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Did you take the weekend off? Sunday’s headlines are here.

Fox News: Sunday Morning Futures: Sen. Schmitt unveils immigration plan to end sanctuary cities, protect law enforcement

Semafor: Senate battles over DHS funding; Schmitt calls Dem proposals “insane”

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Monday: Catherine Hanaway vs. counting illegal aliens in the U.S. Census, and why it matters to Missouri (link opens at 1:55 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri’s population is growing, but expert warns plummeting immigration numbers could mean trouble

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

Missouri Independent (11/7/25): Missouri’s anti-LGBTQ+ laws linked to population loss and decline in tax revenue, studies find

Missouri Independent (2/4/25): Republicans push to make laws restricting transgender minors permanent; “State Rep. Emily Weber, a Democrat from Kansas City, said the legislation is driving people out of the state.”

Joplin Globe: “Respect Missouri Voters” session in Joplin draws nearly a dozen (avoid Joplin Globe paywall by reading archived version here)

This Week in Missouri Politics: Truman State University (TSU) President Susan Thomas talks with Scott Faughn; panel of TSU Associate VP for Advancement Charles Hunsaker, student government president Alexis Peterson and Senate President Pro Tem Cindy O’Laughlin (R-Shelbina)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The FARM Show: Jefferson County Cattlemen’s annual dinner Feb. 28; President Trump’s comments on trade & E15 in Iowa; Missouri Corn Growers Association’s Annual Meeting; Missouri Corn Growers Association’s Brad Schad on E15

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The FARM Show: USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden glyphosate cases and legislation, foreign ownership of farmland, right to repair, E15 (via National Agricultural Law Center interview)

Missourinet: House Speaker Pro Tem Chad Perkins (R-Bowling Green) seeks to stop enforcement of “red flag” gun control laws, drop carry age to 18

Joplin Globe: Sen. Jill Carter (R-Granby), Rep. Cathy Jo Loy (R-Carthage) talk about Jeff City issues with constituents (avoid Joplin Globe paywall by reading archived version here)

KCUR (Kansas City): Missouri arts funding could take a hit if the governor gets his way on state budget

Missourinet: Supporter and opponent of allowing driverless vehicles in Missouri sound off; Waymo responds to criticism over Senate testimony

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Monday: The Waymo testimony brouhaha, the Nexus lobbying group and what probably happened prior to the committee hearing (link opens at 13:30 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Monday: John’s helpful photography suggestion for the Nexus team of Brian Grace, Kate Casas, Rodney Boyd and Kelvin Simmons (link opens 11:45) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Listen live 7-8 a.m. Central! Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: Brad (Hildebrand) and John (Combest) Show: Waymo vehicle hits a kid, but did the company rep actually *lie* to a Missouri Senate committee? Is Catherine Hanaway wrong to not want to count illegal aliens in the U.S. Census?

Missouri Independent: Marijuana companies sue dozens of smoke shops for selling THCA hemp flower

Fox4 KC’s “4 the People”: Jackson County Executive Phil LeVota, Fox4’s Jonathan Ketz on status of Royals negotiations

St. Louis Public Radio: New CEMA head says rebuilding St. Louis’ disaster agency will take at least 2 years; Gregg Favre was previously deputy director at Missouri Department of Public Safety, and replaces they/them who botched May tornado response

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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