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Friday, December 13, 2024 – Missouri political news headlines

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POLITICO Playbook: Briefs: Mark McCloskey wants a DOGE appointment; link to Thursday’s Brad & John Show segment (avoid POLITICO e-mail registration by reading Combest-archived version here)

Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (WashMo), Thursday morning: Mark McCloskey live on the air: McCloskey wants Trump to appoint him to work with Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy on DOGE , “would do it with great relish” (link opens at 11:10 mark)

Brad & John Show, Thursday morning: McCloskey says he’s been “vetted” by Trump team but has heard “crickets”; after Kari Lake appointment, might only be “crumbs” left (link opens at 9:05 mark)

Brad & John Show on Instagram: Thursday show summary

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Marc Cox Morning Show: Ed Martin on his appointment to OMB post

Utah News Dispatch, via Missouri Independent: Josh Hawley blasts rumors of Missouri’s exclusion from radioactive waste exposure fund

Brad & John Show, Thursday morning: Inside Harrison Butker’s UPRIGHT PAC fundraising: Does it take money to make money? (link opens at 15:35 mark)

Brad & John Show, October 14, 2024: Which consultants will generate fees/commission from Harrison Butker’s UPRIGHT PAC? How the fundraising scheme will work in 2024 and 2026 (link opens at 5:10 mark)

Brad & John Show, Thursday morning: St. Louis City-County merger bill in #moleg (1:00); recap of Gregg Keller on TWMP Mid-Week Update (11:00)

Politico: Sam Graves gets Steering Committee’s blessing for another term as chair of Transportation

Missourinet: U.S. Reps. Alford, Graves, Wagner tout passage of military funding bill

St. Louis Public Radio: In farewell speech, Bush chastises fellow Democrats for not speaking out against Israel

P-D: Top 2024 photographs from Christian Gooden: White women get emotional at Cori Bush defeat party; John Rizzo rolls his eyes at Bill Eigel; East St. Louis scholar sends Ferguson police officer to the hospital at mostly peaceful protest (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here

Instagram reel: Throw your money away today! Missouri House Democratic Campaign Committee ad (featuring Keri Ingle and John Cena)

Brownfield Ag News: Garrett Hawkins re-elected to third term as Missouri Farm Bureau president

KBIA: This Missouri sales tax is helping farmers resist droughts

TonysKansasCity.com: Convicted former KCPD detective Eric DeValkenaere may be home by Christmas

P-D: Dueling St. Louis County prosecutors? Gov. Parson names his pick: Democrat Melissa Price Smith (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Gov. Parson picks Melissa Price Smith for St. Louis County prosecutor, but a legal fight remains

P-D: St. Louis Public Schools suspends credit cards after spending more than $1.6 million; highlights include Hooters, Top Golf, movie theatres, grocery stores, plane tickets for friends and family; State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick initiated comprehensive audit in August (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

KC Star: Bill from Rep. Hardy Billington (R-Poplar Bluff) would require schools to display the Ten Commandments

JCNT: Missouri geese, ducks affected by bird flu

P-D: St. Louis-themed Arch Apparel sued by former landlord (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Brad & John Show, March 2024: Hipster clothing brand Arch Apparel won’t survive in downtown St. Louis, will hemorrhage money; how owners can avoid mounting debt and impending demise (link opens at 1:40)

JCNT editorial: I-70 bridge project reaches summit

KC Star’s J.M. Banks: “Uniquely K.C.” DEI series: Moon Glasgow-Brown has spent two decades fighting for “black and queer people, and women in Kansas City”

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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