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Fox News: Schmitt: ‘Normal people in real America’ love this country

Fox News: Exclusive: Hawley pushes new legislation to save rural emergency rooms from ‘breakneck’ closures

Columbia Missourian’s Kaleb Anderson, Jacob Miklas and Kennedy Voss: Missouri lawmakers react to Trump’s refusal to sign bipartisan housing bill; comments from Hawley, Schmitt, “Emmanuel [sic] Cleaver”

KCMO: Pete Mundo in the Morning: 6th Congressional District Republican primary candidate Chris Stigall touts endorsements, says “wonder boy” Nathan Willett “voted for some really woke crap” as councilman, critiques Missouri Farm Bureau’s record on congressional endorsements

Axios: House Democrats brace for a “Freedom Caucus of the left”; Cori Bush among “several other progressives … seen as well-positioned to potentially unseat incumbent House Democrats” (avoid Axios paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D: St. Louis-based owner of former Dominion Voting settles with My Pillow, Mike Lindell (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

St. Louis Magazine: Man who brought sword to Jan. 6 riot is featured in Vernon County’s July 4th celebration

KC Star’s Ilana Arougheti (they/she): KC voters receive outdated information on election site; early voting starts “under Missouri’s new, gerrymandered election map” (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

The Missouri Times: On #TWMPDaily, Gov. Kehoe says he plans to run for re-election

This Week in Missouri Politics #TWMPDaily: Gov. Mike Kehoe talks with Scott Faughn and Erin Schrimpf about Amendment 5, data centers, state budget, and running for re-election

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Mark Reardon Show: White House Council of Economic Advisers Chief Economist Aaron Hedlund explains how Gov. Kehoe’s state income tax replacement will work

The Missouri Times: HBS Adds Gunnar See as principal on Missouri team

JCNT: New state apprenticeship program will train workers on AI

Nexstar (Fox 2 St. Louis, Fox4 KC, KOLR 10): Kehoe responds to request for special session on data centers

KC Star: Missouri’s governor has embraced data centers. Some Republicans are pushing back (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on AOL here)

Missourinet: Rep. Tricia Byrnes (R-Wentzville) on data centers: “I’m not completely convinced (Kehoe’s) not being sold by a bunch of lobbyists”

JCNT: Amazon, residents share conflicting views on Montgomery County data center

Missourinet: Breaking down the jobs: Amazon data center plans bring big impact to east-central Missouri

Missouri Independent: Missouri promised automatic marijuana expungements. Some records may remain uncleared

KCTV: Kansas City Cannabis Company faces proposed class action lawsuit over ‘cashless ATM’ scheme (link via TonysKansasCity.com)

Missouri Independent: Missourians access abortion pills at in-state clinics for first time since 2018

JCNT: Missouri mule statue captures state spirit, grit, governor says

St. Louis Public Radio: Conservation detection dogs investigate poaching, monitor wildlife in Missouri

JCNT: Missouri American Water approved for $34.5M Neosho municipal water system acquisition

Columbia Missourian columnist/American Atheist Missouri State Director David Rosman: No more majority rule if voters pass Amendment 4 this August

KC Star’s Toriano Porter: Missouri AG Catherine Hanaway’s showdown with Major League Baseball isn’t state business

The Beacon’s (Kansas City) Suzanne King: Kansas City’s gun violence problem looms over World Cup; “Lawmakers on both sides of the state line have only loosened gun restrictions in recent years”

P-D letter: University City activist Lisa Hummel promotes “Respect MO Voters” campaigns (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D letter: Ladue sexagenarian says Amendment 4 is unnecessary (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Yesterday’s (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) Missouri political news headlines

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