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Good Wednesday morning! Here's what Nick Reed covers this hour:

Discrimination in Jefferson City...

Do you remember this? Back in 2021, legislative aides who work for Missouri House Democrats are accusing their party’s leaders of doing more to protect a fellow lawmaker than employees.

Secretary of State of Missouri, Jay Ashcroft, joins Nick:

Mr. Ashcroft discusses the recent case between Crystal Quade and Larry Flenoid.

Mr. Ashcroft also talks about the write-in process.

Nick and Jay also talk inflation, elections, and more.

Hour 2 - 

Good Wednesday morning! Here's what Nick Reed covers this hour:

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre insisted Tuesday both that inflation was “essentially flat” and that it was OK for President Biden to host a large celebration of his Inflation Reduction Act — even though annual inflation remains elevated at 8.3%.

The Gini index, a common measure of the inequality between the lowest and highest earners in a society, rose in America for the first time in ten years, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The poorest 10% of households saw their real incomes decline to $15,660 at most in 2021, almost 4.5% less than they made in 2020, according to the Census Bureau. The richest 10% of households made 13.53 times as much, making at least $211,956, up from 12.9 times as much in 2020.

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School board member, Kelly Byrne, joins Nick Reed this morning:

SPS parents, grandparents, and stakeholders, listen up!

SPS is preparing the new strategic plan. EVERY decision the district makes is guided by this document.

If you are wanting anything changed, this is where it happens.

This strategic plan is only revised every 5 years.

There's several ways that you can have your voice heard: go to one of the public input days today (09/14/22), tomorrow (9/15/22), and Thursday (09/22/22).

These events will be held from 6-7 p.m. at the Kraft Administration Building - 1359 E. St. Louis St.

You can also fill out the online form by CLICKING HERE.

Kelly also wants to remind you that there will be another election coming up in April.

Hour 1 - 

Good Wednesday morning! Here's what Nick Reed covers this hour:

Sen. Lindsey Graham announced a bill to ban abortion after 4 months (15 weeks).

Nick pulls polls from multiple sources and multiple years...

In 2015, a Knights of Columbus-Marist poll found that 84% polled wanted abortions limited to, at most, the first 90 days of pregnancy. Almost seven in 10 (69 percent) who identify themselves as "pro-choice" favor this limit on abortion, the survey found.

A 2021 AP poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds 61% of Americans say abortion should be legal in most or all circumstances in the first trimester of a pregnancy. However, 65% said abortion should be illegal in the second trimester, and 80% said that about the third trimester.

A June 2022 poll by Rasmussen Reports finds that half of the country approves of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision and send the issue of abortion back to the states.

In a bombshell revelation, Special Prosecutor John Durham revealed Tuesday in court filings that the FBI paid a Russian businessman as a confidential human source in the investigation of Donald Trump's 2016 campaign even though it had prior concerns that businessman was tied to Moscow's intelligence services.

Happy Saturday!

Dustin Atwood and Sarah Myers talk about a variety of topics in the automotive industry, including:

Sarah and Dustin talk state inspections.

In 2019, Missouri changed requirements for state inspections.

In August of 2019, Gov. Mike Parson signed Senate Bill 89 into law, which requires inspections for vehicles more than 10 years old or with more than 150,000 miles.

Dustin talks about what all is checked during a state inspection.

What happens if your vehicle doesn't pass?

Across the United States, there are multiple types of inspections, including: annual/biannual inspections, safety inspections, emission inspections, and VIN inspections.

The state with one of the strictest vehicle inspections is New York. This is due to the 1982 Anti-Smog program. Dustin briefly talks about this program.

West Virginia coal miners helped a group of tourists push their dead electric car.

Hour 3 - 

Good Tuesday morning! Here's what Nick Reed covers this hour:

Virtual reality headsets will be provided to library visitors to immerse themselves in the experience of homelessness as a part of an hour-long event in collaboration with the Community Partnership of the Ozarks.

