Martinez

A day after Gov.-elect Jay Nixon announced his choice to lead the state Department of Economic Development, the move elicited a pair of divergent responses.

The appointment of Bryan Cave lawyer Linda Martinez was praised by the St. Louis Hispanic Chamber…

Blunt

Gov. Matt Blunt will appear on CNN’s Lou Dobbs show between 6:30 and 7 p.m. tonight to talk about one of the hosts — and the governor’s — favorite subjects: immigration.

Blunt recently signed an agreement with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement…

First, Barack Obama campaigned in Rush Limbaugh’s southeast Missouri hometown.

Now, he’s going right after the Cape Girardeau-born radio host — in Español, no less.

Obama is taking aim at the conservative icon in a new Spanish-language ad that seeks to…

As our Jeff City scribe Tony Messenger broke yesterday,  State Rep. Scott Muschany has been indicted of sexually assaulting a teenage girl.

The details — the victim was the daughter of a state employee who is alleged to have been Muschany’s mistress…

Remember immigration? The issue seems so six-months ago now that foreclosure rates and gas prices have teamed-up to weigh down the economy.

Republican hopeful for governor Sarah Steelman, though, believes the debate still has enough political punch to make it the focus…

Congressional hopeful Brock Olivo says that a personal stake in immigration won’t stop him from taking a tough stance on those in the country illegally.

The former Mizzou gridiron star is the great-grandson of Italian immigrants.

After his stint in the NFL,…

Sarah Steelman has a new campaign commercial out, portraying her as tough on illegal immigration and big business.

The 30-second spot boasts that, when other politicans were trying to push “sweetheart business deals, treasurer Sarah Steelman’s steely resolve stopped them.”

Though the alliteration…

A broad immigration bill finally cleared the Senate this morning, by a final vote of 27-7.

The bill had been held up by bipartisan forces — a nine-hour discussion filled with nearly 20 Democratic amendments, and a daylong self-imposed backup by Sen. Jack…

As the village law standstill plays itself out, legislation concerning illegal immigration hangs in the balance. And earlier this afternoon, Gov. Matt Blunt warned that he would call legislators back for a special session if an immigration bill isn’t passed.

“Now is…

Sen. Delbert Scott, R-Lowry City, stunned onlookers today when he called for toned-down rhetoric on the immigration debate and argued against prohibiting illegal immigrants from attending state colleges.

As a Senate committee was about to vote on a bill that would…