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97.1 FM (St. Louis): Mark Reardon Show: U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner on Maine’s Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner, the SAVE Act and more

KSHB (Kansas City): Families, nonprofits brace for impacts of SNAP cuts due to One Big Beautiful Bill (link via TonysKansasCity.com)

Missourinet: U.S. Rep. Sam Graves on delivering federal funding for Missouri’s highway improvements, military bases

This Week in Missouri Politics #TWMPDaily #F150CampaignTour: 6th Congressional District Republican candidate Nathan Willett

This Week in Missouri Politics #TWMPDaily #F150CampaignTour: 6th Congressional District Republican candidate Chris Stigall

KCUR: 6th Congressional District overview: Stigall vs. Willett, plus Democrat also-rans

St. Louis Public Radio: Obamacare marketplace enrollment shows steep drop in Missouri, following national trend

Nexstar (Fox 2 St. Louis, Fox4 KC, KOLR 10): With Amendment 2, Missouri voters to decide on election of certain county assessors

KZRG (Joplin): Morning News Watch: White House Council of Economic Advisers Chief Economist Aaron Hedlund explains how Amendment 5 state income tax replacement will work

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Marc Cox Morning Show: John Lamping on Amendment 5, Gov. Parson’s plane trips and Gov. Kehoe’s budget cuts

This Week in Missouri Politics #TWMPDaily #F150CampaignTour: State Rep. Emily Weber (D-Kansas City)

This Week in Missouri Politics #TWMPDaily #F150CampaignTour: State Rep. Keri Ingle (D-Lee’s Summit)

P-D’s Joe Holleman: Upcoming court cases could complicate Aug. 4 Democratic primary races; both cases involve state Sen. Angela Mosley’s daughters (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Missouri Independent: Abortion and policing divide Democrats in St. Louis Senate primary between Steve Butz and Gina Mitten

This Week in Missouri Politics #TWMPDaily #F150CampaignTour: Former state representative and current Kansas City Councilman Wes Rogers (D)

P-D: St. Louis PAC fined $236K for failing to report 2021 campaign spending; Progress St. Louis Action Fund is led by J.P. Johnson of “Blackrock Consulting” (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

JCNT: Missouri’s general revenue collections down 9.5 percent compared to last year

KBIA (Columbia): More power to Missouri: Will there be a nuclear energy renaissance?

KC Star: A one-sentence line in Missouri’s budget just changed prison health care

JCNT: Missouri DSS’ Rural Health Transformation program to expand nurse visiting services

Gray Media (KMOV, KFVS, KY3, KCTV): Missouri governor to sign bill creating oversight board for MSHSAA

Missouri Independent: Governor to sign adult site age verification bill

St. Louis Business Journal: Missouri AG Catherine Hanaway targets Mark Twain Hotel over alleged drug trafficking

KSHB: Kansas City marijuana dispensary talks about World Cup traffic (link via TonysKansasCity.com)

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JCNT: Missouri State Highway Patrol says Fourth of July crashes, injuries down significantly from 2025

JCNT: MU researchers measure Katy Trail’s economic impact

St. Louis Public Radio: Proposed St. Louis data center rules clear hurdle as lobbyists groan that they’re an effective ban

Missourinet: Missouri Dept. of Conservation offers deer hunters chance to apply for limited public hunts

P-D editorial: Parson’s legacy just keeps getting smaller (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

The Missouri Times op-ed: Carolyn Woodward, Lisa Gore and Mark Anthony Jones: The Ghost of Todd Akin: Why Rick Brattin is the biggest risk for a GOP majority

Columbia Missourian op-ed: League of Women Voters of Missouri Past President/Current Treasurer Marilyn McLeod: Vote “No” on Amendments 4 and 5

Yesterday’s (Tuesday, July 7, 2026) Missouri political news headlines

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