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Friday, February 21, 2025 – Missouri political news headlines

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CNN: Eric Schmitt says Ukraine’s Zelensky should ‘stop lecturing Trump’

KRCG (Jefferson City): Hawley, Schmitt back Trump calling for new Ukraine elections amidst conflict

KCMO: Pete Mundo in the Morning: U.S. Rep. Mark Alford on DOGE, budget cuts, Ukraine, more

johncombest_com on Instagram: Wesley Bell calls himself “badass” for tweeting at Elon Musk

NPR, via KCUR: IRS cuts over 6,000 jobs, many in Kansas City, in the middle of tax season

KCUR: Up to Date with Steve Kraske: U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver says Trump’s mass layoffs have sown ‘chaos’ in the country

KCMO: Pete Mundo in the Morning: KC Mayor Quinton Lucas on state government spending on 2026 World Cup, how Trump’s anti-DEI stance affects Ivanhoe farmers’ market subsidies

KC Star: House Speaker Jon Patterson pressures Jackson County on Chiefs, Royals plan: ‘Time is running out’

TWMP Daily: House Speaker Pro Tem Chad Perkins talks with Jake Kroesen about the progress of major bills moving this week; capital gains tax and income tax; more

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri House passes state takeover of St. Louis police department

JCNT: Lawmakers, voters weigh in on paid sick leave requirements

St. Louis Public Radio: Trial that could permanently remove Missouri’s abortion ban set for 2026

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri Senate passes anti-hazing bill with bipartisan vote

Missouri Independent: Bill extending statute of limitations for child sex abuse survivors clears Missouri House

KFRU: Columbia Today with Ted Farnen: Missouri Department of Revenue’s Trish Vincent and Cheryl Bosch

Southeast Missourian: House committee holds hearing for John Voss’ coroner standards bill (avoid Southeast Missourian paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis doctor sentenced to 35 months in federal prison for Medicaid and Medicare fraud

Missouri Independent: Delta Extraction loses appeal of its revoked license following Missouri cannabis recall

Columbia Missourian: Attorney general asks to join class-action lawsuit against Tyson Foods

P-D: St. Louis pulls more grants from troubled program. Urban League gives up $2 million. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis Public Schools Board of Education installs Millicent Borishade as superintendent

The Missouri Times op-ed: Rep. Louis Riggs (R-Hannibal): Broadband Equity Access and Deployment Program (BEAD)’s Groundhog Day moment

KCUR’s “community engagement producer” Zach Perez and “race and culture” content creator Celisa Calacal: As ICE threat scares customers, Kansas City businesses urged to ‘protect people working for you’

TonysKansasCity.com: Activists are bothering taco stands and sharing sketchy advice about evading law enforcement investigations

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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