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Missourinet: Schmitt unveils sweeping immigration plan

Clay & Buck Show: Sen. Eric Schmitt Talks Shutdown, ICE, NIL – and the Super Bowl

Newsmax: Schmitt: Crime is down, U.S. is safer under Trump

KSGF (Springfield): Mornings with Nick Reed: U.S. Rep. Eric Burlison on government shutdown

AP: Former St. Louisan Ed Martin removed as head of Justice Department’s ‘Weaponization Working Group’

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Tuesday: What Ed Martin and hot women have in common (link opens at 17:40 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Student Life (Washington University): WashU government relations head discusses federal lobbying efforts, praises Eric Schmitt, Wesley Bell, Jason Smith, Ann Wagner

Roll Call: House money race dotted by challengers who outraised incumbents; Cori Bush outraised Wesley Bell in Q4

P-D’s Joe Holleman: Campaign finance report summaries: 1st and 2nd Congressional districts (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

93.9 The Eagle (Columbia): Wake Up Missouri: AG Catherine Hanaway explains her U.S. Census lawsuit, Senate Bill 22 controversy

97.1 FM (St. Louis): The Annie Frey Show: AG Catherine Hanaway explains her U.S. Census lawsuit

97.1 FM (St. Louis): The Mark Reardon Show: AG Catherine Hanaway explains her U.S. Census lawsuit

97.1 FM (St. Louis): Marc Cox Morning Show: AG Catherine Hanaway explains her U.S. Census lawsuit

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)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Local law enforcement and Catherine Hanaway want you to warn oldsters and other gullible people about Bitcoin scams (link opens at 1:55 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Missouri Independent: Missouri Republicans move to change venue for major court cases following recent abortion rulings

The Missouri Times: The #moleg Podcast: Jake Kroesen and Rachael Herndon Dunn: Supreme Court Royale: State of the Judiciary cancellation and fallout, income tax elimination, Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA), best local hamburgers

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KWTO (Springfield): The Elijah Haahr Show: House Majority Floor Leader Alex Riley (R-Springfield) on the week ahead in the Missouri Legislature

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)

P-D: Plan to legalize video gambling in Missouri advances in House (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri House committee advances bill to legalize and regulate video gaming machines

Missouri Independent: Video lottery bill would allow 2 years to remove Missouri’s ‘gray market’ slot machines

Fox 2 St. Louis: Lawmakers consider bills on 7-OH and intoxicating hemp products

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Dem Sen. Maggie Nurrenbern’s 7-OH legislation (link opens at 8:50 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

KFVS (Cape Girardeau): Southeast Missouri State economics professor David Yaskewich on Kehoe’s income tax elimination plan

Missourinet: Missouri’s public transit providers criticize Kehoe’s proposed $5 million budget reduction

JCNT: Missouri Environmental Crimes Task Force reconvened after 25 years

P-D: Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman (R-Arnold) backs off plan to slash money for cleaning up old coal mines (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Mid-Rivers Newsmagazine: State lawmakers, officials prioritize anti-trafficking training; insights from bill sponsors Reps. Jeff Myers (R-Warrenton), Ed Lewis (R-Moberly)

St. Louis Public Radio: Under bill from Sen. David Gregory (R-St. Louis County), sheriff would be appointed by judges, not elected

JCNT: Missouri Capitol Commission has next step in sight for $595-million restoration plan

Brownfield Ag News: Missouri agriculture effort delivers 15,000 meals through Drive to Feed Kids

Missouri Independent: Missouri court rules against Missouri man serving 40+ years on a 23-year prison sentence

Missouri Independent’s Jason Hancock: Why Missouri courts keep tossing the secretary of state’s ballot language

Columbia Missourian letter: Columbia septuagenarian criticizes Kehoe’s income tax elimination plan

JCNT letter: Jefferson City septuagenarian criticizes budget line item for Gov. Parson’s foundation, calls News Tribune “News Republican”

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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