by admin | Aug 28, 2007 | Crime / Courts, Politics / Govt
The normally quiet process of selecting a candidate for the Missouri Supreme Court has become anything but quiet. An advertising campaign has been started as Governor Blunt and Republican legislative leaders are raising questions about the process. The Adam Smith...
by admin | Jul 12, 2007 | Legislature, Politics / Govt
House Speaker Pro Tem Carl Bearden (R-St. Charles) is stepping down before term limits force him out of the House. Bearden will join the lobbying firm Pelopidas created by Travis Brown and his wife,...
by admin | Jan 25, 2007 | News
When Democrat Bob Holden was Governor and tried to close some business tax loopholes, Republicans accused him of wanting to raise taxes on business. Now a Republican Governor wants to make some businesses pay 30-million dollars more in taxes and the rhetoric has...
by admin | Mar 5, 2006 | Uncategorized
Democrats from around the state gather in Hannibal for Missouri Democrat Days – the unofficial kick-off of the 2006 election campaign season. A great deal of the attention was on the woman challenging Jim Talent in the U.S. Senate race. Claire McCaskill is...
by admin | Jul 22, 2005 | Politics / Govt
Changes proposed for the state’s homeland security efforts are touted as streamlining the process, but might sound a bit like someone trying to put their own brand on something that already exists. Shortly after the 2001 terrorist attacks, Governor Holden...