Speaker Steven Tilley (Photo/St. Louis Public Radio) — Missouri House Speaker Steven Tilley called on State Auditor Tom Schweich to investigate the State of Missouri and Governor Jay Nixon’s involvement in the soured economic development project with the sweetener manufacturer…
Politics
Steelman to speak at DC women’s conference
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— Republican U.S. Senate candidate Sarah Steelman is slated to speak at a conference for Republican women next month in Washington, D.C. Steelman, one of three Republicans hoping to take on Sen. Claire McCaskill next year, is listed as a…
Washington
Akin: Extension of payroll tax cut “insane”
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Rep. Todd Akin (AP Photo via DayLife) — President Obama wrapped up a three-day bus tour of eastern states Wednesday, a tour on which he continued to push Congress to pass his jobs. “We’re going to chop it up into…
General Assembly
Schoeller files legislation to nix primary
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— With Missouri’s presidential primary election out of compliance with national party rules, some state legislators want the primary ended all together. House Speaker Pro Tem Shane Schoeller, R-Willard, filed legislation Wednesday to cancel the primary, after legislation stalled in…
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Ashcroft joins GOP leaders backing Wagner
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— Add former a Missouri Governor turned U.S. Attorney General to the growing list of Republican leaders endorsing Ann Wagner’s campaign for U.S. Congress. John Ashcroft, a figure on the Missouri GOP scene since 1973, endorsed Wagner this weekend going…
Washington
McCaskill: Employer accountability “best way” to target illegal immigration
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Sen. McCaskill (Photo via DayLife) SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — In the geographic center of the country, far away from the nation’s large borders, the issue of immigration is hot on the minds of voters. In Springfield, voters will consider a ballot…