– Eight years ago, then-Sen. Barack Obama delivered remarks at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, where he laid out his philosophy that economic growth starts from the “middle-out.” Now as president — five years after the financial crisis and following…
Executive Branch
In tax bill veto override message wars, Nixon zeroes-in on local schools
by Eli Yokley •
– Lawmakers can chose one, Gov. Jay Nixon says: Public education or House Bill 253. As the message wars move forward over income tax legislation backed by Republicans in the General Assembly that was vetoed by Nixon last month, the…
Executive Branch, Washington
Nixon to join Obama for Warrensburg speech
by Eli Yokley •
– 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…
Politics
Chris Koster is “lovin’ it”
by Eli Yokley •
– Sometimes, Attorney General Chris Koster just needs a small order of fries or a McChicken. After raising more than $505,500 in the second quarter of 2013 – some three years before he could appear on the ballot in 2016…
Opinion
Op-ed: Gov. Jay Nixon: ’60 years later, we must honor our Korean War veterans’
by Eli Yokley •
By Gov. Jay Nixon Sixty years ago this month, the fighting ended in a war that, today, many Americans know little about. Thousands of young Missourians who fought bravely on the Korean peninsula to halt unprovoked aggression and to defend…
Politics
As conservatives seek HB 253 override, Sinquefield cash surges
by Eli Yokley •
– $2.35 million. In less than a week, St. Louis investor and area multi-millionaire Rex Sinquefield has single-handedly infused $2.35 million into a television ad blitz and ground campaign urging the General Assembly to override Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto of…