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Saturday, June 27, 2026 – Missouri political news headlines

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Roll Call: Senate college sports bill authors plan talks with House; Schmitt to continue talks with SEC officials

POLITICO’s E&E News: House releases bipartisan water infrastructure bill; comments from U.S. Rep. Sam Graves’ office

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Marc Cox Morning Show: U.S. Rep. Eric Burlison on SAVE America Act, housing bill, and Missouri’s Amendment 4

USA Today, via SNL: 24 Missourians charged in national health care fraud investigation; AG Catherine Hanaway says alleged fraudsters cost the state more than $613,000

TonysKansasCity.com: Chris Stigall supporters say Stigall leads Willett in 6th Congressional District primary

TonysKansasCity.com: Nathan Willett supporters say Willett leads Stigall in 6th Congressional District primary

Maryville Forum: Chris Stigall makes case in Maryville as Graves’ handpicked successor (avoid Maryville Forum paywall by reading archived version here)

Axios: Scoop: Cori Bush won’t commit to voting for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (avoid Axios paywall by reading archived version here)

Rosenbaum: Can someone born outside Missouri ever be a true Missourian? Insights from Jennifer Lopez, Mike Parson, Claire McCaskill and Jo Mannies

Columbia Missourian: Missouri Budget Project outlines opposition to Amendment 5

Missouri Independent: New group opposes Amendment 5 over school funding; “Parents for Missouri Public Schools” includes liberal Francis Howell Forward, “professional organizer” Molly Fleming, other liberals

West Plains Daily Quill: Candidate forum features incumbent Rep. Lisa Durnell (R-Willow Springs) vs. Travis Smith

Springfield Business Journal: Brooks Miller elected president of Missouri Board of Education

JCNT: Missouri student essays celebrate patriotism ahead of nation’s 250th anniversary; Lt. Gov. David Wasinger presents awards

Gray Media (KFVS, KY3, KCTV, KMOV): First-generation-American students remind Missouri politicians why unity, freedom of speech are so important; comments from Wasinger

St. Louis Public Radio: MoDOT to reopen I-44 after downtown St. Louis cave-in forced lengthy closure

KCUR’s Karen Campbell: How the Kansas City community stepped up to support KCUR in a year of federal defunding (link via TonysKansasCity.com)

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