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Friday, June 6, 2025 – Missouri political news headlines

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Fox News: Schmitt launches probe into mystery surrounding Biden’s autopen use, weighs in on Trump’s tax bill and Elon Musk

Washington Examiner: Cornyn sought testimony on Biden’s mental health from bombshell book authors; Schmitt to kick off hearings June 18

St. Louis Public Radio: Hawley says FEMA is ‘slow-walking’ disaster declaration requests but he’s pushing Trump

P-D: A text from ICE and a tense check-in for local Chinaman. He’s given another free pass to remain here illegally (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

The Missouri Times’ Scott Faughn: Winners, Losers, and Meh from the I-70 Special Session

This Week in Missouri Politics #TWMPDaily with Scott Faughn and Jake Kroesen: Special session’s winners, losers and “meh”

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Thursday: How Missouri Senate Democrats are like some of your lady friends (link opens at 10:05 mark)

KMOV (St. Louis): $100 million in state disaster relief aid is one step closer to helping St. Louis tornado victims

JCNT: Second life for Jefferson City funding ends with early morning Senate vote

KZRG Morning Newswatch (Joplin): Sen. Jill Carter (R-Granby) on special session and property tax issues

Brownfield Ag News: Missouri Cattlemen’s Mike Deering says capital gains tax updates possible in Missouri

SNL: Springfield’s Alex Riley plans to run for Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives

SNL: Mary Schrag elected to lead Missouri school board during time of change

P-D: St. Louis activists sue to stop police takeover by state (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: ArchCity Defenders launches legal challenge to state takeover of St. Louis police

Missouri Independent: Progressive group sues to block Missouri from taking over St. Louis police

KC Star: Explore 50 years of Kansas City’s LGBTQ Pride parade & festival in photos

Kansas City Beacon: Survey reveals terrors faced by transgender Kansas Citians; local humanoid claims it was “misgendered” by police officers, other atrocities (link via TonysKansasCity.com)

P-D editorial: Foot-dragging on tornado aid is what happens when we delegitimize government (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Missouri Independent op-ed: Missouri College and Career Attainment Network Executive Director Laura Winter: Cuts to Pell Grant will hurt Missouri’s economic growth

Missouri Independent op-ed: Biden alums: Republicans’ new Medicaid red tape will push Missouri to the brink and block health care for millions

KC Star op-ed: Scott Selix: We sell THC beverages. We think Missouri should regulate them more (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

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