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P-D: Josh Hawley calls on insurance, FEMA to ‘step up’ after St. Louis tornado (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

KMOV (St. Louis): Hawley tours north St. Louis storm damage, demands FEMA action

St. Louis Public Radio: FEMA officials will survey St. Louis storm damage to determine major disaster declaration

Missourinet: Kehoe has requested a federal emergency declaration in response to last Friday’s tornadoes

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Marc Cox Morning Show: Gov. Mike Kehoe: St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer did a good job, and St. Louis will rebuild: praise for Schmitt’s help, recap of calls with President Trump and Kristi Noem

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Recap of Hawley’s broadsides against insurance companies plus Kehoe’s comments on Eric Schmitt, Kristi Noem and President Trump (link opens at 11:50)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Monday: Mainstream media combines its love for disasters with its love for bashing Trump; upcoming “tornado recovery” urban billing scams (link opens at 13:05 mark)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Monday: Tulsi Gabbard visits St. Louis today (7:40); Gabbard quote on why she doesn’t dye her gray hair streak (18:30) (link opens at 7:40 mark)

Missourinet: Hawley has misgivings about Qatar’s jumbo jet gift to Trump

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Hawley vs. Trump “palace in the sky” (link opens at 6:50 mark)

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Mark Reardon Show: Bob Onder on the progress of Trump’s budget passing out of committee

Missouri Independent: Proposed federal work reporting requirements could cut over 90k Missourians from Medicaid

JCNT: Missouri unemployment rate ticks up slightly

JCNT: Kit Bond to lie in state at Missouri Capitol today

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Kit Bond memorial details

Rosenbaum: 6 takeaways from a productive Missouri legislative session that ended with a twist

This Week in Missouri Politics: Scott Faughn is joined by Reps. David Tyson Smith (D-Columbia), Bill Hardwick (R-Dixon), Aaron Crossley (D-Independence), and Brian Seitz (R-Branson) for an end of session review

KFRU: A Columbia Morning: Rep. David Tyson Smith (D-Columbia) on the 2025 legislative session, Senate PQs on abortion and sick leave mandate

Missouri Independent: Missouri special session may provide new life for $500 million budget bill

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Marc Cox Morning Show: John Lamping on Kehoe’s call for a special session regarding Royals and Chiefs

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Monday: Recap of Kehoe’s interview on Pete Mundo’s show re: stadium funding (4:25); Brad vs. John on moving the Royals and Chiefs to St. Louis (8:05) (link opens at 4:25)

JCNT: State Treasurer Vivek Malek touts passed legislation on Missouri’s public retirement funds

Washington Missourian: Missouri Department of Corrections sued over ‘extreme heat’ in prison facility (avoid Washington Missourian paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

KC Star’s Toriano Porter: Top Missouri Republicans to Trump: Send federal relief to St. Louis. Will he act? (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

KC Star’s Joel Mathis: King Solomon had the right idea: Split the KC teams and give the babies to each state (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

P-D letter: Community Health Commission of Missouri CEO Riisa Rawlings says Hawley is right to oppose Medicaid cuts (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

P-D letter: Ballwin resident expresses anger at Eric Schmitt over January 6 protesters (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

P-D letter: University City’s Tom Sullivan opposes Missouri taxpayers subsidizing Royals’ new stadium and Arrowhead renovations (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

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