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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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.
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…
Brunner campaign gets quiet boost from Schweich campaign refunds
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As Democrats question Clinton’s populist credentials, McCaskill wary of primary fight
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As Republicans consider his challenger, Koster builds campaign war chest
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Koster reported $3.3 million in the bank, more than all five of his potential rivals have raised, combined.
Republicans in the wings flex fundraising muscle after Hanaway campaign takes hiatus
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Police say Tom Schweich had expressed suicidal thoughts prior to alleged ‘whisper campaign’ against him
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Missouri’s lieutenant governor thinks about seeking a promotion
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Speaking on conservative talk radio in St. Louis, Kinder said his supporters are “coming up to me and encouraging me to enter the race for governor.”