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Fox News: Sen. Schmitt says Trump delivering ‘real results’ on mass deportations

Washington Examiner: Sen. Schmitt, on Fox News, says Trump restarting Alcatraz is a ‘deterrent’ for illegal immigrants

Fox 4 KC: KC firefighter’s death highlights rise in violence against health care workers nationwide; Schmitt plans to introduce legislation to enhance penalties for crimes against first responders

NPR, via KCUR: Sen. Josh Hawley’s bipartisan push to ban lawmakers from trading stocks gets Trump boost

Brad & John Show (104.5 FM St. Charles/Franklin/Warren Counties), Monday: Recap of Josh Hawley defending Medicaid; Mark McCloskey bathroom selfies (link opens at 14:50)

KSGF (Springfield): Nick Reed Mornings: U.S. Rep. Eric Burlison on Trump’s “skinny” 2026 discretionary spending budget, Trump tax cuts, NPR and PBS (interview begins at 9:00 mark) (Apple Podcasts version here)

Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Recap of Eric Burlison’s NPR/PBS comments (link opens at 14:25 mark)

St. Louis Public Radio: DOGE saves taxpayers almost $500K by axing urban “nature” program

Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Trump cuts deprive young urbanites from seeing trees and leaves (link opens at 6:20 mark)

St. Louis Public Radio: Preparations for the annual Festival of Nations resume after federal funding cut

JCNT: Federal funding cuts end Missouri youth immunization program

AP: In battle against transgender rights, Trump targets HUD’s housing policies; two St. Louis women tell hard-luck tales

AP: Trump administration asks judge to toss suit restricting access to abortion medication

States Newsroom, via Missouri Independent: Trump administration asks to dismiss Missouri AG’s lawsuit targeting abortion pill

Brad & John Show, Monday: The Kirkwood, Mo. Tesla sticker vandal case: Overview of Christian Kirk confrontation with Washington University’s William Howells

Brad & John Show, Monday: A Modest Proposal: How WashU should handle the Bill Howells incident (ft. Megan Green and Winston Calvert)

KCMO: Pete Mundo in the Morning: Scott Faughn on Missouri tax cuts; the real reason David Wasinger got so mad at the Missouri Senate; Royals and Chiefs relocations

Instagram reel: David Wasinger’s Kicking Machine

This Week in Missouri Politics #TWMPDaily Cinco de Mayo special: Rep. Dane Diehl (R-Butler) talks with Scott Faughn about glyphosate bill (1:10), David Wasinger’s lecture to the Missouri Seante (5:15), Federalist Society (10:40), Prop A (12:00), Missouri Farm Bureau health insurance proposal (16:50), more

The Missouri Times: Missouri House Hour by Hour Monday, May 5

The Missouri Times: Missouri Senate Hour by Hour Monday, May 5

Missouri Independent: Push to allow online lottery ticket sales in Missouri adds new issue to budget talks

P-D: Free college tuition for police, other first responders hits roadbock in Missouri Senate (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Missouri Independent: Missouri House passes wide-ranging education bill as session enters its homestretch

Brad & John Show, Monday: Missouri’s backyard chickens vs. HOA Karens; Jim Murphy’s law (link opens at 1:35 mark)

KBIA: Lawyer: possible changes to MU protest policy may be unconstitutional

Brad & John Show, Monday: Recap of socialist group’s anti-Mizzou rally in Columbia, backlash against anti-white policies (link opens at 9:05 mark)

P-D: A merger of St. Louis and St. Louis County gets a fresh look, and plenty of opposition (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Kansas City Beacon: Tense relationship between Port KC and labor, schools and City Hall strained by Missouri port authority bill

JCNT: State collaborating with Missouri stakeholders on ‘Workforce of Future’

P-D: Officials warn of possible measles exposure at St. Louis Aquarium (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

AP: Federal investigators say a utility wasn’t marked before a deadly natural gas explosion in Missouri

St. Louis Public Radio: Talking about Queer Fight Club, the kickboxing class helping folks defend themselves; nonbinary with pronoun “they” says it wants to fight notion that queers are “emotional sissies”

Brad & John Show, Tuesday: St. Louis Public Radio’s vital programming for queer kickboxers (link opens at 9:25 mark)

Kaiser Health News’ Bram Sable-Smith, via Missouri Independent: As Republicans in Congress eye sweeping Medicaid cuts, Missouri offers a preview

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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