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Missourinet: Alford, Luetkemeyer demand federal Small Business Administration require staff to return to the office

P-D: New Democratic candidate Chuck Summers joins race to unseat U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner; John Kiehne pulls out to support Ray Hartmann (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

P-D: Wesley Bell picks up more union support in US House race (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

P-D’s Joe Holleman: Wesley Bell’s office set to answer sexual-relations questions in discrimination suit (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

SNL: New entries double the candidates seeking GOP nomination for Missouri secretary of state

Missouri Independent: Late withdrawals mean more time to file for lieutenant governor, other Missouri offices

JCNT: Candidate filing extended for some state, federal offices

Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (Franklin/St. Charles/Warren Counties): Thursday morning, Segment A: John & Brad disagree about Valentina Gomez (4:00); Moms are demanding action (6:30); filing deadline extension (10:30); Wesley Bell endorsements and intercoursing allegations (12:45)

LISTEN LIVE Thursday morning: Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (Franklin/St. Charles/Warren Counties): 7:05 a.m. Central: Wesley Bell lawsuit, Moms Demand Action, pulling out; 7:20 a.m. Central: GOP Rep. Peggy McGaugh live on air discussing anti-SWATting/doxxing bill

KRCG (Jefferson City): Moms Demand Action rally in Jefferson City; comments from fellowship recipient Leslie Washington

Moms Demand Action/Everytown gun control fellowship requirements: Recipients must manufacture and promote five (5) victimhood tales; easy wins can include “publishing op-eds or letters to the editor”

Southeast Missourian letter (2/29/24): Moms Demand Action fellowship recipient Leslie Washington submits verbatim statements from Everytownresearch.com website, without attribution (avoid Southeast Missourian paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Southeast Missourian letter (1/16/24): Moms Demand Action fellowship recipient Leslie Washington submits verbatim statements from Everytownresearch.com website, without attribution (avoid Southeast Missourian paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Instagram reel: Moms Demand Action oldsters shuffle around the Capitol (featuring “The Old Gray Mare”)

Brad & John Show: Segment A: KCUR “content creator” union, Hazelwood School District vs. AG Andrew Bailey, and the filing frenzy fallout

JCNT: Governor, first lady ‘party with their peeps’ in People’s House

States Newsroom, via Missouri Independent: States across the country, including Missouri, rush to combat AI threat to elections

Brad & John Show, Thursday morning: GOP Rep. Peggy McGaugh live on air discussing anti-SWATting/doxxing bill (Segment B)

Missouri Independent: Missouri looks to mirror Arkansas law that forced Planned Parenthood to turn away patients

Missouri Independent: Missouri House again votes to cut corporate income taxes

P-D: Measure targeting St. Louis earnings tax passes Missouri House, heads to Senate (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Missourinet: Missouri Senate gives initial approval to bill guaranteeing benefits for foster children

Missouri Independent: House and Senate advance bill stopping Missouri from seizing benefits owed to foster kids

Missourinet: Sen. Rusty Black (R-Chillicothe) shares thoughts on education bill

Missourinet: Bill from Sen. Travis Fitzwater (R-Holts Summit) would modify Missouri’s sex offender registry

AP: Missouri boarding school closes as state agency examines how it responded to abuse claims

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri House passes bill exempting remote workers from St. Louis earnings tax

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri Senate votes to bar foreign ownership of farmland in the state

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri House advances bill requiring citizenship marker on driver’s licenses

Mid Rivers Newsmagazine: St. Peters aldermen oppose Missouri legislation that would restrict the use of automated license plate reader systems (ALPRs)

Brad & John Show: Brad Hildebrand explains the controversy around ALPRs (Segment C, 16:30)

St. Louis Public Radio: High turnout at Illinois DCFS hiring event spotlights pay difference with Missouri

P-D: Bid to ban hair-based discrimination wins approval in Missouri House (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Missouri Independent: Missouri revokes nine social-equity cannabis business licenses for out-of-state companies

KC Star: Missouri strips marijuana licenses connected to company accused of predatory behavior

P-D: Anti-homicide effort in St. Louis region advances, after a fight over what will work (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Brad & John Show: On the Steve Ehlmann vs. Tishaura Jones fight, and reasonable people fleeing St. Louis City (Segment C)

P-D: Missouri attorney general demands Hazelwood school records, blames media for errors (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Southeast Missourian: Embattled Cape Girardeau County coroner seeks reelection amid legal turmoil; Wavis Jordan has suggested AG’s investigation into alleged fraud and incompetence is racist (avoid Southeast Missourian paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

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