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KC Star: Trump campaign asks a Missouri senator to help with debate prep. It’s not the one you think (avoid Kansas City Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

KCMO: Pete Mundo in the Morning: Sen. Josh Hawley says Biden’s immigration plan is “total 100% amnesty”

This Week in Missouri Politics Mid-Week Update: 5th Congressional District candidate Sean Smith (R)

TonysKansasCity.com: Mr. Smith Explains Campaign Against Congressman Cleaver

The Missouri Times: Missouri Hospital Association endorses Mike Kehoe

The Missouri Times’ Scott Faughn: This Week in the #MOGOV race

KWTO: Wake Up Springfield with Alex Bryant: GOP gov candidate Chris Wright

KWTO: Wake Up Springfield with Alex Bryant: Freedom Principle MO’s Cary Wells on how the group’s scorecard is created (-9:45); Lincoln Hough negotiating with Democrats (-8:15); legislators basing budget votes on Freedom Principle MO’s scorecard (-6:45); praise for Cody Smith (-6:25); Alex Bryant on “Governor Parsons [sic]” (-6:05); Bryant comparing “Governor Parsons [sic]” to Oprah Winfrey (-5:10); Wells on imperfections in scorecards (-3:50); Bryant on Lincoln Hough, Mary Elizabeth Coleman and initiative petition legislation (-3:10); Wells on how Freedom Principle MO won at the GOP state convention (-2:00); Missouri Ethics Commission complaint against Mike Kehoe (-1:15)

Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (WashMo), Thursday morning (A block): Recap of Freedom Principle MO interview on KWTO; Brad & John disagree about grassroots conservative groups and legislative scorecards

Jason Rosenbaum’s Politically Speaking: Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher says secretary of state best fits his experience

P-D: Top Dem donor Maxine Clark, others co-host event for Republican secretary of state candidate Jamie Corley (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

P-D: As Andrew Bailey entered state government, Missouri’s top lawyer wiped two fishing violations from his record (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Brad & John Show, Thursday morning: The Andrew Bailey Fishing Show

Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (WashMo), Wednesday morning (A block): Recap of Post-Dispatch queer punk band promo; Hawley vs. feds on China virus; new STL Fed boss

Missouri Independent: Judge denies Planned Parenthood’s request to dismiss suit based on Project Veritas video

JCNT: Missouri Highway Patrol issues report on local school bus inspections

JCNT: MoDOT’s U.S. 54 project start date yet to be announced

Missouri Independent: Missouri is breaking federal law by housing mentally ill in nursing homes, DOJ finds

SNL: Here’s how Springfield agencies are handling new EPA regulations on ‘forever chemicals’; 3M says it’s working with Missouri DNR

P-D: No print edition of the Post-Dispatch on July 4th (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

P-D’s Tony Messenger: Missouri fails when it comes to providing health care or food to poor people (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio’s Lauren Brennecke: Francis Howell School Board to consider banning books and discussion on gender identity

Brad & John Show, Thursday morning: Brad vs. John on Francis Howell vs. rainbow mafia/media allies; Brad scripts the Tishaura Jones – Sam Page loving embrace and recruitment of the Kansas City Chiefs to St. Louis

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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