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Washington Examiner: Pro-life leaders see Josh Hawley as possible 2028 force (avoid Washington Examiner paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D’s Joe Holleman: Eric Schmitt gathers experts, entertainers to promote savings program for disabled (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

KC Star: Thanks to U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt’s legislation, Missouri to recognize 1960 national champions a week after Border War

KZRG (Joplin): Morning News Watch: U.S. Rep. Eric Burlison on Flock cameras and Dems’ policies to ban natural gas appliances and force electrification

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Marc Cox Morning Show: U.S. Rep. Bob Onder on Flock cameras on WNBA’s hypocrisy on “women”

Springfield Daily Citizen: Anti-ICE “sit-in” stunt draws crowd of six (6) at Greene County Sheriff’s Office

KY3 (Springfield): Activists released from Greene County Jail following ICE contract protest

The Beacon (Kansas City): Jackson County Election Board failed to order enough ballots from August primary

Stateline, via Missouri Independent: National Democrats aim to emulate Republicans in building state power

KC Star, (8/19/26): Missouri House Republicans’ fundraising dwarfs Democrats’ ragtag effort; comments from longtime Missouri Republican strategist/current House Republican Campaign Committee Executive Director Hannah Beers Sutton, Missouri House Democrats’ visiting interim short-term out-of-state contractor Jake Klbiach (avoid KC Star by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

Missouri Independent: Kehoe taps DNR chief Kurt Schaefer to lead agency overseeing state budget and purchasing; Jake Buxton to take over as head of DNR

JCNT’s NT Daily with Erin Schrimpf from the Missouri State Fair (last week): Missouri DNR Deputy Director Jake Buxton (link opens at 14:30 mark)

KC Star: UMKC suspends employee who revealed ongoing DEI policies; Accuracy in Media captured comments from black woman and a white they/them

Roo News (UMKC): UMKC suspends employee who discussed ongoing DEI efforts (link via TonysKansasCity.com)

KOMU (Columbia): Columbia Public Library still planning LGBTQ-themed events for toddlers; Secretary of State Denny Hoskins working with state budget leaders on budget options

Missouri Independent: Missouri kratom company destroys $10M in products after DEA crackdown

P-D: About 80 new laws took effect in Missouri yesterday. Here’s a look at 10 of them. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri couples can finalize divorce during pregnancy under new state law

KOLR 10 (Springfield): Companies donating proceeds to Springfield Public Schools amid state funding decrease

St. Louis Magazine: St. Louis City planning director now says he never heard from an ‘elected official’ about data center after all

TonysKansasCity.com: Ivan Foley sells Platte County Landmark after 44 years

Platte County Landmark’s Ivan Foley: Goodbye doesn’t mean forever

Yesterday’s (Friday, August 28, 2026) Missouri political news headlines

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