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Sunday, May 11, 2025 – Mother’s Day – Missouri political news headlines

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POLITICO: Republicans’ partial tax plan estimated to cost $5 trillion; Missouri’s Jason Smith to lead Tuesday markup session

USA Today, via SNL: Weekly Missouri unemployment claims data

Columbia Missourian: Legislative process slows Missouri’s government efficiency efforts

JCNT: Juror pay, mental health treatment courts awaiting Kehoe’s signature

Gray Media (KMOV, KY3, KFVS): $53 billion Missouri budget approved; House leadership makes last-minute decision to leave out some capital projects

JCNT: Missouri House passes budget without key funding for Jefferson City projects

P-D: Missouri State Highway Patrol to use ‘stealth’ vehicles (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

KC Star: More KC-area high schools are tightening cellphone restrictions, joining trend (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

P-D: What’s that smell? Mysterious odor in Francis Howell North plagues students, staff; State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick gave district “poor” rating in December; at least three teachers scored workers’ comp paydays over school’s foul smell (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

JCNT: State law enables 471 tax freeze applications in Cole County during first week

JCNT editorial: MoDOT offers compelling plan for US 54 chokepoint

KC Star op-ed: League of Women Voters of Missouri “reproductive rights chair” Kay Park: We testified on Missouri’s abortion ban. State senators terrified us (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

P-D letter: Mercy Vice President Angela Lappin “demands” Sens. Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt oppose federal spending cuts (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

SNL letter: Springfield octogenarian opposes Missouri pro-life proposal, says “it speaks of a dictatorship”

P-D letter: St. Louis City wants St. Louis City-County merger, finds GOP Rep. Brad Christ’s comments “appalling” (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

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