After a week of protests and some violent riots in Ferguson following the police shooting of Michael Brown, Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon on Monday signed an executive order to send in the Missouri National Guard to restore peace in the…
After a third night of clashes between protestors and police in Ferguson following the police shooting of teenager Michael Brown, Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon called for calm in the north St. Louis community. “The worsening situation in Ferguson is deeply…
Republican gubernatorial candidate Catherine Hanaway announced a list of supporters in all 114 counties and the City of St. Louis, a “grassroots team” she hopes will help build early support in all parts of the state. In a news release…
President Barack Obama weighed in on the death of Ferguson teen Michael Brown on Tuesday, calling the police shooting “heartbreaking.” The shooting has prompted protests and riots in the predominantly African American community which has criticized the predominantly white police…
A measure backed by Missouri’s agricultural commodity and business groups to enshrine a “right to farm” in the state Constitution passed Tuesday night by a thin margin. The amendment to the state’s constitution adds “the right of farmers and ranchers to…
All four Republican challenger candidates backed by the Missouri Club For Growth lost Tuesday night, despite thousands of dollars in campaign support from the group funded in large part by St. Louis billionaire Rex Sinquefield. The organization backed challenges to incumbent…
Last Friday night, the streets of U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill’s quiet Kirkwood, Mo., neighborhood were bustling. Nearly 200 people – a mix of legislators and lobbyists, along with laborer leaders and businessmen – gathered at her home that night to raise…
JOPLIN, Mo. – Does Democratic Attorney General Chris Koster support a measure that aims to boost the constitution’s “right to bear arms” in Missouri? “Yes,” Koster said plainly last Wednesday. Koster, a Democrat who was endorsed by the National Rifle…
JOPLIN, Mo. — When Republican gubernatorial hopeful Catherine Hanaway walked into the banquet room at Granny Shaffer’s Restaurant this week, she was greeted by some of Joplin’s more prominent business leaders. At one table sat Brad Beecher, president of Empire…
ORONOGO, Mo. — With a large cornfield behind him and campaign signs all around, Democratic Attorney General Chris Koster appeared Wednesday at the David Collard farm to tout Amendment 1, an Aug. 5 ballot measure that would make the “right…