X = Think before you click;  this site has chosen to limit its reporters' access to you and holds every one of your clicks against a monthly pageview limit.
         + = This site has chosen to provide its reporters with access to you by waiving its pageview limit for all links posted on johncombest.com.

        Saturday, September 29
        KWMU:  Politically Speaking podcast:  Mannies & Rosenbaum discuss Jefferson County's importance to November elections, Kavanaugh and McCaskill-Hawley, Clean Missouri
          AP:  Hawley to speak at university chapel, despite IRS guidelines
          AP:  McCaskill:  Missouri nail company could close, and Trump is to blame
          KWMU:  Behind the Headlines:  KWMU reporter Ryan Delaney talks charter schools
          CDT:  Rock Bridge seniors achieve perfect ACT scores;  Minority students choose to work hard, achieve success X
          JCNT:  Missouri to receive $2.2 million in Uber data breach settlement X
          Washington Missourian editorial:  Support grows for gas tax hike X
          Washington Missourian's Monte Miller:  Thoughts from Trump's rally in Springfield last week X
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Incoming state Sen. Cindy O'Laughlin (R):  McCaskill attacks Missouri business owners, men
          P-D letter:  Webster Groves liberal calls Ann Wagner a coward X
          Disclosure

          X = Think before you click;  this site has chosen to limit its reporters' access to you and holds every one of your clicks against a monthly pageview limit.
         + = This site has chosen to provide its reporters with access to you by waiving its pageview limit for all links posted on johncombest.com.

        Friday, September 28
        KWMU:  As nation watches Kavanaugh hearing, Hawley decries Supreme Court process as 'a circus'
          AP:  McCaskill cheers Ford testimony, calls accuser "courageous"
          KC Star:  National liberal groups bankroll effort to register blacks in Missouri;  Jobs With Justice, Missouri Faith Voices, other liberal Missouri groups taking marching orders from D.C. X
          AP:  Muslim activist labels pro-Hawley ad "Islamophobic"
          Missourinet:  McCaskill calls Trump's car-tariff rationale "a stretch"
          Missourinet:  Hawley active as litigator heading toward election
          The Missouri Times:  EPA decides to remove majority of radioactive waste from West Lake Landfill
          KWMU:  EPA approves plan to remove nuclear waste from West Lake landfill after years of complaints
          Missourinet:  EPA plan draws widespread applause as breakthrough
          KWMU:  Q&A on West Lake landfill cleanup
          Washington Missourian:  Fuel tax hike would make roads safer, Prop D proponents say X
          The Missouri Times:  Former Rep. Chris Kelly (D-Columbia) changes mind on marijuana ballot measure, to vote for Amendment 2
          KWMU:  Politically Speaking podcast:  Patrice Billings, filling Democratic ballot slot for Bob Onder's re-election, talks minimum wage, abortion, etc.
          KSMU:  Election preview:  Interview with one (1) area liberal, one (1) conservative activist
          P-D:  Jay Nixon gives pointers - literally - to Jefferson College;  Former governor's father collected Indian arrowheads X
          P-D:  Missouri state Board of Education is looking for its next education commissioner X
          The Missouri Times:  This Week in the Missouri PSC:  September 27, 2018
          Missourinet:  Galloway forwards report about missing money in rural Missouri town to FBI
          KC Star editorial:  Josh Hawley needs full authority to investigate the Catholic Church in Missouri X
          Kraske:  Kavanaugh, Clean Missouri may be fading prospects for GOP X
          KC Star op-ed:  U.S. Term Limits National Field Director Scott Tillman:  No wonder the "Missouri Influencers" don't like term limits X
          SNL op-ed:  Nicole Galloway:  Taxpayers deserve boon, not boondoggle, from Community Improvement Districts X
          SE Missourian letter:  Cape Girardeau septuagenarian disagrees with Lucan Presson column disagreeing with Post-Dispatch and KC Star editorials disagreeing with Hawley on Johnson amendment +
          Disclosure

          X = Think before you click;  this site has chosen to limit its reporters' access to you and holds every one of your clicks against a monthly pageview limit.
         + = This site has chosen to provide its reporters with access to you by waiving its pageview limit for all links posted on johncombest.com.

        Thursday, September 27
        SNL:  Hawley refutes McCaskill's health-care criticism X
          P-D:  EPA reaches cleanup decision for West Lake Landfill Superfund site X
          KWMU:  EPA approves final plan to dig out contaminated waste at West Lake Landfill
          KWMU:  Recreationists, environmentalists wary of EPA's cleanup plan for rivers in Old Lead Belt
          Columbia Missourian:  General election preview:  A closer look at Missouri's three marijuana ballot choices
          KOAM (Joplin):  Breaking down both sides of Proposition D
          KODE (Joplin):  Voters to decide fate of fuel tax
          KZRG (Joplin):  Motor fuel tax set for ballot
          CDT:  Political candidates congregate for youth health forum X
          P-D:  Democrat filling state Senate ballot slot once had police called on him during college-roommate dispute;  GOP's Justin Brown says he won't seek to capitalize on 12-year-old incident X
          Missourinet:  Missouri makes its case in third day of court battle over voter ID
          Show Me Missourah:  St. Clair County:  Scott Faughn talks with County Commissioner Robert Salmon and County Farm Bureau President Garry Noakes about Civil War legacy, Clint Eastwood's "The Outlaw Josey Wales," Truman Lake, area attractions and much more
          Missourinet:  There's optimism in the Bootheel about jobs
          JCNT:  'Hackathon' beefs up state's IT repertoire X
          Missourinet:  SNAP wants Parson to order Hawley to question Catholic Church officials under oath
          JCNT:  Survivor group asks for deeper investigation of priests X
          P-D:  Advocates want Parson to give Hawley subpoena power in Catholic clergy probe X
          CDT:  Hawley asks for 'full court' review of execution ruling X
          JCNT editorial:  Missouri makes strides toward ending poverty X
          P-D op-ed:  Obamacare bill author/Massachusetts academic Jonathan Gruber:  Hawley wrong about Obamacare and pre-existing conditions X
          SNL op-ed:  Billy Long's general-election opponent:  Trump, Long wrong about tariffs X
          SNL's Will Schmitt:  Sure, Ozark took some creative license with Missouri politics. But a casino at the lake? X
          P-D letter:  Moms Demand Action septuagenarian plans to vote for Democrats in November X
          P-D letter:  St. Louis woman notes that CBD is already legal in Missouri X
          Columbia Missourian letter:  University of California Berkeley coed wants Missouri to expand Medicaid
          Disclosure

          X = Think before you click;  this site has chosen to limit its reporters' access to you and holds every one of your clicks against a monthly pageview limit.
         + = This site has chosen to provide its reporters with access to you by waiving its pageview limit for all links posted on johncombest.com.

        Wednesday, September 26
        P-D:  Dems uneasy about lack of black motivation to help McCaskill;  Obama, Schumer groups pay for digital ads X
          P-D:  Teenagers who vandalized Barack Obama Elementary and Normandy High School caught;  3 more sought X
          KCUR:  Clay County a Missouri bellwether;  Voter-on-the-street interviews
          AP:  Missouri border mail issue resolved, McCaskill says
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Graves favors an earmarks comeback
          KC Star:  Screenshots show Greitens staffers conducting state business on Confide;  Andy Blunt, others help Team Greitens avoid paper trail X
          CDT:  "Clean Missouri" campaign benefits from dark money X
          Columbia Missourian:  A look at the legal paths for Clean Missouri, Prop D ballot issues
          JCNT:  Candidate forum:  Rudy Veit (R), Linda Ellen (D) face off for Mike Boernskoetter's state rep seat X
          The Missouri Times:  Profile:  Incoming state Rep. LaKeySha Bosley (D-St. Louis City) praises state's leaders, says Missouri is "moving in the right direction as a state"
          Missourinet:  Liberals' lawsuit against Missouri's voter ID law enters second day in court
          JCNT:  University of Wisconsin-Madison professor opposes Missouri's voter ID law X
          AP:  Parson calls for change to low-income housing tax credits
          Clayton Times:  Sen. Jill Schupp (D-Creve Coeur) organizes health fair this Saturday;  Local Dem and Republican state reps pitch in
          P-D editorial:  Hawley should begin denouncing third-party ads;  Stars and Stripes PAC radio ad is "Islamophobic" X
          KC Star editorial:  Hawley wrong to demonstrate loyalty to Trump X
          Columbia Missourian's David Rosman:  A vote for Amendment 1 will help protect state from gerrymandering
          P-D op-ed:  Missouri Chamber's Dan Mehan:  Trial lawyers' incessant TV commercials a sign of Missouri's fertile lawsuit grounds;  Legislature must make things right next year X 
          Messenger:  Ameren holds rural taxpayers hostage;  Will Kraus (R), Victor Callahan (D) among those to blame X
          Washington Post (6/18/18):  League of Women Voters' Chris Carson:  Current federal system is "undermining our representative democracy, giving politicians the power to choose their voters, instead of giving voters the power to choose their politicians"
          P-D letter:  League of Women Voters septuagenarian Louise Wilkerson:  Vote for Clean Missouri, because current Missouri system is "undermining our representative democracy, giving politicians the power to choose their voters, instead of giving voters the power to choose their politicians" X
          Disclosure

