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JCNT: Democratic National Convention delegate profile: Jefferson City seasoned citizen Sue Gibson

TonysKansasCity.com: Mayor Q Claims Kansas City ‘Excitement’ For Harris/Walz Whilst Attending Chicago DNC

Missouri Independent: Majority of itemized donations to Hawley and opponent come from outside Missouri, making up more than half of the total each has raised

P-D: GM adds enough solar energy to power Wentzville assembly plant plus two others (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (WashMo), Wednesday: Why the GM “solar power” narrative is BS, according to energy grid expert Brad (link opens at 8:05 mark)

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri gubernatorial candidates commit to boosting Children’s Division salaries

P-D: Abortion rights activists sue Missouri secretary of state to strike wording for polling places (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Missouri Independent: Abortion proponents sue Missouri secretary of state over ballot language

P-D: Lake of the Ozarks casino backers sue to get on ballot (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Missouri Independent: Backers of new Missouri casino file lawsuit hoping to get on statewide ballot

Brad & Johnn Show, Wednesday morning: The best line from the Bally’s casino people (link opens at 4:45 mark)

TonysKansasCity.com: Blame Game: Mayor Q Disputes More Funding For Kansas City Police

SNL: Greene County Republican chair challenged for first time since 2007: Danette Proctor vs. Steve Makoski

Columbia Missourian: Lisa Gore selected as new Boone County Republican leader

KC Star’s Natalie Wallington: Missouri makes it harder for transgender people to change gender marker on IDs (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

KC Star “Service Journalism Team’s” Natalie Wallington (4/28/22): Missouri, your anti-LGBTQ laws made me gayer: “With every hateful bill you write, my hair gets shorter and my Doc Martens get chunkier.”

SNL’s Greta Cross: Missourians looking to change gender on driver’s license have more hoops to jump through

Springfield News-Leader (5/13/23): Congratulations to our Greta Cross for winning Missouri Press Association award; content creator says she’s proud of expanding promotion of LGBTQIA+ community, is currently working on a podcast celebrating rural Missouri drag shows

Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (WashMo), Tuesday: Missouri Dept. of Revenue, transgenders and Form 5532 (link opens at 13:45 mark)

P-D: MoDOT to launch national search for new road and bridge czar (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

JCNT: MoDOT to launch national search for new director

KFRU: Columbia Today with Ted Farnen: Missouri Independent’s Rebecca Rivas on Gov. Parson’s order on hemp product sales, Missouri cannabis product recalls

JCNT: Several renovation projects ongoing at Missouri Capitol

KBIA (Columbia): Growth in artificial intelligence puts pressure on energy generation; Missouri energy leaders anticipate AI data centers significantly increasing energy demand

P-D: Missouri court upholds harassment decision against former prison warden (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Brad & John Show, Tuesday morning: Update on Ferguson riot star/East St. Louis scholar Elijah Gantt (link opens at 9:40 mark)

P-D: Missouri AG criticized for removing racial ‘disparity index’ from vehicle stops report (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Mizzou’s “Welcome Black BBQ” and why black groups should be free to do their own thing (link opens at 3:00)

Southeast Missourian: Several illnesses making headlines in Missouri and beyond: monkeypox, Legionnaire’s Disease, RSV, China virus (avoid Southeast Missourian paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Don’t you dare call it monkeypox (link opens at 1:35 mark)

Southeast Missourian: COVID-19 cases rise in Cape County as schools reopen (avoid Southeast Missourian paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Missouri Independent op-ed: Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting’s Sky Chadde: Bayer notches win in litigation over whether Roundup has caused cancer

KC Star’s Melinda Henneberger: To make a difference in election, longtime Missouri teachers reach out to 600 friends (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

P-D letter: Frontenac woman complains about the cost of child care, wants incoming Gov. Mike Kehoe to do something about it (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free 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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