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KWTO (Springfield): U.S. Rep. Eric Burlison on immigration as the defining issue of the year and what’s wrong with Biden’s approach (-45:10); illegal immigration costing more than Ukraine aid (-35:45); traditional Western values vs. Communist values (-22:00); Dems keeping Trump off the ballot is “extremely dangerous” and has potential to “revert back to bloodshed” (-17:15); Jamaal Bowman pulling the fire alarm as a metaphor for Democrats’ desperation (-12:00); applying lessons from Missouri Legislature to being a congressman and Kevin McCarthy battle (-7:20); specific victories on appropriations (-2:45)

BJshow.co (104.5 FM Franklin County/St. Charles County/Warren County): Combest on Crystal Quade’s grocery tax cut/yacht tax gimmick and how to pay for it, how Francis Howell School District parents defeated critical race theory, This Week in Missouri Politics Mid-Week update recap (“Segment A”)

Missourinet: Federal Reserve Bank economist looks at St. Louis region’s slowing economic growth

P-D: Rep. Phil Christofanelli (R-St. Peters) proposes big exemptions to St. Louis City earnings tax (NEW: get around stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version at archive.is)

Missourinet: Rep. Lane Roberts (R-Joplin) wants to expand the sex offender registry to include convicted murderers

Southeast Missourian: Egg-processing facility to take Tyson Foods’ place in Dexter; quote from Gov. Parson’s office (NEW: get around Southeast Missourian paywall by reading Combest-archived version at archive.is)

Joplin Globe: Closed Tyson plant in Dexter sold, no update on Noel

JCNT: Mid-Missouri cellular projects awarded $3.2M state grant

KC Star: Missouri laws taking effect on Jan. 1: Minimum wage, tax breaks for professional training (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

JCNT: Capitol’s bronze doors opened for restoration

KC Star: Staggering homicide numbers make 2023 Kansas City’s deadliest year ever recorded (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

TonysKansasCity.com: Kansas City struggles to silence deadly violence for two days; roundup of Killa City homicide coverage

SNL: AG Andrew Bailey says Springfield contractor ripped off clients

KC Star editorial page editor Yvette Walker: “(O)ur columns and editorials come from the heart as well as from the mind” – best of 2023 include demanding Gov. Parson not pick a white person for KC police board; blaming the shooting of a young black man on racism and “political radicalization” of geriatric white man; criticizing AG Andrew Bailey; criticizing Republican state legislators over transgender issues (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

States Newsroom’s Zachary Roth, via Missouri Independent: Ranked-choice voting plus “Final Four”/”Final Five” plans gaining traction in some states – Missouri not among them

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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