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Sunday, October 12, 2025 – Missouri political news headlines

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POLITICO: Missouri Democrats have an opportunity to block a new congressional map. They say they’re largely on their own.

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show (10/1/25): Missouri Democratic Party hires Jon Boesch to lead signature-gathering training effort: we read Boesch’s spiteful credit-taking parting shot letter to St. Louis County Dems (link opens at 14:00 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, (9/24/25): What top Democrats say about Jonathan Boesch leaving the St. Louis County Democratic Central Committee executive director position, and Boesch’s decision to flake on scheduled radio interview; Can you treat disrespectful people with respect? (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, (9/23/25): Jonathan Boesch flakes on scheduled on-air interview – an interview he requested to “be honest .. which sucks for some” of his St. Louis County Democrat rivals (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: Missouri Democratic Party’s petition signature gatherers reject Brad’s signature on anti-“gerrymandering” petition (link opens at 11:45 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

P-D: Bailout? Some Missouri farmers say protecting China market is more important (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

C-SPAN: Washington Journal: Rep. Mark Alford on Day 10 of the government shutdown

KC Star: More ‘No Kings’ anti-Trump protests planned in Kansas City. Here’s when & where

TonysKansasCity.com: Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas against ‘idiotic’ MAGA National Guard flex

JCNT: Mid-Missouri population not large enough for congressional district, Republicans say

Fox News: Unearthed records torpedo Cori Bush’s new claim about ‘billions’ in funding she delivered to district

The Standard (Missouri State University): MSU dedicates Blunt Hall addition

Washington Missourian: Meramec Valley R-III (MVR-III) sues state over tax freeze

St. Joseph News-Press: Missouri Department of Conservation official provides update on Krug Park Lagoon algae bloom

P-D editorial: Trump’s crackdown on student visas hurts local schools, and more than just America’s universities (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

KC Star op-ed: Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics at the University of Pennsylvania’s Abigail Wilpers: Why more parents will end pregnancies if Missouri restores abortion ban (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

Joplin Globe letter: Empower Missouri intern/Wash U coed Sydney Regan wants state to pick up entire check on school meals, “eliminate the reduced-price meal copay” (avoid Joplin Globe paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D letter: St. Ann septuagenarian wants Kehoe to commute murderer’s sentence, cites study from University of California-Irvine (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Amazon.com: John Combest: Stalking, Harassment, Internet Trolling: A Guide to Recovering and Rebuilding After Online Attacks – available in paperback and Amazon Kindle (note: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.)

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