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POLITICO: Trump changed Republican economics. Now the GOP has to figure out how to sell it; Hawley on “covenant economics”

JCNT: Thanks to Eric Schmitt, Mizzou football has chance to hang big banner

The Hill: U.S. Rep. Wesley Bell, other Dems send Navy secretary strongly worded letter about USS Abraham Lincoln

KMBC (Kansas City): U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona to appear at event for Emanuel Cleaver today

JCNT: Missourians gear up for renewed fight over abortion restrictions

KY3 (Springfield): Table Rock Lake wake boat petition presented to state lawmakers; organizer wants distance and depth restrictions written into law

P-D: A black LGBTQ+ organization’s four-day event cut short; downtown hotel throws in the towel after Friday night’s urban behavior (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

KSDK (St. Louis): Black Pride STL cancels remainder of weekend expo due to incident at event site parking lot; bear spray deployed, hotel employee sent to hospital, other civilized and pride-worthy actions

P-D editorial: Courts must end Missouri ballot games (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D op-ed: High school biology teacher Doug Wojcieszak: Missouri bans cell phones in class. Laptops should be next. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

JCNT letter: Jefferson City sexagenarian celebrates defeat of Amendments 4 and 5

KC Star letter: Raymore septuagenarian celebrates defeat of Amendment 4, opposes revamped congressional map

Yesterday’s (Saturday, August 15, 2026) Missouri political news headlines

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