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Author Archive for Eli Yokley
Eli Yokley is editor in chief of PoliticMo, and also serves as a political contributor to The Joplin Globe and the St. Louis Business Journal. He can be reached at eli@politicmo.com.
Missouri gets nearly 40 percent of its general revenue from federal aid
by Eli Yokley •
Missouri legislators show no appetite to use more public money to keep Rams in St. Louis
by Eli Yokley •
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The owner of the St. Louis Rams should not expect more help from Missouri taxpayers if he wants to keep his team in the state. “I doubt if there’s an appetite to do public money for…
Legislators: No appetite to use more public money to keep Rams in St. Louis
by Eli Yokley •
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The owner of the St. Louis Rams should not expect more help from Missouri taxpayers if he wants to keep his team in the state. “I doubt if there’s an appetite to do public money for…
Republican governor candidates wary of public financing for Rams stadium
by Eli Yokley •
New Missouri House Speaker: No “Ferguson agenda” from the General Assembly
by Eli Yokley •
Ferguson demonstrators disrupt Missouri Senate swearing-in
by Eli Yokley •
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – As Missouri Senators were readying to swear-in for this year’s session, they had hardly begun the ceremony when chants of “black lives matter” – an ode to the deaths of black men by white police officers…
Missouri governor calls on Justice Department to speed up Ferguson inquiry
by Eli Yokley •
Missouri Senate to focus on four priority issues in 2015 session
by Eli Yokley •
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri lawmakers returned to Jefferson City on Wednesday to begin their annual legislative session. Many of the issues on tap are not unlike those considered before, but this year, they will be considered by a General Assembly…
In Joplin, activists focus attention on lack of Medicaid expansion
by Eli Yokley •
Health care group targets conservative Southwest Missouri in push.