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P-D: Boeing won a giant contract for fighter jets. Will it deliver for St. Louis? (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

P-D’s Joe Holleman: Catching COVID: Eric Schmitt wants changes to emergency rules, disease centers (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

KFEQ (St. Joseph), via Missourinet: U.S. Rep. Sam Graves describes Ukraine ceasefire talks as “very delicate negotiations”

JCNT: 100 people from 43 countries sworn in as citizens; immigrants respect the rule of law, participate in naturalization ceremony

Missouri Independent: Elon Musk’s DOGE role draws effort to force Tesla to close Missouri dealerships; veteran Dem superconsultant Brad Ketcher leads “UpPlug Musk”

97.1 FM (St. Louis): The Mark Reardon Show’s “Reardon Roundtable”: Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman on decision to not seek re-election (21:00), endorsement of David Casteel (R-High Ridge) (21:55), opponents including “some MATA lawyer” and “the Freedom Bros” (22:15), “pathetic to watch the co-opting of the Republican Party by the trial bar” (22:40)

USA Today, via SNL: Weekly Missouri unemployment claims data

St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis clinic starts offering some abortions, state rejects plan for others

Missouri Independent: DHSS rejects Planned Parenthood plan to start medication abortions

Fox 2 (St. Louis): Missouri Legislature returns from spring break, passes two dozen bills

Southeast Missourian: GOP Sen. Jamie Burger, Reps. John Voss and David Dolan speak at Chamber breakfast about Prop A sick leave fix, other bills (avoid Southeast Missourian paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

JCNT: House education budget follows governor’s lead on foundation formula

Columbia Missourian: Lincoln University scraps affirmative action policy

Missourinet: Sen. Steven Roberts (D-St. Louis City) says lawmakers are trying to increase funding for veterans’ homes

Missouri Independent: Missouri lawmakers hold back on public defender plans for marijuana money

P-D: Missouri lawmakers eyeing plan to address all those billboards along I-70 (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

P-D: Controversial Chesterfield curb islands getting yanked by MoDOT; Rep. Ben Keathley (R-Chesterfield) leads charge to remove “bump-outs” (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

KMOV (St. Louis): MoDOT to remove concrete bump outs after negative public reaction

JCNT: Jefferson City may join Gov. Kehoe in the Missouri Blue Shield program

JCNT: Missouri Department of Conservation hosting invasive tree buy-back event

KFRU: A Columbia Morning: Rep. David Tyson Smith (D-Columbia) on going “viral” with criticism of U.S. Rep. Mark Alford, speaking to “electric” crowd in Kansas City, being handed a bullhorn by random protester outside the Missouri Capitol, other moments a second-term Missouri House superminority member would consider significant (15:35)

P-D: Procter & Gamble ends sponsorship for St. Charles County Pride festival (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Instagram reel: Looking for Friday’s Brad & John Show? Me too.

Missouri Independent op-ed: “Jewish Voices for Peace” leader Michael Berg: Real goal of Missouri House Bill 937 is to shield Israel from criticism

Missouri Independent op-ed: St. Louis University School of Law Adjunct Professor Joseph C. Welling: Legislation to expand use of the death penalty would be a major step backward for Missouri

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Amazon.com: Creepers and Copers: Ranking Your Male Admirers for Safety, Fun and (Maybe) Friendship by John Combest (paperback)

Amazon.com: Creepers and Copers: Ranking Your Male Admirers for Safety, Fun and (Maybe) Friendship by John Combest (Amazon Kindle)

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