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Did you take the holiday weekend off? Saturday’s headlines are here.

Did you take the holiday weekend off? Sunday’s headlines are here.

Did you take the holiday weekend off? Monday’s headlines are here.

JCNT: Annual Memorial Day concert brings patriotism to Missouri Capitol

KY3 (Springfield): U.S. Rep. Eric Burlison speaks at Memorial Day ceremony at Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Springfield

JCNT: Jefferson City veterans on colleagues’ minds on Memorial Day

Columbia Missourian: Missouri gets $13M PFAS grant from EPA as pollution rules rolled back

Columbia Missourian: Missouri’s rural hospitals warn $50B in grant funding won’t offset looming federal cuts

Investigate Midwest, via Missouri Independent: Trump’s DOJ says Bayer promises to suspend certain aspects of seed contracts for several years; Trump Administration called out “unfair provisions” that “pose a danger to competition”

KC Star: Prosecution rests on Day 15 of KC-based Boilermakers union racketeering conspiracy trial

Washington Examiner: How AIPAC’s spending strategy evolved, to the dread of anti-Israel Democrats and Republican detractors; AIPAC spent $8.6 million to defeat Cori Bush in 2024 (avoid Washington Examiner paywall by reading archived version here)

The Leader (Jefferson County): Jefferson County Sheriff Dave Marshak holds annual law enforcement memorial event; AG Catherine Hanaway serves as keynote speaker

KC Star: Amendment overview series: Amendment 2: Missouri could enshrine Jackson County’s elected assessor

Gray Media (KY3, KCTV, KMOV, KFVS): Missouri lawmakers fail to pass AI regulations during 2026 legislative session

Missouri Independent: Missouri cut aid for fruit and vegetable purchases after SNAP junk food push

Missouri Independent: Missouri cannabis regulators prepare final lottery with new rules targeting predatory deals

P-D: Special School District board to vote tonight on freezing staff pay; state of Missouri won’t fully fund per-pupil spending next school year (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

KC Star: Kansas City Council repealed a ban on transgender conversion therapy for minors. Here’s why

Missouri Independent op-ed: Better Cities co-founder/Show-Me Institute senior fellow Patrick Tuohey: How one vacant Kansas City school became a monument to Missouri’s housing dysfunction

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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