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Roll Call: Missouri’s Eric Burlison mentioned as potential chair of House Freedom Caucus

93.9 The Eagle’s Wake Up Missouri (Columbia, Springfield, Cape Girardeau): Burlison on UAP investigations

KMOV (St. Louis): U.S. Wesley Bell helps secure federal grant for St. Louis Community College workforce training programs

KZRG (Joplin): Morning News Watch: USDA’s Missouri State Director for Rural Development Ben Baker on federal and state collaboration on red dye diesel, thoughts on gas taxes, more

The Leader (Jefferson County): Candidate Q&A series: U.S. Rep. Bob Onder (R) and opponents

KSMU (Springfield): League of Women Voters of Southwest Missouri Q&A with Burlison’s opponents

KZRG (Joplin): Morning News Watch: 4th Congressional District candidate Jordan Herrera (D)

Nexstar (Fox 2 St. Louis, Fox4 KC, KOLR 10): Profile: State Auditor candidate Quentin Wilson (D)

The Beacon (Kansas City): Statewide ballot measure overviews: Amendment 3 and “gender-affirming care,” other objective and unbiased opinions

Springfield Daily Citizen: Missouri voters will consider 5 statewide ballot measures in November

The Leader (Jefferson County): Amendment 6 would change initiative, referendum processes

Missouri Independent: Amendment 6 would remake balance of power between Missouri voters and lawmakers

KWTO (Springfield): The Elijah Haahr Show: Missouri Republican Party’s Chandler Haynes makes the case against Amendment 6

The Leader (Jefferson County): Proposition A: Voters to accept or reject new congressional map

Missourinet: State judges are judged for performance, vetted for voters for Nov. 3 election

Columbia Missourian: Write-in candidates still have time to be on the Missouri ballot

Amazon.com: Capitol staffer/aide/advisor Erica Choinka’s Jefferson City political romance novel “Open Seat” – official release yesterday, ranked Top 30 in Amazon’s “Political Fiction” category (note: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.)

P-D: Missouri AG sues Temu, accuses China-based company of ‘aggressive, misleading’ practices (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri sues Temu, says shopping app can access phone location, camera and microphone

KCTV (Kansas City): Temu accused of secretly tracking users, selling fake Chiefs and Royals gear

Gray Media (KFVS, KY3, KCTV, KMOV): Lt. Gov. David Wasinger, state Rep. Kathy Steinhoff (D-Columbia) weigh in on Missouri’s economy

KY3 (Springfield): Missouri moves forward with A-F school grading system

Columbia Daily Tribune: Missouri MOScholars funds 10,235 students with $68.7M

KOMU (Columbia): More than 10,000 Missouri students funded through school choice scholarship program

KREI (Farmington): At Farmington stop, State Treasurer Vivek Malek promotes MO Able program

KCUR (Kansas City): Missouri’s midwife rules are stricter than many, pushing providers and patients across state lines

Missourinet: Missouri considers nuclear reactors at existing and retired power plants

KY3 (Springfield): On Your Side: Missouri Attorney General investigating fireworks company that left Ozarks communities without 4th of July shows

TonysKansasCity.com: With help from industry power players, former Kansas City mayoral candidate Jason Kander delves into media game

P-D editorial: Every Missouri Republican in Congress stood with Ukraine. Where are they now? (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

KC Star op-ed: Attorney General Hanaway: Yes on Amendment 3: Missouri is not a place for extremes

Columbia Missourian op-ed: Boone County Democratic Party’s Devon McTye: Vote “No” on Amendments 7 and 8

Washington Missourian letter: Washington septuagenarian urges “No” vote on Amendments 3 and Proposition A, “Yes” vote on Amendment 6

P-D letter: Washington sexagenarian urges “Yes” vote on Amendment 6, “No” on all others including Proposition A (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D letter: Kirkwood man criticizes Catholic Church for supporting Amendment 3 (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

KC Star letter: Progressive clergy oppose Amendment 3

Yesterday’s (Tuesday, October 13, 2026) Missouri political news headlines

Amazon.com: John Combest: Stalking, Harassment, Internet Trolling: A Guide to Recovering and Rebuilding After Online Attacks – available in paperback and Amazon Kindle (note: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.)

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