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KC Star: The votes are in from Missouri Farm Bureau’s straw poll at Missouri State Fair; tally reflects upcoming Hawley, Kehoe victories (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

Missourinet: AG Andrew Bailey says Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan sends “wrong message” to colleges

KC Star: Four former Boilermakers officers plead not guilty in alleged embezzlement scheme (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (WashMo), last Friday: Union corruption in KC and fresh young Ukrainian mail-order brides (link opens at 10:50 mark)

Brad & John Show, Friday: LGBTQIA*+ activist says defacing Ann Wagner signs with “Ann Fagner” is NOT funny (link opens at 9:55 mark)

KWTO (Springfield): Cass Bowen Anderson talks with Scott Faughn about Amendment 3, how and why Mike Kehoe can unite Missouri Republicans, origin of the Senate Conservative Caucus/Freedom Caucus and what kind of senator Brad Hudson will be

St. Louis Public Radio: Proposal for Lake of the Ozarks casino will appear on the November ballot

P-D: Bally’s Lake of the Ozarks casino question wins spot on Missouri ballot (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Missourinet: Proposed casino at Lake of the Ozarks will be on November ballot

Missouri Independent: Missouri judge puts Lake of the Ozarks casino proposal on November ballot

KMIZ: Judge orders Lake of the Ozarks-area casino question onto November ballot; comments from Osage River Gaming and Convention’s John Hancock

JCNT: Osage Nation leader says casinos thrive in competition

P-D: As Missouri governor heads toward exit, top staffer takes new role; Aaron Willard will serve in advisory role (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Missouri Independent: Missouri marijuana regulators issue third product recall in August

St. Joseph News-Press: State cannabis regulators recall Blue Sky Health and Wellness cannabis products

JCNT: Group sues to halt hemp THC ban; DHSS preparing businesses for compliance

Washington Missourian: State subsidy backlog hurting area daycares, families (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Washington Missourian: Amtrak improvements on deck in Missouri (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

SNL: Greene County Commission pulls support for MoDOT north highway loop study

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri and the Midwest are gearing up for water fights fueled by “climate change”

P-D: Mohammed Almuttan was a key actor in St. Louis political corruption cases. And he’s out of prison — early. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

P-D editorial: A federal judge calls out Missouri’s lawyer for his latest abuse of power (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Missouri Independent op-ed: “Freelance reporter” Cami Koons: Missouri has high rates of tobacco usage and the lowest cigarette tax in the country. Health departments and activists demand change.

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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