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Missourinet: Vice-President Vance in KC announces national push against Covid-funding fraud

KMBC (Kansas City): Schmitt, Kehoe join Vice President JD Vance in Kansas City to announce COVID loan fraud crackdown

Kansas Reflector, via Missouri Independent: JD Vance uses Missouri visit to announce new crackdown on COVID loan fraud

Forbes: Video: JD Vance event in KC

Fox News’ Ingraham Angle: Hawley calls for ‘completely changing’ how the Smithsonian is governed

P-D’s Joe Holleman: Josh Hawley adds OpenAI, and Democrat allies, to probe of artificial intelligence (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

NBC News: Missouri’s Emanuel Cleaver: AI can be the ‘best thing to happen’ or the ‘end of the planet’

KSGF (Springfield): Mornings with Nick Reed: U.S. Rep. Eric Burlison on Trump’s $5k check incentive, Mitch McConnell, and GOP Midterm Convention in Dallas

Missourinet: Burlison pushes bill to limit Flock camera data collection in Missouri

P-D: Jill Stein asks for jury trial in WashU protest case (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

St. Louis Magazine: Jill Stein demands jury trial in St. Louis assault case – rejecting deal from prosecutors

P-D: Former Hoskins employee files whistleblower suit, claims retaliation after complaints (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Former Missouri election integrity director sues Secretary of State Hoskins

Columbia Missourian: Multiple lawsuits put Hoskins under fire

Gray Media (KFVS, KY3, KCTV, KMOV): Former employee accuses Missouri Secretary of State of conspiracy, retaliation and more

KC Star: La Strada’s lawyers paint client as loyal GOP ally (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

KC Star: Lawsuit alleges Hoskins fired Missouri election official over whistleblower report (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

KC Star: Hoskins faces two lawsuits after turbulent week as Missouri secretary of state

Missouri Independent: Former elections official accuses Missouri secretary of state of altering results, misleading judge

Joplin Globe: Federal judge orders Thomas Ross released on bond (avoid Joplin Globe paywall by reading archived version here)

SNL: Former GOP state Rep. Tricia Derges released from prison, seeks Trump pardon

Missourinet: Less betting, more revenue? Missouri’s July numbers explained

Missouri Independent: Missouri school funding task force nears final recommendations

P-D: Missouri is set to approve A-F ratings for schools. Some educators still have questions. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

JCNT: Jefferson City, Cole County take in state funding for law enforcement

JCNT: Missouri Supreme Court opens interactive Judicial Discovery Center

Nexstar (Fox 2 St. Louis, Fox4 KC, KOLR 10): Exercise held on responding to fires in Missouri

P-D op-ed: Denny Hoskins: I stood on principle in Missouri’s map fight (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

KC Star’s David Hudnall: Former AG candidate Elad Gross (D) shares thoughts on redistricting

Missouri Independent’s Janice Ellis: No matter the congressional map, Missouri voters still have the final say

KC Star’s David Hudnall: Five takeaways from a bombshell lawsuit against Denny Hoskins’ office

KC Star op-ed: Teenager with celiac disease wants Cleaver to push for more food labeling regulations

P-D letter: St. Louis man criticizes Hanaway and Hoskins, opposes “extreme gerrymandering” (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D letter: Man who chooses to live in Illinois criticizes Missouri officials, uses “begs the question” incorrectly (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Writer’s Digest: Begging the Question: How to Use It Correctly

Yesterday’s (Monday, September 14, 2026) Missouri political news headlines

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