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  • "Come, Take A Stand"

    TEA TIME RETURNTH
    The Branson Tea Party Coalition holds a "peaceful Constitutional rally" Saturday at 11 a.m. on Highway 76 in Branson.

    The one-hour roadside demonstration will be held on the Highway 76 Strip in the area stretching from The Apple Tree Mall all [...]
    Posted: November 21, 2009, 11:59pm EST
  • Moore Riding High In Early Primary Poll

    "Interesting . . . but means nothing""PROBABLY" in race until the end 7th District GOP Congressional candidate Darrell Moore said late Friday that a new poll showing him ahead in the primary race to replace Roy Blunt was encouraging, interesting and basically meaningless. "This poll" [...]
    Posted: November 20, 2009, 8:49pm EST
  • Skelton Not Happy With Terrorist Trial in NYC

    IKE . . . TO THE RIGHT House Armed Services Committee chair Ike Skelton broke with the Obama administration on trying the men accused of plotting terrorist attacks in U.S. criminal courts. "As a former prosecutor, I am not yet convinced that the right decision was" [...]
    Posted: November 20, 2009, 8:19pm EST
  • Hartzler Continues District Tour Saturday

    Republican Congressional candidate Vicky Hartzler continues her 2-day tour of the district Saturday with stops in Camdenton, Marshfield and Lebanon. On Friday, Hartzler made a dozen stops, including in El Dorado Springs, Greenfield and Lamar.

    ***COVERAGE of her Nevada stop HERE
    "Ike was" [...]
    Posted: November 20, 2009, 8:01pm EST
  • Community Colleges Get A Cut & Freeze As Well


    Missouri community colleges have agreed to the same deal that Missouri's 4-year public institutions signed off on earlier this week -- a tuition freeze in exchange for a 5 percent cut to their budget. The 5.2 percent reduction amounts to an $8 million dollar budget [...]
    Posted: November 20, 2009, 2:12pm EST
  • PPP Poll: Matt Blunt Could Hurt Dad's U.S. Senate Chances

    UPDATED @ 9:29 PM BLUNT SPOKESMAN RESPONDS --"HIGHLY MISLEADING"
    Matt Blunt is Missouri's least popular Governor during the past 25 years, and voters could hold that against his father in the 2010 election cycle, according to a new survey by Public Policy Polling.
    [...]
    Posted: November 20, 2009, 1:18pm EST
  • Blunt Wants Investigation of AIG's TARP Money


    Congressman Roy Blunt is urging the Financial Services Committee to schedule a hearing to examine a report that the Federal Reserve Bank of New York was unprepared to deal with bailout money AIG received last year. Blunt said the committee must investigate before legislation regarding [...]
    Posted: November 19, 2009, 8:53pm EST
  • Cook Pushes Skelton Seat From "Likely" to "Lean"

    King political prognosticator Charlie Cook has switched his ranking for Missouri's 4th Congressional District race from "a likely Democratic seat" to "a lean Democratic seat" in 2010. The move is minor, and still favors Rep. Ike Skelton. But it's also significant for Republicans who believe [...]
    Posted: November 19, 2009, 8:24pm EST
  • Long Takes Earmark Pledge

    7th District Congressional candidate Billy Long signed a pledge with FreedomWorks to not support earmarking if elected to the U.S. House next year."So many politicians have a habit of breaking their word, telling their constituents one thing while doing another. They know that nobody" [...]
    Posted: November 19, 2009, 2:06pm EST
  • Hoeman To Take Plunge Against Dixon

    Springfield physician and school board member Michael Hoeman will formally announce his candidacy for State Senate Monday, setting up a likely general election battle with Republican Rep. Bob Dixon. District #30 incumbent Norma Champion is vacating her seat in 2010 due to term limits. Hoeman, a [...]
    Posted: November 18, 2009, 9:37pm EST
  • Purgason "Encouraged" By Public Policy Poll

    Longshot U.S. Senate candidate Chuck Purgason said he's encouraged by a new Public Policy Polling survey that shows his support in double-digits and noted that Congressman Roy Blunt's high unfavorable numbers in the Ozarks exemplify the problems of the Republican Party's frontrunner. The poll, conducted [...]
    Posted: November 18, 2009, 8:37pm EST
  • Rupp Rips Nixon Higher Ed Deal

    "Dog & Pony Show"SLAMS DEAL AS 'UNWISE and PREMATURE" Sen. Scott Rupp blasted Gov. Jay Nixon's plan to freeze tuition at colleges and universities as a "dog and pony show" that's already enshrined in state law. "It does nothing but re-affirm the tuition cap the' [...]
    Posted: November 18, 2009, 8:25pm EST
  • "A Lead As Thin As November Ice"

