Conservative “blogger” & Vandiver Group senior team member John Combest trades barbs with 4th District Senator Jeff Smith (photo courtesy Arch City Chronicle) BOONVILLE, Mo. (AP) — Two state lawmakers and a lobbyist have been charged with misdemeanor crimes of presenting a false identification at a Boonville casino. Cooper County prosecutor Doug Abele says charges […]

[Read more →]

Tough call on this one. On it’s face, the charge Missouri Politics makes that this a scheme to “squeeze in one more mailing before their elections next year” seems valid. Of course, this means that Democrats will be able to “squeeze in more mailing” too. The explanation that Rep. Kenny Jones, Chairman of the House […]

[Read more →]

This email was sent to us and several other blog and media outlets: Mega Millionaire Rex Sinquefield attempting to extend his influence in the legislature by calling and pressuring Republican State Representatives to elect his man, Allen Icet speaker. Sinquefield has hired an entire team to get his candidate for Speaker elected, including Democrat super-lobbyists […]

[Read more →]

By Rob Luke TOPEKA — Kansas Rep. Kenny Wilk is adding more armor for his full-scale attack on a controversial new Missouri law on cross-state taxation. Wilk late last week submitted an unusual opinion request to Kansas Attorney General Paul Morrison. He asked the AG’s opinion on whether a recent Missouri law increasing income taxes […]

[Read more →]

Judge Callahan says state’s constitution is clear – public school funding formula is decided by Legislature not the court Today, Cole County Circuit Court Judge Callahan issued an order, which disposes of most of the legal arguments, ruling in favor of the State of Missouri and against 262 school districts that challenged the school funding […]

[Read more →]

“Poor planning which accelerated abandonment and decay.” From Urban Review STL: Yeah, Rep. Rodney Hubbard saved the day by requiring local control over any development receiving a huge state tax credit (at least in the version passed by the state house). So, if passed by the Senate and signed by Gov Blunt then Paul McKee […]

[Read more →]

Tomorrow a bushel of new laws are set to take effect. Among them are declaring the state reptile a Three Toed Box Turtle (I guess the Turtle vote is in high demand) and the “Castle Doctrine” which basically ensures that Missourians can protect themselves in their castle assuming they haven’t lost it due to Eminent […]

[Read more →]

From Tax Relief Now: As of 8/25 there have been 2095 signatures on the petition. In addition to that, we have about 50 more who have signed a paper version. Two members of the committee will be appointed to a Task Force established by the Speaker of the Missouri House, Rod Jetton. This Task Force […]

[Read more →]

[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/w6FsRl1pyXw” width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Mike Ferguson, of mikefergusononline, has taken blogging and his blog to the next logical conclusion. Mike has graciously provided us the first edition of his new webcast show “Missouri Viewpoints.” The show, taped at the Hard Bean Cafe in downtown Grandview, is described as a “program dedicated to a […]

[Read more →]

Missourinet audio audio

[Read more →]