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97.1 FM (St. Louis): Mark Reardon Show: Sen. Eric Schmitt on SAVE America Act, Iran, Markwayne Mullin’s hearing, March Madness and more

Fox News: Schmitt: ’90s Chuck Schumer would tell current Schumer he’s lost his mind; Missouri’s junior senator argues that Democrats enable fraud, discusses the voter ID debate and more

Fox 2 St. Louis: Hawley backs Mullin as Senate advances Homeland Security nomination

Fox News: Hawley launches investigation into abortion drug manufacturers over ‘grave risks’ to women

Missourinet: SLU’s Steve Rogers breaks down SLU/YouGov poll: Trump, Hawley, Schmitt and Kehoe favorable/unfavorables and more

NY Times: What one key loss in Illinois signals for pro-Israel lobby in midterms; AIPAC spent spent $23 million to oust Jamaal Bowman and Cori Bush and 2024 (avoid NY Times paywall by reading archived version here)

Jason Rosenbaum’s Politically Speaking on St. Louis Public Radio: U.S. Rep. Eric Burlison wants to import a version of the Missouri Senate filibuster to the U.S. Senate

St. Louis Public Radio: Advocates urge St. Louis residents to apply for radiation compensation before 2027 deadline

St. Louis Public Radio: Cameroonian woman, detained by ICE after theft charge, starts GoFundMe to raise cash; asylum seeker says stealing charge was “misattributed”

St. Louis Business Journal: Missouri attorney general seeks FBI testimony in Sam Page criminal trial (avoid St. Louis Business Journal paywall by reading archived version here)

KCMO: Pete Mundo in the Morning: KC Mayor Quinton Lucas on need for “Democratic and moderate voice” in D.C., will visit Jefferson City next week to lobby against income tax elimination; World Cup update and more

KCUR: Liberal groups rally against Missouri plan to end income tax

Missourinet: Sen. Cindy O’Laughlin (R-Shelbina): State should take action to prioritize children

Fox4 KC: Six businesses closed as a result of KCMO’s ban on illegal gambling machines

KRCG: Missouri Gaming Commission sends out press release applauding AG Hanaway for charging illegal video slot machine operators

St. Louis Public Radio: Facing audit, Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis leaders say they are good stewards of tax dollars

P-D: St. Louis arts chair: Lobbyists hired ‘to take us out,’ control tax money (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Nexstar (Fox 2 St. Louis, Fox4 KC, et al.): Missouri tourism industry braces for the World Cup

Missourinet: Missouri expands baby box program with new Jefferson City location

The Leader (Jefferson County): State Senate passes GOP Rep. Cecelie Williams’ marriage dissolution bill

St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis fights in court for the right to regulate how guns are stored in parked cars

Missourinet: Missouri’s next energy plan looks at costs, generation, and long-term power options

P-D: Data center developers look to rural Missouri for acreage, power and a little help (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D: Data center opponents speak for 10 hours at Franklin County meeting that ends at 4:39 a.m. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

LA Times, via P-D: Nexstar finalizes acquisition of Tegna. Deal would reshape St. Louis TV market. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D’s Tony Messenger: Here’s one topic uniting folks in rural Missouri and urban St. Louis – data centers (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Missouri Independent op-ed: Devin Thomas O’Shea and Samir Knox: Epstein emails mention now-closed Missouri ‘troubled teen’ school accused of abuse

P-D letter: Bridge 2 Hope Parent Institute CEO Krystal Barnett: Transparency in grading Missouri schools must come with real investment (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D letter: Pacific septuagenarian wants Hawley and Schmitt to vote against SAVE America Act (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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