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P-D: Josh Hawley again blasts US border boss, this time over missing children (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (WashMo), Tuesday morning: Recap of KC Star story featuring limpwrists vs. Josh Hawley (link opens at 11:55 mark)

Brownfield Ag News: Farm labor rule deemed unconstitutional; rule has been halted in seventeen states including Missouri

Farm Futures: Federal judge says H-2A workers don’t have right to unionize

States Newsroom via Missouri Independent: Federal judge pauses program that grants protections for illegal alien spouses; Missouri among states that filed a lawsuit last week to block Biden administration

Brad & John Show, Tuesday morning: USPS says it plans to slow down mail delivery to rural areas (link opens at 6:00 mark)

P-D: Former state lawmaker Kathie Conway, 69, dies after battle with brain cancer (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Brad & John Show, Wednesday morning: Breakthrough: Post-Dispatch reporter Jack Suntrup acknowledges that life begins at conception (link opens at 0:30 mark)

This Week in Missouri Politics Mid-Week Update with Scott Faughn and guest Hal Dulle; explanation of Gov. Parson vs. Jay Ashcroft on unregulated THC products (6:00); Clue: DEI Detective game update and crossing another department head off the list of suspects (24:45); Carrie Tergin (33:30); early contenders for Mike Bernskoetter’s state Senate seat in 2026 (35:30); early signs that Bob Onder could be a productive congressman (45:45); Sunshine request update on DEI conference (52:00); Jefferson City turning into Columbia (56:00); Oli Marmol’s extension (59:45)

Jason Rosenbaum’s Politically Speaking: Democratic nominee for Missouri Attorney General wants to go after scam callers

SNL’s Greta Cross and Susan Szuch: Fear, frustration linger on anniversary of Missouri laws targeting transgender youths

johncombest_com on Instagram, January 2023: Objective, unbiased media agrees: Missouri Republicans guilty of targeting.

SNL’s Greta Cross, last week: 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

SNL: From backyard chickens to senior tax credits, these new Missouri laws start Wednesday

Missouri Independent: New Missouri law expands state auditor’s powers to dig into local governments

P-D: Ashcroft rejects Missouri governor’s emergency hemp rules for second time (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Brad & John Show, Wednesday morning: (Cypress Hill voice) Jay Ashcroft ain’t goin’ out like that! (link opens at 15:05 mark)

SNL: Dolly Parton celebrates Imagination Library in Missouri with KC visit

AP: Dolly Parton stops in Missouri, Kentucky to celebrate book giveaway program

Brad & John Show, Wednesday morning: Dolly Parton in KC (link opens at 2:30 mark)

TonysKansasCity.com: Kansas City Mayor Q Cheers Second Amendment Preservation FAIL

TonysKansasCity.com: City Manager Blames ‘No Local Control’ For Kansas City Crime Spike

St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis barbecue festival Q in the Lou canceled; photo of Q Fest CEO/former St. Louis Democratic Party cherub Brian Wahby stuffing a rib in his face

Brad & John Show, Tuesday morning: St. Louis City hoodlums may see decelerating Q3 revenue (link opens at 1:15 mark)

Brad & John Show on Instagram: Recap of Tuesday show

P-D: A new hearing could save murderer Marcellus Williams from execution. The evidence is a mess. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis on the Air’s Legal Roundtable: Analysis of murderer Marcellus Williams’ case

St. Louis Public Radio: Event promo: The Jefferson Bank Protests changed work for black St. Louisans; come support “We Shall Not Be Moved: The Jefferson Bank Protest”

JCNT editorial: Mid-Missouri has lost voice in Third District

Brad & John Show, Wednesday morning: Talking through mid-Missourians’ angst about Bob Onder, plus Bob Onder’s path forward (link opens at 8:40 mark)

P-D letter: Ballwin octogenarian opposes Amendment 3’s “mental health” loophole (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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