Kiehne for Missouri
@kiehneformissouri.bsky.social
Guitar player, parent, advocate, activist, motorcyclist. Independent candidate for St. Louis County Council- District 7. KIEHNE2026.COM
We need to collect 1,252 signatures from District 7 voters by next July to qualify for the November 2026 ballot, but I would like to knock this out before the end of the year. If you live in West St. Louis County, I'd appreciate your support.
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November 14, 2025 at 7:42 PM
We need to collect 1,252 signatures from District 7 voters by next July to qualify for the November 2026 ballot, but I would like to knock this out before the end of the year. If you live in West St. Louis County, I'd appreciate your support.
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While we thank veterans for their service today, we must also recognize our obligation to support veterans and their families 365 days a year. Thank you to all who serve and have served on this #VeteransDay.
November 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
While we thank veterans for their service today, we must also recognize our obligation to support veterans and their families 365 days a year. Thank you to all who serve and have served on this #VeteransDay.
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Today is only the beginning.
Our time has come, New York. Our time is now.
Our time has come, New York. Our time is now.
Today is only the beginning.
YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC
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November 4, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Today is only the beginning.
Our time has come, New York. Our time is now.
Our time has come, New York. Our time is now.
I voted "YES" on Prop S supporting Rockwood School District teachers and staff. Rockwood Schools are a fantastic bargain as one of the top school districts in the state of Missouri. I'm more than willing to invest in MY community and our children's future over padding billionaires' pockets.
November 4, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I voted "YES" on Prop S supporting Rockwood School District teachers and staff. Rockwood Schools are a fantastic bargain as one of the top school districts in the state of Missouri. I'm more than willing to invest in MY community and our children's future over padding billionaires' pockets.
"CLAIM: Democrats shut down the government because they want to give free health care to immigrants who entered the U.S. illegally.
THE FACTS: This is false."
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THE FACTS: This is false."
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FACT FOCUS: Democrats did not shut down the government to give health care to 'illegal immigrants'
This is false. Democrats say they are pushing for the inclusion of key health care provisions in the next congressional spending package.
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October 25, 2025 at 8:52 PM
"CLAIM: Democrats shut down the government because they want to give free health care to immigrants who entered the U.S. illegally.
THE FACTS: This is false."
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THE FACTS: This is false."
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"Abortion will remain available at Planned Parenthood clinics in Missouri, the Western District Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday, rejecting a request by the attorney general’s office to reinstate several restrictions on the procedure." missouriindependent.com/2025/10/14/a...
Missouri appeals court rules against attorney general, allows abortions to continue • Missouri Independent
A Missouri appeals court unanimously rejected arguments by the attorney general that abortion regulations do not cause "irreparable harm."
missouriindependent.com
October 14, 2025 at 9:42 PM
"Abortion will remain available at Planned Parenthood clinics in Missouri, the Western District Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday, rejecting a request by the attorney general’s office to reinstate several restrictions on the procedure." missouriindependent.com/2025/10/14/a...
In 400 days, Missouri voters will have an opportunity to flip the script on the MAGA Republicans who are running this state (into the ground). From Education funding to Healthcare cost and availability, Reproductive Rights to Workers Rights, we have a LOT to fight for. LFG!!!
KIEHNEFORMISSOURI.COM
KIEHNEFORMISSOURI.COM
September 29, 2025 at 2:48 PM
In 400 days, Missouri voters will have an opportunity to flip the script on the MAGA Republicans who are running this state (into the ground). From Education funding to Healthcare cost and availability, Reproductive Rights to Workers Rights, we have a LOT to fight for. LFG!!!
KIEHNEFORMISSOURI.COM
KIEHNEFORMISSOURI.COM
September 29, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Let's defeat MAGA Republicans next November.
"Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe’s political team is taking a lead role in the campaign to pass a constitutional amendment banning abortion, enlisting key advisors and tapping First Lady Claudia Kehoe as treasurer."
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"Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe’s political team is taking a lead role in the campaign to pass a constitutional amendment banning abortion, enlisting key advisors and tapping First Lady Claudia Kehoe as treasurer."
