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KCTV: Bill from Sen. Eric Schmitt would create federal holiday for Easter Monday

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Marc Cox Morning Show: U.S. Rep. Eric Burlison on Fed interest rates, El Salvador jailbird, Billy Long’s IRS confirmation, much more

Missouri Independent: Billy Long’s bid to lead IRS under scrutiny over donations that paid off personal debt

Brownfield Ag News: Missouri Ag Director Chris Chinn: trade aid needed if market volatility continues

Brownfield Ag News: Kehoe, Chinn weigh in on severe weather effects on Missouri producers

KCUR: Urban health official complains about Trump budget cuts

Joplin Globe: Feds revoke visas of MSSU students after both had been arrested (avoid Joplin Globe paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Southeast Missourian: Visa cleanups help give 24 SEMO students the boot (avoid Southeast Missourian paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

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

Brad & John Show, Friday: Breaking down the Doug Beck vs. Cindy 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)

Kansas City Beacon: Missouri lawmakers look to roll back paid sick leave mandates

KWTO (Springfield): The Elijah Haahr Show: Rep. Jamie Ray Gragg (R-Ozark) on welfare junk food ban

Jason Rosenbaum’s Politically Speaking: New Missouri Children’s Services chief Sara Smith wants to improve abuse investigations

Brownfield Ag News: Drive to Feed Kids comes to MO Capitol

JCNT: State hosts spring hiring event

Kansas City: Missouri attorney general sues Kansas City, saying city ignored records requests

Fox4 KC: Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey sues city of Kansas City over Sunshine request

St. Louis Public Radio: Measles case in southern Missouri patient “associated with international travel”

SNL: DHSS says Missouri’s first measles case this year found in Taney County

KC Star: Measles has hit Missouri: First case of year confirmed, according to officials (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

Missouri Independent: Missouri health department announces first measles case of 2025

Kansas City Beacon: Primary care shortage has an outsized impact on rural Missouri

Brad & John Show, Friday: 2026-27 scandal teaser: the $3.2M St. Louis County “farming”/“food desert” boondoggle (11:15); how Nas got away with suggesting Cam’ron had HIV (7:10); Brad vs. John on knife-wielding savage’s press conference (14:45) (link opens at 11:15 mark)

Brad & John Show, Friday: Brad talks with Mike Elam about Elam’s St. Charles County executive campaign kickoff Thursday night (link opens at 1:50 mark)

P-D editorial: Ed Martin embodied the worst of Missouri politics. Now he’s ‘Trump’s lawyer.’ (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

P-D letter: Springfield septuagenarian opposes Proposition A fix (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Amazon.com: Stalking, Harassment, Internet Trolling: A Guide to Recovering and Rebuilding After Online Attacks – $7.99 on Kindle, $12.99 in paperback

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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