UPDATE: James Harris says his group plans to only seek signatures for one of the two conflicting ballot initiatives, depending on which one gets through the court process. He says he doesn’t necessarily have a preference between the two initiatives, but…

Stanley Cox

Updated to include news releases on the subject.

JEFFERSON CITY — Last week, House Democrats voted against taking away power from the governor. This week, they voted against giving him more power.

The House gave first-round approval to a resolution that…

Lembke

New state Sen. Jim Lembke, R-Mehlville, has added a new target to his cadre of got-to-get-rid-ofs: ‘Red light’ cameras.

As the Arch City Chronicle first pointed out today, Lembke is on the same page as some St. Louis aldermen, who want…

Gov. Matt Blunt is getting more advice on what to do with the three nominees for the state Supreme Court.

In dueling press releases yesterday, opponents of the nonpartisan court plan urged Blunt to reject all three while the Missouri Bar…

Veteran Republican lawyer John Fox Arnold has been tapped by Gov. Matt Blunt to head the St. Louis County Board of Elections.

Arnold replaces John Diehl Jr., who resigned last month to run for the State House seat that opened when Scott Muschany decided against…

Friday morning is busy today on the Web. Here’s some interesting offerings:

– State Sen. Jeff Smith, D-St. Louis, has sent out a detailed account of why he felt he had to back off his slated appearance on the Stephen Colbert show,…