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Fox News; Schmitt: Greenland framework puts America ‘exactly’ where it wants to be

P-D’s Joe Holleman: Eric Schmitt defends Trump’s Greenland move. Other local lawmakers disagree. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

KMOV (St. Louis): Sen. Schmitt wants Lambert to rival O’Hare, addresses $2B budget concerns

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Thursday: Brad vs. John on Schmitt and Lambert improvements (link opens at 4:45 mark)

93.9 The Eagle (Columbia): Wake Up Missouri: U.S. Rep. Bob Onder on Trump’s first year of second term, Jack Smith, Amendment 3 and D.C.’s March for Life

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Wednesday: St. Louis’ “Zen Resister” protester, plus Springfield schools endorses anti-Trump protest (link opens at 9:50 mark)

Missouri Independent: Ex–Missouri House Speaker John Diehl seeks to avoid prison in COVID loan fraud case

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Thursday: Sophie Shore responds to Brad’s nomenclature nitpicking; PLUS Steve Ehlmann’s 2027 (link opens at 14:40 mark)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Wednesday: The Bill Eigel property tax petition video, Part 1 (link opens at 9:20 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Breaking down the Bill Eigel property tax petition video, Part 2: Is Steve Ehlmann methodical, oblivious or just old? (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Missouri Independent: Missouri leans on disputed mental health claims in defense of strict abortion laws

This Week in Missouri Politics #TWMPDaily: Rep. Alex Riley (R-Springfield)

Missouri Independent: Lawmakers seek to make protections for children, female athletes permanent

St. Louis Public Radio intern Lilley Holloran: Missouri House hears bills to permanently extend restrictions on transgender people; eleven (11) uses of “gender-affirming”

Combest, The Missouri Times, August 2023: Reject the opposition’s approved buzzwords: “Do you really think your local public radio reporter was sitting alone at her desk one day, brushing vending machine snack crumbs off her FUPA, and came up with ‘gender affirming care’ on her own?”

St. Louis Public Radio intern Lilley Holloran: Protesters decry rolling back of Missouri voter-approved abortion rights and paid sick leave

Missouri Independent: Liberal groups hold Capitol protest

Fox 2 St. Louis: Bill aiming to allow divorce during pregnancy gains early momentum from lawmakers

JCNT: Sen. Travis Fitzwater (R-Holts Summit) seeks regulations on pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) in Missouri

JCNT: Bill from Rep. Willard Haley (R-Eldon) would create associate’s degree path to teacher certification

Missouri Independent: Bills legalizing driverless cars clear a Missouri House committee

JCNT: Bill would help increase insurance coverage in Missouri for adaptive equipment

Fox 2 St. Louis: Judge to rule soon on property tax freeze lawsuit

JCNT: Missouri Treasurer Vivek Malek speaks to disabled veterans about expansion to unique investment account

JCNT: Missouri House recognizes service of longtime 4-H volunteer

Missourinet: Bill from Rep. Ray Reed (D-St. Louis County) would require ICE agents in Missouri to identify themselves when interacting with public

KBIA, via St. Louis Public Radio: Missourians gather to support alpha-gal reporting legislation

Washington Missourian: Shaw Nature Reserve outlines requests for data centers as Franklin County tables issue

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Wednesday: Franklin County data center: L.B. Eckelkamp, Jr.’s Gatlin Brothers cover song and Planning & Zoning action (link opens at 15:50 mark)

Warren County Record: Warrenton aldermen approve data center site plan

P-D: Warrenton aldermen OK data center complex (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D: St. Louis cut off pay for ousted sheriff. But there may be a problem. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D: St. Louis Alderman Brandon Bosley (D) asked an auto shop for an insurance estimate. The FBI was listening. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Former St. Louis Alderman Brandon Bosley’s insurance fraud trial begins

Missouri Independent: op-ed: Lincoln University professor Emir Phillips: Missouri can’t build higher education performance funding on editable grades

P-D’s Tony Messenger: Accused cop-killer’s case shows the problem of delayed justice in Missouri (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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