    "In some ways, George Bush's lead is as thin as November ice."--Dan Rather on Election Night 2004Take the relentless ads by the League of Conservation Voters targeting Roy Blunt and the cadence of criticism building against Robin Carnahan for her silence on specifics . . [...]
    Posted: November 18, 2009, 2:07pm EST
  • Cape Girardeau GOP Chair Targets Sowers Donor


    "SOWERS' CHARACTER HAS BEEN REVEALED" ". . . POORER AND POORER ON EMERSON'S WATCH" The chairman of the Cape Girardeau County Republican committee is targeting 8th District Democratic Congressional candidate Tommy Sowers for accepting money from a wealthy contributor who wants to send stimulus money [...]
    Posted: November 17, 2009, 8:33pm EST
  • Blunt, Bond Meet With Ozarks WWII Vets

    Sen. Kit Bond and Congressman Roy Blunt met in Washington, D.C. Tuesday with dozens of World War II veterans taking part in the inaugural "Ozarks Honor Flight."
    The Ozarks Honor Flight is part of a non-profit organization that flies World War II veterans – [...]
    Posted: November 17, 2009, 7:33pm EST
  • Schweich Explains Fundraising Advantage

    Republican candidate for Auditor Tom Schweich says his fundraising advantage over Rep. Allen Icet is fueled by "rank and file Republicans. But Icet says it's due to former Sen. John Danforth's rolodex. *WATCH CLIPS ABOVE* "It's not coming from PACs, it's not coming from other politicians like some of my [...]
    Posted: November 17, 2009, 7:13pm EST
  • A Freeze For A Cut

    A tuition freeze coupled with a 5 percent cut -- That's the deal that's been hammered out between Governor Jay Nixon and 4-year public colleges and universities in Missouri.

    WATCH THE KY3 NEWS @ 10 REPORT HERE

    It would be the second [...]
    Posted: November 17, 2009, 5:32pm EST
  • Wardell Adds Southeastern Consultant to Campaign Team

    A campaign consultant with ties to the southeastern U.S. has signed on to advise the 7th District Congressional campaign of Michael Wardell.

    Wardell announced Monday that Tim Baker of Capitol Strategy Group, will serve as a strategic adviser.

    Baker served as Georgia Congressman [...]
    Posted: November 17, 2009, 11:32pm EST
  • "They Don't Want Allen to go Anywhere"


    Republican candidate for state auditor Allen Icet pointed to House leadership as a reason why he's not relinquishing his Budget Committee chairmanship during the 2010 legislative session.

    "It's one of those why change horses in the middle of the stream kind of thought. And, if you were to" [...]
    Posted: November 17, 2009, 11:10pm EST
  • Palin Dishes to Oprah, Then On To The Ozarks

    Sarah Palin will sign copies of "Going Rogue" at the Borders bookstore in Springfield on Dec. 2nd at 10 a.m.But there are some rules and constraints.WATCH THE KY3 NEWS @ 5 REPORT HERESARAH's RULES:Signing will take place between 10 a.m. and noonThere's a limit [...]
    Posted: November 16, 2009, 5:12pm EST
  • Missouri Unemployment Drops

    Down to 9.3%SIGN OF STABILITY A BRIGHT SPOT FOR NIXON Missouri's unemployment rate dropped two-tenths of a point to 9.3 percent in October, keeping the Show-Me State's jobless rate about one full point below the national average. Nationally, the unemployment rate rose to 10.2 percent last [...]
    Posted: November 16, 2009, 4:14pm EST
  • The Most Intriguing Palin-Oprah Clip

    Sarah Palin told Oprah Winfrey that she could understand why a woman would contemplate an abortion in certain circumstances. Palin, who opposes abortion, writes candidly in her new book "Going Rogue" about those thoughts, and Winfrey brought them up in their interview, which aired Monday. "It was easy to understand" [...]
    Posted: November 16, 2009, 2:48pm EST
  • Book Stores Prepare for Palin Rush

    "You went rogue on us" Springfield bookstores are preparing for an influx of customers Tuesday morning seeking Sarah Palin's new book, "Going Rogue." The Borders bookstore in Springfield is one of the company's top 10 stores nationwide for pre-orders. Borders will also host Palin on Dec. 2nd for a book [...]
    Posted: November 16, 2009, 12:40pm EST
  • Robb Chides Schweich

    "Appalled by Schweich's Ignorant Request"

    Former State House lawmaker Ed Robb is calling Tom Schweich's request for Rep. Allen Icet to relinquish his Budget Chairmanship "ignorant."