          X = Think before you click;  this site has chosen to limit its reporters' access to you and holds every one of your clicks against a monthly pageview limit.
         + = This site has chosen to provide its reporters with access to you by waiving its pageview limit for all links posted on johncombest.com.

        Tuesday, September 25
        The Missouri Times:  Hawley takes aim at McCaskill with new statewide tour
          KWMU:  Hawley reaffirms support for Kavanaugh, calls for Senate to vote soon
          Missourinet:  NY Times piece quotes Jay Nixon, Jay Barnes on impact of Kavanaugh in U.S. Senate race
          P-D's Jack Suntrup:  Jefferson County to be pivotal in McCaskill-Hawley race;  Comments from 1/2 of Post-Dispatch polisci prof pundit pool (UMSL's Dave Robertson) +
          SNL:  Profile:  Craig O'Dear (I):  KC lawyer brags about income ("a crazy amount of money"), legal acumen ("I have a great track record ... I tend to win trials") and communications wizardry ("a superior message") X
          Clayton Times:  Q&A with U.S. Rep. Ann Wagner on legislative accomplishments, Kavanaugh, 2019 priorities
          Corporation for Public Broadcasting's "Sharing America" race series:  Local black activists, with mixed record in St. Louis-area primaries, hope to channel rage into November elections
          KWMU:  <X things> jouromeme:  5 (five!) things potential U.S. Census Bureau job applicants should know
          AP:  Missouri high court to let Clean Missouri stay on ballot
          KWMU:  Court says Clean Missouri to stay on ballot
          KC Star:  Clean Missouri will be on November ballot X
          Missourinet:  Missouri judge lets contentious measure go to public vote
          Washington Missourian:  State legislative candidates spar at East Central College forum X
          Missourinet:  Lawsuit from liberal group challenging Missouri's voter ID law being heard in Jefferson City
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri's voter ID requirement takes center stage as trial begins
          KWMU:  Missouri's voter ID law challenged in circuit court
          P-D:  Democrat unhappy with price tag after requesting 13,659 public records X
          SE Missourian:  County Commissioners Association to honor Rep. Holly Rehder (R-Sikeston), five others +
          The Missouri Times:  Dept. of Revenue updating state's tax tables to make filing taxes more predictable
          P-D:  Normandy High closes for at least three days after two students spray fire extinguishers, break glass and trash classrooms X
          Missourinet:  New report from Wallethub ranks Missouri among best states for teachers
          AP:  Hawley defends duck boat lawsuit in latest court filing
          P-D:  Reginald Clemons, given five consecutive life terms in Old Chain of Rocks double murder, could be free by 2020 X
          Disclosure

          X = Think before you click;  this site has chosen to limit its reporters' access to you and holds every one of your clicks against a monthly pageview limit.
         + = This site has chosen to provide its reporters with access to you by waiving its pageview limit for all links posted on johncombest.com.

        Monday, September 24
        This Week in Missouri Politics:  Ann Wagner on her recent union endorsements, upcoming re-election and top legislative accomplishments;  Panel of Jo Mannies, Jack Cardetti, Scott Dieckhaus, and Raychel Proudie on McCaskill and Kavanaugh, Clean Missouri, more
          KWMU:  Alien update:  Honduran illegal still hiding out in Maplewood
          P-D:  Popular politico Charlie Hinderliter nearly died from flu last winter, now he's a flu shot fan X
          CDT:  Drivers lament road conditions ahead of Nov. 6 fuel tax vote X
          The Missouri Times:  Capitol renovation:  Under wraps
          Missourinet:  Missouri emergency responders urge hunters to use boating app
          St. Joseph News-Press editorial:  Real ID delays harmed the public
          Columbia Missourian's Ken Midkiff:  Missouri DNR slides closer to the side of industry
          KC Star influencer series:  Term limits X
          KC Star letter:  Supporters of 4th Congressional District Democrat:  Renee Hoagenson's campaign seems to have the momentum of a runaway freight train, and only stolen yard signs can stop it X
          Disclosure

          X = Think before you click;  this site has chosen to limit its reporters' access to you and holds every one of your clicks against a monthly pageview limit.
         + = This site has chosen to provide its reporters with access to you by waiving its pageview limit for all links posted on johncombest.com.

        Sunday, September 23
        P-D:  McCaskill, Blunt U.S. Senate votes for the week:  Fighting opioid sources, pharmacy 'gag clauses' X
          Branson Tri-Lakes News:  Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe visits Branson to promote gas tax increase
          Washington Missourian:  SaferMo.com's Scott Charton to speak in Washington tomorrow
          SNL:  Overview:  Amendment 1, the "Clean Missouri" initiative X
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Overview:  Proposition B, the minimum-wage initiative
          P-D:  Parson names Silvey new chairman of Public Service Commission X
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Galloway's audit finds women's shelters miss out on funding
          JCNT:  Specialists conserve Capitol artwork X
          KC Star:  Westport argument begins with allegations that man's black-and-yellow polo shirt symbolizes racist beliefs;  Hoosier street fight, replete with cigarettes and exposed bellies, ensues X
          P-D editorial:  In a surprising move, the Supreme Court allows light to shine on dark money X
          SE Missourian's Lucas Presson:  Post-Dispatch and KC Star editorial boards wrong on Hawley and Johnson Amendment +
          SNL's Giacomo Bologna and Alissa Zhu:  Trump Jr. wrong to suggest President Trump helped Springfield's economy X
          Disclosure

          X = Think before you click;  this site has chosen to limit its reporters' access to you and holds every one of your clicks against a monthly pageview limit.
         + = This site has chosen to provide its reporters with access to you by waiving its pageview limit for all links posted on johncombest.com.

        Saturday, September 22
        SNL:  Trump, Hawley fire up GOP crowd in Springfield X
          SNL:  Photo gallery from inside rally:  Trump, Hawley, Billy Long, joyful men and woman, American flags X
          SNL:  Photo gallery from street protesters:  Woman holds sign celebrating "Resistane [sic]"; Latina muchacha asserts Trump should respect her culture for the gift of tacos;  Special appearance by local cross-dressers Crystal Methyd [sic] and Lux X
          SNL:  Interviews with protesters:  Immigrant from Ecuador has lived in United States for seventeen (17) years, refuses to learn English;  Other inspirational tales X
          KWMU:  Politically Speaking podcast:  Mannies & Rosenbaum talk McCaskill's calculus in voting "No" on Kavanaugh;  Ann Wagner vs. Democrat Cort VanOstran
          Columbia Missourian:  Politifact fact check:  Democrat Cort VanOstran's assertion that Ann Wagner has "never" held a town hall rated "Mostly True"
          The Missouri Times:  Appeals court puts Clean Missouri back on ballot, overturning lower court's decision
          Missourinet:  Latest Missouri court ruling puts Clean Missouri back on November ballot
          Columbia Missourian:  Appeals court ruling keeps Clean Missouri on ballot
          Washington Missourian:  At last week's candidate forum, McDowell took aim at Galloway:  "If you're not being a watchdog, then you're just a dog." X
          KWMU:  Franklin County candidate forum features state legislative candidates, more:  Schatz vs. John Kiehne, Aaron Griesheimer vs. Pamela Menefee, John Simmons vs. James Cordrey, Dottie Bailey, Marcie Nichols, woman filling Dem ballot slot against Luetkemeyer
          The Missouri Times:  This Week in the Governor's Office:  Week of September 17, 2018
          The Missouri Times:  No charges to be filed related to two agencies' practices with HELP, Inc.
          The Missouri Times:  Judicial review committee to announce findings on judges up for retention elections
          SE Missourian:  State encourages hunters to help curb spread of CWD +
          KWMU:  State report:  Current emissions from landfill are not harmful
          Washington Missourian editorial:  Greitens still a phony, but that doesn't mean voters couldn't be fooled again X
          Disclosure

          X = Think before you click;  this site has chosen to limit its reporters' access to you and holds every one of your clicks against a monthly pageview limit.
         + = This site has chosen to provide its reporters with access to you by waiving its pageview limit for all links posted on johncombest.com.

