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NBC: At House UAP hearing, Missouri’s Eric Burlison shows video of missile fired at object near Yemen

97.1 FM (St. Louis): U.S. Rep. Bob Onder on Trump’s budget, National Defense Authorization Act, Missouri initiative petition changes, national economy, more

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Eric Schmitt’s Pat Buchanan “Medal of Freedom” proposal; the John Brunner connection to Pat Buchanan; 1995’s “grassroots” vs. “RINO” civil war (link opens at 11:10 mark)

KSDK: Swimming ban proposed at Rockford Park after drownings and close calls in recent years; Schmitt “stands at the ready to work with Jefferson County officials”

P-D: Drownings, close calls prompt Jefferson County to ban access at Big River swim spot (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Missouri Ruralist: Hawley says investigation into New World Screwworm report has gone federal; insights from Missouri Cattlemen’s Jeff Reed

This Week in Missouri Politics #TWMPDaily: Scott Faughn talks with Sen. Joe Nicola (R-Grain Valley) and Missouri Freedom Foundation PAC’s Jodi Widhalm on property taxes, redistricting and more

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Kamala Harris’ pep talk to #moleg Dems; Ashley Aune from behind; how to make a perfunctory courtesy phone call all about you; Gina Mitten’s doppleganger (link opens at 18:05)

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri House sends redrawn congressional lines to Senate

JCNT: Central Missouri Republicans among few to vote against redistricting bill

Reuters: Missouri House approves Republican-drawn congressional map

KC Star: Missouri House approves Trump-backed gerrymandered map that splits KC in 3 (avoid Kansas City Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

P-D: Missouri congressional redistricting would cement GOP control, analysis shows (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D: Opponents of Trump redistricting push could take question directly to Missouri voters (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

States Newsroom’s Jonathan Shorman, via Missouri Independent: One urban crossroad, 3 new districts: Kansas City braces for Missouri gerrymander

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri House advances plan to make it harder for some amendments to pass

Columbia Missourian: Progressive “Respect Missouri Voters Coalition” group gathers signatures for ballot initiative

Marijuana Moment: Missouri activists file initiatives to unify marijuana and hemp regulations for 2026 ballot; thoughts from Eapen Thampy

Missouri Independent: New initiative petition would regulate Missouri marijuana, hemp products the same as alcohol

P-D: Pot industry and hemp sellers clash over proposed ban in St. Louis County hearing (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

JCNT: Missouri Child Care Works aims to expand child care access

P-D: Voters could expand St. Charles property tax freeze. Unless courts block it (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

JCNT: State pensions report healthy second quarter

St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis Public Schools leadership promises accountability after State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick’s report

St. Louis Public Radio: Route 100 in St. Louis had 1,500 crashes in 5 years – a new MoDOT project aims to make it safer

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Gee, why did North St. Louis County go downhill? Brad vs. John on Brad visiting North County for an hour and pretending it’s lovely

P-D editorial: Tell state lawmakers not to put Missouri’s constitution out of voters’ reach (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D op-ed: Sen. Eric Schmitt: How Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ transforms Medicaid (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D’s Tony Messenger: Eric Schmitt offers ‘apocalyptic’ view of what it means to be American (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

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P-D letter: Clayton octogenarian calls Schmitt “nativist, jingoistic” (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D letter: St. Louis Hills septuagenarian admonishes Schmitt for calling Indians “Indians” instead of “Native Americans” or “First People” (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

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