U.S. Rep. Kenny Hulshof, a Republican candidate for governor, came out today with what a spokesman called his first bloc of specific proposals.

That bloc focuses on ethics issues.

Key among them is a call to increase Missouri’s campaign-donation limits. …

<Call Jefferson City lawyer Chuck Hatfield a pragmatist.
He makes no apologies for using creative — but legal — ways to help raise campaign money for two of his close friends and fellow Democrats:  state Sen. Chris Koster, who’s running for attorney…

As he awaited today’s Senate confirmation of his appointment to the Missouri Public Service Commission, Webster Groves lawyer Kevin Gunn spent Monday and Tuesday busily writing a bunch of refund checks.

According to his last campaign-finance report, filed Tuesday, Gunn returned $28,546.34…

Not a soul testified this morning for or against a bill (SB1038) removing Missouri’s campaign contribution limits.

But the 8:15 a.m. public hearing did include a pointed exchange between the bill’s sponsor, Senate Majority Leader Charlie Shields, R-St. Joseph, and…

This just in from the Associated Press:

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Senators voted to repeal Missouri’s campaign contribution limits Wednesday after turning back an attempt to allow public financing of political campaigns.

If the legislation passes both the Senate and…

The state Senate race in the 15 District in St. Louis County has already drawn nearly $335,000 in campaign contributions even though none of the recipients have filed as a candidate.

The three candidates — Democrat Kevin Gunn and Republicans Eric Schmitt…

More money left the campaign committee of St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley than arrived in the last three months of last year. The committee still has more than $59,000 in its campaign chest.

A campaign finance reported the committee…

One of the hottest facts to come out of Tuesday’s campaign-finance filings was Gov. Matt Blunt’s failure to return half of the $4.46 million in over-limit donations that he’s promised to give back.

Campaign spokesman, John Hancock,  said then — and…

State Rep. Margaret Donnelly, D-Richmond Heights, was the first statewide candidate today to announce that her campaign finance report — among hundreds due today — is in.

She’s among three Democrats who are declared candidates for Missouri attorney general.

 Donnelly’s…

The St. Louis Rams, Washington University and some developers and contracting and engineering companies made donations to the campaign committee for a half-increase in the transit tax in St. Louis County before County Executive Charlie Dooley shelved the proposal.

The…