JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – With just one vote to spare, the Missouri House of Representatives gave first-round approval to legislation aiming to restrict a labor union’s ability to automatically raise political funds from members. The legislation was perfected by a tight…
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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 Senate panel considers photo ID requirement for voters
by Eli Yokley •
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A Senate committee heard legislation Monday that would require voters to present a form of state-issued photo identification at the polls. The bill and accompanying ballot question are being sponsored by House Elections Committee Chairman Tony…
Senate leadership backing Hanaway for governor
by Eli Yokley •
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – More than two years before the 2016 Republican primary, Missouri Senate leaders are making their support known for former House Speaker Catherine Hanaway’s campaign for governor.
Some of 2013’s ‘Flimsy 15′ see challenges in 2014 election
by Eli Yokley •
When 15 Republicans sided with Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon last September in sustaining his veto of a tax cut he argued could threaten education funding, conservative groups vowed there would be electoral consequences come primary time.
Ryan Silvey: Medicaid expansion’s man in the state Senate?
by Eli Yokley •
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A handful of state senators took to the floor on Monday to declare the idea of Medicaid expansion dead in Missouri. But Sen. Ryan Silvey, R-Kansas City, in a Springfield News-Leader op-ed on Thursday, said Republicans should…
Conservative group claims harm from Missouri same-sex couples filing joint tax returns, seeks immediate injunction
by Eli Yokley •
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Conservative activist Kerry Messer, president of the Missouri Family Network, filed with a court seeking an immediate injunction against Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon Wednesday over an executive order allowing gay couples married in other states to…
Businesses and hospitals say health care industry already taking hit from lack of Medicaid expansion
by Eli Yokley •
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and the Missouri Hospital Association on Wednesday layer out a dire case for the future of Missouri’s health care industry without Medicaid expansion in the state. At a news conference at the…
Nixon unfazed by GOP threats to block Medicaid in Senate
by Eli Yokley •
JOPLIN, Mo. – While a Republican-led effort to move Medicaid expansion through the House is still ongoing, their conservative counterparts in the Senate have declared the issue dead in the upper chamber this year.
Nixon: Criminal code reform should move forward in smaller pieces
by Eli Yokley •
JOPLIN, Mo. – Gov. Jay Nixon said Tuesday he was not opposed to working with lawmakers on legislation to update the state’s criminal code, but was not in favor of a large, comprehensive package. Senators Jolie Justus, D-Kansas City, and…
For the first time in 140 years, a major party in Missouri to sit out on statewide race
by Eli Yokley •
– When candidate filing closed at the Secretary of State’s office on Tuesday evening, it marked the first time in nearly 140 years that one of the two major parties had not fielded candidate for statewide office.