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Wednesday, March 4, 2026 – Missouri political news headlines

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Fox News: Schmitt: Trump is not interested in Middle East ‘forever war’

Missourinet: U.S. Rep. Alford joins top secret Iran update

JCNT: Missouri state lawmakers weigh in on Iran

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Cori Bush on The Breakfast Club – what they edited out of the YouTube clip, what Charlamagne didn’t ask Cori, and the saliency of AIPAC (link opens at 16:00 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Mexican *alleged* murderer on the loose after Lake Saint Louis shooting; the difference between Mexican workers and typical palefaces (link opens at 1:20 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

P-D’s Joe Holleman: Fourth hopeful joins race to fill Butz’s safe Democrat seat in Missouri House (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Washington Missourian: State legislators Ben Brown, Brad Banderman, John Simmons, Amy DeClue to face token Democratic opposition in November

Instagram reel: Flippi heads to Jefferson City to flip that legislative seat! (ft. Kirkpatrick building and Secretary of State Denny Hoskins)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Tuesday: John teaches Brad how to respond to a fundraising event invite without being an annoying idiot; Is the St. Charles County Executive race “too quiet?” (link opens at 7:15 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

P-D: Senate strips money for renovation of Missouri Capitol out of mid-year budget fix (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri Senate passes $3 billion+ supplemental budget, sends bill back to House

Missouri Independent: Missouri Senate axes funds for attorney general’s new St. Louis offices

JCNT: Missouri Senate committee hears bill supporting future nuclear energy projects

KBIA (Columbia): Shopping around for power: Bill aims to break up electric utilities

P-D: Missouri lawmakers move to reinstate presidential primaries (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Missouri Independent: House committee debates restroom protections for Missouri women

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Recap of kratom/7-OH story from both sides (link opens at 9;30 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Washington Missourian: St. Clair exempts itself from state’s World Cup liquor law

Missourinet: Finding pathway to healing: Rep. Matthew Overcast (R-Ava) proposes alternative treatment studies for Missouri veterans

Mid Rivers Newsmagazine: Golf cart regulation makes its way through state legislature

JCNT: Missouri House gives first-round approval for viaduct conveyance

Missourinet: An ‘Office of Transparency’ within Missouri prisons? Bill from Rep. Bill Allen (R-Kansas City) would create one

Missourinet: Missouri Basketball Coaches Association opposes state plan to restructure MSHSAA

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri auditor to probe St. Louis arts funder after whistleblower complaint

P-D: Fitzpatrick to investigate spending, expenses at St. Louis arts commission (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Missouri Independent: Bill from Rep. Elizabeth Fuchs (D-St. Louis City) targets ‘date rape’ drugs

KC Star’s Joel Mathis: Hawley, Schmitt, GOP divisions emerge after Trump orders Iran strike

P-D’s Tony Messenger: Shuttered hospital stands as a monument to Missouri’s mental health crisis (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version 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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