    Robb fired off a letter to the editor to the state's six largest newspapers and The Notebook Sunday [...]
    Posted: November 15, 2009, 10:31pm EST
  • Week 44: Nixon's Grade

    NIXON'S WEEK 44 GRADE: A -

    Jay Nixon got to play blue-collar Governor last week, beginning his week touting new public works projects in khaki pants, trudging through piles of dirt in a construction zone and ending it at Bass Pro where he promoted an' [...]
    Posted: November 15, 2009, 6:57pm EST
  • "It's a Very Likely Answer by my Likely Opponent"


    Congressman Roy Blunt said he doesn't think Democrat Robin Carnahan's campaign strategy of avoiding specific positions on issues will prove successful in their 2010 U.S. Senate contest.

    "In one of the most high profile Senate races in the country, I doubt if at the end of the day," [...]
    Posted: November 15, 2009, 1:23pm EST
  • Blunt Comfortable With Nuclear Plant in the Ozarks


    Congressman Roy Blunt said he would be comfortable with the presence of a nuclear power plant in the Ozarks, but continued to stress the importance of coal-generated power as an energy source.

    "I'd be comfortable with a plan. I'd be comfortable in an expansion of the plan at" [...]
    Posted: November 14, 2009, 10:10pm EST
  • In The Field


    WHAT the CHUCK?

    In the field conducting a new Missouri U.S. Senate race poll, Public Policy Polling leaks in a Tweet Saturday that Sen. Chuck Purgason may be polling in double-digits against Congressman Roy Blunt in the 2010 GOP primary.

    From the [...]
    Posted: November 14, 2009, 5:14pm EST
  • Icet & Schweich Trade Fire


    TEMPERATURE RISING AFTER KY3 INTERVIEW

    Rep. Allen Icet pledged to serve a full-term as State Auditor if elected next year and took a shot at his Republican rival for issuing "threats" during the primary contest.

    Icet's comments come a day after his' [...]
    Posted: November 13, 2009, 2:25pm EST
  • Specific Jobs Difficult to Track on Stimulus Site

    Tracking the federal economic stimulus package is more difficult than it sounds -- even on the government's slick website, Recovery.gov.

    Point and click on the site, and the data keeps coming, by map, by graph, even by Congressional district. Greene County government has received' [...]
    Posted: November 13, 2009, 12:43am EST
  • Icet Channels Sherman

    House Budget Chair Allen Icet said Thursday that he's in the race for State Auditor until the end, no matter what pressure he receives from party leaders to step aside. "I'm in this until the end," Icet said unequivocally. "In asking those colleagues who've endorsed me, they've in effect put" [...]
    Posted: November 12, 2009, 9:40pm EST
  • Schweich Pledges To Fill Out Term If "Consensus Candidate"

    A 2012 WARNING?Republican candidate for Auditor Tom Schweich left open the possibility of vacating a potential first-term early and running for another office in 2012 if the GOP doesn't unite around his candidacy this time.Asked whether he'd pledge to fulfill a complete 4-year term if elected, Schweich responded, "I've been'" [...]
    Posted: November 12, 2009, 8:50pm EST
  • Nodler to Relinquish Budget Chairmanship Friday

    Sen. Gary Nodler will relinquish his Appropriations Committee chairmanship Friday, according to a source with ties to State Senate staffing. The decision has been expected for months, but Nodler has not given many hints on when he'd step down. He's been the Senate budget chair [...]
    Posted: November 12, 2009, 8:26pm EST
  • Blunt Explains PAC Money

    Congressman Roy Blunt noted that political action committees (PACS) were meant as part of a campaign finance reform after the Watergate scandal, while seemingly dismissing a USA Today report on lobbyist contributions he's received."Lobbyist money is when a lobbyist would write a personal check. That's their money and they write" [...]
    Posted: November 12, 2009, 3:52pm EST
  • Blunt Responds To 'Stain' Ad


    Congressman Roy Blunt defended himself against the third television ad launched against him this year by the League of Conservation Voters, which is targeting U.S. House members who voted against cap and trade legislation this summer.

    The ad, called 'Stain', is a brutal depiction of the Congressman at [...]
    Posted: November 12, 2009, 2:00am EST
  • Blunt Meets With Steelman

    A TRUCE? Two months after she officially pulled the plug on a potential bid for U.S. Senate, former State Treasurer Sarah Steelman met with Roy Blunt in Springfield Wednesday, a GOP source tells The Notebook. Blunt's campaign confirmed the tip tonight. "He wanted to'" [...]
    Posted: November 11, 2009, 8:36pm EST
  • Begala Urged Sowers Against Challenging Emerson

    "He awakens the idealist in me" Democratic strategist Paul Begala wrote Wednesday that he tried to talk Tommy Sowers out of a run for Congress against Republican Rep. Jo Ann Emerson. "The district, I said, is too Republican, and the election cycle too challenging. Tommy would" [...]
    Posted: November 11, 2009, 8:17pm EST
  • Skelton: No Congressional Inquiry on Ft. Hood Yet

