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97.1 FM (St. Louis): The Annie Frey Show: Sen. Eric Schmitt on Comey, “8647” and more

Missourinet: Sen. Schmitt on reopening Homeland Security, Iran War deadline, and U.S. Attorney General vacancy

Columbia Missourian: Hawley calls on FEMA to step up after EF2 tornado confirmed in Slater, Glasgow

St. Louis Public Radio: Supreme Court voting decision could affect Missouri’s 1st Congressional District next year

P-D: Associated General Contractors funding lobbying campaign in “key congressional districts”; thousands of construction jobs added in St. Louis area, among the highest in country (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Thursday: Kehoe’s I-70 jobs, plus AGC’s lobbying campaign and potential ad spend in Missouri’s 1st Congressional District (link opens at 1:35 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

93.9 The Eagle (Columbia): U.S. Rep. Bob Onder on King Charles’ speech to Congress

Investigate Midwest, via P-D: Bayer promised EPA chief ‘small thanks’ for removing Roundup cancer warnings, emails show

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Thursday: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez questions EPA over Bayer’s “thanks” re: glyphosate help (link opens at 15:45 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Rep. Tricia Byrnes (R-Wentzville) amends April quarterly report, removes $65k contribution; quick recap of Mike Deering’s Tuesday night event (link opens at 6:45 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Columbia Missourian: Property taxes could face major changes in final weeks of session

Missouri Independent: Missouri Senate pares back plan to add Medicaid work requirements to constitution

Columbia Missourian: Senate committee hears bill limiting AI-generated content

KC Star: New Missouri law requires schools to report antisemitic acts (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version here)

Columbia Missourian: Bill on ‘masked intimidation’ passes in Senate committee

Columbia Missourian: Bill protecting women’s spaces draws criticism in Senate hearing

JCNT: State plans to help with minor rural hospital renovations

JCNT: Missouri Senate committee adds $15 million for Jefferson City parking garage

JCNT: Missouri businesses showcase goods at Capitol

St. Louis Public Radio: MoDOT wants feedback on plans to close eastbound Interstate 64 in Midtown for a year

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Dave Schatz’s election path gets easier in Franklin County (link opens at 12:15 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Six Flags addresses young scholars’ behavior, sets new chaperone policy; PLUS: Bed Bath & Beyond returns to the St. Louis metro with one (1!) new store (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Missourinet: Rep. LaKeySha Bosley (D-St. Louis City) pushes for black history graduation requirement

Missouri Independent op-ed: SLU associate professor Mamoun Benmamoun: Tariff refunds have just begun, but Missouri’s winners and losers are already emerging

P-D letter: Dana Loesch remembers the late Ray Hartmann (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

The Riverfront Times, July 1994: Ray Hartmann’s tribute to his late friend Rich Koster (Chris’ dad) (view on Instagram here)

P-D letter: St. John man says new Missouri law conflates valid criticism of Israel with antisemitism (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-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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