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St. Louis Public Radio: After marathon session, Missouri senators give crucial votes to pass massive budget bill

Missourinet: In close vote, Missouri’s Hawley and Schmitt help to pass President Trump’s megabill

P-D: Hawley withdraws opposition to some Medicaid cuts, allows tax and spending bill to pass (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Missouri Ruralist: A heart to serve: Ben Baker aims to help rural Missourians in new USDA role

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Marc Cox Morning Show with host Kim St. Onge: John Lamping on federal budget vote, Kehoe’s budget vetoes, and the future of the Missouri Freedom Caucus under the leadership of Sen. Nick Schroer (R-Defiance)

KOMU (Columbia): Funding now available for over 200 Missouri Blue Shield communities

The Missouri Times’ Jake Kroesen: Analysis: Living within our means: Kehoe’s budget tightens the belt

JCNT: Gov. Kehoe balances increasing expenditures, tax cuts in FY26 budget

Columbia Missourian: UM System to receive $518 million in core funding

KC Star’s Kacen Bayless: “Reality Check” series: Kehoe’s budget vetoes throw KC area organizations into a period of uncertainty; Missouri governor cuts millions for KC Library, child protection program & more (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

KCUR: Kansas City arts groups ‘left reeling’ after Missouri governor slashes millions from budget

KCTV: ‘Put some respect on parents’: Budget cuts felt in Missouri childcare programs

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Urban caterwauler channels Ca$h Money’s Brian “Baby” Williams, complains about Kehoe veto (link opens at 4:05 mark)

Springfield Daily Citizen: Many Springfield-area projects vetoed as convention center funds restricted

Missouri Independent: Missouri NEA sues state over $51 million appropriation to MOScholars scholarships

Missouri Independent: Missouri selects NY-based consulting firm to study marijuana market

JCNT: New patient volume high at MU Health Care competitors in Jefferson City

P-D: Police blame leaders in the Grove for Pride weekend violence there (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Tuesday: After shootings and attacks on first responders, Pride St. Louis leaders fatigued by criminal element (link opens at 5:50 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Columbia Missourian: City of Columbia DEI initiatives under investigation by Missouri attorney general

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri appeals court keeps McCloskey criminal records sealed

Missourinet: Counter-culture group continues pouring into Missouri’s Mark Twain National Forest

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Hippies invade Missouri for “Rainbow Family of Living Light” gathering (link opens at 7:40 mark)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Tuesday: State climatologist gives July weather spoiler – plus what he said that *could* get him banned from NPR affiliates (link opens at 13:50 mark)

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