Sunday, February 8, 2026 – Missouri political news headlines
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USA Today, via SNL: Weekly Missouri unemployment claims data
Columbia Missourian: Senate leaders see no path forward on VLT regulation
KCTV (Kansas City): Sen. Joe Nicola (R-Kansas City) proposes lower minimum wage for teen workers (link via TonysKansasCity.com)
KY3: Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe joins Care to Learn in Springfield for annual Shop with a Hero event
Columbia Missourian: Missouri sees uptick in 988 contacts
JCNT: DHSS’ Caroline Bailey named Missouri’s state employee of the month
Warren County Record: MoDOT gets feedback on truck parking project
Daily American Republic, via Southeast Missourian: Poplar Bluff city manager Robert Knodell resigns, citing family, health and new opportunities after entering alcohol addiction treatment (avoid Southeast Missourian paywall by reading archived version here)
Joplin Globe editorial: Be consistent in rules for solar, CAFOs (avoid Joplin Globe paywall by reading archived version here)
P-D op-ed: Missouri DNR Director Kurt Schaefer: Federal dollars must not drain water from the Missouri River (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)
P-D’s Aisha Sultan: Let pregnant women in Missouri finalize their divorces, for pity’s sake (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)
KC Star letter: Columbia activist woman criticizes U.S. Rep. Mark Alford’s SAVE Act
P-D letter: St. Louis City woman criticizes pro-life Missouri lawmakers (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.)