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NPR, via St. Louis Public Radio: Josh Hawley says DOGE needs to comply with the law

KCMO: Pete Mundo in the Morning: U.S. Rep. Jason Smith refutes Dems’ narrative on “Medicaid cuts” and more

P-D: Trump is closing 3 St. Louis-area federal offices. One was already slated to shutter. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Gateway Arch National Park worker says employees are being ‘terrorized’ by job cuts

Brad & John Show, Friday: Recap of Arch worker dramatics over DOGE (link opens at 17:45 mark)

Missouri Independent: Budget committee sends $2 billion supplemental spending bill to Missouri House

P-D: Unlikely coalitions form as Senate sends massive utility bill to House (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Brad & John Show, Friday: Recap of utility bill story (7:40), CWIP basics (8:55), #moleg battle lines (11:00), how the old Monsanto worked to fight Ameren policy (14:00) (link opens at 7:40 mark)

St. Louis Public Radio: Hoskins says wait on sports betting rules will allow for public input

Brad & John Show (104.5 FM St. Charles/Franklin/Warren Counties), Thursday: Plain-language summary of hemp vs. cannabis industry story (link opens at 1:25 mark)

Missouri Independent: Bill to end Missouri sales tax on groceries draws resistance from local governments

Brad & John Show, Friday: Recap of Missouri grocery tax story (link opens at 2:35 mark)

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 Senate approves removing expiration date from protections for minors

Missouri Independent: Senate passes bill to remove expiration date on protections for minors

Missouri Independent: Disability advocates rally in Capitol as lawsuit involving Missouri AG sparks fear, confusion; Bailey’s office says it’s “challenging Biden’s rewrite of Section 504 that would force the American people to foot the bill for experimental transgender procedures”

KYRO 105.3 FM/1280AM (Lake Saint Louis, St. Charles County, Lincoln County): The QNow with Mark Bland and Jason Kull: Disability rights advocate Aimee Robertson on Section 504 (1:07:00), 2024 additions of gender dysphoria to disability law and Missouri’s involvement in lawsuit (1:26:10), promo for Berkeley, Ca.-based “Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund” (1:34:10)

JCNT: At Capitol, disability rights advocates present wide range of issues community faces

Missouri Independent: House passes bill to expand hearing aid access under Missouri Medicaid

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Marc Cox Morning Show: Sen. Adam Schnelting (R-St. Charles), Bayer’s Jess Christensen offer differing views on Missouri glyphosate legislation

Brad & John Show, Thursday: Efforts to keep the Royals and Chiefs in Missouri (Part 1); Brad vs. John on what would happen if gals ran government (link opens at 9:30 mark)

Brad & John Show, Thursday: Efforts to keep the Royals and Chiefs in Missouri (Part 2): Kansas, Missouri and unilateral disarmament (link opens at 0:40 mark)

Missouri Independent: Planned Parenthood to restart regular abortion appointments in Columbia, Kansas City next week

Brownfield Ag News: Missouri Pork Association’s Scott Hays says food labeling bill “goes too far”

Jason Rosenbaum’s Politically Speaking: Freshman state Rep. Mark Boyko (D-Kirkwood) on education funding, state control of St. Louis police

Brad & John Show, Thursday: XOXO Gossip Girl Brad shares unattributed petty criticism of Lake Saint Louis Mayor/St. Charles County Executive candidate Jason Law; John is skeptical (link opens at 10:45 mark)

Missouri Independent op-ed: Bridgette Dunlap: Let’s fix Missouri’s divorcing while pregnant problem — not make it worse

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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