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P-D: Kehoe keeps Anna Hui as labor chief (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

JCNT: Hui to remain director of labor, industrial relations agency

This Week in Missouri Politics Mid-Week Update: 12 Days of DEI at DCI: Details on DEI programs at Chlora Lindley-Myers’/John Rehagen’s Dept. of Insurance, and speculation on whether Republicans will take a stand against DEI; challenges of Missouri State University trying to fill Clif Smart’s shoes; teaser on new member joining the Missouri Times/This Week in Missouri Politics team being announced today

Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (WashMo), Tuesday morning: #moleg pre-filing: Brad might need a note from his doctor if he wants to keep using women’s locker rooms (link opens at 2:25 mark)

Listen live: Brad & John Show, Wednesday morning (7-8 AM Central)

P-D: Sen.-elect David Gregory (R-Chesterfield) wants to put a bounty on migrants in country illegally (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Brad & John Show, Wednesday morning: David Gregory, Warren G and turning in alien cooks and gardeners (link opens at 17:25)

Missourinet: Rep. Ashley Aune (D-Kansas City) on serving another term in the House superminority

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri pro-life activists hope Amendment 3 isn’t as expansive as they feared

Missouri Independent: Pro-life lawmakers, activists call on Missouri court to rule against Planned Parenthood

AP: Judge to consider first lawsuit to overturn Missouri’s near-total abortion ban

Missourinet: Interview with new MoDOT Director Ed Hassinger

SNL: Missouri may lower required GPA level for future middle, high school teachers

Missouri Independent: Missouri education officials lower GPA threshold for teacher certification

St. Louis Public Radio: Homeschooling has doubled in Missouri, and that could help explain lower school enrollment

JCNT: Report: Child care needs vastly outpace capacity

Missouri Independent: Labeling error led to Missouri recall of cannabis gummies

P-D: Sam Page names St. Louis County prosecutor, bucks AG Andrew Bailey suit to block move (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Page picks VanOstran to be St. Louis County prosecutor, in defiance of Gov. Parson

97.1 FM: Mark Reardon Show: Dem superattorney Jane Dueker on Bailey vs. Page jurisdiction

Brad & John Show, Wednesday morning: Mini-bio of Cort VanOstran, plus gays vs. blacks in victimhood rankings (link opens at 3:30 mark)

Brad & John Show, Tuesday morning: Good timing for Jason Hall to flee St. Louis City (link opens at 6:10 mark)

KMOV: Missouri AG’s office investigating after complaints about Jingle holiday light event in St. Charles County

KMOV’s Alexis Zotos on TikTok: “Jingle!” event the “Fyre Festival” of Christmas events, “a bit of a sh*tshow”

KSDK: ‘It was a disaster’: Attendee says ‘Jingle!’ event in O’Fallon was a dangerous disappointment

P-D: Hyped-up holiday event ‘Jingle!’ disappoints on opening night in O’Fallon, Mo. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Brad & John Show, Wednesday morning: High-level summary of “Jingle!” disaster in O’Fallon (link opens at 13:15 mark)

AP: Freedom is permanent for Missourian described as the longest-held wrongly incarcerated woman in US

AP: Missouri executes man who sexually assaulted and strangled a 9-year-old girl in 2007

KC Star: Rapist-murderer Christopher Collings assumes room temperature

Missourinet: More than 11,400 deer killed during CWD Missouri hunting season; fewer deer bagged during youth season

KC Star: How many black bears live in Missouri? This giant species is making a comeback

St. Louis Public Radio’s St. Louis on the Air: In ‘The Viral Underclass,’ a reporter connects Ferguson, COVID-19 and HIV

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JCNT editorial: Legislative wish lists

The Missouri Times op-ed: Brian Munzlinger: Elections are over; it’s time for Senator Hawley to represent Missouri workers and small businesses.

KC Star op-ed: Former state child abuse/neglect investigator Debbie Heussner: Bullying is out of control in rural Missouri schools. Parents, we can help stop it

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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