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Jay Nixon | Missouri Political News Service - Part 17

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Objective Journalism Rises From the Grave?

July 10th, 2009 · No Comments

The public relations nightmare the Nixon Administration created yesterday by threatening to withhold money from the Tour of Missouri bike race continues today. You know it’s getting bad when usually reliable KY3 political “reporter” Dave Cantanese starts throwing criticism around! “But that seems like an odd answer for someone who carved out most of his […]

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Governor Plays Petty Politics

July 10th, 2009 · No Comments

While pro illegal immigrant & Dept. of Economic Development chief Linda Martinez and Jay Nixon play politics with the Tour of Missouri Bike race, minority construction contractors under this administration are apparently finding it very difficult to get work with the state transportation department: From The St. Louis American: “Statistics from MoDot show that there […]

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DEVELOPING: Sen. Days Gave Jay the Go Ahead?

July 9th, 2009 · No Comments

Democrat sources this afternoon are saying that term limited St. Louis County Senator Rita Days, was the “African American leader” who gave Jay the nod to appoint former lawmaker Wayne Goode to the UM Curator’s Board – replacing the sole African American member. This is the first time in nearly 40 years that an African […]

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Quote of the Day: “Unlike Democrats, Who Talk a Big Game…”

July 9th, 2009 · No Comments

“Governor Matt Blunt ensured that there are two of nine members of the Board of Governors at Missouri State University in Springfield are African-American. Unlike Democrats, who talk a big game, Governor Blunt chose an extremely competent St Louis area resident from the same north St Louis/ North county with a methodical and deliberate search.” […]

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Surprise, Surprise, Surprise! Nixon Pays Back Top Democrat Official with High Level Appointment

July 8th, 2009 · No Comments

John Temporiti, “chillin’ like a villain” after new appointment from Gov. Nixon John Temporiti, recent chairman of the Missouri Democratic Party and friend of Jay Nixon, has been appointed to the Missouri Housing Development Commission – an organization that has come under fire for the widespread impression that its decisions are often influenced more by […]

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Gov. Nixon Removes Sole African American Univ. of Missouri Curator

July 7th, 2009 · No Comments

“Jay Nixon has never stood up for black people. He’s never done anything positive. He’s always been a coward.” – St. Louis Alderman Charles “Quincy” Troupe “That’s, unfortunately, Jay’s legacy.” –Former Senate Minority Leader Maida Coleman  In another cold and calculating slap at his African American constituency, Governor Nixon today removed the only African American […]

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How Much Will Robin Carnahan’s Political Brown Nosing Cost Missourians?

July 7th, 2009 · No Comments

Once again, Secretary of State Robin Carnahan has chosen to appeal a judicial decision striking down a ballot summary which was found to be “inadequate” and “unfair” in its description of a ballot initiative. This echoes the court’s decision in a similar case from 2008, when her summary for a similar initiative to end certain […]

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Jay Nixon – Continuing the “Do As I Say, Not As I Do” Tour

July 1st, 2009 · No Comments

The governor’s budget cuts have been the big story lately, with some praising him for making “tough decisions” to balance the budget. However, few acknowledge one of the most telling budget increases – the amount allotted for the governor’s office. While he was busy cutting funds for other offices, pulling funding for a cancer hospital, […]

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This Is Getting Ridiculous! “A-” Grade for Nixon?

June 29th, 2009 · No Comments

  MOPNS: (4/22/09)  “From hiring crony’s, to investigating Republican state committeemen, to attempting to orchestrate the demotion of the leader of  the Veteran’s Commission, there seems to be a disturbing Taliban/Nixonesque pattern emerging here.” NIXON’S WEEK 24 GRADE: A – “After Gov. Jay Nixon announced $430 million dollars in cuts and restrictions from the 2010 […]

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Picture of the Day: Nixon Cuts Medicaid Dental Benefits

June 26th, 2009 · No Comments

Doesn’t the report from KY3 “reporter” David Cantanese read like it could have been written by a Nixon press staffer: “One of the smallest dollar vetoes was $3.5 million dollars targeted for dentists who care for Medicaid patients. In the end, dentists still received a reimbursement increase in the 2010 budget.”Read more… Related: Nixon’s Salary […]

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