– President Barack Obama is set to visit Missouri next week, where he is scheduled to speak at the University of Central Missouri about the economy. In a statement on Saturday, Gov. Jay Nixon said he planned to join the…
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In call for infrastructure improvements, McCaskill backs state sales tax, federal regulation streamlining
by Eli Yokley •
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — On the northwest side of Springfield lies the Transportation Management Center, a high-tech hub where local, state, and even federal officials can monitor high intensity traffic all across southwest Missouri. The hub served as a backdrop for…
Missouri student presidents join effort against student loan rate hike
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COLUMBIA, Mo. – Student body presidents from three Missouri universities have joined a national campaign urging Congress to extend the current interest rates on student loans. In a letter, student body presidents Ashley Koesterer, Missouri University of Science and Technology,…
A week after election, Smith lands committee spots and builds staff
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— A lot can happen in seven days. Just ask newly sworn-in U.S. Rep. Jason Smith. Just a week after a decisive special election victory, Smith is getting settled in quickly as southeast Missouri’s new congressman – hiring a staff…
Emerson to resign ahead of new job at rural co-op advocacy firm
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Rep. Jo Ann Emerson. (Photo/Emerson campaign) — U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson announced Monday she will resign from the House of Representatives early next year to take a job advocating for rural electric cooperatives in Washington, D.C. In a statement,…
U.S. Senate holds election year budget votes
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— The U.S. Senate voted down five budget proposals Wednesday, including one proposed by President Barack Obama and four proposed by Republicans. Republicans essentially forced votes on the measures, hoping in this election year to highlight the fact that the…
Blunt: Voters concerned about economy, not social issues
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt has some advice for Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney: Focus on the economy. Speaking with reporters Wednesday afternoon, Blunt suggested Romney should not get sidetracked by some of the social issues that…
McCaskill backs Mo. cigarette tax increase
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Sen. Claire McCaskill (Reuters photo via DayLife) COLUMBIA, Mo. — U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill said Wednesday she supports efforts to raise Missouri’s cigarette tax to help close the state’s budget shortfall. “I think it is embarrassing we have the lower…
McCaskill denounces critics of energy tour
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — Sen. Claire McCaskill, D., on Monday, ended her statewide energy tour in Columbia, meeting with stakeholders at the city’s municipal power plant. On the same day, Missouri Republicans marked the end of her tour with a highly critical editorial in the…
St. Louis to benefit from $30 billion U.S., Saudi deal
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— The Obama administration signed on to a deal to sell F-15 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, an agreement that could provide a major boost to the St. Louis region. The $29.4 billion deal includes production of 84 new aircraft,…