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Fox News: Sen. Eric Schmitt: Lawfare against former President Trump was brought to interfere with the 2024 election

P-D: Washington University withholds degree from at least one student arrested at protest (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

The Missouri Times’ Scott Faughn: 2024 Statewide Race tip sheet

Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (WashMo), Wednesday: (Segment C): The Tortured Politicians Department – can you tell the difference between Jay Ashcroft quotes and Taylor Swift lyrics? Plus Cindy Christofanelli is proud of Phil; the Hoffmanns winery/hotel/helicopter business case study and why wealthy businesspeople don’t hire government relations teams; landing strips vs. fully-paved terrain

Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Surprise call to Mark McCloskey – live on air – to explain his side of candidate vetting lawsuit; Brad and John disagree about 4-day school week and modern workplace expectations; 15-second recap of Will Scharf on Fox News

JCNT: State GOP convention meets without adopting amended platform

The Mancave Caucus with Rep. Ben Baker (R-Neosho): Rep. Dan Stacy (R-Blue Springs) on what happened at the Missouri Republican State Convention

Brad & John Show, Wednesday (Segment B): We’ve heard from relevant voices like Bill Eigel, Ben Baker, Camellia Peterson, and Aaron Baker, and others who were actually in the room about the state convention – now absentee schlubs, pipsqueaks and dorkchops will pile on

Brad & John Show on Instagram: Wednesday show summary

SNL: Gov. Parson signs omnibus ed bill despite pleas from hundreds of Missouri school leaders

JCNT: Missouri House candidates differ on recently signed education law

Missouri Independent: Key lawmakers say Missouri budget talks close to completion as deadline approaches

P-D: Marathon talks yield progress in Missouri budget impasse, Hough says (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

P-D: Gov. Parson approves National Guard, Highway Patrol funding for Texas deployment (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Gov. Parson makes it official in Texas, signing bill paying for Missouri troops at the border

Missouri Independent: Governor to sign bill ending Medicaid reimbursements to Planned Parenthood

P-D: GOP-led Missouri House advances measure targeting diversity programs (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

P-D: Rep. Cheri Toalson Reisch (R-Hallsville) has a message for Missouri’s ‘lazy’ kids: ‘Get a job and be responsible!’

Brad & John Show, Thursday morning: Recap of Cheri Toalson Reisch’s floor speech; Post-Dispatch job opening as progressive warrior Kevin C. Johnson leaves; Ric Flair’s drinking problem and his inner circle

SNL: Legislature passes bill expanding powers of state auditor

KC Star’s Kacen Bayless: ‘Reality Check’ series: Missouri AG’s defense of GOP senators’ social media exposes state to liability (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

JCNT: Sen. Mike Bernskoetter (R-Jefferson City) honors World War II veteran

SNL: St. Louis judge approves stacking city, county marijuana sales taxes

KC Star: It’s illegal to let these 19 ‘noxious weeds’ grow in your yard in Missouri (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

JCNT: Missouri DHSS releases new workbook for kidney transplant patients

The Missouri Times: Humane Society puts Missouri atop 2024 “Horrible Hundred” list

P-D editorial: Abortion rights in Missouri have cleared the first hurdle. More stand ahead. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

KC Star editorial: Kansas City is not trying to defund its police. The Missouri Supreme Court was right (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

P-D music reporter Kevin Johnson: After 26 years of covering St. Louis’ music scene, I’m saying goodbye and creating content for Live Nation; “My underlying mission, one I showed rather than told, was to make sure many (story subjects) were black.” (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

P-D music reporter Kevin Johnson (3/5/24): Opening for Olivia Rodrigo ‘a dream come true’ for Missouri native; Chappell Roan wants “people on the coasts” to know that Missouri isn’t “a monolith of Trump supporters,” and “there’s queer people in the teeny tiny towns, and there’s drag queens everywhere” (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

P-D music reporter Kevin Johnson (8/22/23): Beyoncé concert review: “2½-hour spectacle easily emerges as the biggest, blackest, queerest stadium tour ever” (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

P-D music reporter Kevin Johnson (7/6/23): Why I refuse to attend country music star Morgan Wallen’s concert: “As a black man, I don’t feel comfortable occupying the predominately white space.” (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

P-D music reporter Kevin Johnson (10/20/22): Event promo: Come support the “Songs to Save Democracy” concert and help fund anti-voter ID groups including League of Women Voters, ACLU, Missouri Voter Protection Coalition, and Women’s Voices Raised for Social Justice (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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