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97.1 FM (St. Louis): The Annie Frey Show: U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt on Democrats’ refusal to fund DHS

Axios: Whiteman B-2 bombers strike Iran as Congress invests in base’s future; details from Sen. Eric Schmitt

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Thursday: Old fossils Jack Danforth & Bill Bradley dusted off at Wash U. to complain about ICE (link opens at 11:40 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

KCMO: Pete Mundo in the Morning: U.S. Rep. Sam Graves on commercial drivers licenses for illegals

P-D: Former Mayor Tishaura Jones sued over unpaid campaign bills (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

St. Louis Magazine: Mailing company sues former St. Louis mayor for past-due $98K bill

St. Louis Business Journal: Political consulting firm sues former St. Louis mayor for nearly $100K (avoid St. Louis Business Journal paywall by reading archived version here)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Friday: Tishaura’s missing $92k – what didn’t happen, what probably happened and who should start talking about it (link opens at 12:00 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Foes of new Missouri congressional map say they have signatures for a November vote

St. Louis Public Radio: Missourians on probation and parole can’t vote. Their rights might be restored, thanks to bill from Rep. Melanie Stinnett (R-Springfield)

This Week in Missouri Politics #TWMPDaily: Rep. Cameron Parker (R-Campbell) on The Missouri Times’ scholarship fundraising event Tuesday night, income tax legislation, rural Missouri issues, much more

St. Louis Public Radio: Legislature passes more than $3B supplemental budget, includes tornado relief for St. Louis

Missouri Independent: Missouri House sends $3.2B supplemental spending bill to governor’s desk

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri House passes second attempt at legislation changing property tax policies

Missouri Independent: Missouri House moves to cut minimum school levy in property tax overhaul

Nexstar (Fox 2 St. Louis, Fox4 KC, et al.): Missouri advances property tax bill, school grading plan

St. Louis Public Radio: A-F grading scale for Missouri schools heads to Senate despite pushback from lawmakers, educators

Missouri Independent: A-F rating system for public schools clears Missouri House despite bipartisan concerns

P-D: Missouri Senate gives green light to higher speed limit (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Thursday: Rep. Bill Lucas (R-DeSoto) vs. Arnie Dienoff in committee hearing (link opens at 1:40 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Thursday: Union membership data and union PAC news, via Jake Kroesen and Dave Drebes (link opens at 9:15 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Missourinet: Missouri joins “Home For Every Child” foster care improvement initiative

Missourinet: From KC to the Bootheel: Missouri moves to expand agriculture education

Brownfield Ag News: Kehoe: beef processing growth strengthening Missouri cattle sector

KMOV (St. Louis): GoFundMe created to help former St. Louis City sheriff with legal fees

P-D editorial: Deadlocked juries shouldn’t mean execution (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

The Epoch Times’ Kevin Stocklin: As JD Vance leads ‘War on Fraud,’ Republican states follow suit; Vivek Malek leading the charge with support for Missouri legislation

P-D op-ed: FanDuel’s Jay Atkins: Missouri voters were right to legalize online sports betting (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D op-ed: Show-Me Institute’s David Stokes: It’s (past) time to phase out St. Louis’ city earnings tax (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

The Marshall Project’s Ivy Scott, via St. Louis Public Radio: Why Missouri prisons can be deadly for people with opioid addictions

Commonwealth Fund sponsored journalism, via Missouri Independent: Federal funding for people in poverty heading to Missouri anti-abortion centers

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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