05.02.2008 6:15 am
Amy Blunt , the governor’s sister, no longer has to worry about losing her job at Lathrop & Gage in Kansas City.
On Thursday, the Senate softened a conflict-of-interest provision that had been aimed at making her law firm choose…

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04.18.2008 7:15 am
Sen. Jack Goodman had planned to start work soon for a large law firm. He has been shutting down his private law practice in Mt. Vernon.
But now, he is in limbo, the unintended casualty of a Senate amendment attached…

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04.14.2008 2:41 pm
Backed by a couple dozen Republican legislators, former U.S. Sen. Jim Talent said today he will be the “honorary chairman” of the GOP House and Senate campaign efforts.
“It means you help out as much as you can, but you…

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04.08.2008 9:46 am
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…

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01.30.2008 12:04 pm
Count Charlie Shields out of the run for the Republican nomination for governor.
The Senate Majority Leader said Wednesday he would not run. Instead, he’ll try to become the Senate president pro tem. The St. Joseph lawmaker had considered a bid…

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