05.13.2008 6:32 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
With the bifurcated politics of Illinois - Downstate versus Chicagoland - it’s sometimes easy to forget the now-presumptive Democratic nominee is from the state next door.
While Barack Obama’s ties to the Windy City have been woven into the fabric of…

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05.12.2008 8:06 pm
Retired U.S. Sen. John C. Danforth, R-Mo. and arguably the most esteemed living Republican in state politics, weighed in this afternoon to offer a contrast between his choice for president — presumed GOP nominee John McCain — and the Democratic frontrunner,…

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05.12.2008 7:30 pm
State Senate President Pro Tem Mike Gibbons, R-Kirkwood and the likely Republican nominee for Missouri attorney general, is holding a fundraiser May 21 at Grant’s Farm.
Besides being a popular tourist attraction, the “farm” is the family estate of the…

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05.12.2008 3:53 pm
You’ve heard of people getting a key to the city from the mayor? Well, the Missouri Senate just voted to give themselves a key to the dome.
While voting to change the name of the Governor’s Council on Disability and…

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05.12.2008 3:07 pm
Sen. Chris Koster, D-Raymore, was just walking out of the Senate chambers to take a phone call during a minor procedural vote when his name was called to vote. He turned to inquire what the vote was about, and Sen.…

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05.12.2008 2:58 pm
There was an interesting exchange in the Senate Government Accountability and Fiscal Oversight committee this afternoon. Sen. Jack Goodman, R-Mt. Vernon, who chairs the committee, noted with some disdain that the Missouri Budget Project was used as a source for…

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05.12.2008 2:57 pm
Secretary of State Robin Carnahan and AG/gubernatorial candidate Jay Nixon both came out last week against the proposed constitutional amendment that would require photo ID at the polling place. Today, Jeff Harris, a Dem running to replace Nixon, did too. His…

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05.12.2008 2:54 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Supporters of Francis Slay converged on St. Louis University’s new basketball arena Friday, helping the mayor’s full-court fundraising press for 2009.
Slay has quietly amassed a robust re-election war chest, making the prospect of challenging him next year increasingly formidable. The…

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05.12.2008 1:53 pm
I had seen this last week when it first came out and thought it worth a laugh but wasn’t sure if it’d go anywhere.
Well with a seemingly quiet weekend in national politics — it was Mother’s Day, people — Fox…

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05.12.2008 12:00 pm
Several years from now, some enterprising reporter is going to be listening to war tales about this whole e-mail tiff that’s been ruffling feathers lately. The reporter is going to get an idea to file a new sunshine request, asking…

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