Yokley spoke with Jamie Allman about the final weeks of legislative session, including the Rams stadium debate and the governor’s race.
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Eli Yokley joins KTRS to talk tax cut, final month of legislative session
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– PoliticMo’s Eli Yokley joined Cordell Whitlock on KTRS to talk about the legislature’s latest tax cut and the final weeks of this year’s legislative session.
PoliticMo to re-launch after brief hiatus
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – After a three month hiatus, PoliticMo is set to re-launch, editor-in-chief Eli Yokley announced on Tuesday. “When I launched PoliticMo more than three years ago, I envisioned it to become the online source for Missouri political…
Scoop: Shane Schoeller named executive director of Missouri GOP
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(Originally published in The Missouri Times) — Shane Schoeller, a former legislative official turned candidate for Missouri secretary of state, will take over as executive director of the Missouri Republican Party. The announcement was expected late Thursday morning, when Chairman…
Emerson to resign ahead of new job at rural co-op advocacy firm
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Rep. Jo Ann Emerson. (Photo/Emerson campaign) — U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson announced Monday she will resign from the House of Representatives early next year to take a job advocating for rural electric cooperatives in Washington, D.C. In a statement,…
Akin: McCaskill fetches expansive government “like a dog”
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U.S. Senate candidate Todd Akin (PoliticMo Photo) SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Republican U.S. Senate candidate Todd Akin said Democratic incumbent Claire McCaskill has fetched expansive government policies “like a dog” during her tenure in Washington. Akin made the comparison during a…
McCaskill, Akin criticize records in final debate
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Sen. Claire McCaskill and rival Todd Akin faced off in their second and final debate Thursday evening in Clayton, Mo. CLAYTON, Mo. — U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill was on the offensive Thursday night during her final debate with her Republican…
Koster ad: Martin “corrupt” and “unfit” for office
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Attorney General Chris Koster (PoliticMo Photo) — Attorney General Chris Koster released a new campaign television commercial on Thursday attempting to define his rival, Republican Ed Martin, as a corrupt politician. The ad, entitled “Billboards,” makes an implicit reference to…
Nixon commercial touts work on natural disasters
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– Gov. Jay Nixon released a new television commercial (http://bit.ly/OFK6rd) on Tuesday portraying himself as the right man for the job when the state is faced with natural disasters. “Growing up in a small town, I saw how people…
As primary battles continue, Blunt urges post-election unity
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U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt, along with his wife Abigail, spoke with Republican U.S. Senate hopeful John Brunner and his wife Jan in Springfield, Mo., on Aug. 4, 2012. (PoliticMo Photo) SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Just three days before the Aug. 7…