The Wall Street Journal writes today, “The National Labor Relations Board sided with unions in several cases involving rules for organizing and representing workers, further riling business groups as the board continues to push through decisions by year’s end. The board’s three Democrats outvoted the group’s sole Republican member in all three of the cases.” […]

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Hat tip:showmeinstitute St. Louis University assistant professor Doug Rush calls proponents of Aerotropolis the “Cargo Cult”. Here’s why he thinks it’s a misguided idea. [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/qP-JP682nPM” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]

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“The Missouri Plan is the most political method for choosing judges, in that it allows a tiny group of lawyers to effectively choose the judges that will decide their cases. The people of Missouri have no input. Introducing a basic level of transparency is a small step in the right direction, but more is needed. […]

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(Dooley is on the right) “I’m not raising property taxes, I’m just trying to get back to what I had before.” Sounds eerily similar to the argument his fellow Democrats make that eliminating the Bush tax cuts is not a tax increase! Hat tip:jasonrosenbaum [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/6KkxIeMhqGY” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Related: Son of Dooley Consiglieri […]

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Hat tip: Missourians for Randles [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/H039tvW519s” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Related: Political Fix: Peter Kinder: ‘I will not run if I cannot win’ Missouri Record: Kinder Must Go

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We’re wondering if the brilliant advisors urging Mr. Dooley to propose a property tax increase, while St. Louis County property values have plummetted, are eligible for a raise too? Post Dispatch: On Friday, Dooley said that without a 2.3 cent tax hike, he would be forced to lay off county employees next year. He said […]

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The AP writes today, “A clean energy revolution is under way in the United States but isn’t happening quickly enough, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said. . . . Reid said he expects clean energy projects to be part of jobs bills the Senate will consider when it returns to session next week.” But […]

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Aviation Consultant on Lambert China Hub: “Unworkable”….”Far Fetched”….”Snowball’s Chance”…”When Pigs Can Fly” Hat tip:showmeinstitute [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/ptxdOeviva4″ width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Related:Missouri Record: The Chamber and the China Hub Political Fix: Old friends? Akin’s former campaign manager donated to rival McCaskill Video: Sen. Bond Talks About Lambert-St. Louis International Airport as China Cargo Hub

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Interesting. Mr. Randles went to law school with President Obama. Politicmo.com: If you thought Lt. Governor Peter Kinder was the only Republican candidate for governor, you’d be wrong. In fact, the Lt. Governor, who has recently been dealing with the question of whether he can be competitive against Gov. Jay Nixon next fall, has not […]

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No bid contracts in the Dooley Administration? SAY IT AIN’T SO!!!! Examiner.com: Martin contends that the county council has excluded all non-union labor from consideration in awarding project labor agreements. Since, as Martin maintains, the majority of the construction industry is non-union, the field is severely diminished and therefore also diminishes the opportunity for tax […]

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