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X.com: Austin Petersen, wife Steffi expecting first child

JCNT: Schmitt names Fulton woman a “Champion of Missouri” on Senate floor

Washington Examiner: Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) says federal government can pay for Cori Bush’s $14 trillion in reparations by spending it “into existence”

States Newsroom, via Missouri Independent: At U.S. House subcommittee hearing, Cori Bush reads statement about radioactive waste cleanup

Business Insider: Cori Bush says student-loan company MOHELA has debt of its own, and needs to pay (avoid Business Insider paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

KCMO: Pete Mundo Show: KC Mayor Quinton Lucas says Crown Center shooting shows “a segment of society that is solving incidents with violent crime … and frankly, hooliganism” (6:15); overview of White House gun control event, says he met with both Hawley and Schmitt (7:30)

KC Star: After Crown Center shooting, KC Mayor Quinton Lucas talks guns with VP Kamala Harris (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

SNL’s Kelly Dereuck: Kehoe dominates fundraising in MO governor’s race, with GOP, Democratic rivals trailing; reporter incorrectly assigns Jay Ashcroft’s “Committee for Liberty PAC” to Kehoe

johncombest.com archives: Search tag: journalists refusing to acknowledge errors

BJShow.co: Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (Franklin/St. Charles/Warren Counties): Friday morning segments: marijuana industry’s victory lap and workers’ comp, News-Leader coverage of Missouri governor’s race fundraising, Cori Bush and reparations (Segment A, starts at 4:20); Missouri Senate Republican overview (Segment B, starts at 5:00)

BJShow.co: Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (Franklin/St. Charles/Warren Counties): Thursday morning segments: Let’s show Sen. Brian Williams some grace – a white man cursing at a black woman would surely enjoy the same privilege (Segment A); Adam Schnelting vs. Phil Christofanelli for Eigel’s seat (Segment A); more money will fix KC urban behavior (Segment A); today’s Francis Howell School District walkout stunt (Segment B); “Moms Demand Action” a fitting label for many suburban women (Segment B); never trust a woman in flats (Segment B); Gregg Keller is right about a certain men’s footwear peeve (Segment B); NRA leadership squabble (Segment C)

Missouri Independent: Missouri abortion ballot effort raises more than $1 million in first day of launch

Missourinet: AG Andrew Bailey discusses his office’s highlights of 2023

JCNT: Freedom Caucus filibuster brings Senate to stop

P-D: Hard-liners tie up Missouri Senate again, this time over abortion (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Missouri Independent: Tempers flare in Missouri Senate during GOP fight over initiative petition changes

KC Star: Missouri Senate descends into insults as Republican faction holds up Gov. Parson’s nominees (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Freedom Caucus blocks Gov. Parson’s appointments in fight to make constitutional amendments harder

P-D: Missouri sports betting proposal raises red flags, report finds; response from Winning for Missouri Education’s Jack Cardetti (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

JCNT: Treasurer backs foreign adversary divestment proposal

Missourinet: MoCannTrade’s Jack Cardetti celebrates one-year anniversary of recreational weed, lists economic benefits

JCNT: Legislators push back on adding marijuana to workers’ compensation law

Missouri Independent: Legislators push back on adding marijuana to workers’ compensation law

Missourinet: Dueling sides of Missouri’s interstate renaming bill

JCNT: Opponents of insurance bill denounce inconsistent deregulation

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri sees spike in marketplace plan enrollment as state purges Medicaid rolls

Washington Missourian: Union seeks MoDOT coordination on upcoming projects

P-D: Wentzville board OKs protections for girls’ bathrooms, locker rooms (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Missourinet: Missouri Public Defender System is using an approach that is designed to prevent poor people from committing crimes

Midwest Newsroom, via St. Louis Public Radio: Lincoln University alumni call for president’s ouster after vice president’s suicide

P-D: Some Francis Howell students skip class in the name of race, gender equality (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Francis Howell students walk out to protest school board’s proposed black studies improvements

johncombest.com archives: Search tag: creative student excuses for skipping class

P-D editorial: Once again, harassing trans citizens is a top priority for Missouri politicians (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

KC Star opinion editor Yvette Walker: Which is it, Josh Hawley: ‘Our Christian Nation’ or Day 1 dictator Donald Trump?  (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

KC Star opinion editor Yvette Walker, 9/13/23: Readers want more editorials and op-eds on justice for abuse, racial injustice and student loans, and we deliver; plus, check out the op-ed telling Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt “to fess up about Donald Trump” (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

KC Star opinion editor Yvette Walker, 12/5/23: Sorry, Josh Hawley, you’re wrong about the best BBQ ribs in KC. LC’s Bar-B-Q are the greatest (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

KC Star’s Yvette Walker, 9/20/23: Missouri politicians’ lame flamethrower book burning stunts show they can’t talk ideas; columnist confuses Nick Schroer for Bill Eigel (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

P-D’s Jacob Barker: Sen. Denny Hoskins (R-Warrensburg) wants to bring back the ‘Paul McKee tax credit.’ It’s unclear why. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

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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