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St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri’s political leaders honor Bond as a bipartisan doer at state funeral

Columbia Missourian; Christopher ‘Kit’ Bond leaves behind a legacy of leadership and dedication

Missourinet: ‘A life well lived’: Missouri remembers Kit Bond

P-D: Christopher ‘Kit’ Bond honored in Missouri Capitol memorial service (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Missouri Independent: Kit Bond eulogized as inspirational leader, political innovator at Missouri memorial service

JCNT: Kit Bond honored with state memorial service

JCNT: Bond’s friends, colleagues, supporters share ‘flood of memories’

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, Tuesday: Hawley vs. Trump “palace in the sky” (link opens at 6:50 mark)

Missouri Independent: Missouri’s Billy Long grilled over donations, tax credits in Senate confirmation hearing

KC Star: Trump’s Missouri pick to lead IRS grilled by Democrats over tax credits (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

NY Times: Billy Long, Trump’s pick to lead IRS, promoted nonexistent tax credit (avoid NY Times paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Recap of Dems’ complaints about Billy Long and alleged campaign debt payoff (link opens at 16:05 mark)

This Week in Missouri Politics #TWMPDaily: Scott Faughn and Jake Kroesen talk with Sen. Doug Beck (D-St. Louis County) about Republicans’ end-of-session PQ, Republican colleagues breaking their word, what it means for future legislation, much more

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Recap of Doug Beck on #TWMPDaily and why last week’s PQs are such a big deal (link opens at 1:55 mark)

93.3 FM (St. Louis): The Morning Crew with Dan and Drew: Rep. Holly Jones praises Dem Reps. Kimberly-Ann Collins and LaKeySha Bosley for storm response (2:15:00); Jones says her bills failed this year because she refused to take “deals” (2:24:00); Amendment 3 fixes and election timing (2:28:30); being “very instrumental” in final pro-life language (2:29:00); credit to Ann Wagner for federal “Born Alive” pro-life bill (2:39:45); Democrats “hate babies and they hate life” (2:41:30); only 10 conservatives in the Missouri House, “maybe 3 or 4, maybe 5” conservatives in Missouri Senate (2:42:30); gold and silver bill passage, and Democrats “hate the Constitution” (2:44:30); “C, maybe C+” grade for 2025 legislative session (2:46:30); why she’ll vote against Gov. Kehoe’s stadiums proposal (2:53:30); why Kehoe is better than Gov. Parson (2:55:50); “absolutely horrific” water rights bill (2:56:50)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Highlights of Holly Jones comments re: lack of conservatives in Missouri Legislature, her opposition to Royals-Chiefs special session bill, more (link opens at 9:25 mark)

Columbia Missourian: Lawmakers weigh abortion restrictions and expansions after abortion rights amendments

Columbia Missourian: John Martin (R), Gregg Bush (D) see positives from their first legislative session

JCNT: Ameren files economic growth plan with Missouri PSC

JCNT: Missouri Department of Conservation proposes hunting, trapping regulation changes

Missouri Independent op-ed: Kansas City abortion activist Bonyen Lee-Gilmore: Direct democracy alone won’t create change in Missouri

The Marshall Project’s Ivy Scott, via Missouri Independent: Why some jail detainees in Missouri can go years without seeing the sun

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