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Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Missouri Republican Party raises $300k at St. Joseph event Monday night (link opens at 19:00 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

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Fox News: Six Democrats urge military members to ‘refuse illegal orders’ in viral video; comments from Eric Schmitt

Fox News: Hawley: The Democrats ‘are going to regret embracing transparency’

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri S&T still getting science grants despite Trump administration cuts

KCUR: This Kansas City hemp business helps patients with chronic pain. New federal rules could sink it

Fox 2 St. Louis: Ballwin woman promotes GoFundMe, claims donations will pay for illegal alien’s “legal expenses”

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Summary of illegal alien heartstrings story and responses from Schmitt, Hawley and Ann Wagner (link opens at 9:25 mark)

Missourinet: Tax extension announced for Missouri counties recovering from March storms

KSGF (Springfield): Mornings with Nick Reed: Noah Snelson on 417 Conservative Action Network event Nov. 24

JCNT: Volunteers continue to gather signatures in Missouri for petitions

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Redrawing Wesley Bell’s congressional district: Catherine Hanaway’s position on Voting Rights Act (link opens at 15:15 mark)

This Week in Missouri Politics #TWMPDaily: Scott Faughn and Jake Kroesen talk with political consultant Will Westmoreland (D) about the Back Forty Action campaign

P-D: Toyota adding jobs to Troy, Missouri plant in hybrid vehicle push (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Toyota announces $57M investment, 57 new jobs at Missouri plant as part of national hybrid push

Fox 2 News (St. Louis): Toyota investment will bring 57 new jobs to Troy, Mo., plant; comments from U.S. Rep. Sam Graves, Gov. Mike Kehoe

Brownfield Ag News: Protecting Missouri water: export permits begin

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The FARM Show (Farm and Ranch Missouri) (8/16/25): Rep. Cameron Parker (R-Campbell) on her Water Preservation Act, what it means to Missouri farmers and ranchers, and the biggest misperception about water in Missouri; plus a Brad & John Show flashback to Missouri “grassroots” dumbest water-related conspiracy

KC Star: Missouri governor wants to eliminate income taxes. Some fear KS-like budget crisis (avoid Kansas City Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

KC Star editorial (8/19/22): Gov. Mike Parson is talking to Sam Brownback’s ‘tax experiment’ architect; tax cuts likely to “cripple Missouri’s budget in future years”

Missouri Independent: Trial opens in consultant’s $5 million injury lawsuit against St. Louis marijuana company

Missourinet: New Missouri regulation coming: Requiring adult sites to verify user age

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Wednesday: How will Missouri restrict access to adult sites? (link opens at 17:10 mark)

Missouri Independent: Missouri court strikes down 2022 law that pulled library books off shelves

St. Louis Public Radio: WashU dean promotes gun control study; Sandro Galea explains “roadmap to safer firearm regulation”

JCNT: Missouri State Parks seeking public feedback

Brownfield Ag News: Missouri state veterinarian credits strong biosecurity for no fall bird flu detections

St. Louis Public Radio: Stuck behind bars, St. Louis sheriff couldn’t make his own trial. So a judge pushed it back

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Case study: Ballpark Village revenue jumps in 2025; Arch Apparel’s closure and ego-driven business decisions (link opens at 6:05 mark)

The Heartlander’s Michael Ryan: Schmitt leads effort to suspend spying ‘accomplice’ Judge Boasberg

Missouri Independent op-ed: The Marshall Project’s Ivy Scott: There was no way to know how many people died in Missouri prisons – until now

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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