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Sunday, February 9, 2025 – Missouri political news headlines

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P-D: Bridgeton Landfill fire has subsided but there may be radioactive waste in separate section (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Washington Missourian: Toxic trouble at abandoned landfill near St. Clair; area man says he’s “getting the runaround” from Missouri DNR (avoid Washington Missourian paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Joplin Globe: Anti-Trump rally in Joplin draws “dozens”

KSHB (Kansas City): Liberty family reacts as Homeland Security removes 12 employees from restaurant (link via TonysKansasCity.com)

TonysKansasCity.com: Kansas City Playlist: Taco Bell Liberty after MAGA La Migra raid

TonysKansasCity.com: Kansas City Mayor Q RIPS Elon Musk on X

TonysKansasCity.com: Kansas City LGBTQIA+ activist Justice Horn celebrates anti-MAGA protest, takes shots at Quinton Lucas and city council

JCNT: Bob Onder to headline Cole County Lincoln Day Feb. 17

KY3: Springfield businesses weigh in on Missouri’s minimum wage increases; thoughts from Missouri Chamber’s Kara Corches, others

JCNT: State employee profile: Missouri House Sergeant-at-Arms Randy Werner

KRCG (Jefferson City): Gov. Kehoe, Ag Director Chris Chinn, DESE’s Karla Eslinger to participate in “Drive Your Tractor to Work Day,” celebrating National FFA Week

Joplin Globe: Joplin, Carthage chambers changing how they meet with state lawmakers (avoid Joplin Globe paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Columbia Missourian: Grain Belt Express files dozens of eminent domain petitions to build power line across Missouri

JCNT: Capitol Commission vows to work more quickly

Washington Missourian: MoDOT: Highway 47 work may not please everyone (avoid Washington Missourian paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

P-D editorial: On abortion & wages, Jeff City once again tells voters what they can do with it (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Joplin Globe’s Frankie Meyer: Federal, state lawmakers wrestle with question of access to personal records (avoid Joplin Globe paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

SNL op-ed: Show-Me Institute’s James Shuls: Open enrollment puts parents in control, opens opportunities for kids

P-D’s Tony Messenger: Missouri Public Service Commission’s Kayla Hahn cheers for utilities she’s meant to monitor. Wait, what? Thoughts from Consumer’s Council of Missouri’s Jeanette Mott-Oxford, Missouri Industrial Energy Consumers attorney Diana Plescia (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

P-D letter: O’Fallon octogenarian opposes state income tax cut, says Missouri shouldn’t try to be like Texas (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

P-D letter: Ballwin septuagenarian opposes state money spent on “vouchers” (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

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