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Fox News: Should judges be allowed to issue injunctions against presidents? Eric Schmitt weighs in

Bloomberg: Schmitt’s “Protecting AI and Cloud Competition in Defense Act” designed to break Big Tech’s grip on Pentagon deals (avoid Bloomberg paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

KMOV: Creating a defense tech hub in St. Louis; comments from Sen. Eric Schmitt, Wesley Bell

States Newsroom, via Missouri Independent: U.S. House GOP backed a child tax credit bump. Josh Hawley wants much more

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Thursday: Pros and cons of Josh Hawley’s PELOSI congressional stock trading proposal (link opens at 3:00 mark)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Thursday: Update on Tesla sticker vigilante William Howells being charged in Kirkwood (link opens at 16:45 mark)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Thursday: Brad complains about June 5 2025 Missouri Legislative Review event at The Lodge Des Peres 6-8 p.m. featuring state legislators and Bill Eigel; XOXO Gossip Girl Brad shares details of private conversation with St. Charles County Executive candidate Mike Elam, more (link opens at 11:50 mark)

The Missouri Times: Missouri House Hour by Hour Thursday, May 15

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri House adjourns early, ending 2025 legislative session

Columbia Missourian: Republican unity brought success to conservative policies

JCNT: House Republicans: 2025 session was productive

Columbia Missourian: Mun Choi says MU will have to wait until next session for research reactor funding; MU Faculty Council to vote on anti-Trump statement in five weeks

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: Mun Choi introduces MU Faculty Council to reality (link opens at 2:45 mark)

St. Louis Public Radio: Rallygoers say Missouri Republicans won’t get last word on paid leave or abortion rights

JCNT: Activists rally for sick leave, abortion access as sessions concludes

Missouri Independent: Missouri Capitol rally vows to fight for paid sick leave, defeat abortion ban

KOMU (Columbia): Abortion, sick leave supporters rally at Capitol

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Thursday: Missouri voters get another chance on abortion (10:10); Proposition A sick leave fix (14:50) (link opens at 10:10 mark)

Missouri Independent: Stadium funding, SAPA among casualties of Missouri Senate breakdown

KCMO: Pete Mundo in the Morning: Sen. Mike Cierpiot (R-Lee’s Summit) on why Royals and Chiefs stadium bill was too late, summarizes Proposition A and abortion legislation

KC Star: How Missouri lawmakers tanked a Chiefs, Royals stadium-funding deal (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Wednesday: John’s theory on why Kehoe floated a “last-minute” #moleg stadium funding plan (link opens at 15:20)

P-D: Missouri Legislature sends wide-ranging health bill to governor (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

P-D: Missouri begins accepting sports betting applications for Dec. 1 launch (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Columbia Missourian: Start of sports betting in Missouri is pushed to Dec. 1

P-D: Plan to raise vehicle license office fees en route to Missouri governor (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

JCNT: Final approval given to bill allowing chaplains in schools

P-D: Downtown St. Louis development plan fails to advance in Missouri Capitol (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

KC Star’s Yvette Walker: When 52% is a minority – and other upside down Jeff City thinking (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

KC Star op-ed: Utah-based direct health care company Nomi Health CEO Mark Newman: Missouri deserves more direct health care. Here’s how we do it

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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