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St. Louis Public Radio: U.S. EPA director promises action to clean up West Lake Landfill radioactive waste

P-D’s Joe Holleman: Josh Hawley brings EPA boss to St. Louis County to push hazardous waste relief (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Brad & John Show (104.5 FM St. Charles/Franklin/Warren Counties), Tuesday: Recap of Josh Hawley bringing EPA boss to North St. Louis County (2:40); EPA director uses the worst millennial/Gen Z phrase (6:20) (link opens at 2:40 mark)

Brad & John Show, Tuesday: 30-second lesson for candidates and staffers re: Brad’s 7-year grudge against Josh Hawley (5:30); Brad buys into Mark Reardon’s *alleged* beef with Hawley (6:15); other lessons from observing the myopic and petty (link opens at 5:30 mark)

TonysKansasCity.com: AG Andrew Bailey ‘Autopen’ MAGA argument against Prez Biden pardons; compilation of national coverage

KSGF (Springfield): Nick Reed Mornings (6-9 a.m.): U.S. Rep. Eric Burlison on national progressives’ in-person town hall strategy, virtual town halls, more (listen to Apple Podcasts app version here)

Columbia Missourian: Local postal workers unions to hold anti-Trump rallies Thursday

Brad & John Show, Monday: Recap of Eric Schmitt and Missouri Farm Bureau’s Garrett Hawkins on This Week in Missouri Politics (link opens at 9:30 mark)

Brownfield Ag News: Missouri Ag Director Chris Chinn: WOTUS revamp certainty needed quickly

Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Summary of Chris Chinn on WOTUS; why WOTUS matters to Missouri farmers (link opens at 7:30 mark)

Brad & John Show, Monday: Brad befuddled by Bob Onder living on a boat in D.C.; Brad vs. John on Onder not wanting human freakshows knowing his location at all times (link opens at 8:00 mark)

KCUR: To protect illegal alien students from ICE, Kansas City schools look to Supreme Court ruling

TonysKansasCity.com: Kansas City prog bloggers at “The Kansas City Beacon” blame MAGA for bad weather & NOAA cuts

Columbia Missourian: NOAA staff cuts create concern for local severe weather responses

Missouri Independent: SLU/YouGov poll shows high satisfaction with Trump in Missouri, mixed views on his policies

P-D: At least 13 tornadoes hit Missouri on Friday, weather service says (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

KCMO: Pete Mundo in the Morning: Scott Faughn on Friday night tornadoes in southeast Missouri

Joplin Globe: Army Corps of Engineers opens public comment period on proposed reservoir; comments from Missouri American Water’s Christie Barnhart (avoid Joplin Globe paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Mark Reardon Show: Gov. Mike Kehoe on Missouri DOGE, state budget, tornado response, more

JCNT: Missouri general revenue rose in February

KWTO (Springfield): The Elijah Haahr Show: Sen. Curtis Trent on major legislation passed so far this session, capital gains tax cut, Amendment 3 legislation, what happens if Sen. Tony Luetkemeyer (R-Parkville) is appointed U.S. attorney, Senate relationships, more

KWTO (Springfield): The Elijah Haahr Show: House Floor Leader Alex Riley (R-Springfield) on first half of legislative session and second half priorities

Brad & John Show, Monday: Recap of Secretary of State Denny Hoskins interview on The Elijah Haahr Show, and Garett Bowles taking Springfield job with SOS office (link opens at 3:50 mark)

Missouri Independent: Director of Missouri’s long-troubled public assistance agency announces retirement

St. Joseph News-Press: Bill from Sen. Rusty Black (R-Chillicothe) focuses on specialized courts for defendants with mental issues

Columbia Missourian: As Missouri lawmakers consider cell phones in the classrooms, here’s what a volume of research has found

Columbia Missourian: Bill from Rep. Bill Lucas (R-DeSoto) would designate an official rock radio station for Missouri

Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Recap of Bill Lucas KSHE bill and grizzled radio veteran Brad’s reaction (link opens at 14:40 mark)

P-D: James Murphy (D), former St. Louis sheriff and state senator, dies at 88 (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Jim Murphy, St. Louis’ longest-serving sheriff and a former soccer star, dies at 88

Startland News’ Tommy Felts, via KCUR: U.S. Rep. Mark Alford asks federal agency to leave Kansas City over immigration policies

Missouri Independent op-ed: Missouri Sunshine Coalition’s 2024 “Sunshine Hero” Roxie Murphy: Sunshine Law allows government agencies to be held accountable

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