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POLITICO: Senate roadblock sparks new competition over data center bills, including Hawley’s bipartisan measure

KCMO (Kansas City): U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon on her visit to Missouri this week and Senate Dems’ impeachment talk

Bloomberg Law: Midterm crush, looming lame duck pressure judicial nominations; Missouri’s Jesus Osete among pending district nominees

Fox News: Video: Missouri steps up fraud enforcement; AG Catherine Hanaway details her office’s actions, reacts to Vice President JD Vance’s effort to block COVID fraudsters

St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum: Missouri Republicans make last-ditch legal effort to salvage Trump-backed congressional map

KC Star: Before key deadline, Missouri’s congressional map faces another court test (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

P-D: Missouri GOP tries once more in court to save revamped voting map (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Missouri Independent: Federal court weighs whether it’s too late to revive Missouri’s revamped map

Columbia Missourian: Hoskins explains redistricting and more at Mizzou’s Turning Point USA chapter event; comments from Mizzou TPUSA President Nate Vass, Mizzou College Republicans’ Brenden Poteet

Missouri Independent: Missouri voters file second class action lawsuit against Denny Hoskins in less than a week

KC Star: Small-town Missouri candidate says state officials robbed him of election win

KCUR: Platte County Prosecutor Eric Zahnd, in office since 2002, has died

KC Star: Late Platte County Prosecutor Eric Zahnd hailed as ‘champion for the vulnerable’ (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

TonysKansasCity.com: Political turmoil surrounds death of Platte County’s Eric Zahnd

TonysKansasCity.com: Pete Mundo reports that Eric Zahnd took his own life

KZRG (Joplin): Morning News Watch: Lt. Gov. David Wasinger on Amendment 6 and congressional redistricting

Springfield Daily Citizen: Election preview series: Missouri House District 140: State Rep. Jamie Gragg’s (R-Ozark) re-election; Democrat Julia Curran seeks rematch after losing 2024 race in 52-point heartbreaker

Springfield Daily Citizen: Election preview series: Missouri House District 135: Michael Hasty (R) vs. John Chiles (D) for Betsy Fogle’s open seat

St. Louis Magazine: Democrats’ dreams in Missouri rest on candidates like Mary Ann Perkins, taking on incumbent GOP Rep. Phil Oehlerking

St. Louis Magazine: Full interview with Missouri House District 100 candidate Mary Ann Perkins (D)

Springfield Daily Citizen: Group condemns Republican Party after self-described “transsexual” committeewoman wins election in Christian County

JCNT: Local DAR chapter rings in Constitution Week

JCNT’s NT Daily with Erin Schrimpf: Missouri’s statewide measles alert; Missouri’s highest public safety awards; plus local news

St. Louis Public Radio: First measles case in 20 years confirmed in St. Louis County

Nexstar (Fox 2 St. Louis, Fox4 KC, KOLR 10): MoDOT director hints at possible end-of-year speed limit increase

KCUR (Kansas City): A Lee’s Summit bridge got demolished, one of many MoDOT projects reshaping Kansas City

JCNT: Former MoDOT employee Artemus Jamal Jackson charged in credit card fraud

The Beacon (Kansas City): Laborers’ union complains about UMKC wages

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Mark Reardon Show: Gregg Keller on his recent op-ed on “non-profit” hospital systems in Missouri

St. Louis Public Radio: Developer behind controversial data center near Armory sues St. Louis

P-D: Chesterfield firm claimed Missouri AG gave ‘disastrous’ advice. Now it’s filing for bankruptcy. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Missouri Independent: Missouri cannabis regulators recall pre-rolled joints after mold found in testing

P-D editorial: Kehoe’s executive order on cameras is a good start. Lawmakers should codify it. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Missouri Independent op-ed: Elementary school principal Melissa Wright: Missouri’s literacy gains inspired me to postpone retirement

P-D letter: Ballwin septuagenarian touts “Respect MO Voters” Amendment 6 campaign (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Yesterday’s (Thursday, September 17, 2026) Missouri political news headlines

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