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Saturday, February 8, 2025 – Missouri political news headlines

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Missourinet: U.S. Senate committee passes Schmitt’s bill about hidden fees for events

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Marc Cox Morning Show: U.S. Rep. Bob Onder on tax cuts and spending cuts, plus Trump’s return-to-office mandate for federal workers

TonysKansasCity.com: Kansas City protests against MAGA today

KC Star: ICE raids Liberty restaurant and detains at least 12 workers, Clay County sheriff confirms (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on AOL here)

Fox 4 KC: Element of surprise: Sheriff had no idea HSI agents were going to raid Liberty restaurant to nab illegals

KSHB, via Yahoo! News: Clay Co. Sheriff gives clearer picture of HSI removing employees from Liberty restaurant

TonysKansasCity.com: Clay County sheriff clarifies La Migra restaurant raid amid outcry

Brad & John Show (104.5 FM St. Charles/Franklin/Warren Counties): ¡AYYYE ese! “Roughly 30” Latino lawn care businesses, “nightclubs,” restaurants will take one (1) week siesta to teach Trump a lesson (link opens at 7:45 mark)

P-D: Missouri to track immigration status in crime data, one of first states to try (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

USA Today, via SNL: Weekly Missouri unemployment claims data

KRCG (Jefferson City): Kehoe bets KC treats and Missouri beef, Capitol dome to be lit red and gold

JCNT: Kehoe to visit State Tech’s largest career fair

St. Joseph News-Press: Northwest Missouri State University signals move to eliminate DEI discrimination

AP: Missouri, other GOP-led states seek to follow Trump’s lead in defining male and female

Missourinet: Pregnant women can’t finalize their divorce in Missouri; Rep. Cecelie Williams (R-Dittmer) shares her story of abuse

KC Star: KC parents, educators push back on Missouri bill requiring cursive be taught in school

Missourinet: Missouri Senate approves bill to support ambulance districts

Missourinet: Bill from Rep. Donnie Brown (R-New Madrid) would raise the daily reimbursement rate

JCNT: Federation of Blind to lobby for accessible prescription labels, increased funding at Capitol

JCNT: Capitol Commission stresses need for action on renovations

P-D: NBA tickets, luxury hotels: St. Louis Public Schools credit card spending continues (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Brad & John Show, Friday: The St. Louis Development Corporation hands $800,000 “digital literacy” contract to political consultant (link opens at 3:00 mark)

Missouri Independent: KC mayor will use nonprofit for Super Bowl trip, but donors remain unclear

P-D: ‘Cybersecurity event’ disrupts operations at Post-Dispatch, other Lee Enterprises newspapers (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

JCNT: Women’s Symposium set for next month; Chamber event for gals sponsored by Hitachi, others

Joplin Globe op-ed: Missouri Association of Area Agencies on Aging supports Kehoe budget line item (avoid Joplin Globe paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

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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