Monday, August 11, 2025 – Missouri political news headlines
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KC Star: Missouri governor gathered top lawmakers to talk Trump’s gerrymandering push
Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: John’s minority opinion: take caution watering down GOP incumbent districts with a new map (link opens at 7:45 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)
Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: The Harrison Butker “UPRIGHT PAC” fail and the one (1!) thing Josh Hawley and team could have done to prevent it (link opens at 12:30 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)
P-D: Five years after Missouri voters expanded Medicaid, sign-ups exceed expectations; comments from Washington University health care policy analyst Jeffrey Jones @jeffreyjonesmo Timothy McBride (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)
P-D: St. Louis sheriff spent office cash on patches, photos and a defense attorney; AG Andrew Bailey digging into Alfred Montgomery’s spending (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)
P-D: Injured Ferguson officer continues medical progress. Family, officials hold communal prayer (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)
P-D photo gallery, yesterday: 11th anniversary of Michael Brown’s attack on police officer Darren Wilson and start of Ferguson riots; Cori Bush yells into megaphone; attendees “defiantly raise their middle fingers to the police” to honor Brown (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)
Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: Who will Sam Page’s team find to take on Brian Williams in the 2026 Democratic primary? (link opens at 2:55 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)
P-D editorial: St. Louis, Francis Howell school boards must explain squandered money (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)
P-D’s Tony Messenger: Has state abandoned ‘Missouri Model’ of juvenile justice? Lawsuit says yes. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)
P-D letter: Crestwood woman says redistricting push shows Missouri Republicans “abandoning the rule of law” (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)
P-D letter: Lone Jack septuagenarian supports California’s Proposition 12, wants Missouri lawmakers to support animal welfare (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)