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Tuesday, December 9, 2025 – Missouri political news headlines

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Brownfield Ag News: Trump administration set to unveil new farmer assistance package; insights from Missouri Farm Bureau President Garrett Hawkins

Fox News: Dems’ CYA on Biden immigration policy: Sen. Josh Hawley weighs in on the ‘open borders catastrophe’

P-D: Coldwater Creek got new cleanup cash. Where did it come from? (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

KC Star: Sen. Eric Schmitt is going viral for tense back-and-forth over Trump’s pardon (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

Amazon: Eric Schmitt’s book: The Last Line of Defense: How to Beat the Left in Court (note: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.)

P-D’s Joe Holleman: U.S. Rep. Bob Onder takes aim at political endorsements from unions (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Brad and John argue over Onder’s union endorsement legislation (link opens at 6:35 mark)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Monday: Will Cori Bush officially endorse Ozempic? Cori’s new catchphrase gimmick and POLITICO correction (link opens at 17:35 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Gray Media (KMOV, KCTV, KY3, KFVS, et al.): Judge weighs whether signatures should be counted in petition challenging new Missouri congressional map

St. Louis Public Radio: Federal judge rejects Missouri AG’s push to block referendum on gerrymandered map

KCUR’s “Up to Date” with Steve Kraske: Richard Von Glahn’s “People Not Politicians” will submit 300,000 signatures in defiance of Missouri’s newly passed congressional map

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Monday: Former Warren County assessor held in contempt over theft documents (link opens at 10:25 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

P-D’s Joe Holleman: Former St. Louis alderwoman to pay $46,000 in fines for campaign violations; Missouri Ethics Commission says Christine Ingrassia (D) spent campaign money for personal use, deposited campaign donations in her personal bank account, failed to disclose some donations and failed to file some reports or filed them late (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

St. Louis Business Journal, via KSDK: Former Democratic alderwoman, now a top aide to Megan Green, agrees to $46K fine after pocketing campaign cash

St. Louis Public Radio: Kim Gardner again faces discipline connected to prosecution of former Gov. Greitens

JCNT: Gov. Kehoe sets State of the State date

Brownfield Ag News: Missouri Farm Bureau members work on policy priorities

Brownfield Ag News: New health plans coming to Missouri Farm Bureau in 2026

Columbia Daily Tribune: These prefiled bills outline Columbia-area legislators’ priorities

KBSI (Cape Girardeau): Sen. Brad Hudson (R-Cape Fair), Rep. Brian Seitz (R-Branson) file bills to eliminate civil statute of limitations for child sexual abuse, trafficking cases

Amazon.com: “(Social media tough guy) Chris had already abandoned his own child, stole from his own mother, and was in deep debt to state officials.” What was keeping him from going on another deadbeat rampage? – Stalking, Harassment, Internet Trolling: A Guide to Recovering and Rebuilding After Online Attacks, p. 49 (note: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.)

SNL: Amid threats to state funding, Springfield Public Schools will advocate for public education

P-D: St. Louis charter school awaits decision on reopening after safety violations (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Monday: AG Catherine Hanaway vs. Wentzville School District over transgender locker room transparency (link opens at 3:20 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

P-D: Self-driving taxi firm Waymo lays political groundwork to launch; Google-owned company hired lobbyists Rodney Boyd, Kate Casas, Brian Grace and Kelvin Simmons (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Washington Post editorial: Josh Hawley’s non-solution on health care; a proposed tax deduction won’t bring down prices (avoid Washington Post paywall by reading archived version here)

KC Star’s Joel Mathis: Josh Hawley says ‘voters aren’t stupid.’ Then he keeps working against them (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

KC Star op-ed: Carl Tobias: Missouri senators help Trump remake US courts even during shutdown (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

KC Star’s David Mastio: We know you read the news, Sen. Schmitt. Don’t lie to us. (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

Missouri Independent’s Jason Hancock: Missouri’s age-verification rules are well intentioned. “But they comes [sic} with serious risks”

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The Missouri Times op-ed: Travis Smith: The real threat to rural hospitals – 340B must be defended

Missouri Independent op-ed: The Marshall Project’s Katie Moore: Nurses say staff shortage impacting medical care at Missouri prison

Amazon.com: John Combest: Stalking, Harassment, Internet Trolling: A Guide to Recovering and Rebuilding After Online Attacks – available in paperback and Amazon Kindle (note: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.)

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