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KCMO (Kansas City): Pete Mundo in the Morning: Eric Schmitt on making college athletics great again

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Mark Reardon Show: Schmitt on Iran, college sports proposal, and upcoming Congressional Baseball Game

KFVS (Cape Girardeau): Schmitt introduces “Protect College Sports Act”

CBS Sports: Bipartisan ‘Protect College Sports Act’ proposes salary cap for players, antitrust protection, NIL regulation; comments from Schmitt

The Sporting News: Eric Schmitt’s Protect College Sports Act, explained: What to know about bipartisan bill that aims to limit transfers, cap spending, more

Southeast Missourian: U.S. Sen. Schmitt hopes for diplomacy in Iran, believes gas prices will go down after conflict

Delta Dunklin Democrat: Schmitt tours Advance water project funded by USDA Grant, $5.2 million bond issue

St. Louis Public Radio: $30M federal grant for Lambert power plant is central to terminal consolidation; Schmitt, U.S. Rep. Wesley Bell pushed for funding

Spectrum Local News (St. Louis): St. Louis Lambert International Airport celebrates $30 million federal grant

CNN: Video: Rep. Wesley Bell explains what he plans to ask former Attorney General Pam Bondi when she appears before the House Oversight Committee today

POLITICO Playbook: The progressive playbook for 2026: MoveOn executes “the largest number of primary interventions in its history,” including helping Cori Bush in Missouri (avoid POLITICO paywall by reading free archived version here)

Fox News: RNC and NRCC file lawsuit defending Missouri’s new congressional map against Democratic challenges

P-D: Mark McCloskey dropped his Jan. 6 clients. ‘Anti-weaponization’ fund lured him back. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free archived version here)

Brownfield Ag News: FTC launches investigation into possible anti-competitive practices in U.S. fertilizer industry; thoughts from Missouri Corn Growers Association’s Bradley Schad

KCMO (Kansas City): Pete Mundo in the Morning: KC Mayor Quinton Lucas on World Cup expectations, future political campaigns

Amazon.com: KC’s 2026 World Cup games: Official FIFA merch, clothing, collectibles, kids’ stuff and keepsakes (note: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.)

KCMO (Kansas City): Pete Mundo in the Morning: Gov. Mike Kehoe on statewide ballot measures

Fox 2 St. Louis: No plans to suspend Missouri gas tax, governor signals

Columbia Missourian: ‘The Republican Party has changed’: Sen. Lincoln Hough (R-Springfield) reflects on final session; insights from Pat Thomas, Adam Koenigsfeld

Nexstar (Fox 2 St. Louis, Fox4 KC, KOLR 10): Cindy O’Laughlin looks back at historic tenure in Missouri Legislature

93.9 The Eagle (Columbia): Wake Up Missouri: State Rep. John Martin (R-Columbia) grades the 2026 legislative session, shares thoughts on property taxes, income tax elimination and juvenile justice bills

KCMO (Kansas City): Pete Mundo in the Morning: Show-Me Institute’s David Stokes on data centers, tax breaks and Google’s Montgomery County incentives

P-D: Festus data center foes get enough signatures to force recall vote on mayor, 2 councilmen (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free archived version here)

Columbia Missourian: House bill broadens access to disabled placards

Missouri Independent: Missouri bill aims to make it easier to dismiss lawsuits that punish public criticism

St. Louis Public Radio: AG Catherine Hanaway’s office charges man with scamming tornado victims seeking home repairs in north St. Louis

JCNT: MoDOT project to widen westbound U.S. 54 begins Monday

Reuters: Bayer sued for allegedly monopolizing US market for GMO corn seeds; company allegedly punished small seed company by undercutting seed prices, stealing customer lists (avoid Reuters paywall by reading free archived version here)

DTN: Latham Quality Inc. says Bayer’s practices forced sale of Iowa seed business

Columbia Daily Tribune: Kids wearing life jackets at Lake of the Ozarks can earn free T‑shirts from Missouri State Highway Patrol water patrol division

Curated list: summer lake/pool/beach essentials: Life jackets, coolers, lake/pool speakers, sunscreen and more (note: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.)

P-D letter: St. Louis County septuagenarian claims Amendments 4 and 5 make him “laugh,” opposes both (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free archived version here)

JCNT letter: Lohman man claims he spent “most” of Memorial Day weekend reading text of statewide ballot initiatives, opposes Amendment 5 income tax elimination

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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