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States Newsroom’s Source New Mexico, via Missouri Independent: Time’s run out for the Radiation Exposure and Compensation Act

Southeast Missourian: Class-action suit filed in Stoddard County against Tyson Foods; company never followed through on commitment referenced by Sen. Josh Hawley (avoid Southeast Missourian paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Missouri Independent: Ethics complaints allege Eigel exceeds limit on anonymous donors to campaign for governor

Southeast Missourian: St. Louis native Elad Gross runs as Democratic candidate for Missouri attorney general (avoid Southeast Missourian paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

P-D: Missouri gets 2,000 applications for cannabis microbusiness licenses. Only 57 are available. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (WashMo), Friday morning (Segment A): Brad returns – is he weak and gay? Is Ameren Missouri’s solar plan legit or a scam? Are Brad & John handicapped/black enough to get a DHSS marijuana peddler license? Brad vs. John on Andrew Bailey vs. Will Scharf – the Bob Gibson edition

Brad & John Show, Friday morning (Segment C): St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann live on air discussing the Missouri marijuana industry’s mistake with Amendment 3, plus Ehlmann corrects Mayor Tishaura Jones’ allegation that St. Charles County is “poaching” police officers

Brad Hildebrand’s Westplex 107.1 FM: How to buy political advertising for St. Charles County: Hot AC (Adult Contemporary – Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Post Malone, et al.)

Missouri Business Alert, via KCUR: Missouri DHSS creates group for cannabis business owners to collaborate and share information

KCMO: Pete Mundo in the Morning: Gov. Mike Parson on Kansas leaders’ attempt to lure Chiefs

KCUR: Up to Date with Steve Kraske: House Speaker Designee Jon Patterson (R-Lee’s Summit) says Missouri will be ‘aggressive and decisive’ in trying to keep Chiefs

Southeast Missourian: Missing subsidy payments from Missouri education department could shutter local day care (avoid Southeast Missourian paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

JCNT: Broadband coverage map challenges clarify areas for investment

P-D: Some Jefferson County evidence goes untested by state crime lab. So it’s building its own. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Brownfield Ag News: Over-the-top dicamba availability a concern for 2025; comments from Ag Director Chris Chinn

Brad & John Show (2/13/24): 90-second overview of dicamba controversy and Post-Dispatch interview with Barry Bean; info on Bayer’s “Dynamic Shared Ownership” layoffs hitting Missouri employees this summer/fall

P-D: Francis Howell schools scrap video platform over liberal indoctrination; Moms for Liberty, other groups have highlighted BrainPop’s Black Lives Matter and “gender identity” propaganda (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

TonysKansasCity.com: Kansas City Public Schools subtly celebrate Pride Month

KC Star: Local queer says too many events at KC Pride “are geared toward the white gay male demographic” (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

TonysKansasCity.com: Kansas City Mayor Q Orange T-Shirt March Against Violence Aftermath

KC Star: A fish that can breathe air and ‘walk’ on land spotted twice in Missouri in 2 weeks; comments from Missouri Department of Conservation’s Angela Sokolowski (avoid KC Star paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

KC Star’s Toriano Porter: ‘Law and order’ Missouri GOP wants to free killer cop, not innocent man on death row (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

Amazon.com: John Combest: Stalking, Harassment, Internet Trolling: A Guide to Recovering and Rebuilding After Online Attacks – available in paperback and Amazon Kindle (NOTE: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.)

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