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Washington Examiner: Sen. Eric Schmitt asks Schumer to join fight opposing ‘censorship machine’

KMOV (St. Louis): Schmitt says St. Louis could have to pay back pandemic funds, if there’s been fraud or abuse; Banjo Popoola’s alleged fraud case among most blatant examples

Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (WashMo), Monday: Plain-language explanation of St. Louis City inspector Banjo Popoola allegedly pocketing ARPA money from questionable firms – and the random geographic connection to a former Cardinals second baseman (link opens at 3:05 mark)

KY3: Hawley says hospital at Fort Leonard Wood could be downgraded to a clinic

Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (WashMo), Thursday morning: Recap of RECA and Hawley’s comments (link opens at 4:55 mark)

97.1 FM (St. Louis): The Marc Cox Morning Show: U.S. Rep. Eric Burlison on Congress’ continuing resolution fight

Brad & John Show, Thursday morning: Brad vs. John on whether Roy Blunt should be honored with a bust (link opens at 13:00 mark)

93.3 FM (St. Louis): Morning Crew with Dan and Drew, Wednesday: Rep. Holly Jones (R-Eureka) on State Freedom Caucus Network and why Missouri’s Freedom Caucus won’t endorse in leadership election (2:12:45), value of compromise (2:14:30), Justin Sparks not informing State Director or Chair of his plans (2:15:35), why Speaker must have skills beyond policy (2:16:00), how Jones found out Sparks was running (2:20:25), Plocher “hating every single bill (Jones) filed” (2:21:10), how Patterson has helped Jones (2:21:20), Sparks going to Pachyderms and Central Committee meetings instead of calling his Republican House colleagues (2:22:00), Sparks’ inability to win “with 10 votes” (2:23:10), Sparks voting for Patterson for Speaker (2:23:30), why Patterson is better equipped than Sparks to run the House (2:24:00), Jones’ critics “have zero idea what it’s like to do this 80 hours a week” and standing with grassroots on “99.9% of everything” including taking a tough vote on Senate Bill 727 (2:25:00), why she’s voting for Patterson (2:25:30)

93.3 FM (St. Louis): Morning Crew with Dan and Drew, Thursday: Rep. Holly Jones (R-Eureka) on grassroots conservative activists giving moderates a free pass but attacking conservatives (2:14:00); Jones has grassroots leaders’ back when conservative state reps “talk mad smack,” but those grassroots leaders don’t return the favor (2:15:30)

Combest book: “When we’re operating under covert contracts, we are like children lining up toy soldiers for a pitched battle. How dare our friends and acquaintances not dutifully take up arms, visibly and publicly, when we are attacked!” – page 92

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Brad & John Show, Friday morning: Takeaways from the Holly Jones interview, RINOs & GINOs, attacking someone who supports you 99.9% of the time, and which snack Holly wants you to bring her on Jan. 8 (link opens at 12:10 mark)

Brad & John Show on Instagram: Thursday show summary

P-D: Valentina Gomez says she is running for Congress in Texas (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Brad & John Show, Thursday: Brad vs. John on Valentina Gomez running for Texas congressional seat (link opens at 5:30 mark)

JCNT: Schaefer to head state natural resources department

P-D: Kehoe picks Kurt Schaefer to run Missouri’s environmental agency (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: A new law expanding who can own chickens in Missouri started as a family affair

KSMU: Drug overdoses are dropping in Missouri. But, according to Missouri DHSS, the opioid epidemic is far from over

johncombest_com on X.com: Who is writing the health care/pharma op-eds for local elected officials, and are those officials being compensated?

Joplin Globe: Jasper County to put marijuana tax revenue in escrow until law clarified (avoid Joplin Globe paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Washington Missourian: Sullivan marijuana company sues DHSS over licenses (avoid Washington Missourian paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

KBIA (Columbia): New transmission projects planned for Missouri and Upper Midwest

Southeast Missourian: Missouri landowners face steep tax increases after 118 years without reassessment (avoid Southeast Missourian paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Gov. Parson’s prosecutor nominee Melissa Price Smith says County Executive Sam Page’s team asked her to find ‘dirt’ on St. Louis County Council candidate prior to election

P-D: Ferguson protester – who sent police officer to the hospital – turned his life around, bishop claims. Judge isn’t moved. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

JCNT editorial: Two housing projects fail to make State Housing Commission cut

Missouri Independent’s Anna Spoerre: Missouri Republicans want to restrict abortion again. Can they agree on how?

KC Star op-ed: Mizzou law student Ozoda Saburi: I’m suing Missouri to eliminate the discriminatory sales tax on menstrual products

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