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Fox Business: Video: Schmitt says the left has ‘completely lost their minds when it comes to Trump’

P-D: St. Louis-area urgent care chain to pay $9.1M settlement after feds claim overbilling; settlement says Total Access Urgent Care fudged reimbursement codes, falsely claimed that doctors had participated in office visits when patients had actually been seen by non-physicians (NEW: get around stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version at archive.is)

Missouri Independent: Missouri House Democrats vote to expel state Rep. Sarah Unsicker from the caucus

P-D’s Jack Suntrup: Democrats expel Shrewsbury state rep from House caucus after antisemitic attack (NEW: get around stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version at archive.is)

KC Star’s Kacen Bayless: Missouri Democrats expel from caucus lawmaker who promoted antisemitism, conspiracy theories (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

Substack: Rep. Sarah Unsicker responds to “propaganda masquerading as journalism” and specific instances of Missouri Democrats’ hypocrisy; sign up for free for updates

P-D: Missouri governor in no hurry to fill top Cabinet posts (NEW: get around stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version at archive.is)

The Missouri Times: 2024 #moleg preview: Child care and early education initiatives

JCNT: Business leaders, officials back early childhood proposals

Washington Missourian: Schools weigh in on new state data

St. Louis Public Radio’s Sarah Fentem: Trans kids in Missouri can find gender-affirming care in other states through new project

Combest, The Missouri Times, 8/7/23: “Do you really think your local public radio reporter was sitting alone at her desk one day, brushing vending machine snack crumbs off her FUPA, and came up with “gender-affirming care” on her own?”

P-D: Rep. Justin Sparks (R-Wildwood) wants state to restrict race reparations as St. Louis considers them (NEW: get around stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version at archive.is)

P-D: Francis Howell school board votes to remove black history, literature classes; curriculum was added in response to activists’ 2020 Saint George Floyd protests (NEW: get around stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version at archive.is)

P-D edited video: ‘What a dark day!’ member moans after Francis Howell board cuts black history, literature courses

Combest, The Missouri Times, 8/7/23: “We can still act in a positive, constructive way to counter (mainstream Missouri media’s) vitriol and conflict-baiting. Remember that fact this fall, when you’ll read stories lambasting parents and school board members who stand up to racism by fighting DIE mandates and race-shaming curriculum”

Southeast Missourian: Former Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder speaks to Lions Club about 1949 tornado in Cape Girardeau

St. Louis Public Radio: We know PFAS are everywhere. Missouri officials are waiting on federal rules around them

KC Star: If Kansas City Royals rebuild in Missouri, Gov. Kelly says Kansas won’t help foot the bill

St. Joseph News-Press: MoDOT hopes to advance I-229 plan, hear public feedback by spring 2024

Columbia Missourian: Missouri Department of Conservation recycles Christmas trees into wildlife habitat

P-D editorial: Missouri regulates books and uteruses, but getting food to kids is too complicated (NEW: get around stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version at archive.is)

Missouri Independent’s Anna Spoerre: Missouri women want to force insurance companies to pay for in vitro fertilization; Ashley Cossins volunteers to take Democrats’ loss to incumbent Rep. Bill Owen (R-Springfield)

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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