johncombest.com

POLITICO: Schmitt: Saturday’s shooting “renews the focus” on finding ways to finish White House ballroom

NY Times: Republicans push for Trump’s White House ballroom after gala attack; comments from Missouri’s Eric Schmitt

The Hill: Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), others set to unveil legislation to fund presidential ballroom

Columbia Missourian: Hawley calls for hearing on White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting

P-D’s Joe Holleman: Josh Hawley gets resistance from GOP colleagues as he pushes pro-union laws (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Brownfield Ag News: USDA reorg moves ERS, NIFA, NASS jobs to Missouri

Columbia Missourian: Robin Wenneker named USDA Farm Service Agency chairperson for Missouri

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Monday: USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins visits Missouri, comments from Missouri Farm Bureau’s Garrett Hawkins; PLUS: John’s quarterly tip re: making pals with new male acquaintances (link opens at 10:55 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

P-D: Boeing refueling drone for Navy, built in St. Louis, finishes first test flight (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

KBIA’s Najifa Farhat, via KCUR: Nearly half of Missouri ACA healthcare plans are now higher cost and lower quality; comments from Washington University health care policy analyst @jeffreyjonesmo Timothy McBride

The Missouri Times: Combest (10/21/21): Missouri expanded Medicaid in 2021, but experts are still “worried”; “Media coverage to include third-party quotes from health care advocacy organizations, ironically overweight health care policy analysts from liberal universities”

Gregg Keller on X: “Missouri politicos will remember (Timothy) McBride as a paid Missouri Democratic Party staffer who trolled all non-commie electeds behind an anonymous account for years until he was caught, became a running joke to Rs and Ds alike.”

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Monday: St. Charles County set to approve drones for emergencies and perhaps protest crowd monitoring; ACLU not happy (link opens at 1:00 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

St. Louis Public Radio: U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in Roundup labeling case from St. Louis

Reuters: Supreme Court appears split over Bayer’s fight against Roundup lawsuits

States Newsroom, via Missouri Independent: U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on cancer warning labels for Roundup weedkiller

JCNT: Midwest March for Life planned for Thursday

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Monday: Remembering Ray Hartmann; Bitter Brad’s cringe crashout, Part 1: Brad uses Ray Hartmann’s death to criticize John for relatively low number of lifetime 911 calls (link opens at 16:45 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Tuesday: The Missouri Times’ April 2026 State Senate Tipsheet highlights: Mike Deering vs. Tricia Byrnes; Nick Schroer and Ben Brown fundraising totals (link opens at 17:35 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

97.1 FM (St. Louis): The Annie Frey Show: Gov. Mike Kehoe on income tax elimination

KWTO (Springfield): The Elijah Haahr Show: House Majority Floor Leader Alex Riley (R-Springfield) on state budget timetable, MOScholars, protecting women’s spaces, classroom screen time and more

JCNT: Standing with Children Awards event recognize lawmakers, advocates fighting against abuse

JCNT: Presidential primary bill gets Senate hearing

Missouri Independent: Missouri Senate committee debates plan to reinstate presidential primary for 2028

Columbia Missourian: New THC sale restrictions to hit Missouri, individuals take stance against marijuana use

JCNT: Bill would protect businesses against ‘predatory’ website lawsuits

Columbia Missourian: Bill from Sen. Patty Lewis (D-Kansas City) would allow for self-exclusion from firearm purchases

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Monday: Nike’s layoffs in St. Charles County – the number of jobs cut, when exactly the jobs go away, and the “strategic stumble” that opened the door for HOKA and On Performance Running Shoes (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

JCNT: Buy Missouri Day returns Wednesday

St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis City aldermen and activists call for May 1 general strike

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Why didn’t St. Louis Public Radio’s Katie Grawitch give credit to Party of Socialism & Liberation for organizing Friday’s protest? (link opens at 8:30 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Young scholars wild out at St. Louis’ Six Flags opening day; a look at proposed chaperone policies, PLUS young scholars’ cultural enrichment of Ballwin SkyZone and Maryland Heights Dave & Busters (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

P-D editorial: Downtown St. Louis is safer than you think. No, really. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

P-D editorial: Finding balance on police drone use (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

KC Star op-ed: Families for Safe Streets’ Asia Dunmore: Missouri has a deadly speeding problem. “Intelligent speed assistance devices” are the right solution

KC Star op-ed: Jared Hayden: AI personhood isn’t inevitable – and Missouri can do something about it

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.)

FAQ for readers and journalists