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Politics
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…
Ann Wagner to lead fundraising for NRCC
by Eli Yokley •
Reaction to CIA torture report falls along party lines
by Eli Yokley •
A day after the nation was delivered a report by the Senate Intelligence Committee that revealed details about the nation’s use of torture in an effort to glean information from suspected terrorists, Missouri’s top lawmakers fell along partisan lines in…
Sinquefield’s latest statewide candidate? Bev Randles
by Eli Yokley •
St. Louis billionaire contributes $1 million to exploratory efforts
Attorney General of Missouri Denies Doing Favors for Lobbyists
by New York Times •
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri’s attorney general on Monday defended how his office handled consumer fraud complaints against companies that have lobbied him directly and contributed to his political campaigns. Attorney General Chris Koster, a Democrat, was called to testify…
Koster denies companies influenced decisions
by Eli Yokley •
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster told a House investigative committee on Monday that political support from companies with which his office is engaged in legal action has not had an influence on decisions. Nonetheless, Koster told…
Ferguson Protesters Reach the Missouri Capital With Their Message
by New York Times •
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — After a week of walking from the Ferguson, Mo., home of Michael Brown, whose killing by a police officer set off a national debate on race and police tactics, demonstrators led by the N.A.A.C.P. arrived at another…
Springfield lawyer Brad Bradshaw mulling Democratic run for Lt. Governor
by Eli Yokley •
After new round of violence, Nixon to triple National Guard presence in Ferguson
by Eli Yokley •
After a night of destructive protests in Ferguson following the revelation of a grand jury’s decision to not indict the white police officer who shot Michael Brown, a young black man, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon announced Tuesday he would be…