Click here to watch video interview. Health care, energy and property rights are among the issues on State Representative-elect Chris Molendorp’s mind as he prepares to begin serving in the Legislature in January. Saying that consumer empowerment is needed to drive health care costs down, Molendorp (R-123) says he opposes the effort to implement a […]

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The Post Disgrace is reporting today that Rep. Rodney Hubbard -who spent half a million dollars and lost a super close race to Rep. Wright-Jones – has decided to sue for a recount. Nothing unusual about this per se. What is unusual is that Hubbard has hired high profile St. Louis attorney Scott Rosenblum. Mr. […]

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Hey folks, remember our favorite corporate welfare recipient wannna be Bombardier Aerospace? Well it looks like Missouri is not the only government they tried to bend over and make grab their ankles! IrishTimes.com: Bombardier £155m aid package in doubt “The British government’s proposed investment secures Belfast as one of Bombardier’s key suppliers to the parent […]

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By Joseph Haslag Bombardier Aerospace has announced that it will produce its new jets in Canada rather than in Missouri. For Bombardier’s shareholders, this location decision rests on where the directors believe its share prices will be highest. In announcing its decision, Bombardier indicated that it received repayable investments from Canada and the Province of […]

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“Contrary to what some Republican bloggers would have you believe, we at Fired Up Missouri hardly ever get our best stuff from Rod Jetton.”   FiredUp Missouri 5/20/08 You Heard It Here First Rod “Village Man” Jetton, Chris “The Imposter” Koster, and Jason “What Rod Said” Crowell were seen at the St. Charles Ameristar Casino this […]

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“It would be unacceptable for a voter to be denied the right to vote in America merely because an inefficient government bureaucracy cannot provide a copy of a birth certificate to one of its citizens.” Secretary of State Robin Carnahan Check out the bottom of this Kentucky primary campaign flyer for Senator Obama. Besides the […]

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Chairman Doug Russell issued the following statement today regarding the repeal of the Village Law: “I urge every member of the General Assembly, Republicans and Democrats alike, to work together to repeal the so-called Village Law. Laws often have unintended consequences. Now is the time to fix a mistake in law that passed last year. […]

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From Prime Buzz: The rift among House Republicans has reached the boiling point, with about a dozen Republicans so angry that they approached Democratic leaders about trying to dump Speaker Rod Jetton. Some 13 Republicans later approached Democratic leader Paul LeVota to determine whether Democrats would support a coup against Jetton. LeVota, an Independence Democrat, […]

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By IAN URBINA (excerpt) Supporters of citizenship requirements, however, say the threat of voting by illegal immigrants is real. Thor Hearne, a lawyer from Missouri who has been a strong advocate for voter ID laws, cited a California congressional race in 1996 in which a Republican, Bob Dornan, was narrowly defeated. Mr. Dornan contested the results, […]

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“I know these things should not surprise me anymore, but I was shocked at the hostile reaction and insensitive comments a few of the Republican senators had in response to the opposition witnesses. Most of the Rs did not stick around for the testimony, but one senator in particular was in the room long enough […]

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