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BREAKING: St. Louis County Executive Sam Page (D) won’t run for re-election (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

August 13, 2025: Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show: Loads of personal wealth, an attractive wife – why Sam Page will walk away from the headaches, hassles and horse hockey of St. Louis County politics (link opens at 2:40 mark)

October 23, 2025: Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show: 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)

KOMU (Columbia): Former Missouri AG Andrew Bailey set to become sole FBI deputy director

Washington Times: Wuhan virus lab sues to silence Sen. Eric Schmitt in COVID origins showdown

AP: China sues after Missouri seeks to collect on $25 billion court judgement, prosecutor says

Nexstar (Fox 2 St. Louis, Fox 4 KC, KOLR 10, KODE): Schmitt, Hanaway respond to China lawsuit

The Missouri Times: China sues Missouri: Hanaway undaunted

Gray Media (KMOV, KCTV, KY3, KFVS, et al.): Missouri politicians sued by China, targeted in apparent online attack

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Marc Cox Morning Show: AG Catherine Hanaway on the China lawsuit, BJC and kids’ medical records, redistricting and pro-life ballot initiative

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Wednesday: The SECRET reason China went specifically after Schmitt and Hanaway (link opens at 19:00 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Wednesday: China sues Missouri, Schmitt, Hanaway (link opens at 14:00 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Christmas gift idea via Amazon: 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.)

Missourinet: U.S. Rep Eric Burlison’s bill would require consent before carmakers collect your personal vehicle data

KC Star: Embattled ex-KCPD chief could be tapped by Trump for federal job in Missouri; Rick Smith could be next U.S. Marshal for Western Missouri (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

This Week in Missouri Politics #TWMPDaily: Host Scott Faughn and lobbyist Erin Schrimpf (D) talk with new Missouri Farm Bureau VP Andy Clay about ag issues, Clay’s background, Kehoe’s performance as governor, much more

Jason Rosenbaum’s Politically Speaking on St. Louis Public Radio: Sen. Lincoln Hough (R-Springfield) fears that the Senate may not be the same after 2025 acrimony, shares thoughts on PQ, redistricting referendum, and Cindy O’Laughlin

Missouri Independent: Missouri faces budget crunch as capital gains tax cut hits harder than expected

Christmas gift idea via Amazon: Any Given Tuesday: A Political Love Story by Lis Smith The former top Claire McCaskill strategist reveals raw truths about her time in St. Louis, how to successfully and gracefully alpha-widow inadequate men, her relationship with Eliot Spitzer and ensuing paparazzi fallout, and McCaskill’s d*ck joke about a Missouri GOP consultant (note: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.)

Missouri Independent: Governor names longtime state pharmacy director to lead Missouri Medicaid program; Josh Moore to lead MO Health Net

Christmas gift idea, via Amazon: “You’re an awful pretty one,” he said as he laid his left hand on my right thigh. Turning to look at me, he just kept on talkin’. “I wanna make love to you.” – Cinder Girl: Growing Up on America’s Fringe by Holly Rehder (note: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Missouri DNR’s response to Franklin County toxic landfill, and Sen. Ben Brown’s (R-Washington) role (link opens at 3:00 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Ameren’s rates for large data centers won’t get a redo in Missouri

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Analysis: Amazon Web Services (AWS) checking all the right boxes in Montgomery County (link opens at 12:05 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Warren County Record: State asserts former Warren County Assessor Wendy Nordwald (R) still failing to provide documents (avoid Warren County Record paywall by reading archived version here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show (12/8/25): Former Warren County assessor held in contempt over theft documents (link opens at 10:25 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

JCNT: Callaway Singers to perform in Missouri Capitol at noon on Friday

St. Louis Public Radio: Clayton police still looking for suspect in August fire being investigated as anti-Semitic hate crime; pro-Palestine Jews complain about media narrative, say incident “targeted the Israeli military and not the religion”

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Thursday: Missouri’s Hoffmanns set to purchase NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins (link opens at 14:10 mark)

The Missouri Times op-ed: Missouri Charter Public School Association’s Noah Devine: How Missouri can utilize vacant buildings for our kids’ future

P-D op-ed: SLU “College of Public Health and Social Justice” student Brianna Cummings: State lawmakers should support gun control policies from Everytown USA (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version 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.)

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