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Fox News: Hawley says Fauci should be prosecuted: ‘innocent people’ don’t plead the Fifth

97.1 FM (St. Louis): The Annie Frey Show: Hawley recaps his grilling of Fauci

Fox News: U.S. Rep. Jason Smith on foreign cash flooding US nonprofits

The Missouri Times: Whiteman cleared for F-15Es

93.9 The Eagle’s Wake Up Missouri (Columbia, Springfield, Cape Girardeau): 6th Congressional District Republican candidate Nathan Willett

This Week in Missouri Politics #F150CampaignTour: Congressman Wesley Bell

Columbia Missourian: Bush, Bell donations show Democratic Party’s split loyalties

P-D: St. Louis Scott Leiendecker rebranded Dominion Voting. He’s still fighting conspiracies. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Nexstar (Fox 2 St. Louis, Fox4 KC, KOLR 10): Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins expects an uptick in voter turnout for Tuesday’s election

KSMU (Springfield): Amendment 1 on the August 4 ballot would continue the sales tax for Missouri State Parks

The Missouri Times: Bass Pro’s Johnny Morris endorses Amendment 1

P-D: With help from Bass Pro Shops, backers of Missouri park tax take case to voters (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum: Amendment 4 is facing strong pushback

Sedalia Democrat: Local realtor opposes Amendments 4 and 5

Jason Rosenbaum Instagram reel: Amendment 5 gets rough reception in Rolla area state Senate district

Sikeston Standard Democrat: At Sikeston town hall, hopes for growth collide with fears of higher sales taxes under Amendment 5 

Springfield Business Journal: Kehoe promotes Amendment 5 at chamber event (paywall)

Columbia Missourian: Developers worry passing Amendment 5 could hamper historic preservation

The Beacon (Kansas City): Breaking down the claims in Amendment 5 ads

Drebes: A new Republican consultant is on the rise in Missouri: Sophie Shore (paywall)

This Week in Missouri Politics #F150CampaignTour: Missouri Senate District 4 candidate Gina Mitten (D)

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Mark Reardon Show: Missouri Senate District 4 candidate Steve Butz (D)

KSGF (Springfield): Candidate interview series: Rep. Jamie Ray Gragg (R-Ozark)

Joplin Globe: House District 127 candidates Brenden Kelley and Ryan Hagedorn speak at Jasper County Republican candidate forum (avoid Joplin Globe paywall by reading archived version here)

KZRG (Joplin): Morning News Watch: Missouri House District 162 Republican candidate Walter Koch

Missourinet: Library’s “Rainbow Story Time” draws response from Missouri officials: “We want to ensure this is illegal in the future”

P-D: Kehoe names former St. Louis Mayor Vince Schoemehl to state school board (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Missouri Independent: Governor fills long-vacant teacher seat on state education board

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Missourinet: Poplar Bluff couple help create new law, new state role for helping dementia patients

Columbia Missourian: Decades later, efforts to clean Hinkson Creek water show little result; comments from Missouri DNR’s Robert Voss

KY3 (Springfield): Cassville, Mo., residents worried about odor, pollution if Arkansas-based fertilizer company builds a permanent storage tank; comments from Missouri DNR’s Leasue Meyers

KC Star op-ed: National Taxpayers Union Foundation’s Joseph Bishop-Henchman: Missouri, you won’t be in Kansas anymore if income tax cut passes

KC Star op-ed: Janelle Fritts: If Missouri Amendment 5 passes, lawmakers need to make some big changes

The Missouri Times op-ed: Buchanan County Republican Central Committee’s Kristi Green: Chronic campaigners harm conservative grassroots efforts

P-D’s Tony Messenger: Her crime had a 7-year sentence in Missouri. She’s not free 27 years later. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

KC Star op-ed: American Trucking Association op-ed template: Cargo theft risks our supply chains. Missouri’s US senators must act

Memphis Commercial Appeal op-ed: American Trucking Association op-ed template: Tennessee version

NJ.com op-ed: American Trucking Association op-ed template: New Jersey version

St. Joseph News-Press letter: St. Joseph sexagenarian suggests supporters of Amendment 5 “trying to bring Christian nationalism to our state”

P-D letter: St. Louis County man opposes Amendments 4 and 5, says Missouri lawmakers cannot be trusted (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D letter: Shrewsbury man responds to letter responding to critics of Amendment 5 (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Yesterday’s (Thursday, July 30, 2026) Missouri political news headlines

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