JEFFERSON CITY — An obituary of former Jefferson County Sheriff Buck Buerger in today’s paper omitted the name of the young lawyer who beat Buerger in 1986, launching a lengthy political career.
Jay Nixon was the upstart contender for the state…
UPDATED: Gov. Jay Nixon defended the tourism chief’s dual roles. “We think she’ll be able to do both jobs well and taxpayers will get their money’s worth,” said Jack Cardetti, Nixon’s spokesman. He said the time frame for her to…
UPDATE: DNR spokesman Travis Ford said the department has received the Senate committee’s letter seeking 134 specific e-mails and that he expects a resolution to the conflict over the e-mails by the end of today. The letter from the Senate committee…
Bertelson
JEFFERSON CITY — After 23 years at the Post-Dispatch, Christy Bertelson is joining the administration of Gov. Jay Nixon.
Bertelson, who retired from the newspaper on Friday, began work today as deputy director of the Transform Missouri Project, the team that…
Some Republican representatives have displayed this sign in or near their office
JEFFERSON CITY — The two House Republicans who said Gov. Jay Nixon’s deputy chief of staff tried to solicit votes for jobs have signed affidavits to that effect.
Nixon at his first press conference as governor
The administration of Gov. Jay Nixon started its relationship with the press much as the last governor ended his: with a conflict over the use of technology.
Reporters who showed up to cover Nixon’s first…
