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Tuesday, May 27, 2025 – Missouri political news headlines

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St. Louis Public Radio: Kehoe asks Trump to approve federal aid for St. Louis-area tornado victims

P-D: Kehoe asks Trump to OK ‘desperately needed’ federal aid for St. Louis tornado victims (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: Recap of St. Louis City emergency employees attending progressive “Air Collaborative” workshop during tornadoes (link opens at 3:00 mark)

KC Star: Cuts, staffing shortages at National Weather Service make some KC area officials nervous

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: Eric Schmitt says death penalty an option for alleged Hamas anti-Israel murderer (link opens at 16:20 mark)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: Josh Hawley doesn’t want to cut Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security – but why not? (link opens at 10:15 mark)

KZRG (Joplin): U.S. Rep. Eric Burlison on why he supports Trump’s budget bill

The Daily Wire: The looming national GOP food fight over pesticides; Sen. Nick Schroer (R-Defiance) on Bayer’s pesticide liability bill in Missouri

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Monday: Nick Schroer, the Bayer pesticide liability bill, and the balance between farmers’ tools and liability lawsuits (link opens at 12:40 mark)

KOMU: Governor announces he will call special session; topic unconfirmed

KC Star: Will Missouri’s Chiefs, Royals stadium plan get done? It faces a difficult path (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

KMBC: Video: Mike Mahoney, Missouri Independent’s Jason Hancock on stadium proposal, House Bill 19, abortion and sick leave

KZRG (Joplin): Rep. Dirk Deaton on Gov. Kehoe’s special session, “terrible deal” that was the St. Louis Edward Jones dome, budget battle with the Missouri Senate, marijuana tax

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Monday: What to expect from Kehoe’s special session for Royals and Chiefs (link opens at 5:55 mark)

Missouri Independent: Missouri lawmakers add grade-level performance to standardized test results

Columbia Missourian: Dem state Reps. Kathy Steinhoff and Gregg Bush attend Memorial Day parade in Columbia

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: Brad’s KBDZ radio drama update (7:55); Brad admits to lying to John (9:00); John thanks 97.1 FM’s Annie Frey for correcting Brad’s mischaracterization of Wesley Bell interview (12:25); 60-second live therapy session: Can “nice guy” Brad let go of need for people to pat him on the head? (16:50) (link opens at 7:55 mark)

Joplin Globe editorial: Excited to see Rock Island plan rolling (avoid Joplin Globe paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

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