It seems the the AP’s Kelly Wiese is vying for a job in the Missouri Democrat Party’s press office. Public outcry results in big talk, no action By KELLY WIESE Associated Press Writer JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A few months ago, Missouri residents were upset and demanding change on problems ranging from losing electricity […]

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By Mindy Honey BDN Staff Writer REEDS SPRING — What started out as a class project for Janna Elfrink’s Reeds Spring Intermediate School fifth-grade science class will be signed into law soon by Gov. Matt Blunt. “We are hoping next week,” Elfrink said, but Blunt has until July to sign it. House Bill 351, naming […]

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By Rep. Jolie Justus Missouri House of Representatives Speaker Rod Jetton proclaimed earlier this session “I hate to be like that, it’s kind of a second-grade strategy – a bad deal” in speaking about his strategy in holding Senate Bills until his bills are passed by the Senate Apparently the second grade has come to […]

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It seems Sen. Loudon’s tricky maneuver that cost him his important chairmanship–and makes him very vulnerable–might have been all for nothing. In a change of events, the Post Dispatch reports the Senate attatched Loudon’s midwife scheme to an unrelated bill that doesn’t have much of a chance. Egg on your face Senator.

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It seems Gov. Blunt will sign the legislation into law too   Published Tuesday, May 15, 2007 JEFFERSON CITY (AP) – People who sell drugs near a park could face a life prison sentence under legislation sent yesterday to Gov. Matt Blunt. The legislation makes it a Class A felony, punishable by 10 to 30 […]

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HE’S FOUND!     From Pub Def: Sources in the Missouri State Senate have told PubDef that the President Pro Tem of the Senate, Michael Gibbons, has relieved Senator John Loudon of his position as Chair of the Senate Small Business, Insurance, and Industrial Relations Committee following his deceitful actions on the Senate floor last […]

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Pub Def will be presenting this week a series of special reports called “Legislature Out of Control.” The self described “non-partisan, independent political blog’s” first story in the series is titled, “Heard Loudon Clear”: Senator Lies! By Dan Martin A slick move by a Republican senator to pass his controversial legislation while even members of […]

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Rep. Jolie Justus’ Blog: I spent the majority of my time on Tuesday on two issues – death penalty and guns. I’d like to report that we spent time on healthcare for children, the elderly and disabled; education for kids in foster care; or low-income housing – but such is the nature of today’s General […]

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She sure sounded like one while grilling Katie Smith: “You’re not a farmer,” said Senate Minority Leader Maida Coleman, D-St. Louis. “We’re never going to reach the level of equality for men and woman or any other race if we make exceptions Then again, she could really just be against Matt Blunt appointees too…

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Pub Def has a piece on Freshman legislator Talibdin El-Amin’s views on the recent announcement by a new organization to reform affirmative action in Missouri. The Missouri Civil Rights Initiative held a press conference in Kansas City last month to announce their effort. El Amin says in the piece that the “numbers” prove discrimination still […]

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