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KZRG (Joplin): U.S. Rep. Eric Burlison on federal judges blocking Trump; DOGE and Pentagon spending; and a contrarian view of the Boeing F-47

Brad & John Show (104.5 FM St. Charles/Franklin/Warren Counties), Monday: Recap of Burlison comments on Boeing F-47 vs. drones (link opens at 15:30 mark)

Brad & John Show, Friday: RFK Jr. coming to Missouri (link opens at 15:30 mark)

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

KC Star: Ed Martin made waves in Missouri GOP & defended Jan. 6 rioters. Now he could be top DC prosecutor (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

Brad & John Show, Friday: Recap of Post-Dispatch piece on 2025 Freedom Caucus (link opens at 6:15 mark)

Brad & John Show, Friday: Did SLU reneg on black victimhood group? How SLU’s slavery apology stunt fell apart at the last minute (link opens at 7:30 mark)

This Week in Missouri Politics: Panel of Reps. Aaron Crossley (D-Independence), Steve Butz (D-St. Louis City), Josh Hurlbert (R-Smithville) and Rodger Reedy (R-Windsor) talk with Scott Faughn about Butz’s state Senate run (0:25), citizen board control of St. Louis police (1:35), Missouri Farm Bureau health plan legislation (7:20), who won the week: People of the 28th Senate District and Brad Pollitt, KC Royals fans, Cardinals fans, Rep. Betsy Fogle (D-Springfield), Ameren’s Warren Wood and the late Brian McKenna (10:10); Rep. Brad Pollitt (R-Sedalia) on running for state Senate (15;15), Amendment 3 fix (19:00), Gov, Kehoe and school choice (22:00), tax cuts and personal property taxes (24:00), state Senate working environment (26:30)

KWTO (Springfield): The Elijah Haahr Show: Rep. Brad Christ (R-St. Louis County) on citizen board control of St. Louis police and why it matters

Missourinet: House primed to pass $48 billion budget this week

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri House to pass its version of the state budget this week

Missourinet: Rep. Melanie Stinnett (R-Springfield) wants to allow an audio-only option to virtual health care

Missouri Independent: Bill regulating video gambling faces hazy future with weeks left in Missouri’s legislative session

Brad & John Show, Monday: Rep. Ben Keathley (R-Chesterfield) gets MoDOT to remove “traffic calming” bump outs on Clarkson Road (link opens at 1:45 mark)

Missouri Ruralist: Missouri Department of Agriculture Show-Me State Meat Processing Grant helps Turner Meat Processing expand near Buffalo

Brad & John Show, Friday: Why KMOV’s Alexis Zotos covers her feet in pictures (link opens at 7:55 mark)

KC Star op-ed: Sen. Eric Schmitt: Missouri’s 442nd Fighter Wing should be repurposed, not eliminated (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

P-D letter: St. Louis woman responds to Sen. Jamie Burger (R-Benton) on Ten Commandments in public schools, criticizes National Rifle Association (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

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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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