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St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri advocates praise long-sought revival of radiation compensation program

P-D: Federal government finally admits Manhattan Project harmed St. Louis, Josh Hawley says (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

KSDK (St. Louis): Radiation victims win long-delayed justice as Congress expands compensation and coverage; Josh Hawley embraces Cori Bush; Hawley defends broader package despite Medicaid controversy

Missouri Independent: ‘In the sun’: St. Louis radioactive waste activists find hope in new federal law

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Recap of Josh Hawley-Cori Bush love-in in Hazelwood (link opens at 15:50 mark)

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Mark Reardon Show with guest host Mike Elam: Sen. Nick Schroer (R-Defiance) on visiting the White House with Missouri contingent, catching up with Will Scharf, plus thoughts on Gov. Kehoe’s St. Louis police board

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Recap of Nick Schroer with Mike Elam, plus Brad on Mike Elam’s “70 pound” weight loss (link opens at 9:50 mark)

KWTO (Springfield): The Elijah Haahr Show: Rep. Matthew Overcast (R-Ava) on his trip with other Missouri legislators to visit Washington, D.C.

P-D: Missouri groups scrambling after Trump freezes school funding (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

JCNT: Federal funding uncertainty poses risk for local emergency management agencies

SNL: ‘Good Trouble’ anti-Trump event set for July 17 in Springfield, sponsored by NAACP Springfield and League of Women Voters of Southwest Missouri 

USA Today, via SNL (6/18/25): ‘No Kings’ organizers set next protest date: ‘Good Trouble Lives On’

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show (6/20/25): “No Kings” organizers announce date and locations for next round of Missouri anti-Trump protests: “Good Trouble Lives On” (link opens at 16:40 mark) (listen to Apple Podcasts version here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Former rock radio DJ Randy Raley running for Congress in Illinois – to be the next Ray Hartmann; how “40 Under 40” awards really work (6:10); Brad vs. John on Southwest Airlines changes (9:30)

This Week in Missouri Politics #TWMPDaily: Susan Klein on Amendment 3, 2025 pro-life bill and 2026 ballot measure, Lara Trump coming to September event in St. Charles, more

St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis Planned Parenthood to again resume abortion appointments

KCUR: Kansas City Planned Parenthood resumes abortions after ruling halts Missouri restrictions

SNL: Lori Rook to challenge Curtis Trent for Missouri Senate seat in 2026

Fox 2 St. Louis: Gov. Mike Kehoe to sign dozen of bills this week

Missourinet: Kehoe to sign nearly 40 bills into law this week

KC Star: Missouri governor will soon sign another tool to keep the KC Royals in the state (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

KCUR: Kansas Chiefs and Royals? Teams get more time to decide on new stadiums across the border

JCNT: Churchill museum funding cut from state budget

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Mark Reardon Show with guest host Mike Elam: St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann on special session’s property tax freeze legislation and what it means for Missouri counties

KOMU: Missouri Senate forms committee to review funding for DEI programs

P-D: Missouri state employees face challenges as remote work ends (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Brad vs. John on state workers returning to office (link opens at 2:00 mark)

JCNT: MoDOT says U.S. 54 bridge repairs more intensive than anticipated

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Tuesday: The main takeaway from Missouri’s New World screwworm hoax (link opens at 3:30 mark)

KBIA (Columbia): Preventable mental health deaths top Missouri DHSS’s latest maternal mortality review

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri’s parole system is due for a makeover. Meet the group working on it

KBIA, via St. Louis Public Radio: Fireflies had a good year in Missouri. But experts still worry that they’re dying out; comments from Missouri Department of Conservation

KC Star op-ed: Grant Musick: Josh Hawley didn’t really have any choice but to vote for Medicaid cuts (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

KC Star’s Dave Helling: Why is Kansas delaying Chiefs, Royals stadium talks again? (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here) (link via TonysKansasCity.com)

P-D letter: Desloge septuagenarian mocks Kehoe’s budget vetoes and support for “our richest citizens” (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

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