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Monday, May 11, 2026 – Missouri political news headlines

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This Week in Missouri Politics: House Superminority Leader Ashley Aune chats with Scott Faughn about state budget and spending (0:30), education funding (3:55), “born alive” bill (6:20), VLT legislation (7:30), state income tax elimination (8:40); panel of state Reps. Ray Reed (D-St. Louis), Marlene Terry (D-St. Louis County), David Casteel (R-High Ridge) and Ed Lewis (R-Moberly) on budget and state income tax (17:20), higher education and K-12 funding (21:30), who won the week: Sen. Stephen Webber, Rep. Betsy Fogle, Sen. Jamie Burger, Rep. Dirk Deaton, firefighters (26:10)

JCNT op-ed: John Combest: Do Whop? That Thing (Called Clipping) – Where Torch Electronics and J&J Ventures should offload their machines, pay-for-clicks video clipping, the ascent of Clavicular, Whop.com, and how Missouri political consultants/lobbyists might take advantage

Instagram reel: What Missouri’s political crowd could learn from Miami nightclub promoters

KCTV (Kansas City): Platte County GOP cuts ties with 4 candidates: ‘The Republican Party is not a flag of convenience’ (link via TonysKansasCity.com)

St. Louis Public Radio; Property tax relief is a priority in last week of Missouri legislative session

KMIZ (Columbia): Missouri lawmakers up against deadline to pass legislation, governor priorities

Missouri Independent: Lawmakers return for final week with education bills, other items unresolved

KC Star: Multiple ‘hyperscale’ data centers in the works around KC. What that means, see map

St. Louis Public Radio: Is FEMA all to blame? How decisions in City Hall also slowed St. Louis’ tornado recovery

Grant Gambling on Substack: Western Politicking: How DEI Can Turn the Temperature Down

Sign up for Grant Gambling’s Alternative School Model UN on Substack

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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