— It started out all about jobs. As governor of a state with a high unemployment rate, Jay Nixon has made a point to attend dozens of jobs announcement events, and an announcement last July in Moberly was no different.…
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Montee Lt. Gov. announcement imminent
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Montee was an early supporter of President Obama’s 2008 campaign. (Photo/Boone County Democrats) — Democrats likely have their candidate to take on Republican State House Speaker Steven Tilley in the 2012 Lt. Governor’s race. Susan Montee, former State Auditor and…
Study: St. Louis 7th smoggiest city in U.S.
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— Among cities across the United States, St. Louis ranks among the worst in terms of clean air. A study released Thursday by Environment Missouri suggests St. Louis had 23 days in which air quality was deemed dangerous to breathe,…
Blunt spokesperson brushes off low approval rating
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Senator Roy Blunt (PoliticMo Photo/Blake James) — U.S. Senator Roy Blunt’s office is brushing aside new polling numbers that suggest low support for the freshman Republican’s first nine months in office. The latest numbers from Public Policy Polling, taken last…
Bolton endorses Wagner
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Ann Wagner (Campaign Photo) — Continuing wave of support from establishment GOP leaders, former United Nations Ambassador John Bolton announced he too has endorsed Ann Wagner for Congress. “Ann Wagner is a principled conservative who will shake things up in…
Napolitano calls for congressional action on disaster fund
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JOPLIN, Mo. — After a rough year of disasters nationwide, the federal government’s disaster budget is low on cash. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, visiting Joplin to review the recovery efforts in the tornado-ravaged town, called on Congress to…
McCaskill lauds ‘Buffett Rule’
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— Senator Claire McCaskill offered her first support for at least part of President Obama’s deficit reduction plan announced earlier this week. McCaskill lauded the president’s so-called “Buffett Rule,” named after billionaire investor Warren Buffett, that would require higher earners…
Duncan: New standards hope to empower local education officials
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JOPLIN, Mo. — On the day before he and President Obama plan to announce an overhaul of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan visited Joplin to review tornado recovery. In addition to lauding…
Koster calls on Backpage to work against sex trafficking
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Attorney General Chris Koster (PoliticMo Photo) — Joining 44 other state Attorney Generals, Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster called on the website Backpage to back up claims it has attempted to remove advertising for sex trafficking. “Prostitution is not a…
Governor candidate Randles: Voters reject ‘next guy in line’ philosophy
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Bill Randles (Campaign photo) — If you thought Lt. Governor Peter Kinder was the only Republican candidate for governor, you’d be wrong. In fact, the Lt. Governor, who has recently been dealing with the question of whether he can be…