washingtonpost.com’s Politics Blog: Missouri: As usual when it comes to Missouri politics, Kansas City Star political correspondent Steve Kraske gets it right. Kraske wrote in a recent column that Gov. Matt Blunt’s (R) re-election chances hinge on whether he lets a 2005 decision to cut Medicaid rolls in order to close a $1 billion budget […]

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MOGOP Press release:  JEFFERSON CITY – Jay Nixon lied to state auditors by claiming that he used an official state vehicle only for state business even though he has admitted to illegally using the vehicle for political purposes, Democrat State Auditor Susan Montee confirmed in a story today by TheAssociated Press. “Attorney General Jay Nixon, […]

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Branson Missouri blog:  “Team -During campaign season, aka hunting season for reporters, back room discussions involve the capacity and talent of candidates and leaders. Blunt’s team outperforms Jay Nixon’s team when it comes to PR. If Nixon or democrats in general want to gain momentum they’ll have to increase their talent pool, information delivery mechanisms […]

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JEFFERSON CITY – To date, Jay Nixon and the Missouri Democratic Party have collectively amassed $200,000 from the liberals at the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. The money is clearly a down payment for Nixon’s commitment to reinstate Bob Holden’s executive order allowing collective bargaining for public employees, but with this much […]

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A Nixon campaign spokesperson -on condition of strict anonymity – has confirmed to MOPNS the reason Attorney General Jay Nixon feels he requires 24 hour protection. It seems the recent scarcity of tickets for the Hannah Montana concert in Kansas City, coupled with irate calls to his office from pre-teenage girls and their mothers, necessitated the need for around the clock […]

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Super Democratic lobbyist Travis Brown has been a busy man these last few months. In June, he loaned his private airplane to Lt. Governor Candidate Sam Page for his campaign announcement fly around. And then in July, he announced the formation of his new lobbying firm  (Pelopidas) along with its first employee, former Speaker Pro Tem Carl Bearden. This is […]

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Please allow us to crow a little bit this morning. MOPNS brought you this exclusive video last week of Attorney General Jay Nixon attending fundraisers around Missouri in his official state vehicle. After we ran the story, we were inundated with emails from print and radio reporters for more information on where we obtained the […]

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Liable for campaign trips but not the commute??? What an explanation! Sounds eerily similar to the slippery answer Bill Clinton’s gave when he asked what the definition of “is” “is” during his Monica Lewisnsky deposition. By Rob Luke JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon is still officially on duty even at political fundraisers for […]

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The Springfield News Leader has a huge story today confirming what we brought you last week. Attorney General Jay Nixon – at taxpayer’s expense – is using his official state vehicle to ferry him and his “security detail” from fundraiser to fundraiser.  A Nixon spokesperson is quoted in the article as saying the AG needs his car and security […]

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Today’s Washington Examiner has a nifty “Lawyers Gone Wild” blog item on influence peddling in Attorneys General offices across the country, including Missouri. Apparently, a number of AGs have followed Jay Nixon’s lead and have taken up the shady practice of retaining the services of campaign donors—often trial lawyers—to handle lucrative legal work. Read more… […]

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