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KCTV: Schmitt asks FBI director to visit Kansas City to curb crime

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

KOLR 10 (Springfield/Branson): Sen. Eric Schmitt, Rep. Eric Burlison, state Rep. Melanie Stinnett (R-Springfield) call for NCAA to let Missouri State Bears play in postseason

Missourinet: Bill that ended government shutdown could end hemp industry in Missouri; interview with Missouri Hemp Trade Association President Brooklyn Hill

KC Star: Missouri investigates unregulated hemp shops, including one in Kansas City (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

KSHB (Kansas City): Missouri redistricting opponents collecting signatures face legal challenges, pushback from GOP

Instagram reel: “Roll Out (My Business)” by Ludacris, featuring angry stompy signature-gatherer lady

Washington Missourian: Contaminated landfill a big issue at Sen. Ben Brown’s Washington town hall; property owner says Gov. Kehoe has been “quiet as a mouse” and “doesn’t care”; Brown addresses redistricting, state budget, more

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Friday: GOP Sen. Ben Brown’s listening tour comes to WashMo; why #moleg forums don’t attract the same shouty protesters as congressional town halls (link opens at 2:25 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Missouri Independent; Two-day trial reveals inner workings of Missouri private school scholarship program

P-D: Director of shuttered St. Louis charter school vows to reopen (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Missourinet: Application period now open for Public Safety Recruitment and Retention scholarship program; interview with Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development’s Leroy Wade

St. Louis Public Radio: St. Charles judge Matthew Thornhill admits he made mistakes – but wearing an Elvis outfit wasn’t one of them; comments from Eddy Justice

P-D: Elvis wig photos were private, investigation ‘tainted,’ says St. Charles County judge (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Missouri Independent’s Jason Hancock: Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map could backfire and boost Democrats

KC Star op-ed: Clean Energy Leadership Institute’s Aakash Raj: Kansas City data centers don’t have to balloon our electricity bills (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN 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.)

Barnes & Noble author page: John Combest books

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