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97.1 FM (St. Louis): The Annie Frey Show: U.S. Rep. Jason Smith on his trade mission to El Salvador (3:15), meeting MS-13 gang members (4:45), El Salvador transitioning to the safest country in the world (6:30), MS-13 infesting every region of the U.S. (7:15), DOGE success (8:00), keeping GOP caucus cohesive on Trump’s budget (9:30), more

Brad & John Show (104.5 FM St. Charles/Franklin/Warren Counties), Wednesday: High spots of Jason Smith’s interview with Annie Frey on tatted-up gangsters and Trump budget (link opens at 15:40 mark)

P-D: If feds cut Head Start funding, Missouri governor says he’ll look at using state surplus (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

P-D: Business services, elections and more at risk if jobs are cut, Missouri secretary of state says (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Jason Rosenbaum’s Politically Speaking podcast: Rep. George Hruza (R-St. Louis County) on capital gains tax cuts, pro-life legislation, antisemitism legislation and free speech, more

KWTO (Springfield): The Elijah Haahr Show: Sen. Curtis Trent (R-Springfield) on Prop A legislation

KWTO (Springfield): The Elijah Haahr Show: Rep. Alex Riley (R-Springfield) on what to expect from the Missouri House this week

KZRG (Joplin): Morning News Watch: Sen. Jill Carter (R-Granby) on child deaths, the Missouri budget, and abortion

Columbia Missourian: Governor’s school funding task force assembles slowly

Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Summary of Missouri State Teachers Association survey on teacher complaints (link opens at 6:45 mark)

Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Recap of University of Missouri sponsorship of KBIA “Health & Wealth Desk” and LGBTQ+ “Alphabet Soup” asphyxiation storytelling (link opens at 14:10 mark)

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri House passes bill to void nondisclosure agreements in child sex abuse cases

Missouri Independent: Bill to void NDAs in child sex abuse cases approved by House

JCNT: Officials attribute reduction in distracted driver crashes to new law

Missouri Independent: Missouri Ethics Commission is once again unable to function due to vacancies

Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Brad Ketcher (D) is right about Missouri Ethics Commission vacancies; why doesn’t Missouri’s attorney general and/or state lawmakers do anything about unpaid Ethics Commission fines? (link opens at 9:40 mark)

Brad & John Show: 30-second mnemonic tip: How to NEVER pronounce Rebecca Rivas’ name wrong again (link opens at 8:55 mark)

Columbia Missourian: Freshmen representatives see differences as the 2025 session nears its end

P-D: Missouri governor to ‘soon’ name transition director for St. Louis police takeover (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

P-D: St. Louis abandons lawsuit against state takeover of police. Spencer, Green trade barbs (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Lawsuit over state control of St. Louis police in flux as Spencer and Green disagree

Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Highlights of Cara Spencer vs. Megan Green; Kehoe transition appointment coming; how Spencer will handle Kehoe’s push for state oversight (link opens at 1:05 mark)

This Week in Missouri Politics #TWMPDaily: Jefferson County Sheriff Dave Marshak and Deputy Sheriff Tim Whitney on Whitney’s campaign for Jefferson County Executive, Whitney’s background and why he’s running, Jefferson County demographics; Faughn on Wrestlemania ending with heel victory over the son of a son of a plumber; more

KCMO: Pete Mundo in the Morning: AG Andrew Bailey on KC lawsuit and response to Mayor Quinton Lucas’ comments

P-D: Ameren plans 66-acre training complex near Wentzville (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

P-D editorial: Here’s yet another reason Missouri’s Billy Long is unfit to lead the IRS (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

KC Star editorial: This gun bill would make it harder for Missouri police officers to do their jobs (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

Missouri Independent: League of Women Voters of Missouri’s Marilyn McLeod: Don’t let state lawmakers take away our victories on Medicaid expansion, fair elections, and reproductive freedom

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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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