        Friday, September 21
        SNL:  Last-minute details, logistics for Trump's Springfield rally X
          AP:  Trying to hold state Trump won, McCaskill feels pull to the left
          P-D's Chuck Raasch:  Notes on McCaskill, Kavanaugh and outside spending in U.S. Senate race X
          KC Star:  Local minority business owner says McCaskill's criticisms are unfair X
          KWMU:  Surgeon general visits Missouri to bring attention to opioid abuse
          P-D:  U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams praises school for students in recovery X
          Missourinet:  HHS deputy secretary says Missouri particularly impacted by opioid crisis
          AP:  Planned Parenthood threatens to stop terminating pregnancies at Columbia site unless federal judge acts
          KCUR:  Appeals court considers whether to toss Clean Missouri initiative from November ballot
          KC Star:  Clean Missouri hangs in the balance until appeals court rules X
          CDT:  Galloway takes on 'dark money' groups during campaign stop X
          JCNT:  Activists at "Poverty Summit" claim Missouri has failed the poor X
          Missourinet:  Speaker Todd Richardson, Superminority Leader Gina Mitten (D-Richmond Heights) pleased with Legislature's special session
          SNL:  Branson's Peter Herschend returns to state school board for third time X
          The Missouri Times:  Parson reappoints Herschend to State Board of Education
          Missourinet:  Lawmakers studying Missouri Dept. of Ag funding levels to submit report by November
          AP:  Prosecutor declines to press charges related to alleged conflict of interest between state agencies and HELP Inc.
          The Missouri Times:  This Week in the Missouri PSC:  Week of September 20, 2018
          P-D:  Survivor's network still skeptical as Hawley's office forges ahead with investigation of Catholic Church X
          KC Star editorial:  Hawley should distance himself from Trump X
          Kraske:  Jeff Smith's tweet regarding potential Greitens comeback causes stir X
          P-D op-ed:  Urban leader Starsky Wilson supports minimum wage hike X
          Messenger:  Missouri superintendents 'floored' by plans from Rep. David Wood (R-Versailles) to change K-12 funding X
          Disclosure

          X = Think before you click;  this site has chosen to limit its reporters' access to you and holds every one of your clicks against a monthly pageview limit.
         + = This site has chosen to provide its reporters with access to you by waiving its pageview limit for all links posted on johncombest.com.

        Thursday, September 20
        KWMU:  McCaskill says she will oppose Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination
          SNL:  McCaskill says she's voting 'No' on Kavanaugh X
          Missourinet:  McCaskill opposes Kavanaugh;  Hawley says McCaskill "has forgotten where she's from"
          P-D:  McCaskill to vote 'No' on Kavanaugh:  Hawley:  "no surprise here" X
          P-D:  Hawley talks of Dems' "ambush" on Kavanaugh X
          KC Star:  McCaskill plans to vote against Kavanaugh for Supreme Court seat X
          CDT:  Hawley urges swift vote on Kavanaugh nomination X
          KOMU:  Hawley calls Kavanaugh hearings a "circus"
          Missourinet:  Missouri State University gearing up for Trump's visit
          KWMU:  Politically Speaking podcast:  Writer Jonah Goldberg on the perils confronting American democracy
          KC Star:  Judge goes heavier on former Missouri Democratic Party Chairman Mike Sanders' sentence:  His harm 'hard to measure and hard to repair' X
          AP:  Former Missouri Democratic Party chairman sentenced for campaign fund abuse
          KWMU:  Feds give Missouri $29 million to fight opioid abuse
          St. Joseph News-Press:  In St. Joseph, Kehoe advocates for Prop D
          The Missouri Times:  Appeals court agrees with decision to toss Bradshaw's lawsuit against rival ballot measure
          SNL:  Liberal think tank supports minimum wage increase X
          Columbia Missourian:  Galloway campaigns against Greitens at screening of "Dark Money"
          P-D:  State rep/activist/battle-rapper Bruce Franks files for bankruptcy;  Assets include $947 cash, $350 worth of bowling balls, and $350 9mm handgun
          The Missouri Times:  NGA executive director optimistic about Parson, workforce development in Missouri
          Missourinet:  Parson says Microsoft's new St. Louis technology center will help retain more Missourians
          KWMU:  Parson, Krewson among those celebrating Microsoft Tech Center opening
          Missourinet:  Missouri Supreme Court considering if workplace arbitration agreements can prevent employees from suing
          Brownfield Ag News:  State ag department leaders ask EPA not to require cut-off date for dicamba applications;  Comments from MO Dept. of Ag's Sami Jo Freeman
          KC Star:  Missouri's first West Nile death of 2018 was in Jackson County, not St. Louis X
          KC Star op-ed:  Josh Hawley is out of the faith mainstream on political activity in churches X
          Columbia Missourian op-ed:  Mizzou students:  Hawley wrong on Obamacare impact
          P-D op-ed:  Women's environmental group opposes EPA and NHTSA efforts to roll back regulations X
          SNL op-ed:  Brad Bradshaw misleads on medical marijuana X
          SE Missourian's Jon Rust:  SE Missourian recognized by Missouri Press Association as best newspaper its size +
          Disclosure

          X = Think before you click;  this site has chosen to limit its reporters' access to you and holds every one of your clicks against a monthly pageview limit.
         + = This site has chosen to provide its reporters with access to you by waiving its pageview limit for all links posted on johncombest.com.

        Wednesday, September 19
        The Missouri Times:  Trump set to be in Springfield on Friday;  Liberals plan protest
          Clayton Times:  Unions endorse Ann Wagner
          KWMU:  Rate of Missourians without health care in line with national average, Census finds
          SNL:  Chronic pain patients hold small rally, say they are being punished by new opioid guidelines X
          Missourinet:  'Clean Missouri' to go before Missouri Court of Appeals on Thursday
          Missourinet:  Kehoe:  Proposed gas tax increase will cost average Missouri family $1.25 per month
          The Missouri Times:  With new members, Board of Education approves DESE FY20 budget, plans search for new commissioner
          KWMU:  DESE wants to rev up school transportation funding
          Missourinet:  Education budget aims to help hundreds of Missouri families with early childhood development
          Missourinet:  DESE commissioner job to post today
          KWMU:  St. Louis on the Air recap:  A discussion with leaders of three local charter schools
          Missourinet:  Missouri Supreme Court, for second time, hears appeal from man sentenced to death for killing state trooper
          KC Star editorial:  Prosecutors shouldn't add to families' pain by delaying lawsuits in duck boat tragedy X
          P-D editorial:  Decision time on West Lake. EPA may consign residents to a radioactive future. X
          Waters:  Hawley's campaign relies on "dog whistle," but Missourians should vote for moderate Claire McCaskill X
          KC Star op-ed:  Former Missouri Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael Wolff (D):  Clean Missouri will help clean up Show-Me politics X
          Priddy:  Don't erase history - let Eric Greitens have a portrait
          P-D's Blythe Bernhard:  MO DHSS hiding West Nile virus information X
          SNL letter:  Nixa septuagenarian calls Billy Long a "eunuch," wants congressman to critize "Hitler-like" Trump;  Ozark sexagenarian wants Long to put a stop to telemarketers' robocalls X
          P-D letter:  Creve Coeur sexagenarian responds to feminist's anti-Kavanaugh letter, says single-issue voters are illogical X
          Disclosure

          X = Think before you click;  this site has chosen to limit its reporters' access to you and holds every one of your clicks against a monthly pageview limit.
         + = This site has chosen to provide its reporters with access to you by waiving its pageview limit for all links posted on johncombest.com.

