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Fox News: Conservative ‘playbook’ to beat Democrats in court outlined in Sen. Eric Schmitt’s new book

Fox News Radio: The Guy Benson Show: The Last Line of Defense: Sen. Eric Schmitt breaks down the necessity of beating the left’s lawfare

The Dana Show with Dana Loesch: Sen. Eric Schmitt on new book, Trump and Putin, Andrew Bailey, congressional redistricting, more (interview starts at 1:34:45)

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

SNL: Greene County Sheriff’s Office responds to protesters calling for end to ICE contract

St. Louis Public Radio: Protesters confront U.S. Rep. Wesley Bell at town hall about his support of Israel; thoughts on international policy from nonbinary drag queen/3rd Ward Democratic Committeeperson Maxi Glamour

P-D: Protesters overwhelm Rep. Wesley Bell’s town hall in downtown St. Louis (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Columbia Missourian: Mizzou sees optimism for future federal research funding

St. Louis Public Radio: Kehoe appoints Catherine Hanaway to serve as Missouri’s attorney general

The Missouri Times’ Jake Kroesen: Catherine Hanaway: Missouri’s Political Trailblazer

Missourinet: Missouri’s next attorney general to break another glass ceiling

P-D: Catherine Hanaway, ex-prosecutor and House speaker, named Missouri attorney general (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Missouri Independent: Former Missouri House Speaker Catherine Hanaway appointed attorney general

KMOV: Missouri attorney general appointee plans to stay long-term after past three picks left office early

KOMU: Kehoe comments again on possibility of redistricting

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Andrew Bailey takes FBI gig; Brad vs. John on Josh Hawley and Andrew Bailey career ascendancy and Brad’s necessity-into-virtue posturing (link opens at 15:10 mark)

JCNT: Tax exemptions on hygiene products, capital gains take effect next week

SNL: Missouri will pilot new approach to state testing throughout this school year

Missourinet: Missouri at the center of national experiment for new assessment model

Missouri Independent: Missouri districts begin new school year with state-mandated cell-phone ban

Investigate Midwest, via Missouri Independent: The unseen harvest: Pesticides, cancer and rural Missouri’s health crisis; comments from Sen. Jason Bean (R-Holcomb), Jason Mayer, others

KMOX, via Missourinet: State Rep. Steve Butz (D-St. Louis) calls for adjusting Missouri’s juvenile offense point system

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Circa Sports lands sports betting license; congrats to Strategic Capitol Consulting’s Steve Tilley, Tommy Robbins and Caleb Rowden (link opens at 17:45 mark)

P-D: State cites Rep. Bruce Sassmann (R-Bland) for burning down building he owned, but waives fine (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Wednesday: St. Charles County Councilman Mike Elam on whether or not County Executive Steve Ehlmann will run for re-election; Elam says Bill Eigel doesn’t really want to be county executive; Elam says Jason Law’s focus on crime is irrelevant; more

Columbia Missourian: Missourian purchases Boone County Journal, a weekly publication for Ashland and Hartsburg

AP: Nexstar Media Group buying Tegna in deal worth $6.2 billion

LA Times, via P-D: Proposed merger would put 3 St. Louis TV stations under 1 owner (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D: St. Charles data center posed ‘irreversible threats’ to the environment, groups say

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Does St. Charles Mayor Dan Borgmeyer really not know his cousins? Citizen journalism (via Jason Rivera account) help delay St. Charles data center (link opens at 6:05 mark)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Brad details his suboptimal encounter with the Warren County Assessor’s office (link opens at 0:30 mark)

P-D editorial: Andrew Bailey weaponized Missouri AG’s office. Now he’s the nation’s problem.

JCNT editorial: State Tech challenges students, itself to be best

Missouri Independent op-ed: Linda Rallo: Missouri early education deserves better than a WalletHub clickbait ranking

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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