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KC Star: Eric Schmitt is close with the Trump administration. What it means for Missouri

P-D: Missouri’s Eric Schmitt part of a left-right effort to stop Big Tech from monopolizing AI (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (WashMo), Tuesday: Schmitt teams up with Warren on AI in defense contracting; Brad vs. John on Missouri road contracts and Brad’s conspiracy caterwauling (link opens at 12:45 mark)

Missouri Independent: Democrats retain party leadership in Missouri following disappointing election

Brad & John Show, Monday: Recap of Russ Carnahan’s accomplishments as Missouri Dem chairman; juxtaposing Michael Butler and Ashley Aune versus Rusty (link opens at 9:15 mark)

P-D: Hawley, postmaster continue war of words over rural mail delivery (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

P-D: Cori Bush applauds warning signs along Coldwater Creek waste sites (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

AP: Missouri companies sue to stop a law that raises minimum wage and requires paid sick leave

P-D: Business groups ask Missouri Supreme Court to block new minimum wage law (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Missouri Independent: Business groups file legal challenge to voter-approved minimum wage hike, sick leave

The Missouri Times: Missouri Farm Bureau holds annual meeting at Lake of the Ozarks

Brownfield Ag News: Former United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture ambassador speaks at Missouri Farm Bureau event; Kip Tom excited for ag industry’s future under Trump

Brownfield Ag News: Gov. Parson attends MO Farm Bureau confab, says infrastructure investments are a highlight of his time as governor

Rosenbaum: Gov. Parson looks back: ‘Nobody has any idea what this job’s like until you sit in that chair’

AP: Missouri, other Republican-led states are rolling out plans that could aid Trump’s mass deportation effort

JCNT: Kehoe names Mark James public safety director

SNL: Mike Kehoe’s pick to run MO public safety department has personal, career roots in Ozarks (avoid News-Leader paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

P-D: Kehoe names pick for public safety post as he eyes takeover of St. Louis police (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

P-D: Kehoe taps brakes on a GOP plan to give Missouri governor more power over roadbuilding (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Brad & John Show, Monday: Recap of Cindy O’Laughlin on This Week in Missouri Politics: the ghost of Bill Eigel (link opens at 1:00 mark)

Brad & John Show, Monday: Abortion activists, “Metro Trans Umbrella Group” give Wayne Wallingford a “deadline” on transgender driver’s license (link opens at 4:35 mark)

Brad & John Show, Monday B block: National NPR gal parachutes into Missouri to produce pro-choice content (link opens at 4:15 mark)

Brad & John Show on Instagram: Monday show summary

Listen live: Brad & John Show, weekday mornings 7-8 AM Central

JCNT: Many business bills already on deck for 2025 Missouri legislative session

Missouri Independent: Rep. Michael Davis (R-Belton) invokes Trump in bill to allow felons to run for office

JCNT: Pre-session rush at Missouri Capitol: restoration and construction projects, office comings and goings

P-D: Proposed charter school would be first in Riverview Gardens School District (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Brad & John Show, Tuesday morning: Charter schools are not private schools (link opens at 4:25)

St. Louis Public Radio: A fatal disease in Missouri deer is spreading but still in check

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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