        Tuesday, September 18
        Missourinet:  Blunt says Kavanaugh allegations need to be reviewed before committee votes
          KWMU:  McCaskill, Blunt call for inquiry into Kavanaugh allegations
          KC Star:  McCaskill, Blunt want to investigate Kavanaugh allegations before Senate vote X
          SNL:  Liberals plan protest at Trump event this week X
          P-D:  McCaskill pushing to name post office after late Missouri vet exposed to mustard gas in World War II X
          The Missouri Times:  Oral arguments set for Thursday in Clean Missouri appeal
          KWMU:  Politically Speaking podcast:  Former Sen. Jim Talent talks with journoduo about campaign opposing Clean Missouri
          The Missouri Times:  Ethics complaints fly in SD 34 race
          The Missouri Times:  This Week in the Governor's Office:  Week of September 10, 2018
          The Missouri Times:  Ryan Silvey named chairman of the Missouri Public Service Commission
          Missourinet:  DESE to request $140 million state funding boost
          KWMU:  St. Louis on the Air preview:  A discussion with leaders of successful charter schools in St. Louis City
          KWMU:  Missouri's drought has lessened, but farmers still struggle
          The Missouri Times:  Report finds red tape hindering funding for domestic violence shelters
          Missourinet:  Galloway:  Government red tape is creating a shortage of services for domestic violence victims
          AP:  Galloway finds issues with domestic violence funds
          KC Star editorial:  Just vote no:  If Brett Kavanaugh is guilty, Claire McCaskill can't support him X
          St. Joseph News-Press editorial:  Judge makes an easy call on poorly-written "Clean Missouri"
          P-D editorial:  Keep the 'Clean Missouri' initiative alive for November X
          KC Star editorial:  Voters deserve a say. Clean Missouri initiative belongs on the November ballot. X
          P-D op-ed:  Rob Schaaf, Jim Lembke, Bob Johnson:  Amendment 1 pits Missourians versus lobbyists X
          P-D op-ed:  Decision time for EPA on St. Louis' radioactive waste X
          Disclosure

          X = Think before you click;  this site has chosen to limit its reporters' access to you and holds every one of your clicks against a monthly pageview limit.
         + = This site has chosen to provide its reporters with access to you by waiving its pageview limit for all links posted on johncombest.com.

        Monday, September 17
        P-D:  Partisans disagree over whether Obama's re-emergence helps or hurts McCaskill X
          P-D:  Ten votes that help define Claire McCaskill's record in the U.S. Senate X
          Columbia Missourian:  Hartzler challenger, Democratic state legislative candidates attend local climate-change rally
          The Missouri Times:  Technology advances give Missouri farmers hope amidst drought and economic uncertainty
          KC Star:  Feds wants delay in duck boat lawsuits X
          This Week in Missouri Politics:  Panel of Charlie Shields, Todd Graves, Victor Callahan, Sean Nicholson talk special session, Clean Missouri, education, McCaskill-Hawley
          AP:  Judge bars "Clean Missouri" in win for GOP
          JCNT:  Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation to recognize Kehoe, others on Friday X
          KC Star's Rick Montgomery:  Journey has been long, but Missouri lawmakers and schools should embrace LGBTQIA* rights X
          KC Star influencer series:  LGBTQIA* rights X
          P-D letter:  Sunset Hills man wants Medicaid expansion on ballot in 2020 X
          Disclosure

          X = Think before you click;  this site has chosen to limit its reporters' access to you and holds every one of your clicks against a monthly pageview limit.
         + = This site has chosen to provide its reporters with access to you by waiving its pageview limit for all links posted on johncombest.com.

        Sunday, September 16
        Brownfield Ag News:  Missouri Farmers Union on farm bill priorities at fly-in
          Washington Missourian:  Election overview:  Galloway faces first election challenge X
          JCNT:  Election overview:  Five seek state auditor position X
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Campaign fundraising updates:  Luetkemeyer vs. Rucker;  Sheila Solon, Bill Falkner, Brenda Shields elections
          CDT:  Rep. Cheri Reisch "sick of the left being dirty";  Hallsville Republican will raise campaign funds to help fight lawsuit over Twitter blocking X
          KC Star editorial:  No woofing kidding, a Missouri Republican just called her female opponent a dog;  Saundra McDowell usurps Todd Akin as Missouri GOP's most embarrassing candidate X
          KC Star editorial:  Greitens deserves to have a portrait in the Missouri Capitol X
          Washington Examiner's Philip Wegmann:  Claire McCaskill refuses to come clean about how her husband got his money
          P-D letter:  Chestefield liberal responds to feminist's screed on Kavanaugh, says McCaskill should not feel pressured to cast futile "No" vote X
          P-D letter:  St. Louis sexagenarian responds to Thomas B. Fordham op-ed on math standards X
          P-D letter:  St. Peters sexagenarian vegetarian dislikes Missouri's real-meat law X
          Disclosure

          X = Think before you click;  this site has chosen to limit its reporters' access to you and holds every one of your clicks against a monthly pageview limit.
         + = This site has chosen to provide its reporters with access to you by waiving its pageview limit for all links posted on johncombest.com.

        Saturday, September 15
        KWMU:  McCaskill and Hawley talk tariffs, taxes and Trump
          AP:  McCaskill, Hawley square off at first debate
          Columbia Missourian:  Health care, Kavanaugh and tariffs highlight first McCaskill-Hawley debate
          P-D:  Hawley, McCaskill face off in first debate X
          KC Star:  McCaskill, Hawley pull no punches in first debate X
          KWMU:  Auditor candidates Galloway, McDowell trade jabs at debate
          Missourinet:  Galloway, McDowell squabble during Missouri Press Association forum
          AP:  Galloway, McDowell exchange harsh words at debate;  Incumbent says challenger might accept dark-money bribes, while challenger says incumbent is "just a dog"
          KC Star:  Missouri auditor candidates question each other's qualifications in first debate X
          SNL:  Trump to visit Springfield this Friday X
          AP:  Trump heading to Missouri as Republicans seek McCaskill's seat
          KWMU:  Judge tosses Clean Missouri initiative off the November ballot
          The Missouri Times:  Judge orders Clean Missouri amendment removed from November ballot
          Missourinet:  Judge orders 'Clean Missouri' measure to be removed from Missouri ballot;  appeal filed
          Columbia Missourian:  Clean Missouri swept from November ballot
          SE Missourian:  Cape, Jackson chambers endorse gas-tax measure +
          The Missouri Times:  Outstanding Freshmen 2018:  Rep. Cody Smith (R-Carthage)
          The Missouri Times:  Outstanding Freshmen 2018:  Rep. Curtis Trent (R-Springfield)
          The Missouri Times:  Senate gives final approval to STEM and treatment court bills, signs off on nearly all of Parson's appointments
          KWMU:  Revised STEM and treatment court bills pass Missouri special session
          AP:  Missouri lawmakers pass computer science, drug court bills
          Missourinet:  Missouri Senate passes treatment court, STEM bills to finish special session
          The Missouri Times:  Herschend appointment withdrawn;  Senate expects Parson to appoint him again
          KWMU:  Nasheed blocks Herschend from State Board of Education
          SNL:  Branson's Peter Herschend removed from state school board - for now X
          KC Star:  Wallethub study ranks Missouri high for school bullying X
          KC Star letter:  Kansas City woman supports Obamacare, opposes Hawley X
          Disclosure

          X = Think before you click;  this site has chosen to limit its reporters' access to you and holds every one of your clicks against a monthly pageview limit.
         + = This site has chosen to provide its reporters with access to you by waiving its pageview limit for all links posted on johncombest.com.

