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Fox News: Hawley says ‘the great awokening’ is destroying middle class, GOP not ready to fight back (link via TonysKansasCity.com)

KC Star: Cleaver votes against protecting girls’ sports; Cori Bush did not vote (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

KFRU (Columbia): The Morning Meeting with Ted Farnen: Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe on Buy Missouri Day (11:45); campaign for governor (23:00)

KWTO (Springfield): Wake Up Springfield with Chandler Haynes: GOP AG candidate Will Scharf on helping get Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett to U.S. Supreme Court and his work as federal prosecutor (-1:00:00); Kim Gardner and urban crime (-58:00); why Missouri isn’t getting “red state results” (-55:15); DESE and radical ideology (-50:55); Bailey’s statement that AG won’t use Sunshine Law in the same way Schmitt did (-49:15); Club for Growth endorsement (-46:30); Missouri Senate Republicans stripping Rep. Doug Richey’s anti-DEI language from budget (-45:15); Christian County Lincoln Days (-43:15)

JCNT: Buy Missouri Day showcases Missouri businesses at Capitol

Fox 2 St. Louis: Reps. Doug Richey, LaKeySha Bosley have passionate exchange amid heated floor debate

johncombest_com on Instagram (3/31/23): PMV (Politics Music Video) clip: Doug Richey and LaKeysha Bosley jam to Crazy Town

KC Star: GOP-controlled Missouri House approves Gov. Mike Parson’s $859M plan to expand I-70; thoughts from Missouri Trucking Association’s Tom Crawford, others

P-D: Is the sun setting on sports gaming in Missouri again? House leaders say yes. (get around stltoday paywall here)

The Missouri Times: St. Louis Cardinals President Bill DeWitt III shares thoughts on sports betting legislation

KC Star: Missouri lets local officials take unlimited gifts from lobbyists. Senators move to ban (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

JCNT: State agencies announce commitment to prison release services

St. Louis Public Radio: Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s restrictions on transsexual surgeries and hormones will affect adults

St. Louis Public Radio: Circuit court finds St. Louis charter schools can continue to receive desegregation funding

P-D: St. Louis charter schools entitled to desegregation sales tax dollars, appeals court rules (get around stltoday paywall here)

St. Louis Public Radio: University of Missouri campuses will be test optional for another year; lowering standards “give(s) students less hassle and stress”

JCNT: Lincoln University looking to join state health care system

JCNT: Legislators, State Treasurer Vivek Malek tout educational options at MOScholars Day

KCUR: Missouri Cannabis Trade Association’s Jack Cardetti on weed supply chain and the industry’s need for banks

Southeast Missourian: MoDOT delays Exit 93 project (get around stltoday paywall here)

P-D editorial: Andrew Bailey is going off the deep end by his fellow Republicans’ assessment (get around stltoday paywall here)

The Missouri Times op-ed: WashU Pride Alliance President Ranen Miao: Missouri AG’s emergency order threatens vulnerable trans youth

KC Star op-ed: Melinda Henneberger: Fox News is to blame for shooting of black teen (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

TonysKansasCity.com: Kansas City Star turns tabloid trope with teen shooting family hearsay

TonysKansasCity.com: Kansas City Star incites racial division after Ralph Yarl shooting

johncombest_com on Instagram: PMV (Politics Music Video): Tony Botello, Pete Mundo and Tony! Toni! Toné!

Amazon.com: John Combest: Stalking, Harassment, Internet Trolling: A Guide to Recovering and Rebuilding After Online Attacks – available in paperback and Amazon Kindle

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