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NY Post: I was a ruthless fundraiser who helped progressives infiltrate the Democratic party — until it all became unbearable; Missouri’s Evan Barker on how national Democrats wrote off Missouri and lost their way

Amazon.com: Nothing Left: Confessions of a Democratic Operative; Evan Barker on her path from union family in the Kansas City heartland to raising cash for AOC, Jasmine Crockett, Cori Bush and others (note: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.)

The Daily Caller’s Anthony Iafrate: Exclusive: Sen Eric Schmitt lays out how Congress can fix Supreme Court’s ‘ridiculous interpretation’ of Constitution

St. Louis Public Radio: Guatemalan alien, who once lived in Overland, shot dead in Guatemala

Washington Examiner: Cori Bush dodges debate stage as socialist eyes comeback (avoid Washington Examiner paywall by reading archived version here)

KC Star: Overview: U.S. Rep. Mark Alford’s re-election

KCMO (Kansas City): Pete Mundo in the Morning: 6th Congressional District primary candidate Nathan Willett

93.9 The Eagle’s Wake Up Missouri (Columbia, Springfield, Cape Girardeau): Publisher Scott Faughn on Amendments 4 and 5

Gray Media (KMOV, KFVS, KY3, KCTV): Gov. Kehoe touts Amendments Four, Five ahead of August election

KC Star: Video: Reporter Kacen Bayless on dangers of Amendment 4

KC Star: Video: Reporter Kacen Bayless on dangers of Amendment 5

KMIZ (Columbia): Pro-Amendment 5 group spends $12.9 million heading into election

KMIZ (Columbia): State Rep. Bishop Davidson (R-Republic), Missouri Budget Project’s Lindsey Baker weigh in on Amendment 5

KQ2 (St. Joseph): St. Joseph School District’s Board of Education opposes Amendment 5

St. Joseph News-Press: St. Joseph School District unanimously approves resolution against Amendment 5

KSGF (Springfield): U.S. Rep. Eric Burlison endorses Curtis Trent, encourages “Yes” votes on Amendments 4 and 5 (interview begins at 26:00 mark)

KSGF (Springfield): Candidate interview series: State Sen. Curtis Trent (R-Springfield)

Jason Rosenbaum’s Politically Speaking: State Rep. Bill Hardwick seeks to bring consensus approach to Rolla-area Senate District 16 seat

KHQA (Hannibal): Democrat rally draws nearly four (4) dozen in northeast Missouri; all 3 scheduled speakers running for state legislature fail to appear in person

P-D’s Joe Holleman: Court cases challenging Democratic primary candidates Chanel Mosley and Janay Mosley coming down to wire (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Missouri Independent: Abortion returns to southwest Missouri after more than two decades without local access

Columbia Missourian: State Sen. Rick Brattin (R-Harrisonville) files records request to uncover ‘Rainbow Story Time’ planning

Columbia Daily Tribune: Rainbow Story Time in Columbia draws crowd after politicians’ threats

P-D: Ameren pitches its third gas power plant in two years, this time in West Alton (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Ameren Missouri asks to build new natural gas plant — and have customers pay up front

JCNT: Missouri PSC seeks public comment on utility assistance improvements

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri reports nearly 600 cyclospora illnesses as Illinois added to federal outbreak investigation

Missouri Ruralist: Missouri seeks federal help to combat alpha-gal exposure

Missourinet: Future of local journalism questioned after southwest Missouri newspaper closures

The Missouri Times op-ed: Ron Calzone: Amendment 4 was my idea, but I am voting against it

The Missouri Times op-ed: State Rep. Louis Riggs (R-Hannibal): Parents over platforms is the accountability Missouri has been fighting for

JCNT letter: Jefferson City septuagenarian says Amendment 4 gives outsized power to any congressional district

Columbia Missourian letter: Washington sexagenarian says Amendments 4 and 5 take away future votes

P-D letter: Lee’s Summit man says Missouri Budget Project, Kansas City Star and the Post-Dispatch are hypocritical on Amendment 5 and taxes (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D letter: University City octogenarian says Amendment 5 unlikely to spur economic growth (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Yesterday’s (Monday, July 27, 2026) Missouri political news headlines

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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