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Tuesday, October 8, 2024 – Missouri political news headlines

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KCMO: Pete Mundo in the Morning: U.S. Rep. Jason Smith on the Trump tax cuts expiring in 2025 and what it means to families and the economy

KCMO: Pete Mundo in the Morning: U.S. Rep. Mark Alford on anniversary of Hamas attacks

P-D: Photos: Wesley Bell joins hundreds gathering in St. Louis on anniversary of deadly attacks on Israel (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louisans mourn the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, deaths in Gaza, and a year of shared pain

Columbia Missourian: Jewish student groups mourn Israeli victims

Columbia Missourian: “Vigil for Humanity” hosted by Missourians for Justice in Palestine, CoMo Jews 4 Ceasefire, others

Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (WashMo), Tuesday morning: Recap of Gaza anniversary coverage (link opens at 1:50 mark)

SNL: Theologian says ‘nuance’ and ‘complexity’ key to combatting Christian nationalism in US

St. Louis Public Radio: First woman to lead the St. Louis FBI office calls the milestone ‘humbling’

This Week in Missouri Politics Mid-Week Update: Scott Faughn talks with Palm Strategic’s Jonathan Ratliff and Sen. Ben Brown (R-Washington) on Crystal Quade’s margin of defeat (1:00); Trump effects (6:20); Amendment 3 (8:30); Amendment 2 sport betting (15:55); Mizzou vs. UMass and Kelton Turner’s chronic homerism (19:45); Amendment 7 (22:20); new information on Missouri Dept. of Insurance Director Chlora Lindley-Myers travel (29:00); legislative prospects for DEI cheerleaders getting state funding (35:30); competitive state Senate districts (38:00)

Brad & John Show, Tuesday morning: Highlights from TWMP Mid-Week Update (link opens at 12:55 mark)

Brad & John Show, Tuesday morning: Ben Brown’s new haircut (link opens at 19:25 mark)

P-D: Big money flows to two Missouri campaigns to expand legal gambling (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio’s St. Louis on the Air: Hero profile: Missouri teacher founded LGBT History Month 30 years ago. It’s now in 20 countries

JCNT: Missouri’s general revenue collections mark increase

JCNT: Welfare thefts on the rise, Missouri officials say; EBT thefts occur is stores out of state after cards are skimmed or cloned

P-D: New groups are in line for cash from St. Louis. Some owe taxes. Others are just dreams. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

St. Louis Magazine: State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick acts on tip from Rep. Steve Butz (D-St. Louis City), opens investigation into St. Louis Development Corporation

P-D: State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick receives whistleblower complaint about St. Louis Development Corporation; St. Louis Comptroller Darlene Green (D) says SLDC needs to explain how it chose list of largest grant winners (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Brad & John Show, Tuesday morning: Summary of pandemic grant hubbub and the one (1!) thing Tishaura Jones’ mayoral opponents should emphasize (link opens at 6:45 mark)

Midwest Newsroom’s Holly Edgell, via St. Louis Public Radio: Our polling shows Missourians think abortion laws are too strict and minimum wage is too low

P-D letter: Oakville octogenarian says Bally’s Amendment 5 is “just a vote for another Missouri casino” (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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