MIKE FERGUSON IN THE MORNING

0:00 SEG 1 
Gary Weigert interview
Former President of the St. Louis Police Officers Association
Follow up to the discussion that came up yesterday about the pensions for police officers in St. Louis
Challenge of retaining officers, especially when other (safer) communities are offering more money and benefits. Importance of pensions in that discussion?
St. Louis City Hall's approach to law enforcement and the results we're seeing now
Any thoughts on the search for a new police chief? 

11:22 SEG 2 
PROMOTE CONSERVATIVE CHRISTMAS
The Trump business organization is convicted of tax violations.
NYC Jury Finds Trump Organization Guilty of Tax Fraud (townhall.com)

The penalty for the conviction is a fine of $1.6 million. BIG: The Trump Org with tens of (if not 100s of) millions in annual revenue, was found guilty for being off with around $160,000 a year.

FOX AUDIO: Gurnall Scott Trump Org Conviction (40 secs)
Notes: the business organization, not Donald Trump personally, was on trial.
Fines against the business entity could be around $1.6 million.
Trump says it's a "witch hunt".
MAF opinion: I don't think this affects the presidential race. Neither Trump's supporters nor opponents are changing their minds.
Still, I'm not sure an appeal is wise from a campaign perspective - it just keeps the words "conviction" and "tax fraud" in the headlines. 

20:17 SEG 3  
Federal judge slaps three former St. Louis City aldermen with significant sentences.
Details of each sentence.
Former St. Louis Aldermen Reed, Boyd and Collins-Muhammad sentenced in pay-to-play scheme (kmov.com)

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Prison time recommended for former St. Louis Board of Aldermen who pleaded guilty in bribery scheme - kmov.com

The United States Attorneys for the Eastern District of Missouri are asking the court to sentence three former St. Louis City elected officials to prison.

www.kmov.com


Reaction: surprised? Not surprised?
Will this have an impact on St. Louis politics?
Interesting note: one of the federal prosecutors in the case refused to answer the question of whether the investigation is closed. Don't necessarily read into that, but it's an interesting note.

29:30 SEG 4 
PROMOTE: St. Louis County NAACP President John Bowman at 8:05. Is the Crestwood Tax Increment Financing deal with Dierbergs a case of corporate welfare?
81 years ago today, over 3,500 American lives were lost at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. 
US ARMY AUDIO: National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day (1:40)
Seems like ancient history to many Americans.

MIKE FERGUSON IN THE MORNING
0:00 SEG 1 
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Gary Weigert interview</li>
<li aria-level="1">Former President of the St. Louis Police Officers Association</li>
<li aria-level="1">Follow up to the discussion that came up yesterday about the pensions for police officers in St. Louis</li>
<li aria-level="1">Challenge of retaining officers, especially when other (safer) communities are offering more money and benefits. Importance of pensions in that discussion?</li>
<li aria-level="1">St. Louis City Hall's approach to law enforcement and the results we're seeing now</li>
<li aria-level="1">Any thoughts on the search for a new police chief? </li>
</ul>
11:22 SEG 2 
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">PROMOTE CONSERVATIVE CHRISTMAS</li>
<li aria-level="1">The Trump business organization is convicted of tax violations.</li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2022/12/06/breaking-trump-org-n2616820">NYC Jury Finds Trump Organization Guilty of Tax Fraud (townhall.com)</a></li>
</ul>
The penalty for the conviction is a fine of $1.6 million. BIG: The Trump Org with tens of (if not 100s of) millions in annual revenue, was found guilty for being off with around $160,000 a year.
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"> </li>
<li aria-level="1">FOX AUDIO: Gurnall Scott Trump Org Conviction (40 secs)</li>
<li aria-level="1">Notes: the business organization, not Donald Trump personally, was on trial.</li>
<li aria-level="1">Fines against the business entity could be around $1.6 million.</li>
<li aria-level="1">Trump says it's a "witch hunt".</li>
<li aria-level="1">MAF opinion: I don't think this affects the presidential race. Neither Trump's supporters nor opponents are changing their minds.</li>
<li aria-level="1">Still, I'm not sure an appeal is wise from a campaign perspective - it just keeps the words "conviction" and "tax fraud" in the headlines. </li>
</ul>
20:17 SEG 3  
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Federal judge slaps three former St. Louis City aldermen with significant sentences.</li>
<li aria-level="1">Details of each sentence.</li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.kmov.com/2022/11/29/prison-time-recommended-former-st-louis-board-aldermen-who-pleaded-guilty-bribery-scheme/">Former St. Louis Aldermen Reed, Boyd and Collins-Muhammad sentenced in pay-to-play scheme (kmov.com)</a></li>
</ul>
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<a href="https://www.kmov.com/2022/11/29/prison-time-recommended-former-st-louis-board-aldermen-who-pleaded-guilty-bribery-scheme/">Prison time recommended for former St. Louis Board of Aldermen who pleaded guilty in bribery scheme - kmov.com</a>
The United States Attorneys for the Eastern District of Missouri are asking the court to sentence three former St. Louis City elected officials to prison.
<a href="http://www.kmov.com/">www.kmov.com</a>
 
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Reaction: surprised? Not surprised?</li>
<li aria-level="1">Will this have an impact on St. Louis politics?</li>
<li aria-level="1">Interesting note: one of the federal prosecutors in the case refused to answer the question of whether the investigation is closed. Don't necessarily read into that, but it's an interesting note.</li>
</ul>
<ul></ul>
29:30 SEG 4 
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">PROMOTE: St. Louis County NAACP President John Bowman at 8:05. Is the Crestwood Tax Increment Financing deal with Dierbergs a case of corporate welfare?</li>
<li aria-level="1">81 years ago today, over 3,500 American lives were lost at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. </li>
<li aria-level="1">US ARMY AUDIO: National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day (1:40)</li>
<li aria-level="1">Seems like ancient history to many Americans.</li>
</ul>

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We are NewsTalk STL. A radio station built in St. Louis, for St. Louis. We give you all the latest news, plus some analysis and opinion through a conservative and libertarian lens. Welcome home, St. Louis. Find out more at https://newstalkstl.com/

We are NewsTalk STL. A radio station built in St.…

NewsTalk STL

We are NewsTalkSTL. A radio station built in St. Louis, for St. Louis. We'll give you all the details about what's happening in this crazy news cycle, plus some analysis and opinion through a conservative and libertarian lens. Welcome home, St. Louis.

We are NewsTalkSTL. A radio station built in St. Louis, for St. Louis. We'll give you all the details about what's happening in this crazy news cycle, plus some analysis and opinion through a conservative and libertarian lens. Welcome home, St. Louis.

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