Schaaf

JEFFERSON CITY — He hasn’t been officially censured, but Rep. Rob Schaaf, R-St. Joseph, is sorry anyway.

On the House floor today, he apologized for comparing Medicaid coverage for children to slavery.

“I wasn’t talking about slavery of African Americans — a…

JEFFERSON CITY — The House Ethics Commission this morning voted against giving an official finger-wagging to state Rep. Rob Schaaf, R-St. Joseph, for his floor metaphor comparing Medicaid coverage for children to slavery.

The vote was 6-4, with Democrat Chris Kelly joining…

JEFFERSON CITY — House Speaker Ron Richard said today that the closed meeting of the House Ethics Committee called for Tuesday morning is to discuss a resolution complaining about the comments of Rep. Rob Schaaf, R-St. Joseph.

Earlier this month, Schaaf compared…

One of the biggest political surprises this week was the contest that developed for the 28th District House seat, in northwestern Missouri.

Mark Sheehan was the editorial page editor of the St. Joseph News-Press, happily writing opinion pieces. A former capital…