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Roll Call: Trump backs Senate’s version of college athletics bill; Missouri GOP Sen. Eric Schmitt was original co-sponsor

NY Post: House passes bill to rein in child care fraud after $325M in waste exposed; U.S. Rep. Bob Onder authored one of the measures in the bill

P-D: Alien successfully deported to Nicaragua, US Rep. Wesley Bell says (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Fox 2 St. Louis: ICE successfully deports alien, congressman says

KSDK (St. Louis): Area woman, child will self-deport to Nicaragua after alien gets booted

This Week in Missouri Politics #F150CampaignTour: Former House Speaker/current Strategic Capitol Consulting Founding Partner Steve Tilley talks with Scott Faughn on evolution of Democratic and Republican parties in Missouri; Democrats’ disinvestment in Missouri; Hulk Hogan documentary; Eric Schmitt’s fundraising discipline; how Democrats can start succeeding in Missouri; challenges of the supermajority; Mike Parson update; assessment of Gov. Kehoe

Combest, The Missouri Times, 2021: Casting call: Steve Tilley and Gregg Keller are the top contenders for Missouri media’s next archvillain

This Week in Missouri Politics #F150CampaignTour: State Rep. Richard West (R-Wentzville)

Columbia Missourian: ‘They’re already here’: Regulating data centers stalls in Missouri

Missourinet: Missouri Association of Counties plans summit as data center discussions grow

Gasconade County Republican: New “Special Districts Association” could give county greater voice in halls of Capitol (avoid Gasconade County Republican paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D: Kehoe considering bill to ban time limits on anesthesia coverage (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

JCNT: Kehoe appoints two new members to State Board of Education

JCNT: Missouri partners with Odyssey to modernize MOScholars program

JCNT: Missouri State Highway Patrol completes annual school bus inspections

JCNT: New lawsuit raises questions about high school athletics oversight; state Rep. Ben Keathley (R-Chesterfield) represents student

Nexstar (Fox 2 St. Louis, Fox4 KC, KOLR 10): Missouri’s largest kratom distributor agrees to stop sales

KC Star: KC kratom manufacturer American Shaman to stop sales in Missouri, ending lawsuit

Kansas City Business Journal: Shaman Botanicals suspends 7-OH sales in Missouri to end litigation

Missouri Independent: Kansas City-based American Shaman agrees to stop selling kratom and 7-OH

Houston Herald: Local committee urges residents to contact Kehoe regarding Shafer Road funds

Columbia Missourian: A new exhibit at the state Capitol shows how 250 years of history influenced Missouri

JCNT: Good manners at the Missouri Governor’s Mansion

St. Louis Public Radio: Gabe Gore touts progress in three years as St. Louis circuit attorney

Missourinet: Kansas City planners: International World Cup chatter heating up

Amazon.com: KC’s 2026 World Cup games: Official FIFA merch, clothing, collectibles, kids’ stuff and keepsakes (note: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.)

P-D editorial: Sen. Schmitt’s false attack on a constituent fuels a digital mob (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D op-ed: U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley: RECA a long-overdue measure of justice for Missouri families (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D op-ed: Read a Book STL’s “Anti-Monopoly/Localism Book Club” host Austin Gentry: Reward Ameren executives for affordability, not rate hikes (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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