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Brownfield Ag News: Missouri’s Jason Smith, other lawmakers question National FFA direction, seek details on Syngenta and DEI

Fox News: Democrats split on shielding Coast Guard, Secret Service as DHS shutdown threat nears; comments from U.S. Rep. Wesley Bell

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Mark Reardon Show: Missouri Republican Party Vice Chairwoman Jennifer Bukowsky Previews the Missouri Lincoln Days in Springfield Feb. 20-22

Spectrum Local News (St. Louis): Judge to decide if new Missouri congressional maps are frozen pending referendum process

Columbia Missourian: Suit over new congressional districts gets court hearing

Missouri Independent: Judge to decide whether Missouri’s new congressional map is in effect

KZRG (Joplin): Morning News Watch: Gov. Mike Kehoe on data centers, eliminating state income tax, more

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Data centers strike back; Post-Dispatch coverage of Google lobbyist Scott Rupp weighing in on St. Charles data center debate (link opens at 15:10 mark)

Fox 2 St. Louis: Missouri income tax debate draws supporters, critics to Capitol

Columbia Missourian: Americans for Prosperity-Missouri and MO Tax Relief Now urge lawmakers to back elimination of income tax

Columbia Missourian: Unions hold “small rally” at Capitol to oppose elimination of state income tax, charter schools

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri Republicans attempt redo of granting ballot summary powers to secretary of state

St. Louis Public Radio: Open school enrollment in Missouri advances through Senate committee

P-D: Plan to end vehicle safety inspections advances in Missouri House (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri ban on automatic, recurring campaign contributions moves forward

JCNT: House panel considers mirroring federal military protections for Missouri National Guard

This Week in Missouri Politics #TWMPDaily: Sen. Lincoln Hough (R-Springfield)

Columbia Missourian: Senate supports tax credit changes for beginning farmers; Hough voices skepticism

Southeast Missourian: Sen. Jamie Burger (R-Benton) proposes raising Missouri interstate speed limit to 75 (avoid Southeast Missourian paywall by reading archived version here)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Recap of Elijah Haahr’s interview with Rep. Jeff Vernetti regarding ADA lawsuits, plus Brad’s backgrounder on handicapped shakedowns (link opens at 8:55 mark)

Columbia Missourian: House committee hears child care bill for the fourth year in a row

KZRG (Joplin): Morning News Watch: Sen. Jill Carter (R-Granby) on data centers, protecting kids from transgender surgeries and hormones, more

Columbia Missourian: Bill would protect students from gender transition advocacy in classrooms

JCNT: Missouri Senate committee hears bill on social gender transitioning in schools

Fox 2 St. Louis: Missouri Senate reviews bill limiting transgender support in schools

JCNT: Missouri House committee considers bill limiting eminent domain for renewable energy projects

Columbia Missourian: House hears bills to protect religious gatherings from state regulation

Washington Missourian: Missouri attorney general targeting video slots

Missouri Independent: Hanaway files first lawsuits in promised crackdown on unregulated slot machines

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Update on Catherine Hanaway vs. Torch Electronics (link opens at 17:20 mark)

JCNT: Cole County’s health insurance fund takes hit after DOR requests marijuana revenue be returned

JCNT: Missouri State Highway Patrol investigating elected Moniteau County official for theft

Missouri Independent: Lawmakers confront mental health backlog in Missouri jails

P-D editorial: Missouri Republican state legislators to blame for 2022 urban school shooting (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Brownfield Ag News’s Cyndia Young: Brownfield launches “Inside D.C.” weekly farm policy program covering farm bill, regulations, and producer issues

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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