Election Day 2009
Although their causes came up short on Tuesday, Republican and Libertarian leaders in St. Louis County claimed some progress in defeat.
In Clayton, county GOP Chair Rich Magee liked what he saw — even though Republican Dan O’Sullivan lost…
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Brown
JEFFERSON CITY — In a motion filed in federal court yesterday, former state Rep. Steve Brown of Clayton argues that he should receive a lighter sentence than the 15-to-21 months called for in sentencing guidelines.
Why? Because the Democrat cooperated in the…
[...]JEFFERSON CITY — The state’s tax collections continued their steep decline in October, raising the possibility of more budget cuts.
Budget Director Linda Luebbering reported today that general revenue receipts plummeted 14 percent last month compared to October 2008. The state…
[...]UPDATE: 4:50 p.m. : The Cook County judge has issue the restraining order. The law is suspended once again.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The story out of Chicago today — that the state’s 1995 parental notification law on abortion will start…
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Rep. Ike Skelton
WASHINGTON — While the public option has dominated much of the health care debate, language in the House health-care bill about paying for abortion procedures is becoming a hot issue.
Rep. Ike Skelton, D-Mo., and other anti-abortion rights House…
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The governor has called a summit to discuss DWI
JEFFERSON CITY — Gov. Jay Nixon’s DWI summit is underway.
The governor, moved by our investigative series that found widespread failures to punish drunken drivers, has assembled a team of 34 people [...]
Virgina Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell
WASHINGTON — Wednesday mornings after off-year elections always bring over-generalizations.
But the results of Tuesday’s elections — in which the GOP won governors’ races in Virginia and New Jersey and Democrats captured a House seat in New York — appeared to…
[...]Tony Messenger, Jake Wagman, Virginia Young, Kevin McDermott, Jacob Carpenter, Phil Sutin, Bill Lambrecht, Margaret Gillerman, Mark Schlinkmann, Jeremy Kohler, Paul Hampel, Christopher Ave
