown’s Wainwright Building (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

KZRG (Joplin): Sen. Jill Carter (R-Granby) on 2025 legislative session: eliminating state income tax, Caleb Rowden’s “punitive” and “petty” approach (4:15), more

KC Star: Amid outrage over Jackson County property assessments, MO lawmakers propose this change (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

P-D: Missouri lawmakers will once again consider state takeover of St. Louis police (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

JCNT: Parks programs’ costs increasing due to minimum wage raise

P-D: State finds no evidence Spire destroyed documents, after whistleblower complaint (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

KC Star: Missouri utility regulators find no wrongdoing by Spire in whistleblower case (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

Missouri Independent: St. Louis teachers’ union calls for State Board of Education member to step down

Stateline’s Ashley Murray, via Missouri Independent: Hawley other U.S. Senate Republicans have little to say about Trump pardons of 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants

Kaiser Family Foundation Health News, via Missouri Independent: Missouri will soon get sports betting – and a fund to help prevent problem gambling

Amazon.com: Stalking, Harassment, Internet Trolling: A Guide to Recovering and Rebuilding After Online Attacks – $7.99 on Kindle, $12.99 in paperback

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