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Fox News: Schmitt: Fighting Trump is the only play in Dems’ playbook

NY Post: Conservative podcaster Michael Knowles to recount Pitt Antifa attack in sobering Senate testimony; Schmitt chairs Senate panel

P-D’s Joe Holleman: Josh Hawley pushes ahead with bill aimed at helping new labor unions (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

The Hill: 10 GOP senators co-sponsor Hawley’s SNAP funding bill

Fox 2 News: Food banks brace for surge amid SNAP shortfalls

Missouri Independent: Missouri food pantries brace for families to lose federal aid

St. Louis Public Radio: How to find SNAP alternatives in the St. Louis region – and how to help

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Recap of ICE story and local group encouraging love letters to aliens (link opens at 11:55 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

P-D’s Joe Holleman: Wesley Bell leads fight against military shaving requirements (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Wesley Bell vs. institutional shaving racism (link opens at 19:45 mark)

P-D’s Joe Holleman: Cori Bush gets backing from two progressive groups in comeback bid for Congress (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

JCNT: GOP Sen. Mike Bernskoetter, Dave Griffith oppose referendum process as it’s written

Riverfront Times, May 2002: Joyce Aboussie profile, part 6 of 7: Missouri Democratic Party bankrolls effort to gerrymander black votes away from a black congressman

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Are Missouri Republicans turning tepid on redistricting? PLUS: preserving in-depth long-form piece on Joyce Aboussie, Dick Gephardt and gerrymandering (link opens at 16:10 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

P-D: Rep. Tricia Byrnes (R-Wentzville) won’t run for re-election, plans run for tax collector in St. Charles County; former Rep. Tony Lovasco to run for Byrnes’ seat (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Recap of Byrnes and Lovasco news (link opens at 15:15 mark)

Columbia Missourian: Auditor adds intrigue to agency’s work through ‘World’s Greatest Audit Podcast’

Apple Podcasts: Subscribe to ‘World’s Greatest Audit Podcast’

Missourinet: Missouri Department of Revenue offers citizens AI-powered help with “Dora”

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri desperately needs more homes for foster kids, new director says

P-D: Investment chief leaves Missouri treasurer’s office after criticizing boss (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Highlights of Missouri Independent’s THC drink story – plus mapping out the four Missouri cannabis camps (link opens at 2:05 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Missouri Independent: Missouri warns consumers of health risks associated with 7-OH products

Columbia Missourian: Compensatory wetlands program used in I-70 bridge project

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Mark Reardon Show: Steve Ehlmann on why he changed his mind on St. Charles County Executive race, what he thinks of Bill Eigel, and how he can prove he was NOT snoozing at Monday night’s County Council meeting

The Missouri Times: Steve Ehlmann announces re-election bid for St. Charles County Executive in 2026

St. Louis Public Radio: Ehlmann reverses course to run for another term as St. Charles County executive

P-D: Steve Ehlmann launching reelection bid for St. Charles County Executive (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D: Ousted superintendent sues Ferguson-Florissant School District for discrimination (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Joplin Globe editorial: Stop trying to game referendum (avoid Joplin Globe paywall by reading archived version here)

The Missouri Times op-ed: Missouri Coalition for the Environment’s Elyse Dianne Schaeffer: Senate Bill 4 does not protect Missourians

NEW on johncombest.com: The late D.J. Wilson’s (RIP) 2002 Riverfront Times profile on Missouri Democratic fundraising powerhouse Joyce Aboussie

Joyce Aboussie profile, Part 2: Ron Casey learns a valuable lesson

Joyce Aboussie profile, Part 3: Joyce Aboussie and Dick Gephardt, Bob Holden, Francis Slay, Jeff Rainford, Richard Callow

Joyce Aboussie profile, Part 4: The Barry Bonds of politics

Joyce Aboussie profile, Part 5: Fundraising machine and mystique

Joyce Aboussie profile, Part 6: Gerrymandering Missouri congressional districts

Joyce Aboussie profile, Part 7: A modern-day throwback – plus John’s epilogue

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.)

Barnes & Noble author page: John Combest books

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