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Fox News: Sen. Eric Schmitt calls out ‘radicalized base’ holding up government funding: ‘Schumer’s afraid of his own shadow’

KTVO (Kirksville): Schmitt: shutdown ‘is really stupid’

St. Louis Business Journal: Sen. Schmitt: ICL missed benchmarks, overbudget on north St. Louis battery facility plans (avoid St. Louis Business Journal paywall by reading archived version here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: Schmitt explains what really happened with the North St. Louis battery plant (link opens at 13:05 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

KCMO: Pete Mundo in the Morning: Sen. Josh Hawley on shutdown, food stamps, input costs for Missouri farmers, Trump’s plan on Argentina beef imports, and who’s really to blame for high beef prices

Fox 2 St. Louis: Kehoe says Hawley’s “heart’s in the right place,” but Missouri’s U.S. senator is wrong about Cindy O’Laughlin and utility legislation

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: Kehoe mediates Hawley vs. O’Laughlin; how does Josh not have a relationship with Cindy? (link opens at 17:15 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

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)

Missouri Business Alert: Soybean farmers see demand uprooted, plans disrupted by Chinese trade dispute

Columbia Missourian: Governor, state organizations prepare for SNAP benefit delays

P-D: St. Charles woman accused of bilking food program convicted of fraud, identify theft; Connie Bobo bought a St. Charles mansion for herself and luxury goods (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

FLASHBACK: 8/27/22: P-D editorial: Missouri’s worst-in-the-nation stinginess toward poor kids speaks volumes; suspecting foul play in summer lunch program is nonsense (avoid stltoday paywall by reading Combest-archived version here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: “Do you wanna ride in my Mercedes, boy?” Putting a bow on the Bobo pandemic lunch scam (link opens at 5:30 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show (10/3/25): Bobo the “Free Lunch” Queen blows up her plea deal, pleads sorta-guilty to fraud (link opens at 5:20 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Event promo: Former Washington Post editor Marty Baron to criticize Trump at “Gateway Journalism Review’s 14th First Amendment Celebration” on Nov. 2

KWTO (Springfield): The Elijah Haahr Show: Rep. Brad Christ (R-St. Louis County) in studio to discuss his statewide tour of colleague’s districts, 2025 crime bill, workers’ compensation legislation, personal property tax, income tax, more

P-D: Judge could dismiss Sam Page’s case in December. Trial set for March. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Thursday: QB Sam Page does his checkdowns: After Page bows out this winter, who will he pick to take the loss against Brian Williams? (link opens at 4:10 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

This Week in Missouri Politics #TWMPDaily: Scott Faughn talks with Sen. Mike Moon (R-Ash Grove) about Moon’s court victory on Hammerschmidt and eviction/backyard chicken legislation; opposition to stadium funding; why Moon dislikes the 2026 pro-life ballot language; disdain for how 2025 special sessions were run; much more

Missouri Independent: Lawsuit challenges ‘ballot candy’ in proposal to make it harder to amend Missouri constitution

Missouri Business Alert, via Columbia Missourian: Missouri braces for spike in energy costs with new laws in effect

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)

St. Louis Public Radio: Letter lays out board’s case against St. Louis superintendent before firing

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: On-air argument: Brad vs. John on Brad’s misstatement about Ben Brown; Brad vs. John on Victory Enterprises; Brad vs. John on Brad’s Low Self-Esteem Theatre moaning regarding candidates and radio advertising (link opens at 7:50 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

P-D editorial: WashU deserves praise for rejecting Trump’s coercive ‘compact’ (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Statehouse Reporting Project college coed creation, via Missouri Independent: America’s suspended refugee program leaves families separated, resettlement agencies unfunded; Missouri group complains

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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