Just over one-third of Missouri’s eligible voters are expected to show up when voters head to the polls for the midterm election on Tuesday. With no heated statewide election and only a handful of competitive local races throughout the state,…
Politics
While Chris Koster takes fire, Missouri Democrats stay mum
by Eli Yokley •
General Assembly, Politics
Missouri lawmakers considering investigation into “pay-to-play” by Missouri attorney general
by Eli Yokley •
As he readies to launch a likely campaign for governor in 2016, Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster, a Democrat, has a problem on his hands.
Politics
Prosecutors seeking constitutional protection to use propensity evidence when trying child sex cases
by Eli Yokley •
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Since he became Newton County’s prosecuting attorney in 2008, Jake Skouby says he has charged more than 200 people, alleging sex crimes involving child. In that same time period, he says, his office has only been…
Politics
Roy Blunt’s election night plans? Big fundraiser with St. Louis billionaire
by Eli Yokley •
– Right before polls close on election night in 2014, U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt will already be thinking about election night in 2016. That night, Blunt – a first-term Republican who is expected to seek reelection in two years – is scheduled…