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Monday, July 7, 2025 – Missouri political news headlines

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Missourinet: Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) officially revived as “One Big Beautiful Bill” signed into law

Jason Rosenbaum’s Politically Speaking: Missouri House Superminority Leader Ashley Aune (D-Kansas City) on Kansas City Chiefs and Royals, 2025 legislative session, House galpals running for state Senate, and prediction of Dems flipping GOP House seats in 2026 (32:00)

FLASHBACK: Ashley Aune on #TWMP #F150 Tour, October 2024: “I fully predict … we’re going to flip 3 to 7 seats” (opens at 5:07 mark)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Monday: Ashley Aune’s adorable prediction on 2026 election (link opens at 10:00 mark)

KC Star’s Kacen Bayless: “Reality Check” series: Missouri ballot measure would ban abortions. But the question doesn’t say that

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Monday: Ping-pong diplomacy: Chinese lady’s back-and-forth ruling on abortion (link opens at 2:35 mark)

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)

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)

JCNT: Missouri hospitals provided more than $2.25 billion in unpaid care for Missourians in 2023, Missouri Hospital Association says

Missouri Independent: The six-year saga of two cannabis facility licenses

P-D: Kehoe names retired St. Louis Election Board employee Susan DiRaimondo to board (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

NY Times op-ed: Frank Bruni: Josh Hawley’s vote on Trump budget is “some lesson in manhood”

SNL op-ed: Ozark woman opposes Medicaid cuts

Missouri Independent op-ed: Bridgette Dunlap: Josh Hawley caved on Medicaid in a climate of political violence

Amazon.com: Stalking, Harassment, Internet Trolling: A Guide to Recovering and Rebuilding After Online Attacks – $7.99 on Kindle, $12.99 in paperback

Amazon.com: Creepers and Copers: Ranking Your Male Admirers for Safety, Fun and (Maybe) Friendship by John Combest (paperback)

Amazon.com: Creepers and Copers: Ranking Your Male Admirers for Safety, Fun and (Maybe) Friendship by John Combest (Amazon Kindle)

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