    Congressman Ike Skelton is balking at an immediate investigation by Congress into the shooting rampage at Ft. Hood until investigations by the Army and FBI progress. "It is important that we get to the bottom of this incident, but we must be careful to proceed" [...]
    Posted: November 11, 2009, 4:39pm EST
  • The Roy Blunt Interview

    One-on-OneThe Notebook sits down with Congressman & U.S. Senate candidate Roy Blunt to talk about attack ads, PAC money, cap and trade, healthcare and Robin Carnahan. DEVELOPING . . . ON KY3 NEWS TONIGHT
    [...]
    Posted: November 11, 2009, 3:38pm EST
  • Hump Day Inspiration

    'LIKE HAVING ANOTHER GOVERNMENT'

    I came across this crescendo of a passage at the end of a highly critical piece on the state of journalism in October's The Atlantic called "The Story Behind The Story". The overarching message of the piece (which is a' [...]
    Posted: November 11, 2009, 8:01am EST
  • Group Ramps Up For Ban On Real Estate Transfer Taxes

    A statewide group is trying to head off a tax currently collected in 37 states -- but NOT Missouri.
    It's considered a pre-emptive strike against a tax that could hit you if you sell your home.
    It's called the real estate transfer tax -- and [...]
    Posted: November 10, 2009, 9:47pm EST
  • Tommy Sowers: Live From New York

    Two former U.S. Senators helped host a fundraiser in New York City Monday night for 8th District Democratic Congressional candidate Tommy Sowers.
    Sen. Bob Kerrey and Sen. Bill Bradley joined Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels and other stars from the show at the event [...]
    Posted: November 10, 2009, 8:02pm EST
  • Carnahan Declines Position on Healthcare Bill

    TAP DANCINGDemocratic U.S. Senate candidate Robin Carnahan declined stating her position on the House healthcare bill, telling the Associated Press she is both excited and concerned about the legislation.According to the wire service, Carnahan says she has concerns about whether the bill does enough [...]
    Posted: November 10, 2009, 7:38pm EST
  • Roepe Tapped As MoGOP Political Director


    Chris Roepe, former chief of staff to Senate president Pro Tem Charlie Shields, has become the Missouri Republican Party's political director.
    Roepe will be in charge of organizing grassroots and serving as a liaison to county chairs, committees and coalitions.
    "Chris brings an immense'" [...]
    Posted: November 10, 2009, 7:09pm EST
  • Kinder's Tour De Tweet

    TWEETER KINDERThe Lieutenant Governor attempts to break news on TWITTER regarding a potential hostage situation in Jefferson City, but later deletes a bunch of his posts on what turned out to be a misunderstanding."Sharpshooters on roof of Jefferson bldg. Hostage situation unfolding in Governor Office bldg." [...]
    Posted: November 10, 2009, 6:22pm EST
  • Nixon Makes No Predictions on Unemployment, End of Recession


    Gov. Jay Nixon made no predictions about when Missouri's unemployment rate would drop and said it was "very, very difficult" to determine when the state would climb out of a recession.

    Nixon also made the case that Missouri has been able to manage the recession better than other states and' [...]

    Posted: November 09, 2009, 9:21pm EST
  • Another Shot At Palin in Springfield

    The Ky3 Political Notebook has learned that Sarah Palin will do a book signing at Borders in Springfield before she speaks at College of the Ozarks on December 2nd. Palin is scheduled to speak on "patriotism, citizenship and civic engagement" at College of the Ozarks [...]
    Posted: November 09, 2009, 7:19pm EST
  • Nixon Pools $266 M For Water & Sewage Projects


    "Thousands of jobs" Gov. Jay Nixon committed $266 million dollars of federal and state money to water and sewer projects Monday, which he pledged would create or save thousands of construction jobs across the state.Nixon is dedicating $146 million dollars in federal stimulus money and adding it to $120 [...]
    Posted: November 09, 2009, 5:15pm EST
  • McCaskill: Stupak Amendment Shouldn't Kill Bill

    Sen. Claire McCaskill doesn't believe a House amendment in the healthcare bill that restricts a woman's right to access or pay for abortion will bring down the legislation in the U.S. Senate.

    "I am not sure that this is going to be enough to kill'" [...]
    Posted: November 09, 2009, 11:33am EST
  • Huckabee in Springfield Monday

    Former Arkansas Governor and Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee will be in Springfield Monday to do a signing for his new book.

    Huckabee will be at the Barnes & Noble bookstore on South Glenstone at 4:30 p.m.

