Former Republican U.S. Senate candidate Todd Akin is releasing a new book, Firing Back, and has taken aim at Missouri Republican U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt in the process. 1. Akin says Blunt isn’t Missouri’s True Conservative “On the first weekend…
Executive Branch
Gov. Nixon signs measure extending Missouri Rx program
by Eli Yokley •
Gov. Jay Nixon signed legislation Thursday sponsored by Sen. David Sater, R-Cassville, that will extend Missouri’s prescription drug assistance program for another three years. “Missouri Rx helps hundreds of thousands of seniors and Missourians with disabilities afford the prescription medication…
Politics
Will Kraus enters Republican field to challenge Jason Kander
by Eli Yokley •
State Sen. Will Kraus, R-Kansas City, announced his 2016 campaign for Missouri Secretary of State in a statement Thursday morning. “I believe we need better leadership in the Secretary of State’s office, both for Missouri’s voters and for our small…
Washington
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon joins calls for renewal of Export-Import Bank
by Eli Yokley •
–Gov. Jay Nixon on penned a letter Wednesday to the leadership of the U.S. Congress calling on them to reauthorize the U.S. Export-Import Bank’s charter, which is scheduled to expire later this year. “Failure to reauthorize the agency’s operations will…
Politics
Should there be a constitutional ‘right-to-farm’? Missouri voters will decide in August
by Eli Yokley •
NEOSHO, Mo. — Since the 1940s, the family of state Rep. Bill Reiboldt has owned and operated a farm on the outskirts of Neosho. Before he sold his milk cows, Reiboldt had eight people working on the farm. These days,…
Politics
Ballot summary for posed gun amendment at issue as voters consider gun-rights expansion
by Eli Yokley •
The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees “the right of the people to keep and bear arms.” Nonetheless, Missouri voters in August will consider an amendment to the state’s constitution to expand that further. The measure, Amendment 5, is…