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Brownfield Ag News: U.S. Rep. Jason Smith says expiring tax cuts can be extended once Congress moves forward with budget reconciliation

KCMO: Pete Mundo in the Morning: U.S. Rep. Mark Alford’s reaction to Tuesday night’s Trump speech

St. Louis Public Radio: FDA lab dodges federal DOGE threat, will remain open

St. Louis Public Radio: Afghan man urges St. Louisans to advocate for federal refugee resettlement funding

Brad & John Show (104.5 FM St. Charles/Franklin/Warren Counties), Thursday: Recap of latest St. Louis City entrepreneur Diarra Williams allegedly stealing federal food funds (link opens at 13:50 mark)

This Week in Missouri Politics #TWMPDaily: Reps. Jim Murphy (R-St. Louis County) and Ken Waller (R-Herculaneum) talk with Scott Faughn about St. Louis City police and crime (1:30), St. Louis mayor election (8:00), Mike Kehoe (9:30), Nick Schroer and improved behavior of Missouri senators (11:00), new Combest book (14:30), praise for Speaker Jon Patterson’s staff (15:30), Rep. Tricia Byrnes and call to 988 hotline controversy (17:10), much more

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Instagram reel: Stepstools (YouTube Shorts version)

Instagram reel: Moth Men (YouTube Shorts version)

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri House of Representatives approves $1.9 billion supplemental budget

P-D: Senior meals program gets funding bump in Missouri House budget change (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

KWTO (Springfield): The Elijah Haahr Show: Rep. Louis Riggs (R-Hannibal) on Missouri DOGE, unused COVID ventilators, underutilized state office buildings, more

Brad & John Show, Thursday: Highlights from Rep. Louis Riggs’ appearance on the Elijah Haahr Show (link opens at 12:00 mark)

Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Missouri Independent’s hard luck/fat people journalism beat on junk food welfare proposal (link opens at 10:20 mark)

Missouri Independent: Abortion ban advances in Missouri Senate after GOP critic of rape exception quits committee

Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Attention Missouri journalists: “UM” is not the same as “MU” (link opens at 6:30 mark)

P-D: State takeover of St. Louis police clears hurdle in Missouri Senate (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Brad & John Show, Thursday: Recap of Post-Dispatch piece and key nuggets re: Sens. Steve Roberts and Angela Mosley (link opens at 1:40 mark)

Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Brad vs. John on Gov. Parson’s Dave Schatz appointment and Brad having Scott Dieckhaus on the brain (link opens at 3:20 mark)

Missouri Independent: Missouri House committee rejects bill putting age restrictions on intoxicating hemp products

JCNT: Missouri House panel approves energy generation proposals

KWTO (Springfield): The Elijah Haahr Show: Attorney Matt Clement on his lawsuit against Bayer as well as the fight against Bayer’s pesticide legislation

Missouri Independent: Proposal from Sen. Mike Cierpiot (R-Lee’s Summit) would preserve integrity of original birth certificates; transgender advocate objects, calls birth certificates “living documents”

Brad & John Show, Wednesday (C block): Missouri Foundation for Health sponsored journalism funding: background (0:20), taxpayers funding progressive content through University of Missouri-sponsored “Health & Wealth Desk” (0:50), John’s pro-MFFH bias (4:05), Brad titillated by Missouri Foundation for Health promotional décolletage (10:00)

Brownfield Ag News: Senate expected to vote on GOP Sen. Jamie Burger’s water export bill this week

JCNT: Jefferson City budget committee considering charging state, local schools for public safety services

Brad & John Show, Wednesday (B block): Brad vs. John on Brad’s unattributed criticism of St. Charles County executive candidate Jason Law (0:55), Brad’s blanket criticism of St. Louis County donors including Michael Rayner (4:00), Brad vs. John on Josh Hawley running for U.S. Senate in 2018 (5:30), Brad’s vs. John on Jason Law holding a fundraiser at Meadowbrook Country Club (8:05), more

Missouri Independent op-ed: St. Louis University assistant professor Kenya Brumfield-Young: Finality over freedom: Missouri’s justice system has it backward

P-D letter: St. Louis Arc President/CEO opposes federal cuts to Medicaid spending (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

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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