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Missourinet: Congressman Jason Smith says effort to reduce reliance on China includes growing role for Missouri minerals

KZRG (Joplin): China breaks its silence in Missouri’s $24.5 billion COVID-19 fight; comments from AG Catherine Hanaway

KSDK (St. Louis): Anheuser-Busch lights new “A & Eagle” sign, celebrates Missouri investments; Eric Schmitt, Gov. Mike Kehoe, Mayor Cara Spencer on hand

Columbia Missourian: Columbia funding for bike projects ‘secure’ amid federal DOT funding cuts

P-D: Washington University Federalist Society to host former Trump attorney John Eastman (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

This Week in Missouri Politics #TWMPDaily with Scott Faughn: Missouri House Democratic Action Fund spotlight: Man filling District 106 ballot slot for Rep. Travis Wilson’s re-election explains being a Chicago Cubs fan, details two (2) year history of living in Missouri (3:00); Dan Kinate on running against incumbent Rep. Chris Brown (6:00); House Superminority Leader Ashley Aune vs. “culture war bullsh!t” (13:30); Rep. Stephanie Hein on tax policy and overhauling tax credit system (16:20); Aune on fundraising success and focus on digital advertising (20:00); Lori Rook’s primary victory (27:00); Faughn and Aune on unnamed blogger gently and affectionately reminding Aune of 2024 “flip” prediction (28:05)

Instagram reel (NEW!): Ashley Aune is working her ass off to “flip” seats, for real this time

FLASHBACK: Ashley Aune in October 2024: “I fully predict … we’re going to flip 3 to 7 seats” (opens at 5:07 mark)

Missouri Independent: Missouri AG spends $167,000 in state funds on abortion PSA ahead of November vote

KOMU (Columbia): Fate of revamped congressional map, Amendment 6 in Missouri Supreme Court’s hands Wednesday

Nexstar (Fox 2 St. Louis, Fox4 KC, KOLR 10): Missouri Supreme Court hears arguments on stadium financing lawsuit

St. Louis Public Radio: Stadium bill, St. Louis tornado tax credits now in the hands of Missouri Supreme Court

Missouri Independent: Missouri Supreme Court weighs who can challenge Kansas City stadium incentives

KZRG (Joplin): Hanaway says prediction markets should pay up in Missouri

St. Louis Magazine: St. Louis is already seeing results from Missouri Legislature’s plan to revitalize downtowns

St. Louis Public Radio: In Missouri schools, a law targeting antisemitism raises First Amendment concerns

KOMU (Columbia), via KBIA: Missouri SNAP recipients to face new verification requirements Oct. 1

Midwest Newsroom, via KCUR: Data center backlash unites some Missouri and Kansas towns against lawmakers and big tech

Missourinet: Missouri Sheriffs’ Association President Matt Oller on Flock cameras, crime and privacy

Washington Missourian: Flock ALPRs come under scrutiny

Missouri Independent: Abuse lawsuits target Christian home whose director backed Missouri foster care bill

KBIA (Columbia): Missouri drought conditions spread as fall approaches

JCNT: Missouri State Board of Nursing’s Lori Scheidt to serve as president of national nursing regulation group

Agri-Pulse op-ed: 2nd Congressional District candidate Fred Wellman (D): American agriculture cannot afford Washington’s policy whiplash

P-D’s Tony Messenger: Missouri’s high court to decide if residents can be a check against legislators (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D letter: 2022 U.S. Senate Democratic primary bronze medalist Spencer Toder criticizes columnist Bill McClellan for recognizing Eric Schmitt’s sense of humor (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D letter: Ballwin septuagenarian wants state lawmakers to restore funding for Dolly Parton’s “Imagination Library” (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

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Yesterday’s (Tuesday, September 1, 2026) Missouri political news headlines

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