Issuing 2010 election predictions is harzardous work, given the macro political trends these days (the economy, Afghanistan, Iraq, among them).
But at year's end, the folks at the non-partisan Cook Political Report have issued a forecast for the new year that shouldn't be missed.
The bottom line:
Republicans will pick up 20-30 seats [...]
KC Biz Journal: "Nearly 5 percent of Missouri's total employment, or more than 130,000 positions, now are tied to the green economy, a new report shows."We all know the economy crashed. There are signs of recovery but with the unemployment rate at 10% on average (it is up to three times higher for some population segments), a recovery is a long way off. I know many architects that are either unemployed or with very little [...]
Ballpark Village was going to be a dynamic entertainment center adjacent to the 2006 Busch Stadium.
The project stalled along with the economy.
April 2006
The site was the location of the previous Busch Stadium (1966-2006). A hundred years ago the three block area [...]
If you needed further convincing that the economy has been going to hell, Tuesday’s House Financial Services hearing offered more proof.
Thanks to The Hill, a newspaper that covers Capitol Hill, we learned that Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, who comes by his biblical references honestly – the Kansas City Democrat [...]
Nasty allegations against Club NRG employees in Downtown Kansas City remind us all that a downtown economy based on clubbing and partying d-bags will inevitably have host some kind of collateral damage. [...] 
Lt. Governor's Peter Kinder "calculated" strategy to be more effective and less ridiculous continues apace with this breathless tweet:
Kinder, as you might expect, is way off base. The EPA ruled today that greenhouse gases endanger public health – not exactly an extreme idea [...]
Well, it's a start.
The Missouri Department of Revenue says some tax collections actually picked up in November 2009 compared to November 2008.
Of course, Nov. 2008 is when the economy really began to tank...still....
Net general income, up 6.9%; income tax collections rose 2%, from last November; sales, [...]
One of the things I like best about production in a free economy is that consumers don’t have to think about it. If each of us had to pay attention to the details of how all our things are made — where the materials come from, what knowledge is needed [...]
Corrigan
Bill Corrigan, the Republican candidate for St. Louis County Executive, released a tax reform plan Monday morning that would limit increases on property values and freeze the county’s tax rate.
“Unfair taxes are crippling the St. Louis County economy, halting growth, limiting prosperity…
[...]
While speaking about bipartisan efforts to boost the state and local economy at a luncheon Friday in St. Charles County, Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon and Republican County Executive Steve Ehlmann recalled an across-party-lines effort they took part in two decades ago in Jefferson City.
Nixon
“I got to know the…
[...]from washingtonpost.com
Growing discontent over the economy and frustration with efforts to speed its recovery boiled over Thursday on Capitol Hill in a wave of criticism and outright anger directed at the Obama administration.
Episodes in both houses of Congress exposed the raw nerves of lawmakers flooded with stories of unemployment [...]
CBS’s moneywatch.com site recently released an article by Mark Thoma on the independence of the Federal Reserve, and those very real political conditions that threaten it. This situation is dangerously close to a Catch-22 scenario. Here’s the problem: When politicians get involved with monetary policy, manipulating it in their [...]
It's a Tuesday, which means it's a great day for a Republican to call for sweeping tax cuts. Ed Martin takes his turn today:
If a one-time $600 tax break per person boosted economic growth over 3% – during a recession! — just imagine what our economy [...]
UPDATED
WASHINGTON — According to the federal government’s stimulus tracking Web site, recovery.gov, nearly $1.9 million in stimulus funding will help buoy the economy of Illinois’ 22nd congressional district.
Only the Illinois 22nd congressional district doesn’t have an economy. The district doesn’t…
[...]President Obama shouldn't take a bow
The idea of a KC aquarium is all wet
The argument why film tax credits aren't a good plan for spurring the economy in Missouri, a blogger asserts that we need the government to protect us from ourselves [...]
Maybe the snow that's coming will stimulate the local economy. Or maybe not. Either way, enjoy...
Why a small business owner isn't hiring right now
Discrimination protest at P&L District this Saturday
How gay marriage could help kickstart the economy in Missouri, an in-depth look at the system of health care insurance in Switzerland, and the difficulty in finding [...]
