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Missourinet: Missouri gets $92 million in federal funding to improve I-70

KRES/KWIX (Moberly): Missouri Farm Bureau spearheads energy discussion at national convention; MFB President Garrett Hawkins on carbon capture and “out of balance” Biden energy policy

KC Star: Cleaver, Graves push back on USPS rate hikes

Missouri Independent: 10 GOP county central committees call on Rowden and O’Laughlin to resign leadership posts; Boone County GOP Chairman Tony Lupo says his group’s draft was leaked

BJShow.co: Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (Franklin/St. Charles/Warren Counties): Friday morning segments: Four-day school weeks, how Crystal Quade and sunshine might save Bootheel jobs, and why Bill Eigel should hope for expulsion (Segment A)

Southeast Missourian: Local representatives praise Gov. Parson’s leadership following his final State of the State address (to avoid Southeast Missourian paywall, open an “Incognito” or “Private” window browser, then Google the article title “Local representatives praise Gov. Parson’s leadership following his final State of the State address”)

Southeast Missourian: State representatives talk legislative priorities at Chamber event; GOP Reps. John Voss, Barry Hovis and Jamie Burger talk marijuana and workers’ comp laws, “right to repair,” initiative petitions, transportation, oppose grocery tax cut (to avoid Southeast Missourian paywall, open an “Incognito” or “Private” window browser, then Google the article title “State representative talk legislative priorities at Chamber event”)

KCUR’s Up to Date with Steve Kraske: Gov. Mike Parson’s budget doesn’t include state funding for a new Kansas City ballpark

Missourinet: Rowden: Missouri to put “kibosh” on sports betting bill; thoughts from State Rep. Dan Houx (R-Warrensburg), St. Louis Cardinals’ Bill DeWitt, Bob Priddy

St. Joseph News-Press: Proposed base pay increase could incentivize Missouri teachers

JCNT: Hearing focuses on raising transferrable university credits from 42 to 60 hours

JCNT: Software company investigating data vulnerability possibly affecting Missouri schools

P-D: Bill targets local housing protections for Section 8 renters; Rep. Ben Keathley (R-Chesterfield) seeks to protect landlords against infestation of federal housing vouchers (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

johncombest_com on Instagram, January 2023: Objective, unbiased media agrees: Missouri Republicans guilty of targeting.

TonysKansasCity.com: Here’s how ‘income-discrimination-ban’ destroys Kansas City housing; Show-Me Institute’s David Stokes explains

SNL: Missouri senators debate denying Planned Parenthood eligibility as a Medicaid provider

KRES/KWIX (Moberly): Missouri Farm Bureau health plan advances from committee; comments from Rep. Danny Busick (R-Newtown)

JCNT: Missouri’s Office of Broadband submits grant program plan to feds

Missourinet: Partisan feud over ammo sales at Missouri plant; AG Andrew Bailey defends Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Independence

Missourinet: Statewide commission on autism provides update

Joplin Globe editorial: Missouri GOP organizes circular firing squad: Duels, expulsions and “Deep State” silliness (avoid Joplin Globe paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

The Guardian’s (UK) Martin Pengelly: On GOP Sen. Nick Schroer’s “duel” idea

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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