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Missouri First Lady Claudia Kehoe tapped as treasurer for 2026 abortion ban campaign • Missouri Independent
The campaign to ban abortion in Missouri is getting a lot of help from Gov. Mike Kehoe's political team, including First Lady Claudia Kehoe as treasurer.
missouriindependent.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Let's defeat MAGA Republicans next November.
"Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe’s political team is taking a lead role in the campaign to pass a constitutional amendment banning abortion, enlisting key advisors and tapping First Lady Claudia Kehoe as treasurer."
missouriindependent.com/2025/09/24/m...
"Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe’s political team is taking a lead role in the campaign to pass a constitutional amendment banning abortion, enlisting key advisors and tapping First Lady Claudia Kehoe as treasurer."
missouriindependent.com/2025/09/24/m...
Trumpinomics.
"The consumer price index posted a seasonally adjusted 0.4% increase for the month, the biggest gain since January, putting the annual inflation rate at 2.9%, up .2 percentage point from the prior month and the highest reading since January."
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"The consumer price index posted a seasonally adjusted 0.4% increase for the month, the biggest gain since January, putting the annual inflation rate at 2.9%, up .2 percentage point from the prior month and the highest reading since January."
www.cnbc.com/2025/09/11/c...
Consumer prices rose at annual rate of 2.9% in August, as weekly jobless claims jump
The consumer price index was expected to increase 0.3% in August, according to the Dow Jones consensus estimate.
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September 13, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Trumpinomics.
"The consumer price index posted a seasonally adjusted 0.4% increase for the month, the biggest gain since January, putting the annual inflation rate at 2.9%, up .2 percentage point from the prior month and the highest reading since January."
www.cnbc.com/2025/09/11/c...
"The consumer price index posted a seasonally adjusted 0.4% increase for the month, the biggest gain since January, putting the annual inflation rate at 2.9%, up .2 percentage point from the prior month and the highest reading since January."
www.cnbc.com/2025/09/11/c...
"Each version of the proposed initiative petition would replace the marijuana legalization amendment with language that instructs Missouri lawmakers to create regulations that are 'no more burdensome than what we already have for alcohol and tobacco...'”
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New initiative petition would regulate Missouri marijuana, hemp products the same as alcohol • Missouri Independent
The effort would repeal the 41-page constitutional amendment that legalized recreational marijuana in 2022.
missouriindependent.com
September 10, 2025 at 12:51 PM
"Each version of the proposed initiative petition would replace the marijuana legalization amendment with language that instructs Missouri lawmakers to create regulations that are 'no more burdensome than what we already have for alcohol and tobacco...'”
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missouriindependent.com/2025/09/09/n...
"Republicans hold overwhelming majorities in the legislature, so passage of Rep. Dirk Deaton's bill is not in doubt. But it is possible there won't be enough votes to prevent map opponents from putting it up for a statewide vote."
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Opponents of Missouri redistricting push could have a secret weapon — a referendum
The proposed map could be open to a referendum that could prevent the measure from going into effect.
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September 8, 2025 at 9:57 PM
"Republicans hold overwhelming majorities in the legislature, so passage of Rep. Dirk Deaton's bill is not in doubt. But it is possible there won't be enough votes to prevent map opponents from putting it up for a statewide vote."
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"The bill passed largely along partisan lines, with five Republicans voting in opposition. It needs to be approved by the House one more time before heading to the Senate. If it passes that chamber, it goes on the ballot for voter approval."
missouriindependent.com/2025/09/08/m...
missouriindependent.com/2025/09/08/m...
Missouri House advances bill to make it harder for voters to amend state constitution • Missouri Independent
The Missouri House gives initial approval to a bill that would make it harder to amend the state constitution through initiative petition.
missouriindependent.com
September 8, 2025 at 9:56 PM
"The bill passed largely along partisan lines, with five Republicans voting in opposition. It needs to be approved by the House one more time before heading to the Senate. If it passes that chamber, it goes on the ballot for voter approval."
missouriindependent.com/2025/09/08/m...
