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ABC News: Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt unpacks potential confirmation battle for cabinet nominees

St. Louis Public Radio: Hawley unveils new radiation fund compromise with cap on price

Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (Washington, Mo.), Thursday: Josh Hawley gets reasonable about Coldwater Creek compensation (link opens at 13:50 mark)

JCNT: Missouri Farm Bureau raises concerns about proposed mail service change

Washington Post: Trump taps Graves Garrett Grimes’ Matthew Whitaker, former acting attorney general, for NATO ambassador

P-D: Boeing to lay off nearly 600 more workers in St. Louis area by January; Missouri gave Boeing $129 million over past 10 years to maintain and create jobs (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Boeing to lay off almost 700 workers in the St. Louis region

Brad & John Show, Wednesday: XOXO Gossip Girl Brad Hildebrand spills third-hand lunch-buddy tea about Ann Wagner’s 2026 re-election (2:45), talks to Bill Eigel live on air about Eigel’s sit-down with Wagner and Eigel’s 2026 bid for St. Charles County Executive (17:15)

Missouri Independent: Nonprofit drops $150K into PAC supporting lame-duck Missouri governor

This Week in Missouri Politics Mid-Week Update: Former House Speaker Steve Tilley chats with Scott Faughn about relationship with Mike Parson (1:45), changes in Kehoe administration (5:15), Ron Richard bust dedication Monday and relationship with Richard (8:30), Speaker designee Jon Patterson vs. Justin Sparks (21:15)

Brad & John Show, Thursday morning: Brad vs. John on Sparks vs. Patterson and why “party unity” is a naive concept (link opens at 11:10 mark)

P-D: Missouri governor-elect to keep Missouri DED’s Michelle Hataway as he builds his cabinet (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

JCNT: Kehoe taps Jefferson City native to continue leading state economic development agency

Missouri Business Alert, via Columbia Missourian: As election results are certified, Missouri faces questions on prospective sports betting rollout

P-D: Missouri House GOP leaders to press for changes to abortion-rights amendment (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

KC Star’s Kacen Bayless: “Reality Check” series: Top MO Republican Jon Patterson said he’d respect voters’ will. Now he’s open to changing abortion law (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

P-D: Missouri clergy drop lawsuit challenging abortion ban after Amendment 3 win (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

KC Star: This Missouri lawyer pushed to limit abortion. Now he’s Trump’s solicitor general pick (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

KSHB: Independence Latino man explains why Donald Trump earned his vote: “I don’t agree that abortion is women’s health” (link via Sam Lee on X)

P-D: Revolving door spins as Missouri Senate leader leaps to lobbying corps (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Brad & John Show, Thursday morning: Why shouldn’t lawmakers be allowed to lobby immediately? (link opens at 8:15 mark)

Brad & John Show, Wednesday morning: Green Party gal still in post-election anger phase over Dave Wasinger’s victory; Dave Chappelle vs. Rod Chapel vs. Chappell Roan (link opens at 4:10 mark)

JCNT: Group wants to bring back Missouri’s motorcycle helmet laws

KOMU: University of Missouri curators elect Todd Graves new board chair

Missouri Independent: Sunshine Law violations by social services agency will cost Missouri $120,000

St. Louis Public Radio: How to renew your license plates in Missouri if you’ve let everything expire

P-D: Investigation still pending 2 months after ouster of St. Louis Public Schools superintendent; State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick’s office launched separate comprehensive audit in August (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

KTRS (St. Louis): Washington University’s Lisa Weingarth on university’s “In St. Louis, For St. Louis” campaign, status as second-largest employer in the region with >20,000 workers, more (19:05)

Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Follow-up on St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones’ spokesman Conner Kerrigan calling center-left radio host Mark Bland a “smooth-brained clown”

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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