Attorney General Chris Koster (PoliticMo Photo) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Speaking to Kansas City Democrats, Attorney General Chris Koster made his case for reelection touting his passion for the office and the law. “I learned about the power of law…
General Assembly
$24 billion budget clears Missouri legislature
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(Photo/House Communications) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Members of the Missouri General Assembly passed their $24 billion budget Thursday after resolving many of the funding issues that have stalled the body in recent weeks. Lawmakers added funding to elementary and higher…
Executive Branch
Nixon lauds vets funding, but questions blind health care changes
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Gov. Jay Nixon (PoliticMo Photo/Blake James) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — As lawmakers continue to negotiate changes to the state’s 2013 budget, Gov. Jay Nixon has weighed in with mixed reaction. Nixon lauded movement in the legislature to establish a funding…
Politics
Brunner campaign rips Steelman over endorsements
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John Brunner (AP Photo via KC Star) — Republican U.S. Senate hopeful John Bunner’s campaign reacted strongly Wednesday to news that primary rival Sarah Steelman had received a large number of endorsements from members of the Missouri House of Representatives.…
Washington
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…
Politics
McCaskill renews call for ‘Buffett Rule’
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Sen. Claire McCaskill (Getty Images photo via DayLife) COLUMBIA, Mo. — U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D., is once again pushing for a law that would increase taxes on the country’s top earners. Touring the state during the Senate’s April recess,…