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Sunday, August 17, 2025 – Missouri political news headlines

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The Hill: Sunday news show lineup: Sen. Eric Schmitt on “Fox News Sunday”

CNBC: Sen. Hawley to probe Meta AI bot policies for children following damning report (link via TonysKansasCity.com)

Washington Missourian: Photo gallery: Rep. Ann Wagner visits Riegel Dairy Farm

JCNT: Anti-Trump rally focuses on redistricting

KMIZ (Columbia): Anti-Trump rally draws “dozens” at Capitol

KOMU (Columbia): Anti-Trump group holds rally at Missouri Capitol; Democrat congressional candidate Bethany Mann seeks rematch against Bob Onder after losing 2024 race in a 26-point nailbiter

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KC Star: KC media personality & activist Hartzell Gray row for Congress in Democrat primary vs. Emanuel Cleaver

USA Today, via SNL: Weekly Missouri unemployment claims data

Southeast Missourian: School district leaders raise alarm about property tax freeze initiative; Presiding Commissioner Clint Tracy (R) says lawmakers didn’t bother talking to county officials across the state before voting on legislation

KSHB (Kansas City): Man previously convicted of marijuana crime opens Missouri’s 1st micro-dispensary in Platte City (link via TonysKansasCity.com)

Washington Missourian: Autumn Hill School not among those closed by the state

Washington Missourian: State of Missouri increases costs to Franklin County for birth and death certificates

Washington Missourian: What is the future for Old Highway 100 as slide repair costs mount?

SNL: After year-long pilot, Alliance for Healthcare Education prepares for official launch

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The FARM Show (Farm and Ranch Missouri): Third segment (“C block”) preview: Rep. Cameron Parker (R-Campbell) joins us to discuss her Water Preservation Act, what it means to Missouri farmers and ranchers, and the biggest misperception about water in Missouri; plus a Brad & John Show flashback to Missouri “grassroots” dumbest water-related conspiracy

The FARM Show: Segment preview on Instagram

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The FARM Show (Farm and Ranch Missouri): Second segment (“B block”) preview: Audio excerpt of new Missouri Soybean Association’s CEO Casey Wasser on Scott Faughn’s This Week in Missouri Politics #TWMPDaily; Ag Innovation Day in CoMo this coming Friday; plus Greenfield Robotics’ Jared Brown on why robots (!) may be the most economical and sustainable solution for weeds on your farm, and where you can see their robot next week

The FARM Show: Segment preview on Instagram

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The FARM Show (Farm and Ranch Missouri): First segment (“A block”) preview: State Fair award winner Kaylin Bade from Franklin County on her 5th-generation family farm, what she and the family did at the State Fair, and her ag classes at Washington Middle School

The FARM Show: Segment preview on Instagram

The FARM Show livestream: Replay 8 a.m. Sunday: Westplex Talk 104.5 FM

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KC Star op-ed: Swope Health CEO Jeron Ravin: Medicaid is a commitment. Missouri health is at great risk

Kansas City Beacon’s Ceilidh Kern: Princeton University group praises progressives’ 2018 “Clean Missouri” and Missouri’s current congressional map – so why are GOP state lawmakers looking to change the map now?

SNL op-ed: “BiGALA” LGBTQ+ group: We are watching how Missouri State will handle DEI

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