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97.1 FM (St. Louis): The Annie Frey Show: Sen. Josh Hawley on Biden’s DOJ tapping his phones – and the phones of others

Missouri Independent: Hawley slams Boeing for cutting health care to striking St. Louis workers

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Thursday: Josh Hawley Hoffa vs. Boeing (link opens at 16:30 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

P-D’s Joe Holleman: Hawley files bill to restore funding for low-income food assistance during shutdown (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Newsmax: Schmitt: Democrats admit Obamacare a disaster

Missourinet: Federal government to award funding to seven Missouri Head Start centers

P-D: WashU won’t sign Trump’s preferential funding compact, chancellor says (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Wednesday: The Missouri Times 2026 Senate Tipsheet; Brad’s passive-aggressive moan session about Nick Schroer & Ben Brown’s re-elections (link opens at 13:35 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Bill Eigel vs. Mike Elam vs. Jason Law: With strategic “sight ’ems,” Steve Ehlmann works the smart marks and chattering class (link opens at 14:00 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

P-D: What do chickens, tax credits and evictions have in common? Nothing, Missouri judge says. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Snuff the rooster: ruling on backyard cock (pause) and recap of Elijah Haahr show (link opens at 2:40 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

P-D: In ruling on backyard chickens, judge scraps St. Louis County’s new land bank; Hanaway appealing decision (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Fox 2 St. Louis: Kehoe: Missouri’s economy steady despite Moody’s report

Missouri Independent: Loss of sales tax revenue spurs lawsuit by two Missouri counties

KC Star: Inside Missouri governor’s closed-door talks as Royals eye stadium move

P-D: Film projects line up for Missouri tax breaks, from ‘Ted Lasso’ to ‘Antiques Roadshow’ (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Thursday: Recap of film tax credit piece (link opens at 11:45 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

States Newsroom, via Missouri Independent: Shutdown likely to halt food aid for 42 million, including 650,000 Missourians

P-D: State eyes Babler State Park lodge renovation, conversion into event space (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis County Executive Sam Page’s attorneys want his criminal charges dismissed

P-D: Attorney general’s case against St. Louis County executive is rife with errors, Page’s attorneys say (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Thursday: QB Sam Page does his checkdowns: Who will take the loss against Brian Williams? (link opens at 4:10 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

KMOV (St. Louis): Missouri officials pledge action after investigation exposes vape sales to minors

Missourinet: Missouri warns insurance companies not to cancel homeowner policies for storm victim; comments from Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance’s Angela Nelson

P-D: Hundreds of St. Louis houses hit by May tornado were vacant. That will hurt recovery. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Cara Spencer and Wesley Bell efforts on tornado relief (link opens at 8:40 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Missourinet: MoDOT says Missouri could see a harsher-than-average winter

JCNT: State awards Jefferson City Police Department $9,000 for roadway safety program

P-D: St. Louis sheriff lied about employee’s firing in criminal case, suit says (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D: Governor will choose one of three women to become new St. Louis County judge (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

KC Star’s Joel Mathis: Josh Hawley more interested in mocking liberals than White House demolition (avoid Kansas City Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

P-D letter: Wildwood septuagenarian criticizes GOP Reps. Holly Jones, Ben Keathley, Justin Sparks (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Amazon.com: John Combest: Stalking, Harassment, Internet Trolling: A Guide to Recovering and Rebuilding After Online Attacks – available in paperback and Amazon Kindle (note: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.)

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