(PoliticMo Photo) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Before a joint session of the General Assembly on Tuesday night, Gov. Jay Nixon called lawmakers to pass a balanced budget and accept key provisions of his new economic plan. “We have more work…
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Talent: Gingrich is ‘unreliable,’ ‘outrageous’
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Sen. Jim Talent — As Mitt Romney’s campaign readies for the South Carolina presidential selection primary this weekend, they are yet again dispatching Missouri’s former U.S. Senator Jim Talent to denounce rival Newt Gingrich. On a conference call with reporters…
Executive Branch, General Assembly
Steelman calls on General Assembly to pass ‘Right to work’
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Sarah Steelman (CAMPAIGN PHOTO) — Reiterating a similar call from last year’s legislative session, Republican U.S. Senate contender Sarah Steelman called on the General Assembly to pass a so-called “right to work” measure this year. “For far too long, we’ve…
Politics
Spence outlines economic proposals
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— As Governor Jay Nixon continues his “Missouri Works” jobs tour, all the while gearing up for his reelection campaign, his top challenger is hoping to join the conversation about the economy. Pivoting off a campaign flub involving inconsistencies in…
General Assembly
Tilley: In budget battle, tax increases off table
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Steven Tilley. (PoliticMo Photo) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri’s 2013 budget hole is wider than anyone previously expected, according to a new analysis. The Missouri Budget Project announced on Thursday that they estimate Missouri’s 2013 budget shortfall to be nearly…
Washington
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…