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P-D’s Joe Holleman: Josh Hawley proposes funding bill for emergency care at rural hospitals (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

93.9 The Eagle (Columbia): Wake Up Missouri: U.S. Rep. Mark Alford on federal housing bill

Washington Post’s WP Intelligence: GOP’s health policy push: Missouri’s Eric Burlison holds event “supported by multiple organizations aligned with the White House” (avoid Washington Post paywall by reading archived version here)

Washington Examiner: Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) eyes national expansion after New York wins; local DSA chapter backs Cori Bush’s primary campaign vs. incumbent Wesley Bell (avoid Washington Examiner paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D’s Joe Holleman: New York congressional primary winner has St. Louis roots; Brad Lander grew up in Creve Coeur (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio “Meet Me” podcast: Jason Rosenbaum on Missouri’s mid-decade redistricting fight

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97.1 FM (St. Louis): Marc Cox Show: State Sen. Nick Schroer (R-Defiance) on how Amendment 5 could work, and which taxes could replace state income tax

Gasconade County Republican: Public forum at Swiss will focus on proposal to eliminate income tax; comments from MO Tax Relief Now’s Dennis Ganahl

P-D: Ad linking Missouri income tax phaseout to data centers is misleading, opponents say (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D: Missouri Democrats join push against income tax phaseout, with some Republicans in tow (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

KCTV: Kansas City Public Schools board warns of potential school funding crisis, cites possible impacts of Missouri income tax repeal (link via TonysKansasCity.com)

Missouri Independent: Millions already pouring into Missouri ballot fights over taxes and initiative petition standards

St. Louis Magazine: AG Catherine Hanaway says modern-day ‘vice squad’ will target illegal gambling, drugs, and more

The Missouri Times: U.S. Supreme Court hands Bayer major victory in Missouri Roundup case

P-D: Supreme Court rules for Bayer, against St. Louis man in ‘landmark’ Roundup cancer case (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Columbia Missourian; Supreme Court overturns $1.25 million Roundup lawsuit

NPR, via St. Louis Public Radio: Supreme Court sides with Monsanto, overturning Missouri man’s Roundup lawsuit win

States Newsroom, via Missouri Independent: U.S. Supreme Court hands win to Bayer in Missouri case tied to claims Roundup causes cancer

P-D: Missouri joins coalition to block California plastic pollution law (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

JCNT: Missouri PSC workshop to dig into utility assistance programs

JCNT: MoDOT seeking input on plans to rebuild Route 89 bridge

Nexstar (Fox 2 St. Louis, Fox4 KC, KOLR 10): Rounds of rainfall bring much of Missouri out of drought

KC Star: Missouri Department of Revenue lawyer accused of trying to pay minor for sex (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

KOMU (Columbia), via Columbia Missourian: Multiple men arrested on child enticement charges; Jose Jimenez-Hernandez also detained “for immigration purposes”

Southeast Missourian: Former Southeast Missourian editor Ken Newton to be inducted in Missouri Newspaper Hall of Fame (avoid Southeast Missourian paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D editorial: Hoskins’ secret release of voter data deserves a full judicial examination (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

KC Star op-ed: Electricity Transmission Competition Coalition Chairman Paul Cicio: Missouri utility customers deserve rate relief, not monopoly 

Missouri Independent op-ed: Kayleigh Wiecken: What Missouri loses when we cut YouthBuild

P-D letter: Clayton septuagenarian “alarmed” by Hoskins’ actions on voter data (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Yesterday’s (Thursday, June 25, 2026) Missouri political news headlines

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