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97.1 FM (St. Louis): The Annie Frey Show: AG Andrew Bailey on judge holding Trump in contempt over deportations, anti-Trump lawfare, Bailey vs. woke DEI discrimination, more

P-D’s Joe Holleman: Josh Hawley notches win in EPA’s acceleration of radiation cleanup (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Federal government cuts Missouri vaccine funds as immunizations dip

P-D: St. Louis Holocaust museum, hit by Trump cuts, lands anonymous donation to continue work (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

P-D: Visitation set for Nicholas Pistor, former City Hall reporter for the Post-Dispatch (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Brad & John Show (104.5 FM St. Charles/Franklin/Warren Counties), Wednesday: Recap of #TWMPDaily highlights: Ann Wagner’s giant fundraising haul (6:55); Crystal Quade’s new BeHeard Missouri (7:50); Scott vs. Wash U (9:40); St. Charles County exec (10:15); EJD (12:25) (link opens at 6:20 mark)

P-D: Greater St. Louis Inc. appoints former political advisor Jeff Mazur to a senior leadership role; former “Fired Up! Missouri” provocateur departs Taylor Geospatial Institute for biz group (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Brad & John Show, Thursday: Jeff Mazur mini-bio; Brad vs. John on Tim Brinker leaving Franklin County post for Greater St. Louis, Inc. (link opens at 1:10 mark)

Brad & John Show, Thursday: Jay Nixon alum nabs key job at St. Louis Federal Reserve (link opens at 6:35 mark)

Missouri Independent: Kehoe’s plan for $50 million for private schools axed by Senate committee

P-D: Senate panel rebuffs Missouri governor on $50 million school scholarship expansion (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

JCNT: State employee retention plan returns to budget

Missourinet: Missouri School Boards’ Association Executive Director Melissa Randol disappointed by Kehoe’s Board of Education moves

P-D: Missouri Republicans race to repeal sick leave law before rules take effect May 1 (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Missouri Independent: Democrats filibuster GOP effort to overturn voter-approved paid sick leave

Columbia Missourian: Democrats filibuster to defend minimum wage, paid sick leave

Columbia Daily Tribune: Abortion, minimum wage and paid sick leave approved by Missouri voters face pushback

Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Recap of Wall Street Journal piece on Bayer; what to expect from Bayer on glyphosate and other herbicide products in the coming weeks/months (link opens at 12:25 mark)

Columbia Missourian: House bill would require medical care for ‘abortion survivors’

KC Star: Protesters disrupt vote that leads Missouri closer to pro-life protections (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

JCNT: State bill may increase baby boxes in Missouri; Rep. Jim Murphy (R-St. Louis County) calls bill “pro-life, pro-woman, pro-child”

Columbia Missourian: House backs bill freeing child abuse victims to speak

The Missouri Times: New legislation tackles deceptive wood marketing

TonysKansasCity.com: KCUR kinda shares activist talking points on MAGA coal plant decision

JCNT: Animal rights activists bring message to Capitol

TonysKansasCity: Kansas City Star desperately seeking 4/20 legal weed discounts

Columbia Missourian: State Treasurer Vivek Malek visits Boone County to support MO ABLE program

JCNT: State Treasurer Vivek Malek visits California City Hall to promote MO ABLE

St. Louis Public Radio: Bailey can appeal Christopher Dunn’s exoneration, Missouri Supreme Court says

P-D: Missouri high court again rejects stricter traffic ticket caps for St. Louis County cities; then-AG Eric Schmitt led original effort (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Columbia Missourian: Legislative Black Caucus highlights successes and concerns

KC Star op-ed: SLU assistant professor Kenya Brumfield-Young: 2 judges say Christopher Dunn is innocent. Missouri still wants to reimpose his unjust conviction

The Midwest Newsroom’s Kavahn Mansouri, via St. Louis Public Radio: Police warn Missouri Republicans against reviving a controversial gun rights law

P-D letter: St. Louis County woman expresses anger at GOP state lawmakers, touts “cross partisan volunteer group” Respect MO Voters (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

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