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97.1 FM (St. Louis): The Annie Frey Show: Sen. Eric Schmitt on GOP health care options and Dems’ playing the sympathy card with narco-terrorists

Washington Post: GOP lawmakers wary of Trump escalating beyond boat strikes in Venezuela; comments from Schmitt (avoid Washington Post paywall by reading archived version here)

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Mark Reardon Show: Former Missouri Farm Bureau President Blake Hurst on Trump’s $12 billion payout to farmers

P-D: Missouri farmers say Trump bailout won’t fix harm from tariffs (avoid Joplin Globe paywall by reading archived version here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Tuesday: U.S. Rep. Bob Onder’s union endorsement legislation (link opens at 6:35 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Washington Missourian: East Central College receives federal grant to aid low-income and first-gen students

NPR, via KCUR: Missouri sued over Biden’s SAVE plan. Now millions of borrowers may have to start paying

St. Louis Public Radio: Judge rules Missouri lawmakers can do mid-decade congressional redistricting

JCNT: Opponents of new Missouri congressional map submit more than 300,000 signatures to secretary of state

Missourinet: “People Not Politicians” says it’s gathered 305,000 signatures to force a vote on Missouri’s new congressional map

KC Star: Missouri campaign turns in 300K signatures to strike down gerrymandered map (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

Missouri Independent: Missouri set to enact gerrymandered map despite 300K signatures for repeal referendum

KC Star: Ann Wagner slams elections ‘decided in California.’ She missed one detail (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Wednesday: The Ann Wagner “California” tweet: What Ann and her staff can learn from Bill Clinton, and what her staff should do THIS WEEK (link opens at 14:45 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Instagram reel: Manage your social media angst, from mean tweets to thirst traps: Video clip from Stephanie Bell’s show

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.)

Missourinet: Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins and Kansas counterpart team up to update voter information for people who move across state lines

This Week in Missouri Politics #TWMPDaily: Scott Faughn and Erin Schrimpf on Missouri economy, property tax legislation, redistricting, much more

Missouri Independent: Public school open enrollment wins tentative support from Missouri education board

Brownfield Ag News: Kehoe optimistic about rural health reform funds for Missouri

Brownfield Ag News: Missouri Farm Bureau focuses on property rights as energy demand grows

Brownfield Ag News: Mid-MO farmer named vice president of Missouri Farm Bureau; Andy Clay has cattle and crops in Moniteau County

JCNT: Law enforcement officials say more than money needed to solve jail backlog

JCNT: More than $33 million in credit, capital now available to Missouri small businesses

JCNT: State awards Lincoln University, State Tech funds for nursing programs

Joplin Globe: Rep. Lane Roberts (R-Joplin) files bill sought for Memorial Hall plan (avoid Joplin Globe paywall by reading archived version here)

KSDK: Video: Kehoe’s St. Louis Board of Police Commissioners holds town hall

Missourinet: Golf industry says it produced $2.1 billion in total economic impact in 2023 for Missouri; Kehoe praises findings

P-D: Kim Gardner’s lawyers dispute federal case, fight for bar license in hearing (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D editorial: Who should choose the next city sheriff? Not the state. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D editorial: State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick’s probe may finally end Francis Howell’s outrageous secrecy about bizarre payout (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Wall Street Journal op-ed: Missouri AG Catherine Hanaway and U.S. Dept. of Education Secretary Nicholas Kent: The era of illegal student loan forgiveness is over

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