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Wednesday, July 1, 2026 – Missouri political news headlines

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St. Louis Business Journal: Schmitt: Boeing’s sixth-generation fighter jet will be assembled in north St. Louis County

KMOV (St. Louis): ‘Thousands of jobs’: Sen. Schmitt touts F-47 aircraft being built in St Louis

Fox 2 St. Louis: St. Louis to host production of America’s next-gen fighter jet

KSDK (St. Louis): Schmitt touts St. Louis as home for advanced jet, while saying city’s tornado aid could ride on war bill

Fox News: Schmitt leading group Republicans in formation of Anti-Fraud Task Force

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Mark Reardon Show: Schmitt on Supreme Court rulings and the SAVE Act

The Hill: Schmitt condemns Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship ruling

KMIZ (Columbia): Sen. Schmitt wants constitutional amendment after SCOTUS ruling on birthright citizenship

St. Louis Public Radio: U.S. Supreme Court ruling could help rid region of hundreds of Syrians and Haitians

KC Star: Who’s correct in mail dispute between Sen. Josh Hawley and Postmaster General? (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

93.9 The Eagle (Columbia): Wake Up Missouri: Show-Me America 250 Commission Vice-Chair Pat Thomas

JCNT’s NT Daily with guest host Amanda Riley: Pat Thomas on how America 250 is giving Jefferson City a bigger Fourth

JCNT: News Tribune to livestream Salute to America parade Saturday

Amazon.com: LIMITED TIME DEALS on America 250 merch for men, women and kids (note: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.)

SNL: America 250: Look back at US presidents’ visits to the Ozarks

Jason Rosenbaum’s Politically Speaking: Chris Stigall hoping to follow Graves in north Missouri-based 6th Congressional District

Gray Media (KMOV, KFVS, KY3, KCTV): Missouri parks tax renewal heads to August ballot

KC Star: Missouri ad says Amendment 5 fixes a ‘big tech loophole.’ Is that true?

The Mancave Caucus with Ben Baker: Baker and Rep. Bishop Davidson (R-Republic) on Amendment 5, mail-in ballots and more

KSGF (Springfield): Mornings with Nick Reed: Rep. Bishop Davidson on Amendment 5

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Marc Cox Morning Show: John Lamping on why the no-on-Amendment 5 crowd is bankrolled by realtors, unions & pure lies

KSIS (Sedalia): State rep candidate Israel Baeza’s fundraiser draws Secretary of State Denny Hoskins, incumbent Rep. Brad Pollitt, state rep candidate Matt Sergeant

This Week in Missouri Politics #TWMPDaily #F150CampaignTour: Wild Horse Township GOP Committeeman Niles Stephens talks about his campaign for the open District 110 (Justin Sparks) state representative seat

This Week in Missouri Politics #TWMPDaily #F150CampaignTour: St. Charles County activist Jake Jackson

Missouri Independent: Gov. Mike Kehoe vetoes, restricts nearly $500 million from Missouri state budget

Nexstar (Fox 2 St. Louis, Fox4 KC, KOLR 10); Kehoe signs budget, slashes millions in state spending

KC Star: Missouri governor cuts $493 million in projects approved by lawmakers (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

P-D: Kehoe pares nearly $500 million from state budget, calls it ‘rightsizing government’ (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Kehoe signs $50.7B Missouri state budget into law, issues over 60 vetoes

JCNT: Governor’s budget includes $15 million for Jefferson City parking garage

KRCG (Jefferson City): Governor Mike Kehoe signs $50.7 billion fiscal 2027 budget; comments from Jefferson City Mayor Ron Fitzwater

KMIZ (Columbia): Kehoe signs $50 billion budget with about $490 million in vetoes, restricted funds

KOMU (Columbia): Kehoe signs $50.7 billion state budget, cuts funding to some mid-Missouri programs

Columbia Missourian: MoDOT’s I-70 truck parking expansion aims to improve highway safety

P-D: St. Charles County is latest to consider temporary ban on large data centers (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D: Former St. Louis City building inspector admits to defrauding the city out of $1.64 million; “Banjo” Popoola pleads guilty to three counts of wire fraud (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

JCNT: News Tribune transitioning away from Monday, Saturday print editions

P-D’s Tony Messenger: A flip-flop on database privacy in Missouri is a loss for voters (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

KC Star’s David Hudnall: Kansas City’s rogue weed shops notch a win in court — for now (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

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