Sen. Kurt Schaefer

JEFFERSON CITY — Department of Natural Resources Director Mark Templeton might not be the only appointee of Gov. Jay Nixon to be worried about his job over damaging revelations that elevated E. coli levels in Lake of the Ozarks were…

OSAGE BEACH – Stung by criticism that the state withheld a report showing elevated bacteria levels at the Lake of the Ozarks, Gov. Jay Nixon today announced what he called a “massive” effort to clean up the lake.

Standing in front…

JEFFERSON CITY — A report from Attorney General Chris Koster concludes there was no Sunshine Law violation in the withholding of a report showing elevated levels of E. coli bacteria at Lake of the Ozarks.

The inquiry, conducted by Koster assistant Ted…

Earlier today, colleague Tony Messenger linked to a report in the Springfield News-Leader that suggested someone in Jay Nixon’s office may have had an inkling that tests showed elevated levels of E. coli in the Lake of the Ozarks.

This afternoon…

JEFFERSON CITY — E-mails and other records from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources give an indication that the office of Gov. Jay Nixon knew about a controversial report showing high E. coli levels in the Lake of the Ozarks before…

Temporiti

EFFERSON CITY — Gov. Jay Nixon continued to put his stamp on Missouri government today with a couple of high-profile appointments.

St. Louis lawyer John Temporiti, former director of the Missouri Democratic Party and one-time chief of staff for Charlie Dooley, has…