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Saturday, August 30, 2025 – Missouri political news headlines

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The Glenn Beck Podcast: Eric Schmitt on Russiagate: ‘You’re Going to See Indictments’; Missouri vs. Fauci outlined in Schmitt’s book; plus the current debate on Trump and urban crime

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Washington Missourian: U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner supports senior center concept

KC Star: Fraud charges dropped against luxury KC developers with link to AG Pam Bondi (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

P-D: Special prosecutors named in Jill Stein assault case stemming from WashU protest (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Marc Cox Morning Show: U.S. Rep. Bob Onder: Emanuel Cleaver’s votes “indistinguishable from Hakeem Jeffries, Cori Bush, or Jasmine Crockett”; plus thoughts on Minneapolis man and dangerous effects of transgender drugs

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri will join Trump-led redistricting push

Jason Rosenbaum Instagram reel: Redistricting overview, featuring Rosenbaum’s gold jacket, LToddLibrarian and superhero offspring

Fox 2 St. Louis: Kehoe calls extraordinary session to redistrict Missouri congressional maps

P-D: Kehoe calls lawmakers to redraw congressional map, raise bar for amending constitution (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

KCUR’s Savannah Hawley-Bates and Emily Younker: Missouri governor begins redistricting process after Trump pressure. Kansas City is the target

KCUR’s Savannah Hawley-Bates bio: “Proudly not related to Josh Hawley”

Missourinet: Kehoe calls special session to change congressional districts, raise the bar for ballot measures

Missourinet: The fight to flip the 5th: interview with U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver

KSHB: KC Mayor Quinton Lucas prepared to run for Congress if proposed redistricting is approved (link via TonysKansasCity.com)

TonysKansasCity.com: TKC Told You So: Mayor Q FINALLY Floats Congressional Run

Missouri Independent: Missouri governor calls lawmakers back to Capitol to gerrymander congressional map

POLITICO: Missouri to take up redistricting in special session, likely netting GOP 1 seat

NBC News: Missouri’s governor calls special session to redraw congressional maps in push to boost GOP seats

97.1 FM (St. Louis): The Mark Reardon Show: David Barklage (R), Jane Dueker (D) and Rep. Steve Butz (D-St. Louis City) on redistricting, initiative petition changes and history, state budget and spending, much more

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: Live on the air: Bill Eigel says Andrew Bailey “a big disappointment to me … willing to walk away for something that has ‘deputy’ and ‘co-‘ in the title” (link opens at 4:10 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

KCUR’s Savannah Hawley-Bates: Missouri ends paid sick leave today. These workers are fighting to bring it back

USA Today, via SNL: Weekly Missouri unemployment claims data

P-D: Feds order Missouri to cut references to gender identity in sex ed programs (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

JCNT: Telehealth to expand sexual assault support program

P-D: St. Charles rejected a data center. Ameren has a list of dozens of similar projects (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: MoDOT clawing back road funds from local group (link opens at 3:30 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

JCNT: Missouri’s State Capitol Commission hears final Master Plan presentations

Columbia Missourian: Some black students confront Mun Choi at barbecue, dislike chancellor’s efforts to make events more inclusive; Choi: “I have to look out for the entire university and the critical funds that we receive from the federal government”

P-D: Judge rejects state’s push for St. Louis sheriff’s immediate removal (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Judge rejects Missouri AG’s motion to boot St. Louis sheriff before trial

St. Louis Public Radio: Mayor says turmoil at FEMA left St. Louis to respond to deadly tornado alone

KC Star editorial: Gerrymandering, blocking petitions are not ‘Missouri values,’ Gov. Kehoe

P-D’s Tony Messenger: Evicted without a notice or hearing? A Missouri law makes it possible. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D letter: St. Louis man wants more gun control laws, calls lawmakers “cowards” for opposing “red-flag laws and waiting periods” (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

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