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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.

Fox News’ Sunday Morning Futures: Sen. Eric Schmitt calls for Judge Boasberg impeachment, details GOP budget reconciliation

Fox Business’s Kudlow: Boasberg faces calls for impeachment from Schmitt, others

Fox News’ The Sunday Briefing: U.S. Rep. Eric Burlison on role U.S. adversaries may be playing in disappearances and deaths of American scientists

The Arrow (Southeast Missouri State University): Trio of candidates seek to fill Democrat ballot slot for Jason Smith’s re-election; Smith to speak at events April 24

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Friday: St. Louis Magazine piece shows local PBS doesn’t need taxpayer money; Sarah Fenske demonstrates how women in their 40s and 50s use the word “thriving” (link opens at 13:00 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

This Week in Missouri Politics: House Budget Chair Dirk Deaton (R-Seneca) talks with Scott Faughn about size of budget and desire to cut more spending (0:25), child care (1:40), disabled (2:00), state revenue (3:00), income tax elimination and how to replace revenue (4:30), higher education (7:00); panel of state Reps. Mark Boyko (D-Kirkwood), Ray Reed (D-St. Louis County), Bill Owen (R-Springfield) and Jim Murphy (R-St. Louis County) on income tax elimination (14:35), Owen’s bill on higher education funding (24:30), who won the week: Illinois and Kansas, Rep. Betsy Fogle (D-Springfield), Mehlville School District, Missourinet’s Alisa Nelson, MSHSAA’s Jennifer Rukstad, Lowell Pearson

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Friday: Why didn’t Missouri House GOP incumbents Colin Wellenkamp and Phil Oehlerking raise any money in Q1? PLUS Michael Rayner’s PAC and its support for Jason Law, Brad Christ and Scott Fitzpatrick (link opens at 0:50 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

johncombest_com on X (November 2022): The Lazy Incumbent Election Night Prayer

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Friday: Ashley Aune calls out Senate Dems for laying down on income tax elimination; Aune posts a decent quarter for (rebranded) Missouri House Democrats Action Fund (link opens at 3:15 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Instagram: Brad and John Show – Friday show summary

This Week in Missouri Politics #moleg Podcast (video): Missouri Times Editor Jake Kroesen and News Tribune Editor Rachael Dunn on this week’s legislative action, including income tax elimination and MSHSAA; labor and off-the-books construction; Show-Me Power Electric Cooperative’s annual fish fry; more

KC Star: “Respect MO Voters” campaign reaches milestone (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

Missourinet: Retail Energy Advancement League says it wants to inject competition in Missouri’s energy industry; thoughts from Senior Vice President Abby Foster

Scott Faughn on X: Retail Energy Advancement League’s Abby Foster welcomes Scott Faughn to Missouri

Fox4 KC’s 4 The People: Gov. Mike Kehoe, FBI Co-Deputy Director Andrew Bailey, and Kansas City Police Department Chief Stacey Graves on World Cup security

KCUR; Getting to Kansas City’s World Cup matches may require some travelers to trek across Missouri

Missourinet: Missouri House committee considering Senate bill on driver’s license offices

Education Week: Welcome to the ‘funky’ politics of the tech in schools debate; Missouri among states moving legislation forward

Missouri Independent: Missouri bid to end judge-imposed death sentences faces Senate roadblock

NY Post op-ed: Manhattan Institute’s Ken Girardin: Hawley’s Republican-Teamster alliance doesn’t serve America, or even the GOP

KC Star’s David Hudnall: Fentanyl cut with 7-OH? Hanaway vs. American Shaman court docs suggest a new trend in Missouri (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on MSN here)

The Beacon’s (Kansas City) Ryleigh Hindle: As Missouri weighs eliminating income tax, higher sales tax could leave seniors with less wiggle room

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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