JEFFERSON CITY _ State Auditor Susan Montee is making excuses for why Jay Nixon failed to provide a detailed financial accounting of his illegal use of a state vehicle for political purposes despite her half-hearted agreement to “audit” Nixon’s travel records. As early as last week, Montee speculated how Nixon may have come up with […]

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Media Credit: Matthew Hill Actor Ron Jeremy defended the adult film industry at “The Great Porn Debate” Wednesday in the MSC Century Rooms. Jeremy has argued a pro-pornography stance on college campuses across America and at the Oxford Union in England. The Current: By Paul Hackbarth Pastor Craig Gross responds to Ron Jeremy at Wednesday’s […]

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Democrat legislators Chuck Graham & Ray Salva were both arrested this year on drunk driving charges. December 5th marks the anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition in 1933. The Misouri Political News Service wonders if Rep. Ray Salva and Sen. Chuck Graham will be celebrating “Happy Repeal Day” today. Bureaucrash has released a new video […]

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By Daniel W. Reilly (photo credit John Shinkle) A self-described small-town “country lawyer,” Rep. Ike Skelton suddenly had the case of a lifetime last September. On trial was the conduct of the Iraq war, and as chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, the Missouri Democrat had the first crack at the two star witnesses: […]

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A new policy study from the Show-Me Institute asks, “Should Missouri Eliminate the Individual Income Tax?” The study compares Missouri’s relatively stagnant economy with states that do not levy individual income taxes, and concludes that altering or eliminating Missouri’s individual income tax could well improve the state’s economic condition. The study’s author, R.W. Hafer — […]

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Constitutional-Tribune Photo / Catherine Stortz Ripley From K.C. Prime Buzz: Roll Call, the Capitol Hill newspaper, is raising questions today about Congressman Sam Graves’ use of an airplane owned by a prominent campaign contributor. Here’s the piece: Contractor Lends Wings to Graves By Paul Singer Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.) has accepted perhaps thousands of dollars […]

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Big Muddy Politics: “After only one year, Henry Herschel is out as Governor Matt Blunt’s General Counsel. Herschel has reportedly been appointed an Administrative Law Judge at the Division of Workers’ Compensation. “The Governor’s website now lists Lowell Pearson as the General Counsel.” Read more… Related: Prime Buzz: Henry Herschel out as Blunt’s top lawyer […]

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We told you last week about Sen. McCaskill getting a little national attention last week on the CBS Evening News. McCaskill bragged on the program that she was one of 12 Senators who did not request earmarks for FY 2007. On the surface, this declaration sounds great, we all know that earmark reform is a […]

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Show-Me Institute policy analyst David Stokes takes a look at Missouri’s property reassessment system, and considers the many assessment complaints lodged by Missourians — particularly in the state’s larger and faster-growing counties. Stokes suggests that the current method of assessing individual homes before determining the county’s average rate of increase should be reversed, using aggregate […]

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By Ettie Berneking Three UM system professors took on immigration policy in the U.S. at the Chancellor’s Global Issues Forum. Chancellor Brady Deaton moderated the debate on Monday. In the debate, the panelists debated for an hour and a half over a topic Deaton considered “one of great interest.” The debate was co-sponsored by MU […]

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