Monday, December 30, 2024 – Missouri political news headlines
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Missourinet: Elected officials/communications staffers post tributes to President Jimmy Carter
Fox News Sunday: Video: Eric Schmitt blasts ‘abuse’ of H-1B visa program, says Americans ‘shouldn’t train their foreign replacements’
P-D: Hazelwood School District looks to hire international teachers (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)
Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (WashMo), Friday: Recap of KC Starbois’ latest anti-Josh Hawley story (link opens at 13:00 mark)
Brad & John Show, Friday morning: Recap of Mark Alford’s Big Red tour/town hall documentary with This Week in Missouri Politics (link opens at 2:15 mark)
Brad & John Show, Friday morning: Brad vs. John on Mike Carter’s secretary of state race PLUS sunk costs and removing them from your life (link opens at 6:20 mark)
Brad & John Show, Friday morning: Recap of liberal “Show Me Integrity” group vs. initiative petition changes (link opens at 7:05 mark)
Brad & John Show, Monday morning: Bill Eigel plays the role of diplomat in Holly Jones vs. Justin Sparks battle; plus recap of “Shield Maidens” show on 93.3 FM (link opens at 10:10 mark)
Real Talk 93.3 FM (St. Louis): Shield Maidens of Missouri with Stacy Shore and Lisa Pannett: Why did Rep. Holly Jones (R-Eureka) drop her 2023 COVID bills and start praising Jon Patterson? (38:00); why Jones should stop focusing on awareness for Sanfilippo syndrome and concentrate on important things (40:00)
Real Talk 93.3 FM (St. Louis): Shield Maidens of Missouri with Stacy Shore and Lisa Pannett: Shore on Holly Jones: “We’re tired of the deflection, we’re tired of her not answering the real questions” (47:30)
Listen live: Brad & John Show, weekday mornings 7-8 AM Central: Springfield conservative group’s Missouri Ethics Commission fines, Holly Jones vs. “grassroots” round 2, Schmitt on Fox News, more
Brad & John Show, Monday morning: Campaign lessons from the conservative school board PAC fine plus its Centene and Humana contributions (link opens at 0:45 mark)
St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri minimum wage increase to take effect Jan. 1
Missourinet: Gov. Parson says deciding death penalty cases one of the hardest decisions
Missouri Independent: Teen dads need support. A new Kansas City program guides them through fatherhood
Combest book: “Chris had already abandoned his own child, stole from his own mother, and was in deep debt to state officials.” What was keeping him from going on another deadbeat rampage? – Stalking, Harassment, Internet Trolling: A Guide to Recovering and Rebuilding After Online Attacks, p. 49
St. Louis Public Radio: 3 new Ameren solar facilities are now providing energy to Missouri customers
Real Talk 93.3 FM (St. Louis): Shield Maidens of Missouri with Stacy Shore and Lisa Pannett: Pannett on Missouri energy companies “making up” fees for their “energy efficiency investment fund” line item (7:15); no good utility lobbyists (8:25); “establishment” Missouri Public Service Commission (9:00), Google and Meta/Facebook seeking “pre-allocated” electric amounts (9:15); need for “a lot of caution” about nuclear facilities because of Bill Gates (13:10); Shore on Gates and “Monsanto, which is Bayer” (15:00)
JCNT: Mokane secures state loan for water project
Real Talk 93.3 FM (St. Louis): Shield Maidens of Missouri with Stacy Shore and Lisa Pannett: Shore says “American Water is not an American-owned company” (19:00); the dangers of Missouri’s “workforce development” programs (22:00)
Real Talk 93.3 FM (St. Louis): Shield Maidens of Missouri with Stacy Shore and Lisa Pannett: Pannett questions bill from Sen. Justin Brown (R-Rolla) to dedicate “Dr. Dan Brown Memorial Highway” in Phelps County after his late father: “And they all go in, and they all have to be, ‘yes, yes, yes, that’s wonderful.'” (44:45)
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