Monday, March 3, 2025 – Missouri political news headlines
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St. Louis Public Radio: What do looming federal job cuts mean for the St. Louis area’s economy?
Missourinet: U.S. Rep. Wesley Bell condemns DOGE cuts
Brad & John Show (104.5 FM St. Charles/Franklin/Warren Counties), Friday: Recap of Gateway Arch worker “terror!” dramatics over DOGE (link opens at 17:45 mark)
Brad & John Show, Monday morning: Recap of weekend story re: Franklin County toxic landfill and Missouri DNR, Josh Hawley’s office, Sen. Ben Brown and Rep. Brad Banderman (link opens at 2:10 mark)
Brad & John Show, Monday morning: Recap of weekend LGBTQIA*+ story involving a male cross-dresser and your (YOUR!) mom (link opens at 8:52 mark)
This Week in Missouri Politics: Missouri Farm Bureau Garrett Hawkins talks with Scott Faughn about Farm Bureau’s 2024 success (0:30), health insurance legislation (1:45), federal and state taxes (3:30), congressional delegation (4:20), energy policy (5:25); Sen. Eric Schmitt’s leadership on Chevron ruling (8:40), glyphosate legislation (9:45), panel of Farm Bureau board members Chris Brundick, Michelle Cloud and Todd Hays on property rights around solar and wind energy (19:10), Farm Bureau health insurance (21:00), California’s Proposition 12 (23:40), who won the week: U.S. Rep. Jason Smith, USDA Director Brooke Rollins, Future Farmers of America, Supreme Court Justice Mary Rhodes Russell (26:10)
The Missouri Times: Rep. Scott Cupps (R-Shell Knob) files series of bills paying tribute to Rep. Bishop Davidson (R-Republic); legislation would rename all bridges, Taum Sauk Mountain, State Fair, other gems
Brad & John Show, Monday morning: Recap of Scott Cupps vs. Bishop Davidson story and what we want to hear next (link opens at 15:20 mark)
Missouri Independent: Lawyer demands records of Bayer’s Roundup ‘propaganda’ campaign in Missouri
Missourinet: Sen. Mike Moon (R-Ash Grove) leads GOP effort to define unborn kids as a ‘person’
Brad & John Show, Friday: Recap of Missouri grocery tax story (link opens at 2:35 mark)
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: St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones reviewing St. Louis Reparations Commission report, says direct cash payouts for reparations violates Missouri Constitution
Missouri Independent op-ed: Barbara Shelly: Sorry, Gov. Kehoe. State control of St. Louis police will not reduce crime
Brad & John Show, Friday: 10-second reprise: how to motivate self-pitying & low self-esteem people (0:55); How to avoid being a spammy “reply guy” (9:50); Write better by eliminating this one (1!) word (8:45)
KC Star op-ed: Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon (D): SAVE Act burdensome to local election officials and voters (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)
Springfield Daily Citizen op-ed: Ladue School Board member Peter Gariepy: Missouri lawmakers should stop diverting money to MO Scholars and spend more on school transportation
P-D letter: Sexagenarian woman who chooses to live in Shiloh, Illinois questions judgement of pro-life lawmakers (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)
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