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St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum: Missouri Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer won’t run for reelection in 2024

Missouri Independent: Blaine Luetkemeyer opts out of another term in Congress

JCNT: Luetkemeyer announces retirement

KC Star: Blaine Luetkemeyer won’t run for reelection, creating open Missouri congressional seat (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

P-D: With Blaine Luetkemeyer stepping down, GOP Sens. Mary Elizabeth Coleman and Nick Schroer consider bids for Congress (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

The Missouri Times publisher Scott Faughn: TWMP Column: Blaine Luetkemeyer’s retirement, and who could fill the shoes: Bob Onder, Travis Fitzwater, Mary Elizabeth Coleman, and a look at the rest of the field; As the Senate Republican Caucus Turns: A recap of week 1 including Cindy O’Laughlin stepping in between Denny Hoskins and Mike Bernskoetter; top Dem and GOP lawmakers on This Week in Missouri Politics this weekend

EXCLUSIVE: Mark McCloskey says he’s considering bid for Luetkemeyer seat, will consult with Freedom Caucus today

TonysKansasCity.com: Kansas City Congressman Cleaver Champions 2024 Closet Cleanup

Missourinet: Jay Nixon says “No Labels” effort is alive and well, says Biden and Trump are “flawed candidates”

Wake Up America Show with Austin Petersen: Sen. Bill Eigel (R-Weldon Spring) on status as the only gov candidate to endorse Donald Trump (41:30); why Trump’s prospects have improved (42:30); what sets Eigel apart from Kehoe and Ashcroft (43:30); ban on foreign ownership of Missouri farmland and why it should apply to America’s enemies and allies (44:45); how he would handle a Church of Satan display at the Missouri Capitol (48:50); religious liberty and atheism (50:15); state budget (52:15); Missouri’s reliance on federal money (53:30); the problems with Amendment 3 marijuana laws (56:30); biological men competing in women’s sports (1:00:00): whether or not gays should be allowed to adopt children (1:01:35); Eigel’s background (1:03:15)

BJShow.co: Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (Franklin/St. Charles/Warren Counties): Friday morning segments: What was surprising about the Austin Petersen-Bill Eigel interview? What’s the easy mnemonic devise to remember “Petersen” and “Peterson?” Did John just praise St. Louis Public radio AND the Missouri Independent? (Segment A); Mark McCloskey makes two (2!) announcements live on the air (Segment C)

Missourinet: Eigel calls Gov. Parson’s executive order on ag land a ‘nothingburger’

TonysKansasCity.com: Kansas City needs more lady politicos?!? KCUR overview, plus a prone Pamela Anderson

Obituary: John Briscoe, a Gov. Nixon appointee and former Ralls County Democrat Central Committee member, passes away (link via Dave Drebes’ Friday MoScout update – subscribe for only $1,155/year here)

Missourinet: MOBUCK$ low-interest loan program reopens, popularity shuts it down six hours later

P-D: High demand prompts Missouri treasurer to stop taking small business loan applications after 6 hours (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

BJShow.co: Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (Franklin/St. Charles/Warren Counties): Thursday morning segments: Schroer vs. Thampy on Delta-8 and DHSS regulations; Mark Alford and Emanuel Cleaver on the border; Dems’ rehash of Hawley Sunshine story (Segment A, hard news begins at 9:00); Francis Howell School District critical race theory – why don’t the Germans and the Italians and the Irish caterwaul about history classes? (Segment B)

Instagram: Follow the Brad & John Show for weekday updates on #moleg #mogov #missouri news

Missouri Independent: Lawmakers eye litany of tax cut proposals as Medicaid funding debate looms

P-D: Missouri lawmakers want earnings tax exemption for low-income workers, gradual phaseout (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri House committee recommends phasing out St. Louis and KC earnings tax

KSHB (Kansas City): Bill filed in Missouri would allow homicide charges for women terminating pregnancy; Sam Lee with Campaign Life Missouri opposes bill, thinks best approach for pro-life legislation is to “include compassion”

KMBC (Kansas City): Missouri animal rescue urges lawmakers to reassess the state’s breeding laws (link via TonysKansasCity.com)

JCNT: Missouri State Capitol Commission seeking alternative master plans for Capitol renovation

Missouri Independent: Memorial service seeks answers on rapid increase in Missouri inmate deaths

KC Star: 134 people died in Missouri prisons last year. ‘No one wants to address the problem’ (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

Southeast Missourian: MoDOT awards contract for Route K/Highway 25 roundabout project (avoid Southeast Missourian paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis City public defenders take delays in preliminary hearings to Missouri Supreme Court

P-D: St. Louis urges masking up again as COVID, flu cases rise (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

P-D: Is Provel Missouri’s top cheese? State lawmakers may decide (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

KC Star op-ed: Jared Young: I voted for Josh Hawley last election. After Jan. 6, I’m running as an “Independent” to unseat him

Combest, The Missouri Times, February 2022: Guide for quixotic candidates running vanity campaigns: How to earn an election silver medal (without really trying), Part 1

Combest, The Missouri Times, July 2022: Guide for quixotic candidates running vanity campaigns: How to earn an election silver medal (without really trying), Part 2

Combest, The Missouri Times, October 2022: Guide for quixotic candidates running vanity campaigns: How to earn an election silver medal (without really trying), Part 3

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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