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In 2016, I worried that the US would soon be destroyed. So for the next eight years, I took my kids everywhere I could so they'd know their country firsthand. We drove in every direction to see things from all sides.
Our story is a book, and I hope you'll preorder: www.thelastamericanroadtrip.com
Our story is a book, and I hope you'll preorder: www.thelastamericanroadtrip.com
The Last American Road Trip
The New York Times bestselling author of They Knew, Hiding in Plain Sight, and The View from Flyover Country navigates a changing America as she and her fami...
www.thelastamericanroadtrip.com
March 5, 2025 at 1:55 PM
In 2016, I worried that the US would soon be destroyed. So for the next eight years, I took my kids everywhere I could so they'd know their country firsthand. We drove in every direction to see things from all sides.
Our story is a book, and I hope you'll preorder: www.thelastamericanroadtrip.com
Our story is a book, and I hope you'll preorder: www.thelastamericanroadtrip.com
"Is MAGA going Marxist and Maoist? Trump’s assault on free-market capitalism."
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Is MAGA going Marxist and Maoist? Trump's assault on free-market capitalism
Many business leaders are horrified at the prospect of New York City turning socialist under Zohran Mamdani, but Trump's assaults on free-market capitalism make him look like John D. Rockefeller.
fortune.com
August 24, 2025 at 11:21 AM
"Is MAGA going Marxist and Maoist? Trump’s assault on free-market capitalism."
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"In a 7-0 ruling Tuesday, the Supreme Court said Bailey should not have skipped the court of appeals. The order keeps in place rules that only doctors can provide abortion services and that the woman seeking an abortion must have an in-person appointment."
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missouriindependent.com/briefs/misso...
Missouri AG erred in asking Supreme Court to overturn order legalizing abortion • Missouri Independent
The Missouri Supreme Court refused to take up Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s request to reinstate restrictions on abortion in the state.
missouriindependent.com
August 13, 2025 at 3:27 PM
"In a 7-0 ruling Tuesday, the Supreme Court said Bailey should not have skipped the court of appeals. The order keeps in place rules that only doctors can provide abortion services and that the woman seeking an abortion must have an in-person appointment."
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missouriindependent.com/briefs/misso...
"More than 200,000 names have been removed from voter rolls in Missouri so far this year. Sec. of State Denny Hoskins said that every name removed belonged to someone who either never was or is no longer eligible to vote in Missouri."
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200,000+ names removed from Missouri voter rolls so far this year, says Secretary of State Hoskins - Missourinet
More than 200,000 names have been removed from voter rolls in Missouri so far this year. Sec. of State Denny Hoskins said that every name removed belonged to someone who either never was or is no long...
www.missourinet.com
August 10, 2025 at 12:48 AM
"More than 200,000 names have been removed from voter rolls in Missouri so far this year. Sec. of State Denny Hoskins said that every name removed belonged to someone who either never was or is no longer eligible to vote in Missouri."
www.missourinet.com/2025/08/07/2...
www.missourinet.com/2025/08/07/2...
"Meta lost a major privacy trial on Friday, with a jury in San Francisco ruling that the Menlo Park giant had eavesdropped on the users of the popular period-tracking app Flo."
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Meta eavesdropped on period-tracker app's users, SF jury rules
One of the plaintiffs' lawyers called the verdict a "wake-up call."
www.sfgate.com
August 8, 2025 at 12:15 AM
"Meta lost a major privacy trial on Friday, with a jury in San Francisco ruling that the Menlo Park giant had eavesdropped on the users of the popular period-tracking app Flo."
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www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
"The move means that transgender service members will now be faced with the choice of either taking a lump-sum separation payment offered to junior troops or be removed from the service."
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US Air Force to deny retirement pay to transgender service members being separated from the service
The U.S. Air Force has decided to deny early retirement options for transgender service members with 15 to 18 years of service.
apnews.com
August 7, 2025 at 9:03 PM
"The move means that transgender service members will now be faced with the choice of either taking a lump-sum separation payment offered to junior troops or be removed from the service."
