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P-D: Trump taps ex-Missouri GOP leader Ed Martin for budget post (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Missourinet: U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D) warns against the dangers of artificial intelligence (AI): “we were warned by ‘I Robot,’ ‘The Matrix,’ ‘The Terminator,’ and most fascinatingly, the movie ‘Her.’”

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

P-D: St. Louis Boeing unit gets new defense contract for F-15s (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: 3 St. Louis Uhuru activists to face sentencing in Russian conspiracy trial

Columbia Missourian: Gov. Parson bids farewell at Rocheport Bridge ribbon cutting

This Week in Missouri Politics Mid-Week Update: Rep. John Voss (R-Cape Girardeau) on his district (1:00), HRCC success (3:30), taking a pass on running for Holly Rehder’s seat (5:30), possibility of serving as vice-chair of Budget Committee (7:00), geographic cohesion (8:00), Justin Sparks vs. Jon Patterson (11:30), HRCC’s success (15:30), pro-life factions and unity (17:30), Sparks vs. Patterson prediction (22:15), freshman members under pressure (26:40), House vs. Senate negotiations (30:00), Nick Schroer’s role and potential (33:00), Mizzou vs. Iowa (34:45), teaser for Gregg Keller’s appearance on the mid-week update today and Eric Schmitt on the TV show Sunday (39:00)

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Mark Reardon Show: Senate President Pro Tem Cindy O’Laughlin (R-Shelbina) on changing the Missouri plan, plus thoughts on marijuana legalization; Reardon ends segment saying O’Laughlin “not exactly full of warmth”

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Marc Cox Morning Show: Sen.-elect David Gregory (R-Chesterfield) on the misconceptions surrounding his illegal alien identification program

Missourinet: Bill from Rep. Jeff Coleman (R-Grain Valley) would cap property value assessment increases

Kansas Reflector, via KCUR: Thousands of Kansans are buying medical marijuana in Missouri (link via TonysKansasCity.com)

Missouri Independent: ‘We need more societal support’: Missouri study highlights barriers to breastfeeding; BIPOC heroes tackle systemic mammary racism and the “hyper-sexualization of breasts”

P-D: Report flags questionable spending by ousted St. Louis Public School superintendent (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Food delivery, flowers, Amazon: How Keisha Scarlett spent $141K of St. Louis Public Schools money

Brad & John Show, Tuesday morning: New charter school to open in Riverview Gardens School District; charter schools are not private schools (link opens at 0:55 mark)

P-D: Page says he’s bypassing council, appointing St. Louis County prosecutor anyway (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

P-D: Prosecutor nominee, short on experience, aims to be tough on crime in St. Louis County (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

P-D: Missouri Supreme Court says Hindu group must comply with neighborhood rules (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

KC Star’s David Mastio: Killing of insurance exec was just ‘chickens coming home to roost,’ says SLU “health care ethics” professor Yolanda Wilson (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

P-D op-ed: Washington University professor Peter Boumgarden UT-Austin Nathan Jensen: Sports stadiums don’t have to be a drain on taxpayer dollars (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

P-D letter: Chesterfield sexagenarian wants state lawmakers to leave Amendment 3’s abortion laws alone (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Brad & John Show, Tuesday: 45-second lesson: How to speak to a man with low self-esteem (if you must) (link opens at 18:00 mark)

Brad & John Show on Instagram: Tuesday show summary

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

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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