Two politicians from opposite sides of the political fence are urging Gov. Matt Blunt to sign a controversial economic development package. Blunt has given few hints about his attentions on the legislation — including yesterday in Columbia, where he said an announcement on the legislation has yet to be made. Read more… *MOPNS reported to […]

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We told you this first two months ago! Political Fix: “Meanwhile, the political rumor mill is swirling furiously with speculation that Gibbons may submit an application by Monday’s deadline for the state Supreme Court vacancy created by Ronnie White’s departure. Today is his last day on the job. That would mean that Gibbons is giving […]

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Audio: MO Congressman Sam Graves call with farmers and reporters, 9 min. Audio: MO Congressman Sam Graves call with farmers and reporters, 9 min., MP3 By Julie Harker A Midwest member of the House Ag Committee says high corn prices WILL come down. Congressman Sam Graves of Missouri says a lot of the rise in […]

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By Rob Luke JEFFERSON CITY — The main event between Missouri’s Republican Gov. Matt Blunt and Democratic Attorney General Jay Nixon isn’t scheduled until 2008. But the preliminaries have apparently already started. Nixon long ago announced he will seek the Democrtaic nomination for the gubernatorial election next year and is expected to sail through the […]

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According to this Missourinet article, tomorrow (7-7-07) should be Lotto nirvana for those hoping to strike it rich in the pick 3 or pick 4 game. For the rest of us simply wanting to buy a pack of cigarettes or pay for gasoline, it will be literally hell on earth. We personally don’t have any […]

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It seems Gephardt’s endorsement of Her Thighness was based on being greedy for a check. By Brian Tumulty WASHINGTON – Former House Minority Leader Dick Gephardt of Missouri, who clashed with the Clinton administration in the 1990s on trade policy, will serve as an economic adviser to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s presidential campaign. Read more… […]

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Representatives’ Jeanette Mott Oxford and Jamilah Nashheed demonstrate to us today what happens when your party is in a super minority in the legislature. You co-sponsor highly partisan, symbolic, and dead in the water resolutions to gain attention. Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum were the proud sponsors of a Bush Cheney Impeachment Resolution last session. […]

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The Hubbard for Senate Campaign is hitting the ground running after its successful kickoff and rally last week. Hubbard is holding a fundraiser next week that is described on the invitation to the left as a “Business Professionals Luncheon.” The invite has pictures of St. Louis’ African American political and business notables, but what is […]

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Photo by Darrell Todd Maurina Mayor George Sanders shows U.S. Rep. Ike Skelton some of St. Robert’s oldest city records after touring the new post office By Darrell Todd Maurina U.S. Rep. Ike Skelton spent part of Tuesday morning touring the St. Robert post office in city hall that his aggressive advocacy made possible. While […]

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From the St. Charles City Watch: Per the St. Charles Business Record Jeff Roe has sued both County Councilman Joe Brazil and the First Capitol News in a counter claim. This spring the FCN published an article about the 2007 mayoral campaign in St. Charles that called Roe a “political assassin” in a photo caption. […]

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