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06.18.2008 9:35 am

Trout’s back, and fishing for campaign help

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Got this note from the Young Democrats of St. Louis: Jim Trout, a State Senate hopeful from Webster Groves, is looking for volunteers to help him phone bank this afternoon. Jim Trout

Remember Trout?

His last bid for office resulted in, temporarily at…

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04.16.2008 6:21 am

Slay old story: Rex gives big again

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

If Mayor Francis Slay is looking to secure his foothold on Room 200, he picked the perfect time to meet millionaire Rex Sinquefield.

Meanwhile, Sinquefield showed once again that when it comes to supporting candidates who share his views on school choice,…

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04.10.2008 3:55 pm

UPDATE: Gunn gives back a lot of money — and bolsters city Dems

Special to the Post-Dispatch

As he awaited today’s Senate confirmation of his appointment to the Missouri Public Service Commission, Webster Groves lawyer Kevin Gunn spent Monday and Tuesday busily writing a bunch of refund checks.

According to his last campaign-finance report, filed Tuesday, Gunn returned $28,546.34 to…

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04.10.2008 10:46 am

Gunn gets his shot

The Senate just approved the appointment of Kevin Gunn to the Public Service Comission.

Debate on the appointment took only about 20 minutes, much shorter than the first time senators considered the appointment.

“I think the points have been made,” said Sen. Frank…

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03.27.2008 4:47 pm

See? Doing the people’s business can be fun, too

Today’s floor debate in the Senate was particularly lively. So we at The Fix thought we’d give you some highlights from the press box.

-The day began with Democrats temporarily blocking fellow party member Kevin Gunn from a seat on the…

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03.27.2008 2:56 pm

Advice, but no consent — at least not yet

Democrats on Thursday temporarily blocked the nomination of a fellow party member to a commission that regulates utilities.

Two weeks ago, Gov. Matt Blunt appointed Kevin Gunn, a lawyer from Webster Groves, to the Missouri Public Commission. Gunn had been the…

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03.26.2008 10:44 am

PSC appointment moves forward

Post-Dispatch Jefferson City Bureau

Kevin Gunn’s appointment as a utility regulator advanced a step this morning despite lingering resentment from Senate Democrats.

Gunn’s nomination to the Public Service Commission won approval from the Senate Gubernatorial Appointments Committee on a 6-3 vote. The full Senate must…

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03.13.2008 3:23 pm

Gunn won’t face Senate backlash

Post-Dispatch Jefferson City Bureau

Senate Democrats apparently won’t try to block the nomination of Democrat Kevin Gunn to the Public Service Commission.

Senators have been upset with Gunn because he was going to be their star candidate in the race to succeed Sen. Mike…

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