    He's touting his new book, "A Simple" [...]
    Posted: November 08, 2009, 9:29pm EST
  • Week 43: Nixon's Grade

    NIXON'S WEEK 43 GRADE: B

    Governor Nixon's second legislative session is expected to be focused like a laser on boosting the state's economic climate. And last week, at the Springfield Career Center, he heard directly from the unemployed who are asking the question that's beginning' [...]
    Posted: November 08, 2009, 8:41pm EST
  • Missouri Republicans & Skelton Lament House Healthcare Vote

    "This is history"
    Democratic Congressman Ike Skelton joined Missouri Republicans in opposition to a massive healthcare overhaul that narrowly cleared the U.S. House late Saturday.

    Excerpts of each statement in order of reception:

    7th District Congressional candidate Jack Goodman: "Very disappointing" "This legislation is" [...]
    Posted: November 08, 2009, 7:11pm EST
  • 7th District Power Rankings

    This is the seventh installment of The Notebook's monthly survey of the 7th Congressional District field and each candidate's chances of winning the GOP nomination in 2010.
    ***
    The higher the candidate's ranking, the more likely he/she is positioned to win the nomination at this point [...]
    Posted: November 07, 2009, 2:58pm EST
  • Sunday Morning Skelton

    Congressman Ike Skelton will appear on CBS' Face the Nation Sunday. Other guests on FACE include: Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI), Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) and Republican political consultant Ed Rollins. Get the entire Sunday Morning Show line-up HERE.***Meanwhile: On' [...]
    Posted: November 06, 2009, 8:51pm EST
  • Wardell Rips Nodler For Comments on Lobbyists

    7th District Republican Congressional candidate Michael Wardell called Sen. Gary Nodler's comments about the influence of lobbyists on campaigns "astounding" and said it exemplifies "so many of our problems."On Thursday, while explaining his endorsement from Washington, D.C. lobbyist Gregg Hartley, Nodler told The Notebook that lobbyists [...]
    Posted: November 06, 2009, 4:00pm EST
  • Missouri Pols Play Unemployment Blame Game

    Missouri Republicans hopped all over the new unemployment rate Friday, which hit double-digits for the first time in 26 years. GOPers said the 10.2 percent jobless number proved that the Obama administration's massive economic stimulus package failed to accomplish its intended goals, eight months after [...]
    Posted: November 06, 2009, 3:11pm EST
  • Potts Arrested In Lieberman's Office

    ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT

    Springfield political activist and Progressive Party U.S. Senate candidate Midge Potts was arrested for refusing to leave Sen. Joe Lieberman's office during a sit-in.

    Potts was one of nine arrested that were protesting Lieberman's ties to the health insurance industry.
    [...]
    Posted: November 06, 2009, 1:10am EST
  • Blunt: H1N1 Vaccines Should Go To Moms & Kids First

    Congressman Roy Blunt seized on media reports that Goldman Sachs received H1N1 vaccines before some hospitals and blamed the Obama administration for its failure to "manage distribution of this vaccine."
    "While many Missourians are still at risk, Wall Street bankers are at the head of" [...]
    Posted: November 05, 2009, 9:23pm EST
  • Kinder: At Least 1 Missourian Injured In Shootings

    Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder said at least one Missourian has been injured in the shootings at Fort Hood, Texas Thursday."Today, our nation mourns for those who have lost their lives in this senseless act of violence. At this hour, we know at least one Missourian, Keara" [...]
    Posted: November 05, 2009, 6:16pm EST
  • Hartley Sends E-mail to GOPers Touting Nodler, Dinging Long

    "You can't be partly pregnant . . ."Gregg Hartley, who endorsed Sen. Gary Nodler for Congress Tuesday night, has sent an e-mail to 7th District Republicans, urging them to sign on to the campaign.
    In the note, Congressman Roy Blunt's former longtime chief of staff also' [...]
    Posted: November 05, 2009, 2:45pm EST
  • Poll: 50% Greene County Residents Believe Missouri Heading in Right Direction


    A new Missouri State University poll shows Greene County residents are a bit more optimistic about their financial futures than you might think.

    And a plurality believe the state is heading in the right direction. WATCH THE KY3 NEWS @ 10 REPORT HERE[...]
    Posted: November 04, 2009, 9:45pm EST
  • McCaskill Misses Unemployment Vote, But Supports Extension

    Sen. Claire McCaskill was one of just two Senators not present to vote on extending unemployment benefits. But her office said she still supported the measure and would've voted for it if she could've made the vote. The Senate voted almost unanimously to extend unemployment [...]
    Posted: November 04, 2009, 9:40pm EST
  • Skelton Meets With Labor Secretary

    Congressman Ike Skelton recently met with U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis to discuss the unemployment rate in the 4th Congressional District.
    "We talked about a number of matters during the meeting. But, I was particularly eager to share my concerns about the high unemployment" [...]
    Posted: November 04, 2009, 8:30pm EST
  • Schlafly's Eagle Forum Endorses Hartzler in the 4th

