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KOMU (Columbia): ‘Concerned seniors’ anti-Trump protest draws “around 10 people” in Columbia

P-D: Anti-Trump protesters gather at Missouri Capitol as part of a national action; geriatric female places performative phone call to Sen. Eric Schmitt’s office (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

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Columbia Missourian: Protesters rally in Jefferson City against Trump

Fox 2 St. Louis: Anti-Trump protestors gather at Missouri Capitol in ’50 protests, 50 states, One Day’ rally

KRCG (Jefferson City): Anti-Trump protesters rally at Missouri Capitol

SNL: Springfield man charged in federal court with threatening ICE employees in several offices; Gabriel Ramsey sought to fight Trump’s “authoritarian regime, drawing comparisons to Nazi Germany”

Brad & John Show (104.5 FM St. Charles/Franklin/Warren Counties): Recap of Post-Dispatch story on Trump “clean energy” freeze and local electric school bus funding (link opens at 2:35 mark)

Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Recap of Schmitt and Hawley on Kash Patel and RFK, Jr.; assessing Cheryl Hines (link opens at 13:15 mark)

Brad & John Show on Instagram: Wednesday show summary

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This Week in Missouri Politics Mid-Week Update: Holly Thompson Rehder talks with Scott Faughn about leading AxAdvocacy; career in business, lobbying, and public office; more

P-D: Missouri Senate panel gives greenlight to immigration crackdown (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Missouri state income tax cut bill and rally (link opens at 9:45 mark)

P-D: Republicans seek to roll back voter-approved minimum wage increases (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri lawmakers debate exceptions to minimum wage increase

Columbia Missourian: House committee hears debate on state minimum wage

Missouri Independent: Republicans consider delaying voter-approved minimum wage hike, paid sick leave

P-D: Missouri Senate votes to make protections for minors permanent (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri officials tout new digital platform verifying social service program income

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri House hears bills seeking to restrict cellphone usage in schools

Missouri Independent: Missouri lawmakers seek to restrict cell-phone use in high schools statewide

P-D: Missouri Senate hears plan for subsidies to help downtown development in St. Louis (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Columbia Missourian: Optimism colors first weeks for Boone County’s freshmen legislators

KBIA: “They” pronoun reporter/producer/Mizzou student Alex Cox: Three Missouri lawmakers push transparency in sentencing bills; zero (0) mentions of the lawmakers’ names

JCNT: Work on state lab nears halfway point

KOMU: Ameren Missouri hosts informational open houses for transmission line, public raises concerns

KBIA: MoDOT reports record pedestrian deaths in 2024

KC Star’s Kacen Bayless: Transgender KC residents fear attacks from both sides of state line: ‘Where do we go now?’ (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

KSGF (Springfield): Mornings with Nick Reed (12/13/24): Rep. Darin Chappell plans to ignore non-binary Rep. Wick Thomas’ (D-Kansas City) preferred pronouns on House floor (24:50)

Brad & John Show (12/16/24): 2025 #moleg tip: What to call the non-binary state rep (link opens at 0:50 mark)

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