As Missouri’s unemployment rate hit 7.3% and the economy is shrinking, most Missourians are cutting back. In fact, this is the case across America. Recognizing these tough economic times, President Obama announced that none of his top administrative staff would receive a pay increase. And the Missouri House of Representatives also sent a clear message […]

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The great thing about the blogosphere is the friendships that develop among bloggers. It’s definitely a competition to break stories and have a widely read blog, but we also link to each others work and offer suggestions when appropriate. Today, we want to help out our friends at FiredUp Missouri. They have a post today […]

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The libs are too funny! On the national level, they tell us that a man that doesn’t pay his taxes is the only person on the planet who can run the Treasury Department, while back here in the Show-Me-State, Republicans are accused of “leaving Missouri without an economic development director” when they question the nominees […]

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Besides our loyal readers, we know that the journalists and the politicians read the Missouri Political News Service as well. As usual, the media are a day late and a dollar short on this one.  We reported Monday the glaring conflict of interest Linda Martinez had as Nixon’s choice as head of the Department of […]

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Jay Nixon has paid back Kit Wagar for his favorable reporting of his campaign last fall by hiring him as his spin meister at the Department of Health and Senior Services. Nixon continues his “Nixon-esque” double speak as he told the legislature Tuesday night that he would eliminate 1,300 state jobs – but not before […]

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The locks had barely been changed in the Governor’s office when Jay Nixon and his team of attorneys began the process of changing the guard of the lobbyists on High Street. Companies had already received calls that it was in their best interest to hire more “diverse” lobbyists. Lobbyists that leaned more to the right […]

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Great work Randy! Only we think the term consigliere – instead of lobbyist – would probably be more appropriate. From The Turner Report: “The fnancial tides are changing for lobbyist Chuck Hatfield, who has strong ties to newly installed Gov. Jay Nixon and Attorney General Chris Koster. Hatfield, who had only a handful of lobbying […]

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MOPNS: (5/6/08) Vinay “Wide Stance” Vaz is Back! Our new governor had his first press conference yesterday and he seemed to have forgotten two things: One, the campaign is over, and even though the media laid down and rolled over for you during the campaign, they ARE bottom feeders that relish a good controversial story. […]

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 Hat tip: jasonrosenbaum “Here’s a short clip of Nixon’s speech on the day he was sworn in as Missouri’s governor.”[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/mU8x2h-3g38″ width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]

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Hat tip: kmbctv Missouri Gov.-Elect Jay Nixon said he wants to start out on a bipartisan note with the Republican Legislature. [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/dCwySpDV4tU” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /]

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