She sure sounded like one while grilling Katie Smith: “You’re not a farmer,” said Senate Minority Leader Maida Coleman, D-St. Louis. “We’re never going to reach the level of equality for men and woman or any other race if we make exceptions Then again, she could really just be against Matt Blunt appointees too…

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Hat Tip: KY3 Political Notebook VoteVets.org, a military group opposed to the escalation in Iraq, has released a new ad that targets Rep. Jo Ann Emerson because of her recent “present” vote on the Iraq war funding bill. The new half-million dollar ad series features three retired Generals, two of whom were commanders in Iraq. […]

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The Missouri Political News Service is always encouraged to see young people involved in public policy and politics. We are reposting a post from the Show Me Institute’s blog today that advertises for summer interns. Below is a recent appearance by Show Me institute founder Rex Sinquefield on St. Louis’ KTVI morning show.   From […]

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Pub Def has a piece on Freshman legislator Talibdin El-Amin’s views on the recent announcement by a new organization to reform affirmative action in Missouri. The Missouri Civil Rights Initiative held a press conference in Kansas City last month to announce their effort. El Amin says in the piece that the “numbers” prove discrimination still […]

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May 9th, 2007 By Sen. Kit Bond This past weekend I, along with Senators Chambliss (R-Ga.) and Snowe (R-Maine) and Congressman Issa (R-Calif.), traveled to Iraq. We visited Tikrit, Baghdad, Ramadi and Balad and had the opportunity to meet with the commanding officers in each location. While it is still too early to tell the […]

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By Amy Goldstein Washington Post Staff Writer An aide to Sen. Christopher S. Bond (R-Mo.) urged the White House to replace the U.S. attorney in Kansas City, Mo., months before Todd P. Graves’s name was included on a Justice Department list of federal prosecutors the Bush administration was thinking of pushing out of their jobs. […]

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U.S. Rep’s. Jo Ann Emerson, R-Mo., and James McGovern D-MA., will participate in the “food stamp challenge,” a trend sponsored by religious groups and community activists across the country. Beginning on May 15, the pair willl eat and drink only what $21 would buy, which equals the average food stamp benefit for a week. Last […]

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    Senate President Pro Tem Mike Gibbons – who has long been rumored to be eyeing a run for Attorney General next year – has been keeping a very low profile for a presumptive candidate. Many are speculating that the impressive first quarter fundraising totals for announced candidate Sen. Chris Koster, coupled with former […]

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and sexism too. As a matter of fact, in their criticism of Katie Smith Democrats are engaging in many of the silly “isms” liberals have concocted. Several Democrats have questioned her qualifications, including Sen. Maida Coleman, a St. Louis Democrat. Coleman sits on the Senate agriculture and gubernatorial appointments committees and previously called for Blunt […]

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The AP reports: House bill reverses Medicaid cuts David A. Lieb The Associated Press Jefferson City — Hundreds of thousands of Medicaid recipients could regain coverage of services eliminated two years ago, while thousands of doctors could be rewarded with more money for treating them under legislation endorsed Tuesday by a House committee. The Medicaid […]

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