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St. Louis Public Radio: Hawley doesn’t see Trump asking for U.S. ground troops to enter war against Iran

Fox News: Schmitt to Dems regarding ICE and DHS funding: “You can cry about it. You can whine about it. You lost an election over it.”

101.1 ESPN (St. Louis): The Morning After: Schmitt discusses Trump’s college sports roundtable, SEC, SLU, much more

States Newsroom, via Missouri Independent: Trump administration seeks to pause Missouri lawsuit targeting abortion pill access

AP: Missouri judge rejects a challenge to new US House districts backed by Trump

The Missouri Times: Judge rejects compactness challenge to Missouri’s 2025 congressional map

KCUR: Judge rules Missouri’s redrawn congressional map doesn’t violate the law by splitting Kansas City

Missouri Independent: Judge rules revamped Missouri congressional map is constitutional

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Friday: Gregg Keller notes liberal tears over income tax and revamped map (link opens at 16:20 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

P-D: St. Louis building inspector Banjo Popoola steered $1.67M in rehab cash to himself, family, feds say (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Former St. Louis building inspector accused of spending $1.6 million meant for vacant homes

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Friday: Life ain’t easy for a boy named Banjo; why does anyone expect competent governance from urbanites? (link opens at 3:55 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Fox 2 St. Louis: House Speaker Jon Patterson (R-Lee’s Summit): “All income levels will do well’ under income tax plan

KC Star: GOP lawmakers’ priority bill to axe Missouri income tax passes first hurdle

P-D: Missouri House OKs eliminating income tax (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Plan to eliminate Missouri’s income tax advances

Missouri Independent: Plan to eliminate income tax clears Missouri House

Missouri Independent: Missouri House committee advances higher education funding changes as part of budget proposal

P-D: Missouri General Assembly passes wide-ranging crime legislation (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Missouri Independent: Missouri House passes legislation on literacy, teacher training requirements

P-D: Self-driving taxis get green light in Missouri House (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

West Newsmagazine: ‘No-chance’ gaming machines under scrutiny

KC Star: Pregnant Missouri women have right to divorce, lawmakers clarify in soon-to-be law

Missouri Independent: Anti-sex trafficking legislation headed to Missouri governor’s desk

Brownfield Ag News: ‘Failure to Warn’ bill clears Missouri Senate Ag Committee; comments from Sen. Jason Bean (R-Holcomb)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Friday: Today glyphosate, tomorrow paraquat: Update on #moleg Bayer bill, plus where to find ag content on Westplex 104.5 after tomorrow (link opens at 10:55 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

P-D editorial: Hawley’s cynical end-run on abortion rights (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

West Newsmagazine: The opposition to VLTs is not really about protecting consumers. It is about protecting existing gambling interests.

P-D op-ed: John Lamping: Missouri’s economic revival starts with phasing out income tax (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Missouri Independent op-ed: Eric Morse: Missourians should beware of Republican tax cut Trojan Horse

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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