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Sunday, April 12, 2026 – Missouri political news headlines

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JCNT: Parade brings awareness to Missouri’s child abuse prevention services

JCNT: Rep. Dave Griffith (R-Jefferson City) says witnesses are lying to Missouri House veterans committee

KOMU, via Columbia Missourian: Choi says he cut victimhood groups’ funding ‘to protect the institution’

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Monday: Fact check: Mizzou is not “defunding” victimhood groups but OOOOOHHHWEEEE dem groups finna howl bout it anyway (link opens at 15:30 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Columbia Missourian: UM System to defund Associated Students of University of Missouri, ending decades of student lobbying

SNL: Springfield Public Schools braces for reductions in state, federal funding; comments from SPS lobbyist Jason Zamkus, state Reps. Betsy Fogle, Stephanie Hein and Melanie Stinnett

KC Star: Thousands of out-of-state drivers lose licenses in Missouri DMV error, lawyers say (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

JCNT: State employee profile: State Archives Senior Conservator Jennie Phelps

Southeast Missourian: Missouri Public Service Commission documents: No red flags for Liberty Utilities before gas outage (avoid Southeast Missourian paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D: Man charged with felony after police say he hit protester with car in downtown St. Louis; protesters were angry about removal of bump-outs (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

KC Star op-ed: “American Public Square’s Civics Education Initiative” high schoolers: Fear of ICE trickles down to Kansas City high schools. Who’s next? (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

KC Star op-ed: Babir Sultan: Kansas City small business needs uniform tobacco regulation across Missouri

KC Star op-ed: Associated Industries of Missouri CEO Ray McCarty: State lawmakers should pass glyphosate legislation

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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