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Stuart McMillian

Stuart McMillian is a staff writer for Heartlander News based in St. Louis, Missouri.

Eric Schmitt
Supreme Court ‘wrongly decided’ tariffs case, Schmitt says, as Trump pivots to Nixon-era trade strategy

Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt is calling Friday’s Supreme Court decision on tariffs “wrongly decided,” though arguing the high court’s move to block emergency tariffs won’t stop the Trump administration from… Read More

February 23, 2026
Illinois
Ill. GOP slams Gov. Pritzker’s ‘smoke and mirrors’ budget plan as a hidden tax hike

J.B. Pritzker’s eighth budget address met a wall of Republican resistance Wednesday, as lawmakers blasted a plan they say uses political distractions and Trump-blaming to mask a fiscal crisis. Pritzker… Read More

February 20, 2026
Government
Illinois GOP slams Gov. Pritzker’s ‘smoke and mirrors’ budget plan as a hidden tax hike

J.B. Pritzker’s eighth budget address met a wall of Republican resistance Wednesday, as lawmakers blasted a plan they say uses political distractions and Trump-blaming to mask a fiscal crisis. Pritzker… Read More

February 20, 2026
Missouri Legislature
Missouri Senate takes up permanent ban on youth gender transition treatments

Missouri Republicans moved one step closer to a permanent ban on sex changes for minors Tuesday, sending HB2033 to the Senate to ensure the state’s “SAFE Act” never… Read More

February 17, 2026
History
President Lincoln’s ‘little speech’ still scores big

On President’s Day, if you aren’t getting inundated with mattress sales in your social media feed you might get a glimpse of a grainy black-and-white photo of a bearded man… Read More

February 16, 2026