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KWTO: The Elijah Haahr Show: Sen. Eric Schmitt on Missouri v. Biden (Murthy v. Missouri) censorship case (-12:10); improving federal budget process (-8:20); spending time with President Trump and outlook for November election (-6:30); Congressional Baseball Game (-4:30)

Fox Business: Sen. Eric Schmitt: U.S. is way too dependent on communist China; Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is acting as a ‘campaign operative’

Brownfield Ag News: U.S. Rep. Sam Graves optimistic the House can pass a farm bill

P-D: Cori Bush calls on Walgreens to reverse decision to close Jeff-Vander-Lou store (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (Franklin/St. Charles/Warren Counties): How Cori Bush and Walgreens can work together for the North St. Louis community – a modest proposal for the Building Urban Scholars’ Hearts (BUSH) program (Segment A, 14:30)

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

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)

Brad & John Show: Thursday show summary

Columbia Missourian: Boone County voters will see more candidates in August primary

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

Columbia Missourian: Long-sought renovation of Missouri Capitol hits another roadblock

JCNT: Commission wrangles over scope of Capitol project

USA Today: Here’s how much unemployment claims in Missouri increased last week

SNL: Initiative petition bills from Missouri House heard by full chamber, Senate committee

JCNT: House panel examines Senate’s broad education bill

P-D: Some conservatives blast proposal to expand Missouri education vouchers (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Missouri Independent: Opposition remains for sprawling education bill expanding Missouri private school tax credits

Brownfield Ag News: Missouri Farm Bureau health plan bill passes House

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

P-D: Missouri House OKs state takeover of St. Louis police, but bill’s fate in Senate uncertain (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

P-D: Eminent domain bill aimed at St. Louis debated on Senate floor, to get hearing (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

P-D: ‘Overwhelming’ eclipse crowd expected at Elephant Rocks. Other Missouri parks in path too. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Columbia Missourian: New bill seeks to keep secret information about Missouri’s major water users

Iowa Capital Dispatch, via Missouri Independent: Fertilizer killed more than 750,000 fish in Iowa and Missouri

P-D: Judge chastises Ameren in Rush Island power plant pollution case (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

SNL: Here’s why these Springfield and Columbia marijuana microbusiness licenses were revoked

KC Star: Kansas City-area official facing criminal charges resigns as questions swirl in village (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

KC Star: Want to make up to $70,000 and work remotely? These Missouri state jobs are currently open

P-D: Bid to ban hair-based discrimination wins approval in Missouri House; comments from Rep. Raychel Proudie (D-Ferguson), St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones, League of Women Voters (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

P-D: Family calls Hazelwood East assailant Maurnice DeClue an honor student, ‘diligent and helpful’ (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

P-D editorial: State bid to control city police is a partisan stunt based on a false narrative (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

P-D’s Aisha Sultan : ‘Girls State’ documentary highlights “the sexism that is baked into so much of our society”; e.g., Gov. Parson attended the swearing-in for the Boys State governor but not the Girls State governor (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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