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Missourinet: U.S. Rep. Mark Alford continues push for answers on Whiteman AFB’s neighbors

NPR, via KBIA (Columbia): Detained and deported: Alien who once lived in Missouri makes a new life in the Netherlands

The Missouri Times: Missouri sports betting revenue ahead of first year projections

JCNT: Missouri unemployment rate holds at 3.9 percent in March

This Week in Missouri Politics #TWMPDaily: Missouri Soybean Association CEO Casey Wasser talks with Scott Faughn and Jake Kroesen about Trump tariffs, state and federal actions on Roundup/glyphosate, Carley Esser McLean joining the MOSoy team, property taxes, more

Washington Missourian: Legislature approves income tax referendum

The Missouri Times: Missouri Senate Hour by Hour Tuesday, May 5

The Missouri Times: Missouri House Hour by Hour Tuesday, May 5

Missouri Independent: Lawmakers craft final Missouri budget plan with no increase for public education programs

Gray Media (KMOV, KCTV, KFVS, KY3): Missouri lawmakers near budget deadline amid education funding dispute

P-D: Facing choppy financial waters, Missouri lawmakers poised to approve next budget (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free archived version here)

Columbia Missourian: Missouri arts funding may see cuts in final week of budget negotiation

Columbia Missourian: Senate gives first approval to ‘born-alive’ abortion bill

Missouri Independent: Missouri Senate Republicans drop lawsuits over medication abortions from ‘born-alive’ bill

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri Foundation for Health funds poll on “barriers to preferred birth control”; comments from veteran pro-choice activist Michelle Trupiano

Nexstar (Fox 2 St. Louis, Fox4 KC, KOLR 10): Missouri House passes expanded drone bill

Fox4 KC: Missouri lawmakers consider increasing speed limit to 75 mph (link via TonysKansasCity.com)

Missourinet: Proposal from Rep. Don Mayhew (R-Crocker) would put age restrictions on social media in Missouri

JCNT: Parents of Camp Mystic flood victims urge Missouri lawmakers to make summer camps safer

Missourinet: Big money, questionable practices put “claim sharks” on Missouri’s radar; interview with Rep. Jim Schulte (R-New Bloomfield)

KBIA (Columbia): CWIP stirs Republican energy funding debate

JCNT: Missouri Senate transparency concerns erupt before Capitol Commission hearing

P-D: Senate OKs expanded incentive plan for downtown St. Louis developers (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free archived version here)

P-D: Missouri House bill puts police legal costs on backs of St. Louis taxpayers (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free archived version here)

KBIA (Columbia): Legislature considers bill to improve relations with Ireland

KCUR (Kansas City): Up to Date with Steve Kraske: To keep Missouri kids out of foster care, nonprofit wants more attention on basic needs

Missourinet: ‘Uniquely terrible job’: Missouri Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick digs into soaring Jackson County property values

Columbia Missourian “Fact Brief”: Gov. Mike Kehoe not the only governor without any higher education

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KC Star op-ed: U.S. Rep. Mark Alford: Bill to protect America’s nuclear deterrent for US security

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