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Sunday, May 18, 2025 – Missouri political news headlines

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St. Louis Public Radio: How you can support St. Louis’ tornado relief efforts – and get help if you need it

St. Louis Public Radio: More than 60,000 Ameren customers remain without power after St. Louis tornado

TonysKansasCity.com: Insiders: More Kansas City FBI could be used to fight local political corruption

Columbia Missourian: State and local NAACP leaders cope with GOP success; leaders complain about Trump, Missouri Republicans’ “racist and misogynistic policies”

KQ2 (St. Joseph): ‘Save Our Say” anti-Republican rally draws sparse crowd

KY3: Anti-GOP rally draws dozens in Springfield; comments from 2024 state rep candidate who lost to Rep. Bishop Davidson (R-Republic) in 36-point nailbiter; signs include Elon Musk depicted as a Nazi, “Eventually No Votes Will Be Respted [sic],” “Prop 2 [sic] hands off!” etc.

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JCNT: ‘Save Our Say’ rally heats up in response to Missouri lawmakers

St. Joseph News-Press’ Kirsten Stokes: Prop A repeal awaiting governor’s signature; comments from “Sen. Mike Bernskoetter (R-Missouri [sic])”

Columbia Missourian: Legislative session was more than abortion, paid sick leave

JCNT: Missouri General Assembly sends education policy bills, budget to governor

Washington Missourian: Legislature approves bill to ban cell phones from classrooms (avoid Washington Missourian paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Southeast Missourian: Sen. Jamie Burger among GOP Senators who triggered rare Senate maneuver to force abortion, sick leave votes (avoid Southeast Missourian paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

JCNT: State recycling program staffer Cameron Gehlert wants to make a difference

JCNT editorial: ‘Bell-to-bell’ school cellphone ban rings true

SNL op-ed: Show-Me Institute’s James Shuls: Supreme Court case highlights intersection of school choice and the culture war

P-D op-ed: Olivette liberal Steve Sorkin: Where does Rep. Wagner stand on this president’s actions? (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

P-D’s Janet Y. Jackson: Quest for an $11 state tax refund demonstrates USPS failures (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

KC Star letter: Kansas City man complains about Missouri Republicans are overturning 2024’s “Amendment 1 [sic]”

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