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Tuesday, July 1, 2025 – Missouri political news headlines

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ABC News: Sen. Eric Schmitt discusses vote on budget bill, potential tax cuts

KSGF (Springfield): Mornings with Nick Reed: U.S. Rep. Eric Burlison on Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” and which elected officials to listen to for meaningful budget analysis (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

KSHB (Kansas City): Progressive groups oppose Trump budget; comments from Missouri Budget Project’s Amy Blouin

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Monday: Guatemalan alien dies in Perryville industrial oven (link opens at 6:50 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

KSDK: Violence, fireworks spark outside St. Louis Pride events, arrests made; LGBTQIA*+ bar owner cites criminal element “doing stuff that’s not even part of our community”; Pride St. Louis president on “outside agitation”

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Pride St. Louis leaders fatigued by criminal element (link opens at 5:50 mark)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Monday: Recap of PrideFest girl-on-girl gunplay and Sunday night savagery (link opens at 2:00 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

St. Louis Public Radio: LGBTQ group in Rolla opens new space for community and visibility as Pride Month closes

Instagram reel: “Still Tippin’” by (the other) Mike Jones ft. Casey Burns & Jake Kroesen

The Missouri Times on X: Kehoe budget vetoes: Why so many cuts? What stays? What’s next?

Missouri Indepedent’s Rudi Keller: Kehoe hits earmarks with veto pen as he signs state budget

P-D: With financial storm clouds brewing, Kehoe takes ax to Missouri budget (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Gov. Mike Kehoe signs $50.8 billion state budget, vetoes over $2 billion

Missouri Independent: MU Health Care and Anthem ‘have never been close’ to agreement, they tell Senate committee

Columbia Missourian: Senate hearing ends in failed negotiations between Anthem and MU Health Care

JCNT: Anthem makes suprise offer to MU Health Care at Senate hearing

P-D: What to know about Mizzou, revenue sharing as House settlement takes effect Tuesday (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

KCUR: Up to Date with Steve Kraske: Former KC Star reporter Dave Helling: Kansas Citians are frustrated with the Royals and Chiefs. Some doubt the benefits of a new stadium

KFRU: A Columbia Morning: State Climatologist Dr. Zack Leasor on summer 2025 Missouri weather trends, rainfall and drought

St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis on the Air Legal Roundtable: Use of 2002 dictionary definition of ‘sex’ in Missouri trans ruling sparks criticism

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Monday: Should you buy name-brand weedkiller or generics? Results of Brad’s DIY vinegar herbicide experiment; when it makes sense to pay more for Roundup; is “Roundup drift” real or fake? (link opens at 5:15 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

P-D editorial: Hawley vowed to protect Missourians’ Medicaid. Now he’s voting to gut it. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

KC Star’s Joel Mathis: Bill tests GOP lawmakers’ principles, including Schmitt and Hawley’s stance (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

P-D op-ed: St. Louis Board of Aldermen President Megan Green: Sen. Hawley, this budget bill will further hurt St. Louis (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Missouri Independent op-ed: Wendy Sullivan: Medicaid keeps Missouri families healthy, working, and hopeful

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