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Sunday, September 27, 2026 – Missouri political news headlines

Published September 27, 2026 in Missouri Political News - Daily Headlines. Tags: #moleg, #moleg news, 2026 #moleg elections, 2026 Missouri abortion vote, Aligned Missouri, Bob Onder redistricting, Boone County Republicans Missouri, Brenden Poteet Missouri, Eric Schmitt, Flock camera laws Missouri, Her Health Her Future, how to get around St. Louis Post-Dispatch paywall, James Lawson Missouri, Jason Smith, Jason Smith 2026, John Martin Missouri, Jon Patterson Missouri, journalists giving each other awards, Keri Ingle, Keri Ingle 2026, Keri Ingle for state Senate, liberal media bias in Missouri, Mike Kehoe Flock cameras, Missouri Amendment 7 2026, Missouri congressional redistricting, Missouri Department of Conservation, Missouri political journalism, Missouri redistricting, Missouri redistricting petition, Missouri Senate District 8, Nate Vass Missouri, Tony Messenger, Torree Pederson, Turning Point USA Mizzou.

ABC News: House passes bill to fully fund DHS through May 22; Schmitt previews GOP move to “supercharge deportations”

The Hill: Missouri’s Jason Smith to appear on Fox News’s “Sunday Morning Futures”

The Hill: Kehoe says he’s ‘disappointed’ GOP-favored map in Missouri is blocked again

P-D: St. Louis area election officials ‘happy’ to finally know which map to use for Nov. ballot (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Cook Political Report: 2026 race ratings (updated Friday): All 8 Missouri congressional races “not considered competitive”

KTVO (Kirksville): 6th District congressional candidate Chris Stigall (R) discusses farm bill, housing and federal regulations during Leonard stop

FOX4 KC’s “4 the People”: Candidates conversations: 5th Congressional District candidate Rick Brattin (R)

Columbia Missourian: Highlights of Boone County GOP Women’s event: U.S. Rep. Bob Onder’s redistricting reaction; state Rep. John Martin (R-Columbia) not supporting Amendment 7; comments from Her Health Her Future’s James Lawson, Mizzou Turning Point USA’s Nate Vass, Mizzou College Republicans’ Brenden Poteet, others

KC Star: Fact check: In key Jonathan Patterson vs. Keri Ingle state Senate race, where do candidates stand on Amendment 6?

Joplin Globe: Missouri Dept. of Conservation to reopen Schell-Osage Conservation Area Oct. 3 (avoid Joplin paywall by reading archived version here)

St. Joseph News-Press: Ken Newton’s 40-year journalism career honored with Missouri Newspaper Hall of Fame induction

P-D editorial: The middle ground on Flock cameras; state and federal lawmakers must start setting restrictions (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D’s Tony Messenger: Why not use empty hospitals to solve Missouri’s mental health crisis? (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Missouri Independent op-ed: Aligned’s Torree Pederson: Missouri should take the time to get its next education commissioner right

Yesterday’s (Saturday, September 26, 2026) Missouri political news headlines

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