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KCMO: Pete Mundo in the Morning: U.S. Rep. Mark Alford on opposing KC Mayor Quinton Lucas’ sanctuary city plan (0:40); Armed Services Committee discussion and commitment to Israel (2:55); Biden’s “spineless” approach to Iran-Israel conflict (4:30); motion to vacate Speaker’s chair “stupidest idea I’ve heard in a long time” (6:30); U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie showing “disrespect” to Speaker Mike Johnson (6:50)

KCMO: Pete Mundo in the Morning: Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe on KC Mayor Quinton Lucas’s “crazy” migrant/sanctuary city plan (1:15); what urban cities should do instead of importing illegals (2:30); state money going to KC (4:00); fentanyl (4:40); potential for legislative action (5:40); efforts to help police hero Eric DeValkenaere (6:45)

TonysKansasCity.com: Kansas City reaction to Mayor Q NYC migrant welcome: mostly negative

TonysKansasCity.com: Summary of Bloomberg article on Quinton Lucas and migrants

KC Star: ‘All are welcome’: Mayor Lucas invites migrants overwhelming other cities to work in KC (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on AOL here)

KC Star: Democrats dismiss Schmitt’s call for full impeachment trial of Mayorkas (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

Forbes: Cori Bush paid security guard husband $15,000 this year – amid investigation for earlier payments

Washington Free Beacon’s Andrew Kerr: ‘Squad’ member Cori Bush spending campaign cash on husband amid DOJ investigation

Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (Franklin/St. Charles/Warren Counties): Cori Bush spending money she doesn’t have? Surely you jest. Plus quick overview of Bob Onder vs. Kurt Schaefer and Ann Wagner vs. Ray Hartmann fundraising

Brad & John Show, Wednesday morning: Analyzing the Bob Onder vs. Kurt Schaefer matchup, Justin Hicks’ future, sports betting, and whether or not Brad and John would eat a fuzzy taco

Brad & John Show on Instagram: Wednesday episode recap

St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum: Q1 2024 fundraising highlights: Missouri governor’s race, Cori Bush vs. Wesley Bell, Bob Onder vs. Kurt Schaefer

Missouri Independent: Missouri initiative campaigns confident of achieving signature goals

Fox4 KC: Push to put sports betting on Missouri ballot collects 300,000 signatures

Brad & John Show, Thursday morning: Sports betting, $FLUT and $DKNG, and how stocks are like women; St. Louis City earnings tax; KC migrant invasion; Brad debuts his new Jay Ashcroft tribute song

Brad & John Show: Brad’s new tribute song to Jay Ashcroft

Missouri Independent: Missouri Senate sends bill for Texas border deployment to Gov. Parson

St. Louis Public Radio: Legislature approves $2.2 million for troops and police to patrol Texas-Mexico border

KC Star: Overview: Crime bill from Rep. Lane Roberts (R-Joplin) (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on AOL here)

JCNT: Bill seeks to increase protections for homeschool families

Missouri Independent: Missouri Senate amends House bill to ease passage of K-12 tax credit expansion

P-D: Missouri House advances measure shielding Bayer from Roundup lawsuits (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Brownfield Ag News: Water export bill from Sen. Jason Bean (R-Holcomb) on hold in Senate

P-D: St. Louis City braces for $26 million earnings tax hit (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

JCNT: Panel approves resolution encouraging Missouri public pensions to examine crypto

P-D: Former Wentzville schools superintendent gets more than $1 million in contract buyout (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Don’t cry for Wentzville superintendent Danielle Tormala, she’ll be just fine.

P-D (4/13/24): Wentzville schools superintendent leaves after less than two years; Democrat state rep candidate – who lost 32-point nailbiter in 2022 – credits conservatives (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis on the Air: How STL Cannamoms is fighting back against the stigma of legal cannabis use

Southeast Missourian: Judge meets Coroner Wavis Jordan halfway on extension request to find attorney (avoid Southeast Missourian paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

P-D: Washington U. unable to ‘conclusively determine’ racial slurs used in dining hall fraternity-sorority food fight (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Brad & John Show (4/11/24): Post-Dispatch’s breathless coverage of “racist” food fight

JCNT: Dry conditions persist across Missouri

P-D editorial: Missouri’s House leader thwarted his ethics probe. Voters shouldn’t forget it. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

KC Star op-ed: Oak Grove attorney Gerard Scimeca: U.S. Rep. Jason Smith’s bipartisan tax legislation will hurt Missouri’s small businesses (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

KC Star op-ed: Missouri Rural Crisis Center’s Noah Earle: Grocery prices are up because big food corporations keep Missouri farmers’ hands tied; Congress should pass “country of origin” legislation (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on AOL here)

P-D op-ed: George Washington University graduate student: Abortion bans, institutional childbirth racism and why you should support pro-choice ballot measure (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Washington Post op-ed: Former supermodel Karlie Kloss: Abortion should be on Missouri’s ballot this fall

P-D’s Alyse Pfeil: What the “decline to sign” pro-life campaign gets wrong about the pro-choice ballot initiative (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

The Missouri Times op-ed: Ashley Lawson: Senate Bill 727’s “school choice” an empty promise for families of children with disabilities

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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