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Fox News: Missouri launches sweeping lawsuit to block census from counting illegal immigrants

P-D: Missouri attorney general sues to stop U.S. census from counting non-citizens (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri Attorney General sues to redo 2020 census to only count citizens

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Thursday: New Census data refutes mainstream media/prog blog LGBTQIA*+ “mass exodus” narrative in Missouri (link opens at 16:55) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Friday: Eric Schmitt, Kid Rock and “Carrollton Without a Cause” album (link opens at 16:30 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

NPR, via KCUR: Protests against AI data centers are scrambling political lines; Hawley has weighed in on data centers, AI regulations

Missourinet: U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver talks about temporary federal government shutdown, despite deal

Spectrum Local News: Missourians can apply online for RECA compensation

Springfield Daily Citizen: Library increases staffing, security following radio station’s scrutiny of anti-ICE session

KSGF (Springfield): Mornings with Nick Reed (Thursday): Update on Springfield library hosting anti-ICE training session

KC Star: Hero profiles: How Kansas Citians protested ICE as part of national day of action (avoid Kansas City Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

TonysKansasCity.com: Roundup of local TV stations cheering ‘ICE OUT’ protests

P-D: Photo gallery: More than 1,000 Webster Groves students play hooky (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

johncombest.com archives: Search tag: creative student excuses for skipping class

TonysKansasCity.com: Independence, Missouri theater SOLD OUT for “Melania” movie debut

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Friday: Ungrateful elderly lady calls Jean Evans “Jane” (link opens at 22:15 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

KWTO (Springfield): The Elijah Haahr Show: Lt. Gov. David Wasinger on Senate livestream suggestion, the Missouri Plan and much more

KWTO (Springfield): The Elijah Haahr Show: Sen. Curtis Trent (R-Springfield) hits the high points of the week’s Missouri Senate action

KWTO (Springfield): The Elijah Haahr Show: Sen. Brad Hudson (R-Cape Fair) on State of the Judiciary cancellation and the Missouri Plan

Missouri Independent: Secretary of State Denny Hoskins wants chance to rewrite ballot language for referendum

Missouri Independent: Missouri appeals court rejects Secretary of State’s ballot language on private school funding ban

Gray Media (KMOV, KFVS, et al.): With a new push for Missouri to eliminate income taxes, how the Show-Me-State compares to others without income taxes

Missouri Independent: Missouri sports betting tops $543M in first month but deductions leave state with only $521K

Missourinet: Sen. Travis Fitzwater (R-Holts Summit) revives ‘Taylor Swift Act’ to fight deepfake misuse

Missourinet: Missouri lawmakers seek changes to MSHSAA board structure as current executive director defends organization

KCUR: Kehoe wants former Kansas City council member for police board. Sen. Maggie Nurrenbern (D-Kansas City) stands in the way.

Spectrum Local News: Three DNR employees, pilot taken to hospital after helicopter crash in Meramec River

P-D: St. Louis promised apartments for tornado victims by winter. It didn’t make it. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D editorial: Sen. Schmitt’s alternate reality (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

KC Star op-ed: Erin McCann and Anik Patel: Kansas City pediatricians know seeing armed officers at hospitals and schools is frightening and destabilizing (avoid Kansas City Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

P-D op-ed: Emporia State University (Kansas) political science professor Michael Smith: Kehoe tax cut plan is Brownback 2.0. That’s not a good thing. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D’s Tony Messenger: GOP lawmakers throw a fit because they have to follow Missouri constitution (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D letter: St. Louis man says Missouri legislation seeks to chill legitimate criticism of Israel (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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