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NPR, via KCUR: Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt criticizes birthright citizenship as a fraud issue

Harvest Public Media, via KCUR: Immigrants lose access to food aid in Missouri and other states, as federal restrictions take effect

KSGF (Springfield): Mornings with Nick Reed: U.S. Rep. Eric Burlison on reconciliation vote on the budget, SAVE America Act, more

KCMO: Pete Mundo in the Morning: Kansas City Councilman Nathan Willett on running for Sam Graves’ seat

KC Star: After Sam Graves’ exit, Kansas City councilman files to run for Congress (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Peter Merideth pretending to consider campaign vs. Ann Wagner; 6th congressional district theatre (link opens at 15:00 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Columbia Missourian: Women’s History Month comes to a close; Missouri’s lone congresswoman Ann Wagner talks about the sacrifice and hard work it takes to consistently win re-election

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)

P-D: ICE partnership in St. Charles County won’t lead to ‘Minneapolis situation,’ officials say (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: St. Charles County police now have a formal partnership with ICE

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

St. Louis Public Radio’s Legal Roundtable: A lesbian, a geriatric black lady and a former public defender gal criticize Missouri’s new congressional map

Missouri Independent: Missouri public education amendment campaign stops signature push, plans 2028 return; organizer Spencer Toder (D): “It took a lot longer to build the coalition that we needed”

KWTO (Springfield): The Elijah Haahr Show: Rep. Alex Riley (R-Springfield) on capital improvement appropriations, income tax elimination, religious freedom, SAPA 2.0

93.9 The Eagle: Wake Up Missouri: House Superminority Leader Ashley Aune on attending “No Kings” protest, GOP plan to eliminate income tax and more

Gray Local Media (KMOV, KY3, et al.): Missouri bill from GOP Sen. Rick Brattin would require citizenship proof for food stamps, health care

Missouri Independent: New guidance on student screen time passes Missouri House after loosening restrictions

Missouri Independent: Missouri bill to cut off recurring political donations moves toward state Senate debate

P-D: Bill from Sen. Adam Schnelting (R-St. Charles) would move school board elections from April to November; St. Charles County GOP supports move (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

KBIA (Columbia): Missouri could soon regulate adult content and AI; comments from Freedom Principle MO’s Byron Keelin

P-D: Missouri seeks new vendor to manage state’s marijuana program (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Nexstar (Fox 2 St. Louis, Fox4 KC, KOLR 10): Lawmakers debate clinical trials using psychedelics

Missouri Independent: Proposed ban on 7-OH products hits bipartisan resistance in Missouri Senate

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

St. Louis Magazine: North City activists hope to enlist Catherine Hanaway in gas station fight

KC Star: What’s Missouri’s new Halo law? Teen ‘meet-up’ in Blue Springs raises question (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Halo Law and urban sideshow scholars (link opens at 11:05 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

P-D: Spire reaches deal to sell its gas marketing arm for $215 million (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Tuesday: What the Spire “marketing” news means and doesn’t mean – plus Spire’s 1-year stock performance vs. S&P 500 (link opens at 5:00 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

P-D: New St. Louis development chief sees challenges and ‘tailwinds,’ too (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

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)

Brad & John Show on Instagram: Monday show summary: John’s Top 3, Brad’s mounting financial debt to John, keto bros and “Put This Bucket on Your Head” syndrome, more

P-D: Festus council approves data center plan despite protests from residents (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Festus council approves $6 billion data center plan despite massive public pushback

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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