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Missourinet: Hawley says Trump’s budget proposal stresses no cuts to Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid

Brad & John Show (104.5 FM St. Charles/Franklin/Warren Counties), Tuesday: Recap of Josh Hawley on entitlements vs. House Republicans’ major changes (link opens at 1:35 mark)

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Marc Cox Morning Show: U.S. Rep. Bob Onder on Trump vs. Zelenskyy; Onder’s legislation on visa overstayers

Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Recap of Bob Onder’s “overstayer” legislation (link opens at 7:15 mark)

P-D: U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner renews efforts to aid Taiwan (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

P-D: Hawley brings bill to boost mental health services for first-responders (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Brad & John Show, Monday: 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)

KC Star’s Jonathan Shorman: New series on “the human cost of government efficiency efforts”: Probationary IRS clerk expresses her anger at Elon Musk’s “pupeteering,” says he made her and other expendable workers cry (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Recap of KC Star victimhood series and BBW complaining about Elon Musk (link opens at 13:35 mark)

Brownfield Ag News: Kehoe says a reduction of federal workers at USDA could have unintended consequences on Missouri agriculture

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)

Brad & John Show, Monday morning: Recap of Scott Cupps vs. Bishop Davidson story and who we want to hear from next (link opens at 15:20 mark)

KWTO (Springfield): The Elijah Haahr Show: House Floor Leader Alex Riley on “Tax Cut and Missouri DOGE Week” in the House, landlord bill, improved behavior of Missouri Senate, more

Missouri Independent: Missouri House budget writers target unspent funds for cuts, new earmarks

Columbia Missourian: House bill eliminating DEI funding heard in the Senate

Missourinet: Missouri considers cell phone ban in classrooms

SNL: Springfield Public Schools invites all Missouri lawmakers to tour its ‘choice’ programs in April

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Marc Cox Morning Show: Rep. Lisa Durnell (R-Willow Springs) on why she voted against Bayer’s pesticide liability bill

Brownfield Ag News: Bayer’s Modern Ag Alliance gives update on glyphosate PR campaign

Brad & John Show, last Monday: How Bayer will fix its pesticide problem (link opens at 9:30 mark)

JCNT: Landlords push Missouri Senate committee to pass House ban on new regulations

Missouri Independent: Abortion returns to Columbia, opening access for mid-Missouri for first time since 2018

Missourinet: Legislative package from Rep. Ed Lewis (R-Moberly) aims to fight child sex abuse crimes

KSMU (Springfield): Prompted by Kanakuk scandal, GOP Rep. Brian Seitz’s bill on child sex abuse nondisclosure agreements gets House hearing

JCNT: Ameren holding virtual stakeholder meeting

Joplin Globe: Sen. Jill Carter (R-Granby) to host town hall on utility rates, bills (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

TonysKansasCity.com: AG Andrew Bailey demands KC documents and accuses Mayor Lucas of police defunding

Fox 4 (Kansas City): House Superminority Leader Ashley Aune (D-Kansas City) fights to implement Platte County child mental health tax (link via TonysKansasCity.com)

The Missouri Times op-ed: Missouri Bankers Association’s Jackson Hataway: Hawley-Sanders Bill Will Kill Credit Cards

KBIA “Health & Wealth Desk”, sponsored by Missouri Foundation for Health and University of Missouri: Content creator Rebecca Smith: Abortion returns to Columbia Planned Parenthood after 7-year lapse in care

Missouri Foundation for Health rent-a-reporter lease agreement: Hired help will advance “health equity” narratives, must possess “commitment to health and racial equity”

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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