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Thursday, January 30, 2025 – Missouri political news headlines

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97.1 FM (St. Louis): Marc Cox Morning Show: Eric Schmitt on RFK, Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard hearings, spending and more

St. Louis Public Radio: Trump’s EPA pick promises to clean up radioactive waste in West Lake Landfill

Brad (Hildebrand) & John (Combest) Show on 104.5 FM (Washington, Mo.), Wednesday: It’s all kayfabe: Ed Martin’s “outrage” after setting a trap for the D.C. swamp (link opens at 0:45 mark)

SNL: Talk of federal funding freeze creates concern for local entities

P-D: Bill Eigel makes his case for leading the Missouri Republican Party (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Brad & John Show, Thursday morning: Recap of Bill Eigel vs. Peter Kinder; performance of Ed Martin and John Hancock as state party leaders (link opens at 6:40 mark)

Brad & John Show (1/15/25): Brad vs. John on Bill Eigel running for St. Charles County Executive and Missouri Republican Party chairman

The Missouri Times: Profile: Sen. Curtis Trent (R-Springfield)

The Missouri Times: Kehoe gives State of the State

JCNT: Public school transfer bill meets mixed reactions in first hearing

Missouri Independent: Open enrollment bill gets public hearing after winning praise from Missouri governor

SNL: Missouri State University ends DEI efforts, closes Office of Inclusive Engagement

TWMP Daily: Missouri State University President Biff Williams on MSU ending DEI

Brad & John Show, Thursday morning: Recap of Biff Williams with Scott Faughn’s TWMP Daily (link opens at 2:50 mark)

Brad & John Show, Wednesday morning: Recap of Jason Bean cotton transport proposal (link opens at 9:45 mark)

Barry Bean on X.com: The incidents that inspired Sen. Jason Bean’s cotton transport bill

P-D: House committee OKs state takeover of St. Louis police. Mayor and lawmaker trade barbs. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

P-D: Senators renew plan to ban child marriage in Missouri (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri may ban child marriage with bipartisan legislation

JCNT: Missouri legislators push for end to child marriage

Missouri Independent’s Allison Kite: Utilities push legislation to charge customers upfront costs to build gas plants; comments from Evergy’s “Jason Clint [sic]”

JCNT: Grain Belt Express files first eminent domain petition in Callaway County

P-D: Missouri racing to speed up testing for bird flu (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

P-D: Emily Hernandez, a Franklin County woman pardoned for Capitol riot, is sentenced to 10 years in fatal crash (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Brad & John Show, Wednesday morning: Recaps of news on Warren County beef processing opening (1:40), Kehoe State of the State (3:20), Schmitt and Ann Wagner on international politics (5:50), Pete Parisi (14:20)

P-D editorial: Kehoe has some good ideas. A tax cut and a police takeover aren’t among them. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

KC Star op-ed: UMKC Students for Justice in Palestine, others: Missouri leaders falsely confuse criticism of Israel’s government with antisemitism

St. Louis Public Radio’s Kate Grumke: Too many Midwest kids would lose free school meals under potential federal budget cut

The Missouri Times op-ed: Pro-life attorney Mary Catherine Martin: General assembly: Don’t lower the bridge with poorly timed initiative petition changes

Amazon.com: Stalking, Harassment, Internet Trolling: A Guide to Recovering and Rebuilding After Online Attacks – $7.99 on Kindle, $12.99 in paperback

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