JEFFERSON CITY — With Illinois lawmakers debating whether to institute campaign donation limits; and Missouri quarterly campaign reports trickling out, it might be a good time to have a poll about campaign limits.

Missouri and Illinois are rarities in the national…

Claire McCaskill

Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., held a townhall meeting this morning in the St. Charles Community College gymnasium. On stage, she pulled questions written by the audience from a giant fishbowl, addressing criminal justice reform, gun rights, economic deregulation, illegal immigration…

Rachel Bringer

JEFFERSON CITY — Two noncontroversial bills from Rep. Rachel Bringer, D-Palmyra, didn’t get heard Tuesday night in the House Rules Commitee, even though the bills were on the schedule.

Giannoulias

Alexi Giannoulias, the Illinois state treasurer, announced today  he had formed an exploratory committee to run for Senate next year.

He’s got a website , he’s got a top priority (the economy of course) and he says working families are hungry for new…

Seems the long lines from this morning have disappeared in some places.

In Jefferson County, at House Springs Intermediate School, voters found almost no lines, said P-D reporter Bob Kelly.

That morning, lines were running about two hours.

“I was in and out. I’m…

At Jennings High School, the poll lines started to get longer just before 4 p.m., notes P-D reporter Steve Giegerich.

It was thwarting voters who tried voting in the morning but had to leave.

David Vincent was back this afternoon after determining this…

Here’s a little testimonial from two young women who both backed Sen. Hillary Clinton in the primary but have differing opinions heading into tomorrow.

Both ladies were at Clinton’s rally on behalf of Obama in St.…

A U.S. congressman, a state representative and a state senator revved up a crowd at Fox High School in Arnold this morning before Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Joseph Biden was expected to take the stage.

They were U. S. Rep. Russ…