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KC Star: ‘I am sorry’: Hawley gets Zuckerberg to apologize for youth sexually exploited online (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

Missourinet: Hawley demands apology from Zuckerberg and answers from TikTok CEO

The Hill: Zuckerberg breaks from hearing, apologizes to families victimized by social media 

CTV on YouTube: Watch: Hawley grills Zuckerberg

CNN on YouTube: Watch: Zuckerberg apologizes to families during Senate hearing

States Newsroom, via Missouri Independent: Hawley, other lawmakers chastise social media giants for harm to kids

States Newsroom, via Missouri Independent: U.S. Rep. Jason Smith’s child tax credit expanded, business tax breaks get new life in bill passed by U.S. House

KSDK’s Mark Maxwell: Cori Bush talks with MSNBC’s Joy Reid about DOJ investigation; St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones declines to endorse Bush at this time, says her campaign will interview all candidates

KSDK’s Mark Maxwell on X: Video: Tishaura Jones open to potentially endorsing St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell, defends Bush’s decision to put partner on campaign payroll

Fox News: ‘Squad’ Democrats Cori Bush and Rashida Tlaib vote against bill to ban Hamas terrorists from U.S.

KC Star: KC man who took mom to Capitol on Jan. 6 and confronted police in tunnel pleads guilty (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

KC Star’s Kacen Bayless on X: Carnahan family announces arrangements for their mother, Jean Carnahan; father Mel Carnahan passed away in 2000

Combest book: After a family’s parents pass way, child-abandoning deadbeat Chris posts sarcastic “condolence” messages to his hate blog (p. 23)

Amazon.com: John Combest: Stalking, Harassment, Internet Trolling: A Guide to Recovering and Rebuilding After Online Attacks – available in paperback ($12.99) and Amazon Kindle ($7.99)

KSMU: Missouri’s presidential primary process changed. Here is what to know; insights from Republican Chris Grahn-Howard

The Missouri Times’ Scott Faughn: Filibuster fallout: Who won and who lost

P-D’s Kurt Erickson: Bill Eigel isn’t making friends in the Missouri Senate. It fits with his run for governor. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

KC Star: Missouri’s in for another Chiefs Super Bowl without sports betting, and likely the last (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

Kansas City Beacon: Sports betting and Missouri laws

Missouri Independent: Embattled Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher dismisses another top staffer

The Missouri Times: Missouri Corn Growers Association hosts annual meeting

BJShow.co: Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (Franklin/St. Charles/Warren Counties): Wednesday morning segments: psilocybin (magic mushroom!) legislation, Denny Hoskins on This Week in Missouri Politics, and the DOJ investigating Cori Bush (Segment A); the Missouri Ethics Commission as a rare helpful agency (Segment A); Jean Carnahan passing, the Mel Carnahan crash story and initiative petitions (Segment B)

97.1 FM: Mark Reardon Show: Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman (R-Arnold) on initiative petition legislation (18:00); why IP issue is not just about abortion, but also “horrible ideas” like ranked-choice voting and gun control (20:50); why 5 of 8 congressional districts is a fair proposal (22:30); why she’s not in the Freedom Caucus (27:00)

BJShow.co: Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (Franklin/St. Charles/Warren Counties): Thursday morning segments: Ozempic gluttons (Segment A, 1:45); recap of Mary Elizabeth Coleman on Reardon’s show (7:15); Reardon’s refusal to accept positive feedback from listeners, including Brad (11:15); Brad and John disagree about Mark McCloskey’s efforting metrics, and whether Eric Schmitt and Billy Long are like Garry Templeton or Ozzie Smith (12:30); Hawley vs. Zuckerberg (15:20); Brad on how to buy radio ads for St. Charles County and Franklin County (Segment B, 11:15)

KRES/KWIX (Moberly): Rep. Ed Lewis on Freedom Caucus vs. majority of Senate Republicans

KRES/KWIX: Rep. Tim Taylor (R-Bunceton) says Speaker Dean Plocher wants state budget out of committee “by opening of trout season”

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri House passes open enrollment legislation for public schools, bill now goes to Senate

Missouri Independent: Lawmakers seek to re-envision school accountability and accreditation

Southeast Missourian: GOP Sen. Holly Thompson Rehder’s proposed bill seeks to extend sexual misconduct liability to private schools

P-D: Rep. Jim Murphy (R-St. Louis County) takes on St. Louis City earnings tax ‘money grab’ for certain remote work (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Southeast Missourian: Proposed bill would amend state constitution to preserve pension funding for county sheriffs, attorneys

Missourinet: Missouri Supreme Court partially rejects 2021 police legislation

Washington Missourian: Rep. Kyle Marquart (R-Washington) files bill for off-road vehicle insurance

KRES/KWIX: Rep. Danny Busick (R-Newtown) looking to ease testing for school bus drivers

Missouri Independent: Missouri marijuana revenue will mean nearly $20 million to support veterans this year

KCUR’s Up to Date with Steve Kraske: Sen. Lauren Arthur (D-Kansas City) on her bill to raise marriage age to 18

Washington Missourian: Amtrak sees ridership gains, plans 2024 projects

P-D: Company agrees to empty lagoons holding controversial meatpacking sludge in rural Missouri (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Missourinet: Missouri Poison Center sees surge in Ozempic and similar drug overdose calls

St. Louis Public Radio “race, culture and identity” content creator Andrea Henderson: Missouri History Museum to celebrate the past and present of black fashion in St. Louis

KC Star’s Joel Mathis: Josh Hawley asks you to pray with him – then give him money. What would Jesus say? (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

Washington Missourian’s Dan Claxton: Beware of bad actors who say election fraud is real

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