Saturday, December 20, 2025 – Missouri political news headlines
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CNN: Kansas City spent decades healing a racial divide. Redistricting may reopen it (link via TonysKansasCity.com)
Semafor: Exclusive: Hawley’s poll says his populist policies in sync with Missouri voters (link via TonysKansasCity.com)
JCNT: Hawley announces passage of bill to name Fulton’s Churchill museum as national landmark
KOMU (Columbia): Missouri Churchill Museum one step closer to National Historic Landmark status
P-D: D.C. Democrats criticize dropped fraud case in St. Louis (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)
KCMO: Pete Mundo in the Morning: Marijuana lobbyist Eapen Thampy on Trump’s rescheduling
AP: Kansas City Chiefs close to leaving Arrowhead Stadium for new home in Kansas
KC Star: As Chiefs talks ramp up in Kansas, Missouri officials rush to respond (avoid Kansas City Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)
KC Star: Ahead of Kansas meeting, Jackson County pitches putting Chiefs tax on April ballot (avoid Kansas City Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)
JCNT: Josh Moore to serve as Missouri’s new Medicaid program director
P-D: After caucus leadership defeat, will Sen. Doug Beck (D-St. Louis County) strike back with St. Louis County Executive primary against colleague and frontrunner Sen. Brian Williams (D-St. Louis County)? County Assessor Jake Zimmerman sits on $335k; Missouri Senate Dems chose Sen. Stephen Webber (D-Columbia) to lead caucus in 2027 over Beck, “essentially ousting Beck from the leadership post after next year” (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)
NEW Instagram reel: Teach Me How to Dougie (Beck) ft. Brian Williams and Kate Upton’s assets
Instagram reel (Monday): Stephen Webber vs. Doug Beck
P-D: Judge allows Sam Page criminal case to move forward (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)
Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: Breaking down the Sam Page ghostwriter’s self-aggrandizing dropout letter and the one (1!) empathy lesson to apply to your holiday get-togethers (link opens at 15:40 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)
October 23, 2025: Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show: Quarterback Sam Page does his checkdowns: After Page bows out this winter, which patsy will he pick to take the Democratic primary loss against Brian Williams? (link opens at 4:10 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)
KMIZ (Columbia): Longtime JCPD captain appointed to state probation and parole board
P-D editorial: Federal government should join Missouri in moving past ‘reefer madness’ (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)
KC Star’s David Mastio: Why China’s $50 billion lawsuit against Missouri is going nowhere (avoid Kansas City Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)
P-D’s Tony Messenger: Immigration judge frees Missouri woman from prison, ends effort to deport her (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)
P-D letter: St. Louis septuagenarian says Missouri’s elected officials who support Trump – who won the state by 18+ points a year ago – will face consequences at ballot box (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.)