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Monday, March 30, 2026 – Missouri political news headlines

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Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Friday: PSA for congressional staff: TMZ seeks to “shame” members of Congress enjoying themselves over Spring Break (link opens at 15:05 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

POLITICO: Cori Bush wants her seat back – and a rematch over AIPAC

Instagram reel: Cori Bush’s “Tear Yo Kingdom Down” remix featuring Wesley Bell, Lacy Clay, Steve Roberts, Redd Foxx and Red Schoendienst

TonysKansasCity.com: Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas opts out of congressional bid

KMIZ (Columbia): Six Republicans vying for Democratic incumbent Emanuel Cleaver’s seat in Congressional District 5

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Monday: “No Kings” and anti-data center overlap; why there are so few blacks at “No Kings” protests (link opens at 1:20 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Newsweek: Missouri’s Eric Burlison describes secret UFO videos: ‘Defies logic’

Missouri Independent: With Sam Graves retiring, Missouri stands to lose a key power broker in Washington

The Missouri Times’ #moleg Podcast: S1 E11: The name is Graves, Sam Graves: Jake Kroesen and Rachael Dunn on Graves’ exit, the state budget, SAPA 2.0, other legislative issues and news from across the state (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Friday: Brad attends Franklin County Republican Central Committee’s Lincoln Reagan Banquet: Notes on Catherine Hanaway, Seth York, Kris Cook, Real Talk 93.3’s Tracy Ellis (link opens at 8:40 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

This Week in Missouri Politics: Senate President Pro Tem Cindy O’Laughlin (R-Shelbina); panel of state Reps. Kemp Strickler (D-Lee’s Summit), Marlene Terry (D-St. Louis), Bill Irwin (R-Lee’s Summit) and Brad Christ (R-St. Louis)

Missouri Independent: After narrow 2024 loss, Missouri abortion opponents reorganize for 2026 vote

Kansas City Business Journal’s James Dornbrook: Missouri Republicans push income tax elimination, but working class people in Kansas City consider the measure tone deaf to the affordability issues they’re already facing (avoid Business Journal paywall by reading archived version here)

Missourinet: Senate clears drone enforcement bill as large public events approach

KBIA (Columbia): State warns of nitazene, a new highly potent opioid found in Missouri

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Monday: DHSS study on nitazenes in Missouri school wastewater (link opens at 8:20 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

KRMS (Osage Beach): MoDOT to remove political signs placed in right-of-way areas

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Monday: MoDOT cracking down on campaign yard signs (link opens at 12:35 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Friday: Steve Ehlmann’s piece highlights key St. Charles County immigration examples (link opens at 2:30 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Friday: Young scholar Adrian Kennard-Parker gets stabby in O’Fallon – how do juvenile hoodlums “slip through the cracks” of Missouri’s justice system? (link opens at 7:00 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Friday: Brad calls St. Charles County Councilman Mike Elam live on air, discusses Boomer Facebook battle with third Boomer over St. Charles County demographics (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Brad & John Show on Instagram: Friday show summary

KC Star’s David Hudnall: KC man avoided opioids, fearing addiction. He died from kratom instead

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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