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Kyle Wyatt joins Nick Reed this morning:

Missouri House Minority Leader Crystal Quade successfully kicked off African American candidate, Larry Flenoid II, off the ballot.

Kyle Wyatt, who represented Mr. Flenoid, gives us some insight on what happened during the trial.

Hour 2 - Good Tuesday morning! Here's what Nick Reed covers this hour:

Voters say they are less likely to vote for a candidate who supports President Joe Biden’s plan to cancel a chunk of student loan debt to qualifying individuals, a Convention of States Action/Trafalgar Group survey released this week found.

John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee looking to fill retiring Sen. Pat Toomey's (R-PA) seat, decided to hold a pro-abortion rally, on September 11th.

Rep. Charlie Crist’s (D-FL) recent display — and praise — of divisive rhetoric is not new to his campaign trail, as a recently resurfaced video shows the Democrat speaking to supporters in Pinellas County, essentially comparing himself to Jesus and the governor to Satan.

ALSO - Larry Flenoid II calls in this morning:

Missouri House Minority Leader Crystal Quade successfully kicked off African American candidate, Larry Flenoid II, off the ballot.

So what's next?

Mr. Flenoid talks about the write-in option.

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Good Tuesday morning! Here's what Nick Reed covers this hour:

Missouri House Minority Leader Crystal Quade successfully kicked off African American candidate, Larry Flenoid II, off the ballot.

So what happens next? 

Can Larry run as a write-in candidate?

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Good Monday morning! Here's what Nick Reed covers this hour:

The surge in migrant drownings in Eagle Pass has "overwhelmed" local mortuaries and funeral homes, requiring the border town's fire department to request refrigerators to store bodies.

Meanwhile, VP Harris is claiming that the border is secure.

South Carolina Democrats are calling on Senate nominee Krystle Matthews to suspend her campaign following the publication of a rant in which she claimed that white voters should be treated “like shit.”

The Springfield News-Leader has a story that claims that Rep. Billy Long attended a same-sex wedding shower, and in the middle of it told his wife that "he couldn't be seen here," and that "he needed to leave." Nick reads through the story and shares his thoughts.

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Good Monday morning! Here's what Nick Reed covers this hour: 

Twitter announced the expansion of Birdwatch, a fact-checking program the social media platform began testing last year that has contributors flag "misleading" tweets with "notes that provide informative context."

The U.S. army is recommending soldiers apply for SNAP benefits, also known as food stamps, to help cover their rising costs from inflation.

The anniversary of the tragic 9/11 attacks took place over the weekend. Students on college campuses were asked about 9/11... Nick shares some of their responses. 

CNN contributor Dean Obeidallah commemorated the 9/11 terror attacks with several posts equating former President Trump and “MAGA” Republicans with the Islamic terrorists behind the deadly 2001 attacks.

Chuck Todd also weighed in on the anniversary of September 11th... “We’re now as a nation battling a threat from within. Is the threat equal or greater than what we faced after 9/11?”

A reporter tried to compel a Las Vegas sheriff to condemn former President Donald Trump after police arrested a local Democrat politician for the murder of an investigative journalist.

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Good Monday morning! Here's what Nick Reed covers this hour:

Over a one-week period, both Donald Trump and Carter Page saw federal judges dismiss their separate lawsuits alleging improper conduct by the FBI, Hillary Clinton, and others during the Russia collusion investigation. The back-to-back dismissals shine a particularly harsh light on what critics say has become a pattern in the aftermath of the Trump-Russia probe: a lack of accountability.

President Biden’s DOJ is proposing that a federal judge appoint a Democratic donor and former judge to serve as special master in the Trump Mar-a-Lago investigation.

Russian police arrested five people who proposed officials arrest and charge Vladimir Putin with treason for his decision to launch the invasion of Ukraine, which has led to catastrophic outcomes for Russia and its interests.

A new book claims that Sen. Mitt Romney urged Joe Biden to run against then President Donald Trump.