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

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

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

St. Louis Public Radio: Trump dropped anti-interventionist stand, and Missouri senators followed

Missourinet: U.S. Rep. Jason Smith supports Trump’s military attacks against Iran

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Friday: Democrat consultant group sues Tishaura Jones for $98k – 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)

This Week in Missouri Politics: Rep. Bill Hardwick (R-Dixon); panel of Reps. Kathy Steinhoff (D-Columbia), Nick Kimble (D-St. Louis City), Bryant Wolfin (R-Ste. Genevieve) and Chad Perkins (R-Bowling Green)

St. Louis Public Radio: Bill seeks to expand prescribing ability for Missouri’s nurse practitioners

Missouri Independent: After Rolla closure, Planned Parenthood leaders reject claims abortions drive profits

Missourinet: Bill from Sen. Joe Nicola (R-Grain Valley) could give tax relief for Missouri businesses and their card transactions

Missourinet: Missouri considering film tax credit changes as expiration date nears

P-D: St. Louis arts commission’s money may be part of tug-of-war for sports, tourism events; St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission added Andy Blunt’s lobbying firm in December (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Monday: Scott Fitzpatrick, The Regional Arts Commission conspiracy theory, and Andy Blunt’s HB Strategies (link opens at 9:00 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Missourinet: Rep. Greg Sharpe (R-Ewing) proposes grant program to attract new residents to rural Missouri

Mid Rivers Newsmagazine: Dardenne Prairie Board of Aldermen opposes two Missouri House bills regarding municipalities, MoDOT and reimbursing utilities for road relocation

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Friday: Gov. Kehoe highlights the value of Warren County’s America’s Heartland Packing (link opens at 2:35 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Monday: St. Louis City’s earnings tax campaign and Cara Spencer’s limp language red flag (link opens at 1:35 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Friday: Former St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery starts a GoFundMe for exactly $16,000 (link opens at 8:00 mark)  (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Monday: Franklin County data center policy update (link opens at 14:25 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Missouri Independent’s Jason Hancock: How Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt learned to stop worrying and love regime change

P-D’s Tony Messenger: State of Missouri vs. Sam Page is a cautionary tale about Republicans’ political excess (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

KC Star op-ed: Stephanie Graham: Cutting Missouri’s income tax isn’t relief. It just hurts the working class (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN 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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