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Missourinet: Hawley, Schmitt weigh in as Congress considers potential Iran war funding

Columbia Missourian: Hawley bill would ban USPS leadership bonuses

St. Louis Public Radio: Hawley pushing for disaster money to help St. Louis recover from 2025 tornado

The Missouri Times: Alford applauds House passage of Stop Insider Trading Act

P-D: St. Louis University medical school under federal civil rights investigation (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Columbia Missourian: Overview: Bob Onder’s re-election in 3rd Congressional District

P-D’s Joe Holleman: Rematch between Wesley Bell and Cori Bush centers again on Israel (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

St. Louis Business Journal: Missouri AG launches investigation into Cori Bush nonprofit over tornado relief funds

KCUR’s Up to Date with Steve Kraske: Missouri Amendment 4 would make it harder for voters to change constitution. What to know

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Mark Reardon Show: Sen. Nick Schroer (R-Defiance) on Amendments 4 and 5

KSGF (Springfield): Mornings with Nick Reed with guest host Rep. Bishop Davidson (R-Republic): Deep dive on Amendment 5

KSGF (Springfield): Mornings with Nick Reed with guest host Rep. Bishop Davidson (R-Republic): Q&A on Amendment 5

KOMU (Columbia): What Missouri can learn from efforts to cut income taxes in Kansas and Tennessee

P-D: Catholic bishops raise questions about plan to phase out Missouri income tax (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

JCNT’s NT Daily with guest host Amanda Riley: Missouri Times reporter Jake Kroesen recaps highlights of House District 59, House District 60, and Senate District 6 candidate forum (link opens at 4:20 mark)

P-D’s Joe Holleman: Police investigating St. Louis County councilwoman Lisa Clancy (D) for removing Sen. Brian Williams’ (D) signs (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

KMIZ (Columbia): Kehoe among list of governors who sign ‘ratepayer pledge’ on data centers

Missouri Independent: Missouri maternal deaths remain mostly preventable, sixth state report finds

KC Star: KC’s women and minority business program was successful. Now it’s under attack (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

KC Star: Missouri AG defends plaintiff in KC lawsuit who was previously sentenced for bribery

KC Star: Mayor Lucas says lawsuit over Kansas City contracts is political stunt, frivolous

St. Louis Public Radio: DOJ probe prompts St. Louis County’s Special School District to revise seclusion, restraint policies

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St. Louis Public Radio: After flash floods drove southern Missouri tourists away, business owners say ‘Come float!’

Gray Media (KFVS, KY3, KCTV, KMOV): Man convicted of ‘causing a catastrophe’ seeks parole 33 years after Missouri flood

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Brownfield Ag News: USDA offers $35 million to expand feral hog control efforts in Missouri, other states

KCUR: A UMKC-led project just won funding to build a national supply chain for ‘critical materials’

Columbia Missourian: Surge in Amish population growth is reshaping rural Missouri

St. Louis Public Radio: A federally endangered plant in Missouri is facing a new threat

P-D: Man who ran into Ferguson cop changes course, pleads guilty to assault (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Man pleads guilty to assaulting Ferguson police officer during protest in 2024

P-D editorial: Danish mullahs? Antifa snipers? Are you feeling OK, Sen. Schmitt? (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

The Missouri Times op-ed: Freedom Principle MO’s Byron Keelin: Amendment 4 is the election integrity measure Missouri needs

St. Louis Business Journal op-ed: Former state Rep. Derek Grier (R-Chesterfield): Lobbyists block tax cuts, so Amendment 5 puts it in the constitution

KC Star’s Toriano Porter: Missouri AG’s anti-diversity suit shows KC contractor policy was working (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

KC Star editorial board video (Tuesday): Toriano Porter on Amendment 5: “Missourians will be axed [sic] to repeal” income tax; “Me [sic] and my colleagues on the Star Editorial Board has [sic] been researching this issue in depth”

SNL letters: Readers criticize Amendments 4 and 5

Yesterday’s (Thursday, July 23, 2026) Missouri political news headlines

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