JEFFERSON CITY-Gov. Matt Blunt today announced the appointment of Angeletta McCormick Franks to serve as director of the Office of Supplier and Workforce Diversity. Ms. McCormick Franks, of St. Louis, previously worked for former U.S. Senator Jim Talent as a community liaison. She has also served as a commissioner on the St. Louis City […]

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The AP is reporting Matt Blunt has found a replacement for John King who resigned from the Missouri Ethic Commission in April. King will be replaced by former Republican legislator Ken Legan. In case you forgot, Legan served in the House until 2001 and became popular for pushing a law that made it illegal to […]

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By Sarah O’Brien Media Credit: Carrie Fasiska   Gov. Matt Blunt signed Senate Bill 389 Wednesday in Century Room C of the Millennium Student Center. The bill will allocate $28.5 million for complete renovations of UM-St. Louis’s Benton and Stadler Halls. After a brief introduction by 16th district representative Carl Bearden, Chancellor Thomas George took […]

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Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt severed all political ties with a southwest Missouri developer and campaign contributor after he received a blatant letter requesting “loyalty” in approving the developer’s projects. Sam Hamra, who is also a licensed attorney, wrote a letter to Blunt dated Dec. 11, 2006, in which he details his disappointment in the lack […]

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Pat Secrest had the misfortune of being the director of the state’s Workers Compensation Division at a time when the department has become part of a partisan debate. She recently resigned and hinted that it was the Gov. who pushed her to do so. You can read more about it here.

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Washington Post: 3. Missouri (2008): You’d be hard-pressed to find a high-profile issue on which Gov. Matt Blunt (R) and state Attorney General Jay Nixon (D) agree. The duo’s latest clash came over a higher education plan that Blunt insisted would expand facilities and opportunities at colleges and universities in the state and that Nixon […]

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From the AP: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gov. Matt Blunt signed legislation Friday that started out expanding health insurance options and ended up, unbeknownst to most lawmakers, legalizing midwifery. Under current Missouri law, midwifery is a felony crime — punishable by up to seven years in prison — when practiced by anyone other than […]

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The Columbia Tribune Politics Blog has these quotes today from Governor Blunt regarding Kenny Hulshof: “I’ve made no secret that I think Congressman Hulshof, Kenny Hulshof would be a fantastic president of the university,” Blunt said today in Columbia. “I’m very thrilled that he has placed his name forward as somebody that might be willing […]

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“This is yet another example of judicial activism, where a court’s action oversteps the bounds of prudent Constitutional interpretation. This reckless decision could force cities and school districts to raise taxes and subject Missourians to the threat of strikes by critical public sector employees. Public sector employees are different than all other employees, and taxpayers […]

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He says it’s for the safety…I don’t know about that but I do know we seriously need to stop this:

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