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Monday, April 21, 2025 – Missouri political news headlines

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St. Louis Public Radio: UMSL professor Haitao Li opposes Trump’s tariffs

AP: Kansas City has long been a federal hub. The pain from DOGE’s cuts is everywhere

TonysKansasCity.com: Teen suspect faces hard time after Kansas City Tesla firebombing

Brad & John Show (104.5 FM St. Charles/Franklin/Warren Counties), Monday: Recap of weekend Ann Wagner Washington Missourian story, and Dems wasting their money in 2026 (link opens at 13:55)

This Week in Missouri Politics: Sen. Tracy McCreery (D-Olivette) joins Scott Faughn to discuss St. Louis City election results (0:30), abortion legislation (1:20), child care access (6:00), Proposition A (7:55), Senate education and school choice (9:45), utility legislation (12:10); panel of Reps. Nick Kimble (D-St. Louis City), Keri Ingle (D-Lee’s Summit), Brian Seitz (R-Branson) and Ken Waller (R-Herculaneum) on Ingle’s May 1 state Senate kickoff (16:30), HJR73 pro-life legislation (16:55), Proposition A legislation (23:45), who won the week: Donna Baringer, Brian Seitz, St. Louis City residents, Adam Koenigsfeld and the Senate Appropriations staff (26:55)

Brad & John Show, Friday: Summary of latest Jon Patterson vs. Jackson County GOP fight (link opens at 16:50 mark)

Brad & John Show, Friday: Breaking down the Doug Beck vs. Cindy O’Laughlin Boomer fight: searching for Doug Beck’s mystery caller (15:00), Counting Crows’ new #stl cover song (15:45), pipefitters and testicular fortitude (16:30) (link opens at 10:40 mark)

Missourinet: Sen. Tracy McCreery (D-Olivette) wants to stop some absentee ballots from being tossed out because of partial or illegible signatures

Brad & John Show, Monday: Absentee voting improvements; Denny Hoskins’ secretary of state office involvement; what every Democrat could learn by watching Sen. Tracy McCreery (link opens at 6:20 mark)

KSDK (St. Louis): University of Missouri unveils billion-dollar reactor project, wants state and federal funding

Columbia Missoruian: Unknown future of federal Medicaid funding puts Missouri in a bind

Columbia Missourian: Nation Endowment for the Humanities terminations hit Missouri Humanities, University of Missouri projects

Brad & John Show, Friday: Brad talks with Mike Elam about Elam’s St. Charles County executive campaign kickoff Thursday night (link opens at 1:50 mark)

Brad & John Show, Friday: 2026-27 scandal teaser: the $3.2M St. Louis County “farming”/“food desert” boondoggle (11:15); how Nas got away with suggesting Cam’ron had HIV (7:10); Brad vs. John on knife-wielding savage’s press conference (14:45) (link opens at 11:15 mark)

Brad & John Show, Monday: Measles hysteria hits Missouri – what mainstream media leaves out of the headline (link opens at 1:30 mark)

KC Star op-ed: EPA Region 7 Administrator Jim Macy: EPA’s environmental work drives Kansas City-area ‘comebacks’ (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

KC Star “Uniquely KC” DEI hero series: Former state Rep. Randy Dunn (D-Kansas City) reflects on “challenges as an LGBTQ politician of color” (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

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