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The Hill: Redistricting rulings injects chaos, uncertainty into Missouri House races

Cook Political Report: 2026 CPR House Race Ratings (updated Fri., Sept. 11): Emanuel Cleaver’s race rated “Solid D” (“not considered competitive”); Ann Wagner’s race rated “Likely R” (“not considered competitive”)

P-D: Hoskins is subject of class-action suit by Missouri voters over disputed congressional map (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

JCNT: Kehoe holds bill signing for new health care licensing law

JCNT: State employee profile: Missouri Department of Social Services’ Alan Jackson

Joplin Globe: MoDOT’s Forward 44 focus of public hearings in September, November (avoid Joplin Globe paywall by reading archived version here)

TonysKansasCity.com: TKC Told You So: EPIC Kansas City Star layoffs hit harder

NY Times’ David French: In Missouri, the fix was almost in (avoid NY Times paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D’s Tony Messenger: Contempt for the rule of law is not a Missouri value (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Missouri Independent op-ed: Haven Recovery CEO Callan Montgomery: Missouri should make medical respite part of its health care infrastructure

SNL op-ed: Heavy Construction Laborers Local No. 663 Business Agent Derick Barnes: On data centers, Springfield chose transparency over shortcuts

P-D’s Lynn Schmidt: Don’t violate my 4th Amendment rights with your Flock cameras (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D letter: St. Louis septuagenarian says Trump’s $5k payout would be better spent on Missouri projects (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Yesterday’s (Saturday, September 12, 2026) Missouri political news headlines

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