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Tuesday, December 17, 2024 – Missouri political news headlines

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P-D: To save small drugstores, Missouri’s Hawley again joins forces with Elizabeth Warren (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (WashMo), Monday: Recap of Eric Schmitt’s appearance on ABC, Fox and This Week in Missouri Politics (link opens at 10:40 mark)

P-D: Ann Wagner lauds new House defense bill (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

P-D: St. Louis’ Cori Bush delivers 32-minute farewell to US House (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

KMAland (NW MO): Sen. Rusty Black (R-Chillicothe) on how Gov. Kehoe will differ from Gov. Parson, utilities, taxes, initiative petition legislation

Missourinet: Bill from Sen. Rusty Black focuses on foreign ownership of farmland

Gray Media (KMOV, KCTV, KY3): Missouri’s general revenue decreases as lawmakers prepare to lay out fiscal year 2025 state budget

KC Star: These Missouri businesses laid off more than 5,000 employees in mass layoffs in 2024

97.1 FM: Marc Cox Morning Show: St. Louis County Republican Central Committee’s Judy Hon on committee’s decision to endorse Rep. Justin Sparks (R-Wildwood) for Speaker of the House (Apple Podcasts link)

JCNT: Department of Commerce and Insurance Director Chlora Lindley-Myers announces retirement

Missourinet: Exit interview: Sen. Caleb Rowden (R-Columbia) discusses “servant leadership,” lobbying

Brad & John Show, Monday: 2025 #moleg tip: Rep. Darin Chappell (R-Rogersville) won’t be using “preferred pronouns” on the House floor – What to call the new non-binary Democrat state rep (link opens at 0:50 mark)

P-D: Bill from Sen. Nick Schroer (R-Defiance) and Rep.-elect Mike Costlow (R-Dardenne Prairie) would make gun silencers legal (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

KC Star: KC Democrat wants gun checkpoints at parades after KC Chiefs rally shooting

Brad & John Show, Monday morning: The genius of Jason Rosenbaum’s new YouTube series (link opens at 18:10 mark)

P-D: St. Louis Public Schools board member calls for criminal investigation of credit card spending; Fitzpatrick spokesman Trevor Fox says comprehensive state audit of SLPS will be released ASAP (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Amanda Householder escaped abuse at a Missouri boarding school. She’s still waiting for justice

P-D: Missouri businessman David Hoffmann increases stake in Post-Dispatch owner Lee Enterprises (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

TonysKansasCity.com: Kansas City ‘journalism’ desperately seeking startup investment

Brad & John Show, Monday: St. Louis City inspector Banjo Popoola allegedly making ARPA money from questionable firms – and the geographic connection to a former Cardinals second baseman (link opens at 3:05 mark)

P-D: Career criminal pleads not guilty in fatal shooting of CBC hockey player on I-55 (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Jason Rivera on X: The Destructive Path of Garrett Jordan, aka ‘Yellotapee’: Learn More About the Documented Gang Member (Kount Up Boyz) Charged in the Tragic Death of 16-Year-Old Colin Brown

Brad & John Show, Monday: St. Louis hipster clothing brand Arch Apparel, the lawsuit over its huge debt and the logic of trying to operate a business in Ballpark Village (link opens at 4:30)

FAQ for readers and journalists

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