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10 a.m. update: St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum: U.S. Supreme Court effectively throws out Trump-backed Missouri congressional map

St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum: Secretary of State Denny Hoskins faces contempt hearing at Missouri Supreme Court as ‘street fight’ over map rages

KCMO (Kansas City): Pete Mundo in the Morning: Denny Hoskins on the latest in redistricting battle

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Marc Cox Morning Show: Denny Hoskins on U.S. Constitution’s Supremacy Clause, “contempt” threat and more

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Marc Cox Morning Show: AG Catherine Hanaway on Missouri Supreme Court and “contempt” threat

NBC News: No-holds-barred redistricting fight in Missouri returns to U.S. Supreme Court for the second time

New York Times: Missouri Supreme Court sets contempt hearing in fight over House map (avoid NY Times paywall by reading archived version here)

Washington Post: Supreme Court is asked to settle Missouri dispute causing electoral chaos

P-D: Fight over Missouri congressional map heads back to U.S. Supreme Court (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

KC Star: Missouri Supreme Court summons Hoskins after he vows to use revamped map

KC Star: Appeals court declines to block Missouri’s revamped map as case heads to SCOTUS (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

JCNT: Election clerks left spinning as Missouri’s map uncertainty continues

P-D: Local election leaders await answers as legal fight over Missouri voting maps continues (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

KC Star: Court ruling leaves some Missouri officials unsure which congressional maps to use now (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

KC Star: See how new, revamped 2025 map compares to old congressional map (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

KBIA (Columbia): Early votes could be voided if election maps dispute drags on

The Beacon (Kansas City): Court conflicts over Missouri’s congressional map could have far-reaching effects in Kansas City

Columbia Missourian: League of Women Voters klatch holds gabfest about new maps; Moms Demand Action activist Kristin Bowen expresses anger

Missouri Independent: Fight over revamped congressional map heading back to US Supreme Court

KC Star: SLU/YouGov (UK) poll show no clear leader in Missouri referendum on revamped congressional map

SNL: Federal, state leaders see lower approval ratings in new Missouri poll

St. Louis Magazine: Trump, Kehoe are both underwater in Missouri, poll shows

Missouri Independent: Trump, Kehoe post negative approval ratings in new Missouri poll

FLASHBACK: SLU/YouGov poll, August 2024: Republicans in trouble in Missouri: Trump at only 54%, Kehoe at only 50%

FLASHBACK: Election results, November 2024: Trump 58.5%, Kehoe 59.1%

Libs of TikTok: Missouri State Public Defender System’s Eric Mericle calls for “86” of President Trump

POLITICO: Dems plot to take on Hegseth if they win in November; comments from U.S. Rep. Wesley Bell (D)

JCNT’s NT Daily with Erin Schrimpf: Special Edition: Remembering 9/11 – Tunnel to Towers comes to Jefferson City

Jason Rosenbaum’s Politically Speaking: State Rep. Betsy Fogle (D-Springfield) on state Senate race vs. state Rep. Melanie Stinnett (R-Springfield)

JCNT: Missouri partners with Google to offer free AI, job skills statewide

Missouri Business Alert, via KCUR: Amount wagered in Missouri sports betting fell in July, despite World Cup in Kansas City

JCNT: Missouri Board of Education hires outside consultants for commissioner search, strategic plan

P-D: Jefferson County sheriff says AG-backed fight to end firearm registration won’t hurt police work (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

JCNT: Lt. Gov. David Wasinger, Missouri Veterans Commission offer estate planning clinic in Jefferson City for veterans this month

St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis development chief says new incentives can help double downtown’s population

KC Star: Missouri DHSS warns of possible measles exposure at Sedalia train station (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

P-D editorial: Hoskins & Hanaway have the ‘crisis’ they wanted. Their party should pay (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

The Missouri Times op-ed: Gregg Keller: Missouri’s “nonprofit” hospitals are getting rich while crying poor

Missouri Independent op-ed: Saint Louis Uni­versity’s School of Edu­ca­tion’s Collin Hitt and Thomas B. Fordham Institute’s David Griffith: It’s time to fix Missouri’s charter school funding system

Yesterday’s (Wednesday, September 9, 2026) Missouri political news headlines

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