Friday, July 4, 2025 – Independence Day – Missouri political news headlines
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Fox 2 St. Louis: Radiation compensation bill clears Congress – What it means for St. Louis
St. Louis Public Radio: Radiation exposure funding for Missourians passes in reconciliation bill
Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Mark McCloskey live on the air discussing January 6 “political prisoners” and hosting J6 celebration event in Rogersville on Saturday, July 5 (link opens at 11:55 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)
AP: Jackson County Circuit Judge Jerri Zhang again blocks many of the state’s anti-abortion laws
KC Star: Abortions can resume in Kansas City after Missouri ruling, Planned Parenthood says (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)
Columbia Missourian: Most outpatient abortions can resume in Missouri, judge rules
Missouri Independent: Missouri abortion rights amendment trumps most restrictions, judge rules
Missouri Independent: ACLU lawsuit challenges ballot language for proposed Missouri abortion ban
Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Thursday: Vernon County’s Cyndia Haggard still leads an official/unofficial version of the Vernon County GOP (link opens at 7:55 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)
Brownfield Ag News: Missouri governor approves ag budget and cotton legislation
Washington Missourian: Kehoe signs library budget bill sponsored by Ben Brown, Brad Banderman (avoid Washington Missourian paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)
Kansas City Business Journal: Kehoe’s vetoes affect $55M headed to KC groups, initiatives (avoid Kansas City Business Journal paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)
P-D: Police bust Jefferson County gas stations for alleged illegal gambling machines (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)
Brownfield Ag News: AG Andrew Bailey to investigate Grain Belt Express
Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Thursday: Gov. Kehoe, others celebrate retirement of Gina Walsh – the last white Democrat to represent Bellefontaine Neighbors/Spanish Lake in our lifetime (link opens at 3:45 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)
SNL: Biff Williams talks about first year as MSU president, what comes next
P-D: Removal case against Sheriff Alfred Montgomery gets a judge, hearing date (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)
Fox 2 St. Louis: Missouri State Highway Patrol warns against impaired boating, driving
Southeast Missourian: United WE groups formed to help women with political appointments (avoid Southeast Missourian paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)
KC Star op-ed: Liberal “Missouri Faith Voices” group: Josh Hawley, Missouri won’t forget you voted to gut Medicaid and SNAP (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)
Kansas City Beacon’s Mary Sanchez: In Kansas City, most illegal immigrants facing deportation receive no legal counsel (link via TonysKansasCity.com)
P-D op-ed: Show-Me Institute’s Susan Pendergrass: Missouri families need the ‘Unsafe School Choice Option’ (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)
P-D letter: St. John woman touts her abortion, wants Hawley and Schmitt to drop their pro-life stances (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)
P-D letter: Overland woman disapproves of Schmitt “cozying up” to Trump on golf course (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)