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Monday, December 29, 2025 – Missouri political news headlines

Published December 29, 2025 in Missouri Political News - Daily Headlines. Tags: #moleg, #moleg news, 1st Congressional District Democratic primary 2026, 2026 #moleg elections, 2026 Missouri legislative session, Alex Eaton lobbyist, bills signed by Gov. Mike Kehoe, Catherine Hanaway, Cori Bush, Cori Bush 2026, David Tyson Smith Columbia Missouri, Gov. Mike Kehoe, Gregg Keller, how to get around St. Louis Post-Dispatch paywall, how to get around stltoday paywall, illegal aliens committing crimes in Missouri, journalists avoiding using the term illegal immigrant, Kathy Steinhoff, liberal media bias in Missouri, Maggie Nurrenbern, Marc Ellinger, Missouri congressional redistricting, Missouri Gaming Association, Missouri political journalism, Missouri redistricting, Missouri video gaming machines, Peggy McGaugh, Post-Dispatch editorial board, Tony Messenger, top St. Louis conservative radio, Torch Electronics, Wesley Bell, Wesley Bell 2026.

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P-D: Trump crackdown helps keep Afghans out of St. Louis region (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Washington Post: Duty? Insanity? Cori Bush and other former members of Congress want to come back

NY Post: The Supreme Court could give Republicans a good shot at keeping the House in 2026 – and these Dems are in the hot seat; “(C)onsiderable practical obstacles to carving up Wesley Bell’s district”

Farm Futures: How Uncle Sam factors into your budget; University of Missouri’s Robert Maltsbarger on beef prices, row crop production and input prices, and ad hoc disaster payments

St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis receives federal grant for mental health services

St. Louis Public Radio: Jason Rosenbaum’s Politically Speaking: Sen. Maggie Nurrenbern (D-Clay County) on state budget, income tax elimination, education scholarships, more

Columbia Missourian: ‘Gray machines’: Unregulated gaming devices are still around Columbia; comments from Torch Electronics spokesman Gregg Keller, Missouri Gaming Association attorney Marc Ellinger

Instagram post: Brad & John Show returns live on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026

Columbia Missourian: Profile: David Tyson Smith; praise from Reps. Peggy McGaugh (R-Carrollton), Kathy Steinhoff (D-Columbia), candid photo with lobbyist extraordinaire Alex Eaton

Columbia Missourian: Experts warn New World Screwworm could be back in Missouri soon (link via TonysKansasCity.com)

P-D editorial: Goodbye (and good riddance) to an especially divisive year: Gov. Kehoe and redistricting; St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery; more (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D’s Tony Messenger: Will the next generation save the American Dream for immigrants? Two illegal immigrant gals write bad checks. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

KC Star op-ed: Lincoln University finance professor Emir J. Phillips: The university I teach at changed my students’ grades without asking (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version at MSN here)

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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