Missouri’s two Republican candidates for governor — state Treasurer Sarah Steelman and U.S. Rep. Kenny Hulshof — participated Tuesday night in what both campaigns said was the duo’s first forum in the St. Louis area.

For 90 minutes, the two took turns answering…

State House Speaker Rod Jetton just e-mailed an announcement that he’ll hold a news conference on Thursday “in response to Lt. Governor Peter Kinder’s recent accusations…”

Jetton said that at Thursday’s event, he will ”make a statement and answer any questions pertaining to the validity…

An AP story that expands on our own coverage of state Sen. Chris Koster’s reliance on political committees for his campaign fundraising (and similar actions by other politicians in both parties) is prompting a flurry of reaction today.

Most of it…

The Obama family can’t seem to get enough of Missouri.

On Thursday, Michelle Obama — wife of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama — is scheduled to visit Kansas City in the morning for what’s billed as “a discussion with Missouri women…”…

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain will return to the St. Louis area on July 15 for a fundraiser and a separate public event, a spokesman for state McCain chairman Jack Jackson said tonight.

The fundraiser will be at Hunter Farms, the estate…

As most readers know by now, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has been back in the area for much of today — as a result of plane trouble that prompted an unscheduled, day-long stop at Lambert Field.

As a result,…

Sen. John McCain just released a long list of Missouri small business folks who are backing him this fall.

“Small businesses are the engine that keeps our economy growing, and the support of so many small business leaders is a…

Word is that tomorrow Jay Nixon will formally accept the backing of the Missouri Fraternal Order of Police at events in Columbia and Springfield.

The endorsement is particularly interesting given that the police officers’ organization endorsed Matt Blunt in 2004.…

My colleague Jo Mannies noted this last night – but at two events today Chris Koster rolled out a number of area endorsements, including the nod of a heavy hitter, U.S. Rep. Lacy Clay.

(I was fulfilling my civic obligations responding to…

With all the talk of potential record turnout at elections this year (both in August and November), the St. Louis County Board of Elections has announced an aggressive recruitment program to get more poll workers.

The campaign involves both a…