2010 legislative session: Coming Attractions

Brent Martin, Bob Priddy, Steve Walsh talk with Darin Jobe about the 2010 sessions of the Missouri General Assembly. Money –that we don’t have– will drive the agenda in 2010. They also discuss ethics reform and one of the high profile scandals from...

Crucial peg of ethics reform to Nixon a non-started in Senate

It seems everyone this legislative session agrees there is a need for ethics reform, but there is strong disagreement on what the governor calls the foundation of ethics reform. Governor Nixon sees campaign contribution limits as the key to any ethics reform. “We need...

Senate: bipartisanship talk with hints of friction

Lawmakers and the governor agree on the problems the state faces—lack of money, the need for ethics reform, stronger economic development programs, and funding for education among others.  And although the parties are talking of working together, there is...