– The Obama administration announced Wednesday that Missouri been awarded nearly $8 million to improve low-performing Missouri schools. The funds were marked from the Department of Education’s School Improvement Grant program. Those grants are awarded to state educational agencies that…
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Nixon administration launches campaign against veto override of tax bill
by Eli Yokley •
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Gov. Jay Nixon went on the offensive Thursday, launching a public campaign against GOP-backed legislation that would enact the a big tax cut for Missouri’s top earners. Nixon vetoed the bill last week, but he and…
McCaskill, Koster pledge united front to win back seats in General Assembly
by Eli Yokley •
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Statewide Democrats presented a united front Saturday night, pledging the full weight of the state party moving forward to assist legislative Democrats as the look to compete harder for House and Senate seats in 2014. Party…
Democrats to gather for annual gala, mull future plans
by Eli Yokley •
Republican Jason Smith wins 8th district special election
by Eli Yokley •
SALEM, Mo. — For the first time in more than three decades, southeast Missouri will be represented by someone whose last name isn’t Emerson. Less than two hours after polls closed in southeast Missouri, it was clear that Republican State…
Jason Smith casts ballot in hometown
by Eli Yokley •
SALEM, Mo. – Late in the afternoon on Tuesday, a single car pulled into the rather empty parking lot at the Dent-Phelps County School. Out from it stepped state Rep. Jason Smith — flanked by two aides — as he…
Missouri Republican Party embraces Latino outreach program
by Eli Yokley •
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Republicans have signed on to a new effort attempting to reach out to Hispanic Republicans. In a letter to the Republican National Hispanic Assembly last week, party chairman Ed Martin officially endorsed the group’s newly…
Nixon vetoes law that would ban international law in Missouri
by Eli Yokley •
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Gov. Jay Nixon visited St. Louis on Monday to veto legislation aimed at banning the implementation of foreign laws in Missouri. Speaking at the Lutheran Family & Children’s Services center in St. Louis, Nixon said the…
PoliticMo to re-launch after brief hiatus
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – After a three month hiatus, PoliticMo is set to re-launch, editor-in-chief Eli Yokley announced on Tuesday. “When I launched PoliticMo more than three years ago, I envisioned it to become the online source for Missouri political…
As primary battles continue, Blunt urges post-election unity
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U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt, along with his wife Abigail, spoke with Republican U.S. Senate hopeful John Brunner and his wife Jan in Springfield, Mo., on Aug. 4, 2012. (PoliticMo Photo) SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Just three days before the Aug. 7…