From Blogs for Norm!: “Minnesota Senator Norm Coleman today introduced legislation condemning states that issue driver’s licenses to aliens residing in the United States illegally. Coleman’s Sense of the Senate resolution would make it the official position of the Senate that states who issue government identification to illegal immigrants are disrespecting and disregarding federal immigration […]

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November 8, 2007 — WASHINGTON, D.C. – Three decades after Congress first created government watchdogs within each federal agency to enforce greater government accountability, a bipartisan group of four U.S. senators introduced legislation today that would significantly strengthen the Inspector General (IG) system for the future. Senators Claire McCaskill (D-MO), Susan Collins (R-ME), Joseph Lieberman […]

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State Rep. Doug Ervin will appear on the “Conservatism with Heart” blog/radio program this coming Monday, November 12th. The program is an innovative extension of Dee Vantuyl’s blog of the same name.  We applaud Vantuyl for using another platform to boost the blogosphere further into the domain of the traditional media, in this case radio. Mike […]

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Wake Up Call blog: There is no better example of what big money will get you than in St. Charles County, Paul McKee’s home base. While the Post-Dispatch has recently decided to focus on McKee’s influence over elected officials it has all but ignored the story as it relates to St. Charles. McKee and other […]

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“To Republicans, what’s important about America is first and foremost what people have built on their own. To liberals, they think what’s important about America is the government.” Sen. Jim Talent Sen. Talent was recently the keynote speaker at the annual Livingston County (MI) Reagan Day Dinner. Talent urged the crowd to remember the distinctions […]

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CDT Politics Blog: The fight between the Club for Growth and Sen. Kit Bond, R-Missouri, is intensifying. Earlier today, Missouri’s senior senator sent the Tribune this response to a “RePork Card.” The report was based on 15 different amendments, including one that would have funded the dumping of sand on San Diego beaches. Bond received […]

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More back and forth in the Scott Eckersley case today. Eckerley says he told his ISP to stop forwardng emails on a particular date, the governor’s office says they have proof that the emails were still being forwarded. Sounds like a battle of the proofs to us. The “Wake Up Call” details a potential email […]

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St. Louis attorney Bill Placke sent us this email recently regarding a proposal he presented last Friday at the annual Missouri Bankers Association Legal Issues conference in Columbia. Mr. Plake’s plan involves updating the hopelessly outdated 1940 Missouri Plan that chooses judges behind closed doors and wher trial attorneys have an inordinate amount of influence. […]

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From Show Me Daily: We’ve extended the application deadline for Spring 2008 internships through Friday, November 16. So if you’re a student (or you know one) who’s interested in Missouri public policy, be sure to look into our internship program. Spring 2008 internships will generally last from mid-January through mid-May, although schedules can be adjusted […]

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Conservative “blogger” & Vandiver Group senior team member John Combest trades barbs with 4th District Senator Jeff Smith (photo courtesy Arch City Chronicle) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Paul Sloca 573-636-3146 or 573-301-0576 JEFFERSON CITY _ The revolving door of law-breaking Democrats heading to court continues tomorrow in Cooper County when Sen. Jeff Smith and Rep. […]

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