        Friday, September 14
        AP:  Hawley resists pressure from McCaskill and media to criticize Trump on trade
          Missourinet:  McCaskill vs. Hawley on tap for Missouri Press Association forum today - followed by Galloway-McDowell matchup
          P-D:  Missouri was once a possible contender to host 2020 Republican National Convention X
          Missourinet:  Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal (D-University City), who wished for Trump's assassination, wants required psych exams for presidential hopefuls
          KC Star:  Feds reject former Missouri Democratic Party Chairman Mike Sanders' leniency plea, say he should spend up to 2 years in prison X
          The Missouri Times:  Kehoe advocates for fuel tax increase at launch of pro-Prop D campaign
          JCNT:  Fuel tax issue touted as vital for safer roads X
          KY3:  SaferMO.com lauches campaign in favor of motor fuel tax increase
          The Missouri Times:  Outstanding Freshmen 2018:  Rep. Crystal Quade (D-Springfield)
          The Missouri Times:  Austin's treatment court bill unanimously passes out of Senate committee
          Missourinet:  Senate expected to vote today on treatment court expansion bill
          Missourinet:  Special session bill to boost STEM and computer science education progressing
          The Missouri Times:  Senate committee moves appointments to chamber floor
          Brownfield Ag News:  Ag Director Chris Chinn shares financial needs estimate
          KC Star editorial:  Jeff Sessions left one thing out of his KC speech on violent crime;  AG should have called for gun control X
          P-D:  Finally, banks are providing competition to payday lenders on short-term loans X
          SE Missourian op-ed:  Cape Girardeau County Democratic Committee Chairman Jonathan Kessler:  Yes, I urged Missouri Democrats to request and waste Trump event tickets, but everybody else does it too +
          Waters:  Missouri law at center of latest abortion battle would add inconvenient step to terminating child's life X
          Messenger:  Missouri once invested in its future by protecting its past:  A lesson from Leopold Cabin X
          P-D letter:  University City feminist wants McCaskill and Blunt to oppose Kavanaugh X
          Disclosure

          X = Think before you click;  this site has chosen to limit its reporters' access to you and holds every one of your clicks against a monthly pageview limit.
         + = This site has chosen to provide its reporters with access to you by waiving its pageview limit for all links posted on johncombest.com.

        Thursday, September 13
        The Missouri Times:  Hawley releases full set of tax return documents;  McCaskill releases two (2) pages
        KWMU:  McCaskill, Hawley tangle over income tax returns
        CDT:  Hawley calls McCaskill 'out of touch' during Columbia visit X
        Columbia Missourian:  Politifact fact check:  Hawley lawsuit could help end Obamacare
        KWMU:  Politically Speaking podcast:  2nd Congressional District candidate Cort VanOstran (D) on Obamacare, gun control, and opposing Trump's tax cuts
        P-D:  Maria Chappelle-Nadal's 2016 campaign against Lacy Clay fined for federal election violations X
        Missourinet:  Feds give Missouri extension to comply with Real ID
        The Missouri Times:  Supreme Court declines to take up fuel tax legal challenge
        The Missouri Times:  Brad Bradshaw drops lawsuit against rival medical marijuana measure
        The Missouri Times:  September 2018 tip sheet:  State Senate, House races
        P-D:  Ethics complaint highlights $16,000 in campaign contributions never reported by Rep. Bruce Franks (D-St. Louis City) X
        The Missouri Times:  Exit interview:  Sen. Brian Munzlinger (R-Williamstown)
        The Missouri Times:  Outstanding Freshmen 2018:  Rep. Dean Plocher (R-Town and Country)
        The Missouri Times:  Senate rejects House veto overrides
        Missourinet:  Five of Parson's budget vetoes will stand, but showdown possible next year
        AP:  Lawmakers fail to override Parson vetoes
        KWMU:  No veto overrides, but Missouri lawmakers more than halfway done with special session
        KC Star:  Parson avoids rare veto override by his own party X
        The Missouri Times:  STEM, treatment court legislation moving to Senate
        Missourinet:  Legislation expanding treatment court system heading to Missouri Senate
        Columbia Missourian:  Bills adjusting state treatment courts, STEM education pass House
        Missourinet:  Cornejo, Nodler appointments to be considered by Senate this week
        The Missouri Times:  Senate President Pro Tem Ron Richard's official portrait unveiled at the Capitol
        The Missouri Times:  This Week in the Missouri PSC:  September 12, 2018
        The Missouri Times endorsement:  First-ever editorial from The Missouri Times encourages "Yes" vote on Proposition D
        P-D editorial:  Our newspaper deserves all the credit for McCaskill and Hawley releasing tax returns X
        SE Missourian's Jon Rust:  Cape Girardeau County Democrats' attempt to disrupt Trump rally selfish and self-defeating +
        The Missouri Times op-ed:  Rep. Bruce DeGroot (R-Chesterfield) and Thomas Bradbury:  Tort reform of the future:  How Missouri can become a leader in legal clarity
        P-D's Jack Suntrup:  Maybe one day Greitens' portrait will hang in Capitol, or maybe not X
        P-D letter:  Rock Hill feminist threatens to thwart McCaskill's re-election unless senior senator votes "No" on Kavanaugh X
        Disclosure

          X = Think before you click;  this site has chosen to limit its reporters' access to you and holds every one of your clicks against a monthly pageview limit.
         + = This site has chosen to provide its reporters with access to you by waiving its pageview limit for all links posted on johncombest.com.

        Wednesday, September 12
        SE Missourian:  Trump visit to Cape is canceled as Hurricane Florence bears down on the East Coast +
          Missourinet:  Missouri Task Force One deploys to Hurricane Florence area
          CDT:  Local first responders deploy to assist with Hurricane Florence X
          SNL:  McCaskill:  On Kavanaugh, 'dark money' outweighs abortion questions X
          KC Star:  McCaskill continues to position herself as moderate in re-election race X
          The Missouri Times:  Pre-existing conditions continue to take spotlight in U.S. Senate race
          CDT:  McCaskill makes campaign stop at Mizzou X
          P-D:  When it comes to releasing tax returns, Missouri's U.S. Senate candidates stay silent X
          KWMU:  SCOTUS Justice Sonia Sotomayor makes brief stop in St. Louis to peddle books
          KWMU:  EPA may expedite cleanup for Sporlan Valve Plant Superfund site in Washington
          KC Star:  'Cushy' prison or probation? Former Missouri Democratic Party Chairman Mike Sanders' sentencing nears X
          P-D:  Brad Bradshaw, who targeted rival medical pot backers in court, yanks his lawsuit X
          KY3 (Springfield):  Missouri's fuel tax hike gets bipartisan backing
          The Missouri Times:  Outstanding Freshmen 2018:  Rep. Peter Merideth (D-St. Louis City)
          The Missouri Times:  Outstanding Freshment 2018:  Rep. Greg Razer (D-Kansas City)
          The Missouri Times:  Exit Survey:  Departing Rep. Shawn Rhoads (R-West Plains)
          The Missouri Times:  Fitzwater's STEM bill moves to House floor with little effort
          The Missouri Times:  Treatment court bill soars through committees, heads to House floor
          P-D:  Missouri lawmakers focus on drug courts, education as special session rolls on X
          Columbia Missourian:  Missouri's Unclaimed Property Auction to have nearly 4,000 items
          P-D:  Missouri reports first death from West Nile virus this year X
          KWMU:  Ferguson protester DeRay Mckesson returns to St. Louis to peddle book
          SE Missourian editorial:  President made right decision to cancel rally, focus on Hurricane Florence +
          P-D editorial:  Liberals should give McCaskill a pass on upcoming Kavanaugh vote;  Political survival for red-state Democrat is more important than ideology X
          Jensen:  The message to the President I would have given +
          P-D op-ed:  Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal (D-University City):  Gov. Parson's callous action hurts neighbors of landfill X
          Disclosure

          X = Think before you click;  this site has chosen to limit its reporters' access to you and holds every one of your clicks against a monthly pageview limit.
         + = This site has chosen to provide its reporters with access to you by waiving its pageview limit for all links posted on johncombest.com.

