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07.28.2008 12:42 pm

Big biz group backs loss limit repeal

Post-Dispatch Jefferson City Bureau

The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry has endorsed the gambling industry’s proposal to repeal the $500 loss limit, the last remnant of rules voters approved when they legalized riverboat gambling in 1992.

Dan Mehan, president and CEO of the chamber,…

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06.30.2008 3:29 pm

Father Blunt backs Hulshof

From Ozark, Mo., comes this news (not unexpected) that U.S. Rep. Roy Blunt is endorsing fellow Congressman Kenny Hulshof in the Missouri gubernatorial race.

Sayeth Blunt, the U.S. House Minority Whip:

 ”I’ve worked with Kenny Hulshof for about 12 years. He understands…

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06.09.2008 4:58 pm

Chamber backs Hulshof — is Blunt next?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Kenny Hulshof inspired a game of political guess-who after his campaign announced that the candidate for governor would be claiming a big endorsement today.

Let’s see: Kit Bond backed Hulshof at the state party convention late last month. Could the next headliner be…

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04.29.2008 12:48 pm

Mo business launches effort to promote bill limiting consumer lawsuit damages

Special to the Post-Dispatch

Wednesday morning, business backers of a new group – called the Missouri Justice Alliance, a project of the Missouri Chamber Legal Foundation — will hold an event in the state Capitol to promote  HB 2241.

The bill, now in the House Judiciary…

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02.29.2008 10:05 am

Mo Chamber lauds Senate action on bill to make it easier for career professionals to switch to teaching

Special to the Post-Dispatch

As Political Fix noted earlier, Senate Bill 1066 has been hotly contested.

The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry weighed in late Thursday by lauding its approval and calling for the state House to follow suit.

Here’s a sample of the group’s…

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