    The national conservative group, Eagle Forum, is endorsing Vicky Hartlzer's 4th District Congressional campaign. HARTZLER: IT'S DAVID VS. GOLIATH "We proudly and enthusiastically support Vicky Hartzler as a champion of free enterprise and Missouri values. She is a rising star who can do so much'" [...]
    Posted: November 04, 2009, 8:15pm EST
  • Nodler: Goodman Voted Against Jobs on EaglePicher

    EXPLAINS EAGLEPICHER FUNDING & HITS GOODMAN"That line is Goodman propaganda . . ."Joplin State Senator Gary Nodler said there was never a specific appropriation for EaglePicher this past legislative session and accused his 7th District opponent Sen. Jack Goodman of opposing job creation when he voted [...]
    Posted: November 04, 2009, 8:00pm EST
  • More Polling

    Missouri State University's political science department releases numbers on Greene County voters perception of the economy and if they believe Missouri is heading in the right or wrong direction. DEVELOPING . . . FOR Ky3 News @ 10
    [...]
    Posted: November 04, 2009, 3:57pm EST
  • Decision 2009: Lessons Learned

    AFTER THE PARTY
    A level-headed attempt to make sense of what Nov. 3rd really means

    1. MAYOR O'NEAL MOJO -- Jim O'Neal was able to accomplish what his predecessor could not -- convincing enough Springfield city voters to approve a sales tax hike during a [...]
    Posted: November 04, 2009, 1:30am EST
  • Hartley Endorses Nodler for Congress

    HARTLEY ALSO REPRESENTS JOPLIN BUSINESS
    Congressman Roy Blunt's former chief of staff Gregg Hartley endorsed State Sen. Gary Nodler for Congress via Twitter late Tuesday night.
    The backing from the politically connected Hartley comes at a time when some Republicans were privately speculating about the long-term [...]
    Posted: November 04, 2009, 11:45pm EST
  • Decision 2009: In A Jersey State of Mind

    Springfield voters trek to the polls to vote on a five-year 3/4 cent sales tax hike designed to shore up a $200 million dollar hole in the city's police and fire pension fund.

    STILL UNDECIDED?

    WATCH both sides stump on our Ozarks Today' [...]
    Posted: November 03, 2009, 7:05am EST
  • Bond One of Only Two Opposing Procedural Vote On Unemployment Benefits

    McCaskill Abstains
    Sen. Kit Bond was one of just two Senators voting against an amendment that could pave the way for the federal government to extend unemployment benefits.

    The vote to invoke cloture was 85-2. That is well above the 60 needed to limit amendments [...]
    Posted: November 03, 2009, 12:17am EST
  • Skelton: Flawed Afghan Election Shows Need For Reform

    Congressman Ike Skelton continued to push President Obama to embrace General Stanley McChrystal's counter insurgency strategy in Afghanistan and said the recent flawed election reinforced the need for reforms in the unstable country.

    FULL SKELTON STATEMENT:

    "Although the election in Afghanistan was deeply flawed and" [...]

    Posted: November 03, 2009, 11:50pm EST
  • Blunt to Unveil 10 GOP Healthcare Bills in 2 Weeks

    After weeks of sustained criticism from the Democratic Party, Congressman Roy Blunt said Monday he'll highlight one piece of GOP healthcare legislation each day for the next two weeks.

    Blunt said HR 2607, the "Small Business Healthcare Fairness Act," would allow small businesses to' [...]
    Posted: November 03, 2009, 11:18pm EST
  • Nixon Launches Microsoft Training, Gets Jobs Questions

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    Governor Jay Nixon announced a partnership with Microsoft Monday that will provide free computer training to nearly 25,000 Missourians.

    It's called "Elevate America" -- and at no cost to the state, people can get online tutorials and earn certifications on variety of information' [...]
    Posted: November 03, 2009, 11:00pm EST
  • MSU President Nietzel To Step Down

    "I want and need a change . . ." Missouri State University president Michael Nietzel is resigning. He won't depart until December 2010, but the announcement surprised the school's Board of Governors and faculty. It comes at a time when Missouri State is struggling with a [...]
    Posted: November 02, 2009, 7:28pm EST
  • One Year Away

    COUNTDOWN TO 2010 One year from today Missourians will chose its 45th U.S. Senator, voters in the Ozarks will select a new 7th District Congressman and a handful of incumbents will be tested to see whether they can survive the typical midterm storm. Both Democratic [...]
    Posted: November 02, 2009, 2:20pm EST
  • Week 42: Nixon's Grade

    NIXON'S WEEK 42 GRADE: C

    Simply put, Gov. Jay Nixon's budget director calls the general revenue picture the worst she's ever seen. And just a few days before Halloween, that reality again turned Nixon into a slasher. Another $204 million dollars in cuts that don't [...]
    Posted: November 01, 2009, 7:45pm EST
  • Set Your Clocks Back, But Wake-Up . . .

