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Thursday, March 13, 2025 – Missouri political news headlines

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Columbia Missourian: U.S. Rep. Mark Alford calls to relocate SBA Kansas City office to Columbia

Brad & John Show (104.5 FM St. Charles/Franklin/Warren Counties), Wednesday: Recap of Jason Rosenbaum piece on DOGE cuts, and recap of Pete Mundo interview with Mark Alford (link opens at 1:35)

Brownfield Ag News: Trump’s EPA to revisit Waters of the United States; comments from Missouri Farm Bureau’s Garrett Hawkins

P-D: Schmitt, Hawley slam American Bar Association, led by St. Louis lawyer (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Columbia Daily Tribune: Boone County Democrats plan weekly protests near Columbia offices of Hawley, Schmitt, Alford

KC Star: In KC, Elon Musk’s Tesla Cybertrucks now come with an added feature: The middle finger

Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Recap of anti-Trump protests: #CoMo socialists, SLU black guy, et al. (link opens at 13:45 mark)

P-D’s Joe Holleman: Former St. Louis pol Ed Martin cracking down on D.C. gun crime (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Marc Cox Morning Show: St. Charles County Republican Central Committee’s Debbie McFarland gives details on March 21 Lincoln-Trump Dinner: Speakers include U.S. Rep. Bob Onder, David Wasinger, Denny Hoskins, Sens. Nick Schroer and Adam Schnelting, Missouri Firearms Coalition’s Aaron Dorr, St. Charles County Executive candidates Bill Eigel, Mike Elam and Jason Law, others (31:10)

Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Brad says Mike Elam has lost nearly 69 (nice!) pounds; Cara Spencer and a 2027 city-county-county megamerger

KSDK’s Mark Maxwell on X: Missouri House Democrats consider ousting Superminority Leader Ashley Aune

Brad & John Show, Thursday: Recap of Ashley Aune stories from Maxwell, Jake Kroesen and Dave Drebes (link opens at 1:40 mark)

Missouri Independent: State takeover of St. Louis police clears legislature, heads to Missouri governor

P-D: Kehoe applauds St. Louis police takeover bill. Tishaura Jones calls it ‘disrespectful,’ ‘pathetic,’ ‘cowardly’ (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Democrat Sen. Steve Roberts details St. Louis state police control compromise

Brad & John Show, Friday: Steve Roberts’ masterful playing of St. Louis police issue (8:35), Mayor Tishaura Jones’ office response to Roberts (12:50) (link opens at 8:35 mark)

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

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri House passes open enrollment program for state’s public schools

Missouri Independent: Open enrollment bill clears Missouri House for fifth year in a row

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri Senate sends $2 billion supplemental budget to governor’s desk

P-D: Missouri Senate sends senior meals bailout to governor (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri House approves pair of wide-ranging tax bills including income tax changes

Columbia Missourian: House bill promises corporate tax cuts, flat income tax rate

Columbia Missourian: Senate bill would eliminate a tax worth 6% of the state’s revenue by 2030

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri Supreme Court weighs whether to uphold vote on minimum wage, sick leave

Columbia Missourian: Missouri business groups ask Supreme Court to overturn minimum wage increase

Missouri Independent: Lawmakers and business groups push rollback of Missouri minimum wage hike, sick leave law

The Missouri Times: Missouri continues to face child care deserts

P-D: Missouri AG issues order barring Planned Parenthood clinics from providing “medication abortions” (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Missouri Independent: Some records of Bayer’s Missouri campaign to protect Roundup will be unsealed

Brad & John Show: The one actionable lesson EVERYBODY can learn from the Bayer litigation (link opens at 11:10 mark)

Columbia Missourian: Columbia must address water quality issues from homeless camps, Missouri DNR says

KC Star op-ed: Consumer Energy Alliance’s Chris Ventura: Missouri’s economic future hinges on legislation to generate more electric power

KC Star op-ed: “Stand Up KC” organizer Richard Eiker: Missouri lawmakers, top trying to overturn voters on paid sick time, minimum wage

P-D letter: Crestwood sexagenarian “Martha Hittler [sic?]” wants U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner to cut staff, close district offices (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

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