        Tuesday, September 11
        Missourinet:  U.S. Rep. Jason Smith says southeast Missouri is "Trump Country"
          SE Missourian:  Cape police chief:  Presidential visit security "very daunting" +
          SE Missourian:  Time change for Trump rally +
          KWMU:  Election officials work to protect against hacking, and bolster voter confidence
          Missourinet:  Election Security Summit draws officials, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen to Missouri
          The Missouri Times:  Federal courts rule in favor of Missouri abortion restrictions
          Missourinet:  Federal appeals court rules in favor of stronger abortion clinic safety requirements
          KC Star:  Federal court ruling could help limit abortions in Missouri, including at KC clinic X
          Columbia Missourian:  Missouri to begin enforcing abortion regulations after ruling in lawsuit, officials say
          SNL:  Hawley's duck boat 'littered with factual inaccuracies,' lawyers for owners say X
          SNL:  Area millennials plan "#MeToo" rally for October;  Organizer says women must "excitedly" agree to sex or else it is assault X
          KWMU:  Court affirms major blow to Missouri amendment restricting campaign donations
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri's PAC-to-PAC donation ban held unconstitutional in federal appeals court
          P-D:  Appeals court says Missouri campaign finance law violates 1st Amendment X
          The Missouri Times:  Former Rep. Chris Kelly (D-Columbia), a pioneer of marijuana legislation, opposes ballot questions
          The Missouri Times:  Exit Survey:  Q&A with departing Rep. Kevin Engler (R-Farmington)
          The Missouri Times:  20 Questions with Rep. Steven Roberts (D-St. Louis City)
          The Missouri Times:  20 Questions with Rep. DaRon McGee (D-Kansas City)
          The Missouri Times:  Outstanding Freshmen 2018:  Rep. Bruce Franks (D-St. Louis City)
          The Missouri Times:  Romine touts experience in bid for Majority Floor Leader
          KWMU:  Lawmakers trying to pass STEM education and treatment court bills in special session
          Missourinet:  Missouri lawmakers start a special session that coincides with annual veto session
          AP:  Missouri lawmakers return to work for special session
          P-D:  Legislature returns to action X
          The Missouri Times:  Missouri Health Facilities Review Committee unanimously approves parolee-focused nursing facility
          CDT:  University of Missouri to go on trial over Sunshine Law practices X
          Columbia Missourian:  University of Missouri System lawsuit over open records will move forward
          KC Star editorial:  Hawley should distance himself from President Trump X
          P-D editorial:  Thwarting PAC shell games in Missouri X
          SE Missourian's Adrienne Ross:  Mr. President, we welcome you +
          P-D op-ed:  National Taxpayers Union's Bryan Riley:  Missouri pays for Trump adviser Peter Navarro's failed trade strategy X
          P-D op-ed:  Conservative think tank Thomas B. Fordham Institute:  Missouri's math, English language standards don't make the grade X
          The Missouri Times' Rachael Herndon Dunn:  On the Fall 2018 Missouri Times Magazine, the Show Me Missourah podcast, and the power of relationships
          Disclosure

          X = Think before you click;  this site has chosen to limit its reporters' access to you and holds every one of your clicks against a monthly pageview limit.
         + = This site has chosen to provide its reporters with access to you by waiving its pageview limit for all links posted on johncombest.com.

        Monday, September 10
        Washington Times:  McCaskill mum on Kavanaugh vote;  Comments from Gregg Keller, others
          KWMU:  Trump casts large shadow on Missouri's nationally-watched Senate race
          P-D:  Nationwide prison strike attracts nearly 40 activists to St. Louis Workhouse X
          P-D photo gallery:  Prison strike rally:  Activist reads talking points from smartphone;  Caucasoid in Soviet hammer-and-sickle shirt raises "Black Power" fist;  Morbidly obese woman plops onto grass;  More X
          This Week in Missouri Politics:  Guest Saundra McDowell addresses criticisms of personal finances;  Panel of Mike Hafner, Jeff Roorda, Rep. David Gregory (R-St. Louis County), Anne Schweitzer talk Parson and legislative issues, Galloway vs. McDowell, St. Louis City prosecutor's anti-cop positioning
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  Paris, Mo. city council supports Proposition D
          P-D:  Retrospective:  Gov. Parson's first 100 days in office X
          Missourinet:  Parson:  We are behind on workforce development
          KWMU:  Missouri special session begins today
          Columbia Missourian:  Proposed overhaul of treatment courts will get a second chance this week
          Columbia Missourian:  Lawmakers will try again to boost computer science, STEM education
          Missourinet:  MO Dept. of Revenue says state will get extension to comply with Real ID law
          Columbia Missourian:  MU professor's report distinguishes racial disparity from bias;  Race activists unhappy with use of facts, data
          Joplin Globe endorsement:  Yes on Proposition D
          St. Joseph News-Press editorial:  Missouri prison riot, staffing linked
          P-D op-ed:  Moms Demand Action gal expresses anger about NRA's strength, thinks supporting Missouri liberals will make a difference X
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  SLU Law students Brian Earll and Sarah Jones:  Finding our roots in 'Professor' Schmitt's 21st Century American Civics
          Columbia Missourian's Ken Midkiff:  Parson wrong to trust Missouri Farm Bureau members on farm issues
          KC Star influencer series:  Unions, businesses and economic growth X
          KC Star influencer series:  Individual thoughts on union issues X
          P-D letter:  St. Louis liberal wants Missouri congressional delegation to spend more taxpayer money on food handouts X
          KC Star letters:  KC man says legislators should visit Crossroads Correctional Center;  KC woman mocks McDowell's financial troubles X
          Disclosure

          X = Think before you click;  this site has chosen to limit its reporters' access to you and holds every one of your clicks against a monthly pageview limit.
         + = This site has chosen to provide its reporters with access to you by waiving its pageview limit for all links posted on johncombest.com.

        Sunday, September 9
        P-D:  Congressional delegation's votes for the week X
          P-D:  Trump to hold fundraiser for Hawley when the two visit Cape Girardeau next week X
          Columbia Missourian:  Climate-change activists angry about being ignored;  Local environmentalists express frustration at media, political candidates
          The Missouri Times:  Exit Survey:  Q&A with departing Sen. Jay Wasson (R-Springfield)
          The Missouri Times:  Exit Survey:  Q&A with departing Rep. Kathie Conway (R-St. Charles)
          The Missouri Times:  Outstanding Freshmen 2018:  Rep. Jean Evans (R-Manchester)
          St. Joseph News-Press:  During veto session, lawmakers to reconsider new versions of bills
          The Missouri Times:  Capitol renovation under wraps
          JCNT:  As is, state's health forecast looks bleak X
          P-D:  A look back at St. Louis' 2018 race riots;  Mob used court ruling as opportunity to loot stores, destroy property, assault police officers X
          P-D editorial:  Legislators should not raise money during veto session X
          KC Star op-ed:  Independent candidate for U.S. Senate:  Please let me on stage with Claire McCaskill and Josh Hawley X
          KC Star's Jason Hancock:  Former Missouri Speaker of the House John Diehl achieving success in the public policy realm too soon X
          SNL letter:  Springfield sexagenarian supports McCaskill over Hawley, shouts her key takeaways IN ALL CAPS X
          Disclosure

          X = Think before you click;  this site has chosen to limit its reporters' access to you and holds every one of your clicks against a monthly pageview limit.
         + = This site has chosen to provide its reporters with access to you by waiving its pageview limit for all links posted on johncombest.com.

