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97.1 FM (St. Louis): The Annie Frey Show: U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt on transforming Lambert Airport, plus 7,000 new St. Louis jobs at Boeing

Springfield Daily Citizen: Ghana alien detained by ICE rakes in nearly $14k through GoFundMe

Midwest Newsroom’s Steph Conquest-Ware (they/them), via KCUR: Illegal immigrants in Missouri choose to put their children in tough spot

Beers & Budget with Erin Schrimpf and Andy Foley: State Sen. Maggie Nurrenbern (D-Kansas City) on how she got into state budgeting (2:00); sitting under the Deb Lavender learning tree (2:40); learning the budget process (4:00); teaming up with Tony Lovasco vs. carpet spending (5:50); how to read a state budget (7:00); advice for advocacy groups looking to influence Budget Committee (7:30); finding waste and priorities in department budgets (10:00); the Foundation Formula and education funding (13:00); what Missouri schools need most (16:00)

KCHI (Chillicothe): 6th Congressional District candidate Chris Stigall (R) on ag issues, transportation, health care

Kirksville Daily Express: 6th Congressional District candidate Josh Smead (D) calls for universal health care, local infrastructure at chamber forum

Nexstar (Fox 2 St. Louis, Fox4 KC, KOLR 10): Scott Fitzpatrick focused on reelection, not a possible 2028 gubernatorial run

Springfield Daily Citizen: Senate District 20 overview: Lori Rook (R) vs. Sean Falconer (D)

Kirksville Daily Express: Republican Greg Sharpe touts education, property rights in bid for 18th District Senate seat

Missouri Independent: Missouri Democrats aim to break Republicans’ streak of House supermajorities: a look at Tracey Steele (D) vs. Jerry Hickey (R); Hope Tinker (D) vs. Tim Taylor (R): Mary Ann Perkins (D) vs. Phil Oehlerking (R)

Kirksville Daily Express: Republican Jeremy Mosley pledges school funding, transparency in 3rd District House race

Kirksville Daily Express: Democrat Corey Luebbering says legislature should respect voters’ will in 3rd District House race

KZRG (Joplin): Morning News Watch: House District 161 candidate Louise Secker

KSMU (Springfield): Missouri House District 129 candidate interview: John Gray (D)

KSMU (Springfield): Missouri House District 135 candidate interviews: Michael Hasty (R) vs. John Chiles (D)

KSMU (Springfield): Missouri House District 136 candidate interviews: Jacey Buckles (R) vs. Stephanie Hein (D)

KBIA (Columbia): New inflation data weighing on mid-Missouri housing market

KOMU (Columbia): Missouri AG Catherine Hanaway demands TikTok explain how content reaches young users

Griffon News (Missouri Western State University): Missouri Western still awaiting Kehoe’s appointment of student representative on board of governors

KMIZ (Columbia): Columbia Public Library waiting for response after sending officials Rainbow Story Time records

P-D: Lawsuit aims to halt Franklin County’s two newly approved data centers (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D op-ed: Ladue School Board member Peter Gariepy: This federal tax credit will help Missouri public school students (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Springfield Daily Citizen op-ed: Interfaith Alliance’s Eileen Hamra: Your vote matters; trust the League of Women Voters of Southwest Missouri for “nonpartisan voter education”

ProPublica’s Jeremy Kohler: Frustrated by losses in the courts, Missouri Republicans want to change how top judges are selected

Missouri Independent op-ed: EdCounsel LLC’s Duane Martin: Missouri’s education board was designed to resist politics. Transparency is essential

P-D letter: Crestwood sexagenarian wants Hawley and Schmitt to flip-flop on Iran War Powers Resolution (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D letter: St. Charles sexagenarian has a request for U.S. Rep. Jason Smith involving ostomy supplies (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Yesterday’s (Wednesday, October 14, 2026) Missouri political news headlines

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