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St. Louis Public Radio: Hawley, Schmitt support clawing back public broadcasting, foreign aid funds

Fox News: Senate Republicans ram through Trump’s clawback package with cuts to foreign aid, NPR; comments from Schmitt

Washington Times: Senate GOP finds bright spot in pared-back DOGE cuts; comments from Schmitt

97.1 FM (St. Louis):  The Annie Frey Show:  Sen. Eric Schmitt on foreign aid and Corporation for Public Broadcasting/NPR budget cuts

PRE-ORDER AND SAVE: Eric Schmitt’s new book ships August 19: The Last Line of Defense: How to Beat the Left in Court (note: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Recap of Eric Schmitt on Pam Bondi and the Epstein list (8:00), Brad’s Eric Schmitt fan fiction (9:40), final ruling on whether Bridgeton is “North County” (10:25), Schmitt’s new book (12:20), Schmitt on CPB/NPR funding cut (13:10) (link opens at 8:00 mark)

P-D: Indicted St. Louis apartment developer hires Pam Bondi’s brother, asks to dismiss charges (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

P-D’s Joe Holleman: After Medicaid vote, Josh Hawley files bill to fend off future reductions (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

P-D: Cancer risk higher for children who lived near Coldwater Creek, new Harvard study says (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Study uses historic survey to link Coldwater Creek to cancer risk

Brownfield Ag News: Missouri Cattlemen’s Association President Jeff Reed: USDA doing everything it can to keep New World Screwworm out of U.S.

Brownfield Ag News: Missouri Corn Growers Association President Matt Lambert wants U.S. on good terms with trade neighbors

P-D: Missouri regulators say they can’t revoke approval of Grain Belt Express energy project (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

P-D: Feds investigating St. Louis police body camera contract (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

This Week in Missouri Politics #TWMPDaily: Rep. Rudy Veit (R-Wardsville) and Palm Strategic’s Jonathan Ratliff on Royals stadium status and Frank White’s babyface turn (2:05); St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department control (4:30); value of tech schools (12:15); education funding (14:45); Veit’s campaign for state Senate and potential opponents (18:15); Blaine Luetkemeyer’s current lifestyle (25:45); Casey Burns’ economic stimulus via Amazon Prime Day (26:30); possible candidates for Veit’s state rep seat, including Vic Rackers (32:40); MU-Anthem deal (37:30); HRCC’s wildly successful Summer Caucus (43:45)

KFRU (Columbia): Columbia Today with Ted Farnen: Missouri Department of Public Safety Director Mark James on state’s Blue Shield Program, response to spring storms, the future of FEMA, and how Missouri Gaming Commission is preparing for legalized sports betting

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Missouri Jobs With Justice plots 2026 statewide vote on sick leave; Brad blames Bill Eigel and the Missouri Freedom Caucus (link opens at 2:45 mark)

Missourinet: Gov. Kehoe’s breakdown of Missouri’s newest bills signed into law

Missouri Independent: Missouri lawmakers begin dive into property tax problems

KCMO (Kansas City):  Pete Mundo in the Morning:  Show-Me Institute’s David Stokes on bill signed by Kehoe to protect landlords’ rights; Jackson County property assessments

P-D: Missouri hosts a nuclear power summit as policies shift away from solar, wind projects (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

JCNT: Missouri House Utilities Committee hears about future of nuclear energy

KBIA: Missouri ends luxury tax on menstrual products, diapers

Missourinet: State funding for ‘baby boxes’ among Missouri’s new laws; thoughts from Rep. Jim Murphy (R-St. Louis County)

Missouri Independent: Missouri Supreme Court asked for quick hearing on decision to restart abortions in the state

JCNT: Anthem members’ health services covered retroactively

Missourinet: Missouri Senate President Pro Tem Cindy O’Laughlin (R-Shelbina) on her ‘relentless’ work to end MU vs. Anthem dispute

JCNT:  Hoy: EMS reimbursement program feared to be on chopping block

JCNT:  Task force considers transportation-centered solutions to substance abuse

Fox 2 St. Louis: New St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department commissioner board set to meet for first time

KBIA (Columbia): Health & Wealth Desk’s Rebecca Smith, funded by University of Missouri: Hero profile: Local LGBTQIA*+ salon offers “gender-affirming haircuts and facial waxing”; “since 2023, Missouri has had a ban on medical gender-affirming healthcare”

Combest, The Missouri Times, August 2023: Reject the opposition’s approved buzzwords: “Do you really think your local public radio reporter was sitting alone at her desk one day, brushing vending machine snack crumbs off her FUPA, and came up with ‘gender affirming care’ on her own?”

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, 3/5/25: taxpayers funding progressive content through University of Missouri-sponsored “Health & Wealth Desk” (0:50), Brad titillated by Missouri Foundation for Health promotional décolletage (10:00)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Mike Elam vs. Bill Eigel vs. Jason Law for St. Charles County Executive: What’s the argument against Mike Elam? Brad vs. John on Jason Law’s campaign contributions (link opens at 9:00 mark)

St. Louis Public Radio: Activists want Ameren to forgive debt owed by deadbeats

Amazon.com: John Combest: Stalking, Harassment, Internet Trolling: A Guide to Recovering and Rebuilding After Online Attacks – available in paperback and Amazon Kindle

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