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Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Thursday: Josh Hawley’s superpower vs. Trump: The thermostat vs. the thermometer (link opens at 17:55 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Missouri Independent: Missouri’s Billy Long apologizes after joking Iceland should become 52nd state

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Friday: Eric Schmitt vs. screen time profiteers (link opens at 11:45 mark)

KCUR: ICE wants to build a Kansas City detention center that could hold 10,000 people

KCUR: Hours after ICE toured a Kansas City warehouse, council blocks federal detention center permits

TonysKansasCity.com: Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas & Council block permits for ICE detention facility

KCUR: Up to Date with Steve Kraske: Affordable Care Act premium spikes force Kansas City business owners to change plans

KCUR: Up to Date with Steve Kraske: Kansas City musicians demand federal and local regulations on AI content

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Friday: St. Charles County Executive fundraising numbers: Steve Ehlmann, Jason Law, Bill Eigel contributions, expenditures, cash on hand totals (link opens at 18:15 mark)

KCMO: Pete Mundo in the Morning: AG Catherine Hanaway on Kehoe’s State of the State, Planned Parenthood lawsuits, protecting Missouri kids from transgender mutilation, more

Spotify: The #moleg Podcast: Jake Kroesen and Rachael Herndon break down Gov. Kehoe’s State of the State and review what’s already moving in Missouri’s legislative, executive and judicial branches

KFVS (Cape Girardeau): Video: One-minute overview of Kehoe’s income tax elimination

KMIZ (Columbia): Rep. Mark Boyko (D-Kirkwood) files alternate tax plan to Kehoe’s proposed income tax elimination

Missourinet: Kehoe wants school districts to have letter grades, open enrollment

The Beacon (Kansas City): Despite higher state scores, Hickman Mills schools fall short of full accreditation this year

The Beacon (Kansas City): Missouri higher education bills to watch in 2026

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri Senate Democrats filibuster governor’s appointments in first disruption this session

Missouri Independent: Democrats stall Missouri governor’s appointments, vow to slow Senate pace

Missourinet: Bill from Rep. Peggy McGaugh (R-Carrollton) would restore Missouri’s presidential primary and lengthen no-excuse absentee voting

Missouri Independent: Bills banning intoxicating hemp in Missouri are ‘priority,’ lawmakers say

Missourinet: Missouri DHSS’ Lesley Turek explains what a microbusiness is and why it matters to marijuana sales in Missouri

Missourinet: Rep. Brenda Shields (R-St. Joseph) on “stop the bleed” legislation for schools

Missouri Independent: Missouri pays $212M for prison health care, but inmate deaths aren’t a performance measure

Missourinet: Missouri Technology Corporation’s Allen Dillingham says 2025 was a strong year

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri gave St. Louis $100M for tornado relief. The city hasn’t spent any of it

P-D: Rockwood School District, Missouri AG target alleged scheme behind high insulin prices (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Friday: Rockwood and Hanaway vs. PBMs; mush-mouth morons signing off on industry op-eds (link opens at 2:50 mark)

KOMU (Columbia): Hanaway sues over insulin price hike

KCUR: Kansas City just changed its zoning to make data centers harder to build

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Thursday: Foristell mayor resigns as data center debate heats up. Is it a simple coincidence? (link opens at 2:40 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

P-D editorial: Hawley flirts briefly with courage on Venezuela – then retreats as usual (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D op-ed: U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner: INVESTing in innovation, growth, and stability in Missouri (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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