WASHINGTON — After spending most of the last six months at the Missouri State Capitol, I did what any other self-respecting journalist needing a break from the marble halls of government might do: I went to another Capital. In this…
Opinion
Peter Kinder op-ed: Obamacare giving “special treatment” to Congress, staff
by Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder •
– “Few issues more clearly illustrate the disconnect between the ruling class in Washington, D.C., and the American public than the latest dustup over Obamacare. At issue is a simple proposal to make lawmakers and their staffs subject to the…
Less than a week from veto session, Rowden among Republicans undecided on tax cut vote
by Eli Yokley •
COLUMBIA, Mo. – A few hundred students gathered at the University of Missouri Thursday evening for a rally aimed at urging the legislature to sustain Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto of controversial income tax legislation. The event featured several opponents to…
Jeff Smith: Worst is over for LaFaver following marijuana arrest
by Jeff Smith •
– The last couple days were surely difficult for Rep. Jeremy Lafaver – the story about his marijuana possession charge broke, and the media floodgates began to open. But for Lafaver, the worst is over. LaFaver has thus far handled…
Op-ed: Gov. Jay Nixon: ’60 years later, we must honor our Korean War veterans’
by Eli Yokley •
By Gov. Jay Nixon Sixty years ago this month, the fighting ended in a war that, today, many Americans know little about. Thousands of young Missourians who fought bravely on the Korean peninsula to halt unprovoked aggression and to defend…
Op-ed: Jane Cunningham opposes raising federal cigarette tax
by Eli Yokley •
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — “On June 27, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan visited St. Louis with U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius to address the Education Commission of the States’ National Forum on Education Policy. They…