        Saturday, September 8
        The Missouri Times:  Trump plans third campaign event for Josh Hawley, this time in Cape Girardeau
          SE Missourian:  Trump rally tickets available through campaign website +
          SNL:  McCaskill, Hawley skeptical of anonymous NY Times op-ed X 
          KC Star:  Liberals unhappy with McCaskill's 'hedging' on Kavanaugh nomination X
          AP:  Unions heavily outspent opposition on 'right to work'
          The Missouri Times:  Post-primary campaign finance reports:  State auditor candidates
          The Missouri Times:  Post-primary campaign finance reports:  Missouri Senate candidates
          The Missouri Times:  Post-primary campaign finance reports:  Missouri House candidates
          The Missouri Times:  New rule causes federal PACs to register with Missouri Ethics Commission
          KWMU:  Politically Speaking podcast:  Detailing next week's special session - and a proposed gas tax hike
          The Missouri Times:  Hollywoood's Arnold Schwarzenegger endorses "Clean Missouri"
          The Missouri Times:  This Week in the Governor's Office:  Week of Sept. 3, 2018
          The Missouri Times:  Parson addresses the City of St. Louis Board of Aldermen
          KWMU:  Parson touts cooperation on tour of St. Louis City
          P-D:  Parson, Small Business Administration's Linda McMahon, KC Mayor Sly James make stops throughout St. Louis City X
          The Missouri Times:  Profile:  Teresa Parson:  From small-town farm girl to Missouri's First Lady
          Missourinet:  Fired DPS Director Drew Juden criticizes replacement and Gov. Mike Parson
          Missourinet:  State Treasurer Eric Schmitt promotes Show Me Checkbook website
          St. Joseph News-Press editorial:  Words matter in meat debate
          JCNT op-ed:  Blaine Luetkemeyer:  Kavanaugh would be an asset to high court X
          KC Star's Mike Hendricks:  Advocacy series preview:  Feds should impose more regulations on the trucking industry X
          Columbia Missourian op-ed:  Mizzou coed says Hartzler is wrong on school lunches
          CDT op-ed:  Raise Up Missouri op-ed:  Raising minimum wage will strengthen Missouri's economy X
          Disclosure

          X = Think before you click;  this site has chosen to limit its reporters' access to you and holds every one of your clicks against a monthly pageview limit.
         + = This site has chosen to provide its reporters with access to you by waiving its pageview limit for all links posted on johncombest.com.

        Friday, September 7
        SE Missourian:  Trump to visit Cape next week +
          Missourinet:  McCaskill "very uncomfortable" Trump traitor remains anonymous
          Delta Dunklin Democrat:  Delta Center Field Day draws McCaskill, Blunt, Smith, Ag Director Chris Chinn, every statewide elected official except Nicole Galloway +
          The Missouri Times:  New Madrid, Mississippi, and Stoddard counties hit hardest by drop in soybean price
          Missourinet:  Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen to speak in Missouri about election security
          CDT:  Democrat challenging Vicky Hartzler promotes "debates," but host sites say no events are booked X
          Missourinet:  Plaintiffs in lawsuit over gas tax ballot measure petitioning Missouri Supreme Court to hear case
          SNL:  Arnold Schwarzenegger endorses "Clean Missouri" ballot measure X
          The Missouri Times:  No new election in House District 102, recount looms
          The Missouri Times:  Decline in revenue numbers called 'concerning,' budget director says time still needed for a more accurate forecast
          The Missouri Times:  Workforce Development takes lead in special session as Legislature debates STEM education bill
          Missourinet:  Parson to address St. Louis Board of Aldermen today
          KC Star:  Missouri awaiting next Real ID extension +
          The Missouri Times:  Annual Constitution Project kicks off
          The Missouri Times:  Port near Jefferson City gains approval from state transportation commission
          KC Star:  'Unprecedented' riot, lockdown leave scars as Missouri prison struggles to recover X
          KCUR:  ACLU sues Missouri Commission on Human Rights;  Private employer did not want woman using men's restroom
          P-D editorial:  To escape Trump's shadow, Josh Hawley should start criticizing the president X
          Joplin Globe op-ed:  Eric Schmitt:  Claire McCaskill needs to support Kavanaugh X
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Grow Missouri's Travis Brown:  Fueling Missouri's next growth wave begins and ends with smart partnerships in agriculture
          P-D letter:  Bridgeton man critical of Post-Dispatch's reliance on wire stories rather than local reporting X
          Disclosure

          X = Think before you click;  this site has chosen to limit its reporters' access to you and holds every one of your clicks against a monthly pageview limit.
         + = This site has chosen to provide its reporters with access to you by waiving its pageview limit for all links posted on johncombest.com.

        Thursday, September 6
        SNL:  Billy Long goes into auctioneer mode when activist disrupts hearing X
          AP:  Billy Long helps drown out congressional protester
          AP:  Feds bust Mexicans growing $10 million of marijuana in northwest Missouri
          Twitter:  Springfield News-Leader reporter Will Schmitt leaving Missouri to report for California's Santa Rosa Press Democrat
          KWMU:  Politically Speaking pocast:  Sen. Bob Onder (R-Lake Saint Louis) on Parson's first few months, 'right to work' and November ballot issues
          AP:  Liberals in Missouri, Michigan drive efforts to change redistricting
          Columbia Missourian:  Fact check:  GOP state auditor candidate Saundra McDowell's claims about Clean Missouri gerrymandering rated "Mostly False"
          KOMU:  Appeals court sides with state in fuel tax lawsuit
          SE Missourian:  Cape Council passes resolution informing voters of Prop D;  SaferMO.com's Scott Charton says measure would provide Cape nearly $600,000/year in additional revenue +
          P-D:  No new election in St. Charles County, where two state rep contests were decided by fewer than 15 votes X
          AP:  Parson sets limits on Missouri special session
          The Missouri Times:  Special session to put spotlight on treatment courts
          Missourinet:  Lawmakers to examine Department of Agriculture funding levels next week
          SNL:  MSU to host talk from Jenna Bush X
          The Missouri Times:  This Week in the PSC:  September 5, 2018
          P-D:  Deadly Missouri swimming hole stayed open despite Hawley's efforts to close it X
          KC Star editorial:  Josh Hawley shills for votes while trying to inject politics into the pulpit X
          KC Star letter:  Kansas septuagenarian angry at Josh Hawley for support of Trump X
          P-D letter:  Chesterfield liberal applauds Danforth's latest "non-partisan" screed X
          Disclosure

          X = Think before you click;  this site has chosen to limit its reporters' access to you and holds every one of your clicks against a monthly pageview limit.
         + = This site has chosen to provide its reporters with access to you by waiving its pageview limit for all links posted on johncombest.com.

        Wednesday, September 5
        KWMU:  Hawley wants to revamp federal earned income tax credit
          KC Star:  Hawley calls Kavanaugh hearing a 'circus,' declines to take bait of criticizing Trump X
          The Missouri Times:  NBC poll shows McCaskill-Hawley neck-and-neck
          Missourinet:  Poplar Bluff nail company seeks exemptions from steel-wire tariffs
          AP:  Dark-money group gives $3 million to Missouri minimum wage campaign
          The Missouri Times:  Appeals court rules lawsuit challenging fuel tax referendum is 'not ripe'
          AP:  Judge tosses lawsuit against proposed Missouri gas tax hike
          JCNT:  Appeals court tosses challenge to proposed fuels tax X
          P-D:  Appeals court tosses attempt to remove gas tax increase from November ballot X
          KWMU:  Parson touts working with lawmakers to improve two bills he vetoed
          Missourinet:  Parson:  STEM education and Missouri drug treatment courts are related
          SNL:  Drug court bill from Rep. Kevin Austin (R-Springfield) gets second life in special session X
          AP:  Parson:  Special session issues vital to Missouri's future
          AP:  Parson expresses concern over prosecutor's exclusion list
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Missouri law focuses on accurate labeling of meat
          Missourinet:  Animal Legal Defense Fund, ACLU, et al. complain about Missouri's meat labeling law
          The Missouri Times:  Ameren Missouri completing $53 million reliability upgrade to Bagnell Dam
          Delta Dunklin Democrat:  MO DHSS offers tips to combat bed bugs +
          JCNT:  ACLU sues Missouri Commission on Human Rights;  Woman who worked at Dollar General distribution center wanted to use men's restroom X
          AP:  Woman sues Missouri human rights panel
          P-D letter:  O'Fallon man disagrees with Hawley on religion, calls pro-life statements "dog-whistle" politics X
          KC Star letter:  Lee's Summit septuagenarian responds to Hawley's op-ed, mocks his farm roots X
          Disclosure

          X = Think before you click;  this site has chosen to limit its reporters' access to you and holds every one of your clicks against a monthly pageview limit.
         + = This site has chosen to provide its reporters with access to you by waiving its pageview limit for all links posted on johncombest.com.

