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KCMO: Pete Mundo in the Morning: U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt on college sports legislation

Fox News: Video: Hawley on MLB backing down on Bible verse cap backlash

The Hill: MLB commissioner in letter to Hawley: Botched guidance left players unclear on Pride Night opt-out

Columbia Missourian: Hawley savoring win over Major League Baseball

P-D’s Joe Holleman: Hawley pushes working-class legislation, says it can help GOP maintain majority (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Second Missouri man charged with conspiracy to commit murder at White House UFC event

Fox Business: U.S. Rep. Jason Smith on a third reconciliation bill, potential October shutdown, and midterm elections

P-D’s Joe Holleman: U.S. Rep. Wesley Bell has three tornado-related bills in House waiting on committee action (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

JCNT: Show-Me America 250 Commission Vice-Chair Pat Thomas to appear at JCNT Magazine event June 30

Missouri Independent: Missouri secretary of state sues to close records on redistricting referendum signatures

P-D: Despite earlier pledge, Missouri’s top election official handed voter info to feds (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

93.9 The Eagle (Columbia): Wake Up Missouri: AG Catherine Hanaway on Jackson County judge’s abortion ruling

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Marc Cox Morning Show: John Lamping on November’s Amendment 3, and why conservatives must not sabotage Amendments 4 and 5

KOMU (Columbia): ‘Road to Zero Income Tax’ town hall in Moberly explains proposed Amendment 5 (link via Gregg Keller on X)

Southeast Missourian: Video: Incoming state Rep. Lucas Green (R-Jackson), Dem opponent speak at Missouri Farm Bureau event

Nexstar (Fox 2 St. Louis, Fox4 KC, KOLR 10): Dozens of bills remain on Kehoe’s desk

JCNT: Missouri lawmakers will look into data center regulations this fall

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri House to hold committee hearing on possible data center rules in September

St. Louis Public Radio: Data centers have loud opposition, but supporters gathered at Missouri S&T to push them

KBIA (Columbia): Missouri Rural Crisis Center survey: Montgomery County voters overwhelmingly oppose data centers

SNL: Ozarks residents speak out about data centers in council, on streets

P-D: Missouri’s junk food ban for SNAP users back in limbo after court ruling (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

JCNT: Missouri employment increased in May

JCNT: State Board of Education welcomes new members

Missourinet: MoDOT highlights rest area renovations, upgrades to improve Missouri travel

JCNT: Applications for cannabis microbusiness licenses open again

Fox 2 St. Louis: St. Louis police transition discussed by governor, chief, board president

P-D: St. Louis and its police board should ‘figure out what’s best’ for cops, governor says (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D: Missouri Supreme Court says St. Louis does not have to pay man for wrongful arrest (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D editorial: On video gaming machines, Missouri Legislature should start doing its job and back up Hanaway (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

ProPublica’s Jeremy Kohler: Missouri’s governor is opposed to out-of-state funding, but not for his own Amendment 5

Columbia Missourian op-ed: Carol Elliott: Let’s not make Missouri more like Tennessee — keep income tax intact

KC Star op-ed: Paulie Vega: Missouri voted on cannabis. Jeff City politicians don’t get to overrule

Columbia Missourian letter: Columbia sexagenarian says Amendment 5 “guarantees Missourians will be paying the government everyday [sic]”

Merriam-Webster grammar guide: “Everyday” vs. “every day”

JCNT letter: Belle man says Missouri laws disregard heirs

Yesterday’s (Tuesday, June 23, 2026) Missouri political news headlines

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