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Sunday, June 7, 2026 – Missouri political news headlines

Published June 7, 2026 in Missouri Political News - Daily Headlines. Tags: #moleg, #moleg news, 2026 Missouri legislative session, Bentley and Mason's Law, Bill McClellan, bills signed by Gov. Mike Kehoe, bills signed by Mike Kehoe, Bradley Schad, conversion therapy in Missouri, Cory Koedel Missouri, Emily Harter reporter, Eric Schmitt, how to get around St. Louis Post-Dispatch paywall, Jefferson City Pridefest, Kansas City Star liberal bias, Kendrick Calfee, liberal media bias in Missouri, Matthew Alsager, Mike Henderson Missouri, Missouri Corn Growers Association, Missouri political journalism, Missouri state control of St. Louis police, Patty Lewis Missouri, perimenopause bill Missouri, queers, Show-Me Institute, Sophia Buonpane reporter.

JCNT: Secretary of State Denny Hoskins’ Chief of Staff Matthew Alsager dies unexpectedly

JCNT: Missouri corn farmers squeezed by price spikes for fertilizer, diesel fuel; comments from Missouri Corn Growers Association’s Bradley Schad

The Leader (Jefferson County): County mayors ask Kehoe to oppose bill’s annexation restrictions; HB 2818 was sponsored by state Rep. Brenda Shields (R-St. Joseph)

The Leader (Jefferson County): Bentley and Mason’s Law, sponsored by Sen. Mike Henderson (R-Desloge), passes in Missouri

JCNT: Uzbekistani student reflects on interning with Missouri House

JCNT: Local queers hold first ever Jefferson City Pridefest, complain about “anti-LGBTQ bills”

KC Star’s Sophia Buonpane, Emily Harter, Kendrick Calfee: KC Pride speaks out against conversion therapy, “the discredited practice of trying to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity” (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

TonysKansasCiyt.com: TKC Caption Contest: MAGA appears at Kansas City Pride Parade

TonysKansasCity.com: Kansas City Pride fumbles response to Mayor Q protest

TonysKansasCity.com: Fact check: Everybody hated Kansas City Royals PRIDE celebration

P-D editorial: Courts must end city police takeover that has spawned conflict and chaos (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

JCNT’s John Combest: The perimenopause that refreshes: Fluctuating female hormones, men’s escapism, a bill from state Sen. Patty Lewis (D-Kansas City) and a brainstorm for News Tribune peri-meni coverage

SNL op-ed: Show-Me Institute’s Cory Koedel: Missouri lawmakers got nothing done in education this year

P-D’s Bill McClellan: St. Louis’ feud with the state over police is costing everyone (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Yesterday’s (Saturday, June 6, 2026) Missouri political news headlines

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