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Fox News: ‘Shame on Pritzker’: Missouri’s Eric Schmitt calls out Illinois governor’s ‘shocking’ crime stance

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Rosenbaum: U.S. Rep. Bob Onder hopes lawmakers make Missouri’s congressional lines more Republican

KSHB (Kansas City): Missouri House Superminority Leader Ashley Aune expects Gov. Kehoe to call Legislature back next week for special redistricting session

Columbia Missourian: Alford faces tough questioning from constituents

JCNT: Former city councilman, fire captain Scott Spencer intends to run for Rep. Dave Griffith’s open House seat

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Marc Cox Morning Show: Missouri Right to Life’s Steve Rupp on Lara Trump event at the St. Charles Convention Center Sept. 8 – RSVP deadline today (interview begins at 36:20)

Missouri Independent: Missouri voters expanded paid sick leave. The GOP undid it, and the repeal just took effect

Missouri Independent: Lawsuits challenge ‘deceptive’ summaries for Missouri public education ballot measures

Missouri Independent: Missouri House committee urged to silo property into separate classes for taxes

KWTO (Springfield): The Elijah Haahr Show: Rep. Dirk Deaton (R-Seneca) on how state senators made a late-night decision on county-by-county property tax legislation, and what he’s doing to fight back against the Missouri Tax Commission

KZRG (Joplin): Morning News Watch, Wednesday: Sen. Jill Carter (R-Granby) on the “absurd” “political theater” from unnamed Republican lawmakers about property taxes

KZRG (Joplin): Morning News Watch, 7/31/25: Dirk Deaton says Jill Carter made a mistake on property tax deal (7:00)

KC Star: Clay County has a new tool to lure a Royals stadium. But questions still remain (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: Live on the air: Bill Eigel says Andrew Bailey “a big disappointment to me … willing to walk away for something that has ‘deputy’ and ‘co-‘ in the title” (link opens at 4:10 mark)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Thursday: Temp tags and Trish Vincent’s understatement of the year (link opens at 3:15 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Columbia Missourian: Santulli family visits Mizzou as ‘Danny’s Law’ goes into effect

Missourinet: New state law guarantees ‘freedom of association’ on college campuses; comments from state Sen. Brad Hudson (R-Cape Fair)

Columbia Missourian: Palestinian student group files lawsuit over exclusion from 2024 Homecoming parade

P-D: MoDOT taking back road funds after St. Louis-area governments spent too slowly (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Midwest Newsroom, via St. Louis Public Radio: Pass or fail? Midwest families and districts are learning from the 4-day school week

JCNT: MOBUCK$ linked deposit loan program grows despite limited access

JCNT: Missouri traffic deaths declining for third year

P-D: Former prison warden, fired after inmate death, sues state for discrimination (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D: Missouri AG Bailey dismisses nepotism claim against St. Louis sheriff (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri AG drops nepotism charge against St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery

P-D: Missouri Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick dings Dome agency for failing to oversee spending on stadium project (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Mother Jones’ Madison Pauly: Trump rewards MAGA attack dog Andrew Bailey with FBI post

Amazon.com: John Combest: Stalking, Harassment, Internet Trolling: A Guide to Recovering and Rebuilding After Online Attacks – available in paperback and Amazon Kindle

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