Carthage-based Leggett & Platt dropped $10,000 into the campaign account of Speaker of the House Ron Richard, R-Joplin, according to a 48-hour report filed today with the Missouri Ethics Commission.
David Humphreys of TAMKO in Joplin, contributed $10,000 to Republican state auditor candidate Thomas Schweich, according to a 48-hour report filed Friday with the Missouri Ethics Commission. [...] 
Last week, the Friends of Peter Kinder campaign published and distributed a video outlining Kinder's misinformed concerns about the Senate Finance Committee health care proposal. The video was shot in Kinder's official office, immediately raising eyebrows about the separation of Kinder's official duties and [...]
I blogged yesterday about how tax policy distributes people and businesses. A recent article in the Wall Street Journal illustrates an example of this: Tax credits distribute film production activities.
Instead of leaving filmmaking to states that specialize in it, like California, and then realizing gains from interstate trade, [...]
Missouri Professionals Mutual, St. Louis, contributed $50,000 to the House Republican Campaign Committee, according to a 48-hour report filed today with the Missouri Ethics Commission. [...] 
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Robin Carnahan told students at the University of Missouri she has no ties to ACORN, the community activist group that's increasingly come under fire for questionable practices.
Gov. Jay Nixon returned campaign contributions from former Sen. Jeff Smith, D-St. Louis, and former Rep. Steve Brown, D-St. Louis Aug. 25, according to his disclosure report filed Thursday with the Missouri Ethics Commission.
