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P-D: Eric Schmitt, other GOP senators, slam Chuck Schumer’s statements on Israel (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Fox News’ Kudlow: Schmitt: Biden’s student debt handout is a cynical election year ploy

P-D’s Joe Holleman: Josh Hawley gets money from Teamsters union, rare windfall for GOP candidate (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

LISTEN LIVE STREAMING LINK 7-8 a.m. Central: Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (Franklin/St. Charles/Warren Counties): Bill Eigel on gov campaign, Brad’s Eigel tribute song, more (7:20 a.m.)

Brad & John Show: “Big Eigel Standing Tall”: Brad Hildebrand’s tribute

Brad & John Show, Tuesday morning: Brad talks to Bill Eigel about gov campaign

Brad & John Show, Tuesday morning: Curtains down on the Dean Plocher drama; Josh Hawley Hoffa; #mogov campaign finance numbers; Lorena Bobbitt’s new St. Louis gig; new lyrics for Brad’s polka song; more

Brad & John Show, Monday morning: Blaine the Banker vs. Mischievous Marjorie; tip to enhance male enjoyment of Marjorie Taylor Greene’s workout videos; Gov. Parson’s notable appointments last Friday; Brad’s residual frustrations from Friday’s bloodletting; hitting the cutoff man and more

Brad & John Show, Friday morning: Your friend is extra crabby about something – can you redirect them to a constructive place, or should you just let them mope about it? OR: How to get your campaign ads placed in vote-rich St. Charles County on a top pop (Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, et al.) radio station

P-D: April campaign finance overview: GOP gov and secretary of state primaries, abortion ballot initiative (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Columbia Missourian: Legislative candidates for Boone County report first quarter finances

P-D: Ethics panel rejects reprimand for Missouri House speaker; Bipartisan group votes 6-2 against committee chairs’ proposal (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

KC Star: Bipartisan panel rejects claim that Plocher’s actions ‘substantially impair’ public confidence (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

Missouri Independent: Speaker Dean Plocher accused of ‘absolute obstruction’ in House ethics investigation

JCNT: Governor appoints two to State Board of Education

Columbia Missourian: Media literacy legislation gets hearing in Legislature

Missourinet: Bill from Rep. Ben Baker (R-Neosho) attempts to fight “deep fakes” in elections

Missouri Independent: Survivors of childhood sexual abuse ask Missouri Attorney General, lawmakers for change

Missouri Independent: Raymore city officials approve agreement meant to kill Kansas City landfill

P-D: State Senate candidate David Gregory files suit to force senior property tax freeze in St. Louis County (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

JCNT: Judge Kelly Broniec sworn in to Missouri Supreme Court

St. Louis Public Radio: Carpenters union says some Missouri employers are committing millions in payroll fraud

JCNT: Marie Watkins Oliver inducted into Hall of Famous Missourians

P-D: St. Louis mayor’s plan to go after AR-15s, AK-47s stalled (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

johncombest.com archive: Search tag: mayors blaming guns for uncivilized urban behavior

Columbia Missourian op-ed: Devon Kurtz: Missouri camping ban means homeless people are left to fend for themselves

Report for America’s Maria Benevento, via Kansas City Beacon: Raytown High students wanted a crackdown on violence, guns in school. Making the right changes is tricky

P-D letter: University City septuagenarian supports ‘Clean Slate’ legislation (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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