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Friday, June 20, 2025 – Missouri political news headlines

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Fox News: Eric Schmitt on Senate’s classified briefing on Iran; update on probe into Biden’s mental decline

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Thursday: Eric Schmitt opens up tip line for Biden’s cognitive decline (link opens at 15:35 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts version)

KCTV (Kansas City): Schmitt bill would authorize $375M for defense tech innovation

Washington Examiner: Senate GOP draws battle lines with Trump over DOGE rescissions legislation; Schmitt tapped by the White House as Senate point person (avoid Washington Examiner paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Thursday: Bob Onder on timeline of Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill”; Brad vs. John on Mike Elam filling in for Mark Reardon, and example #69 of necessity into virtue (link opens at 11:15 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts version)

USA Today, via SNL: ‘No Kings’ organizers set next protest date: ‘Good Trouble Lives On’

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Thursday: 30-second primer: Why there are no such thing as Juneteenth sales (featuring hyperdefensive black guy) (listen on Apple Podcasts version)

TonysKansasCity.com: Kansas City marches against antisemitism in honor of Sarah Milgirm

SNL: Federal funding delay threatens future of Ozarks ‘foster grandparent’ program; oldsters write a letter to Hawley, Schmitt, Alford and Burlison offices

johncombest.com archives: Search tag: old people nagging congressional staffers

Southeast Missourian: Despite tariff blow, Southeast Missouri fireworks prices expected to hold steady as Independence Day approaches (avoid Southeast Missourian paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Thursday: Nick Schroer wants federal rescheduling of marijuana; hotboxing hoosiers at unnamed park (link opens at 1:50) (listen on Apple Podcasts version)

Missouri Independent: Cannabis advocates question Missouri policy on medical marijuana patients’ buying rights

P-D: Man was victim, not attacker, in teen’s death in downtown St. Louis, father says (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Springfield 16-year-old travels to St. Louis for “No Kings” anti-Trump rally, gets murdered at 1 a.m.; who brings a teenager around urbanites on Wash Ave at 1 a.m.? (link opens at 15:45 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts version)

KC Star: Family of woman killed in Chiefs rally shooting sues city, gun sellers and others

JCNT: Missouri unemployment rises slightly

KZRG (Joplin): Morning News Watch: Lt. David Wasinger on Lake of the Ozarks Shootout and Hulk Hogan (0:45), filling in for Gov. Kehoe (1:50), Missouri Senate’s “horse-trading behind closed doors” on KC stadium deal and making decisions without adequate rest/sleep (3:15), senators having “buyer’s remorse” after voting for bill (6:10), legal challenges including severability (6:30), options for the Missouri Development Finance Board, Royals, Chiefs and Cardinals (9:00), elder abuse issues (10:15)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: Recap of Wasinger interview re: stadium vote (link opens at 4:50 mark)

Missourinet: Missouri’s wide-ranging protection bill includes marriage ban for those under 18

JCNT: Missourians receive scam texts posing as MoDOT

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Help your favorite olds and simpletons avoid falling for text scam (link opens at 9:20 mark)

KCMO: Pete Mundo in the Morning: Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas on his “sneaky” Germany trip, KC crime and more

P-D’s Tony Messenger: Fired library clerk has no regrets over Pride display she wouldn’t take down (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

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