JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – More than two months after the suicide of State Auditor Tom Schweich, a Republican, Gov. Jay Nixon’s appointee, Democrat Nicole Galloway, was sworn-in Monday pledging to carry on in her late predecessor’s spirit. “Serving as state…
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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 legislature sends $26 billion budget to Gov. Jay Nixon
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Heated debate over Rams spending, not social spending, held up budget conference committee
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Nixon hints at opposition to bill that would cut TANF assistance
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“I’ll look at it focused on kids,” Nixon said.
Kander: Blunt ‘shaming’ students with student loan comments
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Blunt raised questions about the “debt problem” when students leave school – whether students are borrowing too much rather than whether schools cost too much or if student loans are unaffordable.
Why Schaefer fights: His policy rationale behind the ‘lump sum’ proposal
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What’s the status of the budget as Missouri lawmakers begin conference committee?
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Missouri GOP chairman levels criticism at Tony Messenger, upon Post Dispatch’s Pulitzer accolades
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— On the same day the St. Louis Post-Dispatch won a Pulitzer Prize for its photographer’s coverage of the unrest in Ferguson, John Hancock, chairman of the Missouri Republican Party, slammed the paper’s editorial board. In a tweet, Hancock criticized…
Koster to stand with Missouri Senate in lawsuit alleging it violated open records laws
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The office of Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster said Monday it plans to defend the state Senate in lawsuit challenging its policy that allows it to turn away cameras from official committee meetings. The legal challenge…