        Tuesday, September 4
        SNL:  McCaskill:  Joplin businessman David Humphreys is "the #1 enemy of working labor" X
          Missourinet:  McCaskill, Blunt gear up for vote on Kavanaugh
          SNL:  Medical marijuana on Missouri ballot:  A Q&A X
          Show Me Missourah podcast:  Miller County edition:  Host Scott Faughn talks with Rep. Rocky Miller (R-Lake Ozark), former Director of Agriculture Don Steen and Presiding Commissioner Tom Wright
          Missourinet:  Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources' Fletcher Bone talks sinkholes
          Missourinet:  New rankings from WalletHub place Kansas City, St. Louis City low on "best cities to live in" survey
          KC Star editorial:  Missouri prisoners are living in inhumane conditions X
          P-D op-ed:  Jack Danforth:  Things were so much better in my era X
          St. Joseph News-Press' Ken Newton:  Parson's veto of STEM measure a gentle - and appropriate - chastising of Legislature
          P-D's Kurt Erickson:  Annual "legislators hold Jefferson City fundraisers during veto session" piece X
          Disclosure

          X = Think before you click;  this site has chosen to limit its reporters' access to you and holds every one of your clicks against a monthly pageview limit.
         + = This site has chosen to provide its reporters with access to you by waiving its pageview limit for all links posted on johncombest.com.

        Monday, September 3   Labor Day
        Columbia Missourian:  Union members wish 'right to work' defeat would help reverse decades of decline
          This Week in Missouri Politics:  State Treasurer Eric Schmitt on McCaskill-Hawley, Missouri FIRST, and more;  Panel of Chris Kelly, Joe Lakin, Pat White, Rep. Steven Roberts (D-St. Louis City) talk McCaskill-Hawley, "Clean Missouri", more
           Missourinet:  Standing-room-only crowd hears "Clean Missouri" lawsuit case in Jefferson City
           KWMU:  Eric Schmitt's new website aims to show how Missouri's government spends money
           KC Star:  Missouri education board has two new members X
           KRES/KWIX:  In Missouri, hunters and fishermen must keep permits on their person
           Missourinet:  Annie E. Casey Foundation puts Missouri in middle of the pack for child well-being
           JCNT editorial:  Josh Hawley is wrong on the Johnson Amendment X
           KC Star editorial:  Financial woes, residency issues - is Saundra McDowell the best GOP could do for Missouri auditor? X
           P-D editorial:  Legislature's zombie law rises from the dead to suppress labor rights X
           KC Star op-ed:  Josh Hawley:  Thoughts on trade deals, the "college monopoly," and improving the earned income tax credit X
           P-D letter:  Wildwood woman wants Blunt to oppose Kavanaugh X
           P-D letter:  St. Louis septuagenarian says anti-Hawley piece on Johnson Amendment was misleading X
           P-D letter:  Fenton man says Hawley won't be objective in investigating church X
           Disclosure

          X = Think before you click;  this site has chosen to limit its reporters' access to you and holds every one of your clicks against a monthly pageview limit.
         + = This site has chosen to provide its reporters with access to you by waiving its pageview limit for all links posted on johncombest.com.

        Sunday, September 2
        Columbia Missourian:  Boone County Democrats eliminate "committeeman" and "committeewoman" designations to elect first transgender, want Missouri Democratic Party to follow suit
          P-D:  Missouri Democrats hope for victory on minimum wage;  "Raise Up Missouri" took $1 million in dark money from liberal group in May X
          JCNT:  General election preview:  Mike Bernskoetter vs. Nicole Thompson for Mike Kehoe's seat X
          Washington Missourian:  New state laws in effect, some from local lawmakers X
          SE Missourian:  State grant aids effort to boost passenger boardings at Cape airport +
          KRES/KWIX (Moberly):  State getting ready for bicentennial celebration
          KWMU:  St. Louis police chief contradicts Gardner's claim on 'exclusion list;'  Hawley says move could lead to criminals getting off scot-free
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Legislature provides some relief to crime victims
          Waters:  Josh Hawley favors politics in the pulpit X
          SNL op-ed:  Brad Bradshaw:  New Approach Missouri is trying to deceive voters X
          SNL letter:  Gravois Mills man wants state legislators to pass "some stiff laws" on animal abuse;  Springfield woman gets emotional about Josh Hawley, wants Missouri voters to "stay angry" and support McCaskill X
          P-D letter:  Kirkwood man dislikes Hawley's position on religious liberty X
          P-D letter:  Veteran Libertarian Tim Barnhart says Post-Dispatch is hypocritical to chastise GOP voters for selecting McDowell, when paper ran zero substantive articles on auditor primary X
          Disclosure

          X = Think before you click;  this site has chosen to limit its reporters' access to you and holds every one of your clicks against a monthly pageview limit.
         + = This site has chosen to provide its reporters with access to you by waiving its pageview limit for all links posted on johncombest.com.

        Saturday, September 1
        September 2017 Missouri political news headlines
          September 2016 Missouri political news headlines
          September 2015 Missouri political news headlines
          KWMU:  Politically Speaking podcast:  Rosenbaum, reporter Rachel Lippmann talk minimum wage proposal and impact of Trump tariffs on U.S. Senate contest
          P-D's Chuck Raasch:  Missouri's U.S. Senate race a top target of outside spending, nationwide;  Comments from 1/2 of P-D polisci prof pundit pool (UMSL's Dave Robertson)  X
          P-D:  Hawley undecided on November minimum wage question X
          The Missouri Times:  Profile:  U.S. Senate candidate Craig O'Dear (I)
          SNL:  Branson duck boat company sued by AG Josh Hawley X
          KC Star:  Hawley sues Ride the Ducks in Branson, alleging company tried to avoid refunds X
          Missourinet:  Hawley files petition urging shutdown of duck boat operation
          AP:  Hawley sues over deadly duck boat sinking
          SNL:  FCC:  95,000 rural Missouri homes and businesses will soon get broadband Internet X
          The Missouri Times:  Judge hears arguments in lawsuits challenging Clean Missouri ballot initiative
          JCNT:  Judge promises quick ruling on Clean Missouri initiative X
          AP:  Clean Missouri facing court challenge
          Columbia Missourian:  Clean Missouri ballot initiative challenged
          The Missouri Times:  Judge tosses Brad Bradshaw's attempt to remove competing Amendment 2 from ballot
          P-D:  Judge tosses Brad Bradshaw's attempt to get competing marijuana question off ballot X
          SE Missourian:  Cities, counties look to benefit from fuel-tax measure on November ballot +
          St. Joseph News-Press:  Gas tax gets local support
          SE Missourian:  Parson joins Vargas in SEMO accreditation announcement +
          KWMU:  Screening students for dyslexia now required for early grades
          SNL:  With Schaaf gone, Missouri lawmakers may pass prescription drug tracking in 2019 X
          P-D:  St. Louis prosecutor Kim Gardner says police asked for 'exclusion list' of officers;  Hawley wants copy of list X
          AP:  Union leaders, Hawley concerned by exclusion list;  St. Louis City Circuit Attorney won't accept testimony from 28 police officers
          P-D editorial:  Insurers should be forced to cover air ambulance expenses X
          The Missouri Times op-ed:  Missouri Farm Bureau's Eric Bohl:  Trade battles showing signs of improvement for Missouri's farmers
          KC Star op-ed:  KCP&L's Chuck Caisley:  KCP&L is committed to helping customers understand their bills X
          Disclosure

          X = Think before you click;  this site has chosen to limit its reporters' access to you and holds every one of your clicks against a monthly pageview limit.
         + = This site has chosen to provide its reporters with access to you by waiving its pageview limit for all links posted on johncombest.com.

       E-mail John Combest at john {at} johncombest {dot} com.
       John Combest bio