Pleban

St. Louis lawyer Chet Pleban says that no report will be forthcoming by today’s deadline from the investigative team of Mel Fisher and Rick Wilhoit, who had been hired more than a year ago by then-Attorney General (and now Gov.) Jay Nixon to probe…

Nixon

As I wrote in my column on the mother ship today, the two court-appointed attorneys involved in the case seeking to determine if the office of Gov. Matt Blunt violated Sunshine Law, want to see the law made stronger. One of…

Judge Richard Callahan

One thing that was clear in the courtroom drama from yesterday’s e-mail hearing is that Cole County Circuit Court Judge Richard Callahan isn’t a big fan of his fellow Democrat, Gov.-elect Jay Nixon.

The hearing was scheduled, ostensibly, for…

JEFFERSON CITY – A Cole County Circuit Court judge approved a settlement today between Gov. Matt Blunt and court-appointed attorneys that provides thousands of public documents that had been sought by state investigators.

The investigators were appointed last year by Attorney General Jay…

Attorneys for Gov. Matt Blunt and the attorney general’s office will be in court today to argue the ongoing litigation over the governor’s e-mails, but indications are clear that a settlement is in the offing.

The two sides have been…

Prime Buzz’s Jason Noble and some other reporters caught up with Gov. Matt Blunt while he was decorating the Capitol Christmas Tree and the holiday spirit overcame the governor as he “dished” on the e-mail dispute that has hovered like the Grinch…

A Cole County Circuit Court judge on Tuesday quashed an attempt to depose Gov. Matt Blunt and delayed a trial seeking to determine if the governor’s administration violated open records laws.

Court-appointed attorneys Louis Leonatti and Joe Maxwell are seeking to depose Blunt in…

Blunt

Court-appointed attorneys seeking e-mail records from the administration of Gov. Matt Blunt will go before a judge today and argue that they have the right to depose Blunt in the case.

“No one is above the law, not even the Governor of…

State e-mails are delivered to the Post-Dispatch.

JEFFERSON CITY – Taxpayers are on the hook for nearly $1 million in attorneys fees in the legal dispute involving Gov. Matt Blunt, a fired attorney and allegations that the governor’s office violated Sunshine Law.…

Martin

Ed Martin’s legal problems just got a bit stickier.

The special assistant attorneys general alleging violations of the Sunshine Law against the Blunt administration are seeking to add Martin in his individual capacity to their lawsuit. Martin is the former chief of…