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The Hill: Hawley calls for Senate to pass data center moratorium

Brownfield Ag News: Hawley proposes amendments to limit federal authority over transmission projects

KZRG (Joplin): Hawley blasts GOP after midterm losses, refuses to back Senate leadership and calls for prayer

The Missouri Times: Alford elected House Republican Conference secretary

JCNT: Lincoln University students mark Veterans Day by complaining about racism

KC Star: In Kansas City, Missouri Republicans look to rebound from a year of losses

KWTO (Springfield): The Elijah Haahr Show: Former House Speaker Rod Jetton shares advice for Missouri Republicans: infighting vs. communicating to voters (0:55); school funding (3:30); income taxes vs. property taxes (4:20); lessons from the 2006 drubbing (7:50); upcoming budget cuts (9:25)

Beers & Budget with Erin Schrimpf and Andy Foley: Recently retired Missouri Budget Director Dan Haug, Part 2, No more kicking the can: reductions across much of the general revenue budget, including areas lawmakers want to protect; challenges of changing Medicaid expansion, tapping dedicated funds, and finding other sources of money; where new lawmakers should start if they want to understand the budget; how AI can help MO government; much more (timestamps are listed in YouTube description)

Nexstar (Fox 2 St. Louis, Fox4 KC, KOLR 10): State Sen. Angela Mosley (D-Florissant) will prefile legislation to enact property tax exemptions for disabled veterans

Fox4 KC: Missouri hemp retailers, consumers concerned due to new THC restrictions

St. Louis Public Radio: Kirkwood Electric claims it lost $4.67 million because Ameren closed a coal-fired power plant two years ago, but evidence of the loss is scant

Springfield Daily Citizen: Daily Citizen introduces playlist feature, allowing users to listen to the day’s top stories

KC Star’s David Hudnall: After midterm wipeout, Josh Hawley positions himself at the center of GOP debate

Columbia Missourian columnist/American Atheist Missouri State Director David Rosman: “I may be interested in running against Rep. Bob Onder in Missouri’s Third congressional district in 2028. But, it is just a thought.”

Missouri Independent op-ed: SLU associate professor Mamoun Benmamoun: What the midterm elections could mean for Missouri’s economy

Columbia Missourian op-ed: Renew Missouri’s Tyler Travers: Columbia should look to St. Louis as model for data center protections

P-D letter: Fred Wellman must reinstate funding to vital foreign aid programs (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free archived version here)

Yesterday’s (Wednesday, November 11, 2026) Missouri political news headlines

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