    FOR SUNDAY'S SPECIAL DECISION 2009 OZARKS TODAY
    @ 7 AM

    Ky3 is assembling a special police & fire pension panel before Tuesday's critical vote.

    Mayor Jim O'Neal and two others supportive of the sales tax increase to shore up a $200 million dollar police [...]
    Posted: October 31, 2009, 6:31pm EDT
  • Wardell: Goodman Lacks Passion, Long A Millionaire


    NAMING NAMES "Where the normal guy?" In candid comments about his Republican opponents, the newest candidate in the 7th Congressional district race said Sen. Jack Goodman lacks passion and auctioneer Billy Long is perceived as a "millionaire" candidate. *MUST-WATCH CLIPS ABOVE* Nixa businessman Michael Wardell also unveiled the names [...]
    Posted: October 30, 2009, 9:19pm EDT
  • Purgason Endorses Hoffman

    State Sen. Chuck Purgason is the latest Missouri Republican to back Doug Hoffman for Congress in the New York's 23rd District election Tuesday. A flock of national conservative figures have backed Hoffman in recent days as he builds momentum in a three-way rae that appears to [...]
    Posted: October 30, 2009, 3:42pm EDT
  • Pile Up & On

    1,990 PAGE HOUSE HEALTHCARE BILL ---RAISES THE RHETORIC Missouri Republicans were falling over each other to make the most striking and eye-popping attacks against the new $894 billion dollar House Democratic healthcare bill. WATCH THE KY3 NEWS @ 10 REPORT HERE
    Congressman Roy [...]
    Posted: October 29, 2009, 10:05pm EDT
  • Roll Call: Roe Has Full Slate in 2010

    Roll Call's insider column Shop Talk reports that Republican consultant Jeff Roe of Axiom Strategies is advising candidates in almost every competitive or open-seat race in Missouri and neighboring Kansas.In Missouri, Roe is doing general consulting and direct mail for auctioneer Billy Long in the 7th [...]
    Posted: October 29, 2009, 8:35pm EDT
  • McCaskill Makes No Committment On Medicaid Expansion

    Sen. Claire McCaskill made no commitment on her support for a provision in healthcare legislation that would expand Medicaid eligibility and shift some portion of that cost to beleaguered state budgets."I think we've got to look at what those costs are," McCaskill said when asked what she thought about that' [...]
    Posted: October 29, 2009, 5:00pm EDT
  • McCaskill: Opt-Out Public Option Lets States Decide


    BUT SIGNALS NO PUBLIC OPTION PREFERENCE
    "Just the vegetable on the side . . ."

    Sen. Claire McCaskill declined to signal what type of public option program she prefers in healthcare legislation, but said she sees merit in letting states decide. That's the approach Majority Leader Harry Reid' [...]
    Posted: October 29, 2009, 3:17pm EDT
  • Wardell: 7th District GOP Rivals Throw Red Meat, Lack Specifics


    A seventh Republican candidate entered the race for the 7th Congressional District seat Wednesday because he said the other GOP candidates aren't offering specific solutions and have mostly been campaigning on "empty rhetoric."

    "I don't tell jokes well . . . I'm not going to talk in generalities.'" [...]
    Posted: October 28, 2009, 10:47pm EDT
  • No Official Birthday Wishes For Confucius From Emerson

    Congressman Jo Ann Emerson voted against a House Resolution recognizing the birth of Confucius in 551 B.C.

    "I’m sure Confucius would be pleased to know that he has been honored by the U.S. House of Representatives on his birthday, but unfortunately for us and for" [...]
    Posted: October 28, 2009, 10:46pm EDT
  • Poll Shows Marginal Support For Pension Sales Tax

    TOO CLOSE TO CALLLess than a week before Springfield's big decision on a police and fire pension tax, a new poll released exclusively to Ky3 News shows a closely divided contest.
    The Missouri State University poll shows a slight, but barely measurable edge for those supportive [...]
    Posted: October 28, 2009, 10:05pm EDT
  • Blunt Blames Obama For Vaccine Shortage and Dems Pounce

    TALENT ALSO QUESTIONS VACCINE TIMING
    Congressman Roy Blunt blamed the Obama administration Wednesday for failing to ensure widespread availability of H1N1 vaccines across the country at a time when Missouri only has about a quarter of the total amount of vaccine it needs.

    "The federal" [...]

