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Fox News: Sen. Schmitt accuses Democrats of playing ‘petty politics’ as DHS funding fight continues

AP: Trump faces new pressure on mass deportations as Republicans weigh Homeland Security nominee; comments from Schmitt

Fox News: Democrats are on the wrong side of SAVE America Act, Schmitt says

Semafor: Schmitt to unveil Trump-approved changes to voter ID bill

Fox 2 St. Louis: St. Louis man’s intense journey home from Israel amid ongoing conflict; Richard Wolkowitz expresses gratitude to Sen. Eric Schmitt and staff for organizing a flight out of Tel Aviv

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & Chelsea Show, Monday: Democrat strategist Chelsea Rodriguez’s origin story and career path: college, PR agency, Richard Callow, tracking Roy Blunt, current Fred Wellman role and more (listen onApple Podcasts here)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & Chelsea Show, Monday: Chelsea’s Top 3: Eric Schmitt and sports ticket prices; #moleg swapping out income tax for increased sales taxes; state budget cuts (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & Chelsea Show, Monday: Rodriguez on Republicans disregarding statewide votes on ballot issues (5:20), Ann Wagner’s stock portfolio value (7:45), more (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

P-D: St. Louis nonprofit chief led state’s biggest pandemic program fraud. Now Connie Bobo is going to prison (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

FLASHBACK: 8/27/22: P-D editorial: Missouri’s worst-in-the-nation stinginess toward poor kids speaks volumes; suspecting foul play in summer lunch program is nonsense (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show (10/24/25): “Do you wanna ride in my Mercedes, boy?” Putting a bow on the Connie Bobo urban pandemic lunch scam (link opens at 5:30 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

KC Star: Two ex-Boilermakers plead guilty in $20M racketeering case involving KC-based union (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

KMOV (St. Louis): Chris Clark drops campaign for Missouri Senate District 4; Steve Butz and Gina Mitten compete to fill Karla May’s safe Democratic seat

93.9 The Eagle (Columbia): Wake Up Missouri: Americans for Prosperity-Missouri’s Camellia Peterson on eliminating state income tax, sales tax hysteria and fallacies, Missouri Plan for courts, personal property taxes

93.9 The Eagle (Columbia): Wake Up Missouri: Rep. Rudy Veit (R-Wardsville) explains his “No” vote on eliminating the income tax

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Marc Cox Morning Show: United for Missouri’s Carl Bearden on eliminating the state income tax

KWTO (Springfield): The Elijah Haahr Show: House Majority Floor Leader Alex Riley (R-Springfield) on legislative successes, tax and crime legislation, protecting children from mutilation, more

JCNT: Liberal groups plan rally against Missouri income tax elimination

Missouri Independent: SLU/YouGov poll highlights: Missourians support raising revenue via sales tax versus income tax; ballot measure benefits from language involving transsexuals; congressional redistricting within margin of error

KC Star: SLU/YouGov poll good news for pro-life Missourians (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

The Missouri Times: Missouri House hears Missouri Defense and Energy Independence Act

Fox 2 St. Louis: Missouri lawmakers consider bill to force insurance companies to cover pediatric disease

Columbia Missourian: Proposal from Rep. Bill Hardwick (R-Dixon) seeks to restrict noncompete clauses for physicians

Washington Missourian: Franklin County considers gambling machine enforcement

KOMU (Columbia): Missouri State Teachers Association annual survey: Student behavior, stress are top reasons Missouri teachers considered leaving the profession

St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis on the Air: After years of attempts, an automatic expungement system moves closer to reality in Missouri

St. Louis Public Radio: Rolla bans some forms of kratom and regulates other supplements; state legislature considering ban

KSHB (Kansas City): Blue Springs, Missouri bans synthetic 7-OH, regulates natural kratom as 21+; comments from AG Catherine Hanaway

Missouri Independent: Missouri doula program shows early success as lawmakers look to expansion

Missourinet: Washington University: Rural Missourians far more likely to be uninsured than urban ones

P-D: St. Louis police release photos of ‘street takeover’ attendees, ask public for help (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

KMOV (St. Louis): Missouri AG Catherine Hanaway calls for police surge, juvenile justice reform after violent St. Louis City weekend

Fox 2 St. Louis: St. Louis police face surge in shootings, street takeovers

KSDK: St. Louis leaders weigh moving weekend curfew up after “314 Day” violence

The Missouri Times op-ed: Missouri Soybean Association CEO Casey Wasser and President Renee Fordyce: Fighting for farmers during tough times

KC Star’s Mara Rose Williams: Taking money from vulnerable Missouri kids is too risky. Put the funding back (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN 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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