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Brownfield Ag News: Kehoe: Japan tariff talks could benefit Missouri agriculture

TonysKansasCity.com: Josh Hawley standing up for Medicaid: Links to Roll Call, Fox News

KC Star: Jackson County GOP dinner featured Jan. 6 rioters as special guests; Missouri House Speaker Jon Patterson says Jackson County GOP “a bunch of people who get together in their echo chamber and stew in their grievances” (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

Brad & John Show (104.5 FM St. Charles/Franklin/Warren Counties), Friday: Summary of Jon Patterson vs. Jackson County GOP (link opens at 16:50 mark)

P-D: Students’ visas revoked for minor offenses, St. Louis attorneys say. ‘It’s unprecedented.’ (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio’s “St. Louis on the Air”: A new exhibit spotlights Missouri artifacts like “taxidermied Anna the Mexican Wolf” and other culturally relevant gems. Trump’s budget cuts make preserving them harder

Combest, The Missouri Times, 8/7/23: “Thank God that state-affiliated media isn’t a meritocracy, or (Jason) Rosenbaum might be hosting (St. Louis on the Air) episodes on ankle bracelets making immigrants’ hair fall out or the institutional racism of public toilets.”

Brad & John Show (104.5 FM St. Charles/Franklin/Warren Counties), Thursday: Jay Nixon alum Jeff Mazur lands key job with urban group; 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)

JCNT: Governor’s mansion hosts annual Special Learning Center Easter egg hunt

JCNT: Governor, lawmakers volunteer to help feed hungry kids

KRCG: Governor Kehoe joins volunteers to pack meals at Capitol event

This Week in Missouri Politics #TWMPDaily: Jake Kroesen on Senate Dems’ sick leave filibuster (1:45), House abortion resolution (8:35), House drama and horse-trading around emergency clause (18:00), role of Rep. Bryant Wolfin (R-Ste. Genevieve) (21:20), more

Columbia Missourian: Doug Beck vs. Cindy O’Laughlin: Facebook posts, mystery phone caller fuel breakdown in Prop A talks

Brad & John Show, Friday: Beck vs. O’Laughlin Boomer fight: searching for Doug Beck’s mystery caller (15:00), Counting Crows’ new #stl cover song (15:45), pipefitters and testicular fortitude (16:30) (link opens at 10:40 mark)

KWTO (Springfield): The Elijah Haahr Show: Rep. Brian Seitz (R-Branson) on the damage done by Amendment 3, and what HJR73 does to fix it

KZRG (Joplin): Rep. Ben Baker (R-Neosho) on pro-life legislation

P-D: Missouri House Speaker Jon Patterson breaks with Republicans, votes ‘no’ on new abortion question (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri House passes amendment that would re-establish a state abortion ban

Missouri Independent: Abortion ban clears House, heads to Senate despite concerns from top Republican

Missouri Independent: School accreditation bill passes Senate for first time after three years

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri Senate Democrats filibuster to stop cuts of paid sick leave

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Marc Cox Morning Show: Rep. Brad Christ (R-St. Louis County) on city-county merger plans, crime bill, Prop A and income tax

Brad & John Show, Thursday: Mayor Cara Spencer’s city-county merger fantasy (0:35); Brad’s abysmal John Hancock impersonation (6:00); 30-second guide to enduring merger talk and every other Cara Spencer plan (13:00) (link opens at 0:35 mark)

KC Star: Missed signs? Missouri hotline called seven times before boy’s 2023 death (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Bipartisan ‘Larry’s Law’ could create independent prison oversight in Missouri

P-D: Mayor taps new chair of St. Louis development agency board. CEO signals he won’t maneuver for job (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Brad & John Show, Thursday: Christian radio stations’ bidding war for St. Louis hipster radio station KDHX: Brad’s corruption/conspiracy theory (6:05); Brad getting emotionally invested in strangers’ business dealings (9:35); John asks a question Brad refuses to answer (13:00); John’s pillow talk with Katy Perry (17:35)

P-D editorial: Visiting students are being deported for their opinions. That’s not who we are. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

JCNT editorial: Presidential primary bill fixes voting issue

Missouri Independent op-ed: Saint Louis University’s School of Education adjunct faculty member Ashley Donaldson Burle: Focus over feeds: The case for classroom phone policies in Missouri

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

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