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Friday, March 21, 2025 – Missouri political news headlines

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P-D: Husband of former US Rep. Cori Bush charged with wire fraud (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Feds charge Cori Bush’s husband with pandemic relief fraud

Missouri Independent: Husband of former Missouri Congresswoman Cori Bush charged with COVID fraud

P-D: American Postal Workers Union turns out “dozens” for anti-Trump rally; departing St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones speaks to “small group” (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Columbia Missourian: Local American Postal Workers Union chapter pickets outside post office

KBIA: Columbia Public Schools teachers protest Trump

Brad & John Show (104.5 FM St. Charles/Franklin/Warren Counties), Thursday: Recap of Jill Stein’s alleged testicular assault at WashU (link opens at 9:45 mark)

KC Star’s Jonathan Shorman: Anti-DOGE series: KC libraries, museums in ‘scary’ moment as Trump targets agency providing vital funds

This Week in Missouri Politics: #TWMPDaily – March Madness Special

Missouri Independent: Proposed tax credit boost may be lucrative for Missouri pro-life centers, donors

KBIA “Health & Wealth Desk”, sponsored by Missouri Foundation for Health and University of Missouri: Content creator Rebecca Smith: Inside a Missouri Planned Parenthood clinic as would-be mothers terminate their babies

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Columbia Missourian: Omnibus gun bill under consideration in Senate

JCNT: Renovations progressing at Missouri Department of Conservation headquarters

Missourinet: University of Missouri Extension claims state is losing $869 million annually because of child care shortages

Washington Missourian: MoDOT still working on signals and roads near tornado damage (avoid Washington Missourian paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Missourinet: Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance warns homeowners to not allow contractors to inspect homes unsupervised

P-D: David Hoffmann offers to open talks on buying Lee Enterprises, owner of Post-Dispatch (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Missouri Ruralist op-ed: Ag Director Chris Chinn: Tariffs fresh on the minds of farmers

P-D op-ed: St. Louis City Republican Committeeman Mark Comfort: Federal officials should extend Trump tax cuts, end Biden’s overregulation (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

KC Star op-ed: Lee’s Summit doctor Afsheen Patel: Slashing Medicaid would have a drastic impact on our neediest Missouri neighbors

Missouri Independent op-ed: WashU Medical School instructor Priyal Pal: Missouri lawmakers shouldn’t undermine sick leave law

P-D op-ed: Law Library Association of St. Louis’ Gail Wechsler: Call Denny Hoskins’ office to complain about e-book safeguarding (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

P-D letter: Missouri Gaming Association’s Mike Winter: Seizure of Torch Electronics machines should become Missouri policy (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

P-D letter: Lake Saint Louis man says tax cut legislation is “attempt to protect the donor class” (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

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