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Fox News: Hawley teams up with Democrat to push $15 per hour minimum wage plus annual inflation increases

P-D’s Joe Holleman: Hawley teams with Democrat to propose raising federal minimum wage (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

NBC News: Hawley introduces bill to raise federal minimum wage to $15 per hour

The Hill: Hawley bill would raise minimum wage to $15

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Republicans will get mad at Josh Hawley and won’t do anything about it (link opens at 10:10 mark)

KSDK: Video: Sen. Schmitt ready for annual Congressional Baseball Game

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Mark Reardon Show: Sen. Eric Schmitt on tonight’s Congressional Baseball Game, the L.A. riots, migrant remittances, and Trump’s budget

Fox News: Schmitt played a key role in the Republicans’ demolition of Democrats last year

Instagram Reel: Ozzie Smith, Willie McGee, Vince Coleman and Mike Claiborne watch Eric Schmitt Congressional Baseball Game highlights

Washington Examiner: Schmitt calls for 15% tax on remittances that immigrants send home

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Schmitt vs. Mexico lady president (link opens at 12:10 mark)

TonysKansasCity.com: Kansas City protesters march against MAGA/ICE crackdown: collection of local coverage

P-D: FEMA cash for St. Louis tornado relief could grow by millions (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Trump approves FEMA aid, ends urbanite caterwauling (link opens at 14:30 mark)

P-D: Wesley Bell leads House group asking social media sites to police antisemitism (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

P-D: Stadium plan, tornado aid sail through legislative committees ahead of Missouri House vote (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Missouri Independent: Stadium bill, disaster aid sail through Missouri House committees

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri House committees pass St. Louis storm relief and stadium funding

KWTO (Springfield): The Elijah Haahr Show: Rep. Alex Riley (R-Springfield) on his campaign for Speaker of the House, plus what to expect from the House this week on stadium vote

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Marc Cox Morning Show: John Lamping on KC stadiums proposal

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Tuesday: The Missouri Times’ Jake Kroesen does the math on House stadium vote (link opens at 1:45 mark)

Missourinet: Kehoe signs public safety bill into law

JCNT: Missouri governor signs law banning non-disclosure agreements in childhood sexual abuse cases

Missouri Independent: Kehoe signs into law Missouri bill voiding NDAs in child sex abuse cases

Missouri Independent: Missouri Supreme Court rejects female student’s sex discrimination claim over her use of boys’ bathroom

Columbia Missourian: Missouri Highway Patrol is rolling out 20 cars with ‘ghost graphics’

St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis County steps up efforts for senior property tax freeze

Washington Missourian: More than 7,000 sign up for senior tax freeze in Franklin County (avoid Washington Missourian paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

JCNT: Missouri taking applications for specialty crop production grants

JCNT: MoDOT says more U.S. 54 construction coming, but additional delays not expected

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Hoffmann Companies buys Washington Missourian newspaper (12:15): Brad says David Hoffmann lies about modest upbringing (15:55); claims a Hoffmann employee blames owners for downturn in sales (14:00); Brad’s rage and envy crashout climax (16:30); Brad’s empty threat to sell the station (19:35) (link opens at 12:15 mark)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Judge approves sale of KDHX radio: Brad vs. John on KDHX’s self-proclaimed “quirky” gimmick and Brad’s simmering rage; Brad’s first empty threat to sell the station (link opens at 2:55)

Apple Podcasts: Follow the Brad & John Show to hear radio segments with timestamps AND transcripts

KC Star op-ed: Planned Parenthood Great Plains CEO Emily Wales: Missourians, not Josh Hawley, should make their own decisions on abortion (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

P-D op-ed: CEI Capital Management CEO Traci Vaine: New Markets Tax Credit brings jobs, development to our state (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

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