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P-D’s Joe Holleman: Cori Bush serves as guest speaker for Tishaura Jones’ class at Harvard (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Spectrum News (St. Louis): Rally held Monday in Kansas City to protest revamped congressional map

Missourinet: State and federal officials update Missouri’s progress on upgrading nutrition offerings within SNAP

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Tuesday: OOOOOHWEEEE new pandemic fraud case just dropped in St. Louis; two-time Dem candidate part of alleged scheme (link opens at 1:30 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

Nexstar (Fox 2 St. Louis, Fox4 KC, KOLR 10): Election 2026 preview: Ballot to feature Scott Fitzpatrick’s re-election plus ballot issues

The Missouri Times publisher Scott Faughn: Why the public was locked out of their State Capitol

Missourinet: Missouri House Democratic leader calls out Senate Democrats over tax vote

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Friday: Ashley Aune calls out Senate Dems, lame duck Doug Beck 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)

KWTO: The Elijah Haahr Show: House Majority Floor Leader Alex Riley (R-Springfield) on income tax elimination vote this week, what to expect from the Senate on the budget, plus A-F grades for school districts, statute of limitations legislation, more

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri moves to protect minors from AI deepfakes and require consent for social media

Missouri Independent: Missouri House forges ahead with bill targeting AI deepfakes and youth social media use

Columbia Missourian: Veteran tax relief, women’s spaces bills move through House

KC Star: Missouri House passes bill protecting women’s locker rooms, restrooms (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

Missouri Independent: Bill protecting women’s restrooms, dorms clears Missouri House

KCMO: Pete Mundo in the Morning: House Speaker Jon Patterson on Royals stadium and the role of the state legislature vs. Missouri Department of Economic Development

The Missouri Times: Judge orders state to repay former state Rep. Wiley Price (D-St. Louis) more than $22,000 that had been withheld from his compensation

Missouri Business Alert, via Columbia Missourian: Missouri right-to-repair bills target costs, control over agricultural equipment

Columbia Missourian: House committee advances MSHSAA oversight bill

Missouri Independent: Missouri State Ttreasurer Vivek Malek’s office posted MOScholars student data on its website for nearly a year

Fox 2 St. Louis: Urban smoke shop condemned hours after police briefing about shootout; Furr Smoke Shop also made Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway’s list of alleged “unlicensed dispensaries”

Westplex Talk 104.5 FM: The Brad & John Show, Tuesday: Killjoy Catherine scores a messaging victory with smoke shop shootout (link opens at 12:30 mark) (listen on Apple Podcasts here)

St. Louis Public Radio: Former St. Louis Public Schools Superintendent Keisha Scarlett sues district, former board member; Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick’s audit said school board was “asleep at the wheel”

P-D’s Joe Holleman: Former St. Louis prosecutor Kim Gardner is now a nursing fellow in California (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Missouri Independent op-ed: Washington University assistant professor Priya Pal: If pregnancy centers get public money, they should meet medical standards

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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