Tomorrow a bushel of new laws are set to take effect. Among them are declaring the state reptile a Three Toed Box Turtle (I guess the Turtle vote is in high demand) and the “Castle Doctrine” which basically ensures that Missourians can protect themselves in their castle assuming they haven’t lost it due to Eminent […]

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From Equality Talk blog: What Secretary of State has time, or finds it appropriate, to thank the media and advocates on one side of an issue for their support during pending litigation? I don’t know if I’ve ever seen it before, but this session of mutual self-gratification is reported by American Association for Affirmative Action […]

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From Tax Relief Now: As of 8/25 there have been 2095 signatures on the petition. In addition to that, we have about 50 more who have signed a paper version. Two members of the committee will be appointed to a Task Force established by the Speaker of the Missouri House, Rod Jetton. This Task Force […]

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By John Ford/ Daily News Managing Editor MONARK SPRINGS – About 150 gathered at Monark Springs Park Saturday afternoon to hear from several Democratic candidates seeking state office in 2008. Many came to hear Robin Carnahan, who is seeking re-election to her position as Missouri Secretary of State. Others speaking at the event included Mark […]

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There’s a new czar in Jefferson City, and his job is to help protect people’s property rights. Gov. Matt Blunt on Thursday announced he had appointed an eminent domain ombudsman, a position in the Office of Public Counsel that lawmakers created to help citizens in disputes with governments over land-takings. Blunt picked Paul Anthony Martin, […]

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If the anti-abortion movement took a tenth of the energy they put into noisy theatrics and devoted it to improving the lives of children who have been born into lives of poverty, violence, and neglect, they could make a world shine.  ~Michael Jay Tucker Kansas City Star  A federal judge announced Thursday that he will […]

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  Missourians have yet another chance to take the stem cell debate to the ballot box in 2008. This beckons one to wonder how Dolly would vote. Would she be For or Against this initiative?  By KIT WAGAR The Star’s Jefferson City correspondent JEFFERSON CITY | The bell rang Wednesday for round 2 in Missouri’s […]

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[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/w6FsRl1pyXw” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Mike Ferguson, of mikefergusononline, has taken blogging and his blog to the next logical conclusion. Mike has graciously provided us the first edition of his new webcast show “Missouri Viewpoints.” The show, taped at the Hard Bean Cafe in downtown Grandview, is described as a “program dedicated to a […]

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The above title from an old 8o’s pop song seems appropriate here! KY3 Political notebook: The Missouri Democratic Party wants to know who’s responsible for sending a person to track Jay Nixon. The party sent out a release quoting a piece by Jo Mannies of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that reports the Missouri Republican Party […]

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By Maurice Harris In late June, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that school assignments based on race are unconstitutional. The ruling has sparked a firestorm among people who believe that this change in precedent could create de facto segregation in public schools. There’s a much better way to solve the problem of institutional racism in […]

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