– For a handful of rank-and-file Republicans, enough is enough and it is time for Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon to be impeached. Eight Republicans make up a sort-of House impeachment caucus, led by Reps. Nick Marshall and Mike Moon. Others…
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.
Catherine Hanaway announces 2016 gubernatorial campaign
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Stream: House to move forward with own budget numbers
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With special elections called, GOP could regain House supermajority by veto session
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Moon considering filing articles of impeachment against Nixon over special election delays
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Controversy growing over Senate rules on filming
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Senate President Pro Tem Tom Dempsey, R-St. Charles, said Thursday he is taking steps to help address the recent controversy over videotaping in Senate hearings. Last week, a local television reporter was barred from using a…
While Schweich focuses on reelection, Hanaway gubernatorial campaign taking shape
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AFL-CIO enlists former GOP Speaker Tilley in ‘right-to-work’ fight
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Anti-abortion bills begin moving in Missouri legislature
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – House Speaker Tim Jones presented legislation Wednesday that would allow health care providers to opt out of certain treatments they find morally objectionable. For the second year in a row, Jones, a Republican, filled the bill…
Nixon: Businesses will pay fewer taxes in 2014
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon on Tuesday announced employers in the state will save $186 million in federal taxes because the state has come in six months early on payments into the federal Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund.…