The AP’s David Lieb is reporting that Gov. Matt Blunt’s latest nominee to the Missouri Ethics Commission, Jefferson City attorney Michael Schmid, is withdrawing his name.

Schmid — a law partner to gubernatorial brother Andy Blunt — cited lack of support from…

Gov. Matt Blunt has nominated the head of a Kirkwood business group for a seat on the Ethics Commission.

Jim Wright, 54, of Ballwin, is president of the Kirkwood/Des Peres Area Chamber of Commerce. Wright replaces Republican Warren Nieburg, whose term expires…

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…

This just in from the Associated Press:

 A lawsuit by state Rep. Margaret Donnelly, D-Richmond Heights, ”reveals that 28 candidates are seeking exceptions from refunding money received in excess of Missouri’s campaign contribution limits.
 
“A Cole County judge says he…

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…

State Rep. Margaret Donnelly, D-Richmond Heights and a candidate for Missouri attorney general, will be back in court Tuesday in her fight to force the Missouri Ethics Commission to open the hardship hearings to the public.

According to her release,…

This just in from the Associated Press:

A Cole County judge has rejected a bid by state Rep. Margaret Donnelly, D-Richmond Heights, “to temporarily block the Missouri Ethics Commission from holding secret hearings on whether campaign refunds are necessary.”

Donnelly,…

State Rep. Margaret Donnelly, D-Richmond Heights and a candidate for attorney general, followed through with her promise today by filing suit in the Cole County Circuit Court to stop the Missouri Ethics Commission from closing candidate “hardship” hearings to the…

I missed this earlier, but the Ethics Commission recently had an interesting ruling regarding credit cards.

Gov. Matt Blunt’s campaign had sought a clarification on whether candidates are required to disclose their itemized credit card bills — and not just the…