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[...]There’s no question in my mind that the “Yes for Schools First” campaign would more accurately be called “Yes for Casinos First.” But schools would finish a close second if the initiative passes in November.
The initiative proposes eliminating the $500 loss limit in Missouri casinos imposed by the [...]
So Cole County Prosecutor Mark Richardson, after taking his time and waiting nearly a year before filing any charges at all against child predator Eric Feltner, has now allowed Feltner to cop a plea to a charge that does not even reflect the heinous nature of his crimes. Though [...]
The best thing about campaigning is the people you get to meet along the way. I have met so many Missourians with remarkable [...]
U.S. Rep. Nancy Boyda, Topeka Democrat, kicked off her re-election bid today in the state capitol.
An hour before and in the same building, Republican state Treasurer Lynn Jenkins held an event with her vanquished primary opponent, Jim Ryun, to launch her assult on Boyda.
With the national parties sharpening their teeth and [...]
The Kansas City Council discussed in closed session this afternoon a possible settlement in a lawsuit filed by a former staffer in the mayor's office.
However, no vote was taken, city officials said.
The discussion of the Ruth Bates lawsuit apparently lasted about 40 minutes. About five minutes into it, Mayor Mark [...]
Fresh off introducing Kenny Hulshof at his victory party Tuesday night, U.S. Sen. Kit Bond joined the congressman and Republican nominee for governor in, of all places, Novelty, Mo. 
The duo participated in the annual “Field Day” at the Greenley Research Center, part of the [...]
Segale: Issue of equityEilert: Opening Pandora's BoxThe art of politics rests on the ability to convince others you have a good idea.
And on that score, Johnson County Commissioner John Segale fell flat this month when he tried to sell a [...]
"...Lathrom joins the City from [...]
WASHINGTON _ If you’re looking for clear contrasts this presidential election, you could compare BlackBerry-addicted Barack Obama with computer dunce John McCain.
Folks teetering under a crunch of worthless emails might admire McCain’s intransigence and envy that freedom.
Garrison Keillor, he of public radio’s A Prairie Home Companion, had this view of McCain’s cyberspace [...]
So now we have what we're told by the National Enquirer is a photo of John Edwards and his alleged love child cuddling in a room in the Beverly Hilton hotel. Actually, it looks more like a Photoshop effect (Ocean Ripple, to be exact) of someone cuddling a child.
Those are [...]
From Brad Friedman:
This story is unfrickin'-believable. Or maybe it isn't. It took place in Thor Hearne country, after all. And though she didn't get arrested and thrown in jail, a similar incident happened to the Missouri Secretary of State during the 2006 election.
A voter in Kansas City [...]
Last month, the Kansas City Council apointed Vickie Thompson as acting city clerk, to replace Millie Crossland. Today, the city council officially appointed Thompson as the new city clerk.
Thompson has worked in the city clerk's office for 22 years and will be the city's first African-American city clerk. She will [...]
Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder, a Republican seeking re-election, plans to be on the road Friday for the “Drill here, Drill now, Pay less” tour.
Kinder said his trip to four communities is “part of his continuing commitment to improve the quality of life for Missourians…”
He plans to “sign a national pledge [...]
At first Republicans gave away tire pressure gauges to mock Sen. Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic nominee. By Tuesday Sen. John McCain, the Republican presumptive nominee, acknowledged that keeping vehicle tires properly inflated was a good idea.
Now St. Louis area residents have a chance to participate in the Republican [...]
As the smoke clears from the primary election, the big news out of the state capitol is Rep. Scott Muschany's indictment.
The Post-Dispatch reported that the St. Louis-area lawmaker was indicted Wednesday for the alleged sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl early in the morning on the day after [...]
MIAMI | A man is being held in Florida by federal authorities on charges of threatening to assassinate Barack Obama.
Raymond Hunter Geisel was ordered held without bail Thursday at a brief court hearing.
The Secret Service says Geisel made the threat during a training class for bail bondsmen in Miami in late July. [...]
JEFFERSON CITY | Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder took the omnibus approach to Jefferson City sex scandals this afternoon by noting his former chief of staff’s guilty plea and calling for Rep. Scott Muschany’s resignation in a single press release.
“Today, I call on my fellow Republican leaders to join me in [...]
Click below to listen to our latest Political Fix podcast. It’s our general election edition, - fresh off Tuesday night’s primary election. We’ll get it up on iTunes and we’ll even offer you a way to subscribe to our scribes’ political podcasts. But for now, take a listen and let us know [...]
