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Friday, September 26, 2025 – Missouri political news headlines

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Brownfield Ag News: In KC, Brooke Rollins says farmers could see relief as USDA, White House weigh support options

Brownfield Ag News: Alford says several lawmakers would support additional farmer assistance

Kansas Reflector, via Missouri Independent: Agriculture secretary announces major crops purchase, antitrust efforts at Kansas City conference

Washington Reporter: Schmitt targets H-1B DEI “abuse” at universities and corporations

This Week in Missouri Politics #TWMPDaily: Missouri Times Editor Jake Kroesen visits with Rep. Nick Kimble (D-St. Louis City) on Kimble’s first year in the Legislature, thoughts on the first and second special sessions, redistricting, more

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Thursday: Old beanpole threatens Rep. Brad Christ (R-St. Louis County), get hits with felony charge; what Christ is doing correctly after the incident (link opens at 3:35 mark)

Combest book: “With each iteration of communication technology, cowards have found a way to use it anonymously. They have been hiding their identities as they sent snail-mail letters (1970s), made phone calls from pay phones (1980s), and dialed *67 to block caller ID (1990s). The Internet and social media have simply made it easier for anonymous CHRISes to cover their tracks.” (p.65)

P-D: After two-week delay, Kehoe to sign Missouri’s new congressional maps Sunday (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Missouri Independent: ‘Let the courts decide’: Kehoe says he will sign gerrymandered Missouri congressional map

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: Mike Kehoe can’t lose with new congressional map; PLUS: why signing the bill in private makes sense (link opens at 15:35 mark)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Thursday: Redistricting prediction, and trusting Jack Cardetti more than Russ Carnahan (link opens at 9:40 mark)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Wednesday: What top Democrats say about Jonathan Boesch leaving the St. Louis County Democratic Central Committee executive director position, and Boesch’s decision to flake on scheduled radio interview; Can you treat disrespectful people with respect?

KCMO: Pete Mundo in the Morning: KC Mayor Quinton Lucas on 14-year-old urban scholar’s beatdown of 66-year-old security guard at rap concert, and what state lawmakers can do to start holding juvenile hoodlums accountable

New York Post; Elderly Kansas City worker, 66, ruthlessly attacked by teen who was asked to change seats during NBA YoungBoy concert: ‘He was so enraged’

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: Recap of Quinton Lucas interview regarding young scholar’s attack on old guy (link opens at 7:50 mark)

Columbia Missourian: Missouri governor highlights regional growth with the return of United to COU

JCNT: Higher education, workforce boards combine forces

JCNT: Lincoln University project to improve rural communities receives grant

JCNT: MO National Guard “honored” to provide funeral honors for vets

P-D: Judge orders former St. Louis carpenter’s union boss to give deposition (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D: Greater St. Louis Inc. announces new CEO; Ron Kitchens once served as a staffer to John Danforth (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Greater St. Louis Inc. names Missouri native as new CEO after nearly yearlong search

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: Greater St. Louis, Inc. chooses competency over DEI; plus Brad vs. John on Tim Brinker (link opens at 3:00 mark)

Columbia Missourian: Ten years after 2015 protests, some Mizzou students still complain about racism

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

Barnes & Noble author page: John Combest books

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