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St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum: Final primary overview: Cori Bush vs. Wesley Bell vs. Maria Chappelle-Nadal

KC Star: Final primary overview: Missouri GOP governor primary (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

This Week in Missouri Politics Mid-Week Update: U.S. Rep. Mark Alford explains endorsement of Mike Kehoe for governor

P-D: Hand-counting of ballots divides Republican field for Missouri secretary of state (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

P-D: State Treasurer Vivek Malek’s campaign donors include Indian tech execs (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

P-D: Group tied to Democrat state senator spends big on Page critic running for St. Louis County Council; Brian Williams prepping for St. Louis County Executive bid (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Brad & John Show, Thursday morning: Brian Williams’ campaign for St. Louis County Executive (link opens at 7:00 mark)

KC Star: Jackson County pastor Joe Nicola used money from his church in his state Senate primary against Aaron McMullen and David Martin. Is that legal? Analysis from Gregg Keller, Chuck Hatfield, others (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

Brad & John Show, Thursday morning: Joe Nicola church contribution story, recapped (link opens at 10:20 mark)

Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (WashMo), Wednesday: Brad and Phil Christofanelli’s relationship status – It’s complicated. (link opens at 14:30 mark)

SNL: Springfield residents share concerns with House committee on illegal immigrant crime; Eigel, Ashcroft, Plocher among those testifying

JCNT: Missouri ranks No. 5 in cannabis sales

CDT: MU President Mun Choi calls DEI reshuffling ‘sustainable path forward’

Southeast Missourian: Missouri’s Fast Track Program can help cover costs for adults at SEMO (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

JCNT: Site for new state lab undergoes transformation

P-D: Videos show CVPA shooter stalking hallways before police storm the St. Louis school (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

P-D: St. Peters-based CarShield agrees to $10 million federal settlement over deceptive marketing claims (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

KC Star op-ed: Spencer Toder: As governor, Crystal Quade can bring Missouri out of extremism and into the future; thoughts on GOP Sen. “Rick Bratton [sic]” and others (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

NPR’s Hazel Cills: Why everyone is obsessed with Chappell Roan this summer; pop singer escaped conservative rural Missouri to spread drag queen themes worldwide

Brad & John Show, Thursday morning: Is “everyone” really “obsessed” with Chappell Roan? (link opens at 4:20 mark)

St. Louis Public Radio: Michael Brown victimhood series: “The new ‘talk’ and the legacy of Mike Brown”

P-D letter: Olivette sexagenarian criticizes Post-Dispatch endorsement of Wesley Bell (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

P-D letter: Columbia’s Saad Raza calls Wesley Bell a “bought-and-paid-for shill for the Israeli propaganda machine” (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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