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P-D: Woman pleads guilty to hiring illegal alien for St. Charles restaurant (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

Fox 2 St. Louis: First guilty plea entered in Golden Apple Buffet immigration case; Maria Cruz-Cortes hired alien to wash dishes 72 hours a week

Fox 2 St. Louis: Video: First guilty plea entered in Golden Apple Buffet immigration case

97.1 FM (St. Louis): The Annie Frey Show: U.S. Rep. Eric Burlison on alien investigations, U.S. health care system and more

P-D’s Joe Holleman: Televised debates between Wesley Bell and Cori Bush are still up in the air (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

KCUR: Missouri’s new congressional map is set. Who’s running for Kansas City’s 5th District?

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri redistricting foes want Hoskins to decide on referendum now — why that’s not likely

KC Star: Missouri map ruling ushers in chaotic period for KC voters

KC Star: Why there is a glimmer of hope for Democrats in Missouri gerrymandering rulings (avoid KC Star paywall by reading free syndicated version on Yahoo! News here)

Missouri Independent: Democrat Boone County clerk refuses to update voter rolls amid uncertainty over Missouri map

JCNT: Dismissed federal case foreshadows future litigation on Missouri First Map

Fox4 KC: Hoskins says Missouri could potentially scrap racially gerrymandered 1st Congressional District

Missouri Independent: Lawsuit challenges Missouri ballot plan to phase out income tax, expand sales tax

The Missouri Times’ Jake Kroesen: Statewide Bench: Assessment of top 10 Republicans and their cash on hand

JCNT: House backs ‘Missouri Rangers’ program, sends website age verification bill to Kehoe’s desk

Nexstar (Fox 2 St. Louis, Fox4 KC, KOLR 10): New Missouri Ranger force close to approval

Columbia Missourian: House passes ‘Missouri Ranger’ bill for schools

St. Louis Public Radio: Users of adults-only websites in Missouri will have to prove they are at least 18 under verification bill

Missouri Independent: Bill requiring adults-only sites to verify user ages heads to Missouri governor

Columbia Missourian: Senate clears heavily amended public safety bill

St. Louis Public Radio: Missouri legislators pass ‘Born-Alive’ abortion bill, heads to governor

Columbia Missourian: ‘Born Alive’ bill goes to the governor

Missouri Independent: ‘Born-alive’ abortion bill heads to governor after contentious House debate

KCUR’s Up to Date with Steve Kraske: UMKC law professor says the U.S.’s patchwork abortion landscape isn’t working

Columbia Missourian: Capitol printing rooms hit the ‘busiest stretch of the session’

KCUR: Schools around Kansas City are shrinking staff and programs over budget deficits; Missouri falls short of fully funding education

JCNT: Ameren gets green light for Callaway County solar facility

Columbia Missourian: At conference, energy industry leaders worry about lack of workforce for “Nuclear Renaissance”

Washington Missourian: Owner of Franklin County marijuana dispensaries allegedly trafficked marijuana through South Carolina stores

JCNT: Federal government agency estimates natural disasters expected to cost Missouri farms $116M per year

St. Louis Public Radio: St. Louis Board of Aldermen members, budget director sue over state police board

Nexstar (Fox 2 St. Louis, Fox4 KC, KOLR 10): Missouri offering free boat safety inspections this weekend

P-D editorial: America’s re-gerrymandering arms race is here. It must not become the new norm. (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

KC Star editorial: Missouri map fight: Voters deserve a prompt and certified referendum

Joplin Globe op-ed: League of Women Voters of Southwest Missouri Director Sherry Buchanan: Vote ‘no’ on eliminating state income tax (avoid Joplin Globe paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D op-ed: Missouri Association of Area Agencies on Aging Executive Editor Julie Peetz wants more state money for her programs (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version here)

P-D letter: St. Louis septuagenarian expresses outrage at Ameren CEO’s salary (avoid stltoday paywall by reading archived version 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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