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Did you take the weekend off? Friday’s headlines are here.

Did you take the weekend off? Saturday’s headlines are here.

Did you take the weekend off? Sunday’s headlines are here.

P-D: Hundreds march in Clayton to protest Trump administration after Minneapolis ICE shooting (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

NBC: Trump threatened Hawley, GOP senators who voted for war powers resolution in ‘angry’ calls; Hawley “forecast that he could change his vote when the Senate takes up final passage this week”

St. Joseph News-Press’s “Sound Off”: Area resident says they try to call Eric Schmitt’s office but phone lines are always busy

johncombest.com archives: Search tag: old people nagging congressional staffers

Instagram (2023): Remember when newspapers had a “Sound Off” section for old people to complain about petty nonsense?

93.9 The Eagle (Columbia): Wake Up Missouri: U.S. Rep. Jason Smith on taxes, the One Big Beautiful Bill effects for Missourians this year, Obamacare, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Friday: Correcting “Rise & Run” event organizer’s misinformation and omissions: Exclusive details on presentations from Sen. Tracy McCreery (D-Olivette), former Missouri Republican Party Executive Director Jean Evans, and the incomparable Democratic fundraiser Angela Bingaman (link opens at 11:35 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

UPDATED: Rise & Run Women’s Political Empowerment Workshop speaker details and registration link: Jean Evans, Tracy McCreery, Angela Bingaman, Wendy Hausman, others (6 Democrats, 2 Republicans)

This Week in Missouri Politics: Missouri Senate President Pro Tem Cindy O’Laughlin, House Speaker Jon Patterson, House Superminority Leader Ashley Aune and Senate Superminority Leader Doug Beck discuss expectations for Gov. Kehoe’s income tax elimination plan, Kansas City Chiefs departure, child care tax credits, property taxes, pharmacy benefit managers (PBM) changes, video lottery terminals, glyphosate legislation

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Monday: Recap of Sen. Ben Brown’s comments in Washington Missourian re: Kehoe income tax elimination (link opens at 7:40 mark)  (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Nexstar (Fox 2 St. Louis, Fox4 KC, et al.): Budget cuts could be looming in Jefferson City; insights from House Budget Chair Dirk Deaton (R-Seneca)

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri developing plan that could boost pay for child abuse and neglect investigators

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Monday: AG Catherine Hanaway hires Jane Dueker (D) for special projects; which Easter egg hint did Catherine drop in December to tease the hire? (link opens at 16:50 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

KCUR: Missouri trial over abortion restrictions begins, more than a year after voters overturned ban

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri abortion restrictions go on trial as high-profile proceedings begin

Missourinet: Rep. Mike Jones (R-Kansas City) wants harsher penalties for drivers who pass stopped school buses

Missourinet: MoDOT maintains strength of Dec. 1 snowstorm was a surprise

Missourinet: “Center for Healthcare Quality & Payment Reform” claims 29 rural Missouri hospitals at risk of closing

Missouri Independent: Missouri’s prison nursery is rare, offering a case study of motherhood behind bars

St. Louis Public Radio’s “St. Louis on the Air”: Local black women complain about institutional childbirth racism

johncombest.com archives: Search tag: childbirth is racist

Combest, The Missouri Times, 8/7/23: “Thank God that state-affiliated media isn’t a meritocracy, or (Jason) Rosenbaum might be hosting (St. Louis on the Air) episodes on ankle bracelets making immigrants’ hair fall out or the institutional racism of public toilets.”

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Friday: Schnucks, Dierbergs and dynamic pricing; PLUS a 90-second nostalgia jaunt through Spanish Lake (link opens at 10:30 mark)

Missouri Independent op-ed: Bridgette Dunlap: Pregnancy is being criminalized nationwide. Missouri must defend its constitutional protections

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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