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Fox News: Schmitt on Venezuela: “If President Trump won the battle against cancer and cured cancer, the Democrats would take the side of cancer.”

POLITICO: Schmitt on what the GOP learned from Iraq and Afghanistan (avoid POLITICO paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D’s Joe Holleman: Democrats hope Josh Hawley joins opposition to further Venezuela action; highlights of The Hill article found on johncombest.com Sunday (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

KSGF (Springfield): Mornings with Nick Reed: U.S. Rep. Eric Burlison on Venezuela, the Minnesota day care Craigslist posting, and Burlison’s breakfast event this Friday

Missourinet: U.S. Rep. Sam Graves: Removal of Venezuela’s Maduro a ‘law enforcement” action

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Scott Faughn live on the air discussing Faughn Media’s acquisition of three mid-Missouri newspapers, and Scott’s plans for the properties

The Missouri Times’ Capitol Calendar: Jon Patterson, Chad Perkins, Alex Riley and Dirk Deaton event late afternoon; Chad Perkins event tonight

KWTO (Springfield): The Elijah Haahr Show: House Majority Floor Leader Rep. Alex Riley (R-Springfield) on what to expect the first two weeks of session; tax legislation; housing supply and regulatory relief; SAFE Act and protecting girls’ sports; Missouri Senate dysfunction and Senate Dems ditching Sen. Doug Beck (D-St. Louis County); more

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Monday: Recap of Nick Schroer’s interview on 93.9 The Eagle regarding government fraud, income tax and taxes; plus how pothead stores pay their sales taxes (link opens at 12:05 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Nexstar (Fox 2 St. Louis, Fox4 KC, et al.): House Superminority Leader Ashley Aune (D-Kansas City) opposes tax cuts, sets expectations for session

Missourinet: State Rep. Scott Miller (R-St. Charles) wants to regulate kids’ use of chatbots

JCNT: Analysis ‘first step’ to find plan for Capitol Commission, Sen. Cindy O’Laughlin (R-Shelbina) says

Columbia Missourian: Legislative preview series: Rep. Kathy Steinhoff (D-Columbia)

Missouri Independent: Judge slaps down Missouri pension fund lawsuit over investment losses

JCNT: Crashes down, deaths up during New Year’s holiday, Missouri State Highway Patrol reports

Columbia Missourian: Proposed federal cuts threaten nursing programs and research funding for Missouri

SNL: Springfield Public Schools diversity training lawsuit brought back by appeals court ruling

SNL (1/3/26): Lobbying firm led by Blunt family lands Springfield Public Schools’ state, federal contract; HB Strategies nabs $20,000/month contract

P-D: Foristell data center presentation delayed after crowd squeezes officials out of city hall (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Brad vs. John on residents’ reaction to Foristell data center(s) (link opens at 15:35 mark)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Monday: Summary of Foristell data center story (link opens at 16:40 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

P-D: Push to appoint new St. Louis sheriff stays on pause (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

KMOV (St. Louis): St. Louisans say their Spire natural gas bills are skyrocketing. Here’s why.

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Spire regulatory guy explains how weather works (link opens at 2:20 mark)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show: Update on theft/restitution case of former Warren County Assessor Wendy Nordwald; Brad’s story of Nordwald *allegedly* flirting with him while wearing a peekaboo cleavage dress (link opens at 3:50 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

P-D: St. Louis Alderman Brandon Bosley (D) failed to report donations, meals, cash handouts. State fines him $50K; comments from top Dem compliance expert Brad Ketcher (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Packs of wild savages ruin Dave & Buster’s in Maryland Heights – can we assume it was K-POP related? (link opens at 9:45)

St. Louis Public Radio: Planned Parenthood closes Rolla facility, shifts entirely to “telehealth”

KC Star’s Joel Mathis: Missouri ‘difficult budget year’ echoes disastrous Kansas ‘tax experiment’ (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

FLASHBACK: August 2022 KC Star editorial: Gov. Mike Parson is talking to Sam Brownback’s ‘tax experiment’ architect. Beware, Missouri; “A permanent tax cut could cripple Missouri’s budget in future years, threatening education, health care, public safety and a host of other essential services”

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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