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"The suit claimed the center was built without mandatory ecological reviews required under the National Environmental Policy Act, without public notice or comment, and the government failed to comply with other state and federal statutes..."
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'Alligator Alcatraz' migrant detention camp in Florida must temporarily halt construction, judge rules
Construction at the controversial facility in the Florida Everglades has been stopped for 14 days over a lawsuit alleging it skirted environmental laws.
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August 7, 2025 at 9:02 PM
"The suit claimed the center was built without mandatory ecological reviews required under the National Environmental Policy Act, without public notice or comment, and the government failed to comply with other state and federal statutes..."
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Go Ballwin!!!
"It’s the third consecutive year Ballwin finished among the nation’s Top 10 'hottest' ZIP codes, leading the way for the St. Louis region."
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"It’s the third consecutive year Ballwin finished among the nation’s Top 10 'hottest' ZIP codes, leading the way for the St. Louis region."
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August 6, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Go Ballwin!!!
"It’s the third consecutive year Ballwin finished among the nation’s Top 10 'hottest' ZIP codes, leading the way for the St. Louis region."
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"It’s the third consecutive year Ballwin finished among the nation’s Top 10 'hottest' ZIP codes, leading the way for the St. Louis region."
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Missouri families deserve better.
"A new report from WalletHub ranks Missouri’s early childhood education system at the very bottom."
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"A new report from WalletHub ranks Missouri’s early childhood education system at the very bottom."
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Missouri's early childhood education ranked lowest in the nation by study
A new report from WalletHub ranks Missouri’s early childhood education system at the very bottom.
krcgtv.com
August 6, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Missouri families deserve better.
"A new report from WalletHub ranks Missouri’s early childhood education system at the very bottom."
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"A new report from WalletHub ranks Missouri’s early childhood education system at the very bottom."
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"A federal judge on Monday ruled Planned Parenthood clinics nationwide must continue to be reimbursed for Medicaid funding as the nation’s largest abortion provider fights President Donald Trump’s administration over efforts to defund the organization..."
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Judge blocks Trump administration's efforts to defund Planned Parenthood
A federal judge says Planned Parenthood clinics nationwide must continue to be reimbursed for Medicaid funding.
apnews.com
July 28, 2025 at 10:28 PM
"A federal judge on Monday ruled Planned Parenthood clinics nationwide must continue to be reimbursed for Medicaid funding as the nation’s largest abortion provider fights President Donald Trump’s administration over efforts to defund the organization..."
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"The law is set to take effect Aug. 28, but the change to paying vehicle sales tax up front will only be implemented once the [DoR's] new system is fully operational and viable, likely sometime late 2026. Until then, the current process remains in place."
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New Missouri law aims to close loophole in expired temporary tags amid driver complaints
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A new Missouri law will require drivers to pay the motor vehicle sales tax directly at the car dealership when purchasing a vehicle in a bid to reduce the number of expired tempor...
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July 27, 2025 at 4:42 PM
"The law is set to take effect Aug. 28, but the change to paying vehicle sales tax up front will only be implemented once the [DoR's] new system is fully operational and viable, likely sometime late 2026. Until then, the current process remains in place."
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Good news!!!
"The White House has announced that it will release $5.5bn in frozen education funds back to US states. The decision to withhold the funds had triggered widespread outrage from educators as well as pushback from several Republican lawmakers."
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"The White House has announced that it will release $5.5bn in frozen education funds back to US states. The decision to withhold the funds had triggered widespread outrage from educators as well as pushback from several Republican lawmakers."
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
White House releases $5.5bn in education funds it had withheld
Trump administration’s block on congressionally approved funding for states had prompted Republican backlash
www.theguardian.com
July 26, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Good news!!!
"The White House has announced that it will release $5.5bn in frozen education funds back to US states. The decision to withhold the funds had triggered widespread outrage from educators as well as pushback from several Republican lawmakers."
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
"The White House has announced that it will release $5.5bn in frozen education funds back to US states. The decision to withhold the funds had triggered widespread outrage from educators as well as pushback from several Republican lawmakers."
www.theguardian.com/education/20...