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KSDK: Leaked audio reveals Wesley Bell told Cori Bush he wouldn’t run against her, she offered to endorse him; duo were united in insulting “raggedy” Post-Dispatch political gossip columnist Joe Holleman, Democrat consultant Jane Dueker

Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (WashMo), Monday morning: Recap of Wesley Bell-Cori Bush phone call and crowdsourcing an alternative pro-Bell view (link opens at 8:00 mark)

KSDK: Pro-Bell pollster shows Wesley Bell pulling ahead of Cori Bush in final days of 2024 primary race

Roll Call: Cori Bush faces well-funded prosecutor in Missouri primary

KCUR: August/November election overview: U.S. Rep. Sam Graves’ re-election

This Week in Missouri Politics Mid-Week Update: Scott Faughn with Lincoln Hough legislative assistant Jacob Schelp: conversation with Rocky Miller about federal court “cooling off” period (2:20); programming notes for the next week’s content, including election preview Thursday with Stephanie Bell, Jo Mannies and Mike Mahoney and Tuesday election night special (14:50); gov primary (21:00); lt. gov primary (30:40); AG primary (33:30); secretary of state (37:25)

This Week in Missouri Politics: Livestream from Bill Eigel, Denny Hoskins and Lori Rook campaign event

JCNT: Bill Eigel makes campaign stop in Jefferson City

Missouri Independent: Senate feud spills into governor’s race as Cindy O’Laughlin’s PAC funds attacks on Bill Eigel

SNL: August primary preview: GOP attorney general race

Missouri Independent: August primary preview: Dem, GOP state Senate races

SNL: Candidate video interview: Senate District 29: Mike Moon vs. Susan Haralson

Instagram reel: Tonight’s Newton County GOP Watermelon Feed, featuring Jimmy Hart and Kamala

Missouri Independent: Federal court strikes down Missouri’s revolving-door lobbying ban

Brad & John Show, Monday morning: Big win for Capitol employees vs. do-gooder types, plus Rocky Miller vs. Rocky Balboa (link opens at 4:45 mark)

Missouri Independent: Dean Plocher asks judge to dismiss whistleblower lawsuit alleging harassment, intimidation

Columbia Missourian: Missouri sells more cannabis than Colorado in first half of 2024

Missouri Independent: Judge says Missouri lawmaker immune from subpoena in challenge of transgender care ban

JCNT: Sales tax holiday on tap next weekend in Missouri

KOMU, via Columbia Missourian: Missouri DHSS awards funding to prevent infectious disease in lockups

P-D: Mercy secures state approval for $650 million hospital in Wentzville (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

P-D “mass media fellow”/Texas A&M coed Serina DeSalvio: Long COVID ties heart disease for health outcomes. Vaccines reduce risk, Washington U. study finds. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

KC Star’s Joel Mathis: With governor multi-endorsement, Trump once more takes Missouri GOP voters for fools (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

P-D op-ed: I lived Marcellus Williams’ story. Missouri must not let it end with his execution. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Columbia Missourian letter: Columbia sexagenarian criticizes Andrew Bailey, supports Elad Gross

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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