Democratic Senator Jolie Justus of Kansas City has come up with the “progressive” idea to make it easier for their unmotivated base to register and vote. Senator Justus proposes to have the state revenue department send voter registration cards out with all vehicle license renewals. The Missouri Political News Service is frankly surprised this idea […]

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  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, May 08, 2007 US Housing & Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson, who cut his public housing teeth here in St. Louis, is always a favorite at City Hall. Secretary Jackson will meet with Mayor Francis Slay today to announce a federal grant that will help fund the rehabilitation of rental […]

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From the Kansas City Star: By a one-filibustering-senator margin, repeal of Missouri’s misunderstood loss limit appears dead. “I never say never,” said Senate Majority Leader Charlie Shields, a St. Joseph Republican and sponsor of the repeal bill. “But the reality is it’s got some problems.” The biggest problem is named Matt Bartle, an anti-gambling Republican […]

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From Blue Girl Red State: At 11:00 today, Steve Kraske will inexplicably give convicted felon and former congressional candidate Adam Taff a microphone when he interviews him on Up to Date on KCUR at 11:00 a.m. central time. In the promos for the show, he says Taff “He still wants to make a difference.” Read […]

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The Show Me Institute, founded by wealthy Philanthropist Rex Sinquefield, released a study yesterday that surprise surprise, Fired Up Missouri takes issue with. The survey found that two-thirds of Missouri residents favor offering tax credits for individual and corporate donations that fund tuition for poor families to educate their children in private schools. The survey […]

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Due to the recent heavy rains in Missouri, Congressman Sam Graves delayed his trip back to Washington yesterday in order to help fill sandbags in St. Joseph. Weather forecasters are predicting river levels in our state will soon be at or near the disastrous flooding levels of 1993. “I can serve the district better here,” […]

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We reported last week that St. Louis Republican activist Dwight Billingsly was scheduled to debate the leader of the Virginia Legislative Black caucus on CNN. The focus of the debate: “Should the Queen apologize for slavery? As anyone who knows Dwight, the debate was definitely not dull. Sit back and enjoy the fireworks! Download:

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Another good sign for the Missouri economy from the indispensible St. Louis Business Journal.

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Fresh on the heels of Illinois’ proposed smoking ban, the St. Louis Dispatch is pushing for similar measures in Missouri. In a piece that should’ve been in the Op-ed section, Kevin McDermott lays out the case for the government–both state and federal–to mandate what type of customers a private establishment can and can’t accept. The […]

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And another victory for the Republicans at the Capitol: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. | Lawmakers gave final approval Monday to a $350 million plan to finance college buildings with student loan agency money, delivering a victory to Gov. Matt Blunt after more than a year of political and legal wrangling. The Republican-led House sent the GOP […]

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