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On this episode, Ben recaps recent council meeting, including the St. Louis County Council where Sam Page requested supplemental funding just 6 days into the year, and Webster Groves tabled proposed sales tax increases.  Candidates are announcing, including St. Louis County Assessor Jake Zimmerman who is looking to becoming the next County Executive, and some of Cori Bush’s recent posts on X are fact checked.

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Topic Sources:

https://stlouisco.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Id=26478

https://boxcast.tv/channel/wdeojvfau9uqc9qt6k8z?b=pkqmit4qkkwotmqemdkd

https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/jake-zimmerman-joins-race-for-st-louis-county-executive/

https://www.stlmag.com/news/where-are-they-now-st-louis/

https://apnews.com/article/mo-state-wire-michael-brown-business-government-and-politics-1c6eac1d893cf8968aa5ca907cb08c98

https://www.justice.gov/usao-edmo/pr/former-st-louis-county-executive-seven-v-stenger-sentenced-federal-prison-pay-play

https://mec.mo.gov/#gsc.tab=0

https://fox2now.com/news/national/what-to-know-about-trump-administration-freezing-federal-child-care-funds/

https://www.npr.org/2026/01/03/nx-s1-5665617/venezuela-nicolas-maduro-charges