    Posted: October 28, 2009, 9:46pm EDT
  • VIDEO: Nixon Says Cuts Protect Priorities

    DEFENDS CUTS TO HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS Gov. Jay Nixon said his $204 million dollars in spending cuts were necessary to avert a budget disaster but added that his plan protects his major priorities of education, healthcare and jobs. "While we have reduced $634 million dollars in spending, we have protected our" [...]
    Posted: October 28, 2009, 9:23pm EDT
  • MSU's First Political Poll . . .


    Revealed Exclusively on Ky3 News @ 10 DEVELOPING . . . [...]
    Posted: October 28, 2009, 5:37pm EDT
  • Nixon Announces $200 M in Cuts

    NIXON'S BUDGET PLAN reported Via Tweet
    From Jefferson City Politicos
    *Missourinet, St. Louis Post-Dispatch & Kinder COS*

    Faced with lagging general revenue, Governor Jay Nixon announced $204 million dollars in spending cuts Wednesday (via @Missourinet).

    The cuts will impact maintenance, the Arts Council,' [...]
    Posted: October 28, 2009, 12:40pm EDT
  • Mayor Wins A Convert In Final Pension Tax Push

    If it succeeds in this turbulent economic climate, no one person will be more responsible for passage of the 3/4-cent sales tax hike than Mayor Jim O'Neal, who has been tirelessly trying to reach the persuadable -- no matter how big or small the group.
    WATCH' [...]
    Posted: October 28, 2009, 10:45am EDT
  • Stouffer Stumps in Stockton Wednesday

    Fourth District Congressional candidate Sen. Bill Stouffer will campaign in Lockwood and Stockton Wednesday. Stouffer will answer questions from constituents about his campaign against Congressman Ike Skelton. Stouffer must first win a Republican primary against multiple candidates, including former state representative Vicky Hartzler. His scheduled stops:[...]
    Posted: October 27, 2009, 9:17pm EDT
  • Long Backs Hoffman in New York 23rd

    7th District Congressional candidate Billy Long is endorsing Doug Hoffman in the 23rd District election in New York. Long announced Tuesday on his campaign website he sent a contribution to Hoffman, who is running under the banner of the Conservative Party as an alternative to [...]
    Posted: October 27, 2009, 4:45pm EDT
  • Blunt: Reid Plan Is Path To Single Payer


    Congressman Roy Blunt is calling Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's healthcare bill a "pathway towards a single payer system," even as some of his House Republican colleagues are frustrated about the lack of a concrete GOP alternative. "Don't be fooled by the talk of compromise,"' [...]
    Posted: October 27, 2009, 3:25pm EDT
  • Report: Missouri Public Defender System "On The Brink"

    A new report characterizes Missouri's criminal justice system as on the brink of collapse because of mounting caseloads that are overwhelming the state's public defender system.

    The even bigger issue is that there seems to be no long-term solution in sight.

    This is not [...]
    Posted: October 27, 2009, 11:45pm EDT
  • Long Nets Another 'Get'

    Tom Carter, a key Republican player in the 7th Congressional district and a prolific fundraiser for Congressman Roy Blunt, has signed on to help Billy Long's U.S. House campaign, The Notebook has learned.

    Carter, who was said to be deciding between Long and Sen. Jack [...]
    Posted: October 27, 2009, 11:31pm EDT
  • NATO Summons Schweich

    Republican candidate for Auditor Tom Schweich is heading to Germany to help NATO provide a training program on crime and corruption in Afghanistan. Team Schweich made the announcement Monday in an e-mail to supporters.

    The message says that Schweich would be taking "a few days" [...]
    Posted: October 26, 2009, 8:52pm EDT
  • Blunt Taps Wagner in Hopes of Boost in St. Louis

    In a move that shows the critical importance of St. Louis to his campaign, Congressman Roy Blunt tapped former U.S. ambassador and Republican heavyweight Ann Wagner to chair his bid for U.S. Senate next year."Ann Wagner is the most effective and successful statewide Republican campaigner" [...]
    Posted: October 26, 2009, 4:55pm EDT
  • McCaskill: Some Type of Public Option Plan Will Likely Pass

    KEY MODERATE EXPRESSES OPTIMISM ABOUT PUBLIC PLAN
    "OPT-OUT" GAINING TRACTION

    Senator Claire McCaskill said Sunday that public support for a public healthcare option is growing because this is the time of year employees enroll in their benefits plans and rising premium costs are at the [...]
    Posted: October 26, 2009, 1:13am EDT
  • Week 41: Nixon's Grade

    NIXON'S WEEK 41 GRADE: B -

    Jobs became the central theme of Gov. Nixon's agenda last week. First, the news that the Department of Natural Resources would trim 100 jobs from the parks division; then, a swing through community colleges to assess what they need' [...]
    Posted: October 25, 2009, 6:55pm EDT

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