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Missourinet: Schmitt: Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid cuts ‘not on the table’

KRCG: U.S. Senate update: Schmitt on Pope funeral, Hawley on PELOSI Act for congressional stock trading

Brad & John Show (104.5 FM St. Charles/Franklin/Warren Counties), Wednesday: Quick summary of Hawley’s PELOSI Act; Brad vs. John on congressional “insider trading” vs. strip mall pie chart “investment advisers” (link opens at 11:20 mark)

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Mike Elam, filling in for Mark Reardon: U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner on Trump budget and first 100 days: immigration, military funding, energy

St. Louis Public Radio: WashU staff and students work against the clock to preserve disappearing federal data

This Week in Missouri Politics #TWMPDaily: House Speaker Jon Patterson joins Scott Faughn and Casey Burns to discuss crime bill (1:30), relationship with Cindy O’Laughlin (4:00), Proposition A sick leave tweak (7:00), homeschool sports (11:30), abortion HJR (15:35), abortion legislation and 2026 pro-life initiative (18:15), House relationship with Senate (24:15), word association: Mary Elizabeth Coleman, Alex Riley, Chad Perkins (26:00), potential bid for Mike Cierpiot’s seat (29:50), more

Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Brad vs. John on St. Louis sheriff hiring Steve Tilley’s Strategic Capitol Consulting and Flotron & McIntosh to lobby state lawmakers (link opens at 4:35 mark)

P-D: After state rep accused him of assault, St. Louis County Democrat pleads guilty to littering; Jonathan Boesch to pay fine, will take anger management classes (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Brad & John Show, 10/22/24: The Rep. Michael Burton (D-Lakeshire) vs. Jonathan Boesch alleged assault at St. Louis County Democrats’ campaign headquarters; hoosiers and impulse control; reasonable expectations for $1k in GOTV money (link opens at 12:50 mark)

Brad & John Show, Thursday: Recap of Burton vs. Boesch South County hoosier fight, King Gravois Edition Bible and anger management class (link opens at 13:15 mark)

P-D: Missouri Senate finalizes state budget after fending off conservative challenges (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Columbia Missourian: Prop A takes effect today, but for how long?

St. Louis Public Radio: Prop A paid sick leave begins for Missouri workers despite efforts to block it

KC Star: Missouri’s new sick leave law now in effect

P-D: Open school enrollment legislation blocked yet again in the Missouri Senate (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Columbia Missourian: Open enrollment bill stalls in Senate

Missouri Independent: Open enrollment bill causes schism among Missouri Senate Republicans

Columbia Missourian: Homeschoolers’ participation nears in public school athletics, activities

P-D’s Kurt Erickson: Missouri lawmakers approve plan to allow homeschoolers to play school sports (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

X.com: Post-Dispatch reporter Kurt Erickson labels Jeff Knight a Democrat, misspells Rep. Kathy Steinhoff’s name

X.com: Post-Dispatch reporter says Sen. Ben Brown (R-Washington) was homeschooled (he wasn’t)

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P-D: Repeal of Missouri abortion amendment clears Senate committee (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri Senate committee advances reinstating statewide abortion ban

Missouri Independent: Proposed abortion ban one vote away from Missouri ballot

P-D: Group seeks to strike down Missouri’s parental involvement laws for minors seeking abortions (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Missouri Independent: Pro-choice group sues to overturn Missouri’s parental consent laws for minors seeking abortions

Fox 2 St. Louis: New push at state capitol to merge St. Louis City and County

Brad & John Show, Thursday: Recap of Mark Zinn’s Fox 2 piece on city-county merger bill, quotes from GOP Rep. Brad Christ and Webster Groves mayor lady (link opens at 5:35 mark)

Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Rep. Ian Mackey’s bill for city-county merger gets a committee hearing

St. Louis Public Radio: Ameren’s rates are going up. Here’s how that will affect you

JCNT: Ameren Missouri rate change agreement approved

Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Summary of St. Louis Development Corporation Otis Williams story (link opens at 2:00 mark)

Washington Missourian: Corps of Engineers accepting comments on Missouri River flooding study (avoid Washington Missourian paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Missouri police department using drones for traffic law enforcement (link opens at 2:10 mark)

P-D editorial: This isn’t the time to gird Missouri’s resources with high-end tax cuts (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

The Missouri Times op-ed: Ashley Lawson: Congress must pass the Educational Choice for Children Act this year

KC Star op-ed: Ladue School Board member Peter Gariepy: Letting a tiny number of students transfer districts hurts Missouri schools (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

Missouri Independent op-ed: Brian Kaylor: Missouri lawmakers should reject fake ‘chaplains’ in schools bill

P-D letter: University City septuagenarian – who lives in Wesley Bell’s congressional district – complains about Hawley, Schmitt and Wagner, says she “hope(s) Rep. Wagner is sweating a bit” after Dem rally (avoid stltoday paywall by reading free Combest-archived version here)

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