Daniel Nava, a spokesman for Margaret Donnelly offered this little nugget in an e-mail to me moments ago:

“If the truth hurts, I guess Chris can try and hide behind copyright law.  I suggest we elevate the conversation to an…

From Ozark, Mo., comes this news (not unexpected) that U.S. Rep. Roy Blunt is endorsing fellow Congressman Kenny Hulshof in the Missouri gubernatorial race.

Sayeth Blunt, the U.S. House Minority Whip:

 ”I’ve worked with Kenny Hulshof for about 12 years.…

Congressman Roy Blunt will endorse Kenny Hulshof’s run for governor Monday in Springfield and Joplin, according to sources close to the campaign.

The two Republicans came into Congress together and Blunt has been expected by many to endorse Hulshof. The endorsement should…

While in Clayton this morning, state Treasurer Sarah Steelman — a Republican running for governor — stopped by the public library to lay out her proposals for improving ethics in government.

The proposals, unveiled earlier this week elsewhere in the state,…

When Kenny Hulshof and Sarah Steelman appeared at a gubernatorial debate at Lake of the Ozarks last week, Hulshof appeared to be reading from the Matt Blunt/Gary Nodler/Steve Hunter script on Second Injury Fund.

The congressman said that the fund is near insolvency…

El Rushbo himself has weighed in on the possible sale of Anheuser-Busch to Belgian beer giant InBev. On his radio program this morning, Limbaugh read from my story on the mother ship about political worries that A-B donations might dry up after a…

We’re still trying to nail this down, but the word on the Internet — and on the Springfield News-Leader Web blog– is that Missouri Right to Life has opted AGAINST an endorsement in the lieutenant governor’s race.

Right to Life…

 Gov. Matt Blunt just announced that he’s appointed Don Steen, a former legislator and longtime cattle-turkey farmer from Eldon, to be the state’s new director of the Department of Agriculture. 

The appointment is effective July 7. Technically, Steen must face Senate confirmation. But…

State Treasurer Sarah Steelman is up with yet another attack ad, jabbing at her Republican rival for governor, U.S. Rep. Kenny Hulshof.

As in her earlier spot, this one accuses Hulshof of being a big spender. And this ad is once…

In his latest ad in the race for governor, U.S. Rep. Kenny Hulshof calls himself an “unapologetic conservative.”

The ad reminds me of a conversation I had with Hulshof in Springfield. We were talking about how he has traditionally appealed to…