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St. Louis Public Radio: As more data centers come to Missouri, Hawley says ratepayers shouldn’t foot the bill

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri Head Start programs may close their doors if federal government shutdown grinds on

Fox 2 St. Louis: Missouri ranchers worry beef imports will be bad for consumers

Brownfield Ag News: Missouri cattleman proposes $1 beef coupon program to boost U.S. beef sales

Missouri Independent: Boeing faces more pressure from Congress as St. Louis workers strike nears three months

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Wesley Bell vs. institutional shaving racism (link opens at 19:45 mark)

KCUR: Kansas City grocery stores say that SNAP cliff is forcing them to ‘cut way back’

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Recap of Tricia Byrnes and Tony Lovasco news (link opens at 15:15 mark)

P-D: Brentwood mayor announces run for seat in Missouri House, surprising incumbent; Democrat David Dimmitt will challenge Ray Reed (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

KFRU: A Columbia Morning: Missourinet’s Alisa Nelson on the government shutdown and SNAP, 2026 Missouri ballot initiatives, more

Columbia Missourian: Kehoe releases relief funding as Columbia grapples with shutdown

Missouri Independent: Missouri aid for moms and babies to continue as other food assistance ends during shutdown

JCNT: Gov. Kehoe directs state funds to food banks, Area Agencies on Aging

KCUR: Kansas City grocery stores say that SNAP cliff is forcing them to ‘cut way back’

P-D: Missouri set to launch work requirements for food stamps (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Wednesday: SNAP cuts affecting household ganja budgets; how to politely reject a meaningless “compliment” from a naive Boomer (link opens at 0:40 mark)

Kansas City Beacon: Washington, D.C.-based liberal group criticizes Missouri’s capital gains tax cut

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Scott Fitzpatrick and team’s “World’s Greatest Audit Podcast” story (link opens at 3:30 mark)

Westplex Talk (104.5 FM): Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Missouri Department of Revenue’s “Dora” AI chatbot (link opens at 10:20 mark)

Missouri Independent: Missouri House ethics hearing focuses on obscene text sent by Democratic lawmaker

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri on track to surpass last year’s highway death total

Columbia Missourian: MoDOT warns of possible rise in traffic fatalities

JCNT: Grants for propane school buses available now in Missouri

P-D: Judge kicks St. Louis sheriff out of office while he’s in jail (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D letter: Ballwin septuagenarian criticizes state lawmakers, promotes progressive “Respect Missouri Voters” petition (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

NEW on johncombest.com: The late D.J. Wilson’s (RIP) 2002 Riverfront Times profile on Missouri Democratic fundraising powerhouse Joyce Aboussie

Joyce Aboussie profile, Part 2: Ron Casey learns a valuable lesson

Joyce Aboussie profile, Part 3: Joyce Aboussie and Dick Gephardt, Bob Holden, Francis Slay, Jeff Rainford, Richard Callow

Joyce Aboussie profile, Part 4: The Barry Bonds of politics

Joyce Aboussie profile, Part 5: Fundraising machine and mystique

Joyce Aboussie profile, Part 6: Gerrymandering Missouri congressional districts

Joyce Aboussie profile, Part 7: A modern-day throwback – plus John’s epilogue

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.)

Barnes & Noble author page: John Combest books

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