JEFFERSON CITY — Dora Schriro, who ran the Missouri Department of Corrections under Gov. Mel Carnahan, is the new corrections chief for New York City.

With the post, Schriro comes full circle. A Long Island, New York, native, she was assistant…

Murphy

New Democratic congressman and Columbia, Mo. native Scott Murphy has learned quickly that Capitol Hill can be a rough place.

Murphy, a former aide to governors Mel Carnahan and Roger Wilson, now represents New York state in Washington. Earlier this year, he won…

Nixon walks with Brig. Gen. Gerald Lang at a base in Iraq

Gov. Jay Nixon and his Illinois counterpart joined three other governors who spent the weekend visiting military commanders and troops in Iraq and Kuwait.

Nixon announced his whereabouts in an unusual…

Ashcroft

Former governor, senator and U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft compared his decisions in the Bush administration after 9/11 to those of President Harry S Truman in a commencement speech this weekend.

Fittingly, the speech was made to graduates on Saturday at Truman…

Carnahan, left, and Ashcroft

Over at The Grade blog, higher ed scribe Kavita Kumar has the scoop that former governor, senator and U.S. attorney general John Ashcroft will be this year’s commencement speaker at Truman State University.

The school will bestow an honorary…

Murphy

Looks like the close race between Columbia, Mo. native Scott Murphy and his GOP rival won’t quite make it to Franken-Coleman territory.

While the Minnesota Senate seat still has not been officially filled, Murphy has expanded his lead over Republican state legislator…

Scott Murphy

WASHINGTON — Yesterday here on Political Fix, you saw video of Missouri native Scott Murphy claiming victory in a U.S. House race in New York.

Looks like Murphy, who grew up in Columbia, will be missing the Cherry Blossom Festival here in Washington and any other…